The Reel Rejects - PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH (2022) IS MAGICAL!! MOVIE REVIEW!! First Time Watching!

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Starting point is 00:01:02 More on them and just a bit. Ladies and gentlemen of the Reject Nation, thank you so much for being. We just watched Puss and Boots, The Last Wish, after Roxy and John covered it. I wonder what Roxy said. That made people mad. We don't need to resurrect that. anyway yeah so uh i rewatched Pustin Boots one for the first time i watched it to olivia and then we watched Puston Boots the Last Wish now i've never seen like a i don't i don't recall seen like anything

Starting point is 00:01:45 about this movie ever come and uh what did you think i thought that was spectacular i i was engaged not a second was i bored i think the storyline i This is a step up massively from the first one. Storyline-wise. I think it's just the Shrek universe too. Like, whoa. It's, yeah. This is a near-perfect film, in my opinion.

Starting point is 00:02:13 Yeah, that was amazing. I'm engaged at the storyline from the beat one. Like, they really jump into it. You get that action scene and then you get the wolf showing up. I think it also works as a movie that you don't need to see the first one. Yeah, I agree. I think it enhances the experience though if you do see the first one because you get the appreciation level of updated animation improvement and yeah you get the history with kitty soft pause so you're I think even though you would still be able to follow the movie obviously without seeing the first one I think having that additional context really does make it more powerful that's actually that's that's a trope I usually don't like in sequels when a movie ends where they're getting together and then they do a sequel and either the person's not back or the terms fridging where they

Starting point is 00:03:04 they kill off the woman and they usually don't like when they do that but there's like we got to bring them back anyway and the last one they went their separate ways and they're like we'll meet again they they didn't end up together remember he rode off on the horse by himself they ended up going separate ways they did they yeah yeah we literally I don't remember that I was my second time watching too did they I don't recall that yes I just assumed they got together he was like we'll see each other again oh yeah I just assumed they got together they literally had that big ending scene of him and the horse by himself okay yeah I guess so known an awesome about Humpty Dumpty no because who cares his best friend I know they replaced

Starting point is 00:03:48 him or you know is a much better character absolutely absolutely uh yeah I uh I got like some little things uh just don't want to hit here okay kick it off um I thought that like the themes about appreciation, mortality, and self-discovery are, especially the theme about appreciation is a very common theme in a lot of movies. However, I think themes about mortality, especially to this degree in an animated movie, is a rather bold choice. The implementation of applying the rules of a cat with nine lives is a common saying. I don't know how long it's been around. It's a common saying. And they didn't have that applied in the last movie, but to kick it off with that and to actually provide stakes and peril and you know it has that

Starting point is 00:04:39 that sequel touch kind of a lot I mean this is like a very extreme example but like how Logan the movie Logan has that hero on the verge of death with a bit of a melancholy touch and there was something I really appreciate about the animation with Puss in this one because somehow they did manage to consistently maintain that melancholic touch to his physical expression where you could always feel that bit of sadness and i don't i i have no idea what language to apply for what an animator animators have to do to have that communicate on such a subconscious level when you're drawing a cat but man that was something that i thought was so well done because it's more than just in the text of the script. You have to provide that in the performance of how you're animating plus. And he consistently had that sadness and melancholic touch, which I think helped elevate it. At the same time, the movie's not like a Debbie Downer.

Starting point is 00:05:41 Like, it still has the humor. It's still a funny movie. No, it had its beats where it would like have that sad moment and then follow right up with a joke or a lighthearted moment, which is good. It did a nice balance between the two. Yes. I think the scene where he's having the panic. attack in the forest and the dog has to come help him is one of the best representations of a panic attack that I've seen in a film in general like it's so well done it's like a show don't tell

Starting point is 00:06:11 but it's subtle enough and still impactful yeah I agree I agree you know I could see why people would probably compare this to spiderverse not just in terms of the visuals but one of the one of the key things about spiderverse of what makes those movies work so well is that it doesn't just look cool it's that the entire movie has consistent emotional storytelling throughout in a variety of ways and this movie does live up to that like there is the that's the TMNT movie that was getting i think it's great it's one of the best digital movies but they compared it to spider verse i wouldn't put it on that same caliber of storytelling and i have i I feel like I would kind of put this there, though, because of that ability to consistently weave in these emotional nuances throughout almost every living moment. Yeah. That was, that was one of them. Like, I love the decisions they make for, because, you know, it's like, puss and, and kitty soft paws, they stand on two legs like humans, but they will make these choices of when they're supposed to be, when they're going to behave like just regular cats. And they would do that with the dog.

