streaming movies comedy free

Directed by : Christopher Meledandri, Kyle Balda, Ken Schretzmann, John Powell, Ken Daurio, Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul, Cinco Paul, Yarrow Cheney, Dr. Seuss

Produced by : Christopher Meledandri, Kyle Balda, Ken Schretzmann, John Powell, Ken Daurio, Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul, Cinco Paul, Yarrow Cheney, Dr. Seuss

Starring : Zac Efron, Danny DeVito, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Jenny Slate, Betty White, Willow Smith, Nasim Pedrad, Joel Swetow

Company : Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment

Release date(s) : 2012-03-01

Running time :86 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $70,000,000

Storyline : Just not for me. This _Lorax _is almost all filler. The message is still there, but it's lost under a tidal wave of meh.

_Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal._
The Lorax thneedn’t have shoved its colourful environmentalist message so brutally. Well, the live-action ‘Cat in the Hat’ adaptation was a *cough* massive success *cough* so it was only a matter of years before another Dr Seuss family-friendly book would have its zany vivid world transferred onto the medium of film. Then comes the introductory title screen. A despicable minion pops up next to the bold cancerous studio name “Illumination”, and instantly all hope was diminished.

Aside from their initial franchise, they seem to be unable to create animated flicks without treating the audience like simplistic Neanderthals, and The Lorax takes the biscuit. Patience was running thin just from the introductory musical number alone. A young boy journeys outside the walled plastic city of Thneedville to find a living tree so that he can impress a girl, but soon relives a tale that would change his way of life.

This is a mess. Perhaps unadaptable due to Seuss’ imaginative wordplay that inspiringly illustrates a creative warning against corporate greed and destructive deforestation. Illumination on the other hand, whilst consistently producing colourful and vibrant animations, shoved the morality down the throats of its audience. Within two minutes, the civilians are singing about their perfect plastic bubble and capitalistic functionality. The main character, not the titular creature, has yet to be seen. A Kim Jong-Un lookalike imprisoning his people in a miniature North Korean world fuelled by propaganda. Taylor Swift refusing to sing any of the forgettable songs. And an underdeveloped insight into consumerism by showing one advertisement for canned air.

Then the narrative shifts to flashback mode when “The Once-ler” retells his past mistakes. That being the termination of candy floss trees to manufacture his new invention. High-pitched carps, who clearly watched ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’, irritate with forced pop culture humour. Cuddly cubs scratching their hairy walnuts on display and devouring slabs of butter. Finally, the spirit of the trees gracefully descends from the clouds by awkwardly hoisting his orange derrière in your face. The Lorax.

Danny “Rule Number 95 Kid, Concentrate!” DeVito. A legend if I’m being honest, but terribly mismatched with the moustached beast. In fact, all of the voice acting was generic and forgettable, never truly matching the wide mouths of its unmemorable characters. The, what is essentially two narrative strands, inadvertently produced an underdeveloped arc that had sole intentions on pushing its well-intentioned morals instead of genuine character development and emotionality.

Illumination aren’t known for their subtle storytelling, and it’s evident in this adaptation. Aside from ‘Hop’ (which we shan’t talk about ever again...), this is by far their weakest mess. Understandably I’m not the target demographic, but children will only be hypnotised by the entrancing colours. I guarantee they shan’t remember it after a few days. What a thneed-fest!
Good watch, will probably watch again, and can recommend.

Despite the "Despicable Me" / "Minions" franchise, Illumination seems to do good work, and they really brought the zaney world of Dr. Seuss to life here, regardless of how much sense it may or may not make at the time.

It's been a while since I read "The Lorax", but I'm pretty sure the motivation to plant a tree wasn't to get a girl. For all I remember the Onceler's story was the original storybook with a couple of catchy musical numbers thrown in.

That aside, there is a lot of fun in this movie with a (ultimately) positive message about environmental conservation, thought it's not as strong as it would like to be, but as palatable as necessary. While I won't bored you with the details necessary to convey my view on environmental education, there is an odd bit to the "conducting business" scene series where there almost seems to be a subtle message for capitalistic business during the moments we're being told this is bad, or maybe that was the point: there is a struggle and balance necessary. I just thought it was funny. At least the put message out there for us not to underestimate the elderly.

