It's hard to tell if Igor is going to be mostly a movie filled with burping and fart jokes and stunt casting (John Cusack! Sean Hayes! John Cleese! Molly Shannon! Arsenio Hall?) that really has nothing else going for it, or if it's going to be Pixar-level entertainment. Oh, who am I kidding? It's definitely the former. There will probably be a couple laughs (more if you're under ten), but it won't be anything you'll care about -- or even remember -- come this time next year. It will make a good deal of money and probably end up with an Oscar nomination. And this brings me to an entirely different point about how much the animated feature category has ruined the Oscars. I mean, when Monster House and Surf's Up can call themselves "Oscar-nominated," it's a sad, sad day. Or at least a sad category. Anyway, back to Igor: It looks like the basic plot has to do with a mad scientist who goes away, leaving all of his creations to play. And, of course, chaos ensues. I think we've seen this movie about 100 times, but it's usually parents going away and kids (or pets) getting into trouble. I remember when it was Weird Science. Or Don't Tell Mom the Baby Sitter's Dead. Or even Lady and the Tramp, when poor Lady ends up muzzled at a pet shop after the Darlings leave her home alone. Oh, right. Or Home Alone. At any rate, this time it's a mad scientist, but it's still the same old story. Although a lab with potions and science experiments might be at least a little more fun than the usual.

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