Open Season
Behold... the mighty grizzly! Good night.
Before <PERSON>, before <PERSON>, before <PERSON>, there was Boog. Sony Animation started as Columbia's visual effects firm. Remember <PERSON>? That mouse was them. But as the years would pass, Sony Animation wanted to make their very own films. Open Season was meant to be Sony's big introduction. And it's very clear they have no direction as to what they want to be known for. Do they want to make Shrek meets Toy Story comedies or do comedies that honor animation's roots. Open Season is an 80-minute excuse to do random gags that are rarely, if ever, funny. Open Season is best seen as an animation studio fumbling around trying to see what works. 585
Surf's Up may be their best individual film, but Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is where their style came in. What dirt do they have on <PERSON> to get him to do this? The only thing I kind of liked were the backgrounds. And maybe the <PERSON> songs. Otherwise, Open Season is as basic as kid movies go. And Sony was wise not to return to Boog and Elliot in theaters... in America, at least. Even in a year as underrated as 2006 was, Open Season is not Cars. It's not Miami Vice. It's not Running Scared. Or even Deja Vu. It is the perfect representative of what the average movie fan thinks 2006 was. 698