Quackers

Love animation (films like 'Beauty and the Beast', 'Pinocchio', 'The Lion King', 'Bambi', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Snow White', 'Aladdin', 'The Little Mermaid, the 'Toy Story' trilogy, 'Inside Out' 'The Secret of NIMH' 'Watership Down', 'The Prince of Egypt', 'The Iron Giant' and many of Studio Ghibli films are among my favourites), always have, always will. Russian animation fascinates me, especially the older, traditional animation from Soyuzmultfilm.

There are certainly far worse animated films out there than 'Quackerz', as strange a film it is it actually looks like effort was put into it and not an amateurish hack job. It is however sadly a case of an interesting concept executed weirdly and blandly. There are good points certainly. Apart from the mediocre work on the humans, the animation is very good. Very vibrant in colour with colours that leap out of the screen and rich and meticulous in detail.

While not exactly incredible, the voice cast (that doesn't rely on celebrity voices and didn't need to) do bring energy and soul to their roles. The soundtrack is infectiously peppy. There are a few amusing jokes and the sparring leaders and dim-witted thieves provide a little entertainment value.

Most successful is the romance between Erica and Longway. That had wit and heart and the characters have chemistry and are likable and confident, regardless of it being a very familiar story trope.

However, 'Quackerz' is a very strange film. Not just in the bizarrely confusing mishmash of accents that make what seemed to be a very clear setting initially increasingly more ambiguous. But also in elements like the steam-punk style that seems to be there for no reason and the gramophone/duck break dance scene that come over as out of place, bizarre and takes one out of the film.

Although the writing has its moments, a lot of it is awkward and some of it is culturally insensitive in a way that's not for the easily offended. It often sounded like a very clumsy attempt to appeal to international audiences. The story execution underwhelms outside of the romance. It has too many familiar elements done with little freshness and its most original element, the legend of the sun duck plot, is under-cooked and may confuse younger audiences. The ending is rushed. There are a few nice lessons and values but they're lost amidst the strong aroma of strangeness.

Characters-wise, while Erica and Longway are likable and the thieves and leaders have some entertainment value, the others are a mix of bland and annoying. The villain is a very superficial one who isn't particularly entertaining or memorable let alone menacing. As mentioned, the human character animation is mediocre at best.

In summary, okay but completely quackers (admittedly very bad pun intended). 4/10 Bethany Cox

The cartoon is a kind family cartoon, well-drawn graphics, dynamic, I think it will be interesting for children from 5.

The plot is about the confrontation between two clans of ducks that lived on opposite sides of a cliff by the sea.

Here, by the way, landscapes: sea, rocks, sky, vegetation - gorgeous views turned out, just like I wanted to be on the sea.

First of all, I will say that this is horrible and I have no idea why people like this crap.

Now that i got that out of the way let me tell you about this horribly produced "movie"

While the animation may seem good, it isn't, it just all over the place, it's tedious. The plot is just non-sense, the characters just spit out lines because the script says so.

The characters are... well, generic? I want to think that because the movie just changes the motivation for a character really quick, there is little to none character development.

The movie cuts from a scene to another one that has nothing to do with the previous one so it makes the movie confusing as hell.

Please, don't watch this horrible movie and waste an hour and twenty minutes of your time just like I did.

Don't know how people can like this, kids deserve to watch better movies, not this kind of crap.

Recently watched the Quackerz with kids, nice story! We enjoyed watching it together, the guys loved the plot and funny ducks, I loved the animation, the characters are so true to life.. well done, perfect to watch in the family circle.

Definitely we recommend!

From a creative perspective, it can be seen that the creators were trying to build a novel world. However, the overall performance of the film leaves much to be desired. In terms of the film's rhythm control, the overall flow seems raw. It fails to be gripping, and some plot points are rushed through, resulting in a poor sense of story rhythm. This chaos in rhythm makes both the funny moments and the sentimental parts seem rather insipid.

The character portrayal also fails to reach the ideal state. Although the main characters and supporting characters each have their own unique features, none of them are fully developed. There is a lack of in - depth exploration.

The film still has potential, but there are many problems in all aspects of production and it needs a great deal of room for improvement.