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I was really impressed watching Cloudy 2 the other night with my roommate. It's a cartoon that actually feels cartoony, and they do some hilarious things with the food monsters and especially with Steve, who is easily the best part. edit: vvvvvvv Batman and Robin owns, fool. Yoshifan823 fucked around with this message at 05:26 on May 20, 2014 |
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Cloudy 2 is probably the exception of movies I will watch that has alot of puns.(You would hate puns yourself if you saw goddamn Batman and Robin.  ) It's a pretty funny animation movie. The plot does sorta weaken but it's still a pretty good movie.Better than Despicables 2. Ooof, what a crappy movie.
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May 20, 2014 05:24
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With Cloudy 2 I liked the villain a lot. Especially this exchange near the end: "I Idolised you!" "Yes, that was quite foolish.  "
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May 20, 2014 08:49
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I just finished watching Cloudy 2, While I didn't find it "way funnier than it had any right to be" like the first one, I still enjoyed it. I enjoyed the animation, the designs, the characters and the voice-acting. Did not expect Kristen Schaal, but gratefully accepted Kristen Schaal.
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May 20, 2014 11:00
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BioEnchanted posted:With Cloudy 2 I liked the villain a lot. Especially this exchange near the end: The best part for me was the big reveal. LIV Corp <-> EVIL Corp It was so stupid I was mad I didn't figure it out.
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May 20, 2014 14:16
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I didn't care much for Chester V's design when I first saw the movie, but when I did a guest spot on this podcast (which you all should listen to if you read this thread), we realized something amazing about his design in comparison to Flint's. When Flint moves, all of his limbs just flail about wildly and they are all over the place, completely random. Chester V's limbs are also constantly in motion, but they're very smooth and controlled. It's part of the similarities of those two characters.
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May 20, 2014 15:55
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IUG posted:The villain character has amazingly weird animation. Especially towards the end when he goes full on mandala mode. I may have posted it before but his arms reminded me of industrial assembly line robots.
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May 20, 2014 15:56
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So it seems like the Legends of Oz is the end result of a massive investment scam, we're likely to see more about this movie as the news gets out.
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May 20, 2014 16:55
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Robindaybird posted:So it seems like the Legends of Oz is the end result of a massive investment scam, we're likely to see more about this movie as the news gets out. Everything I've read about it seems shady as hell, but it could very well be another case of Foodfight! level overconfidence in one's competence and ability. e: Putting this back in for context on the post below: Pick posted:Weirdly, Disney and Summertime Entertainment (makers of Legends of Oz) both seem to be making the same mistakes Dreamworks marketing was, but recently averted with the spoilery but at least engaging trailer for HTTYD2. I asked if this was implying Disney had something to do with Legends of Oz, but then deleted it because it seemed like too stupid of a question. raditts fucked around with this message at 19:08 on May 20, 2014 |
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May 20, 2014 18:19
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No, she's just saying that Disney and the makers of The Legend of Oz are both guilty of the same mistake, not that they're in any way affiliated. That said, it's not like Disney has never published a bad film made by another studio.  Edit: This post now makes no sense after raditts edited his. Still, the take home message here is that The Wild's terrible. Samuel Clemens fucked around with this message at 18:33 on May 20, 2014 |
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May 20, 2014 18:24
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raditts posted:Everything I've read about it seems shady as hell, but it could very well be another case of Foodfight! level overconfidence in one's competence and ability. Basically the scam is that they solicited money via coldcalling with ludicrous promises of high returns - to people who have no investment experience (Which is illegal in California and a few other states), and people estimated they raised a hell lot more then the $70 Million + How many Million in advertising from the dupes.
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May 20, 2014 19:28
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Plus they took 40% commissions on the money for "consulting and management" fees.
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May 20, 2014 19:44
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Robindaybird posted:Basically the scam is that they solicited money via coldcalling with ludicrous promises of high returns - to people who have no investment experience (Which is illegal in California and a few other states), and people estimated they raised a hell lot more then the $70 Million + How many Million in advertising from the dupes. And they've done exactly that many times before and have lost in court over it. Dunno how they keep doing it since a little googling and you can see all their films are total stinkers. http://www.alpinepix.com/ This one seemed to really pray on the older set with fond memories of the original Wizard of Oz.
