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Hanks. Tom Hanks.

Post by Uli » January 16th, 2007, 5:12 pm

I didn't know that Tom Hanks was scheduled to be the next 007...

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Did you? :wink:

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Post by Meg » January 16th, 2007, 6:23 pm

Saw this a few days ago..I thought it was very funny and well done, though it goes on for a bit too long trailer-wise. :)

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Post by Ben » January 16th, 2007, 6:39 pm

I saw Neighbors <I>years</I> ago on TV and was lucky enough to catch it again at the Disney Paris exhibit, where they had several animation screenings going on in conjunction with that event.

It's a great little film, always changing and very different. This one had some repitition, but some nice ideas. I loved the closing shot.

Nice! :)

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Post by Ben » January 16th, 2007, 7:00 pm

Funny. A bit long, but funny. And the Hanks "Bond" at the end was classic. :)

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"A Flatpack Project" by John Haddon

Post by Josh » January 17th, 2007, 10:16 am

I saw this unique short, simply titled "A Flatpack Project," on YouTube a while back:
kevanshorey wrote:My best friend's short film, made when we were studying Computer Animation at Bournemouth University. All of the artistic effects were created with programs written by the boy himself, and as a piece of art, it remains one of the best animated shorts I have seen.

The music [song: No Surprises] is copyright Radiohead, and permission was sought and granted for its inclusion. It is performed by a few friends.


I admit the short's story is somewhat difficult to understand. Some of the YouTube talkbackers have expressed their intrepretation of it:
Metal777Messiah wrote:For all those who did not understand this video: Our life is all hard work, but the few moments of beauty, (love, laughter, happiness) that we get are all worth the effort.
iblucky wrote:i saw it as a view of human life through the eye of a creative genious. does the hampster wheel represent all of lifes work that can be done through a fun time though? because isn't that something fun that hampsters do?
GALACTOSE wrote:His entire purpose is in creatig a beautiful thing yet it won't move without his work. His tiring, mundane work.
Asfaloth1985 wrote:Really amazing how you integrated the emotion of the person, that is moving the wheel to make the woman dance and seems to suffer when the woman isn't moving.

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James Baxter's Happy Feet

Post by Uli » January 17th, 2007, 4:58 pm



:lol:

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Post by Mitch » January 17th, 2007, 6:09 pm

Hey, my dad has this on tape somewhere! I think Mr. Baxter is a friend/acquaintance of his, or something. Heheh -- I saw it a while back and I absolutely loved it; funniest thing I ever did see on paper. :lol:
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Post by Ben » January 17th, 2007, 6:11 pm

Brilliant. Better than mo-capped CGI dancing penguins, that's for sure. :)

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Post by Ben » January 17th, 2007, 6:25 pm

Behind every great woman, there is a man. ;)


Lovely little film, with some very nice ideas. The style reminded me of Richard Williams' meticulous attention to detail and it's a truly striking debut, full of understated emotion, but never outstaying its welcome.

Very cool. :)

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Post by Mitch » January 17th, 2007, 8:42 pm

Ben - How could you say that?! :P

(snigger) Just kidding.
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Post by Meg » January 17th, 2007, 8:46 pm

Ha, that's cute. :)

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Post by eddievalient » January 20th, 2007, 1:23 pm

ROTFLMAO!
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Post by Daniel » January 21st, 2007, 3:34 am

That really was funny! :lol:

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"Flatland: Reflections"

Post by Josh » January 30th, 2007, 1:56 pm

Here is the latest animation to be featured on the front page of YouTube:



The clip is from the film Flatland, an animated adaptation of the novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Here is a trailer for the production:



And here is another scene:


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The FUNNIEST Star Wars parody you will see this year!

Post by GeorgeC » February 14th, 2007, 11:29 pm

Please note that the following film I am about to post a link to contains some foul language and adult commentary... Keep the children out of the room when you play the video!

http://www.akjak.com/vader-sessions/

This video is also available on YouTube.com under the Search Terms "Vader Sessions."

Again, this is easily the funniest Star Wars spoof since Episode III: A Lost Hope. :lol:

Very clever, and the audio is ALL Mr. Jones. No substitutions accepted! :twisted:

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