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It's All in the Reflexes
Posted on 10.21.05 by Widge @ 2:12 am

Big Trouble in South Park

Every now and then we run across a site and it makes us think two things, almost simultaneously.

First up is "Brilliant!" Following closely on its heels is "Man, I thought I didn't have a life."

That's how we would describe this, where a guy is taking the audio of Big Trouble in Little China and creating South Park animation to match it. Now that's devotion. Twisted, but it's devotion.

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Categorized as: Animation
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His Name is Not Katow-Jo
Posted on 10.03.05 by Widge @ 3:47 pm

Manege-Frei is a charming and melancholy flash short in which a chicken-juggling circus bear faces his own lack of freedom.

Found via Screenhead.

Categorized as: Animation
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A Freezerburnt Christmas (1997) - DVD Review
Posted on 09.26.05 by HTQ4 @ 7:11 pm
A Freezerburnt Christmas DVD

Film:
DVD:

Written and Directed by Michael Bannon
Starring the Voices of Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz, Darrell Hammond

Features:

  • Making-of Featurette
  • Trivia Game

Released by: MGM Kids
Rating: NR (suitable for all ages)
Region: 1
Anamorphic: Nope; full frame only.

My Advice: Skip it.

As we all know, from time to time, Christmas falls under the sights of some dastardly madman who is hell-bent on either taking over or destroying the holiday forever. This time, it's up to a down-on-his-luck ice cream man named Freezerburn (Parnell) to save the holiday. He's on his usual route when he stumbles upon a plot by evil toymaker Saulc Atnas (Hammond) to distribute a "heavy gravity" formula that will keep the famous reindeer grounded this year on Santa's big day. It's up to Freezerburn to save Christmas!

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Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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The Simpsons: Bart Wars (2005) - DVD Review
Posted on 05.23.05 by Cosette @ 1:33 am
The Simpsons: Bart Wars DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Created by Matt Groening
Starring the voices of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith

Features:

  • Four episodes: "Dog of Death," "Marge Be Not Proud," "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson," and "Mayored to the Mob"
  • Animatics and storyboards on the first act of "Mayored"

Released by: Fox Home Entertainment
Rating: NR
Region: 1
Anamorphic: N/A; released in its original 1.33:1 format

My Advice: Grab it if you're a Simpsons fan.

The Simpsons are back with four classic episodes. In "Dog of Death," Santa's Little Helper needs an expensive operation. The family resents having to sacrifice other things to pay for it, and he runs away, only to become an attack dog of Mr. Burns'. Bart gets caught shoplifting in "Marge Be Not Proud," and has to find a way to earn his mother's respect again at Christmas. "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" finds Bart sent off to military school after a typical Bart incident, and Lisa decides she wants to go, too, only to find herself the butt of the other cadets' hazing because she is a girl.

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Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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Animal Farm (1954) - DVD Review
Posted on 12.16.04 by Widge @ 1:08 am
Animal Farm (1954) DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Joy Batchelor, Joseph Bryan III, John Halas, Borden Mace, Philip Stapp & Lothar Wolff, based on the novel by George Orwell
Directed by: Joy Batchelor & John Halas
Starring the Voices of: Maurice Denham & Gordon Heath

Features:

  • Original storyboards of scenes
  • Running audio commentary by film historian Brian Sibley
  • Making-of featurette from the BBC: "Down on Animal Farm"
  • Liner notes by art historian Karl Cohen

Released by: Home Vision
Region: 1
Rating: NR
Anamorphic: N/A; appears in its original 1.33:1 format

My Advice: Animation fans must own.

Manor Farm has a problem...its human owner. Mr. Jones is a cruel drunkard, who sleeps off his hangover while his animals go hungry. Finally, after a stirring speech by the porcine patriarch, Old Major, the animals decide they've had enough. They drive off Jones and successfully defend the farm, making it their own. The problem is that after a revolution, there's always the question of: now what? Stay free...or become something worse?

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Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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Destino (2003) - Animation Review
Posted on 02.20.04 by Rob Levy @ 8:27 pm

Written by: John Hench & Salvador Dali
Directed by: Dominique Monfery

My Advice: Don't miss it.

