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While cynics might point out that the Disney Store will now be stuffed with as many merchandise-friendly critters as (in) humanly possible, who cares when it gives us such colourful peripheral characters as the purple-haired babes of ‘Python nu kappa’ and the squealing Scare Pig mascot of ‘roar Omega roar’?
The freakish ingenuity is the movie’s main, ahem, selling point – though it can’t quite compensate for a fundamental shortage of freshness.
Alas, Scanlon and co always seem to be one clawed step and slimy trail behind Pete Docter’s milieu-defining predecessor.
That’s not to say there isn't fun, excitement and sporadic laughter to be had, not least in a climactic sequence that sees Mike realise his true calling.
Pixar falls back on the tried and tested in an entertaining caper that will be a surefire kid pleaser this summer. Old favourites are always welcome, but it would have been nice to see some more new ideas too.
With the new The Crow remake coming soon, we take a look back at the 30-year-old cult classic original–and where the stars are now.
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