I refuse to acknowledge the Land Before Time sequels exist.
Non-Disney animation thread
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I did like the story and the idea they had for Titan A.E., but I have a feeling they just ran out of money so they could not present it the way they had intended. That's so sad, because it really did have potential. I still like it, but admittedly, the plot was a bit weak. It felt rushed. Its only like an hour and a half I think.
I refuse to acknowledge the Land Before Time sequels exist.
Same here. I attempted the second one and then refused to watch the rest.
I was also angry that they even BOTHERED to make a sequel to Secret of NIMH. I can understand, but at the same time, why ruin a classic? I never saw it, don't think I want to.
Though I still say that the worst Don Bluth film has to be The Pebble and the Penguin. Just awful. I couldn't sit through 10 minutes.
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Oh dude, c'mon. I can except that you don't like Titan A.E., but that's just…...
I really don't remember anything good about Atlantis. I was so bored with it and hated it when I saw it in the theatre after it was over, I had to go and watch Shrek a second time to rinse it out. I haven't seen it since it was in theatres, so perhaps I'm forgetting anything that was good about it. I really don't remember anything except being bored, the love triangle being terrible, the entirety of character development coming in one scenes around a campfire, all the characters randomly switching sides back and forth, and making Transformers jokes once Leonard Nimoy showed up with the glowy crystal and wondering how the hell they could go centuries without thinking to place their hands on their flying scooters in the obvious hand shaped area.
I do recall the colors were very good.
As for Treasure Planet… It's hard to go wrong with the core Treasure Island story. The Captain was great, and their take on Long John Silver was fantastic.
Its still pretty much the weakest version of Treasure Island around because their take on Jim Hawkins was pretty insufferable and they failed in a lot of respects. But I liked a lot of the designs and scenery, and Long John was good enough to pretty much carry the movie all by himself, and there was actually some emotional core to the flick… among the fart jokes and incredibly out of place Martin Short robot horrendous mishandling of Ben Gunn. I just sort of try to ignore that 20 minutes of it.
And "Dang it, Jim. I'm an astronomer, not a doctor! I mean, I am a doctor, but I'm not that kind of doctor. I have a doctorate, it's not the same thing." just kills me every time.
Can't help it. I love the core story of Treasure Island itself. I even liked the bizarre British show where they were all animals that had Hugh Lorie voicing the Squire. (But once again, it was Long John that made the show there...)
I refuse to acknowledge the Land Before Time sequels exist.
There were Land Before Time sequels? You must be thinking of something else, I would have heard if there'd been a sequel to that movie.
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Though I still say that the worst Don Bluth film has to be The Pebble and the Penguin. Just awful. I couldn't sit through 10 minutes.
I actually had the displeasure of sitting through 'A Gnome in Central Park.'
With my dad in the room (my brother was watching it).
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@RobbyBevard:
I really don't remember anything except being bored, the love triangle being terrible,
What love triangle?
the entirety of character development coming in one scenes around a campfire,
Yeah, I'll admit that was kinda forced.
all the characters randomly switching sides back and forth,
Not really. There was the initial big reveal that they were all mercenaries, but then they decided to do the right thing.
and making Transformers jokes once Leonard Nimoy showed up with the glowy crystal
No idea what you're talking about.
and wondering how the hell they could go centuries without thinking to place their hands on their flying scooters in the obvious hand shaped area.
Yeah, that did bother me too. As well as how they could somehow forget how to read their own language.
I do recall the colors were very good.
The colors and art, I think, were great.
As for Treasure Planet… It's hard to go wrong with the core Treasure Island story. The Captain was great, and their take on Long John Silver was fantastic.
As for me, I'll have to admit it's been a while since I've seen this movie too. But yeah, LJS and the Captain were admittedly great.
