Earwig and the Witch

GKIDS | Release Date: February 3, 2021

4.4	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Ratings

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nkukFeb 4, 2021

Most obviously this doesn't look like a Ghibli film, it looks like your average low budget Saturday morning kids-channel animation. The 3D animation looks off, flat and oddly shaded, it has a kind of "uncanny valley" look that I just couldn'tMost obviously this doesn't look like a Ghibli film, it looks like your average low budget Saturday morning kids-channel animation. The 3D animation looks off, flat and oddly shaded, it has a kind of "uncanny valley" look that I just couldn't get over. The story isn't much better, and isn't interesting or charming or captivating like the Ghibli classics.

I really hope Studio Ghibli continue with their wonderful hand-drawn animation that they are famed and loved for. I think if they continue down this dull CGI path they will end up as just another anonymous CGI animation studio and will throw away what made the studio so famous.… Expand

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AnbFeb 6, 2021

I could not watch it. Animation felt like something from early 2000s.
They should've just stick with 2D.

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Chey123Feb 9, 2021

I hate the 3d animation. It doesn't work for the Ghibli style. It also looks very similar to Scary Godmother which is infamous for being the most poorly animated Halloween movie. The story is cute. While the characters have flaws, there'sI hate the 3d animation. It doesn't work for the Ghibli style. It also looks very similar to Scary Godmother which is infamous for being the most poorly animated Halloween movie. The story is cute. While the characters have flaws, there's always a part of them you can come to like. The story ends abruptly, which will catch any viewer off guard and makes them think: "Why the hell have I been watching this the whole time for zero payoff?" Overall, It wasn't worth watching. You're better off watching Ghibli films from when Hayao Miyazaki was still working.… Expand

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JLottieBFeb 14, 2021

Even if you somehow manage to ignore the terrible and dated animation, the movie is just awful. The movie spends all of its time setting up plot points and storylines that never pay off, and when the credits roll, all you're left with is someEven if you somehow manage to ignore the terrible and dated animation, the movie is just awful. The movie spends all of its time setting up plot points and storylines that never pay off, and when the credits roll, all you're left with is some combination of anger, sadness, and disappointment. It's a total letdown for your average movie viewer. Its even worse if your a fan of Ghibli.… Expand

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AntideApr 29, 2021

Horrible story, bad animation, uninteresting music, uninteresting characters, none of the charm of a normal ghibli film.

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JRTynerFeb 10, 2021

The faces look as bad as the human faces in the first Toy Story movie. This is 2021 and the animation feels like it's 25 years old or older. I could not get past how bad this short movie looked.

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HealingToolboxJun 15, 2021

Not for kids. A failed ANTI-DISNEY ANIMATED FEATURE. Sadly the amazing CGI art direction cannot save an ill-conceived project. If you asked me what genre this is, I couldn't tell you. It's NOT Charmed, a lovely young girl playing atNot for kids. A failed ANTI-DISNEY ANIMATED FEATURE. Sadly the amazing CGI art direction cannot save an ill-conceived project. If you asked me what genre this is, I couldn't tell you. It's NOT Charmed, a lovely young girl playing at wishcraft and witchcraft. This is a selfish, self-centered, PERVERSE young girl whose goal is to get everyone around her to do what she wants; she says this three times. Despite the imaginative CGI look, the main character has no redeeming values. Could this be a pre-quel to the 2021 Cruella prequel? I think the creators were perhaps following the book slavishly and did not consider what genre they were working in. Disney animated films are too formulaic. Here we have the opposite problem of nothing at all famliar to kids. The only IP I can think of that did anti-Disney kids films well is A Series of Unfortunate Events (Lemony Snicket). Those books had a workable demented tone. The tone here is unintentionally demented, especially compared to other Ghibli wonders.… Expand