Red From Angry Birds with Deadpool

Better Red than Dead?

(Two wisecracking red and black guys who are strangely indestructible)

Our sons were perfectly happy to see the Angry Birds Movie last weekend.
But they still would prefer to see the R rated Deadpool movie.

Angry Bird Baby

Of course there was no way I was going to escape taking the kids to see the Angry Birds movie.

It was definitely not a movie I would have seen  if I did not have children. I was bemused by the presence of unreproduced adults in the audience. They might have been in the minority, but there were definitely some at the theater.

My sons were quite pleased  with the movie. And the audience applauded as the credits rolled, which, I think, is unusual. If I were to offer my own opinion, and this is probably a place I should not go, I would say they the movie's creators have done a fine job of transforming a simplistic smartphone game app into a moderately watchable film.

My younger son's assessment, "It was like a 2 hour ad for a video game!" This was said repeatedly, with great enthusiasm and appreciation. He did not mean it as a criticism.

My older son: "I really like how they integrated the gameplay mechanics into the plot of the movie."

I had asked my younger son what should be inside the baby bird's maw, and he had suggested a pig. When I showed him the napkin, He told me that he had meant a "bloody decapitated pig's head.'

So I guess I blew that one.



The kids have been fans of the game since its release.Below is one of our napkins from early in 2012: It gives you an idea of how the napkins have changed over the years. And how my phone's camera has improved.

Popular Monsters Heads in the Studio

 

 Studio shoots of the heads that will appear in a show with the napkins in September in Brooklyn.

Angry Bird Landscape for Archer

Another attempt at a 3D Angry Birds landscape.
All dialogue dictated by our eight year old.

Pig with Incoming Red Bird for Archer

Archer wants me to draw the Angry Birds game as if it is a 3 dimensional world.  So far success has been limited.

Angry Bird and Pigs for Archer

Our older son definitely gets sadistic gratification from playing Angry Birds.  No sympathy for pigs.

Angry Bird in Flight for Archer

Mighty Eagle for Archer

Love of Angry Birds made Archer swear that he would save for months to buy the Mighty Eagle plush.  He saved for 16 hours.

Angry Bird Toy for Archer