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The Rotoscopers are excited to bring on their first official guest host (sorry, Steven<\/a>)...William Jardine<\/a> from\u00a0 A113Animation.com<\/a>! Join in for a rip-roaring discussion of Pixar's first sequel\u00a0Toy Story 2<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>What Have You Been Watching (WHYBW) - Animation Edition:\u00a0<em>Breaking Dawn Part 2<\/em>\u00a0(Does that count as animation?),\u00a0<em>Rio<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Hotel Transylvania<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Talking about The Oscars 2013: Winners and nominees.<\/li>\r\n<li>Catch and Fire with William! We ask the hard questions.<\/li>\r\n<li>News: Upon which book will\u00a0<em>Tintin 2<\/em>\u00a0be based?, new Mickey Mouse shorts, Rumplestilkskin (The Name Game) animated film by Disney?<\/li>\r\n<li>Nerdy Couch Discussion: Pixar sequels.<\/li>\r\n<li>Beyond the trailer,\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>\u00a0filled with holocaust references?<\/li>\r\n<li>Cars 2: the good and the bad.<\/li>\r\n<li>Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li>A little perspective: other 1999 animated films<\/li>\r\n<li>First thoughts: Happy meal toys, seen 60+ times, fear of growing up.<\/li>\r\n<li>From direct-to-video to theatrical sequel, development woes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Original plot: no Jesse, really pushing the Senorita Cactus character, talking Bullseye.<\/li>\r\n<li>Opening sequence, sci-fi nods, improved visuals, dealing with new and old characters.<\/li>\r\n<li>The angst of the yard sale, Al\u2019s (Hal\u2019s) Toy Barn is the coolest toy store ever, Woody\u2019s conflict, depressing Toy Story themes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Woody\u2019s Roundup Gang, theme of abandonment issues, Jessie\u2019s song \u201cWhen She Loved Me\u201d, Pixar\u2019s jab to toy makers, hot pink Barbie aisle, very quotable.<\/li>\r\n<li>How much money could all have made from the collection?, toy protocol, Geri from\u00a0<em>Geri\u2019s Game<\/em>\u00a0cameo, world\u2019s fastest toy horse, don\u2019t forget the bloopers!, Stinky Pete returns as villain in\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<li>What made\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em>\u00a0better than the original?<\/li>\r\n<li><span id=\"internal-source-marker_0.8350537898950279\">We rate it 5 stars all around!<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: 1:32:11, 45.9 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Watch<em>\u00a0Toy Story 2<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0030IIZ56\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0030IIZ56&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000B8QG0O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000B8QG0O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0049J3QNG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0049J3QNG&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0049J3QNG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0049J3QNG&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/toy-story-2\/id268793231?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Buy\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em> soundtrack: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00002ND9R\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00002ND9R&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=6FFE6QPUBS7XC53T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0013AWTSM\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0013AWTSM&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=NCOLSEZF2ASHFOQ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/toy-story-2-original-walt\/id156087468?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/toy-story-2-quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Toy Story 2<\/em>\u00a0quotes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DisneyQuotes.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Where to Find Us<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitt<wbr \/>er<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tumblr<\/a>,<wbr \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Am<wbr \/>azon<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakpipe.com\/rotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com\/<wbr \/>voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Website<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Episode 34: Toy Story 2 - British Invasion","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"episode-34-toy-story-2-british-invasion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:41:36","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:41:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3247","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3132,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-21 16:01:14","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-21 23:01:14","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/21\/review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny\/the_croods_poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3138\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3138\" alt=\"The_Croods_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/The_Croods_poster-202x300.jpg\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>When I first saw clips for\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>, I was a bit put off. I couldn't get past the strange character designs and the films's premise really didn't capture me. Well, I can tell you that after seeing\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>, I was pleasantly surprised and retract my negative statements.\u00a0<em>The Croods\u00a0<\/em>is a great animated film!\r\n\r\nGrug (<strong>Nicolas Cage<\/strong>) is the leader of his prehistoric family known as The Croods. With a mantra of \"anything new is bad\", he forces his family to live in fear in their dark cave. One night, his curious daughter Eep (<strong>Emma Stone<\/strong>) leaves the cave and follows a flickering flame carried by a mysterious guy, conveniently named Guy (<strong>Ryan Reynolds<\/strong>). Guy is a much more advanced human than the Croods and takes the family on an adventure to that teaches them to break out of their comfort zone, explore the world, and ultimately evolve.