Blog:UglyDolls

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UglyDolls is a 2019 animated musical comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury. The film stars Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton, Wanda Sykes, Gabriel Iglesias, Wang Leehom, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX, Lizzo, Nick Jonas and Pitbull. The film was distributed by STX Entertainment.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It is the very first animated feature film from STX Entertainment, as well as STX's very first family-friendly film. This film somehow manages to succeed in both categories.
 * 2) Beautiful, if not, simply gorgeous animation that fits well with its designs as if it feels like a wacky cartoon at best, but it's even better at the Unbreakable sequence.
 * 3) Speaking of Unbreakable, the songs are well-composed, enjoyable, and amazing. They all have very understandable meanings such as  Couldn't Be Better is all about how things are great the way they are, The Ugly Truth is about being perfect without a single flaw, and Unbreakable is about how you shouldn't change a thing, and you're fine the way you are.
 * 4) All of the characters are funny, likable, and helpful.
 * 5) * Moxy is a very positive protagonist who never gives up on her dreams and does whatever it takes to make her dream come true.
 * 6) * Mandy is a great supporting character, too. She once helped Moxy to get back up after being called a "reject" (which leads to the Unbreakable sequence), and once said "Though we're not truly perfect, so what?" The reason why Mandy isn't "perfect" is because she's blind and has to wear glasses.
 * 7) * Lou is an amazing villain who is a prototype doll that is jealous of Ox who could go to the big world but not Lou.
 * 8) * Wage is a funny comic relief. She (or he) always cracks jokes without trying too hard to do so, such as teasing the film's run time.
 * 9) Talented and amazing voice acting, featuring talents from Kelly Clarkson, Wanda Sykes, Pitbull, and Nick Jonas.
 * 10) So much hilarious attempts at humor, such as Wedgehead having his head becoming a wedge by being blasted off from the doll factory, as well as Gibberish Cat.
 * 11) Heartwarming moments such as Moxy cheering the robotic baby up after Lou kicks it in the nose.
 * 12) The action scenes are extremely kinetic and amazing, especially the Gauntlet Challenge scene and when Ox battles Lou from breaking the portal (even better with Lucky Bat).
 * 13) "Okay, the Big World and children do not exist!"
 * 14) The ending is great, because not only did Moxy get her wish to finally get an owner, but so did her friends, including Mandy and the spy girls.
 * 15) The toys it spawned was well-crafted and held neatly, such as its To-Go plushies.
 * 16) The message, while it's the same old be yourself stuff, is actually meaningful. As Moxy said, our flaws is what makes us unique.
 * 17) The Spy Girls are also nice comic reliefs, too. They're total divas, who talk and act like your typical teenage girls, and do stuff that spies would do.
 * 18) Despite being released a week after Avengers: Endgame, it managed to make a parody advertisement about it before the film was released.
 * 19) The dolls are clearly aware that they're dolls, thus not ruining the whole "toys are alive" thing, as Ugly-Dog admitted that he doesn't have a nose.
 * 20) There's even a website called UglyDolls Factory where you can make your own UglyDolls. At one point, the twitter account had everyone describe themselves so they can randomly get their own UglyDoll. How cool is that?
 * 21) We also get to learn how UglyVille was created, and learn about Ox's tragic backstory.
 * 22) Amazing score from Christopher Lennertz.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It feels a bit too short, as there could've been more to it. It also feels a bit cliched.
 * 2) A scene having Ice Bat sinking in with the boat indicating he tried to attempt suicide (in a kids film) but luckily survived.
 * 3) Some plotholes like as to how does Moxy know about the big world.
 * 4) Moxy is similar to Poppy from Trolls.
 * 5) This film is based off of a not so popular toy line, making it seem like a cash grab.