Several things happened when we last left off Pip and nobody else, really. We started with the Artistic Title, followed by loads of cheap CGI, Padding, and an unnecessary Happy Flashback. Also, this part was OVER NINETY PERCENT FILLER AND PADDING!
Part Two out of Ten.
The black panther is chased by Pip, and a bigger panther drools on him. The big panther thinks that Pip was beating up her "helpless little girl", and he gets accused of this. Meanwhile, Pip's owner wonders where Pip is, and we suddenly cut back to a couple of hyenas. What the heck just happened? Anyway, the hyena who has Fish Eyes juggles some orange balls, when suddenly they get interrupted by a stock sound effect. Pip mistakes them for dogs, with some explanation that they are actually hyenas. Pip introduces himself, describing himself as "from Cambridge, Massachusetts", but the hyenas try to convince him that "big city stuff" does not apply here, as he is now in Darkest Africa. He also throws out his bell, for no real reason whatsoever. Pip is a HUGE City Mouse, so he can not offer a valid reward for bringing him back to his hotel. Keep in mind, this will become a Deconstructed Trope throughout this film. And deconstructive it already gets. Pip also brings his bell with him. God, this film is getting really painful to watch through.
The hyenas explain how the jungle works, but I really don't care because this part for me is already halfway over. Pip explains his recreational activities, such as "golf, breakfast, surfing the web, lunch, television, and then dinner", none of which exist in the jungle, as the hyenas explain.
Serious Hyena who I won't bother to name: Reality check, Pip the pampered pup. You've gotta earn your keep around here. Work your way up the ranks.
Goofy Hyena who I also won't bother to name: Yeah, and it's not so cushy and carefree either, you see. We take care of you, but you take care of us.
So, the hyenas give Pip his first assignment: retrieving fish from crocodiles, just so we have some Training from Hell to go with this Madagascar ripoff from Hell. Let's add one minute and fifteen seconds to the Padding counter for that, since it took him this long to (fail at) getting a fish. Man, those alligators are jerks. Let's add fifteen more seconds to the counter as well because of the unnecessary teasing of the movie's Big Bad Ensemble.
Meanwhile, Pip's owner is still trying to be found by his owner. For those two unnecessary moments, I will add another fifteen seconds to the Filler counter.
Back to the main plot, one of the hyenas throws Pip some steak. However, Pip is a Picky Eater who refuses to eat "red meat", pork, and most fish. You know what, I am going to make this into a Drinking Game where we all take a drink every time we see a character flaw with Pip. In that case, take a drink. Even the hyenas are getting annoyed by these unlikeable traits.
We suddenly pan into a poorly animated hotel that's in the middle of nowhere. Let's add fifteen more seconds on the Padding counter for that. Let's also wrap this installment up.
Will Pip stay a City Mouse? Find out next time!
Time wasted in this part: About two minutes. Not as much Filler as we got during the last installment, but it still is time wasting.
Percent of wasted time in this part: 20%
Time wasted total: About eleven minutes and fifteen seconds of the film.
Percent of wasted time total: 56.25%, which is still more than half of the film's runtime so far.
