6/10
Good comedy, the quality is still there
20 January 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Or I could also have called this review "Pass auf, jetzt kommt ne Extranummer." from a quote of the movie. The third installment of the Werner movie series is still a joyride. It is inferior to the brilliant first, but as good as the other parts, even if it did not won the Golden Screen for big commercial success at the box office like films 1 and 2 did. The only thing I disliked a bit was how Günzelsen's folk (the main antagonists) were depicted with Nazi references. They went with one main antagonist again just like in the earlier films (the King, Nobelschröder) and I like that approach usually in a movie. I don't think political humor fits the Werner films particularly. They're just too absurd and silly in a good way) for comedic approaches like these.

Anyway, the film was released 10 years after the very first and it starts in very harmonic manner although motorbike noise quickly ensues. Director Gerhard Hahn worked on Bibi Blocksberg, Benjamin Blümchen and Asterix films before, so he is quite experienced with animation. The Werner films, however, are not particularly aimed at children as the ones I mentioned before. He also wrote the film together with the Feldmann brothers, who are behind the Werner franchise with both doing voice acting as well. Just like the second film and unlike the first, "Werner - Volles Rooäää!!!" is animated from start to finish again. No live action sequences here. Jan Fedder (fittingly with his Northern German origin) and Lilo Wanders may be the most known actors from the voice cast. The film is, just like the others, not particularly long and does not reach the 80-minute mark. One of my favorite characters in this movie was the aggressive, ginger-bearded Dieter, the head of the motorbike gang, who is always angry and scared of nobody. He was lots of fun and would have deserved a couple scenes more.

And my favorite from the whole franchise, Meister Röhrich plays a vital part again. When you see the giant machine near the end and Röhrich around, you will know this is gonna be a huuuuge explosion and complete disaster. The first who flies up is Günzelsen's girl while sitting on the toilet. Just like the other Werner films (Borsti's rescue), this one also has a happy end when the biker bar is finally saved from the evil property shark. Secret weapon Röhrich. The epilogue in the hospital with Günzelsen and him is very funny again as well. I recommend watching this film if politically incorrect humor and animation are exactly your cup of tea.
0 out of 0 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed