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v88
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Tundra_Creature
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Oh boy... where to begin. There are so many I enjoy. Both full length and shorts.
How to Train Your Dragon was great I really loved it. Though I wasn't crazy about Hicucp's voice actor. I just felt that he sounded to old for the character. Other than that, fabulous. Wish it had one the Golden Globe this year (though Toy Story 3 did deserve it).
Can't say I've ever been upset with any Pixar films either. And I've enjoyed most Disney films. I really liked Tangled. That was hilarious.
Oh... and Coraline... that was great.
There are a lot of interesting shorts that I saw at the Ottawa Film Festival.
To Swallow a Toad was rather peculiar Latvian movie, but very well done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_JNZSTTA6M
There was also a Korean Short that I saw called 'Dust Kid'. But I can't seem to find a clip of it anywhere.
Okay, okay. Gotta stop now. |
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le-paul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:35 am Post subject: |
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i still love the old WB cartoons like bugs bunny. I just downloaded and watched them all all again.
but movies, Howls moving castle, spirited away, 5cm per second, all the wallace and gromits, the old disneys are great (especially the ones before Walt disney died), and the trio de belleville.
Theres more but I cant remember them off the top of my head. |
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gypsymaria
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:46 am Post subject: |
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Anything by Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, or Pixar is good in my book, and I think everything except Princess Mononoke is pretty kid-safe (I would reserve Mononoke for slightly older kids, maybe 10 and up).
Tangled was excellent as well, and I loved the book for Coraline more than the movie but the movie was still fabulous.
For some old school fun, check out The Last Unicorn. It's not as sweet and girly as the title might lead you to believe. The kids I used to nanny for loved it and begged to watch it all the time. Personal favorite of mine, too, as I discovered the book first and fell in love with the characters and story through the author's wonderful style. The movie was really decent for the time, though.
See if you can find The Secret of Kells. It's animated in a similar neo-retro style as Samurai Jack, and is really gorgeous.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is another fun Japanese animated flick.
Satoshi Kon (RIP) is another favorite animator (Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, Millennium Actress), but his stuff tends to be more adult.
I could seriously go on forever about this. I majored in media arts and animation in college. I LOVE me some cartoons.  |
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ulsanchris
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:04 am Post subject: |
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gypsymaria
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Ooh, good one, ulsanchris! I almost forgot about Don Bluth films. He did a few really stellar pieces.
NIMH, All Dogs Go To Heaven, An American Tail (the Fievel movie), and Titan AE are still favorites of mine. I love his animation style, even if his storytelling tends to be a bit weak at times.
Another studio to watch is Dreamworks. They've done some good stuff in both 2D and 3D animation, though some of it is a bit hit or miss. Loved the first Shrek, but not the sequels. The Road to El Dorado was a fun flick, too. |
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Tundra_Creature
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| gypsymaria wrote: |
| I could seriously go on forever about this. I majored in media arts and animation in college. I LOVE me some cartoons. |
Hey! I'm majoring in Film Animation (along with Elementary Education). :3
I have to agree with Dreamworks. I've felt most of their movies have been a hit or miss with me. I loved Shrek and How To Train their Dragon, and I've heard good things about Kung Fu Panda and Megamind, but their other films have been sort of a miss with me. I think they're still finding their feet when it comes to storytelling.
Has anyone else checked out the more peculiar world of Eastern European animation? Like Jan Svankmajer or Yuri Norstein? I really love the look of Yuri Norstein's works. Just absolutely breathtaking. |
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kunoichi
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| gypsymaria wrote: |
| Anything by Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, or Pixar is good in my book, |
Agreed. +1
I also enjoy more experimental animation, a la Richard Linklater's rotoscoping films (Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly).
Waltz with Bashir was interesting too, though decidedly somber (I guess that makes sense given the subject matter). I think it was done almost entirely in Flash, with a bit of CGI thrown in for good measure.
GITS 2: Innocence combines spectacular visuals with a superb soundtrack.
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cragesmure
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v88
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Loved The Secret of NIMH and will be taking alook and the Secrect of Kells...
Also like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, as well as A Scanner Darkly.
GITS 2: Will take a look.
A couple of others that I like:
Avatar the Last Airbender: The animation was pretty good, but what made it was the story. I hate how many cartoons today seem to be amped up on speed. I liked how many cartoons in the 90's had become wacky and fun like Freakazoid and Pinky and the Brain, but today it seems like most animators are just copying this frenetic wacky style and slapping anime into the mix because it has become the fashion. I don't feel they really have any heart or ability to tell a story....or make me laugh. The Last Airbender had a 3 season run and was a pleasure to watch from start to finish. I wouldn't put it up there with other great adventure epics like Lord of the Rings, but it was really, really good for what it was...a kids animated cartoon.
The original 3 part Winnie the Pooh from Disney (before Disnay died). It was really a nice show with lovely animation, great songs for the kids and a tone that was so lovely kids can't help but love it. Winnie the Pooh has since been slaughtered by the Disney animation machine and become something childish and banal.
Birthday Boy: A Korean story...not enough realistic war stories from Korea.
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v88
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Some of the Mothers Said
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Devil's Harvest
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| Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| kunoichi wrote: |
| Waltz with Bashir was interesting too, though decidedly somber (I guess that makes sense given the subject matter). I think it was done almost entirely in Flash, with a bit of CGI thrown in for good measure. |
Waltz With Bashir was superb. My wife couldn't finish it; found it too disturbing.
Grave of the Fireflies is one of the most beautiful and profoundly sad movies I've ever seen. |
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