\r\n\r\nI really liked this movie. I think it had less to do with the fact that I had low expectations going in, but rather had more to do that it was generally a great film. The visuals are really incredible (some of the best I've seen since <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/7\">Rango<\/a>)<\/em>, the story is somewhat unique and compelling, and, let's be honest, the film was just plain hilarious. I took my nieces, nephews and older sister and all were laughing every few minutes (in some cases, <em>seconds<\/em>)! At times, the adults in the audience were laughing harder than the kids--myself included.\u00a0(Be prepared for a lot of stone-age jokes and a lot of people getting hit in the face. It's funny, trust me.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/21\/review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny\/the-croods-eep-climbing-wall\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3140\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3140\" alt=\"The-Croods-eep-climbing-wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/The-Croods-eep-climbing-wall-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>The Croods may be our neanderthal ancestors, but it appears we humans lost their superhuman powers of strength and speed in the\u00a0evolution\u00a0process.\u00a0(Seriously, the family race across the desert and speed climb up mountain walls, you'd think this was a caveman superhero film). All joking aside, the cartoony and unrealistic world of\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>\u00a0is what makes it so much fun.\r\n\r\nLooking back, I shouldn't have been worried about <em>The Croods<\/em>' quality considering one of the co-directors is <strong>Chris Sanders<\/strong> (<em>Lilo & Stitch<\/em>, <em>How To Train Your Dragon<\/em>). He hasn't let us down yet and certaintly didn't let us down here!\r\n\r\nYou will love the fun, vibrant, quirky world of\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>. I don't say this too often, but I highly recommend it!\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\r\n\r\nDa da duuuum! (You'll get it after you see it.)\r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/youtu.be\/o9VFOFcnTkM]<\/p>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Croods' Reinvents DreamWorks' Animation Wheel","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-09-25 17:21:53","post_modified_gmt":"2013-09-26 00:21:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3132","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3087,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-19 14:30:33","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-19 21:30:33","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/19\/check-out-the-new-despicable-me-2-trailer\/despicable-me-2-poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3088\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3088\" alt=\"despicable-me-2-poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/despicable-me-2-poster-189x300.jpg\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Apple iTunes Trailers released a new trailer today for this summer's\u00a0<em>Despicable Me 2<\/em>!\r\n\r\nThe trailer gives a bit more insight about the plot in the sequel: mainly that Gru gets kidnapped by the AVL or \"Anti-Villian League.\" The clips do a great job of establishing Gru's paternal relationship with the girls (who are just as funny as ever). And, of course, it's filled with\u00a0minions.\r\n\r\nThis trailer calmed my doubts that the sequel wouldn't have the same original feel as the first film. Based on this,\u00a0<em>Despicable Me 2<\/em> still feels fresh, witty and very\u00a0<em>Despicable Me<\/em>, which we have all come to love. I have no doubt that this film will be an even bigger success than the first considering both adults and kids alike fell in love with the first. I'm actually pretty pumped to see the film now, which is a good thing considering those horrible\u00a0<em>Barbara Ann\u00a0<\/em>teaser trailers with the minions drove me insane.\r\n\r\nDespicable Me 2 comes out July 3, 2013. Did this trailer get you excited for the sequel?\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HwXbtZXjbVE]<\/p>","post_title":"Check Out The New 'Despicable Me 2' Trailer!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-the-new-despicable-me-2-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-04-12 17:43:01","post_modified_gmt":"2013-04-13 00:43:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3087","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3029,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-15 08:47:36","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-15 15:47:36","post_content":"<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3033\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3033 alignright\" alt=\"phineas-ferb-perry-files-animal-agents-dvd-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-15-at-8.45.22-AM-213x300.png\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Phineas & Ferb\u00a0<\/em>is one of Disney's more recent TV animated success stories. It seems everyone, young and old, simply and universally loves it. I constantly hear adults saying, \"I never miss an episode with my kids\" or \"I love that show!\" Really, when a supposed kids TV show resonates with adult audiences, you know you're in for something good.\r\n<h4>The Show\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is essentially a compilation of episodes that specifically feature Perry the Platypus and his fellow animal buddies as they live double lives as crime fighters! This is the second addition to The Perry Files<i> home video collection (find the first one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007AJOI0C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007AJOI0C&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">here<\/a>).