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The Next Great Animated Fairy Tale - Azur and Asmar

First, yo by SkinJob69	Oct 9th, 2008 07:34:53 AM

McCain/Palin '08 by SkinJob69	Oct 9th, 2008 07:35:57 AM

Obama/Palin '08 by caltsoudas	Oct 9th, 2008 08:29:44 AM
Please, I've seen that and the animation is dreadful to watch. It's totally off-putting. The style demands classical 2D animation and had they developed that graphic style in the old fashioned way, it would have worked. But doing it in 3D was just pointless, not only in terms of budget but also in terms of the unprofessional looking end result
Got that everyone?...joeelliott is SICK of fairy tales.... by FlickaPoo	Oct 9th, 2008 08:33:54 AM
...they have been evolving for centuries...delighting generation after generation of children and transmitting both culture and psychological and spiritual truth. But now, alas, joeelliott is sick of them. So, no more fairy tales I guess. Kind of a shame, really.
Happy 10th birthday joeelliott! by thelivingdoll	Oct 9th, 2008 08:36:33 AM
Don't worry, no girls or cinematic masterpieces will be at your kickass party.
Geat? by googamooga	Oct 9th, 2008 08:52:24 AM
Spellcheck, anyone?
Those shots look like ass by alienindisguise	Oct 9th, 2008 09:23:03 AM
Looks like a bad videogame from the early 90's
Akbar & Jeff are cool by IAmLegolas	Oct 9th, 2008 09:42:28 AM
wait, this isn't about the gay couple that wear fezzes?
Finally a mention of Pan's Labyrinth so I can say: by Amy Chasing	Oct 9th, 2008 09:53:04 AM
It would have been a lovely film but the depressing war story took up too much of it. There I said it. I will forever be shunned from film critic circles. Wonderful fantasy elements though.
SkinJob69, yo by LordPorkington	Oct 9th, 2008 10:03:17 AM
You said 'first', that means you're a cunt! Yo!
SkinJob69 -- go back to the political TB.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 9th, 2008 10:14:58 AM
....so I can slap the shit out of you all day again. That was fun. You filthy little cum receptacle.
Loved Kirikou. by Knuckleduster	Oct 9th, 2008 10:28:51 AM
Been hearing a lot of Azur and Asmar. Glad that this kind of animation is still alive. Now if only Disney would start making great 2D musicals like Beauty and the Beast again. Speaking of, why is it so difficult to find a decent copy of The Lion King on DVD? Surely there must be a demand for it. Is it because of some legal hiccup?
Saw it - pollitically corect crap. by Preacher_mg	Oct 9th, 2008 10:29:35 AM
This is a movie indoctrinating europeans (french, that is) and arabs to learn to live together, respect their cultures, etc. It was rather dull and humorless. The animation style was interesting though.
Looks great! by Fing Fang Foom	Oct 9th, 2008 10:32:52 AM
Def gonna check it out Check out my movie trailer for Magical Tales - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Ou9izwoScgM
"the antithesis of a growing equivalence between animated and li by newc0253	Oct 9th, 2008 10:56:30 AM
they're the what now?
Link To Video! by Quasimike	Oct 9th, 2008 12:06:48 PM
Here's a link to the preview video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =XBgjlRipnb4
I get tired hearing about the power of fairy tales by jimmy_009	Oct 9th, 2008 01:38:15 PM
It's such a cliche. So many of these modern fairy tales think that simplicity and symbolism actually equal meaning. Enough already.
That first screenshot by WYLD STALLYNS RULES	Oct 9th, 2008 01:43:15 PM
looks like a souped-up Pitfall.
Sucks to your Asmar by TheKappa	Oct 9th, 2008 02:40:16 PM
Looks good, though.
And the anti-Arab race baiting starts in... by Kid Z	Oct 9th, 2008 03:16:13 PM
...5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
Sorta looks like Thief and the Cobbler by visceralgristle	Oct 9th, 2008 11:46:15 PM
...except this movie is actually finished.
torn on the animation style by Staldo	Oct 10th, 2008 11:09:27 PM
after watching the trailer, I feel when the movie looks 2D, it's gorgeous, but the moment a character's expression changes or somebody turns, it looks like a really generic MMORPG. I watched Kirikou as a child-it was cool but the animation style was kind of haunting because it looked like a moving book. They should stop trying to streamline the old animation processes with computers, it always looks a bit off.
pokadoo by mr.brownstone	Nov 13th, 2008 08:01:32 PM
test test
pp by mr.brownstone	Nov 13th, 2008 08:02:38 PM
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