Woody Woodpecker first appeared on screen in several animated shorts between 1940 and 1972. The insane bird, who is portrayed as has a unique laugh and is always getting into chaos, won the hearts of the children as well as adults. This is possibly why later the character was remade and appeared in a hit animated kid’s show in the late 90s.
In 2017, Woody made his film debut in a picture that is called Funny Enough Woody Woodpecker. Well, it is understandable if you have not come across this one as it didn’t promote itself as much as it went straight to streaming without going through the cinemas.
The movie was an absolute disaster, with very few laugh-out-loud moments, and the merging of animated Woody with real live actors was disturbing. It was like torture to watch a slap on the face of the creator of Woody Walter Lantz and was perhaps the most horrible family movie of the year 2017 though imitators of The Emoji Movie may disagree.
After such a disaster with of Woody, there was not a single expectation of a sequel. But due to the services of Netflix, we have a sequel we now have: Woody Woodpecker Goes To Camp.
Here is a glimpse from Jonathan A. Rosenbaum, the director of Cop and a Half: A New Recruit and Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Blues. So those little disappointments in his biography should hint you what to expect from his latest. But is that as awful as the other Woody picture? Unfortunately, yes!
This sequel is not worse than the former but in comparison to more popular live-action and animation hybrids such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers, it is not in the same class at all. Those movies were supported by high joke rates and quality screenplay writing. But like its predecessor, Woody’s latest leaves out both! Therefore, you should not be too surprised to feel anything when the end credits roll in this one.
Concerning the story, this one features Woody getting kicked out of the forest after causing so much trouble in his previous excursions. The ranger informs him that he will be allowed back in provided he learns to play in a team. Woody is slightly annoyed with this comment, but when he accidentally comes across Camp Woo Hoo, which is team-oriented, he takes the chance to settle into his new environment.
Woody so ever grows fond of the camp’s children including Maggie (Chloe De Los Santos), Mikey (Kershaw Theodore), and Gus (Evan Stanhope). He also encounters the camp owner Angie (Mary-Louise Parker) who happens to be Maggie’s mother too.
The plot that follows is quite straightforward and predictable, you know there is a conflict between the kiddos at Camp Woo Hoo and the looking bullies at Camp Hoo Rah, and of course, there are the usual bonding moments as these young children heroes are trying to fit in and discover themselves.
And what of Woody, I hear you ask. How is he featured in the broader storyline? This is an excellent inquiry! Yes, there are several instances of the loony bird getting into trouble and wreaking his dastardly forms of nefariousness, but there are also some quiet periods or parts of the drama when he doesn’t take part in the thick of things. Looking back, however, these are overshadowed by more interesting arcs concerning the kids and their development. Therefore, this film is downright a watered-down version of summer camp films that we all have been used to watching.
If you look at how Woody is animated in the film, then yes the Woody that we see is the Woody in those cartoons but this one is in 3d and not 2d. But even then there are only a few occasions when most of us think that he is actually in the scene that is being filmed. This is closely linked to the fact of the matter that the real people within the movie who are supposed to react appropriately to the imaginary space occupied by the cartoon bird do not always do as prompted.
Woody is not the only character in cartoons. A villain character, Buzz Buzzard shows up at Camp Hoo Rah for reasons described as not very significant. A cartoon character named Wally Walrus, who works as a park inspector, also appears. They are as well animated as Woody’s character but like the wacky woodpecker, their appearances tend to be a bit upsetting.
Lazy kids may find the movies enjoyable due to the food fights and video games in the movies, comedic scenes and, numerous jokes concerning Tylenol and poop. Fans of the early cartoons may enjoy spotting the hidden features as well. But for those who expect the film to tickle their ribs as a result of the innumerable humor in the animated shorts, will be disappointed.
You deserve so much more whilst your glowing kids too deserve better, so don’t even for a second consider Woody in another movie and grab more contrasting options on the next family movie night at Netflix like The Magician’s Elephant, Leo and Orion, and the Dark.
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