\u00a0<\/i>According to the official synopsis:\r\n<blockquote>Join Perry the Platypus \u2013 a.k.a. Agent P \u2013 and his fellow operatives as they team up to thwart Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his dastardly \u201cInators.\u201d Be they furry or feathered, scaly or slimy, these fearless agents roll over for nobody when it comes to crushing evil in the Tri-State Area and beyond. Fully loaded with over two hours of animated animal-themed adventures, including the exciting, two-part \u201cPhineas And Ferb\u201d cliffhanger \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry?\u201d, \u201cPhineas and Ferb: Animal Agents\u201d is a fun-filled, action-packed laughfest that will drive audiences wild!<\/blockquote>\r\nThe 12 episodes included on the disc are:\u00a0\u201cJourney to the Center of Candace\u201d, \u201cTraffic Cam Caper\u201d, \u201cBowl-R-Rama Drama\u201d, \u201cVanessasary Roughness\u201d, \u201cIsabella and the Temple of Sap\u201d, \u201cCheer Up Candace\u201d, \u201cRobot Rodeo\u201d, \u201cLotsa Latkes\u201d, \u201cAgent Doof\u201d, \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry Part 1\u201d, \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry Part 2\u201d and \u201cWhat\u2019d I Miss\u201d.\r\n\r\nWhile the full series can be accessed on Amazon Prime or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Disney has yet to release any of\u00a0<em>Phineas & Ferb<\/em>'s four seasons on DVD (apart from the TV movie). So this DVD, containing 12 very funny episodes of Perry and the\u00a0Animal Agents of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without A Cool Acronym) are a real treat. There's so much content on this DVD that it will definitely keep the kiddos entertained for a while.\r\n<h4>The Features\u00a0\u2605\u26051\/2<\/h4>\r\nReally, this disc is really lacking, but the extras are not. There is only one feature called \"Take Two With Phineas & Ferb\", where Phineas and Ferb with cameos from real-life celebrities. There is, however, a fun spy kit that includes\u00a0a pair of foldable binoculars, official O.W.C.A note sheets, trading cards, and an official O.W.C.A ID badge.\r\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\r\nIf you have kids, I'm almost positive they will love this show (if they already don't already) and this DVD. I, for one, will be gifting this DVD to my nephew for his birthday as he's obsessed with Perry and <em>Phineas & Ferb <\/em>(as he's frequently decked out in Perry wear). I'm pretty sure he'll be the happiest kid on the block.\r\n<h4>Purchase<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" target=\"_blank\">DVD<\/a>","post_title":"[DVD REVIEW] 'Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dvd-review-phineas-ferb-the-perry-files-animal-agents","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-09-25 17:22:01","post_modified_gmt":"2013-09-26 00:22:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3029","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":57},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_3401_4_691e0f70142b6 jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> <span class="page_info">Page 57 of 79</span> <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="56" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/56/"><span class="navtext">Previous</span></a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/'>1</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='56' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/56/'>56</a> <span class='page_number active'>57</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='58' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/58/'>58</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='79' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/79/'>79</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="58" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/58/"><span class="navtext">Next</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca773c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca773c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV7710744785&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Impression: it was actually pretty good.<\/li>\r\n<li>Originally direct-to-video.<\/li>\r\n<li>Favorite characters:\u00a0El Chupacabra, Roper.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lots of planes jokes, fun, and humor.<\/li>\r\n<li>Basically the same story as\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>, but still fresh.<\/li>\r\n<li>What\u2019s the deal with racing? Would have liked to see navy fighter pilots or stunt planes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Music: Chelsea\u2019s theme song, songs are awesome, 80s throwback movie reference.<\/li>\r\n<li>Disney crew in the audience, the \u201ccontrol panel\u201d.<\/li>\r\n<li>Mature humor is appreciated,\u00a0<em>Top Gun<\/em>\u00a0reference.<\/li>\r\n<li>This movie is going to be a hit: August release, merchandise.<\/li>\r\n<li><em>Turkeys<\/em>\u00a0(<em>Free Birds<\/em>) rant.<\/li>\r\n<li>We rate it!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: 25:38, 15.4 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Watch\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BEIYMTW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00BEIYMTW&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00F522C7C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00F522C7C&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=M6GIJNTGNVOXNNZJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DVD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00FQMVCEA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00FQMVCEA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=ICEGSB6OI4G35FFD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/planes\/id680962253?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Buy\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>soundtrack: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DE2G1B8\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00DE2G1B8&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=7R3652MCPGX6YUYS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00E3V5F8O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00E3V5F8O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=AMSJVFLVBNFGPW56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MP3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/planes-original-motion-picture\/id671063514?