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adamwatchesmovies · 3 years

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Trolls World Tour (2020)

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed 2016’s Trolls and was disappointed I wouldn’t get to see Trolls World Tour on a big screen surrounded by huge speakers. Having finally gotten around to watching it at home for the price of a rental, I’m glad I didn't pay full price.

Queen Poppy (Anna Kendrick) receives an invitation from Queen Barb (Rachel Bloom) of the Hard Rock Trolls. Unknown to the sweet and optimistic ruler of the Pop Trolls, the rockers are on a mission to destroy all genres of music - except for their own - by gathering the magical strings from each of the six Troll tribes: Pop, Funk, Classical, Techno, Country, and Rock. It’s only when Poppy and Branch (Justin Timberlake) are on their way that they realize something is amiss.

On the surface, Trolls World Tour is not all that dissimilar from its predecessor. It has the same eye-popping visuals for instance. Vibrant colors and the cotton-candy-meets-felt textures are everywhere. The hair, glitter, string, and stuffing make it unmistakable from any other Dreamworks picture. The way these elements are blended with the seemingly incompatible Rock, Country, Techno or Classical is inspired. Like before, more than one character is voiced by a real-life musician. Everyone from Kelly Clarkson to Ozzy Osbourne, with K-Pop group Red Velvet, J Balvin, and others featured via cameo roles.

What’s missing - for this fan - are several things. Firstly, the songs. This is more of a jukebox musical than the predecessor. The soundtrack is content bringing forth tried-and-true hits - the kind you’ve heard on the radio a thousand times - instead of taking chances with original creations. It’s not an inherently bad choice but so many of these tunes are there just to take up space. They rarely advance the plot or reflect the characters' emotions. Most of the time, these are just to establish that Poppy and Branch have landed in a new kingdom - as if the cowboy hats, leather jackets, and weird landscape weren’t enough of a hint.

Despite the vibrant colors and boundless energy of its characters, there was an underlayer of dark humor in the first movie. That’s all gone and replaced with humor of the random kind. There’s a lot of cheese mustaches and funny-sounding weirdos who show up. It’s great for kids with a short attention span. For anyone else, it’s like a mouthful of gumdrops: colorful and tasty but unfulfilling. After a few bites, you need something of real substance to prevent yourself from throwing up. Tiny blips hint at more in-depth material; a conversation between Poppy and the leaders of the Funk Trolls brings up a valid point about acknowledging our differences instead of paving over them and pretending they don’t exist but it’s so brief you’ll probably miss it.

Trolls World Tour begins with a clever and funny premise. It’s got plenty of well-produced (though not original) musical numbers and looks great. I considered the first a pleasant surprise. This is what I expected to see back then. It’s fine for the target audience and no one else. (November 22, 2020)

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darthtalon89 · 4 years

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Just finished watching... #TrollsWorldTour #computeranimated #jukebox #musicalfilm #Trolls #WaltDohrn #AnnaKendrick #JustinTimberlake #JamesCorden #KunalNayyar #OzzyOsbourne #RachelBloom #TrollsWorldMovie #TrollsWorldTourFilm #Trolls #TrollsFilm #TrollsMovie #Trolldolls #ThomasDam #RonFunches #KellyClarkson #AndersonPaak #SamRockwell #GeorgeClinton #MaryJBlige #KenanThompson https://www.instagram.com/p/B-3fm3bHMKk/?igshid=1wxxukip5z3er

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unosplaceresfugaces · 5 years

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#CineDeVerano #Distritos #Este #Alcosa #Torreblanca #PlazaAlbaicín #Sevilla #Hoy #22:00h #EntradaLibre #Trolls MikeMitchell #WaltDohrn #2016 Conocidos por sus pelos de colores locos, los Trolls son las criaturas más felices que irrumpen en el mundo de la canción. Su mundo de arco iris y "cupcakes" se pondrá patas arriba cuando Poppy, la Troll más feliz del mundo, y Branch, el más cauteloso, se embarquen en una aventura para rescatar a sus amigos. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ViNeeobp9/?igshid=1oj22bsqb6v9q

#cinedeverano #distritos #este #alcosa #torreblanca #plazaalbaicín #sevilla #hoy #22 #entradalibre #trolls #waltdohrn #2016

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annakendricknews · 4 years

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its_kailem I had the most amazing time in LA for the @trolls press junket and had the chance to interview @justintimberlake and @annakendrick47 who play #Poppy and #Branch as well as the film director @waltdohrn - they are all amazing people, it was such a great opportunity thanks to @universalpicturesuk for making this all happen #trolls #trollsworldtour #annakendrick #justintimberlake

#anna kendrick #justin timberlake #kailem #trolls world tour press conference #when queue come home to me

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tramp963 · 4 years

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#TrollsWorldTour , #2020s, #Trailer, #directedby #WaltDohrn, #DavidPSmith https://buff.ly/2XvcGT2 #movieby #SamRockwell, #AnnaKendrick, #JamieDornan

#trolls world tour #2020s #movie trailer

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ghostsneakers · 5 years

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Honestly nothing gives my brain more dopamine than seeing early concepts for the Nightmare Ned video game. The artwork is very children’s book-esque, and prototype Ned is shaped like a friend.