The world / character creation is very well done, and I'm humming one of the songs as I write this, but there is one problem I have with the writing: that the Onceler breaks the story up across multiple days. Once he has his audience (oh, play with in a play: a Shakespearean device), and the movie has its audience, just tell your story through. I'm not a fan of break up a story into multiple stories if it's not necessary (if you've ever binged a tv show, you know what I'm talking about). At least he didn't flip it all around and tell it out of order (see "Pulp Fiction").

While the Lorax itself is an underwhelming, if subtle, character itself, I can imagine most people will enjoy it.

Directed by : Scott Rudin, Karyn Rachtman, Bill Pope, David Kitay, Mona May, Steven J. Jordan, Marcia Ross, Debra Chiate, Amy Heckerling, Amy Heckerling

Produced by : Scott Rudin, Karyn Rachtman, Bill Pope, David Kitay, Mona May, Steven J. Jordan, Marcia Ross, Debra Chiate, Amy Heckerling, Amy Heckerling

Starring : Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan, Breckin Meyer, Jeremy Sisto, Dan Hedaya, Wallace Shawn

Company : Paramount

Release date(s) : 1995-07-19

Running time :97 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :Español, English

Budget :  $12,000,000

Storyline :

Directed by : Philip H. Lathrop, Martin Ransohoff, John Calley, Maurice Richlin, Alexander Mackendrick, George Kirgo, Vic Mizzy

Produced by : Philip H. Lathrop, Martin Ransohoff, John Calley, Maurice Richlin, Alexander Mackendrick, George Kirgo, Vic Mizzy

Starring : Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Joanna Barnes, Sharon Tate, David Draper, Robert Webber, Mort Sahl, Dub Taylor, Ann Elder, Chester Yorton

Company : Filmways Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date(s) : 1967-06-20

Running time :97 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English, Italiano

Budget : 

Storyline :

Directed by : Crys Forsyth-Smith, Michael Chapman, Scott Martin Gershin, Christopher Allen Nelson, Margery Simkin, Sheldon Kahn, Sheldon Kahn, J. Michael Riva, Phil Tippett, Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Produced by : Crys Forsyth-Smith, Michael Chapman, Scott Martin Gershin, Christopher Allen Nelson, Margery Simkin, Sheldon Kahn, Sheldon Kahn, J. Michael Riva, Phil Tippett, Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Starring : David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, Dan Aykroyd, Ty Burrell, Andrew Bowen, Sarah Silverman, Katharine Towne

Company : Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company

Release date(s) : 2001-06-08

Running time :101 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $80,000,000

Storyline : Lubricant and the giant product placement.

A meteorite falls to Earth and lands right in the desert at Glen Canyon, Arizona. Two college professors, Dr. Ira Kane and Prof. Harry Phineas Block, take it upon themselves to investigate and mooch around. At the site, they discover worm like insects that are not of this world. Thinking they are on to Nobel Prize type history, they are dismayed when the government takes over the site and shunts them out the way. But as the insects start to evolve in the Earth atmosphere, they take on various shapes and forms of alien creatures. Pretty soon the whole place is over run and the government is at a loss in how to stop them. Enter Ira, Harry, Wayne and Allison to hopefully save the day.

Directed by Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters 1 & 2), Evolution is a zany sci-fi comedy that achieves firmly what it sets out to do. Using the available special effects for great rewards, and lashing it in Technicolor, all that remained was to have a cast happy to be in on the joke itself. Up step David Duchovny (revelling in none serious X Files malarkey), Orlando Jones (getting all the best lines), Julianne Moore (accident prone) and Sean Wiillian Scott (goofball fireman wannabe). Backed up by Ted Levine, Dan Ackroyd, Ethan Suplee and Ty Burrell, pic is well served right across the cast list. Of course they aren't asked to do anything special, but it's not that kind of film. There's enough here for all the family to enjoy, kids will be awed by the array of alien creatures, whilst the adults should be chuckling away at some of the jokes.

