Storks (2016)

Tulip was left undelivered when Cornerstone ( a delivery service run by storks) cancelled the baby delivery side of its business. She now works for Cornerstone but Junior, delegated to fire her, cannot bring himself to do so. The two of them embark on delivering a new baby to an eagerly awaiting family while sneaky *rse-lickerToady seeks to scupper them in order to curry favour with heartless boss Hunter.This CGI feature gives us two loveable protagonists: Junior, would-be heartless boss but with a heart, and Tulip, well-meaning but klutzy, and a little lost soul. We also have two villains: big boss Hunter (beautifully voiced by Kelsey Grammer) and odious, treacherous sycophant Toady, a desperately unfunny "humorous" character with the worst vocal characterisation since Steve Martin in Looney Tunes: Back In Action.My concern about this movie is that it is not very friendly towards kids who are, presumably, its main target. The story, while not over-complex, is fairly dense and may lose younger viewers, and much of the dialogue is rapid-fire with references which are aimed at adults more than youngsters.Having said that, there is a lot of humour, especially visual slapstick humour, and the emotional payoffs - and there are a fair number of them - are broadly presented so that all ages should be able to register them.With the exception of Toady, character design is good, set/location design is excellent (albeit the baby-making machinery, while dazzling, is extremely busy - just because you can use CGI to achieve complexity doesn't always mean that you should: less can often be more effective than more).The babies, of which there are literally thousands, and especially the featured baby, are unbearably cute, and thankfully avoid "so sweet they may make you puke" status.I did like this - I preferred it to the recent Trolls by a small margin - but I think older kids will enjoy it more than younger ones.

Honestly, I went in thinking this was going to be another mass manufactured lifeless animation (I'm looking at you Illumination...). But...there is actually some substance. Yes, a film about storks delivering babies (or lack of...) slowly became a coming-of-age animation about parenthood and family. In a world where storks deliver packages, a depiction of Amazon's idyllic dream of drone deliveries, a stork and orphan accidentally create a baby and must deliver said baby to the family who requested it. Silly lighthearted plot aside, the third act is surprisingly heavy and brimming with emotion. The themes of family, parental nurturing and teamwork are all of a sudden injected into the slightly lifeless first and second act. Making the third act rather touching. The film's story is well paced and continuously kept me engaged. A shaky start but I gradually became invested. The characters themselves were hit and miss. Their aesthetics are memorable, yet their personalities aren't which makes it difficult to like them. They are just there. There is a weird pigeon that somewhat stills every scene, I guess it's appropriate comedic timing. The voice acting was very bland. The one-dimensional characters meant that they could be voiced by anyone and so the overall execution felt generic. The animation was stunning, an extremely high-quality finish to each scene. For the first time ever (and hopefully the last), I can say that babies looked absolutely adorable. I succumbed to the cuteness much like the transformational pack of wolves did. Annoyingly in popular animations some pop songs are embedded into the film, which as you all know just irritate me. I want to watch a film, not consistently sing a Jason Derulo song in my head. An eternal nightmare. But but but, I honestly thought this was going to bad. I was pleasantly surprised. The third act alone saves the film from being an unmemorable animated flick. Worth a watch I would say.

***May contain spoilers*** When I sat down to watch the movie I had neutral feelings..A friend suggested it to me and I checked the trailer immediately. I really liked it and I was already laughing on the silent fight scene at the end of the trailer,so I decided to watch it that night. BEST CHOICE OF THE DAY! While watching the trailer I felt kinda weird about watching a movie where storks deliver babies and basically most of the scenes are about a baby,but then I started watching the movie. My God! I was literally smiling trough the whole movie...Because of the jokes,cute scenes and for god's sake...That heartwarming ending. I feel free to add that even a few tears came out when Tulip flew away with Jasper to find her family,when the baby was finally delivered and when Tulip was reunited with her parents and family.. The whole movie made me melt. The characters were just WOW..I could totally relate to Junior and Tulip as well...Junior is that type of person who is not sure about what he really wants,the one trying to seem tough but is the one who's the most emotional and who needs the most love,who's kindness,care and softness grows to the end of the movie. Tulip is simply the best kind of person you can ask for a friend. She's kind,loving,loyal,she's funny,she's energetic and very joyful. All she seeks is her family,but once a baby has to be delivered,she's ready to sacrifice her machine built for the role to fly away and find her parents to help the baby girl find her family first,hoping that she can find her's too eventually.Tulip and Junior are #friendshipgoals. They fight a lot,but they realize that they can't be without each other. Also they can perfectly work together to solve various problems together,as a team.The visuals of the movie are amazing.. The movie was ADORABLE! Not only the visuals (of course Diamond Destiny did the thing) but the story itself..The movie is about ''finding your flock''.. Is about finding the real meaning of your life,finding your family,finding happiness,finding that thing which makes you feel full. It's also about the time spent together with your loved ones on the Gartner family's perspective. Nate is a very honorable character as well in that case and seeing the parents actually being there with him, being there for him is heartwarming.This movie is a roller coaster of emotions..In the beginning,you may feel confused,questioning the story and the logic of the movie,then you start enjoining it,smiling at the many jokes the characters make, blasting out in laughter at the wolf chasing scene,melting during the scenes featuring the beloved trio (Junior,Tulip and the baby) and you'll even feel some tears rolling down your face time to time. If you're an emotional snowflake like me,you will find yourself finishing the movie in tears,but with a wide smile.The soundtrack is one of the best things in the movie. Even as a huge metalhead,I found myself singing She Was,Fire and the Flood and Holding Out every day after watching Storks. I added the songs on my list right there among Arch Enemy and Nightwish and whenever one of them starts,I'm grabbing my phone to turn it up.I suggest Storks for those who want to be a part of far one of the cutest and funniest stories ever made. Some people may think it's childish,but always look for the actual meaning and the story it tries to tell,your opinion will change with a good chance.I simply love it! (Sorry for grammar mistakes..English is not my native language.)

Storks is one of my all-time top 10 favorite movies ever. The story line is compelling, the humor is belly-laugh outrageous, and the creativity is superb. What's disappointing is that it isn't more popular, because when I saw it, I was sure "wolf pack, form (insert random noun here)" would become part of our cultural vernacular. The pigeon scene (how do you like me now?!) was snort-milk-out-your-nose funny. The brilliance of the writing is that instead of relying on tired, over-used 'bad guy' scenes to move plot ahead, even the what-you-think-will-turn-into-scary-scenes have a way of turning on a dime and becoming screamingly funny.