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May 20, 2014 22:24
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Are you telling me that Legends of Oz is literally a Spingtime for Hitler?
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May 20, 2014 23:40
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Waffleman_ posted:Are you telling me that Legends of Oz is literally a Spingtime for Hitler? Except Springtime for Hitler turned a profit.
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May 20, 2014 23:47
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Das Boo posted:Except Springtime for Hitler turned a profit. Yes, but that was why it was a failure. Y'know, I saw footage from this movie at Comic-Con 2011, and I couldn't believe that it was a real honest to god movie, even with the people they trotted out to talk about it (Patrick Stewart, other non-Patrick Stewart famous people). It's nice to know that it's a hilarious scam.
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May 21, 2014 00:24
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Has anyone here seen the Phantom Tollbooth? I thought it was quite charming, even though Milo couldn't sing worth a drat.
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May 22, 2014 06:50
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Waffleman_ posted:Are you telling me that Legends of Oz is literally a Spingtime for Hitler? Only if they would lose money if one of their movies turned into a hit unexpectedly. I don't see why they would.
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May 22, 2014 07:02
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Lava Lamp Goddess posted:And they've done exactly that many times before and have lost in court over it. Dunno how they keep doing it since a little googling and you can see all their films are total stinkers. http://www.alpinepix.com/ This one seemed to really pray on the older set with fond memories of the original Wizard of Oz. It doesn't surprise me considering Kevin Trudeau is still out there and able to sell his particular brand of snake oil.
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raditts posted:It doesn't surprise me considering Kevin Trudeau is still out there and able to sell his particular brand of snake oil. I had a boss who was really into Kevin Trudeau. Yeah, he was about as not-smart as you would expect. Oh the stories I could tell, he was one of the owners of the company, and I'm pretty sure the other two just kept him around because he was loaded.
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May 22, 2014 13:10
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raditts posted:It doesn't surprise me considering Kevin Trudeau is still out there and able to sell his particular brand of snake oil. I thought Trudeau went to prison a couple years back?
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May 22, 2014 15:40
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Here's the first Big Hero 6 teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce1rIrU7_OY
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May 22, 2014 16:41
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GonSmithe posted:Here's the first Big Hero 6 teaser: Aww, crap. Disney got it.
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May 22, 2014 16:53
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The dailymotion trailer's still up: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1w2ecx_big-hero-6-trailer-1-early-trailer_shortfilms
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May 22, 2014 17:09
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And here it is officially: https://www.yahoo.com/movies/big-hero-6-exclusive-teaser-trailer-walt-disney-86509088837.html
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May 22, 2014 17:32
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GonSmithe posted:And here it is officially: I never thought I'd see a Disney movie that has a protagonist with spiky anime hair. ...of SCIENCE! fucked around with this message at 19:47 on May 22, 2014 |
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May 22, 2014 19:43
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I don't like how his face is basically the same style that they've used in Frozen and Tangled already. I mean, I like pretty much everything else about it, and it looks like it could be a really fun film, but jeez, change things up a bit. Maybe the 14 year old called Hiro Hamada could look a bit Asian?
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May 22, 2014 19:51
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BioEnchanted posted:Has anyone here seen the Phantom Tollbooth? I thought it was quite charming, even though Milo couldn't sing worth a drat. I've seen it, it's not bad, but certainly flawed. I feel like it dragged a bit much in places and the songs aren't particularly memorable.
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May 22, 2014 19:55
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Aw, they're making a movie about Strong Sad. 
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May 22, 2014 20:22
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Ah man I love that he illustrates his cool robot, puts it on a frame, and then it all falls apart when he tries to animate it. I was already supper jazzed to take my son to see this, now I'm just supper estatic.
