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While I was watching that preview I was feeling like I had literally seen all of those jokes and gags before. It was a very underwhelming watch.
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For those unfamiliar with it, here's the pilot for Peabody's Improbable History plus a Fractured Fairy Tale. It's a clear goof on Lassie and how she's smarter than anyone else in her show. Chunks turn up in the movie, including starting on Peabody doing yoga and the final line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owB6zFSZbng The pilot's unusual, in that it focuses on Sherman and Peabody at all. Usually it's just running through history casting puns to the winds. Samples! Great Wall of China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdPURdzSb74 Lord Cornwallis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E8zmaOiCVw Ludwig von Beethoven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnmiwo79aTg Edgar Allen Poe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm_1L27JGFg
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Mar 10, 2014 21:53
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Well... none of the jokes really hit home (heh), but I read that book when I was a kid and I felt obligated to like it out of sheer nostalgia? And I especially like that the short was basically The Plight Of The Alien Blob Hebrews. But that gives the book uncomfortable undertones seeing as the Boov have taken over the Earth in a hostile invasion... 
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Mar 11, 2014 00:01
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I have been cooped up all weekend doing computer jazz and listening to piano renditions of songs from animated movies by a Youtube dude: Howl's Moving Castle The Little Mermaid (w/ violin) Beauty and the Beast (duet) Anastasia Tangled Mulan Spirited Away Pocahontas And though not in with the theme, Skyrim Pianos make me feel like my heart's gonna burst. 
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Mar 11, 2014 12:54
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Das Boo posted:I have been cooped up all weekend doing computer jazz and listening to piano renditions of songs from animated movies by a Youtube dude: Oh my god these are incredible, thanks for the links.
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Mar 11, 2014 14:33
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Traxus IV posted:Oh my god these are incredible, thanks for the links. Certainly! If anyone else has found some neat renditions of the like, please feel free to post them. I will love you. 
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Mar 11, 2014 23:10
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Hey, was there ever any info about why Roger reacts the way he does to Jack Daniels (or whatever it was) in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Cause I guess it could be as simple as cartoons react weird to alcohol cause they're cartoons but maybe it's some other thing like what's in it, kind of like how The Dip was just paint thinner?
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Mar 13, 2014 02:14
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Macaluso posted:Hey, was there ever any info about why Roger reacts the way he does to Jack Daniels (or whatever it was) in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Cause I guess it could be as simple as cartoons react weird to alcohol cause they're cartoons but maybe it's some other thing like what's in it, kind of like how The Dip was just paint thinner? My closest guess is - it's not very common, but some cartoons show characters reacting to a similar matter to Gargle Blasters-like concoctions - Daffy and Porky turn green and go stiff as a board in one western theme cartoon, and the wolf in one droopy short - "the shooting of dan mcgoo" goes off like a rocket and then yells at the Bartender about cutting it. EDIT: Does the Wolf even have a name?
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Mar 13, 2014 02:19
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Robindaybird posted:EDIT: Does the Wolf even have a name?
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Mar 13, 2014 02:39
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Good news everyone! Princess Kaguya just went from "there's no way we're going to get this in the US" to "US release confirmed"quote:GKIDS announced that they have licensed Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata's (Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko) The Tale of The Princess Kaguya for North American release. The film will be released in the U.S. this fall and will be submitted for Oscar qualification.
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Mar 13, 2014 05:12
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Yes! I am so happy right now!
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Mar 13, 2014 05:16
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Yessss! That's awesome news!
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Mar 13, 2014 05:21
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Oh poo poo, that's fantastic. The animation for that movie is mindboggling and I thought I'd have no chance of seeing it on a big screen.
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Mar 13, 2014 05:53
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Why was there concern it wouldn't see a North American release? It's Ghibli.
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Speaking of Ghibli, I was able to see The Wind Rises last night. Granted, it was in a tiny screening room in a locally-owned theater and it was the subtitled version, but still. Saw it. Not Miyazaki's absolute best, but still a real fitting capstone to an illustrious career, if this is truly the end of it. There were times where it felt like Miyazaki was looking back over his entire career and what came of it. The dream scene with Caproni talking about his final design and how artists are only creative for ten years especially felt like Miyazaki was talking directly to the audience and saying goodbye. The film really touched me as an artist, being about the beauty of inspiration, and I feel that Jiro was chosen as a subject because Miyazaki related to him a fair bit. I'm also not ashamed to admit that I cried at the end. It seems like the only movies I cry at nowadays are cartoons.
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Mar 16, 2014 23:32
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Ballz posted:Why was there concern it wouldn't see a North American release? It's Ghibli. A couple of reasons, really. It took a long time for anyone to pick it up, it isn't targeted towards kids, it isn't Miyazaki, and the animation style is highly 'artistic', which isn't a good thing when it comes to the US market.
