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Jun 25, 2009 20:24:00 GMT
Post by Bogatan on Jun 25, 2009 20:24:00 GMT
I've never understood Pixars films being released in May/June in the US but October in the UK. For some reason I thought they had stopped the practice till I saw TF last Friday and saw the promo poster saying October.
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Jun 26, 2009 16:34:23 GMT
Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 26, 2009 16:34:23 GMT
In this day and age there is no excuse for not doing simultaneous releases or at least within a week or so.
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Jun 26, 2009 17:02:06 GMT
Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 26, 2009 17:02:06 GMT
I've never understood Pixars films being released in May/June in the US but October in the UK. I've never understood Pixar films, full-stop. The animation invariably strikes me as utterly lifeless compared to hand-drawn images or plasticine models manipulated by the hand of a human being. Happy for you if you enjoy it, though.  Martin |
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Jun 26, 2009 17:02:33 GMT
Post by Hero on Jun 26, 2009 17:02:33 GMT
I'm looking forward to this film.
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Jun 26, 2009 17:20:02 GMT
Post by Bogatan on Jun 26, 2009 17:20:02 GMT
I've never understood Pixar films, full-stop. The animation invariably strikes me as utterly lifeless compared to hand-drawn images or plasticine models manipulated by the hand of a human being. Happy for you if you enjoy it, though. Martin I actually agree with this to a point. I'll take high end hand drawn over cg any day. And most CG does suffer from lifelessness but I've rarely felt Pixars has suffered from it. Its actually amazing how much effort is made to limit it. I really look forward to Disney bringing back 2D under lassater. In the mean time the opening montage of Up is just about the most perfect thing I've seen since the first time I saw Laputa as a kid. It takes the silent, visual storytelling of WallE up to another level. As I got to see Up already my frustration is having to wait those extra few months for the Bluray. Andy |
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Jun 26, 2009 17:40:21 GMT
Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 26, 2009 17:40:21 GMT
I enjoyed Wall-E up until the point where the CG human characters appeared. They killed the film stone dead for me, as dead as all films which feature CG humans or animals behaving like humans. CG is good for robots and non-anthropomorphised dinosaurs/dragons/aliens and spaceships, and massive battles viewed from a distance. It is no good for anything intended to be considered a _person_. (IMO ) Martin |
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Jun 26, 2009 21:48:47 GMT
Post by Hero on Jun 26, 2009 21:48:47 GMT
I think The Incredibles is a landmark film for animating humans, objects, landscapes and behaviors. I would'nt say it was my favourite film, but having seen most Pixar behind the scenes docus I can appreciate the research and effort they put into thier films.
I hope Up will be special since the next two Pixar offerings after are sequels Toys Story 3 (2010) and Cars 2 (2011). Then again Pixar would'nt waste time on a sequel unless the story is 'good'.
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Jun 26, 2009 21:53:59 GMT
Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 26, 2009 21:53:59 GMT
I think Pixar are a cut above the other studios but like Martin I would prefer hand drawn animation to make a comeback.
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Jun 26, 2009 22:04:28 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2009 22:04:28 GMT
Its the old debate about technology again. CG has superseded original hand-drawn animation and companies such as Pixar are not exactly going to take a 'step backwards' to do original animation.
I'm with the majority here that hand-drawn animation is far superior. It has a lot more life and excitement in it than CGI but it is also out-of-date and the kids of today don't want the old fashioned style of animation when they've got CGI at their disposal.
The only CGI animation that I actually like are the ones that are put in live action films (not naming any names on a TF website). In such cases CGI blends in with the real life images and the only live action film with original hand-drawn animation thrown in that I actually like is the classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit. All other live action films with hand-drawn animation in I find tedious.
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Jun 27, 2009 8:33:28 GMT
Post by Bogatan on Jun 27, 2009 8:33:28 GMT
Its the old debate about technology again. CG has superseded original hand-drawn animation and companies such as Pixar are not exactly going to take a 'step backwards' to do original animation. In fact they have been told exactly the opposite. Pixar are already gearing up for their first live action film and have stated they will makes films in the best medium for the story. With the merger/buyout with Disney I think we'll see a lot of back and forth. Pixar animators who want to do hand drawn projects doing them under the Disney umbrealla and vice versa. Andy |
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Jun 27, 2009 9:06:21 GMT
Post by Hero on Jun 27, 2009 9:06:21 GMT
Disney are doing handdrawn stuff again, with Princess & The Frog being released this year (not direct to DVD) to start. |
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Jun 27, 2009 22:25:20 GMT
Post by The Doctor on Jun 27, 2009 22:25:20 GMT
I prefer hand-drawn animation. Most CG movies leave me cold. I will say, however, that Pixar movies have a level of craft far superior to most CG movies. Pretty much the only CG studio still going where I can tell who made the film from just a few seconds footage from one of their efforts. Not a fan of all Pixar films, but I admire their skill.
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