I’ve previously brought up the weird standards we have over here in
Australia when it comes to cinematic releases, but it bears repeating in the
face of something like this. Three Wise Cousins, a local production that barely
qualifies as something ready for the big screen: Made it to cinemas. Mother’s Day, a film that has managed to become even more tragic in hindsight because it
turned out to be the last thing the director would ever make (rest in peace,
Gerry Marshall, I mean no disrespect), and no person should have something that
awful be their final creative product that they give the world: Made it to
cinemas. The Huntsman: Winter’s War, a made-for-VHS cash-in sequel that had no
right being shown anywhere, let alone in cinemas: Nevertheless, made it to
cinemas. Today’s film, based on a cheesy 80’s cartoon that my mother
inexplicably had on DVD while I was growing up (and that I wound up watching on
more than one occasion), never got a proper release over here despite plenty of
posters, trailers and even session times posted on cinema websites. After what
I’ve paid money to see over the last 12 months, is this really deserving of such treatment? Let’s plug in and find out.
