Movie #2128 ........................."Onward" (Disney +)

 Movie #2128 "Onward" (Disney+)  Now to Animated movies that have been nominated for Oscars --- I have seen "Soul" already, and blogged about that earlier, and then I moved to this one --- which, I have to admit, I never finished because I just didn't like this one at all.   I am not in the demographic group that would like this one --- elves?  magic spells?  dead dads that they can't talk to because he's only half there ?  You've got to be kidding....... and I know I will be hammered by people who liked this film, but hey, I'm not a fan of "Bored of the Rings" either, so shoot me!   And here's another disclaimer:  I never liked cartoons when I was little, so I have been working on enjoying animated feature films all of my life.  And I do now, but it has taken me a long time.........anyway, I usually watch to the  end  of a  film I am blogging, but I just disliked this one so much, I couldn't do it --- not even have it in the background while I am doing something else.  I didn't even like the voices.  All the fighting (older brother bullying younger one) --- the mother being proactive was an interesting sideline, but then the teaming up of her with some legendary winged-lion-scorpion former warrior --- that's where it lost me, never to return.  2 out of 5 for me.  ugh!

"ONWARD"     1 hour and 42 minutes                 2020

Two elven brothers embark on a quest to bring their father back for one day.  

In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot, go on a journey to discover if there is still a little magic left out there in order to spend one last day with their father, who died when they were too young to remember him. Like any good quest, their journey is filled with magic spells, cryptic maps, impossible obstacles and unimaginable discoveries. When the boys' fearless mom, Laurel, realizes that her sons are missing, she teams up with the legendary winged-lion-scorpion former warrior -- The Manticore -- and heads off to find them. Perilous curses aside, this one magical day could mean more than any of them ever dreamed.

Director:

 Dan Scanlon

Writers:

 Dan Scanlon (original story by), Keith Bunin (original story by)  | 4 more credits »

Stars:

 Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus