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[SmithnCo]

this looks better than the females in incredibles who are all badly designed, physically impossible and likely to give female body image issues.

not even opinion, it is objective reality.

Physically impossible? You realize it's a cartoon right? That's kinda the joy of CG.

They clearly had a look they were going for, sometimes exaggeration is more visually interesting.

 

[Black-Box]

I hated Hoodwinked and could not believe they made a sequel.

this is the worst animated movie to be on the big screen, worst animations ever

 

[ZoddGutts]

this looks better than the females in incredibles who are all badly designed, physically impossible and likely to give female body image issues.

Human characters in Pixar movies have always looked bad.

 

[SmithnCo]

this is the worst animated movie to be on the big screen, worst animations ever

But hey, at least they don't give me nightmares like the fucking things from Delgo.

 

[Agent Unknown]

Hey, you're the one with the nonspecific subject line.

I can see your point there, guess I coulda been more specific when I started this.

But I very much enjoyed your selections so we're good.

Thanks. Tomorrow if I get a chance I'll post some pics of my Nausicaa import scrapbook album. It has tons of great photos, concept art, international posters, ect. Great stuff, got it off eBay six years ago.

Reminds me that I also need to get Nausicaa on Bluray and replace my DVD copy one of these days. Shame it's so pricey, 31 bucks at Target.

 

[leng jai]

The lack of Tintin/Tangled and bad mouthing of Ratatouille makes this a fail thread.

 

[Agent Unknown]

You know, I've never seen a happy post from him and wonder this too now.

Be cool, bro. Be natural.

He has an avatar from Paul Blart: Mallcop. If that's not an indication for overall negativity and self hatred I dunno what is.

 

[lunchtoast]

I thought Puss in Boots was fantastic, better than the Shrek movies.

 

[ScepticMatt]

I strongly disliked Puss'n Boots, especially the egg character seemed totally out of place for me.
I'm generally a fan of CGI (and other animated) movies, but I hate it when they turn the cheese or douche level up to 11.

 

[Lijik]

(Chico and Rita) Anyone here seen this? It's very impressive and I found it to be more emotionally engaging than most Pixar films.

Saw it a few months ago, really enjoyed it. They did a really great job of blending the CG sets with the hand drawn characters (at least I'm pretty sure they're handdrawn). Urged a few friends to go see it when the Plaza Theater close to Atlanta was showing it, but no one seemed interested. Harumph.

Gaf plz

Between this, the TinTin Posts, the Waltz with Bashir posts, and that one post of Persepolis theres a lot of great stuff I've seen yet forgot to bring up. Everyone should see Mary and Max. I think its on Netflix streaming? I could be wrong. (EDIT- It is. Go watch it Gaf.)

I don't think anyones brought up Coraline or Fantastic Mr. Fox in this thread yet either. Both are fantastic.


EDIT- Did anyone ever see A Cat in Paris? I missed out on a screening when I was at Annecy last year and haven't had a chance to see it since.

 

[Akibastman]

this is the worst animated movie to be on the big screen, worst animations ever

This is not the worst.

In Belgium, for a reason I don't know, we had to watch awful belgian animated shorts before Blue Sky movies. Before Ice Age 3, it was a terrible and ugly short about a cat and a bird.

But before Robots & Ice Age 2, I watched the worst animated shorts I've seen in my life. Both directed by a guy called Marc Goldstein, first one is called Hope, it's about aliens in spaceships trying to reach a machine to put a key in it and save the planet. The other one is called Dizz & The Labyrinth, it's about a bee trying to find stuff in a labyrinth to save his wife.

I still don't understand why this guy had the privilege to show his shitty work to people watching Blue Sky movies in a part of Belgium. (Don't know if the flemish part had to suffer too.)

 

[watkinzez]

Also: I have faith in Tartakovsky

He's the man after all.

The trailer for this was so hard to watch. I worship the ground Genndy walks on, but yeeeahh. Work for hire.

