Ferdinand

2017

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 71% · 120 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 52% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 63267 63.3K

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Plot summary

Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen. Based on the classic 1936 children's book by Munro Leaf.


Uploaded by: FREEMAN
February 27, 2018 at 06:29 PM

Top cast

Bobby Cannavale as Valiente's Father / Valiente
David Tennant as Angus
John Cena as Ferdinand
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23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kosmasp 8 / 10

Winning and other life goals

This may not be a Pixar movie, but it still is worth your time. It has some wisdoms of life, tells you it is ok to break out of structures while growing up and finding yourself and other positive (I would call them that) messages. Of course this also has jokes about incest and death - though both well "hidden" inside jokes. So something for the adults to enjoy snickering about and something I reckon kids wouldn't get in its entirety.

Good animation, funny dialog and an interesting set of characters add to the overall fun you can have with this. The voice performances are also really fine. Story works for the little ones but also the big ones watching with them (or without - there's no judging who watches it, anybody can).

Reviewed by Horst_In_Translation 4 / 10

(not so) Raging Bull

"Ferdinand" is a new American English-language film from 2017 directed by Brazilian Carlos Saldanha and just like his previous "Rio", the film is named after its male protagonist. Saldanha is also known for his work on the Ice Age franchise. But we talk(ed) about that one on another occasion. This one here runs for 105 minutes roughly and was written by a whole lot of writers which makes the very mediocre outcome even more disappointing. Talk about too many cooks spoiling the broth. Anyway, this is loosely based on the Oscar-winning Disney cartoon "Ferdinand the Bull" from 80 years ago or I shall say on the same book like that one. So it's perhaps a new trend and honestly it is about time some of these old classic cartoons get referenced again in today's movies. I wonder when we get fresh takes on "The Ugly Duckling" or "Lambert the Sheepish Lion". But I really hope these then will be better than this one here. Apart from the lengthy arena scene towards the end, I thought this was mostly a genuinely mediocre film to be honest. Quality moments like the bull in a china shop scene with the old female shopkeeper or the recurring references about the little bunny getting close to death were a rarity sadly. Too many characters and almost none of them got the elaboration they deserved- One example would be the hedgehogs, my favorite animals actually, but here really irrelevant. Or even worse: the horses who got a Sissi reference and Austrian accents here. In general, I cannot say I am too happy with the voice acting and dialogue writing, but perhaps that's just the German dub I watched that really wasn't any memorable whatsoever. I hope the English original was better.

This is the last new theatrical release I watched before tonight's Golden Globes and fittingly this film is nominated twice with not much of a chance to win only once. The final half hour could have made for a great short film. As expected, men were eventually the enemy and not the horses, not the boastful bull and not anybody else. But even the bull fighter was all about pleasing the masses and becoming a legend, not about really wanting to kill or anything, even if he had done it. The turned-tables part at the end was kinda funny and the musical introduction to the arena battle was nice too. But in terms of emotions, this film can learn a lot from Pixar. The father's death early on was really rushed in and had almost zero significance sadly and the potential deaths to the butcher of two other bulls, Valiente and Guapo, were just as forgettable. And where were the bulls' mothers? Anyway, back to the arena fight as this one really offered the most. The scene when the bullfighter throws away the flower showing us that he has zero interest in nature and plants unlike Ferdinand was a really smart inclusion, maybe the best moment of the entire film. But these witty creative moments were far too rare for a pretty long animated movie in fact. All in all, it's more about hullaballoo and noise than about depth or great story-telling, so maybe a better watch for young audiences only. Of course the animation is pretty good, also the (title) character animation, but this alone is not enough anymore these days. Finally, a few words on the subject of bullfighting, which is really a controversial subject and you should not expect the film to make a powerful statement, even if the scene of the lost horns by the dead bulls comes pretty close already. It's just about the story, not about society or even politics. I have seen many better new animated films this year (from 2017 I mean) and I have to give this one a thumbs-down. Pity. I really expected a better oucome. Watch something else instead.

Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 8 / 10

Has every bit as big a heart as the titular character himself

Am a massive animation fan, have been from a very early age and as a young adult that has not changed a jot. In fact, love it even more and doing research on so many films, television and cartoons and the animation directing styles and techniques and behind the scenes has helped me appreciate it even more and be more knowledgeable on it.

'Ferdinand' may not be among my favourite animated films ever or even of the year. It is still to me a very good film and worthy of more credit. It doesn't break any new ground and perhaps plays it a little too safe. Kate McKinnon at times overdoes it on the humour and the voice acting, meaning her character is not quite as funny, sometimes annoying even, as she could have been. She does have her moments though.

There is so much to like about 'Ferdinand' though. It is full of charm and has a big heart, as much so as the effortlessly easy to relate to lead character. The other characters are every bit as fun and charming, and there is suitable tension and emotion in the conflict. The bullring elements are well done in capturing the dangers of it, really interesting to see it from a bull's point of view rather than the matador's or the audience.

Despite the story not being much new, it is nevertheless lively in pacing and has a lot of warmth, fun and charm. The sincere message is a relatable one that's important and relevant, and it was handled with tact and not heavy-handedly. The writing may lack the complexity and perfect balance of comedy and drama as 'Coco' (as far as 2017 films go), but mostly is amusing and poignant.

Animation is not as visually spectacular again as 'Coco' but is still full of rich colour and meticulous detail, in short it's great and makes for one of Blue Sky's better looking films. The music fits beautifully.

Voice acting is strong, apart from a lack of subtlety on McKinnon's part. John Cena is the star here in a voice over full of warmth and personality.

Overall, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox

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