ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

GazerRise Fantastic!

Suman Roberson It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

TheLittleSongbird Just to make things clear, as has been indicated already, 'The True Story of Puss n Boots' is not a rip-off of the DreamWorks film 'Puss in Boots' as it has been mistaken to be. Not only is it clear from the advertising that the quality is vastly inferior to even the lesser DreamWorks efforts and has a different title, it also came out two years before 'Puss in Boots'.The title itself is misleading somewhat. This is not the true story of 'Puss in Boots', nor is it a particularly faithful adaptation. It feels more like an independent effort. Right now, 'The True Story of Puss n Boots' will be judged on its own terms, and, while there are worse animated films, it is very poor quality and as said in the review summary kitten litter is more appealing in comparison (and in reality kitten litter looks and smells horrible).Its least bad asset is the music, as music itself it has moments, when it isn't inappropriately dark and discordant, when it is characterful, nicely orchestrated and has its charms. It's the way it's performed that's the problem, with the princess' singing being some of the most painful that can be found anywhere in any media and even in life.Everything else is executed disastrously. The animation has a few nice details but this is wasted by flat colours, static movement, sparse and less than meticulous backgrounds, haphazard editing and especially hideous and unintentionally creepy character designs. The script constantly sounds awkward and is inconsistent tonally, with scarily grotesque darker elements that juxtapose abruptly and jarringly with childish humour that will make even younger children wince and over-the-top and poorly animated action.Story-wise, 'The True Story of Puss n Boots' fares the most problematically. The original story itself is a simple and easily digestible one, the story here is the complete opposite. Children and adults will find it hard to follow and there is no heart and charm to be found anywhere, it's just all mean-spirited and ugly. Things happen too randomly for no reason, lots of pointless things happen, a lot feels underdeveloped or unresolved, structurally it's all very disorganised and some of the characters appear at random and disappear just like that for no reasons given. The modernised elements are very out of place here when there was no attempt to update everything else.On top of looking hideous, none of the characters have likable personalities and are either dull (most), irritating (the title character and the princess) or useless (the Ogre). The voice acting is poor, William Shatner on paper sounded like he would be completely wrong and it is exactly that effect here. Shatner is one of the hammiest actors ever to exist and he brings no subtlety or charm whatsoever, making for the single most annoying Puss ever and one of the most obnoxious in animation perhaps. The princess similarly irritates while the rest either overact or phone it in, disconcertingly too the queen constantly sounds drunk.In conclusion, very bad. 2/10 Bethany Cox

atdever I would give this movie a 10 of 10 if it were not for William Shatners horrible impression of a cat voice. Redub this movie and make millions, its that simple! Wake up Hollywood. The story line was great and in many ways more watchable than than the Jack black version. All the voices were overshadowed by Shatners cat impression, unless Shatner paid for the movie himself he never should have been a voice over character. Maybe he was chosen as a popular figure to sell the movie? If so Shatner should have been kind enough to pick someone who could have better performed the cat voice. Thats all I have to say so I will say it again.I would give this movie a 10 of 10 if it were not for William Shatners horrible impression of a cat voice. Redub this movie and make millions, its that simple! Wake up Hollywood. The story line was great and in many ways more watchable than than the Jack black version. All the voices were overshadowed by Shatners cat impression, unless Shatner paid for the movie himself he never should have been a voice over character. Maybe he was chosen as a popular figure to sell the movie? If so Shatner should have been kind enough to pick someone who could have better performed the cat voice. Thats all I have to say so I will say it again.

nr-475-413389 This is a classic re-telling of the original French Puss in Boots fairy tale - unlike the much more famous Disney version which bears no resemblance to the original story! My kids (age 2 and 6) love it and watch it over and over - it has a good narrative and interesting slightly weird characters and animation, very European. The baddies are satisfying ugly and peculiar. I like the songs too, adapted from Carmen/West Side Story etc. The princess is very cute, in a rather sexy adult way that just goes over kids' heads.It's not the film's fault that the Disney version is so much more famous that people buy or rent this one by mistake - read the blurb properly for goodness sake!! And give it a chance - it is fun.

benjaminbrobertson-255-788342 This film is not fit for the American viewing audience...(pause while I vomit....regain my composure). What am I hearing?...a middle schooler's impersonation of a crazy grandmother? No, that's William Shatner trying to disguise Captain Kirk's voice. Let's not compare this to other movies with cats that wear boots. Let's judge it on it's own merits. For starters, never dub a movie. Not even a cartoon. It is horrifying to watch lips that don't match the audio. Subtitles would have been more bearable. Secondly, the plot is so boring my wife has banned my Red Box privileges. To watch paint dry is more entertaining than this film.