 

[bafflewaffle]

No. Tina Feys character looks like a human with skin and bone and muscle. the pixar ones look like 2d designs that got badly translated to 3d and dont look like they are made of anything. if it was 2d animation it would have worked. the tina fey one is a better design!

She looks as bland as an everyday person in everyday work clothes. She is a lois lane type. That is the character.

I did not say realistic, it should be believable. I wont even get into the implication of overweight Mr.I being seduced by the toothpick woman.

Unrealistic shouldn't be a criticism for an animated film. I seriously doubt females are being given "body issues" from The Incredibles. How sensitive are we?

these designs are put into merchandise and theme parks for little kids. do I have to spell it out, good lord. and why is the girl wearing those type of boots, it makes no sense. the daughter is the worst design.

 

[daviyoung]

these designs are put into merchandise and theme parks for little kids. do I have to spell it out, good lord. and why is the girl wearing those type of boots, it makes no sense. the daughter is the worst design.

Yes, you do. Because this part of your post is coming off as a massive troll. The same troll that claims cartoons make kids violent, and that video games are used to train terrorists.

 

[Exterminieren]

If we're counting mocap Tintin then we should count Aardman.

Which means Pixar loses because Aardman is dabes.

Stopmotion Aardman? Yeah, I can go with that. The work is basically always stunning.

I just wish they didn't bother with their CGI movies, because they don't play to their strengths of physicality and intricate detail at all.

No. Tina Feys character looks like a human with skin and bone and muscle. the pixar ones look like 2d designs that got badly translated to 3d and dont look like they are made of anything. if it was 2d animation it would have worked. the tina fey one is a better design!

She looks as bland as an everyday person in everyday work clothes. She is a lois lane type. That is the character.

I did not say realistic, it should be believable. I wont even get into the implication of overweight Mr.I being seduced by the toothpick woman.

these designs are put into merchandise and theme parks for little kids. do I have to spell it out, good lord. and why is the girl wearing those type of boots, it makes no sense. the daughter is the worst design.

This point is not only incoherent, it's barely even sentient. Good God.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

No. Tina Feys character looks like a human with skin and bone and muscle. the pixar ones look like 2d designs that got badly translated to 3d and dont look like they are made of anything. if it was 2d animation it would have worked. the tina fey one is a better design!

She looks as bland as an everyday person in everyday work clothes. She is a lois lane type. That is the character.

I did not say realistic, it should be believable. I wont even get into the implication of overweight Mr.I being seduced by the toothpick woman.



these designs are put into merchandise and theme parks for little kids. do I have to spell it out, good lord. and why is the girl wearing those type of boots, it makes no sense. the daughter is the worst design.

Don't take this the wrong way, but can you tie your own shoes?

 

[Metal-Geo]

No. Tina Feys character looks like a human with skin and bone and muscle. the pixar ones look like 2d designs that got badly translated to 3d and dont look like they are made of anything. if it was 2d animation it would have worked. the tina fey one is a better design!

She looks as bland as an everyday person in everyday work clothes. She is a lois lane type. That is the character.

I did not say realistic, it should be believable. I wont even get into the implication of overweight Mr.I being seduced by the toothpick woman.



these designs are put into merchandise and theme parks for little kids. do I have to spell it out, good lord. and why is the girl wearing those type of boots, it makes no sense. the daughter is the worst design.

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Are you really bothered by a cartoon character having big thighs? I'm sorry but you have no idea what what makes 'interesting character design' interesting it seems.

You say the Incredibles' character looks like 2D design. Which I agree. But badly translated to 3D? Good heavens no. The Incredibles does it like no other. It's the animation that pushed Pixar to try out more exaggerated human shapes, if you look back at their previous human models. For better or worse.

 

[jett]

I honestly feel Pixar's no longer the clear leader in visuals anymore, technically or design-wise/stylistically. Especially with ILM and Weta now in the mix.

And Tangled, mayne. Tangled.

 

[injurai]

The ignorance in this thread is truly staggering.

Incredible movie, I had no Idea what it was about when I saw it. I suggest everyone watch this.

