Toys In The Attic – A Strange Masterpiece

This is the first film I have watched in a long time that has any true vision or creativity. It reminds me a bit of the Nutcracker Fantasy, only the plot keeps going.

It is weird and creepy, but in a good way – especially that villain, in a way I can’t explain. It could potentially be watched as an occasional alternative to Corine. 

The obvious comparison would be Toy Story, but if it was darker with Lord Of The Rings level world building. The animation variation and ambition is something I have never seen since Yellow Submarine. 

It isn’t a film that can satisfy you in a normal way, or leave you with that light-hearted positive feeling, but it satisfies in its own ways – maybe how a sad ending can be satisfying if it is done well enough. 

It actually reminded me of some of the experimental animation techniques I came up with and tired while at college. I have never seen any other film use anything remotely similar until now. Just goes to show I could have done something with those techniques, if I’d known the right people to collaborate with, that is.

The only downside is that I can’t understand most of the speech. Not sure if it is because actual Czech people who are doing the English speech, but that’s what it sounds like – and there is no option for subs on the DVD.


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