Starting point is 00:07:28 And that demonstration of what a dog can do or even a cat of how they can calm down your heart rate, you know, and release oxytocin, all those things in a moment like that. And a lot of times just to have that, what's the fucking board I'm looking for here? That comfort level, you know, that's what animals really do provide. and you can't tell absolutely absolutely it's this visual storytelling happening on your lap right now but yeah the connection and the heart behind it and I love that he actually no one made a wish in the end actually I thought that was so smart you know what I prefer about this film and what makes it a successful sequel is the villains here have more of a story and more character to them even big jack corner you have it's not jack and jail who are very in my opinion one dimensional villains from the first one here with goldie you get the story of her and the three bears and the

Starting point is 00:08:33 family aspect and then with jack corner he had a bad childhood whatnot and you get uh jimony cricket trying to like bring that humanitarian before realizing he's such a lost cause there's so much nuance between all of the characters not just the main characters that makes this successful i agree and in some ways jack horner as someone who is lost in the idea of of image the way how puss is i think is actually uh and and how theatrical he is the way like in his own way and how puss is theatrical in his own way i think there's actually some cool mirroring they do agreed i love a good story that knows how to do proper mirroring with your beginning and end and you see it in the visuals at the very end of the movie

Starting point is 00:09:19 when you know like even like the subtlety so it's like I felt like happy to actually see that because it passed by in a flash because you know you have the moment where he does kick the sword which is a very poignant moment for puss in the beginning of the movie but even like the flash in in I don't know what those weapons are called those called skites are the skites think so that the big bad wolf has and you see like a little bit of his fear reflection of when he's fighting put and then to go into the giant, of course. I thought it was just so excellent. That was such an excellent. Even the representation of him becoming the scaredy cat with his skin puffing up. It's like us getting goosebumps as humans. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:10:05 You know, it's just so well done. And how they incorporate other fairy tales very subtly. It's not a throw in your face, but they do it perfectly to show that this world is still a fairy tale world. And there's more stories. to be told within that world, within these different fairy tales as well, that they easily could choose to do. I hope they find, I mean, there's something kind of cool about the fact that they waited. It seems like they waited until we really have a story we want to tell.

Starting point is 00:10:33 Versus, let's just do it because it's like the way how the Shrek franchise progressed. We're like, yeah, let's just keep making it. These are a hit. Let's just keep going, going. Yeah, this actually, they really took their time with this one, and it just shows the level of TLC that they do. think the action scenes are probably a big talk about this movie and that was something then the last film where you know we really enjoyed that one a lot but i did we've both kind of craved like kind of cool to get a little bit more action in here they really deliver yeah they had this really cool thing i thought i noticed with the animation where it's really obvious when you're watching the action scenes and it that's when it most looks like spider verse yeah it would the kind of it looks like stop motion i don't exactly know what the terminology is for it And it's kind of a cool visual cue for the audience to know, like, here you're going into an action scene right now. And I'm not sure what they were going for, expressive-wise, exactly.

Starting point is 00:11:28 But throughout the entire movie, when they're not in an action scene, the backgrounds kind of always look like that, while the characters look a little bit cleaner. So you get this really cool contrast with the characters. Kind of like a comic book page almost. Exactly, yeah. A lot of this looks like comic book page and video game in the way they did their action. and then there's something about like the world's it's sort of like energy fluid-wise when the action scenes are going down where they're now blending in with the pitcher I thought that was so beautiful it was a beautiful I don't even know when I started crying I was just like as I was happening I don't know I started tearing up a little bit during the panic attack scene because it's just so very touching touching and it was so realistic um yeah but then I did look around all he's crying I don't know I didn't pinpoint when you think I just I just I just I just I just I just I just just assume at some point during a movie you're going to. I didn't cry it in the last one.