Before he left the company his family founded, Roy Disney revived a project that had been dormant since 1945. In that year surrealist Salvador Dali and animator Walt Disney, under a shroud of secrecy, began work on "Destino." Originally intended for use in a later Disney animated compendium, the project was constantly troubled. Dali and Disney were very good friends, yet their filmic collaboration was arduous. Both were artistic craftsmen with intense eyes for detail. Both were control freaks determined to have precision and syncopation in the film. In 1946, constantly bogged down by financial troubles, "Destino" succumbed to incompletion.

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Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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Justice League (2001) - DVD Review
Posted on 12.07.03 by Doc @ 7:37 am

Film:
DVD:

Written by Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel
Directed by Butch Lukic, Dan Riba
Starring the Voices of Susan Eisenberg, Kevin Conroy, George Newbern, Michael Rosenbaum, Phil LaMarr, Carl Lumbly, and Maria Canals

Features:

  • Character Bios
  • Cast & Crew
  • Trailers of other WB Family titles
  • DVD-ROM Web links

Rating: NR, suitable for audiences 7+
Anamorphic: N/A; episodes presented in their original 1.33:1 format.
My Advice: Rent it.

Most of my generation remembers well their first real exposure to DC's Justice League: the venerable (though incredibly cheesy) Hanna-Barbera production Superfriends. The plots were goofy, there were ridiculous sidekicks thrown in (I can't decide to this day if I dislike the Wonder Twins or Wendy & Marvin worse), but it was cool when we were seven and Saturday morning was awash in cheesy cartoons. So it was with a great deal of joy and anticipation that I awaited the premiere of Cartoon Network's new treatment, Justice League. Developed by the same people that brought out the wicked Batman/Superman Adventures show, it promised to provide a new look at the Superfriends of old, without Gleek or silly craft projects led by Aquaman.

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Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) - DVD Review
Posted on 12.07.03 by Doc @ 7:14 am
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Written by Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, and Bruce Timm
Directed by Curt Geda
Starring the Voices of Kevin Conroy, Will Friedle, Angie Harmon, Mark Hamill, Melissa Joan Hart, Michael Rosenbaum, and Henry Rollins

Features:

  • Filmmakers' commentary
  • Making-of featurette
  • Deleted scenes
  • Animation tests
  • Theme song music video with Mephisto Odyssey and Static X
  • Animated character bios
  • Production notes
  • DVD-ROM content

Released by: Warner Brothers.
Rating: PG-13
Region: 1
Anamorphic: N/A; appears in its original 1.33:1 format.

My Advice: Own it.

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Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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Batman: The Legend Begins (1992) - DVD Review
Posted on 12.07.03 by Doc @ 7:14 am
Batman: The Legend Begins DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Directed by Bruce Timm
Starring Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill

Features:

  • "Life on the Edge" game
  • Conversations with Bruce Timm
  • How-to-draw Batman
  • Five episodes

Released by: Warner Brothers.
Rating: Suitable for 7+
Anamorphic: N/A; presented in its original 1.33:1 format.
My Advice: Rent it.

It's hard to believe that Batman: The Animated Series premiered a decade ago, injecting new life into the superhero cartoon genre and American animation in general. Not to mention revitalizing the Batman character by returning to the essential elements of the series: detective work, dark urban settings, and a hero with decidedly creepy streak. The series also served to define the aesthetic of the Timm/Dini creative team, a style that would carry through several seasons of Batman, a Superman cartoon series, and into the new Justice League show for Cartoon Network.

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Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) - DVD Review
Posted on 12.07.03 by HTQ4 @ 6:42 am

Film:
DVD:

Written by Bruce Reid Schaefer & Stephen Sustaric
Starring the Voices of Jim Cummings, Laurie Main, and Andre Stojka

Features:

  • "Covered in Snow" game
  • "New Year's Eve Party Countdown"
  • Song Selection
  • Sing Along Featurette
  • Enchanted Environment

Released by Buena Vista.
Region: 1
Rating: NR
Anamorphic: N/A; appears in its original 1.33:1 format

My Advice: Buy it for the wee ones, if you have them. Otherwise, skip it.

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Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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