Imagine how it would be if a filmmaker like Jan vankmajer decided to make one day a remake of "Toy Story". I'm pretty sure that the result would be easily something like this.
Even when (by concept, at least)"Toys in the Attic" is a kid's movie, it still has plenty of surreal and weird scenes which seem to be quite uncommon in this kind of films (At least, in the Hollywood kid's flicks)
However, considered that it was directed by Jiří Barta (Who is also the same director of the magnificent "Krysař", an incredibly dark version of the "Pied Piper of Hamelin" fairytale) that shouldn't surprise me, specially considering that Barta and vankmajer share more than a common element in all their work, a unique quality that made each film and short directed by them a fascinating and surreal experience.
And obviously, this movie isn't the exception of that rule. I enjoyed it a lot, but I'm sure that adult viewers will appreciate it more than the kids (In fact, I'm sure that a couple of scenes from this movie could easily scare some little children. Or perhaps they will find this boring, something which is a shame)
I highly recommend this movie tor anyone who is interested to see a kid 's film told from other kind of perspective.
Even when (by concept, at least)"Toys in the Attic" is a kid's movie, it still has plenty of surreal and weird scenes which seem to be quite uncommon in this kind of films (At least, in the Hollywood kid's flicks)
However, considered that it was directed by Jiří Barta (Who is also the same director of the magnificent "Krysař", an incredibly dark version of the "Pied Piper of Hamelin" fairytale) that shouldn't surprise me, specially considering that Barta and vankmajer share more than a common element in all their work, a unique quality that made each film and short directed by them a fascinating and surreal experience.
And obviously, this movie isn't the exception of that rule. I enjoyed it a lot, but I'm sure that adult viewers will appreciate it more than the kids (In fact, I'm sure that a couple of scenes from this movie could easily scare some little children. Or perhaps they will find this boring, something which is a shame)
I highly recommend this movie tor anyone who is interested to see a kid 's film told from other kind of perspective.