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- The hamsters seen in the first trailer have been cut!
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THAT'S NOT COOL.




j/k...I don't really care. :wink:
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This is quite interesting, and very cool to read. Of course they don't mention the..."creative differences".... :wink:


http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=page ... le_no=3065
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That was interesting Vi ;) a little long, but good.

Just wanted to say, I saw the happy meal toys today at Mcdonalds, and their so cute! I got the main character guy, (name escapes me :?) so WJ was not lying ^^

Btw.... Hope you got to see the movie today WJ :)
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His name's Roddy, DJ. :)
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My kids got one today too. Why does he have a compass in his stomach?!
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You can kinda see why DW clashed with Aardman here:

...here’s a sense that there were battles between the two production teams to retain the original script. “There were some differences, yes,” he chuckles. “As it went on it became clear to me just how wide a gap there is between English and American sensibilities. There are huge similarities of course, but our take on life is different

Why does he have a compass in his stomach?!
I have a compass in my stomach...(J/K) :) :wink: Sorry, just being stupid. :wink: :roll:
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funny. will the rip offs never stop. "Flushed Away" was the working title of "The Wild".
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Hey, Spaz! :)


I'm just curious: why was it called this?
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- The hamsters seen in the first trailer have been cut!
Shame, really. I liked those guys. ;)

I wonder if they were actually "Cut" or if they were just characters created for the teaser trailer to help set up the concept of Roddy getting flushed down the toilet.

I figured that they weren't in it before I saw the film because I didn't see them in the later ads and kept hearing about how "Lonely" Roddy was when I read reviews.

Anyway, I really enjoyed this film. If you like the stuff that Aardman's done in the past, you'll wanna catch this. It's worth seeing on the big screen.

I was very impressed with the animation. They kept the "Look" of the studio's stop-motion while still embracing the wonders of CGI. The frogs (exceptionally animated characters) would not be possible with Claymation, and neither would some of the action sequences.

The voice work was great. If the Oscars or the Annies had an award for "Best Cast Ensemble for an Animated Feature Film", "Flushed Away" could win that prize. Kate Winslet's Rita was probably my favorite. She was just fantastic. I also liked Ian Mckellan's Toad and, the film's single most hilarious character, Jean Reno's Le Frog ("I laugh at everyone's misery but my own. I'm French!").

Also wanted to say that I LOVED the slugs ("Poor old Roddy, flushed down his own potty!"). Such cute little things. Heck, I even adored it when the sang "Mr. Lonely", which may be one of the most annoying songs ever written.

Ranks with "Monster House" as the most original animated movie of the year. Don't miss it!
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Meg wrote:His name's Roddy, DJ. :)
Thanks Meg! I figured it out, but of course I blanked out when posting...
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Not to be confused with "Rodney" from a certain robot movie. ;)
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Sweet! My sister won a copy of the soundtrack! :D
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Sweet! My sister won a copy of the soundtrack!

Congrats to her. :)
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This could be old news, but I thought it sounded cute...plus Rob Minkoff is back!

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111795 ... katzenberg+
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I think we reported this a while back.

Good to see Minkoff back doing solid animation, and with JK no less.
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