Warner Bros. | Release Date: September 28, 2018
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L0rd_DaniilOct 6, 2018
This cartoon is a great example of what is created for children, but makes their parents think.
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KiboFeb 3, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Review of Smallfoot
While we were growing we’ve seen so many fictional movies which revolve around aliens and superheroes. All these movies were based on our perception about foreign objects. This movie is about how Yetis look at humans. It’s about how they, out of the fear of humans, create their own world at the top of the mountains where they knew humans couldn’t come because they couldn’t survive there. It is a fiction but has got a lot of realistic day to day things to teach us. First thing that it teaches us elders is about the responsibility towards our families. The Stonekeeper, who is also the leader of the clan, has been able to protect the village from humans for many years. Not only that, he has also been able to create such a mechanism that the village is completely cut-off from humans. Firstly, he made the villagers believe that their mountain was placed on a floating cloud. He also made them create the clouds through steam which they never knew they did. All they knew was that they were feeding the elephants holding the clouds. He made them believe in many such superstitions just to keep them away from danger. His only motive was to be ‘better safe than sorry’.
Percy, the human teaches us about integrity. Initially, he was tempted to create fake news about the Yetis with the help of his co-worker Brenda but later when he experienced the truth about them, he stood for them. He could’ve used all the media that he had on his phone to become rich, but he chose to delete them making people believe that the whole ‘Yeti’ thing was a hoax. He also teaches us about taking a stand for our friends.
Migo teaches us that the stones (our perceptions and assumptions) are not always right. We always need to dig deeper and find the truth even when it doesn’t look true and a lie is sometimes so evidently true. When the Stonekeeper showed him the visuals of how humans harmed Yetis in the past, it was quite evident to Migo because his first encounter with a human (Percy) too was not too friendly. However, he forced himself not to believe what he saw and continued pursuing the truth. Meechee, Kolka and Gwangi teach us about teamwork and confidentiality.
The most important lesson that I personally learnt is from Fleem, the pessimist. The best part is when he is counting the pros and cons before jumping off the cliff when the rest of his friends have already jumped. I hadn’t realized this until I watched it in the movie how important it is to take some major decisions thoughtfully. I personally have made many mistakes in taking hasty decisions.
Smallfoot is not just for kids. It has a much deeper meaning and learning even for adults. It teaches us integrity, responsibility, the passion of finding the truth and taking a stand for our friends.
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tonimovietalkMay 22, 2019
I really liked it! It was pretty funny. I overall enjoyed the voice performances, characters, & story.
It even had emotion at times and the animation was really nice too! Good film! I'd see a sequel if they made one.
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NaveenGOct 6, 2018
Review of Smallfoot
While we were growing we’ve seen so many fictional movies which revolve around aliens and superheroes. All these movies were based on our perception about foreign objects. This movie is about how Yetis look at humans.
Review of Smallfoot
While we were growing we’ve seen so many fictional movies which revolve around aliens and superheroes. All these movies were based on our perception about foreign objects. This movie is about how Yetis look at humans. It’s about how they, out of the fear of humans, create their own world at the top of the mountains where they knew humans couldn’t come because they couldn’t survive there. It is a fiction but has got a lot of realistic day to day things to teach us. First thing that it teaches us elders is about the responsibility towards our families. The Stonekeeper, who is also the leader of the clan, has been able to protect the village from humans for many years. Not only that, he has also been able to create such a mechanism that the village is completely cut-off from humans. Firstly, he made the villagers believe that their mountain was placed on a floating cloud. He also made them create the clouds through steam which they never knew they did. All they knew was that they were feeding the elephants holding the clouds. He made them believe in many such superstitions just to keep them away from danger. His only motive was to be ‘better safe than sorry’.
Percy, the human teaches us about integrity. Initially, he was tempted to create fake news about the Yetis with the help of his co-worker Brenda but later when he experienced the truth about them, he stood for them. He could’ve used all the media that he had on his phone to become rich, but he chose to delete them making people believe that the whole ‘Yeti’ thing was a hoax. He also teaches us about taking a stand for our friends.
Migo teaches us that the stones (our perceptions and assumptions) are not always right. We always need to dig deeper and find the truth even when it doesn’t look true and a lie is sometimes so evidently true. When the Stonekeeper showed him the visuals of how humans harmed Yetis in the past, it was quite evident to Migo because his first encounter with a human (Percy) too was not too friendly. However, he forced himself not to believe what he saw and continued pursuing the truth. Meechee, Kolka and Gwangi teach us about teamwork and confidentiality.
The most important lesson that I personally learnt is from Fleem, the pessimist. The best part is when he is counting the pros and cons before jumping off the cliff when the rest of his friends have already jumped. I hadn’t realized this until I watched it in the movie how important it is to take some major decisions thoughtfully. I personally have made many mistakes in taking hasty decisions.
Smallfoot is not just for kids. It has a much deeper meaning and learning even for adults. It teaches us integrity, responsibility, the passion of finding the truth and taking a stand for our friends.
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Player2-WaterOct 8, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. E-Value: 8
Acting: 8
Plot: 8