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Starting point is 00:14:14 boring the wish it's weird to be I like how the movie does the thing when not wishes but I'm like in my mind I'm like

Starting point is 00:14:25 I think I still would have made it because you're greedy what would you want to make a wish what would you wish though if you've already like if you could have one wish right now that's not greed and you're a millionaire

Starting point is 00:14:36 Greg what would it be I have nothing exactly one way what would you wish for what would i wish for uh that i got to spend more time with my grandpa yeah so i have you don't really have that uh i want to spend time with olivia's grandpa that's what i would want to do understandable that's who you are cool see the height that's why everyone loves you so much It would be to, um, it would be to, to go back in time and, and predict everything that's going to happen in Avengers Anging.

Starting point is 00:15:17 Oh, okay. And make a shit ton of money. Make a ton of money. Which make a really good point, too, about the characters of enhancing them from instead of going from just, hey, look, we're subverting expectations. You know, you know, Jack and Jill, now they're outlaws. Uh, I thought that's all we're going to do with Goldilocks was, all right, the Goldilocks and Three Bears, nah, they're outlaws now. they're bad guys and instead how they progressed and they just make them so much more human and so much more depth to them that i i feel like a lot of movies wouldn't do that and especially

Starting point is 00:15:50 for a sequel to kind of take notes of hey let's bring back what the first one did but let's really add a lot more depth to how they do it because style will always be really cool at the same time like that style gets lost when you're not emotionally invested in what's happening but the style the style can consistently be impressive as long as the emotional substance is always there the representation of death in this movie did they even do the big bad wolf right there like do you take the big bad wolf you're like oh the big bad wolf okay he's a bounty hunter and I like the way they played with what the big bad wolf is because in the very first scene I was kind of sold like he was a bounty hunter but he's supposed to be metaphor

Starting point is 00:16:34 the representation of death. And then over time, you're like, oh, okay, is this just like death? Is this just like death? Is this a manifestation in this? Because you noticed on his cape how what clips it together is a wolf symbol. And so it's like, okay, is it just a manifestation? Is it in his own head? All right. So he actually is death. And then everyone finally gets to see him at the very end, you know, facing his fears against death. I wouldn't want to make a wish. I'd like I'd make a wish. I mean, I would wish for money. Yeah, exactly. But I'm saying if you take that component out of it. I wish for like a billion. We are Jack Horner. I wish you're billions of billions of dollars. We're the representation of Jaghorner. We would be greedy. I want to be the trillionaire, please. I want to be a massive CEO. I don't have to pay taxes on it.

Starting point is 00:17:19 I know, right? I want to be the big dog that's so I can skip paying taxes. If the IRS is watching this, boy, do I have a message for you that you're not going to like? I'm cool with that. I think this might be my favorite film we've watched this year together. Yeah, I'd say so. That was a beautiful experience. Yeah, that was incredible.

Starting point is 00:17:41 The voice performances cannot be overlooked. They are so strong. Antonio Mandaris, what he does with this character is very impressive. And Salma Hyacca as well. But they, I really feel like I'm just watching. I don't know how to explain it. A lot of times in voiceovers for movies, I'm kind of aware of that they're doing voiceover. I mean like Chris Pratt or like Chris frat like every

Starting point is 00:18:06 freaking movie yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yes yeah those are solid points yeah lots Chris frat especially I'm like I'm aware it's Chris Pratt the entire time and then and then yeah Ryan Reynolds is like to detect the Pikachu or something you're like it's just Pikachu's Ryan Reynolds this though I you just feel like you're watching beans you know you're watching Puss you're not watching Antonio Benderas yeah and he really knows how to I feel like he's actually being directed. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:18:35 You know, like there's so much nuance that he has to bring. And I think it, one thing that I thought works so well with his voice now, because Antonio Mandaris is much older than when they last made Puss and Boots, it works so well for a character who's afraid of death of the entire time, you know? Because he's old, you guys. He's old. He's feeling the mortality problems. It's going to croak soon.

