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[Steamboat_Bill]

Movie 3 has been around for a while, though it has gone through numerous rewrites and I get the vibe that this most recent one was intentionally written in a retconny fashion to tie into the prequel show. Guessing Hillenburg died when it was still about evil cats

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Hillenburg died a month after the article I posted, which is about the film as they're making it...

 

[UE 558]

Hillenburg died a month after the article I posted, which is about the film as they're making it...

True, but rough drafts of it existed as far back as 2016, but again, it was still likely evil cats back then instead of spin-off bait

 

[Trilby]

It's a shit decision on Nick's part and I agree with Tibbitt's outrage. It's just so underhanded that I hope the movie bombs spectacularly.

It's a shame but that's what happens when you don't own your characters outright.

 

[UE 558]

If this movie does end up being a glorified TV pilot that shits on Hillenburg’s legacy, I won’t even bother with it.

 

[Trilby]

Reminded what today is, this special came to my head.

What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown (1983) - video dailymotion

On their return trip through France, Charlie Brown and the gang visit various memorials to the World Wars.

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Saw this 36 years ago and it still leaves an indelible impression on me.

 

[Shokew]

Well this is kinda fucked up and if the third Spongebob movie is connected to this trash, then my faith in it is reduced considerably (Tibbit was one of Hillenburg’s closest co-workers)

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AND this is furthermore why I stopped caring about, let alone ever following the exploits of, that stupid yellow sponge after S3. Because that was all that was worth caring about. Hillenburg is tossing and turning in his grave furiously. I know he is!

 

[UE 558]

AND this is furthermore why I stopped caring about, let alone ever following the exploits of, that stupid yellow sponge after S3. Because that was all that was worth caring about. Hillenburg is tossing and turning in his grave furiously. I know he is!

The second movie was good, you can tell Hillenburg wrote that movie’s script

 

[Crichax]

Just saw LEGO Movie 2, and honestly, it was one of the better sequels in Western Animation. I was very glad the writers didn't take the easy path and make Finn (the kid from the first film) stop caring about his LEGOs because he's growing up.

 

[Shokew]

Just saw LEGO Movie 2, and honestly, it was one of the better sequels in Western Animation. I was very glad the writers didn't take the easy path and make Finn (the kid from the first film) stop caring about his LEGOs because he's growing up.

Yes... I have seen this movie, but that was back when it was in theatres: I should do like the first one and get it on DVD someday...

As for what you're saying: Truth. In fact, this film is a brilliant example on the importance of not giving into BS peer pressure and learning to like/dislike things only on your own volition (as in in your opinion). If you can do these things, you're growing up right, if you ask me.

I normally don't think too hard about messages made by media, but I do enjoy seeing media provide a good message without forcing it, every now and then, which they did well enough here, honestly.

 

[kadoink]

It's a shit decision on Nick's part and I agree with Tibbitt's outrage. It's just so underhanded that I hope the movie bombs spectacularly.

Been hoping the Resident Evil films would bomb for years, never got my wish. Never underestimate mediocrity combined with brand name awareness :/

 

[sasazuka]

Been hoping the Resident Evil films would bomb for years, never got my wish. Never underestimate mediocrity combined with brand name awareness :/

The Resident Evil movies are made on relatively modest budgets by blockbuster standards (usually sub-$60 million) and they do extremely well in Asia. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter only cost around $40 million to make, that's only around 1/9th of what it cost to make Avengers: Endgame.

 

[Brit Crust]

How come nobody's talking about this here?

This looks pretty promising. I even nearly mistook this short as being from the 1940s!

 

[sasazuka]

I even nearly mistook this short as being from the 1940s!

If I didn't know it was new, I could probably still have figured it out in half a minute as the colours are too "clean" and there's no film grain but it still might be the best-looking Looney Tunes animation in roughly half-a-century or, at minimum, made in the three decades since Mel Blanc died.

 

[Trilby]

If I didn't know it was new, I could probably still have figured it out in half a minute as the colours are too "clean" and there's no film grain but it still might be the best-looking Looney Tunes animation in roughly half-a-century or, at minimum, made in the three decades since Mel Blanc died.

I should've said something about it as well but wanted to see if anyone else would say something first, but for me, I'm glad someone out there finally gets it (what these characters are famous for). I noticed Dan Haskett's name in the credits, this series is in good hands.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

How come nobody's talking about this here?

This looks pretty promising. I even nearly mistook this short as being from the 1940s!

I really don't know how they managed to get it to move just like a 40s Looney Tune, but they did.

 

[Stab You in the Back]

If I didn't know it was new, I could probably still have figured it out in half a minute as the colours are too "clean" and there's no film grain but it still might be the best-looking Looney Tunes animation in roughly half-a-century or, at minimum, made in the three decades since Mel Blanc died.

Yeah it looks great and I can't wait to see what comes out of it. The humor is a little.. eh, but I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it makes sense within the context of the story. There's more to slapstick than just hitting people, and modern attempts at Looney Tunes never bother to properly set-up the conflict before the action starts.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

I really don't know how they managed to get it to move just like a 40s Looney Tune, but they did.

If I had to assume, it'd be because they actually wanted to give a damn this time around. And with people like Dan Haskett and Pete Browngardt at the helm, I'd argue they're in the right hands with regards to the animation at the moment.

I'll hold out a proper opinion of the series once we get more shorts released.

 

[Trilby]

If I had to assume, it'd be because they actually wanted to give a damn this time around. And with people like Dan Haskett and Pete Browngardt at the helm, I'd argue they're in the right hands with regards to the animation at the moment.

I'll hold out a proper opinion of the series once we get more shorts released.

Me too. Someone out there already complained at the animators from Tonic DNA not being individually credited for their effort here.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

Me too. Someone out there already complained at the animators from Tonic DNA not being individually credited for their effort here.

It's a shame, but it's Warner Bros. Unless it's a DTV movie, you can't really count on them to credit the animators individually. Though I have to ask if Tonic's going to be the only studio working on this considering they're ordering over 200 shorts.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

How many of you know that last Tuesday was the twentieth anniversary of the debut of Cartoon Cartoon Fridays?

If you didn't, now you do.