Moana 2

"Not as good as the first, but entertaining."

"Now, before you get upset by this being 4 stars, I'm going to tell you how to go into this movie and actually enjoy it. Because it's not bad when you have this mindset. The trick is to go into this movie expecting a tv show. The ones who made this and wrote this story did it for multiple episodes. This was supposed to be the first season of Moana, the show. Honestly, it would've been phenomenal. Sure, the music and everything is not the same quality as the first movie, but as a tv show continuation, it's great. But for some dumb reason, Disney made the creators change from TV show to a movie at the last possible moment. They basically said that the story was good enough to be a movie and made it work from there, despite development already being made for multiple episodes & longer than 90 minutes movie. Hence, we now have Moana 2 instead of the Disney plus original show. This meant they had to cut a majority of the storyline and plot that the tv show would've explored in more detail. If you are aware of this going into the movie, you're gonna have a great time. The story is actually there still. It's just rushed. I still enjoyed seeing Moana grow & watch how her world expanded. It's not what the ending of the first hinted towards, but it is more realistic. The overall idea is there & it's good, the problem being they clearly made cuts to it in order to squeeze it down to 90 minutes. Her song was How Far I'll Go, & now she's going Beyond. The new characters are fun. Some are a bit stereotypical. But the villain is fun. Her song is the best as well. It's the one my theater actually seemed to enjoy the most. The old ones do return & we get to see them in a new light. I especially loved Maui & Moana expansion. Now for the ending. This alone I'd say made the movie. It satisfied yet still kept you on the edge of your seat. It also allowed more to go down in the future. Since it was a tv show, clearly they planned for a 2nd season, which would've been so cool to watch."

"I now know it’s possible to feel bad for coconuts #HeiheiIsHype"

"I personally liked it more than the original. The music was amazing and they added on to the original’s story very well."

"7.5 out of 10"

"I freaking loved this! Went to the movies today with my son and we both agreed the second was better! (Which is saying a lot) they continued on her story PERFECTLY! The bond between her little sister and her was beautiful! The whole movie. Just fabulous! "

"As most sequels tend to go for movies… they usually disappoint. This one was no different. There were no annoyingly catchy tunes surprisingly for this one but the music didn’t really do much to enhance the movie, the story concept was okay but I didn’t like the execution of it even though I know this movie is geared more towards young children. None of the characters were that likable to me and I barely tolerate Moana. The way they animate the faces and bodies really bothers me but that’s just preference. The only cool thing to me was *spoiler alert* Moana getting her tattoo but it’s kind of unclear if she becomes a demigod like Maui or if her ancestors just brought her back to life. "

"The first Moana is one of my favorites and I was nervous about this sequel. Moana 2 is a fun return of one of the coolest Disney characters, Moana and her world of ancient Polynesia. It's not quite as good as the original movie and some of the songs just aren't at the same level either. That said I still had a lot of fun with this adventure. My favorite songs: Beyond and Get Lost."

"Fun, visually stunning movie. The songs weren't as catchy. Still fun to watch. "

"It made me laugh it, made me cry! I took my daughters and we all loved this movie! Love the new characters and the addition of Moana’s little sister! Also at the end…what did that mean!!!"