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Character Designs From Disney's Traditionally Animated PRINCESS AND THE FROG Hop Onto The Internet!!

is it a law? by Bouncy X	Mar 15th, 2009 07:44:32 PM
that all disney princess post Ariel must look identical?
SECOND? by sanzaru	Mar 15th, 2009 07:49:37 PM
seconded. must be a law.
Hope this is a return to form by yippeekaiyaymofo	Mar 15th, 2009 07:53:30 PM
Disney's fare has gotten weaker lately but everything about this one seems to b eok so far
starring Evil Bob Fosse as... by Stryder	Mar 15th, 2009 07:54:03 PM
I assume Facilier wants to use the Frog in some voodoo spell to cure his crippling scoliosis. Then he'll have some musical number about how bent he is.
BTW, Home On The Rage? by Stryder	Mar 15th, 2009 07:55:25 PM
Wasn't that a Peckinpah film?
This looks like by Series7	Mar 15th, 2009 07:56:03 PM
All dogs go to Heaven for some reason?
Finally some real fucking art. Fuck Computer Animation. by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Mar 15th, 2009 07:58:41 PM

Odie? by BeeDub	Mar 15th, 2009 07:59:02 PM
Like the dog from Garfield? I'm glad they're getting back to hand-drawn animation - I've missed it.
I can't wait by red_weed	Mar 15th, 2009 08:05:07 PM
2d animation! on the big screen again! finally. But i think we are all trying to avoid the REAL news here. That's right. The g-force trailer is up on apple...
Randy Newman? Nooo, really? by YotzVonFrelnik	Mar 15th, 2009 08:13:58 PM
Hasn't he scored three out of every four animated features in the last fifteen years?
The Princess & the Analogs by sanzaru	Mar 15th, 2009 08:52:15 PM
So "Tiana" is the new Ariel...and "Ray" is the new Sebastian the Crab? Does that make Mama Odie the new "Ursula"?? Just guessing here. Even though the 2-D approach is a welcome throwback, you think they'd try and be just a little more daring with their model sheets! Same thing with Mr. Newman on the music. (soberly reflects to self) ...Ah, well. Kids'll love it anyway.
Whitey McWhite by Traveler 27	Mar 15th, 2009 08:58:16 PM
Traditional animation? check! looks good. New Setting, ethnic variety, New Orleans? check! looks good! Girl can be of any race (asian, black, American Indian, etc) as long as Male Romantic Lead is the whitest frat boy dickhead you can find? Check and check! When a non-white male kisses a white female in a Disney cartoon, I'll say we've turned a corner. But you know it's only business. Who's gonna buy that? Riiiiight... It's not a slight to white folks, at all. It's just something to think about. Not even the Fresh Prince or Denzel kiss white women on screen. I'm just sayin'. You know it's true. I could be wrong, though. Am I?
Will Be Considered Racist No Matter the Content by ThusSpakeSpymunk	Mar 15th, 2009 09:01:42 PM
Disney has bent over backward trying to accomodate anti-defamation squadrons on this movie, and the result will be that for all their effort Disney wil still get slapped with rants that this is racist when it gets made. The only way to make sure it's NOT considered racist? Make sure the non-white characters are shown in ALL circumstances being SUPERIOR - note I'm not saying "equal" - to all white characters, denigrating them constantly - while at the same time following ugly reverse racism stereotyping. And before you say anything, I'm Native American by blood.
Obviously, Tiana didn't learn anything from the Michael Jackson by Alfie Boy	Mar 15th, 2009 09:02:38 PM

Obviously, Tiana didn't learn anything from the Michael Jackson by Alfie Boy	Mar 15th, 2009 09:03:40 PM
hanging the baby over the balcony screw-up, now did she?
Traveler by ShiftyEyedDog2	Mar 15th, 2009 09:05:47 PM
Hancock, for one. Smith kisses Theron - hell, they were married even.
The Croc looks good by phaedrus007	Mar 15th, 2009 09:12:08 PM
It has that old school Disney anthropomorphic-but-still-anim alistic look... like the Jungle Book characters. The rest look fairly generic... no matter what colors they filled in the lines with.
Good to see hand drawn back by hallmitchell	Mar 15th, 2009 09:33:11 PM
I want more!
I stand corrected by Traveler 27	Mar 15th, 2009 09:34:33 PM
Hancock. Yes. I loved it, even. Now, how about an animated feature? BTW, look at that guy's face. Smug, arrogant, lounge lizard? Come on, you know it's true.
I think it looks pretty awesome to me by The Amazing G	Mar 15th, 2009 09:41:10 PM

