Under
Wraps (2014/Arc DVD)
Picture:
B Sound: C+ Extras: D Animated Feature: B+
All
Danny wanted was to go on an adventure with his scientist parents,
but when sneaks into the pyramid he steals and breaks the mummies
amulet, and then he turns his parents into mummies. Now he has to
find a way to reverse the curse before it becomes permanent ...only
small problem is he has a 7 foot tall (and angry) mummy chasing after
him in Gordon Crum's CGI animated Under
Wraps
(2014).
Danny
is your average kid who dreams of big adventure and finding treasure,
but he seems to trip every trap and break every artifact he touches.
And everything his parents tell him not to do, he does the exact
opposite. He finally realizes he gone too far when he releases the
mummies curse on his parents turning them into mummies and he only
has until sunset to find the ingredients to the ritual to save them.
The
main character is one of the children whom you wish you've never had
(he sorta reminded me of Dennis the Menace), if there is trouble
he'll find it. In the end he is just trying get his parent's
attention and be like them, and by the end he realizes he gotta learn
to be a bit more responsible for his actions. Drake Bell and Brooke
Shields are among the voice actors.
This
only lasts 45 minutes, but is not bad at all, along with its
anamorphically enhanced image. The lossy Dolby Digital sound is
almost as good, but could use a lossless presentation and there are
no extras, unfortunately.
-
Ricky Chiang
