Going into the movie

I think what contributed most to me finding this movie enjoyable is going in with the mindset of "I am here to watch Jack Black say things in a funny voice for an hour and 40 minutes". As much as I personally think this is a good movie, this is not a good movie. This is a movie made for 12 year olds and you need to remember that. If you are not fully mentally prepared to watch a movie made for 12 year olds DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!!! I am not a fine film enjoyer, I do not partake in French cinema nor do I care about the Oscars in any way. I like movies with messages that appeal to me and I love movies that are stupid and I can laugh at, and those are usually separate things. The Minecraft Movie is firmly in the second category and I knew this from the start.

What contributed second most was we watched the movie in an empty theatre, it was just the 3 of us and one other adult couple. NO CHILDREN! I love watching silly kids movies, but I hate children. If you want to enjoy this experience then either watch the movie at home or make sure you'll be in a theatre with no kids, this is crucial.

A Minecraft Movie

What I liked:

• The characters. It's a cast of silly guys playing silly characters. Jack Black knows this movie is unserious and fully commits to playing a very unserious character. Same with Jason Momoa. When we first found out Jack Black was cast as Steve I thought it'd be horrible, he is totally not Minecraft Steve. But you kind of just have to accept that this movie is not true to Minecraft. It would be boring if Steve was a silent protagonist. I like to think that Jack Black is not Minecraft Steve, but just a guy named Steve who happens to be in Minecraft. I also love the rest of the main cast, and especially Jennifer Coolidge in her B plot.
• The jokes. Especially any made by side characters. The art class intro by the art teacher was genuinely so funny to me. I love cringefail adult characters.
• The cameos. I love that they included actual Minecraft Youtubers. That was just cool. I did also tear up a bit at the Technoblade reference.
• It's filmed in Huntly. I cannot convey to anyone who doesn't have a familiar relationship with Huntly how funny this is to me. Why Huntly????? The chip factory is just straight up the power station. I was dying during the entire earth section because it's just???? Huntly????? Big love to Huntly and anyone who lives there, but it's  the last point of significant civilization along the Waikato which is just a shit river by the time it gets past Hamilton and I don't think anyone has actually been there since the bypass was put in.

What I didn't like:

• The plot. I was pretty meh on everything going on. It wasn't interesting enough for me to be invested in anything actually happening, but it was enough to facilitate funny moments.

Overall, very fun and silly movie if you want to laugh at something stupid for an hour and 40 minutes. Don't go in expecting anything and don't watch it with children around.

Here are some photos I took with my 3DS during the movie :)