Over the Hedge

BIGFrame · Post by **BIGFrame** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:24 am

I actually just got home from this movie. It was alright at best. The squirrely does make 2 references to his nuts so there's slight adult/childish humor.
On a 1-10 scale it gets 6.

rezin · Post by **rezin** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:01 am

barnyard is going to be soooooo good!!!

GxWxLx · Post by **GxWxLx** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:29 am

david sumner wrote:im super stoked for the wes anderson commercial

so far ive had no luck ... just that lame diet coke commerical

as i've already told you, the wes anderson amex commercial is most satisfying.

...im sure you can find it online somewhere. internet dorks, get to work...

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:23 am

I can imagine the voice casting process for this one:

A-Who can we get?
B-What are you looking for?
A-Recognizable names with no talent attached.
B-I have JUST the pair!

tony2tone · Post by **tony2tone** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:42 am

@this thread-

wow!

helix eternal · Post by **helix eternal** » Sun May 28, 2006 2:16 am

I think Dreamworks' computer animated films blow Pixars' out of the water. (except Antz, that wasn't very good)
But I could watch Shrek, Shrek 2, Robots, Madagascar, and Over the Hedge over and over again.
Sure Pixar produces great movies and all, but I really feel they fall short of Dreamworks' in style, writing, originality, etc.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Tue May 30, 2006 12:40 pm

helix eternal wrote:I think Dreamworks' computer animated films blow Pixars' out of the water. (except Antz, that wasn't very good)
But I could watch Shrek, Shrek 2, Robots, Madagascar, and Over the Hedge over and over again.
Sure Pixar produces great movies and all, but I really feel they fall short of Dreamworks' in style, writing, originality, etc.

I don't even know where to begin.

1. "Antz" was a thinly veiled copy of "A Bug's Life" which was way into production when Dreamworks got a wild hair up their collective asses and decided to delve (half-assed) into making computer animated films.

2. "Robots" was awful, deal with it. Robin Williams should have just voiced the Genie in "Aladdin" and stopped right there.

3. The "Shrek" series of films is as overrated as the Rolling Stones. What, he's and ogre and he farts a lot? Good God, that's a hilarious premise for a film. Lets give him an annoying "urban" sidekick and watch the poor pop culture references ensue. I love Mike Meyers, I love old Eddie Murphy films and stand-up. I cannot get into these trash piles. (One exception to my rule, when Murphy says, "...and in the mornin', I'm makin' waffles." Makes me laugh everytime.)

4. The "Ice Age" series is laughable, way to steal a great scene from "Willow" (sliding through the glacier caverns) and then set it to Rusted Root of all bands. Oh, and Queen Latifah is the new draw for part two? WTF!

5. Dreamworks made a solid business decision when they decided to start making CG animated films. And though they have made some considerable coin with the "Shrek" films, the quality of animation and the writing are kid's shoes compared to the Pixar empire. They hopped (again, half-assed) on the CG bandwagon when it was still young. And its no wonder there CG films are so terrible, look at their 2-D films (Road to El Dorado? Prince of Egypt? Sinbad?).

6. I work at a new/used cd store that also deals in DVDs. Ask me how often I see a Dreamworks DVD over my counter for sale.....almost once a day! Now ask me how often I see a Pixar film.....almost never, I've literally seen one copy of "Finding Nemo" and one copy of "The Incredibles" in my year of employment. This equates to only one conclusion in my mind, Pixar movies are timeless and Dreamworks films are mostly trash. I have had four different people bring in "Madagascar" in the past week. Didn't that just come out on DVD like a month or so ago, pretty lousy.

helix eternal · Post by **helix eternal** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:42 pm

Well I typed up this big long forking thing defending my case on Dreamworks but I guess my session timed out and I got logged out then it erased everything I wrote. I'm pissed now.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Tue May 30, 2006 3:10 pm

helix eternal wrote:Well I typed up this big long f*#king thing defending my case on Dreamworks but I guess my session timed out and I got logged out then it erased everything I wrote. I'm pissed now.

I hope you know I'm eagerly awaiting this response.

And no hard feelings, you just provoked the wrong dude when it comes to cartoons.

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Tue May 30, 2006 7:14 pm

Ditto to Massage.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Wed May 31, 2006 11:25 am

sharkmansix wrote:Ditto to Massage.

Thanks for having my back.

Mama Dragon · Post by **Mama Dragon** » Wed May 31, 2006 11:38 am

Oh boy, I can't wait to see all the b***hing that a live-action movie version of Transformers is going to cause.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Wed May 31, 2006 12:04 pm

Mama Dragon wrote:Oh boy, I can't wait to see all the b***hing that a live-action movie version of Transformers is going to cause.

I don't see how it could go wrong. You have Zemeckis producing (Back to the Future Trilogy, Forrest Gump, Frighteners) and although I normally cannot stand his work, Michael Bay is a perfect choice for this film as director. I don't want some dramatic, stapled-on plot, I just want robots in disguise, transforming from vehicle/airplane/mneumatic canon/tape deck, and kicking the crap out of one another. Oh, and I want to see Jazz and Bumblebee in there, and Starscream.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Wed May 31, 2006 12:26 pm

I'm convinced Starscream is Cobra Commander with wings.

Mama Dragon · Post by **Mama Dragon** » Wed May 31, 2006 12:31 pm

Depending on what time frame they use, Starscream might already be dead.