Arthur y la venganza de Maltazard

A sequel that falls under the part 1 curse of movies. Never do a part one and 2 without having a natural breakoff point, it will always leave people disappointed and this movie definitely falls under that. It is a movie where a lot of things happened but a lot of things are told to us happened. It is a rather eventful movie with only things happening for the movies sake.

Arthur has to return to the minimoys but is prohibited by his parents. But after receiving a distress message from the minimoys, Arthur hurries to help them.

The animation took a step down here. It doesn't look as good as the first movie on a lot of levels. While the world is still fun and exciting it just doesn't look as great and is never brought attention to. Where did all these new Minimoys come from? Not sure but there is a lot of them now. While characters that had a character model from the previous movie looks fine. New elements, like for example the rats look terrible.

This movie has a weird frication with the parents and grown up characters, no doubt the most uninteresting and less impact of the plot part of the movie. This is not exiting or interesting like the fantasy animated world you have created, use that instead of these characters. The parents are also unregenerable from the previous movie, being more caring and less problematic than the first film.

This movie has a lot of events but not actually a lot of plot. The movie has a lot of people sitting down explaining something that happened instead of us actually experience it naturally. It could easily have been a more streamlined plot instead of people talking about what happened. It has a pretty bad "and then" plot like a kid making up a story instead of an actual plot.

The twist of this movie is spoiled in its title by the way. It leads to a terribly explained ending that ends the movie in the worst way possible, leaving us on the most interesting note and a very inorganic way. It is the part 1 problem that I hate, when you split your movie in the most inorganic way, it really hurts the movie you are making since it is only for the money and nothing else.

The voice acting is not the best here, a lot of the voices has been taken over by the American cast and they did not works as well as the European cast. Freddie Highmore still does a fine enough performance, but Betameche and Selenia is just not as good as the original voice cast. The characters here also has some surprise attitude problems, everyone seems so much more annoyed and full of attitude than the original. A character like Betameche is nearly unrecognizable from his original portrayal.

What you are left with is a poorly made movie on a lot of ways. Downgrade on cast, a very eventless movie with a twist that is in the title and a just poorly executed part 1 movie.

Loved the first one but I think this is somewhat weaker movie. Great Computer graphics Image, very nice directing, loved the looks of the movie, very pleasant to the eyes but the story isn't as appealing as the first one. Maybe that is a problem common to all trilogies, being the second one the least appealing of all. I have seen the first in French version, this one I watched in English, loved both versions but I think the English one is slightly better because as the actors are speaking in their natural language things seem more natural when in real life scenes It is a very nice movie to show to our kids and can be used as a nice entry level movie for European Cinema, for preteen kids. It keeps that good French tradition of great care with image and details. all looks so wonderful! Still it is good fun and in the end it seems to open the door for an absolutely fantastic 3rd one! Hope my expectations come true.

A very well animation with perfect designed characters. I watched it tens of time when I was a Child.

Arthur and the Invisibles had a lot of problems but also had a fair share of good points, that made it an at least watchable if mediocre film. Arthur and the Great Adventure was a rather messy sequel that made the same mistakes as its predecessor and made even more on its way. It does have some good things too. The backgrounds have some great detail and it is colourful to look at, so most of the animation is good. The soundtrack is bouncy and has an adventurous feel to it. Freddie Highmore is still likable in the title role while Mia Farrow is as kindly and compassionate as in the first film and Selena Gomez is an improvement over Madonna, actually sounding like a young princess and closer to Highmore's age rather than somebody trying to sound younger. The story is very thinly plotted though and reads a lot like filler, not helped also by very hyperactive pacing and an abrupt conclusion, which felt more like the start of a film than the end. Arthur's adventure and search is tiresome and takes too long to get going, and there is too much of the father character, an important character but not that important. The live action scenes are still awkwardly staged and don't mesh particularly well with the animated sequences, while the dialogue lacks freshness or flow with some ill-judged and timed comic relief. Maltarzard, one of the first film's stronger characters, is a very weak villain this time round, here a character that is under-utilised and underwritten. Jimmy Fallon is even more irritating here now the material is weaker, Snoop Dogg fares better but also struggles. Will.i.am is out of place, but the worst case was Lou Reed, who sounds really bored and monotone. No attempt whatsoever is made to make Maltarzard sound like he did in Arthur and the Invisibles, and his character design here might leave youngsters who saw this film without seeing the first traumatised. In conclusion, not a truly terrible film but really not that great or good either. 4/10 Bethany Cox

I saw this at cinemas as a kid, and was disappointed to realize that it is only part 1 out of 2. I must say it is good though now looking back to it and knowing this fact. I feel like the parents got more of a personality and you actually like them now. They also like the kid more for a change. I think they blended reality with fantasy in a perfect way, there was was harmony which made you relax and actually enjoy it. Ofc if you nitpicking it you can always find something, but if you are only wanting to enjoy the ride with your kids, it is welldone. Many new aspects and fun additions to the world. Compared to the first movie I would say it held up great. But be prepared they will want to see the next part because the story did not get far and to actually get the full storyline you need to see both parts.