A Monster in Paris
2011 ‘Un monstre à Paris’ Directed by Eric Bergeron
Synopsis
Paris,1910. Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colorful inventor, find themselves embarked on the hunt for a monster terrorizing citizens. They join forces with Lucille, the big-hearted star of the Bird of Paradise cabaret, an eccentric scientist and his irascible monkey to save the monster, who turns out to be an oversized but harmless flea, from the city's ruthlessly ambitious police chief.
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The trailers for this looked quite good and it got hardly any press on its release here in Blighty. It seemed to be in the cinema and then gone. When the blu ray came through the post I was looking forward to it. I was not let down.
The animation is seriously some of the best I have seen. So stylised and unique. I loved it. The characters are extremely well rounded and each bring something different but similarly each is as memorable as the next. It's such a different story too with some great moments.
What makes this a five star film then? The music is one. Rarely do the films visuals and tone get such perfect accompaniment. But…
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Imagine Cronenberg's The Fly. Animated.
For kids.
With musical numbers.
With no Goldblum.If you're thinking what the f**k?(as you should be) then don't bother with this bizarre animated movie.
Recommended?: only if you want to see a film which features mutant singing fleas that are wonderfully talented tap dancers
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Oooooh lala, c'est magnifique!! I'm a sucker for a good animated movie, which always thought would be one of those things I grew out of, like mustard sandwiches, and patience. However, these days, the movies that really get to me are rarely live action, and this one got to me. It is cute, and beautiful, both in its visuals, and in the music, and when the two combine, it makes what can only be described as magic.
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Het is en het zal wel altijd een beetje oneerlijk blijven, maar sinds de animatiegiganten bij Pixar zowat elk jaar een film uitbrengen, ondergaat elke andere uitgebrachte animatiefilm het trieste lot om in de schaduw van de alom gefêteerde pixelkunstenaars weg te kwijnen. De voorbije jaren is de concurrentie echter aan het bijbenen (denk maar aan het zeer bekoorlijke 'How to train your dragon' en het licht fantastische 'Rango') en ook het Franse kleinood 'Un monstre à Paris' van de Franse animator Bibi Bergeron is een welgekomen wind vanuit een nieuwe richting.
We schrijven Parijs, 1910. Een nieuwsflash aan het begin van de film vertelt ons dat de Seine uit haar oevers getreden is en dat Parijs half onder water…
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Animationsfilm ohne nennenswerte Charaktere. Bis auf den singenden Riesenfloh natürlich! :) Handlung kommt schwer in die Gänge und nimmt auch bis zum Ende nie wirklich Fahrt auf. Spannend war es leider zu keiner Minute. Das Ende ist zu sprunghaft, damit meine ich, das Charaktere plötzlich anders handeln wie man es von ihnen erwartet, nur um den Plot zu erfüllen.
Die Grundidee mit dem singenden Riesenfloh finde ich genial. Die Musik ist auch super!
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Watching this movie is like trying to type on a keyboard with one hand while laying on your side.
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A very good little movie. My daughter danced and enjoyed it. And I enjoyed it as well. Emil and his friend cause an explosion in a science lab that makes a flea a 7 foot tall music virtuoso. A singer named Lucille takes the flea and the four band together to keep the flea safe from an over zealous commissioner who thinks the flea is a monster. Good jokes that don't have to depend on hiding adult jokes to geet a laugh. Really good ..
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“Ein Monster in Paris” ist technisch vielleicht nicht der perfekte Film, aber der Film überzeugt auf vielen anderen Ebenen umso mehr. Die Geschichte um den vermeintlichen Riesenfloh ist für mich eine Liebeserklärung an die Chansonmusik und eine wunderbare Erzählung über Liebe und Freundschaft, aber auch über Missverständnisse die in den besten Freundeskreisen passieren können.
Lucilles Lied über die Seine, ob nun alleine oder im Duett gesungen steht dabei symbolisch für alles was den Film ausmacht und gerade in der Version in der Lucille das Lied zusammen mit dem Floh vorträgt, bekommt man als Zuschauer ein gutes Gefühl dafür, wie eng die Freundschaft zwischen Lucille und dem Floh bereits nach kurzer Zeit geworden ist.
Doch nicht nur emotional kann der Film…
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Cute, funny, enchanting. Words you wouldn't think would describe a film whose plot is basically phantom-of-the-opera-meets-frankenstein's-monster. I particularly liked the soundtrack and the dynamic between Lucille and Raoul.
NB: I watched the FR version of this, which is better than the EN translation if other reviewers are to be believed.
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The trailers for this looked quite good and it got hardly any press on its release here in Blighty. It seemed to be in the cinema and then gone. When the blu ray came through the post I was looking forward to it. I was not let down.
The animation is seriously some of the best I have seen. So stylised and unique. I loved it. The characters are extremely well rounded and each bring something different but similarly each is as memorable as the next. It's such a different story too with some great moments.
What makes this a five star film then? The music is one. Rarely do the films visuals and tone get such perfect accompaniment. But…
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Imagine Cronenberg's The Fly. Animated.
For kids.
With musical numbers.
With no Goldblum.If you're thinking what the f**k?(as you should be) then don't bother with this bizarre animated movie.
Recommended?: only if you want to see a film which features mutant singing fleas that are wonderfully talented tap dancers
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Cute!