Comments on: Can You Like Bad Animation?

By: CarFan1999

CarFan1999 — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 17:17:00 +0000

I liked Hoodwinked as a kid (I’m 16 now). The animation was horrible, but the story was cleaver and unique. Otherwise, I can’t stand films that are badly animated.

By: Rachel Wagner

Rachel Wagner — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 00:26:00 +0000

In reply to Bingk. You make a great point and I agree. The other day I was watching a Smurfs movie where they go from 2D to 3D and I had the same thought. Bad hand drawn is much more palatable than bad CG

By: Bingk

Bingk — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 20:47:00 +0000

I find myself more forgiving of bad hand drawn animation then I am CGI or Flash.
Looking at older animation even “bad ones” theres a bit of character to the living lines and the artistry even when done with poor effort. However, with the rise of technology, certrain animation methods are used not for stylization but for literally cheaper animation. It looks more obviously so. A bad CGI film easily falls into the uncanny valley, a bad flash looks like flat paper forms moving around a background, while a bad hand drawn cartoon will just look more slow or “trippy” than entirely cheap.

By: Rachel Wagner

Rachel Wagner — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 05:42:00 +0000

In reply to cetrata. Yeah that's basically the question. Can you enjoy a film knowing the animation isn't great? Looks like you can. That's awesome.

By: cetrata

cetrata — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 03:17:00 +0000

I thought the question was at first about enjoying the bad animation.

Sausage party had some subpar animation yet everything else was great.

By: Fluffydips

Fluffydips — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 03:17:00 +0000

In reply to Greg. Aqua Teen was my shit. Squidbillies and 12 oz Mouse too. Dave Willis and Matt Maeillaro are geniuses.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 05:27:00 +0000

In reply to Dan Siciliano. Haha no worries, I wasn't mad at you for saying that or anything ^^

By: Dan Siciliano

Dan Siciliano — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:08:00 +0000

In reply to Brittany. Ok, I take it back: "We're Back!" has really good animation! Sorry about that. I guess I sorta learned it from the Nostalgia Critic.

By: Rachel Wagner

Rachel Wagner — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 07:12:00 +0000

In reply to Greg. That's a good example and point.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 05:30:00 +0000

There’s a reason those cheap looking Adult Swim shows are so popular. I always loved me some Aqua Teen, RIP