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May 22, 2014 20:26
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Red Bones posted:I don't like how his face is basically the same style that they've used in Frozen and Tangled already. I mean, I like pretty much everything else about it, and it looks like it could be a really fun film, but jeez, change things up a bit. Maybe the 14 year old called Hiro Hamada could look a bit Asian? I was gonna say, between Hiro's design and the faux-kanji font they use for the title Tumblr is probably going to have a field day with this movie.
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May 22, 2014 20:34
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Red Bones posted:Maybe the 14 year old called Hiro Hamada could look a bit Asian? What are you talking about, he looks almost exactly like my japanese animes!
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May 22, 2014 20:58
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Red Bones posted:I don't like how his face is basically the same style that they've used in Frozen and Tangled already. I mean, I like pretty much everything else about it, and it looks like it could be a really fun film, but jeez, change things up a bit. Maybe the 14 year old called Hiro Hamada could look a bit Asian? He looks a good deal like Hiccup out of How to Train Your Dragon too, I thought, especially in the scene where he's flipping his laptop up and down. I mean, it's a charming enough design, but...it would be nice to see a bit more variety in human protagonists in animated movies.
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May 22, 2014 21:16
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Franz von Dada posted:What are you talking about, he looks almost exactly like my japanese animes! Animes usually depict Japanese (or at least East Asian) people though. I know a lot of Miyazaki's designs look "white" without context. And really, only Asian people have that sort of hair in the first place.
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May 22, 2014 21:23
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computer parts posted:Animes usually depict Japanese (or at least East Asian) people though. I know a lot of Miyazaki's designs look "white" without context. They haven't announced the full cast yet but I have faith that they'll have an actual asian dude voicing Hiro since Disney is pretty good about not whitewashing the casts of their movies (see: the entire cast of Mulan).
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May 22, 2014 22:25
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...of SCIENCE! posted:I was gonna say, between Hiro's design and the faux-kanji font they use for the title Tumblr is probably going to have a field day with this movie. I don't follow complete nutters but everybody seems really hyped for it. Pretty much every one of Disney's 3d animated characters looks the same but he's definitely on the more Asian end of the spectrum, I don't really see the problem.
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May 22, 2014 22:43
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BioEnchanted posted:Has anyone here seen the Phantom Tollbooth? I thought it was quite charming, even though Milo couldn't sing worth a drat. It has some good parts, but it's in the later ugly style that Chuck Jones used like his Tom & Jerry cartoons. Norton Juster says it's drivel and it really is an unimaginative adaptation of the book. Gary Ross is directing the remake/re-adaptation, so it'll probably be even uglier.
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May 22, 2014 23:12
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...of SCIENCE! posted:They haven't announced the full cast yet but I have faith that they'll have an actual asian dude voicing Hiro since Disney is pretty good about not whitewashing the casts of their movies (see: the entire cast of Mulan). I had to go look this up because I didn't believe it. Because right away I think of Shang, Shen Yu, and the small guy with the black eye and they were all white dudes. But looking it almost the entire cast is asian, and Eddie Murphy obviously voices Mushu. So I was pleasantly surprised by that. Is it weird that the thing I really noticed from the Big Hero Six trailer was how well the eyes were animated on the kid? I mean I know how important it is to make sure you don't screw up when it comes to the eyes anyway, but the shots of him from behind his laptop where you only see his eyes look really nice.
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Personally, I agree with the big eyes from a design standpoint. Big eyes read (and like Macaluso pointed out, they've done an impeccable job on that) and they give an immediate foundation for certain aspects of the character (youth, energy, honesty, etc.). This is your main character and in a Disney film, that means he's got to be the one most quickly identifiable to the widest range of people. It's a shortcut for that. If anything they could make the slight slant more pronounced, but I'm reserving judgment at this point. For the record, I thought the design of Russel in Up was charming, but his face certainly didn't communicate main character qualities.
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Tangled/Frozen character designs were already pretty much "anime as gently caress" in 3D anyway, and you betcha they're going to make the character designs in their big budget blockbuster as general and non-ethnic (read: white is default) as possible.
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