If you are expecting real science then you have come to the wrong place, Evolution parodies the sci-fi parodies, and then some. 7/10

Directed by : Juliet Taylor, Howard Feuer, Stephen Hendrickson, Robert Greenhut, Fred Schuler, Charles H. Joffe, Burt Bacharach, Susan E. Morse, Jeremy Ritzer, Steven J. Jordan

Produced by : Juliet Taylor, Howard Feuer, Stephen Hendrickson, Robert Greenhut, Fred Schuler, Charles H. Joffe, Burt Bacharach, Susan E. Morse, Jeremy Ritzer, Steven J. Jordan

Starring : Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, Stephen Elliott, Ted Ross, Barney Martin, Thomas Barbour, Anne De Salvo

Company : Orion Pictures

Release date(s) : 1981-07-17

Running time :97 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $7,000,000

Storyline :

Directed by : James Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Roy Lee, Toby Emmerich, Joseph Drake, Nathan Kahane, Nancy Kirhoffer, Chris L. Spellman, Kelli Konop

Produced by : James Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Roy Lee, Toby Emmerich, Joseph Drake, Nathan Kahane, Nancy Kirhoffer, Chris L. Spellman, Kelli Konop

Starring : James Franco, Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Seth Rogen, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, Paul Scheer, Zac Efron, Josh Hutcherson, June Diane Raphael

Company : New Line Cinema, Rabbit Bandini Productions, Point Grey Pictures, Good Universe, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Ramona Films

Release date(s) : 2017-03-12

Running time :104 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $10,000,000

Storyline : Maybe not quite the movie of the year I had been led to believe, but hey, it's better than the movie it's about the making of. As much of a chore as it is, I would recommend watching _The Room first_, not as a necessity, just for a better perspective.

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

Directed by : Alan Silvestri, Robert Zemeckis, Robert Zemeckis, Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, Arthur Schmidt, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Rick Carter, Joanna Johnston

Produced by : Alan Silvestri, Robert Zemeckis, Robert Zemeckis, Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, Arthur Schmidt, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Rick Carter, Joanna Johnston

Starring : Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson, Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue, Matt Clark, Richard Dysart, Pat Buttram, Harry Carey, Jr.

Company : Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, U-Drive Productions

Release date(s) : 1990-05-25

Running time :119 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $40,000,000

Storyline : Oh, I know you did send me back to the future. But I'm back! I'm back from the future.

Doc Brown is back in 1885 in the Old West, soon to be joined by Marty who has found that Doc is in mortal danger from Burford "Mad-Dog" Tannen.

Rounding out what turned out to be a hugely popular trilogy, Back to the Future Part III restored the core essence heart of Part 1, whilst simultaneously tying up all the threads with a fully formed story. More sedate in its telling (not hard following on from the manic pacing of part 2) part 3 fuses science fiction malarkey with, well, Western malarkey. All played out with the usual array of clever jokes and series reprises - only in a Wild Wild West setting. An interesting point to note is how the roles of Doc & Marty have been reversed from the first film, here Marty is the maniacal plot axis, whizzing around getting into scrapes as Doc ambles around in love, courtesy of the delightfully classic looking Mary Steenburgen as Clara Clayton. Thomas F. Wilson returns for villain duties as Tannen, a Western bully villain pulled straight out of many a classic Oater from way back in the day, and Lea Thompson & Elisabeth Shue ensure the "past" is not forgotten.

When Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale started making Back To The Future in 1985, could they have envisaged that they would make three films and end up with a steam engine time machine in the Wild West? Possibly not, but as part 3 hurtles (literally) towards the suspense laden finale, two things are for certain. One is that they wisely closed the series down with a surefire coda winner. Two is that between them they crafted one of the most entertaining family trilogies to have ever graced the screen. No doubt about the fact that part one is the uniformly class act of the three, but parts two & three themselves reward groups of all ages. Great Scot indeed. 8.5/10