Noctis Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 3 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said: I don't recall much of Bolt, though I resaw a couple of scenes not to long ago and it really fucking reminded of Deathly Hallows Part 1 What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 When is the review embargo going to be lifted for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Spidey Freak said: When is the review embargo going to be lifted for this? It's been lifted for three days now. At least four major publications have written reviews for it. Most reviews won't be coming until later this week though. Edited November 16, 2015 by Daniel Dylan Davis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 4 hours ago, Telemachos said: True, I just didn't think BOLT elevated itself in any way to be considered "great". Well, vastly underrated doesn't always mean great. I do think that Bolt attempts a few interesting things that I didn't expect, such as the critique of the way Disney Channel stars are treated and utilized... in a movie from Disney, starring one of the Disney Channel stars. It may not be the most in depth critique, but it's a surprising addition. Especially since the film was pulled back a lot from Chris Sanders' original plan. (Hmm... okay now that I think down that line, comparing TGD to Bolt makes a lot of sense.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 1 hour ago, damienroc said: Well, vastly underrated doesn't always mean great. I do think that Bolt attempts a few interesting things that I didn't expect, such as the critique of the way Disney Channel stars are treated and utilized... in a movie from Disney, starring one of the Disney Channel stars. It may not be the most in depth critique, but it's a surprising addition. Especially since the film was pulled back a lot from Chris Sanders' original plan. Was it mentioned that Bolt was specifically critiquing the Disney Channel? It just seemed to me that it was a general (and mild) critical look at the entertainment industry and its treatment of living beings as replaceable commodities (which... is also true of almost every other industry so it is not really saying much). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeZ Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Gorgeous film. Entertaining, but definitely not as good as Inside Out. This won't shatter any best animation records. Kinda disappointed, but not really surprising given the issues with production. Visually its insane. A must see if you like to see beautiful environments. B Edited November 16, 2015 by BoxOfficeZ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenstate5 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 7 hours ago, Telemachos said: True, I just didn't think BOLT elevated itself in any way to be considered "great". Yeah this is how I feel. Watched Bolt earlier this year, first time since '08 and man its pedestrian. It's not a loveable mess like Robinsons, it's not great yet underrated like Princess and the Frog and it's not godawful like Chicken Little. Out of all of those mid-to-late-2000s WDAS movies, this one is just kinda... there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 7 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said: I don't recall much of Bolt, though I resaw a couple of scenes not to long ago and it really fucking reminded of Deathly Hallows Part 1 In that both were movies released in theaters? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 9 hours ago, Spidey Freak said: Was it mentioned that Bolt was specifically critiquing the Disney Channel? It just seemed to me that it was a general (and mild) critical look at the entertainment industry and its treatment of living beings as replaceable commodities (which... is also true of almost every other industry so it is not really saying much). Is it mentioned in the film? No. But given the prevalence of Disney Channel among child stars, it's hard for me to read it as anything less than that. There are other fun entertainment industry bits as well, but that's a specific highlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire of Themyscira Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 9 hours ago, BoxOfficeZ said: Gorgeous film. Entertaining, but definitely not as good as Inside Out. This won't shatter any best animation records. Kinda disappointed, but not really surprising given the issues with production. Visually, it's insane. A must see if you like to see beautiful environments. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I just don't know if I should see this. The trailers remind too much of Nymphomaniac Vol. II 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'm looking at these clips and I'm just really not getting a Cars or even a Bugs Life vibe at all. Humor seems a lot more incidental and doesn't insist upon itself 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 9 hours ago, BoxOfficeZ said: Gorgeous film. Entertaining, but definitely not as good as Inside Out. This won't shatter any best animation records. Kinda disappointed, but not really surprising given the issues with production. Visually its insane. A must see if you like to see beautiful environments. B Sounds like we're basically in agreement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 13 minutes ago, tribefan695 said: I'm looking at these clips and I'm just really not getting a Cars or even a Bugs Life vibe at all. Humor seems a lot more incidental and doesn't insist upon itself I guess I should clarify myself somewhat. It reminded me of CARS in how it took a conceit and shaped it into a genre that, while interesting, doesn't always make the most sense. (For cars, it's the concept of CARS as sentient beings with their own human-mimicking culture, minus the humans. For GOOD DINOSAUR, it's sentient dinosaurs essentially enacting a 1940s or 1950s western.) It reminded me of BUG'S LIFE in terms of softer, more colorful, more childlike creature design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) I'm not expecting Inside Out quality from it, that wouldn't be fair. Expecting Inside Out quality is like expecting every Spielberg film to be Schindler's List quality. I do think it looks good though, A Bug's Life or Cars level wouldnt be that much of a disappointment. Id be disappointed with MU, Cars 2, or Brave quality. Edited November 16, 2015 by The Panda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 13 minutes ago, tribefan695 said: I'm looking at these clips and I'm just really not getting a Cars or even a Bugs Life vibe at all. Humor seems a lot more incidental and doesn't insist upon itself I guess I should clarify myself somewhat. It reminded me of CARS in how it took a conceit and shaped it into a genre that, while interesting, doesn't always make the most sense. (For cars, it's the concept of CARS as sentient beings with their own human-mimicking culture, minus the humans. For GOOD DINOSAUR, it's sentient dinosaurs essentially enacting a 1940s or 1950s western.) It reminded me of BUG'S LIFE in terms of softer, more colorful, more childlike creature design. I guess I just buy this more than most. It reminds me of Rango's conceit somewhat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amadeus Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 1 hour ago, Box Office Hit said: zzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Knowing what comes after that clip... Yeah, definitely not Cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 What goes around comes around. #GoodDino https://t.co/fqsDobcnDw — The Good Dinosaur (@TheGoodDinosaur) November 19, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