 

[Lace]

I think Tangled and How to Train Your Dragon does a good job of showing that other teams outside of Pixar are getting rather good at bringing story telling into a cg story.

 

[big_z]

I think Tangled and How to Train Your Dragon does a good job of showing that other teams outside of Pixar are getting rather good at bringing story telling into a cg story.

yup, now if we can get some cg films that dont look the same as every other cg film besides rango.

 

[jett]

yup, now if we can get some cg films that dont look the same as every other cg film besides rango.

wat

Not a single CG movie looks like Tangled

In motion, particularly.

 

[Mistle]

Tangled triumphs over all other CG movies in terms of character animation and CG visuals.

I have a feeling Brave may become a competitor though.

 

[dummydecoy]

I honestly feel Pixar's no longer the clear leader in visuals anymore, technically or design-wise/stylistically. Especially with ILM and Weta now in the mix.

Does Pixar produce CGI work for other movies? I was talking about the CGI in their own movies compared to other animated movies from Dreamworks or Blur Studios.

What does GAF think about ILM vs Weta btw?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Does Pixar produce CGI work for other movies? I was talking about the CGI in their own movies compared to other animated movies from Dreamworks or Blur Studios.

So was I, since both ILM and Weta have now done their own fully animated movies.

As for your attempt at a derail, there's plenty of CG related threads on that if you do a search.

 

[3N16MA]

Tangled triumphs over all other CG movies in terms of character animation and CG visuals.

I have a feeling Brave may become a competitor though.

Rango is pretty damn impressive.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

I hated Hoodwinked and could not believe they made a sequel.

This movie is so bad, and it becomes even worse once you see this masterpiece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dPDVdFS5p1g

 

[SolidusDave]

My problem with Pixar movies is that they are often just not that funny.
I don't watch these kind of movies for the drama/emotional parts...

 

[SmithnCo]

Also: I have faith in Tartakovsky

He's the man after all.

Really reminds me of Mad Monster Party... I'm guessing the remake of that one fell through.

 

[Exterminieren]

Also: I have faith in Tartakovsky

He's the man after all.

Unshackled, free-reign Tartakovsky, sure.

Kinda sad to see him slumming it as a hired gun with this, though. I do not want to see him working on an Adam Sandler CGI picture.

 

[Mr. Robot]

I liked Puss in Boots, but i hated the egg character, the story could have been something more, but it seems like it revolved around making a big "egg" joke, seriously, the character isn't likeable, enjoyable neither fun.

 

[789shadow]

My problem with Pixar movies is that they are often just not that funny.
I don't watch these kind of movies for the drama/emotional parts...

Wat.

I don't even.

 

[Boss Doggie]

So much Pixar circle-jerking in this thread.

Also that Pixar vs. Dreamworks pic is so wrong that it's hilarious. It's like picking the positive stuff from Pixar and negative stuff in DW and comparing them.

But eh, like I said, let the Pixar fanboys clump together and let them bash movies they never even watched. They never seem to appreciate animation outside of their studio.

 

[CorvoSol]

But hey, at least they don't give me nightmares like the fucking things from Delgo.

Oh God I watched that whole movie. Why did I watch that whole movie? It was SO BAD.

 

[Frankenstrat]

The ignorance in this thread is truly staggering.

Is this thread mostly focused on kids/family animated movies?

If not then I'll just leave this here:

Place fists here, bros.

 

[Luigiv]

this looks better than the females in incredibles who are all badly designed, physically impossible and likely to give female body image issues.

not even opinion, it is objective reality.

http://i.imgur.com/DrnT3.jpg[IMG]
VS
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Your post reminds me of [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mw1ARQc7vw"]this[/URL].

 

[Xun]

So much Pixar circle-jerking in this thread.

Also that Pixar vs. Dreamworks pic is so wrong that it's hilarious. It's like picking the positive stuff from Pixar and negative stuff in DW and comparing them.

But eh, like I said, let the Pixar fanboys clump together and let them bash movies they never even watched. They never seem to appreciate animation outside of their studio.

