Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
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| Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ricard Cussó |
| Music by | Ack Kinmonth |
Production company | |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back (Combat Wombat: Double Trouble in the UK) is a 2023 Australian 3D computer-animated superhero film directed by Richard Cussó.[1] The film is a sequel to Combat Wombat. The film addresses the topics of mind control and virtual reality.[2]
Premise[edit]
Maggie and Sweetie launch an app which allows animals of the city to call them for help. But the missions involve baby-sitting and keeping an eye on a juvenile chameleon delinquent, Skylar. Meanwhile, Lenny Glick, a chameleon scientist, is trying to control all animals through a little device that makes them enter a virtual world where their wishes are fulfilled but where they abandon their freedom and power. Lenny thus hopes to gather enough mental energy to give virtual life to his late partner.Maggie, Sweetie and Skylar investigate the first cases involving elderly victims of the scheme but Maggie herself is set up and sent to jail for entering a museum. With the help of Augustus, Frogman and Reginald, Sweetie enters the jail where Maggie is detained and they go to Lenny's office. Soon all of them falls under Lenny's control. However, Skylar, who is Lenny's daughter, convinces him to let them all free and accept an imperfect world.
Voice cast[edit]
- Deborah Mailman as Maggie Diggins / Combat Wombat
- Ed Oxenbould as Sweetie
Release[edit]
The film premiered in 2023 but was only released in 2024.[3]
Reception[edit]
A very mixed review in The Guardian wrote, "an overly fast animation about a chameleon taking over the world with computer wizardry feels bizarrely inappropriate for children under five."[4] The same appraisal is to be found on the Children and Media Australia website and other websites[5][6][7]The Post found it "suffer(ed) from a severe case of sequelitis"[8]. The Canberra Times too gave the film a mixed review.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aussie Sequel 'Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back' Reveals Voice Cast". www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back (2024) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Interview: Cast & Director of Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back (2023) - Walkden Entertainment". 18 February 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Clarke, Cath (2 March 2024). "Combat Wombat: Double Trouble review – evil tech genius takes over pre-schoolers cartoon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Movie review of Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back - Children and Media Australia". childrenandmedia.org.au. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Media, Australian Council on Children and the. "Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back". Raising Children Network. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Movie & TV reviews for parents. "Combat Wombat Movie Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "The Post". www.thepost.co.nz. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Australian animated superhero sequel never really soars". The Canberra Times. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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