Migo (Tatum) is a Yeti who lived in a hidden village in the mountains above the clouds. While learning how to ring a gong from his father in the morning (by catapulting and hitting the gong with the head), he missed the gong and flew out of the village. Out there, he discovered a human pilot (who crashed his plane) which he and the Yetis called them ‘smallfoot’ as the Yetis believed they are just a legend.

Unable to prove the existence of a human (or smallfoot) to the Yetis in his village, the village chief, Stonekeeper, banished him until he can come to his senses. With the help of the Stonekeeper’s daughter, Meechee (Zendaya) and her secret group which she led called Smallfoot Evidentiary Society, they helped him go down below the clouds to bring a human up to the village to prove their existence and end his banishment.

At a local town, Percy Patterson (Corden) is a wildlife documentary filmmaker; saw an opportunity after he learnt the existence of the Yetis from the human pilot who crashed his plane earlier. Hoping to revive his career, he begins his quest to look for Yetis until he sees Migo in town with his own eyes. With a human meeting a Yeti in public, the comical, misunderstanding and misadventures starts here.

Although this movie may not be as hype as Disney or Pixar movies, this movie is still fun and enjoyable for younger viewers. The plot of the movie is simple to understand and not a rocket science. The songs in this movie are quite nice and I can see that the cast put some efforts in singing which I totally enjoyed it. There are many funny moments in the movie that can tickle your bone, especially with scenes involving a ‘communication’ between human and Yeti.

While the movie does not exactly utilise a big bad villain, it also means that not every movies intended for younger viewers must have a big bad villain. As long as the story is good and well executed, the lack of big bad villain can be overlook. If you are planning to take your children for some weekend family activity, give this movie a shot.
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SEROJSep 29, 2018
I liked the overall idea behind the plot but i think Warner Bros has failed to deliver the animation thats worth 80mil dollars. If you have any children though - don't miss it.
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CineAutoctonoSep 9, 2019
"Smallfoot" was a movie where its story because of its childish way is not so captivating but in the same way to see it is fun and entertaining, besides that the characters are good and their concept is simple to understand.
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fachrulfebrianOct 8, 2018
ceritanya menghibur sekali sampai bikin saya ngakak, tetapi sayang endingnya kurang kuat ceritanya, Jadi kelihatan kalau agak maksa. Tetapi ada pesan tersendiri buat sebagai orang tua dan anak anak
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clarkaddisonOct 27, 2018
Every performance is great or do-able which is saying something for a kids film. There have been movies recently where you can just tell when the voice actor/actress is just cashing in. I do not get that sense here. This is a funny kids film.Every performance is great or do-able which is saying something for a kids film. There have been movies recently where you can just tell when the voice actor/actress is just cashing in. I do not get that sense here. This is a funny kids film. I laughed more at this film than the last 8 or so movies I have seen. Sure some is just slapstick and cheesey jokes, but come on. It is a kids film. Expand
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Donnie1Nov 6, 2018
Hollywood! Your grip is doing wonderful! The Teen Titans Go movie almost made you trip over and die! Same with the Emoji Movie but this movie saved your life! The plot gets too fast and way too confusing at times but the animation is very nice!
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ahmedaiman1999Dec 30, 2018
The main message is surprisingly refreshing, well-set, quite important, and above all, could appeal to and resonate with everyone whatever how old is he/she.

