AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

bob the moo Roy offers his druggie friends some money to help him work in the travelling Russian circus. Secretly he hopes to take it over for himself and make his fortune and certainly he is a key player in the circus as he is responsible for subduing the animals. In particular he has to keep elephant Jimmy supplied with a variety of uppers and downers. Meanwhile a group of animal activists want to try and bring down the circus and free the animals from their squalid conditions. A third group also has an interest in Jimmy, as the elephant has drugs hidden within its body.OK. I hate it when I disagree with the majority opinion as expressed by some of the IMDb reviewers that I respect but I'm going to have to here. The one thing everyone says here is that if you don't like the film then you simply don't understand the context in which it was made – this is akin to simply saying "you don't get it" rather than explaining why you got it. I was aware of the background vaguely and understood the metaphorical significance of Jimmy and approached the film with an open mind. Whether the film succeeds as a tribute to the maker's deceased brother or not I cannot say but I can judge it on a film because it is not unreasonable to expect that a film released to the world would not rely on "insider knowledge".The main thing about the film that strikes me as a problem is the fact that it is a feature length film. In terms of the substance of the film (and the intent that everyone bangs on about) it must be said that there is really not enough here even to fill 80 minutes. Perhaps it could have worked as an extended short film but it doesn't work here. I had no expectations from it (so it wasn't a matter of me looking for a family comedy when it never pertained to be) but I still found it lacking. In terms of laughs it is light – and I have a dark sense of humour. The plot is a real mess – I know it is meant to be filled with ugliness but this doesn't excuse how convoluted it is, nor how little I cared for any of the characters. The emotional impact others had mentioned wasn't there for me either and dare I suggest that, since they knew the back story and significance of it, perhaps they brought this content into the film with them, rather than finding it here? On paper the voice work is impressive with lots of names in the English-language version lining up to take part – it again made me wonder if they were all seeing something that I was not. Anyway, nobody really does anything with the material of particular note but in fairness there is not a lot for them to work with. Visually the animation takes a minute to get used to as it is pretty ugly. Technically it is good and it does suit the material in terms of how it looks but, without the material working, it does tend to just be left looking ugly.Many will disagree with me because of the bigger significance of this film but, for my money, this doesn't really work at all. The meaning is clunkingly obvious while also failing to be woven into the fabric of the film. This leaves the ugly aspect of the film standing all alone and exposed. Contrary to opinion here, this is a deeply flawed film that really should have been done differently and with a better focus.

kristian_stenersen Some of you who have commented on this movie obviously don't know the background for this movie. Christopher Nielsen who made this movie is brother of one of the most known dead punk rock stars in Norway, Joakim Nielsen. Who played in Jokke & Valentinerne, which is one of the most influential band in Norwegian punk.! And this movie is in a way Christophers' feelings, about how he feel how Joakims' life went. The way showbiz "drugged" Joakim(jimmy), so he would shut up and earn them some money. And most of the animated characters in the movie are ego's of people in the real life who were around Jokke. But i have to admit that a lot of the humor in this movie is directed to Norwegian viewers.

itchyfingernigga Really guys. have watched a lot of movies in my life but, hell, this is probably the worse ever, I don't know how anybody can rate this because it is off the scale, apart of the crummy story line and the problems with continuity( the seen where the mobsters crash the truck an lose the the elephant, the bags are swapped with the drugs, see the following scene(to name a few)) I understand now why the movie took so long, its the worse ever...i can't even compare the movie to anything els it is so bad... I think the problem lies with the low focus of movie creators and directors that is running out of ideas, trying to entertain people, giving animators a bad name globally, detail are good but how can you put your name to anything like this, what is the purpose of this movie, if there is any...If you what to waist your money and have a low self-a-steam this is the movie for you...good luck

magnaraugustl I have not seen the English version of this movie, but the Norwegian one rocks. The maker of the movie is the brother of Jokke (Joachim Nielsen) Who was a famous Norwegian rock artist who died in 2000. The movie is much about drugs, and it is presented in a very humorous way. You can actually feel the drug community atmosphere, and the characteristics are awesome. The voices are the same who does the voices for "To Trøtte Typer" (Two Boring Guys). It's a masterpiece. It might not be the best movie for a nonorwegian, since there is some local humor involved (the samimafia, and the moosehunters from Trondheim).But still a masterpiece. Though you got to be a bit crazy to like the humor, and it helps if your often in a torpor.