films for kids

[Hectic Cum Balthazar]

Ratatouille?

[Jamoid]

always looked like another ten a penny pixar cash cow to me. then again, i think that about basically all the cgi films i see advertized. will ask them if they've seen it.

[Orang Utan]

the incredibles is ace

[Jamoid]

yeah i liked that one ..i've always had a soft spot for holly hunter for some reason.

[thembuzz]

9 might be pretty good. think tim burton co-produced it. not that that actually means very much, mind, but there you go

i believe cloudy with a chance of meatballs is supposed to be alright too

and while we're about it, how come up is the only pixar film that's been mentioned in this thread? they're all fucking wicked

edit: except it isn't. i posted before i looked at page 2

[Orang Utan]

cars isn't great, but the rest are solid. don't know why people put their noses up at them

[thembuzz]

cars isn't one of their best, but even that's head and shoulders above almost all other kids' films. i honestly haven't seen one that i didn't love

[Jamoid]

i've always disliked pixar for some reason. i don't really know why tbh. i convince myself that it's because their films lack charm or their humour is too woody allen, but it's probably because they symbolize a step away from the films i loved as a kid.

i think i'm just stuck in the past. a few i've seen recently are definitely changing my opinion though.

[Hectic Cum Balthazar]

I thought the incredibles and wall-e were excellent.
Toy Story and Monsters Inc were far too twee.
Cars looked arse.

I've seen half of Ratatouille and it was great, Randy Thom on Sound Design duties.

[Orang Utan]

Originally Posted by Jamoid

i've always disliked pixar for some reason. i don't really know why tbh. i convince myself that it's because their films lack charm or their humour is too woody allen, but it's probably because they symbolize a step away from the films i loved as a kid.

i think i'm just stuck in the past. a few i've seen recently are definitely changing my opinion though.

i don't see them as any different from the films we watched as kids. they appeal to kids and adults in the same way as any decent kids' films do. how are they a step away?

[Hectic Cum Balthazar]

apart from the fact you're old enough to be Jamoids father?

[Jamoid]

Originally Posted by Orang Utan

i don't see them as any different from the films we watched as kids. they appeal to kids and adults in the same way as any decent kids' films do. how are they a step away?

like i said i think i'm just stuck in the past. i loved animatronics and hand drawn cartoons, but cgi has basically replaced those completely.

i'm learning though! liked most of the ones mentioned in this thread.

[Orang Utan]

am i? how old is jamoid?
that doesn't make any difference though. my point still stands.

[Orang Utan]

Originally Posted by Jamoid

like i said i think i'm just stuck in the past. i loved animatronics and hand drawn cartoons, but cgi has basically replaced those completely.

i'm learning though! liked most of the ones mentioned in this thread.

you sound older than i am, not younger! cgi is just another way of doing things. it's not intrinsically shit. most films are shit, so most cgi films are shit.

[thembuzz]

aye

[Hectic Cum Balthazar]

Originally Posted by Jamoid

like i said i think i'm just stuck in the past. i loved animatronics and hand drawn cartoons, but cgi has basically replaced those completely.

i'm learning though! liked most of the ones mentioned in this thread.

I thought Wall-E had a really nice hand animated style... it IS hand animated essentially, just different tools. A lovely hands on approach to the sound too. Disney/Pixar stuff is properly rooted in the old skills, they lost the plot for a while but are back on it I think.

this is great - check out all the funky old disney sound effect contraptions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A6z8QkVHk4

[Jamoid]

Originally Posted by Orang Utan

am i? how old is jamoid?
that doesn't make any difference though. my point still stands.

24

100% 80's kid.

and i agree with you really ...just miss animatronics and hand drawn stuff.

[don___quixote]

Originally Posted by Jamoid

24

fair play - i salute you (and im not taking the piss there either)

[Orang Utan]

i'm not that old steev! though i suppose there are 12 year old daddies out there somewhere. there's probably been one on the jeremy kyle show.

[Jamoid]

i do take great comfort in the knowledge that i will die after most of you tbh.

still can;t believe this was made the same year i was born.



don't know why you are saluting me don, but thanks

[Orang Utan]

well done for being young!
usually it's for being old.
93?

[Hectic Cum Balthazar]

I thought Jamoid was younger to be fair

[Jamoid]

same

[Jamoid]

fuck you cgi cunts!



5:50 onwards is hilarious hah

[Spandex]

Originally Posted by Hectic Cum Balthazar

Ratatouille?

yeah that's actually good.

[AVX23]

9 is wicked, mashup of fallout 3, little big planet and various other things - s cool.
Battle for Terra ain't bad either, definate one for the kids.

[emef]

Originally Posted by Orang Utan

the incredibles is ace

yeah that is good
proper feeling of speed in that

[dan gulberry]

I thought Hoodwinked was great.

[Jamoid]

cheers dan, not heard of that one. will check it oot.

[bitconductor]

Originally Posted by Hectic Cum Balthazar

I thought Wall-E had a really nice hand animated style... it IS hand animated essentially, just different tools. A lovely hands on approach to the sound too. Disney/Pixar stuff is properly rooted in the old skills, they lost the plot for a while but are back on it I think.

this is great - check out all the funky old disney sound effect contraptions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A6z8QkVHk4

brilliant, thanks for posting that. which leads to loads of other sound designer interview clips on youtube. ta.

definitely going to watch wall-e too, i'd forgotten about it.