Does anyone realize how different the first and second half of 5 is? The first half was so good and promising but the 2nd half just, i dunno, flopped. The first half for example had 2 amazing songs, one fun and one beautiful, where as the one during the third half was rotten. There were also really some cheesy moments in the seond half:
Chomper: "That's just my daddy."
All: "YOUR DADDY?!"
Chomper: "And my mommy."
All: "YOUR MOMMY??!!!!"
Not to mention Chomper's voice was god annoying.
As someone pointed out, the first half is very dark compared to the second half. The subtitles for the sharpteeth, the awful shades of yellow...it just wasn't right in my opinion. The first half could almost have passed for a Roy Alan Smith film, other then the regretable use of turning the sky red and some rather weak visuals during "Big Water". 5 wouldn't have suffered nearly as much if Roy allan Smith had directed it---then again, neither would any of the good Grovsner sequls, particularly 9.
But anyways I'm straying from the topic. I saw someone who said he/she really hated the first half of 5. Whereas for me, if I had to choose which one is better, it would be the first half all the way! As a kid I would usually leave the room after they finished singing "Always There". Not that the second half didn't have some good moments---I love Elsie, and the scene where they're reunited with their families is touching. And that shot of them returning to the valley, coupled with the beautiful credits score, is still heartwarming to me nearly 11 years later. 5 was a great film, but unlike the previous sequels, it sure was fairly flawed. And no other LBT film has two halves so drastically different from each other. So, which do you think is better? Again, for me it's the 1st half all the way, but I understand anyone who prefers the second, which is good in it's own wway. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and vote! (I'm interested to see what the results are!)