An issue I had with Pixar's Oscar-winner, Coco is that it has too many secondary
The main message is surprisingly refreshing, well-set, quite important, and above all, could appeal to and resonate with everyone whatever how old is he/she.

An issue I had with Pixar's Oscar-winner, Coco is that it has too many secondary messages that besides they were ridiculously excessive, they were intrusive, confusing that made me not even sure what the main moral was, heavy-handed, and completely unnecessary to the main plot. Fortunately, It's not totally the same case here. Of course, the other minor messages and lessons that are conveyed throughout the movie can feel redundant and annoyingly in-your-face, but the good thing is that they are never distracting nor unnecessary. They are justified either by the connection to the characters' arcs, or by the fact the every sub-plot lead to the other finely. In doing so, the main message has never been overshadowed, and was predominant at all parts of the movie.

Yes, the movie is literally split to a number of parts. But, alas, almost every part consists of a totally familiar, and infuriatingly predictable story that you can easily see how it will end a million miles away. Honestly, you can even readily predict the decisions the characters will make, nay the lines the characters will say!

The humor lacks originality just as the story does. This actually added insult to injury, because when I tried to pass over the fact I know how this plotline will end, I found myself watching some insufferably boring, and utterly bland and uninspiring visual gags that are just not funny. The Jokes in general in this movie are pretty lame. I didn't had a single laugh throughout the entire runtime of the movie, but I smiled a couple of times, to be honest.

So, it's clear that there are a lot of "I've seen this before" moments in this movie, and that shouldn't be surprising, for most of animated movies nowadays have this problem. But Smallfoot didn't settle on one generic story due to the episodic structure it has, and that's what amplified the feeling of familiarity, and made the clichés blatantly noticeable. But even the majority of the songs are totally unremarkable, and some of them are badly placed and feel interruptive, but all the songs are by no means bad. Actually, they are all good!

As much as I found the first fifty minutes of the movie kinda dull due to the formulaic storylines as I mentioned above, especially the first act which was moving in a most predictable pattern that even its absurdly fast pace couldn't save it from not being boring, there were some twists and turns that happened at the beginning of the third act that really elevated the whole movie. I won't say the new path the movie took after these twists, especially the major one, wasn't familiar. But the good thing is that it's not predictable. And I really mean that I finally didn't know how the movie would end, and I think that's the most important thing. Not to mention that I was really intrigued, and really excited to know what the characters would decide, what they would do next, and how the things would turn out. And surprisingly the movie kept surprising me till the very end.

The movie is filled with eye-popping colorful slapstick sequences that are just delightful to watch. The quality of the animation is top-notch, and the landscapes and the snow are simply dazzling. Let alone the well-designed characters.

The voice cast is solid, if not extraordinary by any means. I liked James Corden as the "Smallfoot", Percy, though. But it's Danny DeVito's vocal performance as Dorgle, Migo's dad, that I found quite unique and uncanny. Channing Tatum is fine as Migo, and the same goes with Zendaya as Meechee.

Smallfoot is so not nothingness, it's definitely somethingness! But I wish the story was as original as its message, and I wish the humor was as good as its animation.

(7/10)
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jpgraneraJan 2, 2019
This was an entertaining experience! I´m a digital animation student and I watched this one because I was told it had very good animation, and it does. Also, the pictures in most of the film are just beautiful, the snow, the mountains, andThis was an entertaining experience! I´m a digital animation student and I watched this one because I was told it had very good animation, and it does. Also, the pictures in most of the film are just beautiful, the snow, the mountains, and the colorful sky. But as it has very good things, it lacks in other things like the character design. The movie was very appealing but the characters had no real personalities, just a lot of stereotypes and all along simple yetis or humans. I really prefer the Yeti on Monsters Inc.
The story does have a good message, but it was very easy to predict. Also, I felt the movie to be a little longer than it really was, maybe because at some point it appeared to have finished, but then it continued. You will definitely have a good time with this movie, but you will forget about it the next day.
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VictorPinasJul 29, 2022
Yeti, you say? Then come on down and see Smallfoot and tell me what you think!
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