Its still pretty much the weakest version of Treasure Island around because their take on Jim Hawkins was pretty insufferable and they failed in a lot of respects. But I liked a lot of the designs and scenery,
The scenery was great, but I felt the character designs and colors could have used some work. A lot of the movie's aliens had this consistent gray, mud-green color.
and Long John was good enough to pretty much carry the movie all by himself,
Almost buddy. Almost.
and there was actually some emotional core to the flick… among the fart jokes and incredibly out of place Martin Short robot horrendous mishandling of Ben Gunn. I just sort of try to ignore that 20 minutes of it.
Yeah. Wished they had focused on that stuff a little more (and made Jim more bearable). Not so much the dumb robot and the creepy ass romance between the doctor and the captain.
And "Dang it, Jim. I'm an astronomer, not a doctor! I mean, I am a doctor, but I'm not that kind of doctor. I have a doctorate, it's not the same thing." just kills me every time.
Great line. I had forgotten about it.
Can't help it. I love the core story of Treasure Island itself. I even liked the bizarre British show where they were all animals that had Hugh Lorie voicing the Squire. (But once again, it was Long John that made the show there…)
Eh, I still don't like the movie that much, but this conversation does remind that I need to read the original Treasure Island at some point.
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Gonna pull this skeleton out of my closet and say I actually own (on VHS), watched, and liked most of the TLBT sequels. I was so into dinosaurs when I was younger, I pretty much forgave the difference between the sequels and the first film. I brushed it off because I felt the characters from the first film "earned" the right to a relatively peaceful life after going through that apocalyptic nightmare journey to The Great Valley. Ignoring the first film in continuity, it's basically Dink, The Little Dinosaur in movie form.
The first comes first, of course. But I didn't feel the sequels were BAD, they just pulled influence from something that was completely different in almost every way.
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I was also obsessed with dinosaurs when I was younger to the point that I used to want to be a Paleontologist. That movie was incredibly special to me when it came out, and I immediately was disgusted by the mere thought of direct-to-video sequels. I was older though…
What would possibly allow me to forgive them is if they release a remastered widescreen dvd/blu-ray with the full version of the Sharptooth attack that had to be cut down.
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Geez, who didn't like dinosaurs as a kid? (I know I did).
As for the LBT sequels…well, it's been a long time since I've seen them, but from what I can recollect, they weren't terrible, but they did get progressively worse. The second, I thought, was good. The third a little worse. I only saw the 4th one once or twice, but it wasn't bad. The fifth was when I really started to wonder, "...eh, what's goin' on here?" And by the release of the sixth one I was older, wiser and finally that little lightbulb went off in my head, and I realized, "...Hey, what a minute. This SUCKS!"
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I don't want that song to be stuck in my head again. Shit.. too late. I remember it!
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What love triangle?
Milo, the mechanic girl, and the princess. At least, thats where I assumed they were going with it until she stopped getting screen time.
No idea what you're talking about.
Great big blue ball of energy, Leonard Nimoy's voice (who voiced Galvatron), passing on the matrix of leadership…
I don't remember it clearly. I just remember at the time making Transformers jokes.
I do remember liking the line from bomb guy about "Hey look, I made a bridge.That took what, 5 seconds?"
In any event, I ended up seeing Nadia Secret of Blue Water about a year later and loving the crap out it. While I'm all for giving movies another chance 10 years later, I really don't have a lot of desire to go back and see all the blatant similarities, that can't possibly help.
Eh, I still don't like the movie that much, but this conversation does remind that I need to read the original Treasure Island at some point.
Surprisingly, despite the dozens of adaptations of the material, the book is actually pretty different. Most movies get the opening bit right, but the stuff on the actual island usually goes pretty different.
@DanialG:
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I admit I did watch and own the second LBT, but after watching it the first time, I started to realize how bad it was. I didn't bother watching the rest. By that time, since I was also big into dinosaurs, Jurassic Park had come out and I watched that instead.
I didn't know there was a part they cut out, I've only seen the first one on vhs, so I'm guessing they mention that on the dvd?