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/planes-quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Planes<\/em> quotes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DisneyQuotes.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Where to Find Us<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitt<wbr \/>er<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tumblr<\/a>,<wbr \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Am<wbr \/>azon<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakpipe.com\/rotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com\/<wbr \/>voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson: <a href=\"https:\/\/chelsearobson.com\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Episode 35: Planes Test Screening Review","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"episode-35-planes-test-screening","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:41:03","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:41:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3390","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5356,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-29 17:14:16","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-30 00:14:16","post_content":"<div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=therotos-20\"><img class=\" wp-image-5358 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/brother-bear-brother-bear-2-blu-ray-cover-art-240x300.png\" alt=\"brother-bear-brother-bear-2-blu-ray-cover-art\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nDisney<em>\u00a0<\/em>really wanted\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>\u00a0to do well--it even created an attraction at Disney California Adventure based on the film. Now, the film wasn't a flop, but it never received the praise it deserved.\r\n\r\nThis is a review of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Brother Bear\/Brother Bear 2 (3-disc Special Edition) Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a>.\r\n<h4>The Films<\/h4>\r\n<h4>Brother Bear \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\n<em>Brother Bear\u00a0<\/em>tells the story of two Inuit brothers, Kenai and Sitka. When Sitka is tragically killed by a bear, Kenai, overtaken by grief and his desire for revenge, goes out and kills the bear. Things take an unexpected turn, when Kenai is magically transformed into a bear himself and he meets an orphan bear cub named Koda. Kenai must learn to love, forgive and learn to walk in others' shoes.\r\n\r\nThe idea for this film came from the thought \"wouldn't it be great if we did an animated film in North America about bears?\" But the story feels a big like a mishmash of <em>Pocahontas<\/em>, <em>Tarzan<\/em> and <em>The Lion King<\/em>.\u00a0Watching the bonus features, I feel bad that I didn't like the film that much because the directors and creators have <em>so<\/em> much passion for\u00a0<em>Brother Bear. <\/em>It just didn't translate to the screen.\r\n\r\nThe music composed and sung by Phil Collins, who provided the incredible track to\u00a0<em>Tarzan<\/em>. However, in\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>, the Phil Collins-style soundtrack has run its course and loses its novelty. The tracks are nice (and some even catchy like \"On My Way\"), but it just feels like we've heard them before.\r\n\r\nOn the positive side,\u00a0<em>Brother Bear'<\/em>s design and animation are absolutely beautiful. Computer technology had evolved sufficiently by this time that it really helped to amp up and streamline the 2D animation. Although even at time, the visuals feel a bit flat and uninspired at times.\r\n<h4>Brother Bear 2 \u2605\u2605 1\/2<\/h4>\r\n<em>Brother Bear 2\u00a0<\/em>picks up a few months after\u00a0<em>Brother Bear\u00a0<\/em>with Kenai living as a bear in a cave with Koda. Kenai meets back up with an old friend, a girl named Nita, and the two of them set out on the adventure of a lifetime.\r\n\r\nSince I wasn't captivated by\u00a0the original\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>, I found myself struggling to finally get around and watch\u00a0<em>Brother Bear 2<\/em> because I expected more of the same. And you know, for a sequel,\u00a0<em>Brother Bear 2\u00a0<\/em>isn't that bad. The story is charming, I like the new characters (and old favorites, mainly the moose Rutt and Turke).\r\n<h4>The Features\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\nFirst off, the menus on this <em>Brother Bear <\/em>portion of the disc are horrible. It's very hard to tell whether your are highlighted on the right part of the screen because everything's brown, black or some shade in between. They seemed to get this right on the <em>Brother Bear 2\u00a0<\/em>menu since everything is legible over there.\r\n\r\nAs for features, this blu-ray is packed with them! Now, as with Mulan and Hunchback, none of them are new, but rather just carried over from the past DVD releases. Nonetheless, I'm grateful for their inclusion because they are a wealth of information about the making of the\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>. These features include a fantastic\u00a0making-of documentary, deleted scenes, a deleted song with story boards, animated outtakes, sing-along songs, a music video with Phil Collins, an \"art review\" (hosted by two animators, who walk us through some concept art), a segment about Native American bear legends, and an audio commentary with Rutt and Turke (I would have preferred a director's commentary instead of this comedic version, but I'm not going to lie. I was busting up laughing at their comments).\r\n\r\nAs for\u00a0<em>Brother Bear 2,\u00a0<\/em>the features basically are only a making-of documentary. And...that's it.\r\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\r\n<em>Brother Bear <\/em>came to us during a time when most audiences had lost faith in Disney animation. As a result, most audiences didn't give the film a chance. It's unfortunate because it's not a bad film. If you haven't seen it in a while, definitely check this one out again and give is a real chance.