Review: ‘The Emoji Movie’ Can’t Escape Its Own Idiocy

DSD is right. The main compound and structure of this whole movie was created by boomers in hopes to appeal to an even younger generation than the millennials, which have be named Gen Alpha. The fact that many people are complaining about the fact that millennials are "ruining" the movie and media industry that apparently boomers hold dear, is preposterous to say in the least. You want better movies go make them and stop blaming other generations because, your own is the one who is subjecting you to such atrocities. Generation Alpha is to young to understand their position in this apparent generational competition and the fact that whatever they do they will end up being belittled by the boomers, and millennials are still trying to get through their young adult hood that has transformed into what boomers remember nostalgically into a total nightmare to care.
As a add on if you really believe that children are so useless and you know this because of "example" then you might want to look at other kids than your own.
Thank you.

This is the 3rd kids' movie that I've seen in a theater this summer and they've all been awful, but this one was disturbing. I can't believe I spent $44 ($24.75 on tickets, $19.50 on snacks) to see a movie about Candy Crush, Instagram, and Dropbox (? seriously?). Where is this year's Zootopia or Inside Out? It's possible that the movie affected me so strongly because I go back to teaching in a few weeks and the thought of having to deal with all my students hiding their phones under their desks and behind books is depressing. I didn't need the reminder. My nine-year-old twin boys of course loved it.

Rumor has it that the "poo" emoji's role was severely trimmed after test screenings. Major mistake! Nothing's funnier than a talking piece of poo! Witness the success of the "Mr. Hankee" character from "South Park."

This is a BOOMER issue - not a millennial issue. The Boomers are killing everything. These former Beatles followers and lovers of Prince experienced their peers creativity and decided there has to be a formula for everything. They hire THEIR children (please see Trump, Brian Williams, Pinkett-Smiths, Barrymores, Ross). Most of the successful hollywood people are related to other hollywood people, so WELCOME TO MEDIOCRE land. Even the insanely lovable Maya Randolph is a legacy baby. Stop blaming millennials for everything. Boomers are tanking it all and millennials will have to be 60 before we get a say. News? Trash. Print media? legacy children and grandchildren? check and check.

This is the haves vs the have nots and we are being clobbered by them. JOY! College admissions, debt, healthcare? boomer boomer boomer? music is dead. fashion sucks. everyone is unhappy. we are living an a simulation of life... yay!! Boomers are the problem. They won't step down without putting their privileged and sheltered kids in their places, who do what they do best -cheat. Rip and copy stuff from the past and pretend they did it. Thank you.

I remember seeing wonderful movies like Fantasia when I was growing up. At Radio City Music Hall! What an experience! Maybe that's the nice thing about getting old - the quality of movies way back when. But with all the talent out there, it should still be possible today.

WOW, the trailer was horrible. I only could make it through about 2/3rd before pulling the plug. who produced it? Mnuchin?

What were the Star Trek reviews? Apparently when an Enterprise goes where no man has gone before a hit appears.

Before deciding to see this, I read the reviews to my 10-yr-old, and the 6% from Rotten Tomatoes made him even more determined to like the movie. So I played that one wrong. He enjoyed the music. I took a nap.

From a 9-year old who liked the movie!
This movie has positive messages about friendship and being yourself, and is a funny and witty family film. The main character is Gene, (T.J. Miller), a “Meh” emoji just can’t always be “meh”. Unlike his parents, Mel (Steven Wright) and Mary Meh (Jennifer Coolidge), Gene has many emotions that he expresses. So, Smiler, (Maya Rudolph), the original smile emoji, is determined to delete Gene and save the phone of Alex, (Jake T. Austin). Alex likes a young girl named Addie (Tati Gabrielle), and he wants to express his emotions to her without looking dumb. So, to keep himself from being deleted, Gene needs the help of hi-5, (James Corden) a loyal emoji never used, and Jailbreak, (Anna Faris), a hacker emoji. Jailbreak wants to leave the phone and be free from everything. She is also helping Gene turn into a real meh, and hi-5 to be more popular by hacking them. I thought the theme was bit boring but I liked the characters and there were a lot funny emoji jokes.
Many reviewers thought it was a boring movie and a copy of the movie “Inside Out”. My grandmother Sandra Karl didn’t exactly love it; “I thought the movie was very colorful. It was cute, artistic, and creative with a happy ending. But it wasn’t a great film for adults.” For kids though, it was a fun, family film.

I've lost count; does the appearance of this film represent the Third or the Fouth Horseman of the Apocalypse?

Back in the olden days movies would be made of Broadway musicals and TV series would be developed from movies. Then came Broadway musicals based on movies and movies derived from TV series. Next came video games inspired by movies. Now we have a movies featuring first smurfs and then emoji and a television game show version of Candy Crush. In this pop-culture, smart-phone age we shouldn't be surprised that major government policy decisions are announced via tweets. Civilization as we've known it is vanishing into a vast sinkhole.

As was once said in a movie by a character named Ian Malcolm, "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

Replace scientists with producers.

Was this to be expected though, like really? I mean this is the company that cancelled a promising Popeye and Medusa movie and delayed the Dark Tower movie so that this can be released front and center.

My kids (7 and 5) are excited to see it. I am glad that my wife is taking them instead of me but Mr. Kenny should stick to the art houses.

I guess you did not like the movie Perhaps children will.