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@RobbyBevard:
Milo, the mechanic girl, and the princess. At least, thats where I assumed they were going with it until she stopped getting screen time.
Well, if that was your assumption I guess there's nothing I can say really, but no, there was never any sort of real romance between Milo and the mechanic.
Great big blue ball of energy, Leonard Nimoy's voice (who voiced Galvatron), passing on the matrix of leadership…
I don't remember it clearly. I just remember at the time making Transformers jokes.
Never was a huge Transformers fan. Beast Wars, yes, but not Transformers.
I do remember liking the line from bomb guy about "Hey look, I made a bridge.That took what, 5 seconds?"
Don't forget the movie also had Jim Varney in one of his final roles.
"I got your four basic food groups: beans, bacon, whiskey and lard."
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The best thing about Atlantis was the supporting cast. Seriously, I loved them all.
Mechanic, demolition, doctor, the mole guy, Jim Varney's character, and even the blonde chick.
! Sucks she had to kick the bucket.
The movie could have been about them, and I would have loved it. I could have cared less about Milo and the Atlantians, honestly.
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Getting back on topic, here's a new trailer for Rio.
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You know, the first trailer looked pretty promising, but after this one…eh, I dunno. It could go either way.
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I didn't know there was a part they cut out, I've only seen the first one on vhs, so I'm guessing they mention that on the dvd?
When Littlefoot's mother is fighting the T-Rex, in the original its shown taking a couple bites out of her. When I got and watched the DVD I was thrown off when it got to that scene, it seemed different than I remembered.
They also toned down some of the screams apparently.
SUPPOSEDLY there's an original cut that has 7 or 8 extra minutes in full that never got theatrical so that it could have lower rating, that's SUPPOSEDLY been shown in some foreign aired cuts on tv, but I can't confirm that.
Well, if that was your assumption I guess there's nothing I can say really, but no, there was never any sort of real romance between Milo and the mechanic.
There was until they dropped the plot point cold.
Never was a huge Transformers fan. Beast Wars, yes, but not Transformers.
Me neither, but the Transformers Movie (the one and only, not the Michael Bay flik) is a childhood cornerstone.
Don't forget the movie also had Jim Varney in one of his final roles.
"I got your four basic food groups: beans, bacon, whiskey and lard."
And as much as I loved Ernest as a kid, that by itself isn't going to earn a movie props.
But again, I haven't seen it since it was in theatres, and I've seen Nadia since, so I really have no desire to go back to it. So I'm not going to argue the points anymore since… I haven't seen it recently.
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@RobbyBevard:
There was until they dropped the plot point cold.
At this point I'd have to ask you what specific instances/scenes in the movie led you to believe there was any sort of romance between them (before they "dropped it cold").
Me neither, but the Transformers Movie (the one and only, not the Michael Bay flik) is a childhood cornerstone.
Nope, not even the animated movie for me. Which is sad since I have seen the Bay films.
But again, I haven't seen it since it was in theatres, and I've seen Nadia since, so I really have no desire to go back to it. So I'm not going to argue the points anymore since… I haven't seen it recently.
Fair enough.
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The world needs more terrible Hanna Barbara characters being assassinated like Jessie James.
I love how the deep emotional piece drops in like 3 seconds for the upbeat credits.
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It's the greatest ending to Yogi Bear's canon.
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But what became of Cindy?
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@RobbyBevard:
But what became of Cindy?
She died alone and in poverty 18 years afterwards (Zerelda Mimms).
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@Holy:
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/HinataK/Random%20Pictures/blank.png:blink: Uh….awesome animation work....
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I don't get it. Was Boo-Boo a junkie, and he killed Yogi for cash to buy some street dope?
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I don't get it. Was Boo-Boo a junkie, and he killed Yogi for cash to buy some street dope?
It's from the movie "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."
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Hmm I don't plan on seeing that Yogi Bear movie, I never cared for him as a cartoon either.
