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Alpha and Omega review
15 years ago
On Saturday I had the pleasure of seeing the C.G.I. movie, "Alpha And Omega." Which was about horny wolves trying to get laid. Great idea for a children's movie. Totally age appropriate good job censors. Well, it wasn't exactly about sex, they used a howling euphemism instead.
The story was rather bland and predictable. It was filled with stereotypes that played the stereotypical parts they were given. Basically the plot was, Humphrey, an Omega, want's to "howl" with Kate, an Alpha. Not really "given" a reason why he likes her so much you sorta have to infer that he wants her because she's hot, strong, and popular...Great reason. But Kate has to marry an Alpha, Garth, from another pack in order to prevent a pack war because there are no more caribou on the other packs territory. By the marriage the packs will unite into one and there will be no more fighting and caribou for everybody!
*Guess they haven't heard of Predator-prey cycles, in which the predator population increases, the prey population decreases, as the prey population decreases the predators run out of food and their population decreases. As a result the prey population increases again and then the cycle repeats.
I can't wait for Alpha and Omega 2 where we get to see starving wolves resort to cannibalism!*
Back to the story. Kate is alright with this and she actually feels compelled to marry him. The two Alphas meet under the full moon and they hit it off until Kate realizes that Garth has "Howling" problems. She runs away mid howl and starts to talk with Humphrey, wait he starts up the conversation with her. He saw her distress and decided to capitalize on it by striking up a conversation, what a bastard. Anyway they get kidnapped by humans and are relocated to Idaho to "repopulate"... I mean howl! After that the story becomes Homeward Bound, adventure and relationship get while nearly dying!
*For the record Garth was actually funny and likable.
So, they get help from the French-Canadian Goose and his British Duck. I forget the names, but they were funny too. The goose and duck help them get into the trunk of a vehicle owned by this librarian and biker couple. The goose went into describing how the couple fell in love very humorously. Apparently, "they met each other in a book store that also sold beer." Was actually funny and had foreshadowing /symbolism with Kate and Humphrey's story arc, yes writers we saw it you practically clubbed us over the head with it..
So they ride for a while and do some jokes where they are exploring the human clothes and stuff. Humphrey has to get out of the car to pee, and what happens? Well, the outing goes sour and our heroes have to run for their lives. The rest of the trip stuff happened, but was boring and predictable. The two fall in love.
Back to the packs. Well, apparently the antagonist pack thinks Kate ran away and gives an ultimatum get her back before the next full moon or there's war. Then, the Lilly and Garth scenes. See Lily is Kate's younger sister and an omega as well. She has a huge crush on Garth and decides to calm the packs down by offering Garth a tour of their territory. The Lily and Garth scenes where actually good. The short scenes we saw of them had more character development than the main characters.
Well, Kate and Humphrey make it back on the full moon night and prevents the war. She agrees to marry Garth, much to Humphrey's disappointment. During the marriage she has a change of heat and runs off and the packs rip each other apart until the stampede of caribou threatens all of them. The two Male Pack Leaders are trapped because they are getting older and can;t run fast enough to escape. Kate and Humphrey save them in a ridiculous way, log surfing ho! But Kate is hurt badly and she died. But only for 30 seconds. She is roused and everybody is copacetic. Garth and Lily get together and Humphrey and Kate do, too. Howling, the packs unite, the end.
It was not a very good movie. Not completely horrible, but it will have you groaning a few times as well as enticing chuckles.
Anyway thanks to all who could read through this.
Also, Rest In Peace, Dennis Hopper! You did a great job as the antagonist pack leader that we actually could like and relate to.
The story was rather bland and predictable. It was filled with stereotypes that played the stereotypical parts they were given. Basically the plot was, Humphrey, an Omega, want's to "howl" with Kate, an Alpha. Not really "given" a reason why he likes her so much you sorta have to infer that he wants her because she's hot, strong, and popular...Great reason. But Kate has to marry an Alpha, Garth, from another pack in order to prevent a pack war because there are no more caribou on the other packs territory. By the marriage the packs will unite into one and there will be no more fighting and caribou for everybody!
*Guess they haven't heard of Predator-prey cycles, in which the predator population increases, the prey population decreases, as the prey population decreases the predators run out of food and their population decreases. As a result the prey population increases again and then the cycle repeats.
I can't wait for Alpha and Omega 2 where we get to see starving wolves resort to cannibalism!*
Back to the story. Kate is alright with this and she actually feels compelled to marry him. The two Alphas meet under the full moon and they hit it off until Kate realizes that Garth has "Howling" problems. She runs away mid howl and starts to talk with Humphrey, wait he starts up the conversation with her. He saw her distress and decided to capitalize on it by striking up a conversation, what a bastard. Anyway they get kidnapped by humans and are relocated to Idaho to "repopulate"... I mean howl! After that the story becomes Homeward Bound, adventure and relationship get while nearly dying!
*For the record Garth was actually funny and likable.
So, they get help from the French-Canadian Goose and his British Duck. I forget the names, but they were funny too. The goose and duck help them get into the trunk of a vehicle owned by this librarian and biker couple. The goose went into describing how the couple fell in love very humorously. Apparently, "they met each other in a book store that also sold beer." Was actually funny and had foreshadowing /symbolism with Kate and Humphrey's story arc, yes writers we saw it you practically clubbed us over the head with it..
So they ride for a while and do some jokes where they are exploring the human clothes and stuff. Humphrey has to get out of the car to pee, and what happens? Well, the outing goes sour and our heroes have to run for their lives. The rest of the trip stuff happened, but was boring and predictable. The two fall in love.
Back to the packs. Well, apparently the antagonist pack thinks Kate ran away and gives an ultimatum get her back before the next full moon or there's war. Then, the Lilly and Garth scenes. See Lily is Kate's younger sister and an omega as well. She has a huge crush on Garth and decides to calm the packs down by offering Garth a tour of their territory. The Lily and Garth scenes where actually good. The short scenes we saw of them had more character development than the main characters.
Well, Kate and Humphrey make it back on the full moon night and prevents the war. She agrees to marry Garth, much to Humphrey's disappointment. During the marriage she has a change of heat and runs off and the packs rip each other apart until the stampede of caribou threatens all of them. The two Male Pack Leaders are trapped because they are getting older and can;t run fast enough to escape. Kate and Humphrey save them in a ridiculous way, log surfing ho! But Kate is hurt badly and she died. But only for 30 seconds. She is roused and everybody is copacetic. Garth and Lily get together and Humphrey and Kate do, too. Howling, the packs unite, the end.
It was not a very good movie. Not completely horrible, but it will have you groaning a few times as well as enticing chuckles.
Anyway thanks to all who could read through this.
Also, Rest In Peace, Dennis Hopper! You did a great job as the antagonist pack leader that we actually could like and relate to.
wait, how did exactly Kate die and resurrected?
I do, however, compliment the movie poster. It's beautiful. Wish the movie was as close as it was.
Well, Kate was trampled to death by the caribou and on the third day she rose again. Hallelujah!
No seriously she was trampled by the caribou and then we see her laying there. The movie tried to go for the fake death scene. But it sort of fell flat on it's ass because there wasn't any deaths in the movie prior to the fake one and thus no sense of danger. Then we get a "touching" howling salute to Kate by both packs and then she gets up fine as can be. Guess she wanted attention.
The movie is bland.