Category Archives: Film
Roger Ebert's Comments on The Last Airbender and Animation
It’s been established that I don’t really like film critics. It’s not a personal thing, for the most part, I tend to disagree with the way they review things. Having said that, I do hold certain ones in high regard, … Continue reading
Initial Thoughts: Dreamworks Developing Troll Movie
Some toys are notoriously subject to fadism, where they seemingly overnight become massively popular before rapidly fade into the background rarely to be seen again. Remember Furbys? Yeah, like that. It comes a as a bit of a surprise to … Continue reading
Animaly Appraisal: Hercules Part II
This is a continuation of yesterday’s Part I, where I covered the plot and music. Today I’m going to cover the animation, the characters and the character’s designs. First off, the animation is the same fine quality that we have … Continue reading
I Have Arrived as a Blogger Thanks to Despicable Me
"Nonsense" you say, "surely you’re already a blogger, you’re blogging right now!" This is true, however today I received my first unsolicited e-mail chock full of promotional stuff for an upcoming film. Which film you ask? Why Despicable Me of … Continue reading
Anomaly Appraisal: Tales from Earthsea
I read the announcement a few days ago over on Cartoon Brew but having bought the DVD back in 2008, it doesn’t matter that much to me. Having said that, I’d thought I’d post my thoughts on a movie that … Continue reading
Should Dreamworks Make a Sequel to Dragon?
Steven Zeitchik has an insightful post on the Los Angeles Times blog where he makes the case for not making a sequel to How to Train Your Dragon. It’s interesting to observe the changes in attitudes to HTTYD over the … Continue reading
Animated Musical Films
Disney has done them since Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, but are they outdated in the modern animated market? The answer is maybe. Disney is often given huge amounts of credit for the renaissance that the company managed to … Continue reading
Pixar and Sequels: A Mixed Bag
I admire Pixar and all they’ve done over the last 15 years or so. They really do deserve all the success they’ve earned. They practically revived the animation artform and movies in general with their unique (and oft-copied) form of … Continue reading
Dreamworks Vs. Pixar Vs. Sony
CGI. It’s a format that has literally taken over the movie business ever since Toy Story burst onto the scene all the way back in 1995. Today, three companies, Pixar, Dreamworks and Sony dominate the market. How did this come … Continue reading
Re-Releasing Animation on the Big Screen
The silver screen. Once the dominant screen for entertainment in the US, it fell somewhat dramatically with the arrival of television. However, the film industry remains adamant that their products are released to the local movie house first, just so … Continue reading
The Animation Anomaly 