Comments on: “Beowulf” http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/07/30/beowulf/ Cartoon Central on the Internet. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:50:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Alex Hirsch http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/07/30/beowulf/#comment-2181 Alex Hirsch Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/07/30/beowulf/#comment-2181 Excuseth me whislt I barfeth into ye oulde vomit-bucket of yore, it seems to me that the combination of MoCap, Angelina Jolie's already unnaturally poofy lips, and a book I had to annotate for AP English in High School is a rather justifiable cause for nausea. How many weary road trips do we have to take through the Uncanny Valley before we realize that the view stinks, the ride is bumpy, and the gas is too damn expensive?<br /><br />If only we could hop into a Delorean and kidnap the Zemeckis of 1985, bring him back to the future, and show him the horrendous mistakes of his future self. Come on, Bob! You used to tell engaging stories, mixed with humor, whimsy, and smart uses of technology! When did the technology overthrow the storytelling? The world needs a naked CG Angelina Jolie like the pope needs bigger hat. For shame, Bob!<br /><br />I sincerely believe that after a film-maker dies, he will be forced to watch each one of his films 1000 times by a gleeful Satan with a red-hot remote control of flames. Lets hope Zemeckis enjoys spending eternity with CG Crispin Glover as much as Lucas enjoys spending it with JarJar Binks and Howard the Duck. Excuseth me whislt I barfeth into ye oulde vomit-bucket of yore, it seems to me that the combination of MoCap, Angelina Jolie’s already unnaturally poofy lips, and a book I had to annotate for AP English in High School is a rather justifiable cause for nausea. How many weary road trips do we have to take through the Uncanny Valley before we realize that the view stinks, the ride is bumpy, and the gas is too damn expensive?

If only we could hop into a Delorean and kidnap the Zemeckis of 1985, bring him back to the future, and show him the horrendous mistakes of his future self. Come on, Bob! You used to tell engaging stories, mixed with humor, whimsy, and smart uses of technology! When did the technology overthrow the storytelling? The world needs a naked CG Angelina Jolie like the pope needs bigger hat. For shame, Bob!

I sincerely believe that after a film-maker dies, he will be forced to watch each one of his films 1000 times by a gleeful Satan with a red-hot remote control of flames. Lets hope Zemeckis enjoys spending eternity with CG Crispin Glover as much as Lucas enjoys spending it with JarJar Binks and Howard the Duck.

]]> By: Anne http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/07/30/beowulf/#comment-2179 Anne Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/07/30/beowulf/#comment-2179 Wince, mo-cap. Wince, mo-cap.

]]> By: Elliot Cowan http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/07/30/beowulf/#comment-2180 Elliot Cowan Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/07/30/beowulf/#comment-2180 I think this looks like scenes from an X-Box game.<br />I'm a big fan of Zemekis but I wonder what the point of this excercise is... I think this looks like scenes from an X-Box game.
I’m a big fan of Zemekis but I wonder what the point of this excercise is…

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