Artwork by @Waltdohrn on Instagram

#nightmare ned #walt dohrn #creative capers entertainment #disney interactive #visual development

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sidewalkstv · 7 years

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Did you know TROLLS is out on Blu-ray and DVD? After picking up the film, don't miss correspondent Beau Behan's interview with the directors on SIDEWALKSTV.COM. #Trolls #directors #MikeMitchell #WaltDohrn #dvd #bluray #interview #instores #behindthescenes #children #animated #animatedfilm

#mikemitchell #behindthescenes #dvd #interview #directors #instores #children #animated #animatedfilm #bluray #waltdohrn #trolls

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arifskinchen · 4 years

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Thank You @trolls @waltdohrn & @dreamworksofficial × @dreamworks & @sbvcynthiamclean for putting me in position to be a part of this PHENOMENAL Family Film! Its Available FOR RENT On ALL Streaming Platforms now! Everybody Is In This Pic and The Music is FUNNNNNN! I Had Way Too Much Fun Recording This. #ThanksTerriD and Props always to @phillamarr @ScottMenville @kariwahlgren @carlosalazraqui @keithferg #BobBergen #KevinMichealRichardson #FredTatasciore #DebraWilson and ALL the other amazing actors and sound peeps involved! #JustAnActorFromKtown #MeAndThatMouf #JustListenToThis #StayHome #StaySafe #CouchPremiere #StayTunedToTheMicrophonistWithaBonus | Rep'd By @sbvtalent since 1996 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-1RXRXF2V_/?igshid=m7lghgrsan9u

#thanksterrid #bobbergen #kevinmichealrichardson #fredtatasciore #debrawilson #justanactorfromktown #meandthatmouf #justlistentothis #stayhome #staysafe #couchpremiere #staytunedtothemicrophonistwithabonus

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jeremybernstein · 6 years

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Our other fearless leader- Mr. @waltdohrn #trolls2 #theorangeseries #drawn #drawing #draws #sketch #caricature #drawings #drawtillyoudie (at Dreamworks Animation)

#drawings #sketch #drawn #drawtillyoudie #drawing #trolls2 #theorangeseries #draws #caricature

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badgaymovies · 5 years

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Today's review on MyOldAddiction.com, Trolls by #MikeMitchell and #WaltDohrn starring #JustinTimberlake and #AnnaKendrick, "Bright and colourful, this is a wonderful romp for the kids" MIKE MITCHELL, WALT DOHRN Bil's rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 2016. DreamWorks Animation…

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iamjessemartinz · 5 years

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Warning: There's some difficult imagery in this 16 page comic strip, but overall I enjoyed it. R.I.P. @prince _ #Repost from @waltdohrn Hey look! Thanks to @nickgazin they are running my prince comic on @vice Link in bio... thanks again nick.some good company in comics form... https://www.instagram.com/p/BuHBL02hBNU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9ayv3xn6urod

#repost

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darthtalon89 · 5 years

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#ShrekForeverAfter #ShrekTheFinalChapter #computeranimated #animated #comedy #Shrekfilmfranchise #MikeMitchell #MikeMyers #EddieMurphy #CameronDiaz #AntonioBanderas #JulieAndrews #JohnCleese #WaltDohrn #Rumpelstiltskin #Shrekfilm #Shrek #dotheroar #meme https://www.instagram.com/p/B2-3hWSHpWT/?igshid=3e028pbtvqo7

#shrekforeverafter #shrekthefinalchapter #computeranimated #animated #comedy #shrekfilmfranchise #mikemitchell #mikemyers #eddiemurphy #camerondiaz #antoniobanderas #julieandrews #johncleese #waltdohrn #rumpelstiltskin #shrekfilm #shrek #dotheroar #meme

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unosplaceresfugaces · 5 years

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#CineDeVerano #Distritos #Palmete #CalleAfecto #Sevilla #Hoy #22:00h #EntradaLibre #Trolls MikeMitchell #WaltDohrn #2016 Conocidos por sus pelos de colores locos, los Trolls son las criaturas más felices que irrumpen en el mundo de la canción. Su mundo de arco iris y "cupcakes" se pondrá patas arriba cuando Poppy, la Troll más feliz del mundo, y Branch, el más cauteloso, se embarquen en una aventura para rescatar a sus amigos. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0IiWtQIsiM/?igshid=1vbexe7xqhmbu

#cinedeverano #distritos #palmete #calleafecto #sevilla #hoy #22 #entradalibre #trolls #waltdohrn #2016

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r3ind33r525 · 6 years

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The Boss Baby movie review: It was pretty fun to watch. I did not really expected it to be that fun of a watch. However, it was still not for up for an animation nominee. Some of the scenes were pretty good, such as the imagination scenes. The story was okay. It does tell a great brotherly story. The acting performances were also fantastic. Alec Baldwin delivered a solid performance, as well as the others. Overall, the film receives an 8.75/10. #TheBossBaby #AlecBaldwin #TobeyMaguire #LisaKudrow #SteveBuscemi #JimmyKimmel #TomMcGrath #DreamworksPicture #Illumination #JamesMcGrath #EricBellJr #ConradVernon #ViviAnnYee #DavidSoren #EdieMirman #WaltDohrn

#thebossbaby #alecbaldwin #waltdohrn #jamesmcgrath #tommcgrath #illumination #conradvernon #stevebuscemi #ediemirman #jimmykimmel #lisakudrow #ericbelljr #dreamworkspicture #davidsoren #tobeymaguire #viviannyee

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