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    70+ dead in attack on French city of Nice

    in Robot-Pirate Island

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    I feel really bad for the victims and their families and I give my condolences as always. It's a shame so many terrorist attacks have been occurring recently and it's a shame we've basically become numb to them as a society. Something does need to change. It's been terrifying for the past few or so years hearing about these horrific events.

    Now, and this isn't directed at anyone in particular, but I feel like I should share these tweets from Psychicpebbles:

     

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    Ghostbusters (2016)

    in Culture Shock

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    I also wouldn't be surprised if at least some of the critics were afraid of going after the movie, because unfortunately some people would jump to conclusions and call them sexist. I know this has happened before with Gamergate, where people were afraid to speak out about it.

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    Shit (aka the Politics thread)

    in Robot-Pirate Island

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    If I could vote, I'd do a lot of research and pick the best candidate. Since it seems like the two are both pretty toxic, I'd have to pick the better poison I guess. Not really sure what Trump could do, since he mostly just says outrageous stuff for attention and rustle jimmies. A lot of his plans are outlandish and unconstitutional anyways. Hillary I've just heard is untrustworthy and a corporate slave.

    And I agree Bernie should drop out. He himself admitted he probably won't win the nomination.

    Pixar to finish doing sequels after 2019

    in Culture Shock

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    2 hours ago, Mr. Dr. Professor Patrick said:

    I definitely agree. There's actually a lot of content that can be used for an Inside Out 2 since the original movie is based entirely on cognitive and behavioral psychology. Inside Out 2 could show the psychological processes of an adolescent going through puberty and into adulthood. I would actually love to see a sequel.

    There is no story reason for them to make a sequel. Riley's character arc is complete. She came to term with her emotions and accepted that things in her life change and her move. The ending showed her adjusting to her new life too.

    The cognitive/behavioral psychology are mostly just a backdrop for the story/an allegory. I think that's the most compelling thing of the film to me, how it portrays what she's going through mentally and emotionally.

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    Dreamworks dumbassedly states that only small children watch animated films

    in Culture Shock

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    10 hours ago, terminoob said:

    I don't agree that only kids watch animated movies, as evidenced by my other posts in this thread, but those are horrible examples to use. Sausage Party was/is a huge risk for a studio to take because while everyone is aware that animated movies can be "all-ages", they still have a very obvious stigma of being just for kids and marketing an animated movie strictly for adults is risky. Of course adults will see it because of the cast, but R rated wide-release animated movies not based on an existing property aren't something that's actually ever done. There's plenty of indie animated movies that are super adult (ie: basically anything by Bill Plympton and Don Hertzfeld), and foreign animation can be mature as well (Ghibli movies, Sylvian Chomet), but that's a whole different ball game. Depending on how well Sausage Party does we'll probably see a surge of "adult" animated movies, but that's still not a solution to "all-ages" because that's just targeting one demographic instead of the other. We need movies that everyone can enjoy, not just a select pocket of people (yes we can have those too because we obviously need movies like that, but the market for animated movies shouldn't be divided into a "for kids only" category and a "for adults only" category - if we can get shows like Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, and Regular Show that can appeal to anyone in any demographic then movies should be the same).

    The other two are movies based on pre-established properties that had huge followings already and it didn't matter too much if they made any kind of profit because South Park and Beavis and Butthead were both (or still are, in South Park's case) hugely popular shows (not to mention those movies came out in the 90s). The solution to ending the stigma of "only small children watch animated movies" isn't to just suddenly make R rated animated movies that kids aren't even allowed to see because that doesn't help anything - it's to actually make normal (PG rated) animated movies that everyone could enjoy watching so kids can enjoy them, adults can go "oh, cool, I don't want to shoot myself in the face when I watch this", and teenagers can go and not be embarrassed that they still watch animated movies.

    That stigma has still persisted even though there have been many great animated films that appeal equally to people of all ages. I personally believe it will never die, and it's mostly because the general public has a very poor perception of the animation process and assume it's just one guy in a room hitting an animate button and making quick cash or something. Their perception would completely change if they knew about the passion, blood, sweat, tears and sheer work that goes into animation,

    Dreamworks dumbassedly states that only small children watch animated films

    in Culture Shock

    Posted · Edited by Teamwork

    On 6/11/2015 at 9:31 PM, Clappy said:

    My biggest complaint with this article is how blind DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg is by all the studios recent troubles. This is a guy who ran an animation empire back in the 2000s who has fallen behind the times because he, nor many of the DA heads, have any clue what they are doing anymore. Animated films for all ages can be successful. How impervious can this dumbass be if he's not taking note of the success of The LEGO Movie, Frozen, and Despicable Me 2. Kids are going to see animated movies. What DW isn't realizing is that parents are being smarter about what they are spending their money on for their kids.

    Hopefully Chris Meledandri does a better job than Jeffy has in recent years as CEO. I think a management shake-up was long overdue.

    Dreamworks dumbassedly states that only small children watch animated films

    in Culture Shock

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    9 hours ago, Steel Sponge said:

    Also, I'd like to point out that Amid Amidi comes across as a lot less agreeable when he writes articles where he enters filibuster mode.

    Amid's kind of a douche and makes a lot of click-bait. Sometimes he can make a decent article, but the site has been in a rut since Jerry left. He either likes to intentionally stir up shit, be very unprofessional and attack people (like John Lasseter or Lee Unkrich) or insert his very biased opinions into articles.

    Minecraft Movie

    in Culture Shock

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    3 hours ago, Frizzbee Entertainment said:

    Ratchet and Clank Wasn't too good.

    As a movie, it was mediocre if I'm being generous, but as a Ratchet & Clank adaptation it was fantastic. It was pretty much just a long string of cutscenes from the games, and that's enough to get enjoyment out of me personally. 

    Now that doesn't mean I wasn't disappointed with it's outcome. It has sloppy writing, terrible direction and editing and third-rate animation.

    Minecraft Movie

    in Culture Shock

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    5 hours ago, terminoob said:

    Am I the only person that knew The Lego Movie was going to be great? I feel like everyone keeps talking about how they had low expectations even though Lord and Miller had already proven themselves time and time again prior to that movie (Clone High, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, two of the best episodes of HIMYM, and 21 Jump Street were all on their resume and people were still hesitant about their talent).

    Me too. I knew from the trailers it would be something great. 

     

    5 hours ago, Frizzbee Entertainment said:

    We all Learned from Angry Birds. It proved that for a VG film to work it has to resemble the game in any way.

     

    Cough Cough* MARIO BROTHERS

     

    Ratchet & Clank was very faithful to the games.

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