As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

George Lopez and Anne Hathaway were awful in their roles and made the movie unenjoyable.

I'll take a root canal over having to ever endure this movie again. There is not a single redeeming quality to this nonsense. Lazy script, recycled unfunny jokes and zero likable characters. Run from this as fast as you can.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this movie. It's simple, bright, colourful fun. It won't challenge you or surprise you but who cares. It's lively and spirited with beautiful hip shaking music. The Blue Macaw dance number is especially fantastic.I also love Blu and Jewel's three little children. They are cute yet sassy and a nice addition to the animated cast of characters. Tiago's my favourite. He's a little dork with his mini goggles.The overall story is nothing exceptional and filled with clichés but kids and adults alike can enjoy it. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's better than the first one but it's comparable.

Rio 2 is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure- comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to the 2011 computer-animated film Rio and the studio's first film to have a sequel outside of their existing Ice Age franchise. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where the first film was set and Rio 2 begins, though most of its plot occurs in the Amazon rainforest.Blue macaws Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), Jewel (Anne Hathaway) and their three children are comfortably settled in the city -- perhaps too comfortably. Jewel fears that the children are becoming more like humans than birds. After learning that she and Blu may not be the last blue macaws after all, Jewel decides that their little family should visit the Amazon jungle. It's there that Blu meets his formidable father-in-law (Andy Garcia) and goes beak-to-beak with archnemesis Nigel (Jemaine Clement).