Category Archives: Cartoons
Animated Transfomers Origin Movie Incoming
So, huh. I have been vaguely aware of Transformers One for some time now, but I had no idea it was going to be this: an animated origin story that leans into every possible trope imaginable, while trying to tap into the same magic of TMNT: Mutant Mayhem. See for yourself.
The tropes are unending. Enemies started out as best friends in lowly jobs. They’ve got the comic relief character and the girl character to round out the squad. A-list actors brought in to do voice actor work. Man, this trailer has it all! The humor is maybe funny. The action and animation look fine. The exploration of Transformers lore feels forced. And it doesn’t help that the big screen Transformers franchise is all over the place these days. So I’m just not sure what this movie is trying to accomplish.
But I guess we’ll find out when Transformers One comes to theaters on Sept. 20.
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Tell It Animated Looks at Frankenstein
Tell It Animated is a great YouTube channel. Just a dude having a blast, and he’s accrued more than 1 million subscribers. Good for him! I’ve been a fan since the very beginning and will always gladly share his content. This time, he’s doing cinematic Frankensteins, possibly in connection to Lisa Frankenstein or maybe Poor Things.
Also, I am too sick still to care about the difference between Frankenstein and Frankenstein’s monster, so don’t come at me, bro. I just wanna share a fun video on this Monday so that there’s something we can enjoy. Stupid cold…
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They Released a Full Inside Out 2 Trailer While I Wasn’t Looking
Once upon a time, Pixar movies were really, really great. They’re mostly mediocre these days. I don’t remember being particularly impressed with the first Inside Out. I think it was fine? It’s definitely very popular in the public’s mind. So a sequel was a good idea!
Looks good to me! Even if the idea that there are additional emotions was pre-negated by the fact that we saw adult minds in the first film, and none of them had the additional emotions. How you gonna answer that, movie? Huh?!
Ugh, I’m sick this week and my blog banter is trash. Hope you enjoyed the trailer. Inside Out 2 comes to theaters on June 14.
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6 Animated Movie Sequels I Actually Want to See
I’m a big fan of animated movies, from new films like Nimona to the classics like the Kung Fu Panda trilogy. Some are better than others, obviously. And some are clearly just being pumped out to keep the brand alive. We’re right in the middle of several such instances, from Kung Fu Panda 4 coming out this week, to an unwanted, unadvertised Megamind sequel coming out last week, to the likes of Despicable Me 4, Inside Out 2 and Moana 2 coming out later this year.
As much as I herald the Kung Fu Panda movies are being truly amazing, I have zero interest in actually seeing the new, fourth film in theaters. I had no interest in seeing the new Trolls movie at all, even though I rather enjoyed the first two. And obviously we’ll never see the end of the Minions on the big screen. They’re unstoppable. But I’m not opposed to all animated sequels or even trilogies. There are some franchises that I’d love to see come back for another entry.
There’s no way to know if these proposed movies would be as good as I could hope…but sometimes hoping is all we need. Join me after the jump for six animated, franchise films that I’d love to see get a sequel!
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