Posts Tagged ‘cartoon’

Best Present Ever

Written by andy 12th August 2009, 3:08pm

Posted in: 2D, Reviews

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Clarabell is having a tea party when she receives an unexpected present: a baby stegosaurus! A cute baby dinosaur she names “Sparky”.

I will declare an interest in this animated short. I didn’t invest in it or anything and I don’t know the director but I do love me some dinosaur. Man, she is one lucky kid, until the mad scientist who lives next door grabs Sparky to do some mad science on him. NOOOOO!!!!! But don’t worry, Clarabell to the rescue. Krystal Georgiou’s film has that classic Saturday morning cartoon magic. The animation is bouncy, springy and full of soul. Incidentally It does contain one of the most incisive and relevant questions of our time, to wit “Why are you not a dinosaur?”. This toon has it all: dinosaurs, a mad scientist and tea, it cannot fail.

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Le Tuff Talk - a slanging match in comedy French

Written by madevi 22nd June 2009, 3:06pm

Posted in: 2D, Comedy, Reviews

Warning! This video contains cartoon violence and some nudity

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Is it the stupid French in me? Have I overindulged in subtle, moving, beautifully crafted films after two solid weeks of festival going at Annecy and EIFF? Or has my brain finally given up after four days of suspiciously swine-like flu symptoms?

Whatever the reason, this little clip by William Garratt from Half Giraffe had me stitches when it landed in our submissions inbox this morning. It starts rather slowly, but make sure you keep watching until you’re introduced to Bernard’s cousins “Le pomme de terre” and “Le blob de slime”. It may move you to les tears de laughter like le big girl you are.

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Country Ghost - “Not my Moonshine”

Written by andy 29th May 2009, 2:05pm

Posted in: Reviews

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Mike Geiger has worked on a whole heap of shows, most famously as an animator on “Ren & Stimpy”, and it shows. Country Ghost is his new web series. And though it’s obviously been simplified for the interweb, it retains classic cartoon looks. I love the timeless 2D style, jazzy music and proper “cartoon” sound effects. 

Country Ghost addresses themes we can relate to; alienation, theft, being a hillbilly.  There’s problem solving too, like; a ghost is stealing your hillbilly liquor, try shooting said ghost in the face with a shotgun. It’s like the good old days where you could just drop an anvil on your problems. Freakin’ heart warming.  Watch it!

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