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Brother Bear\/Brother Bear 2 (3-disc Special Edition) Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is available March 12, 2013.\r\n<h4>Purchase<\/h4>\r\n<strong><em>Brother Bear & Brother Bear 2<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" target=\"_blank\">3-disc Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a>\r\n\r\nAll screenshots via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\">blu-ray.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyscreencaps.com\">disneyscreencaps.com<\/a>.","post_title":"[BLU-RAY REVIEW] Brother Bear & Brother Bear 2","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"blu-ray-review-brother-bear-brother-bear-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-02 13:38:35","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-02 20:38:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5356","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3342,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-29 15:52:45","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-29 22:52:45","post_content":"Introducing our weekly animation news roundup! Each week, we will post a summary of the biggest and best stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\">The Rotoscopers<\/a> news site and our partner site, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animatedviews.com\">Animated Views<\/a>.\r\n<h4><strong>Reviews & Screenings:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/disney-planes-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3281\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3281\" alt=\"Disney-Planes-fighter-pilot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Disney-Planes-4-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/\"><strong>Thoughts from The 'Planes' Test Screening<\/strong><\/a> Morgan and Chelsea (and Steven) got to attend a test screening of Disney Toon Studios upcoming theatrical release\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/tag\/planes\/\"><em>Planes<\/em><\/a>! \u00a0In this mini-review, Morgan gives her honest, spoiler-free opinion on the film. And here's a hint: it's actually pretty good!\r\n<h4><strong>\r\nAnimation Addicts Podcast:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/25\/episode-34-toy-story-2-british-invasion\/034-toy-story-2-album-art\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3249\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3249\" alt=\"animation-addicts-Toy-Story-2-Album-Art\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/034-Toy-Story-2-Album-Art-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/34\">Episode 34: Toy Story 2 - British Invasion<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Rotoscopers are excited to bring on their first official guest host\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/williamkjardine\">William Jardine<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a113animation.com\/\">A113Animation.com<\/a>! Join in for a rip-roaring discussion of Pixar\u2019s first sequel\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2.<\/em>\r\n\r\n \r\n<h4><strong>News:\r\n<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3269\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3269\" alt=\"Planes - El Chupacabra\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Planes-El-Chupacabra-150x150.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/\">Full Cast Announced For \u2018Planes\u2019 + New Character Posters<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Disney is really pushing their upcoming\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>spinoff,\u00a0<em>Planes. <\/em>This week, it\u00a0released a fresh set of character posters for the film, as well as announcing much of the high-flying voice cast for the film.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/02\/23\/dreamworks-turkeys-release-date-moved-up\/amy_poehler_35953\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2441\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2441\" alt=\"Free-birds-formerly-known-as-turkeys\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/amy_poehler_35953-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/28\/turkeys-title-changed-to-free-birds\/\">\u2018Turkeys\u2019 Title Changed To \u2018Free Birds\u2019<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>This year\u2019s upcoming Thanksgiving-themed CGI animated film, formerly titled\u00a0\u201cTurkeys\u201d now has a new title. The movie will now be known as\u00a0Free Birds.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/28\/walt-disney-animation-studios-welcomes-reindeer-for-frozen\/frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3322\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3322\" alt=\"frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/28\/walt-disney-animation-studios-welcomes-reindeer-for-frozen\/frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001\/\">Walt Disney Animation Studios Welcomes Reindeer For \u2018Frozen\u2019<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Walt Disney Animation Studios animators had a furry friend visit the studio in the midst or working on their upcoming film\u00a0Frozen. A reindeer visited the studio to serve as reference for the reindeer character in the film, Sven.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29\/toad1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3343\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3343\" alt=\"toad-epic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/toad1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2013\/new-epic-posters\/\">New '<i>Epic'<\/i>\u00a0posters<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>While the final trailer for <i>Blue Sky Studios'\u00a0<\/i><em>Epic<\/em> has been released, the studio is still releasing new posters for the film. Two new posters have surfaced.