A total of two Hollywood animated films have been introduced to the mainland this summer, one is "Despicable Me 3", which is still being released and has a box office in the mainland, which has exceeded 1 billion yuan, and the other is "Racing Story 3", which will be released on August 25 after the conventional domestic film protection month. Coincidentally, both animations are the third in their series.
In Hollywood, where quick-fixing and movie series are prevalent, the quality of most sequels tends to decline all the way down to be unsatisfactory, especially the third part of the trilogy. Just like "Despicable Me 3", although it has won a global box office of $922 million so far, the word-of-mouth evaluation has set a new bottom for the series.
But not quite. For example, in North America, "Cars 3", which was released two weeks before "Despicable Me 3", has been widely recognized by many film critics and is recognized as superior to the previous game "Cars 2". And, although the current global box office of "Cars 3" is only $299 million, far less than the "Despicable Me 3" in the same period, the mainstream evaluation is better than the latter.
Of course, the sequel is better than the previous animated film far more than "Racing Story 3", the following is for you to take stock of some of the trilogy or series of movies in the highly rated third movie ...
1. Toy Story 3
Eleven years after the release of Toy Story 2, the much-anticipated Toy Story 3 finally met in June 2010. Like the first two films that pioneered the new era of computer animation, Toy Story 3 was also technically forward-looking, not only in 3D, showing in Disney digital 3D, RealD and IMAX 3D formats, but also the first film to be released in The Dolby Surround 7.1 audio format.
As for the film itself, Toy Story 3, like the previous two films, received widespread acclaim, with critical acclaim for its voice acting, tone, script, humor, animation, and Randy Newman's soundtrack. This sequel not only became the third animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture after "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Flying House", but also won two Oscar awards for best animated film and best original song.
Toy Story 3 grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the world in 2010. Although "Toy Story 3" was originally seen as a farewell love letter to young audiences in the 90s, it was so profitable that Pixar, which is now addicted to filming, naturally will not let go of the opportunity to continue to make money, and the sequel "Toy Story 4" directed by Josh Kure has been scheduled to be released on June 21, 2019.
2. Ice Age 3
Blue Sky Studios was a hit with Ice Age, but the subsequent robot adventures and sequel "Ice Age 2" were lackluster and less than satisfactory. Although Ice Age 2 seems to have been very popular with audiences, earning a decent box office and earning more than $660 million worldwide, it was far less well received than its predecessor. Blue Sky Studios was ashamed and brave, so the quality and reputation of "Ice Age 3" have rebounded greatly.
"Ice Age 3" can be said to be the culmination of the entire series, continuing the road movie mode of the previous game's group adventure, the adventure team continues to grow, the surprise joins Simon Peggy's mustela Barker, the mammoth also has the next generation, and the role of unlucky squirrels increases but it is not noisy. And this time it is deeper into the lost underground dinosaur world, expanding the scope of the "glacier world" universe while presenting a thrilling geocentric adventure, and its absurdity is still enough to convince the audience.
Ice Age 3 was the first 3D film in the series and the first 3D film released by Twentieth Century Fox. It grossed $886.7 million worldwide, making it not only the highest-grossing Ice Age film, but also the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time at the time.
Unfortunately, after this, the series continued to go downhill, with more and more characters, the already absurd plot becoming more and more routine, and the role of squirrels increased significantly to the point of affecting the narrative rhythm. By last year's Ice Age 5, there was no need for the series to continue, but director Galen T. Chu hinted that there were still some ideas for the sixth part.
3. Madagascar 3
As a confrontation with Disney's "Savage Mission" story theme, DreamWorks' "Madagascar" was a great success, not only forming a film series, the sequel won a win-win in word-of-mouth and box office, but also launched a spin-off film and a very popular TV animation series.
Madagascar 3 itself goes without saying that it made its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 89%, which is enough to say. Madagascar 3 is also the highest-grossing film in the series, with a global total of more than $746 million. The original sequel, Madagascar 4, was announced to be released in early 2018, but the project was temporarily shelved due to the dreamworks restructuring and the sub-performance of the spin-off film Penguins of Madagascar.
4. Transformers: Optimus Prime resurrection
Domestic audiences may not know much about the "Transformers Animation Trilogy", the first of which is the more familiar "Transformers Movie", the second is "Transformers: Five-Faced Monster" edited from episodes 66-70 of the "Transformers" cartoon," and the third is "Transformers: Optimus Prime Resurrection" edited from episodes 94-95.
Although everyone now respects the "Transformers Movie", in that year, because the theme was too dark and the positioning was too low, many foreign audiences were very dissatisfied with the "Transformers Movie". The "Transformers: Five-Faced Monster" that followed was once again criticized by some viewers because the dubbing lineup was different from the big movie version.
Due to the negativity caused by Optimus' unexpected death in the Transformers Movies, the Transformers animated film crew had to change the ending of the third season and bring Optimus back to the Transformers universe. Transformers: Optimus Prime Resurrection naturally became the most popular of the trilogy.
5. Sailor Moon SS Theater Edition
In contrast to Transformers, another childhood classic cartoon, Sailor Moon, also has a theater trilogy, namely Sailor Moon R, Sailor Moon S, and Sailor Moon SS. The third full title is Sailor Moon SS Theater Edition: Nine Sailor Warriors Collection! Dream of the Miracle of a Black Hole".
