Writer: Viktor Lakisov, John T Mickevich, Vadim Svenshnikov, Vera Sveshnikova-Vaskvich Bob Underwood, Vsevolod Zorin (Screenplay)
Starring: (Voice Talents) Michael Gross, Enn Reitel, Robbie Daymond, Mark DeCarlo, Jesse Corti, Jimmie Wood
Plot: The battle between ducks and humans for the place under the sun.
Runtime: 1 Hour 21 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Verdict: Simple Animation
Story: Quackerz starts as we head to the home of the Mandarin ducks with Emperor Peng leading the small group in China, one-member Longway wants to leave like other ducks, tired of being only in one location where he can’t fly. When a new group of the Mallards led by Duckmus arrive, with his daughter Erica becoming friends with Longway.
When the year of the sun duck arrives Longway will learn about his own destiny when the human comes in search for the sun duck for the final preparations for her own desires.
Thoughts on Quackerz
Characters – Longway is the generic younger member of group, in this case ducks, he wants to escape the life he considers too boring for his own, wanting to see more even though he is destined to lead the group in the future. He will learn his place in the world with this adventure. Emperor Peng Lee has been guarding the ducks for his whole life, protecting Longway from learning the truth he believes in tradition. Duckmus is the leader of the mallards travel for the winter that end up in the wrong location, he is in full belief he is always right no matter what happens. Erica is his daughter that is far more outspoken than he is prepared for, she has seen the new life choice and wants to break free too. These characters are just what you would expect from the story without bringing us anything new to the genre.
Story – The story here follows two different breeds of ducks that have found themselves together when a destined event is about to happen. We have seen this story many times and with this being targeted at a younger audience we don’t need to get the story going too in depth. The characters do come off generic without offering much new, but it does the basics right without needing to work too hard.
Adventure/Comedy – The adventure side of the film comes from the desire that Longway is showing to see the new world, the comedy comes from just how looney toons style is passable.
Settings – The film keeps us in the Chinese village with a history behind the ducks even if everything seems to be generic.
Animation – The animation standard for this film is strong not showing any signs of weakness.
Scene of the Movie – The destiny.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – Too generic.
Final Thoughts – This is an easy to watch animated movie that will give the target audience the entertainment needed.
Overall: One for the kids.
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