Hunt for the Wilderpeople

[Drunk Monk]

Charming and funny. Sam Neill aging gracefully into an old coot. It really hinges on newcomer Julian Dennison, who nails his role with fat kid freshness. NZ is stunningly panoramic, lush, and gorgeous. Warning: lots of dead animals and bloody boar fights. Refreshingly delightful.

Greg you should watch this.

[cranefly]

Watched this through hoopla, but couldn't get closed captioning to work.  I see on my laptop that it's available, but couldn't figure out how to activate it on the TV.  Unfortunate.  Listening comprehension 30-50%.  Missed some good lines, I'm sure.

And the director, Taika Waititi (who directed and played multiple roles in Thor Ragnorok to great comic effect), had a small role as a whacky minister, and I regret missing most of his lines.

Pretty much in agreement with DM.  The kid was very good.  New Zealand is gorgeous.

I did find it funny how dogs on both sides would conveniently disappear for spells when their presence would have prevented the scene from working.

[Greg]

Nine years later and I finally watched this in memory of Mr. Neil. Maybe it didn't age well. So, the bad kid from Deadpool 2 heads off into the bush with paleontologist Alan Grant all the while being chased by Ian Malcolm's Guard? Were there funny bits? I gave out a few chuckles. Animals being hurt is a big turn off these days. I do agree with CF about the disappearing dogs during scenes where it would be problematic to have them around.

I think Waititi leans into a type of absurd humor that doesn't particularly hit with me and it was on full display in this movie.