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23. Sing 2

Inviso: 4
Suprak: 13
Red: 13
Karo: 14
Ermine: 21
Plasma: 25
Johnbobb: 27
Mythiot: 28
Evillord: 29

Total: 174

Inviso: Im sure this wont rank anywhere near as high as I ranked it for the rest of the rankers, but Im Vis, and Im not gonna apologize for what I like or dont like. I feel like this movie took the formula from Sing 1 (juke box musical revolving around the stories of six main characters as theyre trying to put on a good show), and it gave some actual conflict in the form of a villain who had a sense of power over the protagonists (rather than a looming and very reasonable bank loan defaulting).
Johnny having his little dance lesson with Nooshy was adorable, and I thought him and Ash wouldve made a good couple last movie, but now I think he and Nooshy make a better couple this time. Mina falling in love and getting over a different kind of anxiety was really sweet and lovely. Rositas fear of heights felt like the weakest story overall, but she had a bigger role in the original film, so Im okay with her getting toned back. Porsche being a spoiled brat who actually got told no for once, and then got her moment of getting back up on the horse to try and do better was well-handled. And Moon is the heart of the movie as always, keeping the cast moving forward at all times.
But ultimately, more than anything, this movie turned out to be all about Clay Calloway. With everything else going on, hes part of the ensemble cast, but his storyline is the most emotionally resonate of them all. This retired rock star who lost his wife and cant bring himself to perform again because of just how much she meant to him and inspired himits sad. Its not Up sad, but its touching. And him finally getting pulled back into the spotlight, having those fans cheer him on while the ghost of his wife gives him the okayit was far more nuanced and well-written than an Illumination movie had any business being. I really liked it for what it was, even if I can acknowledge the Illumination movies arent always amazing.

Vis Cry Count 9: The movie almost got me with the mini-montage of Clay Calloways house, and the pictures of his wife and her wheelchair. But the cry moment came with him getting scared of performing, and getting the encouragement of the audience and Ash, finally getting him to come back to music.

Suprak: *no writeup submitted*

Red: The cast of sing has gotten over their heads and through sheer determination and with a bunch recognizable music will get themselves out of the jam. Thats it. Thats the plot. Its straightforward. If you liked the characters of Sing, you get more of them here, they all get their little plotlines, you get a mostly standard fulfilling ending where they all come together and everthing works out. Honestly, its not the worst, its pretty standard sequel fair.

Karo: In this followup to Illuminations furry talent show movie, Buster has now gone from being a reality TV host to dabbling in musical theater, and all the previous finalists are part of the show. Well, except for the Frank Sinatra mouse who just... doesn't exist anymore.
Anyway, a misunderstanding gets them roped into including a reclusive rock star in their performance without his permission and hijinks ensue.
It is a safe sequel and it works as much as can be expected, though I honestly would have preferred a whole new cast of performers this time around. None of the previous movie's characters were that exceptional that they absolutely needed to return, and most of them had already resolved the most compelling part of their storylines during the reality show. The old cast are now saddled with arbitrary sources of conflict like the pig girl suddenly being afraid of heights, and none of it feels natural or organic.
The two new characters, Porsha and Clay, have the strongest development and serves to remind what could have been if the producers had the balls to wipe the character slate clean and start fresh.
Basically it is Illumination at its finest(?). Not too good, not too bad, and completely inoffensive to anyone who might be watching.

Ermine: This movie exists... I guess. It has the same problems that the first movie had in that there is zero reason for these characters to be animals. Not to mention nearly all of them look weird, and off. I think a huge problem with this film as well as the first is that I just don't like any of the characters, none of them appeal to me in any fashion. They really just feel and sound like a human voicing an animal character and it really doesn't help that the main character, Buster, is the worst of the bunch.
Really, they just all suck, and the paper-thin plot and story doesn't do anything to lift it up.

Plamsa: Now I know how Suprak felt while watching Popstar.
Sing 2 is an empty, soulless abomination. Everything is surface-level excess. Nothing but noise, melodrama, unnecessary subplots, idiotic plans, and annoying characters. The movie runs about 30 minutes longer than it should because it has to develop its bloated cast and give everyone big moments, particularly during the finale sequence, which felt like the storytelling equivalent of an assembly line: Grab another character, put them on-stage, complete their arc, repeat. Everything played out predictably, and there was zero tension because Wolfman was a non-threat except for one moment when he threw Koala McConaughey overboard into the arms of Diving Pig Lady.
What an awful movie. And of course, theyre making a Sing 3.

Johnbobb: The Sing series is pretty notorious for mind-numbing pop covers. That continues here. But I did legitimately like the space musical.

Mythiot: *no writeup submitted*

Evillord: The first Sing is the kind of movie that passes out of memory the second it's over. I recall the koala working at a car wash using his fur as a sponge, and I think the gorilla had father issues? This sequel lives up to the same standard of quality. Since the first movie basically wrapped up all its character conflicts, for the sake of a new plot the koala decides that selling out shows in his hometown isn't good enough and harasses a talent scout dog, then breaks into an audition held by her wolf boss in the greedy pursuit of more wealth and fame. The wolf decides to give him a shot because he name-drops a celebrity Lion who he doesn't actually have contact with. The rest of the movie has the koala going through various tribulations to put on a new show where he casts all the other characters from the first Sing in roles that don't suit them, but they get over it and put on an amazing show including getting the lion to perform by singing on his front porch and giving him a speech about how he needs to get over his wife's death (I laughed at how point-blank that dialog was, the porcupine just comes straight out with "you're grumpy because your wife died huh?") For a while I was hoping they would go with a storyline about the koala and company accepting that they couldn't cut it in Furry LA and realizing that what they had at the start of the film was enough, but that would be too thoughtful for an Illumination movie. Oh also halfway through the film the wolf starts trying to murder the koala and sends goons to hunt him down but they just put on the show anyway using a plan that involves the mother pig sending all her children to distract these violent thugs. Great parenting!
This is also a furry movie with, from what I can recall, zero gags or story moments that make use of the characters being animals in any way, and a musical movie that relies almost entirely on licensed songs and covers of pop music, including in the climax where the lion and porcupine cover U2. It's just such a void of anything resembling creativity, effort, or entertainment value - which is to say it's an Illumination movie.