In fact, the standard of the Sailor Moon Theater trilogy is very good, although to be precise, the third part is slightly inferior to the first two, but it is still not to be missed, unless you grew up not like sailors to wear beautiful girls, or your childhood did not have "Sailor Moon".
6. Heaven and earth are useless 2
"Heaven and Earth Useless 2" although with a number "2", but it is the last part of the "Heaven and Earth Useless" theatrical version of the trilogy, the full name of "Heaven and Earth Useless! In Love 2: Distant Thoughts" The first two are "Theatrical Version of Heaven and Earth Useless!" In Love, Heaven and Earth Are Useless! Christmas Eve in the Middle of Summer".
The theatrical trilogy is set against the backdrop of the OVA animation of "Heaven and Earth Useless", so you may be confused and confused when you watch the theatrical version directly. However, the theatrical version also modified some of the character settings in the OVA animation, and also eliminated most of the overt and violent nature in the OVA animation.
To put it simply, the first two "Theatrical Versions of Heaven and Earth" are useless! In Love, Heaven and Earth Are Useless! "Christmas Eve in the Middle of Summer" is an action movie that is biased towards comedy style, but the third "Heaven and Earth Is Useless!" In Love 2: Distant Thoughts is different, focusing more on digging into the depth of the characters, tending to create character relationships with depressing plots involving ambiguous eroticism, and the story plot full of science fiction and fantasy elements even makes people feel brain-burning. Therefore, the evaluation of this sequel is mixed and somewhat polarized.
7. Man wolf
"Man Wolf" is the last part of Oshii's "Legend of the Dog Wolf" trilogy, the first two being "Red Glasses" and "Hell Dog". "Legend of the Inuyasha" is a series of military science fiction series centered on Tokyo in the context of alternate history created by Mori Oshii, in which the main character is the virtual Tokyo Police Special Force "Capital Police", who are also known as "InuYasha", also known as hellhounds, that is, the three-headed dog guarding hell in mythology.
The first two parts of the "Legend of the Inuyasha" trilogy are live-action films, and only "Man Wolf" is an animated film. Oshii had hoped to make "Man Wolf" a live-action movie. However, it was later decided to animate it, and asked Keiyuki Okiura to direct the film, which was produced by I.G Animation. Although the film is slightly niche, it is quite highly evaluated.
At present, South Korean director Kim Ji-woon has begun to direct a live-action film based on the animation of "Man Wolf", with an all-star cast, and the background of the story has changed to the Korean Peninsula on the eve of reunification.
8, the cat in boots traveled the world on the 80th
This "cat in boots" has nothing to do with DreamWorks' "Cat in Boots", although DreamWorks has previously announced that it will create the "Cat in Boots" movie universe, but now it has changed owners, but I am afraid that it will not be implemented in the short term. "The Cat in Boots" here is a trilogy of animated films based on fairy tales from European literature by Toei Animation in Japan.
The first two films, The Wonderful World of the Boot Cat and The Three Musketeers of the Boot Cat, expand the classic story of Charles Perot and Dumas into a fun animal adventure farce, and add some other native Japanese animal characters. The protagonist's booted cat is named After Charles Perot.
The third film, "The Cat in Boots Travels the World in 80 Days", on the surface, seems to be based on Jules Verne's science fiction novel, but in fact, it is more based on the story of "Grimm's Fairy Tales", adding many anthropomorphic animal characters. Although in the eyes of some viewers, this anime adaptation is messy, but it has a good impact, and Nintendo has also released a game based on it.
In addition, the cat Pero, who wears shoes, has also become the mascot and trademark of Toei Animation.
9. Sad Belladona
"Sad Belladona" is the last part of the adult animation trilogy conceived by Osamu Tezuka, the first two being "A Thousand Nights and One Night Story" and "Cleopatra", which is truly an adult animation film that is not suitable for children.
While Hideichi Yamamoto's first Novel of a Thousand Nights was a hit in Japan, the second comedy adult anime, Cleopatra, co-directed by Hideichi Yamamoto and Osamu Tezuka, failed commercially.
By the third installment, Grieving Belladona, because Osamu Tezuka was not directly involved in the production, it was more avant-garde and serious than the first two, telling the fantasy story of a peasant woman who was raped and accused of witchcraft. The film is known for its erotic, violent, and psychedelic images.
10. Bird of Fire: Phoenix
Bird of Fire: Phoenix is the last installment of the Bird of Fire anime trilogy based on Osamu Tezuka's classic manga, the first two being Bird of Fire and Bird of Fire 2772.
Bird of Fire, directed by Kun Ichikawa, is a live-action film based on the plot of the manga series Dawn, and includes some anime clips directed by Osamu Tezuka.
Of all the anime adaptations of The Bird of Fire, the most widely known of the Anime Adaptations of The Bird of Fire is The Bird of Fire 2772, directed by Taku Sugiyama, which loosely adapts the plot of the Bird of Fire manga and draws on elements from Osamu Tezuka's other works.
Although the two films are admired for their amazing imagination and japanese sci-fi style, the length of more than 2 hours has been criticized by many viewers. In contrast, the third "Bird of Fire: Phoenix" is a tough one. The original manga is 361 pages long, and it is only 60 minutes after being adapted into an anime. Moreover, it is a clearer criticism of the Japanese rulers' use of Buddhism as the state religion to exert a stronger role in political control.
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