. . . send many ELEMENTAL ticket buyers arriving on time to see that animated feature film back to the box office for a refund, without seeing even a minute of the main event, which would be tragic for those of us who gave Carl's original film--UP--a rating of 10 of 10, and stuck out being hoodwinked as a captive audience member for the egregious CARL'S DATE shoddy television series episode to enjoy ELEMENTAL, another solid "10" on the ratings chart. This banal short is far worse than an eight-minute promo for the theater's concession stand would be, or even a similar period of white noise. CARL'S DATE plods along aimlessly, never even reaching the promised main event suggested by the title. Television is no longer "free," but whatever they're charging for drivel like this qualifies as highway robbery.

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