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mars_hock

I have an assignment for you all

Nov 27, 2009 15:50

Please take a friend and go see The Fantastic Mr.Fox this weekend. It's a wonderful, enjoyable movie and fun for the whole family! Especially the adults in those families for when 70% of the gags fly right over kids' heads ( Read more... )

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jake_unleashed November 28 2009, 15:12:41 UTC

the puppets and 2 sets are on display in that cartoon museum in San Fran ;)

mars_hock November 28 2009, 19:41:05 UTC

MAN. Quit getting all the good stuff and having the option to travel there >:O

gelgameth November 28 2009, 17:45:46 UTC

Really?

I wasn't planning on seeing it because the ad came up and I could only watch with a mixture of befuddlement and horror. I had no idea what the thing was about, where it came from, nor why it felt uncomfortably like some of the furry comics I've seen.

...but if it's actually good I should probably watch it before people kill it. At least it wasn't trying to market itself toward kids. I think. Getting a little tired of people making "kids" movies that are designed to exclusively appeal to adults.

mars_hock November 28 2009, 19:39:56 UTC

It's definitely and undoubtedly all-ages, the same kind of "all-ages" as theater cartoons from the golden age. I'm not surprised marketers are making the same mistake and slapping a "kids!" label on.

Yeah, the early trailers really left me unnerved. The puppet designs look like they took dead animal carcasses and shoved armatures inside them. The animation looked a little choppy and stiff, and the effects a little too much like Robot Chicken.

Maybe that footage I saw was from a rough cut, because the movie I saw on screen was much, much better. The characters look perfectly in-place and NOT UNDEAD when viewed in the context of the movie itself, maybe. I don't know, but I do know I really liked this film! Come see it with me if you like, I'm definitely going back for more.