![]() ![]() The New Minimoy Adventures offers up a surprisingly long list of celebrities for its voice cast. It's like a Michael Bay film, only in miniature and without as many explosions. They ride bugs, animals and every toy they come across. Plot points are strung together by long, aimless chase sequences designed to transport characters around the Minimoy's world, only they never really go anywhere. Things aren't much better once he returns. I get the need for some sort of conflict, but it doesn't need to drag on for as long as it does. For instance, it takes way too long for Arthur to get back to the Minimoy's world. A number of scenes either run on for way longer than they need to or simply don't need to exist at all. Although there's enough action to fill two films worth of run time, most of the action is empty and serves no real purpose to the overall story. There's little reason to split The New Minimoy Adventures into two films. Meanwhile in the miniature world, Arthur and Selenia need to deal with Maltazard's son, Darkos (Iggy Pop), who is determined to defeat the pair and win his father's affection. ![]() With Arthur out of the way, Maltazard sets his sights on Arthur's grandfather and attempts to trick him out of a growth formula in order to form an army and take over the world. The second film picks up just as Maltazard's trap is sprung. Once there, Arthur learns the message is actually part of a trap set by Maltazard (Lou Reed), his nemesis from the first film. Believing the message is from Princess Selenia (Selena Gomez), whom he has a major crush on, Arthur sets out to return to the miniature world in his garden. The first film kicks off shortly after the conclusion of the original when Arthur receives a grain of rice with the word "Help" etched in the side. Similar to the original, The New Minimoy Adventures combines live action and animation and continues the adventures of Arthur (Freddie Highmore) and his tooth-sized friends, the Minimoy. The original film was generally scoffed by critics and, frankly, the two sequels do little to redeem the original's name. Though billed as two separate films, Arthur and the Invisibles 2 & 3: The New Minimoy Adventures form one large sequel to Luc Besson's 2006 film, Arthur and the Invisibles. ![]()
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