Haha what.

 

[PdotMichael]

I love this pic because I can just imagine replacing "dreamworks" with "pixar" on both sides, replace the dreamworks faces with pixar faces and you can make the exact same point.

Looks like I was beaten on that observation, but yep, humanoid things plus sellable characters plus shitty love story = animated movies these days. I don't care who the hell you champion and who you hate, it's the same crap and same formula.

don't forget the "funny" sidekick...

 

[Lord British]

So much Pixar circle-jerking in this thread.

Also that Pixar vs. Dreamworks pic is so wrong that it's hilarious. It's like picking the positive stuff from Pixar and negative stuff in DW and comparing them.

But eh, like I said, let the Pixar fanboys clump together and let them bash movies they never even watched. They never seem to appreciate animation outside of their studio.

Shared enthusiasm is not an inherently negative thing, and this thread has by and large been a very reasonable one, unlike your dismissive generalisations.

 

[Mistle]

It's a working "formula" that in the right hands can be bent and twisted to create something original and amazing for any age group. Pixar & Disney, to me, are a lot better at this than other animation studios (who sometime tend to fall into obvious cliches that appeal mainly to children). Creating something extremely experimental and left-field isn't what Pixar want, need or should do. They instead inject very creative ideas and approaches into family-friendly formulas, and it works wonders.

 

[Messofanego]

Any Batman animated movie is worth watching.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman Under the Red Hood
Batman Gotham Knight

 

[SKINNER!]

Place fists here, bros.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Shared enthusiasm is not an inherently negative thing, and this thread has by and large been a very reasonable one, unlike your dismissive generalisations.

Yeah no, the opening posts really felt dumb to me. Granted the replies were very against and critical, but still...

 

[Lord British]

The opening post specifically, aside from the hysterical title (intended to spark a debate, presumably) seems like a fair-enough presentation of an opinion. But, yeah, sorry, don't want to get bogged down in metathread.

Everyone go watch Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs!

 

[Undubbed]

I still don't understand what was so great about How to Train your Dragon or the Iron Giant for that matter. Not bad, but I didn't feel they were anything special by a long shot.

 

[Boss Doggie]

The opening post specifically, aside from the hysterical title (intended to spark a debate, presumably) seems like a fair-enough presentation of an opinion. But, yeah, sorry, don't want to get bogged down in metathread.

Everyone go watch Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs!

It's just this weird air that anything non-Pixar especially Dreamworks = bad is some sort of mindhive weirdness.

And yes, people should watch that. Even if the plot doesn't nab you, watch it for the fantastic visuals. Not even Ratatouille is this eye-pleasingly delicious.

 

[EatinOlives]

Don't understand the love that How To Train A Dragon gets--movie had a mediocre setup with a terrible voice-cast (Apatow rejects).

Coroline is the best animated movie in years and I'm looking forward to seeing what that team does with Paranorman.

This man speaks truth. I saw Dragon after all the hype and I honestly say I don't get it. It's a pretty mediocre movie. Was it that morbid detail at the end that made everyone go apeshit over the film?

this is the worst animated movie to be on the big screen

Are you sure about that?

(Yes, the American version not the European one)

 

[EatinOlives]

double post

 

[SmithnCo]

The opening post specifically, aside from the hysterical title (intended to spark a debate, presumably) seems like a fair-enough presentation of an opinion. But, yeah, sorry, don't want to get bogged down in metathread.

Everyone go watch Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs!

I forgot about that one. Great movie. The trailers made it look bad but that might have been the initial shock of seeing how they translated the children's book. Once you let that go it's a really fun movie.

I see there's a sequel in development. Hopefully it is as good. Though while learning this I also found out there will be at least two more Smurfs movies...

 

[Futureman]

Just requested Waltz with Bashir, Tangled, and Persepolis from my library.

Got Tintin out from Redbox.

Saw Arriety, Cat Returns, and part of Nausicaa (gotta finish it) other day. Watched Fantastic Fox last night.

I'm on an animation ROLL.