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The Angry Birds Movie 2
    2019-08-14  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

The plot of the first “Angry Birds” movie at least paid lip service to the original game, with its battles between the multicolored residents of Bird Island, led by short-fused* Red (Jason Sudeikis), and their green-colored enemies on Pig Island, led by Leonard (Bill Hader). The sequel moves away from this source material, adds more characters and tells a very different story, drawing on a list of starry vocal talents including Peter Dinklage, Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride, Nicki Minaj and Awkwafina.

Director Mark Van Orman and his writers add a third island to the mix and a new super villain* in the form of Zeta, the Cruella de Vil of the eagle world, a purple-plumed diva voiced by Leslie Jones. The action-heavy plot hinges on* Zeta’s deadly plan to flee from her exile* on wintry Eagle Island and conquer* both Bird Island and Pig Island, turning them into her private playgrounds.

Ramping up her attacks, Zeta begins bombarding* her target islands with giant ice cannonballs fired from a volcano-powered, mountain-sized barrel. This shared threat forces a truce* between birds and pigs, with Red and Leonard teaming up to lead an undercover* mission to Eagle Island in a bid to stop Zeta’s scheme. This detour into James Bond territory, complete with superb production design, gets the “Angry Birds” cinematic universe closer to established animated franchises like “Despicable Me” or “The Incredibles.”

For younger viewers, “The Angry Birds Movie 2” has plenty of gaudy colors, a zippy* pace and goofy slapstick, not to mention the message that girls are just as clever as boys, plus some emotional crisis followed by a reassuring renewal of parental authority. Adult viewers will be amused by nostalgic* references to Blockbuster video stores, street-corner pay phones, “Rocky,” “The Great Escape” and more, as well as a soundtrack of retro musical throwbacks. The extended sequence featuring a Trojan Horse-style Eagle costume is a great knockabout comic set piece for all ages, while a brief interlude in which the chicks accidentally launch themselves into outer space is a delightful detour, complete with a David Bowie soundtrack.(SD-Agencies)

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