The Cartoons and Animation Thread

Hawkingbird · December 11, 2020

TheInfernoman · December 11, 2020

Hooo boy!

TheInfernoman · December 21, 2020

Hmmmm

RSG3 · December 22, 2020

That's a pretty long video to just say "Hmmm" to.

RegH81 · December 22, 2020

FINALLY watched the last three episodes of Castlevania season 3.

Spoiler

My man Hector CANNOT catch a break! Also, I would be very surprised if Alucard does not have serious trust issues with anyone not named Trevor and Sypha.

TheInfernoman · December 22, 2020

2 hours ago, RSG3 said:

That's a pretty long video to just say "Hmmm" to.

In all fairness the movie isn't out yet...but that hmm is based upon the fact that the movie seems more catered towards an older audience in this instance. I guess I'll find out friday.

OPTIMUS124 · December 28, 2020

I thought Chapter 1: Siege was just OK. This looks like more of the same. I'll watch it when I am bored.

https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/12/28/tfw2005-reviews-netflixs-transformers-war-for-cybertron-earthrise-some-spoilers-426688

@Infernoman I watched Soul this weekend. I thought the move was good. The ending dropped it a few points for me for these two reasons:

It was edited by a guillotine.
I felt that it retracted from the journey.

Edited December 28, 2020 by OPTIMUS124

DangerousJ · December 30, 2020

I got the Mortal Kombat: Scorpion's Revenge film on Steelbook Bluray for Xmas.

Pros:

Art/animation is great especially during the fights.

This is one of the more gory "Western" animations Ive ever seen- multiple decapitations, bisections, et al. X-ray style profile shots like in Mk 9/10.! There are fatalities from the games.

Lots of easter eggs and references to the games and the 1995 movie.

Voice Acting was on point. Scorp and Sub had VA's from the games (MK 10). Joel McHale was the funniest Cage ever!

The 5.1 soundmix is one of the most active Ive heard from a WB direct to video animated film in recent memory.

Cons

The Biggest problem with the film is despite being called : Scorpion's Revenge, it is 85% a retelling of the Mk1 game story or first movie.

There is a 10 minute opening summing up Hanzo's origin and a few quick scenes throughout and the last five minutes are Scorpion centric.

The majority of the screentime is on the trio of Liu/Johnny/Sonya ascending through the tournament.

I am a casual MK fan (I have played MK 1-6, 9,10, but dont remember everything story wise, yet I knew most of the twists and backstory in this already.)

Outside of his action, Liu is a bit bland. Even the 1995 movie had some bits like dropping Johnnys bags in the water or his grudge against Shang to liven it up for a bit.

Overall: 7.5/10

I think it is good and the second best after the 1995 live action , though that is a low bar to cross.

Maxx · December 31, 2020

I'm enjoying earth rise.. I guess I missed out on siege but I know the history well enough to not really need it. 30+ years of roasting bumblebee lol

Edited December 31, 2020 by Maxx

Sonichuman · December 31, 2020

2 hours ago, DangerousJ said:

I got the Mortal Kombat: Scorpion's Revenge film on Steelbook Bluray for Xmas.

Pros:

Art/animation is great especially during the fights.

This is one of the more gory "Western" animations Ive ever seen- multiple decapitations, bisections, et al. X-ray style profile shots like in Mk 9/10.! There are fatalities from the games.

Lots of easter eggs and references to the games and the 1995 movie.

Voice Acting was on point. Scorp and Sub had VA's from the games (MK 10). Joel McHale was the funniest Cage ever!

The 5.1 soundmix is one of the most active Ive heard from a WB direct to video animated film in recent memory.

Cons

The Biggest problem with the film is despite being called : Scorpion's Revenge, it is 85% a retelling of the Mk1 game story or first movie.

There is a 10 minute opening summing up Hanzo's origin and a few quick scenes throughout and the last five minutes are Scorpion centric.

The majority of the screentime is on the trio of Liu/Johnny/Sonya ascending through the tournament.

I am a casual MK fan (I have played MK 1-6, 9,10, but dont remember everything story wise, yet I knew most of the twists and backstory in this already.)

Outside of his action, Liu is a bit bland. Even the 1995 movie had some bits like dropping Johnnys bags in the water or his grudge against Shang to liven it up for a bit.

Overall: 7.5/10

I think it is good and the second best after the 1995 live action , though that is a low bar to cross.

It's been while since I watched the movie but the main thing that bugged me about the movie was how they twisted the events of the MK storyline to completely center around Hanzo and and nearly made him the hero. I mean I could easily just dismiss it as another timeline since MK has more than several of those now but it didn't sit right.

iStu X · December 31, 2020

2 hours ago, Sonichuman said:

It's been while since I watched the movie but the main thing that bugged me about the movie was how they twisted the events of the MK storyline to completely center around Hanzo and and nearly made him the hero. I mean I could easily just dismiss it as another timeline since MK has more than several of those now but it didn't sit right.

Scorpion is Boon’s favorite MK character of all time and I’m pretty sure Scorpion is undefeated or close to in every official MK character popularity poll. So it’d make sense for the retcons.

johnny was still the best character in the new animated though. He was all about being bench pressed and stomped in the nuts by Sonya lol.

Edited December 31, 2020 by iStu X

Hawkingbird · December 31, 2020

This fucking sucks. I hope this stroke doesn't take his career from him.

https://tvline.com/2020/12/31/tom-kane-stroke-clone-wars-archer-voice-actor-cannot-speak/

TheInfernoman · January 14

WTF Wed

I was dying seeing this review...

TheInfernoman · January 16

what we will expect in 2021 (hopefully)

iStu X · Friday at 10:57 PM

Inject it straight into my fucking veins

DangerousJ · Monday at 06:08 AM

I've been watching some Disney animated movies. Im too lazy to review each one at length so ill just do scores

Mulan (1998) - 8/10

Tarzan: (1999) - 7.5/10

Hunchback (1996) - 8/10

Hercules - 8/10

Pocahontas - 7/10

Frozen 2 - 6/10

Notes:

Mulan's villain is one of the blandest designs ever. Im not expecting much character but others like Jafar/Scar have cool voices, or abilities. This dude just has a bird.

Tarzans tree surfing scenes are cool looking. It is a good use of CG in a 2d cel film.

I'm surprised they didnt have Quasimodo get Esmerelda in the end. Bold choice for once Disney.

James Woods' interpretation of Hades and the design makes him one of the better villains. I dont know where most people would rank him but I would put him near the top.

Frozen 2 story didnt draw me in. There are too many songs. Kristoff doesnt have much to do. It's anticlimactic.

The water/ice sculpture animation is great. The relationship between sisters is nice.

TheInfernoman · Monday at 11:00 AM

4 hours ago, DangerousJ said:

I'm surprised they didnt have Quasimodo get Esmerelda in the end. Bold choice for once Disney.

It was true to the book...in the lightest most family friendly way. The book had a horribly grim depressing ending (But I suppose that is how it was for most if not all Fairy tales Disney bases their movies on). Esmerelda dies and Quasimodo disappears with nothing left to live for knowing she id dead. In the original, Quasimodo's skeleton is found many years later in the charnel house, a mass grave into which the bodies of the destitute and criminals were indiscriminately thrown, implying that Quasimodo had sought Esmeralda among the decaying corpses and lay beside her, himself to die. As the guards attempt to pull the embracing skeletons apart, they both crumble into dust.