I'll definetely see the Simpsons movie. Although I haven't watched the show in a VERY long time. I think they hit their peak in 1999, and since then things have....dragged.
Ice Age
I haven't seen Ice Age 2 but it looks kinda cute. I wouldn't trust AICN's opinions, that person probably didn't even see the movie.
I'll definetely see the Simpsons movie. Although I haven't watched the show in a VERY long time. I think they hit their peak in 1999, and since then things have....dragged.
I'll definetely see the Simpsons movie. Although I haven't watched the show in a VERY long time. I think they hit their peak in 1999, and since then things have....dragged.
You can’t just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!
From AICN:
Not very nice at all! 
I've seen brief clips of this film and it looks quite different from the 1st film. This is really mean...
Oh please.....But that’s why Pixar is Pixar and Fox is Fox. Apparently Fox Animation has no such scruples, no champions of genius within their ranks to fight for the development of a real film. Instead, someone said ‘Cash In’ and they immediately tracked down the janitor to get their wastebaskets back to mine them for ideas. Because that’s all this is folks.
Not very nice at all! I've seen brief clips of this film and it looks quite different from the 1st film. This is really mean...
You can’t just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!
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I saw a preview yesterday and (screaming kids aside) I thought it was rather good. The animation was fantastic and there were some really nice visual gags. The big letdown was the lack of direction. It seemed like a series of set pieces strung together with no cohesive plot. Even the first one, despite it's lack of a real story, was able to move at a nice comfortable pace.
A major problem is that the characters have already been developed within the first film, so in the sequel there's really nothing you can do with them. The reason Toy Story 2 worked was because Woody and Buzz still had room for development and there were issues within the piece that weren't completely resolved in the first one. Also, a really horrible pop culture reference where the characters actually sing 'food glorious food' and simply change the lyrics was highly unnecessary.
It's unfortunate that Blue Sky have yet to make a film that will really wow audiences. Animation wise, they're easily second to Disney and Pixar and they really seem to GET how to make animation funny. They simply haven't got a handle on pace and storytelling. A 3 star film then, but could have been much better.
A major problem is that the characters have already been developed within the first film, so in the sequel there's really nothing you can do with them. The reason Toy Story 2 worked was because Woody and Buzz still had room for development and there were issues within the piece that weren't completely resolved in the first one. Also, a really horrible pop culture reference where the characters actually sing 'food glorious food' and simply change the lyrics was highly unnecessary.
It's unfortunate that Blue Sky have yet to make a film that will really wow audiences. Animation wise, they're easily second to Disney and Pixar and they really seem to GET how to make animation funny. They simply haven't got a handle on pace and storytelling. A 3 star film then, but could have been much better.
Okay, you no longer have to pay money to watch it now:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/thesi ... ie/teaser/
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/thesi ... ie/teaser/
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