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  • Mood: Awestruck
  • Listening to: Christma Carols
  • Reading: Shades of Grey
  • Playing: "find the life"....
  • Eating: pasta, bread and yoghurt - student nutrition
  • Drinking: Starbux Starbux and then some Starbux
Oh my God.

People: run, don't walk and go see Princess Frog! Be you illustrator, animator or really any other visual design beastie: You shall cry upon glimpsing the latest Disney feature.

Disney is back, baby, and then some!

I just came back from a midnight showing here in SF, and man, this is sooo worth every single mug of coffee I shall have to ingest in order to stay awake at work tomorrow.

I can't structure my thoughts just yet, so I'll resort to inarticulate rambling:

- The layout and background design. Oh, sweet baby Jesus, th elayout and background design. Every single setting a luminous glory of perfectly chosen colours and exceedingly tasty Composition. I mean, here I was gazing at moldy bayou tree stumps, and going WOW!!!!(!)

-the acting. Thank, this was everything I was hoping for ever since seeing the prologue of enchanted and more. The Mouse had he hanging at every raised eyebrow, every subtle tilt of the head, evey intake of breath.

- Tiana's rich friend (the name escapes me) had me thinking of Diane Pilkington's Galinda. All. The. Time.

-The shdows were deliciously creepy.

- was I the only one who was picking up in jokes left, right and centre? I definately spotted Aladdin's carpet, and I'm pretty sure the dancing scene between "The Prince" and rich girl was set up exactly like the one of Cinderella and the Prince a Generation earlier.

- The Evangelina storyline? I cried.

- the "I'm almost there" stylised animation sequence was be-au-ti-ful.

That's all  can come up with now, but I'm sure there's more.

To top things off, my crowd was amazing. The entire theatre was abuzz with excitement. When the big fancy-schmancy 3D Disney Logo of How Far Can We Shove This Down People's Throat? appeared, they were dead silent, only to break out into tumoltous applause at the "Steamboat Willie" Animation Logo. They laughed and sighed a cringed at all the right moments, and applauded after particularly outstanding sequences. They were perfect.

Okay, People: Discuss!
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:icondesarasoleil:
I JUST watched it and it was as great as you praised! :faint:

I, unfortunately, missed a the beginning. :( Came around just as Tiana and Naven sailed away onthe ballons so I hope I didn't miss TOO much! But I'll watch it again with my lil cousins.

It was atruly GORGEOUS movie! I'm not artist but you needed be one to appreciate the original beauty of 2-D animation. It's been WAY too long! So glad they brought it back!

I very much cried at Raymond's death. I RARELy cry! And I was so sure he would come back but after seeing him in the sky with Evangeline... it was too perfect! i was filling to accept it after that.

The shadow's were AWESOME scary! I was surprised by how much they ACTUALLY frightened me. LOVED it! Very unique villan minions. I throughly enjoyed that. The characters were lovely as well. Naven's and Tatiana's relationship was a bit more unique then they usually are. I liked it! :aww:

Can't WAIT TO WATCH IT AGAIN!!!! :D
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:iconredreh:
RAYMOND!!! WHY???
*wails*

For reals, I can't express how much I love this movie, nor how much money and awards it deserves to rake it. It is the glorious, dare I hope return, of the great 2D animated film.

I'm so in love with Naveen its not even funny. Hilarious and Hot, two of the most important H's.
"Now you're getting into the music!! ...you get my joke? It is because your head is in a tuba."

Tiana is so wonderful--such a good princess to look up to--Girl who gets it DONE. Reminded me a lot of Belle, actually, mentally and physically.

The art direction blew my mind. The scene with the fire-flies and the bayou? I was giggling and laughing and ALSKDJA all a sputter!

I want a Jou-Jou.

AND... how much does Charlotte rock?

I will go back to see this as soon as work lets me as often as I can. So, So, SO good.
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~NinnyTreetops Dec 16, 2009  Professional Artist
I know, right? I'm seriously considering seeing it for teh thirf tome tomorrow. I just cannot get enough of it. And whilst I thought the songs were rather "meh" the first time around, they have been stuck in my had ever since the second viewing on Sundaz, and I really want the soundtrack now. I just love "Almost there", it's a great hymn. "Digg a little deeper is grant as well. As is "Firends on the other side"

Ray just floored me. I was sitting there going "Oh no, surely you won't... not the comic relief sidekick, no wait... hey!" *crunch* "HEY!!! ONYD!"
But: was I the only one who had to think of Dobby's dying scene when the starts are reflected in Ray's eyes? XD

Oh, and Naveen? I hear ya... he's (and I cannot believe I'm saying this...) hot. Veryly so. And this, ladies and Gentleman, is the rock bottom of my life - 24 and still crushing on not just any fictuous characters, but hand-drawn ones. Great.
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:iconjb-612:
I'm salivating at the thought of new 2D disney animation - i was a little scared of having my hopes dashed, but after this review I'm taking courage. Soooooo glad disney is trying to keep 2d alive....
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~NinnyTreetops Dec 14, 2009  Professional Artist
Oh, you should definitely go see it! It is beautiful! I've seen it for the second time this past saturday, and am already thinking about going in for the thrid viewing.
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:iconjb-612:
Saw it! And YES to the almost there sequence, uh-dorable. Yeah, I loved it. Please, please disney, keep doing this stuff. This is what you're good at.
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:iconmorganlefay14:
The friend's name was Charlotte aka "Lottie." My favorite supporting character. This movie should clean up at some award show or another.

I just saw that movie today, and it WAS excellent. I was mot expection the "Almost There" animation at all. Even the friend I went with, who was skeptical at first, said it was excellent at the end.
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~blastedgoose Dec 13, 2009  Hobbyist Digital Artist
The audience applauded after the movie, it was sooo good! i was holding back tears in the evangeline storyline as well!!!
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~NinnyTreetops Dec 13, 2009  Professional Artist
Oh, my audience was fab! Tons of animation students from the local art school, and general animation nerds. But that's what you get at a midnight showing. :)

I loved the film. Just saw it for teh second time. The plot IS all over the place, but the characters are so likeable and the art so amazing that I just don't care.
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:iconggunsailor:
I plan to see it this coming Tuesday, but it sounds like a good ol' time :)
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