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Mar 17, 2014 05:19
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I figure if Poppy Hill can see a US theatrical release, then any Ghibli movie from this point on is a given. Although I am a bit surprised we're starting to see Ghibli films being distributed by companies other than Disney. Did their partnership end or something?
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Mar 17, 2014 05:51
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Only Yesterday never got a US release 
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Mar 17, 2014 05:53
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That's why I qualified my post with "from this point on." Sadly, I'm not sure if there's a big theatrical draw for a 20-year-old movie whose target audience is menopausal Japanese women. ...I kid, Only Yesterday loving rules and I have it on R3 Taiwanese DVD. I have no idea why Disney would release a movie about raccoons and their giant magical testicles, but never did anything with this.
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Mar 17, 2014 06:04
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probably cause of I mean it's obviously much less family friendly
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Mar 17, 2014 06:12
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I always thought the balls-happy Pom Poko would never be on DVD in the states. Little did I realize.
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Mar 17, 2014 06:16
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Pick posted:I always thought the balls-happy Pom Poko would never be on DVD in the states. Little did I realize. They call them "pouches" so it's totally cool.
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...of SCIENCE! posted:They call them "pouches" so it's totally cool. Technically true, still balls.
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Mar 17, 2014 07:11
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First Peanuts still (a teaser will air on Good Morning America tomorrow): I think they've captured the style very well. I'm glad they didn't go full CGI with it - given the Schulz family is very protective with the property I would imagine they wouldn't want to stray too far from the distinctive style. ETA: As a Peanuts purist, I'm a bit on the fence about the fact they'll show the Little Red Haired Girl (since Snoopy's poodle girlfriend from a TV special is involved, I'm guessing it's the same one from the TV specials). I'm glad they're using Bill Melendez's Snoopy voice, though. mobo85 fucked around with this message at 03:39 on Mar 18, 2014 |
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Mar 18, 2014 03:25
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Wait, WHAT?! They're making a PEANUTS movie?!
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Waffleman_ posted:Wait, WHAT?!
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Mar 18, 2014 06:59
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1FNL_iIp5c The animation style they chose looks fantastic. It reminds me of stop-motion clay animation.
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Oh wow that does look really nice. It's a really nice hybrid of the Peanuts style and CG.
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Waffleman_ posted:Wait, WHAT?! I didn't know they were still making it, the last I heard about it was at least 5 years ago. I'm genuinely impressed at how non-poo poo it looks when it could've gone so horribly, horribly wrong.
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mobo85 posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1FNL_iIp5c This teaser makes me smile uncontrollably, absolutely perfect style of animation. it really goes to show Charles Schulz genius in his cartooning that everything about his style really has a whole life of it's own and how it moves. We should probably do a 'let's watch' of the old peanuts movie where charlie brown goes to France to visit a mystery relative. Al-Saqr fucked around with this message at 15:47 on Mar 18, 2014 |
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Whenever I see a long roll of cuban or whatever bread, I always think of the Charlie Brown where he's trying to get the bread through the door and it keeps breaking in half and he has to buy a new one. I mean I must have seen that Charlie Brown France movie like one time when I was 5 but that scene still sticks out to me
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Macaluso posted:Whenever I see a long roll of cuban or whatever bread, I always think of the Charlie Brown where he's trying to get the bread through the door and it keeps breaking in half and he has to buy a new one. I mean I must have seen that Charlie Brown France movie like one time when I was 5 but that scene still sticks out to me yesss exactly, the scene was that he was trying to fit a long rear end french bread into a tiny Citroen car (the famous boxy one from the 60's), that scene was awesome. I also distinctly recall the scenes of the hovercraft and the visit to Normandy. i havent seen that movie in literally 20 years.
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Macaluso posted:Oh wow that does look really nice. It's a really nice hybrid of the Peanuts style and CG. 
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Well it immediately hit my nostalgia of watching the Charlie Brown Christmas in December, and It's the Great Pumpkin during October. I wonder if they'll go with the traditional way peanuts special did voice acting.
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neonnoodle posted:All the studios seem to be starting to realize that you have to intentionally add imperfection and roughness to CG to make it look warm and human. Things like shooting on 2's and adding fake line boil. Yeah, I'm pretty amazed at how quickly they're starting to diversify. Even a few movies I haven't liked as movies have been incredible from a technical standpoint. Leagues and leagues.
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Mar 18, 2014 18:17
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Sequels to The Incredibles (Yay!) and Cars (Of course) are in development.
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I think it's a mistake to shift gears to sequels.
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Mar 18, 2014 18:36
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Incredibles is disappointing since I don't think they can top it.
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Pick posted:I think it's a mistake to shift gears to sequels. Agreed. Most of the sequels they've done have been good (especially Toy Story 3) but I've always loved the originality of stuff like Wall-E.
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