Comments on: The Tale of Despereaux Movie Trailer

By: devon

devon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:59:17 +0000

i am doing a project on this and i found this and i am kind of excited

By: Nina

Nina — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:02:07 +0000

i read the book and i just loooved it!!! i can’t wait to see the movie!!

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By: danielle and chi chi

danielle and chi chi — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:57:35 +0000

despereaux is a wonderful book. we loved it.

WE LOVE DESPEREAUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: waltponce

waltponce — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:04:41 +0000

Seriously guys, IT’S A KIDS MOVIE!

The TALE of Despereaux is a NEWBERRY AWARD WINNING KIDS BOOK! The story is phenomenal. What we just saw in the trailer is probably the first 15 minutes of the movie.

Despereaux is exiled from the mouse village, sent to the dungeaons, escapes again, saves a princess, foils an evil rats plans and helps a poor servant girl with mild retardation to believe that she IS a princess.

So, calm the mess down, and just see it for what it is…KIDS FODDER!

By: MR Y

MR Y — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:28:35 +0000

Dont judge the film by this trailer. It doesnt give a good representation of what the film is like. It is slightly different thatn the book, but basically the same. The film is a lot different than others out there, and it is also quite dark, so may not suit really young kids. In this trailer it only really shows the mice, yet they only appear for about 25% of the story, so there is so much more to see, and a great story.
Maybe there will be a 2nd trailer out in sept/oct showing a different angle on this film.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:34:44 +0000

I’m sure that when scripts/treatments are being shopped around, that more than a few pieces are picked up and reshaped into a new movie (hence the proximity of releases).

Either way, it doesn’t look like this will get much attention. It reminds me more of Fievel (sp?) than Ratatouille.

By: Blaenk Denum

Blaenk Denum — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:29:02 +0000

Looks good.

By: Tendrillar

Tendrillar — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:01:30 +0000

The thing with the notebook and the horror on the faces of the parents, and with the mouse closing the fat kids mouth. That awkward pause bullshit. I’m so sick of it. The animation looks great, but the writing looks horrible. I’m not familiar with the book, but I dare say that liberties were taken with this one.

By: andy

andy — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:48:48 +0000

“Whatever happened to hand drawn/painted traditional animation…I think we have to blame Disney for cheaply using and relying on computers to come up with these films…”

Well, that’s really a pretty big question, and as Colin said, it isn’t about price or labor — CG animation is often expensive as heck (the production of Wall-e has cost something along the lines of $15o million, I think). Mostly, after the success of the early Pixar films, and a string of poor and under-performing traditionally animated films, the powers that be deemed computer animation the way of the future. Of course, CG imagery is just a tool, and doesn’t make bad movies good.

Anyway, The Princess and the Frog will mark Disney’s return to 2D in 2009.

oh, also, good animated films are not “children’s movies.” They’re just plain good movies :)

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:35:24 +0000

w_smith

You are incorrect sir. Since Disney bought our PIXAR and put John Lassiter in charge of all things animated, he’s revived Disney’s 2D division and they have one or two traditionally animated movies coming out in a few years. Hand drawn of course. 2D is no more or less labour intensive than 3D (trust me, I’ve done both professionally for Disney). in fact, it’s a lot easier to do certain things in 2D. If it were too labour intensive, then how do shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy exist. They’re not done in Flash, they’re hand drawn and then scanned into the computer.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:57:28 +0000

I don’t like the animation at all.

Oh well, just means I’ll skip it.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:19:00 +0000

Don’t forget Volcano/Dante’s Peak amongst the “Movies Come in Twosies” trend.

By: Meli

Meli — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:06:02 +0000

Personally, I’m glad for this bit of news my daughter will be
excited. She read the book (twice) a few years ago and it has remained one of her favorite books.

By: Cinexcellence

Cinexcellence — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:05:31 +0000

Can’t say I’m too impressed with this.

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By: w smith

w smith — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:37:39 +0000

Traditional hand drawn animation is never coming back in any mainstream major film - it is far too expensive and labor intensive. 2D computer animation that emulates a traditional look may come back into style again, but they don’t make them like they used to…

By: Christopher Marc

Christopher Marc — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:14:43 +0000

@Matt

I’m just voicing my opinion, Peter can do as he likes I know how much he enjoys all film and shares as much as he can. I’m just sort of fed up with these CGI created cash machines, that I know wouldn’t have entertained me as a child. Some of them are just plain uncreative and dull. Others I believe are great steps forward…The majority of them like most movies are to milk children and parents out of money, without giving a great film rather looking at the toy marketing instead.

By: Hayden

Hayden — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:12:34 +0000

I read and loved the book. They didn’t capture the tone of it at all. It was like the Pulp Fiction of children’s books. And they really took the be afraid thing way too far.

By: Christopher Marc

Christopher Marc — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:09:29 +0000

Whatever happened to hand drawn/painted traditional animation…I think we have to blame Disney for cheaply using and relying on computers to come up with these films…I remember the high concept artwork that Disney was known for..why kill off a high-end form of artistry…I know there is a lot effort put into these new animated movies, but the cartoons and movies these days seem to rely way too much on computers….I know these movies look good when they first come out, but all CGI effects look dated after a couple of years….Something about the classic Disney films have a timeless feel…it’s just my opinion but I wish the studios would bring back this tradition..

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