Oh, and I don't know how many of you guys like/remember any of those Dreamworks animated movies.
I was listening to this earlier and I remembered how awesome the music video was! u
Leave it to Elton John to make a soundtrack so wonderful~
0Dp22KRD5zMI adored Road To El Dorado, it was definitely one of my favorite Dreamworks movies.
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What has been seen… cannot be unseen.
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Pffffftt!!!!! Oh wow.
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The best part is its the exact same horse.
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It wouldn't be a Disney movie without blatant plagiarisation, amirite?
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I knew the style looked similar.
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It wouldn't be a Disney movie without blatant plagiarisation, amirite?
Its not plagarism. Its just confirmation that Miguel and Tulio was the canon couple in El Dorado.
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@RobbyBevard:
Its not plagarism. Its just confirmation that Miguel and Tulio was the canon couple in El Dorado.
They were originally written to be gay lovers, lol. I guess that's why Miguel was so jealous that Tulio got lucky with Chel. (love those big hips! <3)
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Not really feelin it.
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Jokes look pretty eeehhh. Plot looks predictable.
But the villain is a giant snake with a cowboy hat. Just take my money and give me some earplugs.
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Hmm, well the visuals are freaking awesome, but we'll see how this works out. This seems a variant on the Brave Little Tailor, which I always liked.
I don't need a movie to be ROFL-level to love it. It just needs charm. And to not suck.
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I watched shrek 4 the other day, and was mildly surprised. It wasn't amazing, but 20 leagues better than Shrek the 3rd.
Thankfully the lack of new ideas or ground breaking animation was saved by one porky, yet lovable character.
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This seems a variant on the Brave Little Tailor, which I always liked.
The first few times I read this, I kept seeing it as The Brave Little Toaster, which, while an awesome film, made no sense in context. Tailor does though.
I seem to recall a western version of the Valiant Little Tailor as well though I can't quite recall what it was. The Shakiest Gun in the West? Something like that.
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Y'know, the more I look at the movie, the more I think: "Oda would love this."
I'm still waiting for the Straw Hats to go to an island that's Oda's take on the Wild West.
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Y'know, the more I look at the movie, the more I think: "Oda would love this."
I'm still waiting for the Straw Hats to go to an island that's Oda's take on the Wild West.
Alabasta had parts that mimicked Weston themes at times.
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Eh, a little bit, but that was more for Desert Countries in general.
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Eh, a little bit, but that was more for Desert Countries in general.
The cactus saloon bar used by baroque work agents is the best example. Not many others are as obvious as that though.
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The cactus saloon bar used by baroque work agents is the best example. Not many others are as obvious as that though.
I think that the Spider's Café was a reference to, as Oda himself has said in an SBS, the movie Bagdad Café.
That is more contemporary than the wild west.
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Recently, I've been checking out a few European animated films that haven't exactly stood the test of time. The ones I watched were nowhere near perfect, especially in the animation department, but still a little enjoyable for the most part, especially this one I just finished watching:
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elmchanted forest was one of the goofy foreign animated movies my parents would buy for me out of the bargin bin VHS tapes
I've never told anybody this, but it used to be my favorite movie and I actually wrote a letter asking for a sequel, lol (never mailed it of course because I was like 9).
You should watch this one next (hang on lemme find it)
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a triple fipple player?!?
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Speaking of The Elm-Chanted Forest, I need to get around to watching The Magician's Hat if only to see if it's as odd as the original film. Eastern European animated films have a cheerful insanity to them that's rather charming.
How many people here have seen The Illusionist? It comes out at the local arthouse next Friday; I'll go either way for the sheer novelty, but how a good a film is it?
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Man I really want to find the old version of the jungle book. It was an awesome animation with mowgli as a kid that took down my prey with a boomerang.
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One of my personal favorites which I discovered one day while watching a Chuck Jones tribute marathon.