Review of Alpha and Omega (2010) by Kristin C — 18 Jan 2011

Humphrey: [as he and Kate spin wildly through the air] What are you doing up here?

Kate: I'm practise-hunting for our lunch.

Humphrey: Oh good, 'cause I'm about to lose mine.

[Gulps].

Kate: You are? Ew.

Humphrey: Don't worry. I'll try to swallow it.

I did try to swallow it but I couldn't this movie taste so bad!

Not even kids liked this movie to watched it more than once.

Whenever I have kids animated films I tell my little cousin that way we can see it togerther when I told him that I had this movie het told me I already saw at the theater and if I had something else to watch LOL I should have taken a hint there but I still watched and no wonder it sucked so much. The animation was retro as in some cartoons I watched in the 90's and then it was new and with flair but now is just cheap computer generated animation they should be ashamed...

And it's really a sad moment that so many good voices came up for this project but it failed so miserably and that one of Dennis Hopper last works would be this utter crap!!

I remember hearing somebody discussing the future of 3-D movies on CBS. He said that the biggest danger to the current 3-D boom will come when the market gets flooded with cheaply made, poor-quality 3-D films and the term "3-D" will quickly become associated with mediocrity, or worse.

He couldn't have been more right.

There are so many reasons not to see this film but I will keep this fairly short. First and foremost is the story which is insulting at its most basic level. Kids can learn so much from watching movies, which is why their information should be somewhat based in fact. The world of nature seen in this movie makes me believe that the filmmakers had wolves and bees confused with their thoughts of Alphas and Omegas. After all, the "alphas" are just leaders, not genetically bred super wolves. Each litter of wolves can have alphas and there are no "omegas" - just other wolves.

And then there is the war between the two wolf clans which is fine for story, but if there truly was a war such as that there would be no food to found and there is obviously tons of caribou all over. The Lion King did an excellent job of showing that the food had gone completely scarce with bad decision making. Conversely, these must be the DUMBEST wolves imaginable eating bones and fighting each other instead of hunting the meat widely available all over. My point is - why create entertainment that dumbs down our kids? Subtle changes could have enlightened our children and been a boost to their brains.

The film even had acting problems. For example there was supposed to be a wolf named Garth that upon his horrible howl, birds would fall from the sky. This could have worked had the actor been able to emit a horrible howl. Instead, his howl was just weak and when the birds fell, it was cute but made zero sense. So much of the film was like this - half-thought-out ideas that might have worked with better writers and actors but upon completion didn't work at all. There is a total lack of emotion as well.

But if all of that isn't enough to kill brain cells, the animation surely can't help. This is crude animation that looks more like a student film than a theatrically released motion picture with big name voices. The wolves look more like dogs with tiny tiny teeth with feathers rather than manes. And the golfing goose(Balto, anyone?), while a cute idea, is one of the most disturbing images I've seen in years.

Finally, if you feel you absolutely must see the movie against this entire warning - For the love of sanity..stay away from the 3D version. They did not go all out with the 3D AT ALL and it not only looks horrible but it will hurt your head and cause tremendous strain to your eyes as well. I've had some bad 3D experiences so far, but this by far is the worst. I mean, this isn't even a bad movie, it's ABYSMAL, failure.

In Jasper National Park, the wolves, Kate and Humphrey, have known each other since puppyhood, but they are on the oppose ends of the Western Pack's social structure with Kate as the energetic Alpha daughter of the pack leader and Humphrey being the good humoured Omega. That social structure forces Kate to accept an arranged marriage with Garth of the Eastern Pack to unite the packs for peace, regardless of Humphrey's hopeless attraction for her. Before that union can occur, Kate and Humphrey are captured by the park's rangers and sent to an Idaho park as part of a wolf repopulation project. Mindful of her duties, Kate is determined to return to Jasper and Humphrey offers to help with the assistance of two odd geese. However, as this disparate pair struggle through the dangers to get home, a growing mutual appreciation of their talents and then a deeper love threatens to disastrously complicate everything if they make it back.

Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything.

What makes for the ultimate road trip?

Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are tryi... read more ng to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squirrels. Kate is an Alpha: duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire. Humphrey's motto - make 'em laugh. Kate's motto - I'm the boss. And they have a thousand miles to go.

Back home rival wolf packs are on the march and conflict is brewing. Only Kate and Humphrey can restore the peace. But first, they have to survive each other.