Hell and Back
Studio: Freestyle Releasing
Directed by Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman
Jan 11, 2016
Web Exclusive
Three childhood friends who spent their youths at a local carnival now devote their below-average adulthoods to working at the same floundering amusement park. Upon discovery of what appears to be a Satanic book, two of the guys request the third pledge his soul to the Devil should he fail to uphold his end of a trivial bet. Little do any of them know, the book serves as a binding agreement, and when Curt fails to deliver his debt, a portal sucks him into Hell. Ever the good friends, Remy and Augie jump in after him, plunging themselves into the depths of the netherworld in hopes of rescuing their best, albeit conniving, buddy.
Directors Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman’s Hell and Back is a prime example of the Sisyphean challenges faced by all North American animated features targeted at adults. In short, there’s comparatively little audience for such pictures. But the debate isn’t merely so simple. Other markets—in particular Japan—have proven time and again that animated films can succeed tremendously when made for almost exclusively older audiences. They eschew the restrictions of CGI or live-action filmmaking, while infusing their plots with extremely mature scenarios and deeply complex characters. Yet, American audiences—as a whole—are far less receptive to animated features that are not family-friendly. This is exactly the territory into which Hell and Back lands.
The film doesn’t quite know how to succeed, or with whom. Given its profusion of raunchy, R-rated, largely sex-focused jokes, it’s undeniably not for children. Yet, it’s also not particularly clever enough to stick with many entrenched adults—or, frankly, to keep their attention. Hell and Back’s prime demographic is teenagers, high schools who dig a boner or sex joke, but who also aren’t concerned with deep storytelling or three-dimensional characters. Outside this window, there’s little opportunity for Hell and Back to strike even a fleeting chord with viewers. And this brings us back to the inherent limitation of American adult animated films. We simply don’t know how to harness the medium, and therefore tend to expect limited returns.
The proof is in the quality of the product. T.J. Miller, Rob Riggle, and Nick Swardson voice the trio of misfit amigos. Bob Odenkirk is animated (no pun intended) and affable as ever as The Devil. Mila Kunis and Susan Sarandon get in on the action, as Deema the demon and Barb the Angel, respectively. Danny McBride plays Orpheus, one of the few other humans to cross the plane into the underworld. Even the instantly vocally recognizable H. Jon Benjamin of Archer fame has a cameo. Still, despite this impressive display of comedic prowess, Hell and Back is a far cry from something you would sell your soul for.
Author rating: 4/10
Average reader rating: 3/10
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November 19th 2016
1:01pm
Frases de Conquista Nos seguintes anos um livro vem demonstrando muito sucesso na web, mais certamente entre as mulheres. E nao e para pouco, eu adquiri o ensinamento e li o que esta dentro do mesmo e os resultados foram fora do comum.
Até parece mentira, mas as Frases da Conquista se assemelha mesmo, e para saber mais do conteudo do livro, iremos discutir nesse momento de quem o digitou, a Thais Ortins.
A Thais Ortins assim como nos, ja obteve centenas de decepcoes de amor, mais algo foi um sincero divisor de águas nas Frases da Conquista e pra ela.
Quando iniciou a estudar em uma clinica de hipnose e ela percebeu que as mulheres que foram escutadas naquele lugar, anteriormente das Frases da Conquista permaneciam sem alegria, e sem perspectiva nenhuma, mas quando voltavam estavam genialmente cheias de energia.
Diante disso tudo a Thais iniciou a analisar e estudar proxima com alguns vizinhos a respeito do uso das vogais e frases pra forcar uma pessoa a agir conforme desejado, depois de muito estudo ela desenvolveu tudo isto para o mundo das Frases da Conquista, mais focado pra garotas que anseiam conquistar conjuges, desse modo apareceu.
No livro sua pessoa ira compreender umas frases que chegam a ser verdadeiros gatilhos mentais, ou seja, ideias de acelerar a cabeca de outra especie para executar o que você quer que ela faca, estes gatilhos da mente sao de grande poder. Pra ter uma nocao você mesma ja deve ter sido influenciada pelas Frases da Conquista uma vez, em propagandas, banners e em outro tipo de comercial, as empresas de propaganda usam o tempo, tudo pra te influenciar a adquirir alguma coisa, e vai por mim funciona com certeza, você já deve ter adquirido algo por inducao de gatilhos mentais.
<a >Frases Conquista Veja aqui</a>
http://juventude.gov.br/grazimiranda/blog/direitos-da-mulher-no-trabalho
June 19th 2021
7:30am
Outside this window, there’s little opportunity for Hell and Back to strike even a fleeting chord with viewers. And this brings us back to the inherent limitation of American adult animated films.
- NorCal Concrete Pumping