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The director of the two previous films, Paul King, decided not to shoot this part
Chronology
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved aunt Lucy, who now lives in the Bear Nursing Home. Together with the Brown family, an exciting adventure awaits them when a secret leads them on an unexpected journey. However, he proposed the idea of a third film and acted as an executive producer.
This is followed by Paddington (2014)
If you, like me, agree that the first two Paddington films are among the best films ever made, this will be a good introduction, but also a disappointment. Since it is not about how Paddington adjusts to life with a family in London, or how an ordinary family adjusts to life with a bear, it loses its original charm and, of course, humor. It’s just another jungle adventure movie…
but with a bear
This second feeling is more sentimental and obviously not so funny. While the first two were laughable for a poor old Marx fan like me, this one is definitely more of a family film, clearly aimed at kids. I could say that we need more Browns and their neighbors…
We had all this in the first two, and since they were
we could also say that we need Sally Hawkins, but what’s the point. dare I say, perfect, there was no point in asking to copy them. So yes, this is the second one, terribly sentimental in places and not that funny, but it’s still Paddington.