Darth Vader Redux

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2009)

Bottom line is that this is a rip-off of the Darth Vader story. Even the characters resemble those from Star Wars, the Master is very Yoda-like (short, big ears), and all the rest fit nicely into the Star Wars saga. And the writer is an admitted Star Wars fanatic. I'm surprised he wasn't sued.
Having said that, though, this is literally a "feel good" movie because of the texture effects of the animation. You feel as if you could literally touch the 3D objects and they are all so wonderfully, realistically textured. Far better than anything I've seen to date. Metal pots look like real metal, ceramic like real ceramic, water and fur all seem realistic as if you could touch them. A triumph of Trompe De L'oeiel!
And it is fun. You will laugh out loud at the readings of the lines, the bouncing bellies, and other points though you know it's a rip-off of the Darth Vader story and you know how it will end all along.
Still worth seeing, though. Although be prepared that youngsters will inevitably be bouncing around practicing kung-fu kicks on each other and the furniture after watching it.
Bouncy, furry, feel good fun that will keep adult interest, too, because of the artistic effects.