Ugg... by earthlingdave	Mar 15th, 2009 09:47:39 PM
Hand-drawn art, yes, but not good hand-drawn art. Terrible character designs.
Traveler by ShiftyEyedDog2	Mar 15th, 2009 09:56:36 PM
does it have to be African American specifically? or just inter-racial? Atlantis and Road to El Dorado come to mind
Black people are the craze these days by JasonGrey	Mar 15th, 2009 10:08:57 PM
Anybody notice it? Looks alright... I like the new orleans setting and I'm anxious to see disney's return to 2d animation but I must admit the art is pretty bland and generic.
Disney should really just hang up the towel by mmaddox3	Mar 15th, 2009 10:19:23 PM
and let Pixar make the toons. I was excited about the prospect of Disney getting back to what really made them, 2d animation. But that excitement is GONE after watching that shit teaser and seeing those shit designs, that prince looks like a Saturday morning rehash.
nah, not african american specifically... by Traveler 27	Mar 15th, 2009 10:24:20 PM
the challenge is non-white male, white female animated movie, romantically involved, human, non mutant/other. just so you all know, i love all this stuff, don't get me wrong. i'm just sayin'. so if i'm wrong, learn me somethin'! and, come on, that prince guy should be winking and pointing his finger at you, sayin' "heyyy...how YOU doin'?"
Pretty sure Naveen is East Indian... by IHateYouAllSoSoMuch	Mar 15th, 2009 10:30:35 PM
his name is Naveen. Balls in your court, AICN chapter of the NAACP.
Home on the Range by Saaxton	Mar 15th, 2009 10:33:00 PM
It's sad that they even mentioned this being the most recent 2-D animated film from Disney. That was the most boring, uninspired piece of crud I've ever seen. I own all the Disney animated movies and have watched them multiple times. HotR? I barely made it through the first viewing.
Every Disney princess since Ariel looks like her? by Nasty In The Pasty	Mar 15th, 2009 10:41:49 PM
Maybe Belle, but Jasmine, Pocahontas, Esmeralda, Megara, Mulan...?
Princess and the Frog to be retitled BIRTH OF A NATION PART 2: D by Willie_Watkins	Mar 15th, 2009 10:52:33 PM
gonna be great
by MikeTheSpike	Mar 15th, 2009 11:22:49 PM
Ugh, the quality here is awful. Maybe this will encourage Disney to release some decent promo shots for a film even hardened AICN talkbackers seem somewhat enthusiastic for.
Was just watching Pinocchio today... by sapno_krei	Mar 15th, 2009 11:31:09 PM
...and I'm amazed by the painterly quality of the art on that 70-year-old film. I don't think any DIsney film since has approached that level of detail. I'm crossing my fingers that RAPUNZEL will break new ground in the area of painterly CG.
Princess of what? by Ogre	Mar 15th, 2009 11:35:13 PM
If this takes place in New Orleans... what is she princess of, Mardi Gras?
I'm guessing she's wearing a costume for Mardi Gras by TheGhostWhoLurks	Mar 16th, 2009 12:21:16 AM
Maybe the frog helps her out when the levees break again. And yeah... having a white prince and a black princess in a Disney cartoon set in "the real world" — and in the SOUTH, no less — is just asking for criticism.
It will be a flop in boxoffice by ominus	Mar 16th, 2009 12:22:16 AM
regardless how good the film will be.the people nowadays think that the traditional animation is something of the old,of the past generation,something not as cool as the cgi. and personally i hate seeing how traditional animational has been forgotten or ignored by the audience.damn evolution.
Looks terrible by Buzz_Aldrin	Mar 16th, 2009 12:23:11 AM
Seriously, wasn't this cookie cutter design / same old fucking princess plotlines the reason nobody wants to see Disney animation anymore?
Brought to you by the folks... by TheGhostWhoLurks	Mar 16th, 2009 12:23:22 AM
Who refuse to release Song of the South on DVD, because "The Powers That Be" now consider the film racist.
I really want to see this... by viola123	Mar 16th, 2009 12:34:06 AM
It's been too long since Disney gave us a hand-drawn film. I remember when they had one every year, and yes, they needed to take a step away from it... for a while. But I think enough time has passed and just watching the teaser, there's something different about it. A charm that's really old school. I'm not sure how well it'll do at the box office. But, I hope that it'll be awesome, regardless of what the numbers say. ... I do think the music is going to be fabulous though. Right? I mean, so long as the horns don't take over!
2D, 3D, or 4D it won't matter... by richy	Mar 16th, 2009 01:18:21 AM
...until they learn how to write a friggin script. All these formula cartoons are stale and getting staler. I can't believe they're still making this stuff. Like today's best music, the independent animation scene's where all the action is. While the big studios tread water, Don Hertzfeldt's latest films will quietly change your friggin life.
Stryder's Peckinpah joke... by Proman1984	Mar 16th, 2009 01:47:21 AM
Was funny!
It exists solely to add another marketable by Dingbatty	Mar 16th, 2009 04:03:29 AM
princess character to their list.
This looks like tired, boring shit by Player 1	Mar 16th, 2009 04:14:07 AM
Seriously Disney, pull your head out of your ass. Setting a european fairy-tale in New Orleans or whatever...? Why not try some new ideas, like Pixar did. Oh, wait...
It's going to.... by Dead_Geek	Mar 16th, 2009 05:20:00 AM
...Crash and Burn! Hahahaha!
Naveen Andrews should play the prince by estacado1	Mar 16th, 2009 06:43:01 AM

"How about a nice fur man shake?" by idonotseekabanning	Mar 16th, 2009 09:22:35 AM
That may be my new favorite trailer line.
About Louie the alligator... by Subtlety	Mar 16th, 2009 11:20:43 AM
Um, seen All Dogs Go to Heaven much? Geez. Otherwise, I like the design of the ringmaster (?) but everything else looks pretty bland. Hopefully they'll have more fun with the sets than with the character designs. New Orleans with an African-American "princess" (?) could be pretty cool but I'm sure they'll cracker it up good, just to make sure they get nothing genuinely interesting from either aspect. Oh well.
seems very VERY safe. too bad by BMacSmith	Mar 16th, 2009 04:45:41 PM
i was hoping that maybe they would try to reinvent 2d animation, not just rehash post Mermaid Disney. looks generic, and probably politically correct.
Lilo and Stitch by Outlaw	Mar 17th, 2009 12:20:37 AM
Was the last great traditional animated movie.
The Powerpuff Girls Movie by Dingbatty	Mar 17th, 2009 04:25:51 PM
was better than Lilo and Stitch.

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