... and why is it opening in theaters? (Today, in fact.)
And don't try to throw in a bunch of B-list voice talents (Christopher Lloyd, Jaime Pressly, Cloris Leachman, Cary Elwes, Toni Braxton, Chazz Palminteri) and tell me it's something legitimate.
I didn't see the trailer, only the billboards up around LA. Reading up on it, I've discovered it's written and produced by the guys who brought Teletubbies and Thomas & Friends to American audiences. Apparently, they were inspired by a screening of Madea Goes to Jail of all things -- specifically, how the audience would talk back at the screen. (Wow, that's pretty racist.) They wanted to make a children's movie where the same kind of interaction with the screen would be encouraged.
This does not make it seem any more legitimate, it goes without saying.
I just assumed it was a parody trailer of some kind. Surely, that can't be real. Can it?
ReplyDeleteI didn't see the trailer, only the billboards up around LA. Reading up on it, I've discovered it's written and produced by the guys who brought Teletubbies and Thomas & Friends to American audiences. Apparently, they were inspired by a screening of Madea Goes to Jail of all things -- specifically, how the audience would talk back at the screen. (Wow, that's pretty racist.) They wanted to make a children's movie where the same kind of interaction with the screen would be encouraged.
ReplyDeleteThis does not make it seem any more legitimate, it goes without saying.