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2012\/08\/30\/dreamworks-animations-new-distribution-deal-with-twentieth-century-fox-could-open-new-doors-on-television\/dreamworks-animation-official-logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-290\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-290\" alt=\"DreamWorks-Animation-Official-Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DreamWorks-Animation-Official-Logo-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2013\/dreamworks-stock-goes-up-and-investors-gain-hope\/\"><strong>DreamWorks stock goes up and investors gain hope<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Despite recent financial difficulties resulting in the downsizing of employees, DreamWorks Animation\u2019s stock rose after\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>\u00a0dominated the weekend box office.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29\/henry-jackman\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3344\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3344\" alt=\"henry-jackman-composer-turbo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/url2-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2013\/jackman-scores-turbo\/\">Jackman scores 'Turbo'<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Henry Jackman, composer of animated films such as\u00a0Puss in Boots\u00a0and\u00a0Monsters vs Aliens\u00a0is reported to score DreamWorks Animation's upcoming summer release, Turbo.\r\n\r\n \r\n<h4>YouTube:<\/h4>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6GQVShMHJTE\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3347\" alt=\"morgan-chelsea-q-a-rotoscopers-youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-29-at-3.44.48-PM-150x150.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/>[ROTOSCOPERS FAN Q&A] You Asked for It! Part 1<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Morgan and Chelsea answer fan questions that were asked on The Rotoscopers YouTube channel. Check it out for all the fun!\r\n\r\n \r\n<h4>Opinion Corner:<\/h4>\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/25\/are-we-in-a-new-disney-renaissance\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3170\"><img class=\" wp-image-3170 alignleft\" alt=\"Disney-Renaissance-Banner-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Disney-Renaissance-Banner-1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/25\/are-we-in-a-new-disney-renaissance\/\">Are We In A New Disney\u00a0Renaissance?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Our writer Gary Wright chimes in with his very first opinion piece, and we must say, he makes a very sound argument. He discuses Disney's latest releases over the past few years and compares them to Disney's first renaissance. Also, it's one of the most commented articles this week!\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/why-animated-movies-are-so-good\/screen-shot-2012-10-07-at-5-29-46-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3336\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3336\" alt=\"Toy-Story-3-Ending\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2012-10-07-at-5.29.46-PM-150x150.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/why-animated-movies-are-so-good\/screen-shot-2012-10-07-at-5-29-46-pm\/\">Why Animated Movies Are So Good<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Our Pixar writer, Pablo Ruiz, explain why animated movies are just so darn appealing and great.","post_title":"Weekly Animation News Round Up (March 25-29)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-04-12 16:25:58","post_modified_gmt":"2013-04-12 23:25:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3342","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3280,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-26 23:18:50","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-27 06:18:50","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/02\/28\/dane-cook-officially-announced-as-lead-for-planes\/planes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2658\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2658\" alt=\"Planes-poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Planes-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>I must admit that I was one of those people who wasn't too excited about Disney's <em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>spinoff,\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>. It seemed like a blatent attempt to capitalize and expand the\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>franchise (then again, I guess there's nothing really wrong with that).\r\n\r\nThat being said, I went into this test screening with pretty low expectations. I wasn't expecting to like it <em>at all<\/em>, but whaddya know? I actually thought it was a <strong>pretty decent film<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nNow, I'm going to do my best to not spoil the plot for anyone, but I will be talking about the film and its characters (which have all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/\">just been released<\/a>) so if you don't want to know anything about the characters, general plot, settings, etc., then I suggest you skip this read. For those of you continuing on, this post will be less structured and more stream of consciousness.\r\n\r\nLike I said before, the film was actually pretty decent. When I filled out my comment card, I rated the film \"Good\" on a scale from \"Bad\" to \"Excellent.\" My other two friends rated it \"Very Good\" or equivalent to 4 stars (I would say on a star scale, for me, it's a 3.5).\r\n\r\nIf I could simply describe the film, I would say that it is 1\/4th\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>and 3\/4\u00a0<em>Cars 2<\/em>...with planes (of course)! Although unlike\u00a0Lightning\u00a0McQueen who already is a world-famous racing champion, our hero--Dusty--is a crop dusting plane who dreams of becoming a racer. That's basically the \u00a0metaphorical\u00a0equivalent of saying a snail who dreams of becoming the next Indy 500 champion (wait a second...that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/tag\/turbo\/\">plot sounds rather\u00a0familiar<\/a>). I imagine that as the writers at Disney Toon Studios were coming up with a plot for this, someone said, \"What's the most pathetic plane out there? I know...a crop duster!