Starting point is 00:18:57 Going to croak soon. Anyway, yeah, that was an excellent movie. I loved it. I loved it, 9.99.9 out of 10. Yeah, I agree. Yeah. What didn't you like about it? I don't have a complaint about this movie, honestly.

Starting point is 00:19:14 Isn't that rare? Olivia's not bitching it moated? I think this did a pretty phenomenal job. I get bored easily, and I was not bored at all during this movie. Yeah, I think it did a really great job of engaging. me especially as an audience member. I love the touch of the map. Yes, how it changes for each person.

Starting point is 00:19:41 It changed for each person. So it allows for a variety of lands. When I think about the first person boots, I kind of just think of like a desert. And then the fantasy land they went into for a second. And this just allows for such a wide variation. And to also be a physical representation of what they're internally going through. And for the dog character to be like just the representation of the theme of appreciation.

Starting point is 00:20:01 because that's all he is is consistently grateful no matter what terrible things are on his way he's just he's so funny too you're like oh he's an awesome but he has looked at the silver lining and even the bad of his life yeah it's incredible he's so funny too he's hilarious he was great he played a great game with me with a sock and a rock like he's so they're trying to murder you dude try to drown you oh god so he's such a humor yeah anyway guys what did you think about Puss and Boots the last

Starting point is 00:20:37 wish leave your thoughts down below do you want to part Thress let us know Olivia Greg's wife thank you for joining us I'll talk with you all soon you're welcome what are you buying me for dinner Subway no what do you mean

Starting point is 00:20:54 I don't want it What do you want? I don't know I don't know I maybe I don't know. Certainly me off something. Large pizza.

Starting point is 00:21:07 It's not even your bad night. Tomorrow is your bad night, yeah? That's my bad night. That's your bad night. My bad night, buddy. Everything can go. I don't know. Maybe enchiladas?

Starting point is 00:21:22 Or eggs. Where do you get enchiladas? I don't know. There's got to be a place. Do you not know how to make enchilada? I do. I don't want to. Um, okay.

Starting point is 00:21:39 Maybe. I don't know. Maybe Denny says enchiladas. We'll see you guys. I mean, he has a good salad. I could do that. I love how I want for enchiladas to salad. I like a good salad, though.

Starting point is 00:21:49 That sounds good, too. What about Crave? They've got good salad. I've got my Dion's ranch here. Salad. Oh, I'm good with that. Pace. The Rogue 808

Starting point is 00:22:06 Jailist T Wow Well we know Puss and Boots is a rogue warrior himself That is true Got them nine lives And if there's anyone around here Who's got a Patreon of nine lives This guy constantly leaves and shows back up

Starting point is 00:22:23 And returns like he was never gone to begin with Well JT if there was one wood wish i would make it's for you to appear before us while john is getting a deep tissue swedish massage go let's go rogato a j t i love the idea of you trying to have a introspective conversation with him while he's just trying to relax deep in meditation brus there is not idea day to day when you're like i am just trying to enjoy this massage and this person's trying to have conversation which is every masseuse i see like geez chatterbox over here i'm not trying to go get a massage

Starting point is 00:23:07 from j t well that's what j t's going to do because if anyone knows jt which they all do if i recall what it was like talking with him he just doesn't shut up no a constant talker that's why we called an idea because he just wouldn't stop vomiting ideas of yours all over us our chat gbt as we call them it's all right man row gp t hey Chat J-P-T. Yes. Chat J-T. Chat J-T.

Starting point is 00:23:36 There you go. We got there. J-P-T. Chat-P-J-T. G-J-T. Merry Christmas. I hope you get something good for your parents. Your dad, who's a former policeman.

Starting point is 00:23:50 That's right. Hashtag, Cops Matter. All cops are lives. All. Go. Pledge. and um i'll hail hydra yeah and a happy holiday

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