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Kiara the Brave
- Review Date: July 3, 2012
- NR
- Genre: Fantasy
- 2012
Common Sense Media says
Confusing action-fantasy with no relation to Pixar movie.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that not only does Kiara the Brave have nothing to do with the Pixar film Brave, it is also a confusing and dull film of subpar animation. Your children would be less confused reading James Joyce's Ulysses than they would be trying to sit through this. There is some cartoon violence -- characters fighting with fists, feet, and sorcery to save a land called "Dream Zone." Also, a pair of dragons sing a duet (one sings, the other raps) about "dung sauce." This really makes no sense; avoid it.
What's the story?
Honestly, there really isn't much of a story to this one. It starts with the planets in the solar system talking about...something. Then, the audience is taken to the Dream Zone, where King Maximus rules. But in the Netherworld is King Maximus's evil brother, who wants to take over the Dream Zone. The evil brother's son wants to do good, and he is taken by a wizard named The Mesmerizer, who rescues the boy from a pair of dragons who want to eat him while they sing and rap about "dung sauce." The boy goes to a sorcerer's school, where he meets Kiara. Together, with the other aspiring wizards, they prepare to do battle with the Netherworld, under the clarion call of "Kid power!" Or something.
Is it any good?
In the words of '80's humorist and movie reviewer Joe-Bob Briggs, KIARA THE BRAVE has "no plot to get in the way of the story." Talking planets, an old wizard, a king with an evil brother in a rival kingdom, two talking lizards, dragons fond of singing about "dung sauce," and a girl named Kiara who joins with her fellow students at a sorcery school (sound familiar?) to battle evil. Something like that. Combine this with subpar animation and you get something that is so boring and confusing, it's pretty much unwatchable.
Evidently, the packaging prominently features the word "Brave" in the hopes that people will think this has something to do with the Pixar film Brave. It doesn't. At all.
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Kid, 10 years old
July 13, 2012
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AWFUL!!!
i didn't see this movie but my sister did and said it was the worst movie she has ever seen!!! and she likes A LOT of movies!!!
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Kid, 10 years old
August 9, 2012
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Wish I Could Give It 0 stars!
I truly wish i could give it 0 stars. I mean the animation,just awful. A video game has better graphics. And has a very confusing plot. Half of the time you don't know what's going on and the second half you your falling asleep. And has nothing to do with Brave(and Brave is of course much better). Do not watch this movie,only fun if you like to make fun of corny movies like this one.
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Parent of 6 year old
November 19, 2012
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kiara the brave
this has something to do with the Pixar film Brave. It doesn't. At all. Families can talk about bad movies. What makes a movie "bad"? What could have made this a better movie and story? Is a movie's quality subjective, or is there an objective way to tell if a movie is truly "bad"?
Do you think this movie was released to compete with the Pixar movie Brave? Are there other movies that capitalize on more popular movie titles?
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| Topics: | magic and fantasy |
| Studio: | Phase 4 Films |
| Director: | Smita Maroo |
| Cast: | Matthew Warzel |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Run time: | 90 minutes |
| DVD release date: | June 19, 2012 |
| MPAA rating: | NR |
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