by Felipe Rosa
Fresh Guacamole: This inventive short has a nomination for Best Animated Short. While it’s not as touching as the other one I shared recently, still deserves to be seen. Enjoy!
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: animation, awards 2012, short
by Felipe Rosa
Paperman: Among the loveliest moments I spent at the movie theaters last year. Those who read the full list of Oscar nominees or my quick thoughts about them may remember the name. Those who watched Wreck-It Ralph may have seen it. Either way, I encourage you to watch Paperman. (Edited: Sadly, it seems the short was taken off the air.)
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: animation, awards 2012, romance, short
by Felipe Rosa
Wreck-It Ralph: more earnest, and better for it, than the average animated film nowadays. It fails, however, to show a rich world, choosing instead for loud visuals, sound and voice acting (with the exception of John C. Reilly, who knows better). The excesses are even more evident because of the lovely, whimsical short that preceded it, Paperman, quiet and precise visually and aurally. Watch it here.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, fantasy
by Felipe Rosa
Brave: nice little story, with a meaningful theme. Visually, it’s a beauty to behold, both in character design and in world design. If there is a weakness in the storytelling, it’s in the humorous moments; not because they are bad, but because they don’t fit the whole as well.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, pixar
by Felipe Rosa
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted: very colorful film, but that doesn’t extend past the visuals. The story and characters are heartless, pointless and at best one-dimensional. It’s also surprisingly unfunny.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation
by Felipe Rosa
The Secret World of Arrietty: a great example of how stunning the hand drawn animation style still can be; it’s rich and detailed, full of life. The sweet, touching story complements the visual aspect perfectly, oozing charm and magic. There is a reason (many, indeed) for the Pixar artists to hold Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli in such high regard, and they are in display here.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, fantasy
by Felipe Rosa
The Adventures of Tintin: let there be no mistake: the animation is wonderful, the settings are beautiful, and the free-floating camera is a joy to behold. It’s hard to imagine this story being told in any other way. The problem, then, lies precisely at the story. It’s a perfectly serviceable old-fashioned adventure, as it’s supposed to be. But it’s not really anything more.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation
by Felipe Rosa
Fantastic Mr. Fox: very quirky animated film, starting with the style chosen. Reasonably funny, reasonably touching, certainly more original than most of the animations around us nowadays. It carries the same emotional distance than other of Anderson’s works, but somehow, that fits a cartoon somewhat less than it fits a live action feature.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, comedy, fantasy
by Felipe Rosa
Puss in Boots: a typical DWA film will be well done and funny, a pleasure to sit through but empty and somewhat heartless, therefore easily forgettable. This one has the usual drawbacks, but not the usual strong points. It’s still quite well done, and the voice acting is good enough, but the humor is flat and the whole thing is almost boring.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, fantasy
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