\" And from there, a star was born.\r\n\r\nI did, however, have a problem with the pacing at the beginning. We are thrown into the film (with a blaringly loud, rock-anthem score. Nice touch.), introduced to a whirlwind of characters, and then thrust from that story to the main\u00a0plot line\u00a0that continues through the end of the film. I wish the film was a bit slower at the beginning, so that I had more time to absorb Dusty's home, job, life, and feelings so I could better relate to him.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/planes-ishani\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3270\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3270\" alt=\"Planes-Ishani\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Planes-Ishani-300x199.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Planes\u00a0<\/em>is presumably set in the same universe as\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>, even though none of the\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>characters make cameos (well, technically there is one). But that doesn't stop Disney from trying to recreate the\u00a0success of the original\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em> ensemble. While I joke that\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0basically\u00a0<em>Cars...<\/em>with planes, the\u00a0resemblance\u00a0of some of <em>Planes<\/em>'\u00a0characters to those of\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>\u00a0is a bit uncanny: there's the young racer (Dusty), the old, retired sourpuss (Skipper), the funny sidekick (Chug, who actually more mellow than Mater), the girl (Dottie), and the bully champion racer (Ripslinger). The good thing about these characters is that they aren't exact replicas of their\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>counterparts, but rather they each have their own unique personalities and humor.\r\n\r\nOne character that stole the show was the Mexican racer El Chupacabra. He is quirky and fun. The other international racers are interesting as well, with Rochelle--the French Canadian racer--and Ishani--the Indian racer--being other standouts.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/planes-roper\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3275\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3275\" alt=\"Planes-Roper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Planes-Roper-300x195.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>Personally, I loved Sinbad's character Roper. Everything he said was just hilarious and everyone in the audience laughed when he came on screen. Speaking of the humor, it was great. No potty humor (unless you count making fun of how crop dusting fumes smell), which is always a classy touch. There were a lot of plane, flying and aviation jokes and puns--again, they were appropriate and very hilarious. I even appreciated the more \"mature\" humor for the adults; I don't mean mature as in raunchy, but mature in a <em>The Simpsons<\/em> sort of way--you just have to have lived a few extra years to get them.\r\n\r\nGoing into the movie, I jokingly said to my friend, \"I bet this is a musical.\" And guess what? We were serenaded with two songs! Both are brief and one is more effective than the other. The first song, while I guess somewhat appropriate for the setting, just leaves you scratching your head. Then again, I kind of liked it. Also, the lyrics were a bit hard to understand, which took away from some of its fun. The second song, on the other hand, works well and actually furthers the plot in a satisfying way.\r\n\r\n<em id=\"__mceDel\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/disney-planes-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3281\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3281\" alt=\"Disney-Planes-fighter-pilot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Disney-Planes-4-300x167.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>Planes\u00a0<\/em><\/em>is your typical rookie-takes-on-the-big-boys-to-compete-for-the-gold film. On the way out of the theatre, I was talking with my friends about the movie and we all agreed that\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>might have been more intriguing if it weren't another film about racing (making it seem as if racing is the only important thing in this\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>-<em>Planes<\/em>\u00a0universe). It would have been interesting to see a film about fighter pilots (who make appearances in this film) or stunt planes. But alas, racing has been a big theme in animation recently (see:\u00a0<em>Cars, Cars 2<\/em><em>, Wreck-It Ralph,\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Turbo\u00a0<\/em>for more information) and we can't seem to get away from it.\r\n\r\nReally, there wasn't\u00a0<em>that<\/em> much wrong with the plot of\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>...except the fact that I was constantly comparing it to\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>. If Cars didn't exist, then I would say <em>Planes<\/em> is a great film; but the mere existence of <em>Cars<\/em> and its sequel makes\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>seem slightly less fresh and more \"we've seen this before.\" However, I still enjoyed the film and was invested in the story the entire time. Disney did the aviation genre justice and introduced some unique angles to how a plane can get out of some sticky situations. There were some very emotional parts, making me realize that I had become invested in these characters. While the ending was a bit predictable, there was an interesting side story that came back into play to tie everything together.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/plane4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3283\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3283 alignleft\" alt=\"dusty-disney-planes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/plane4-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>One of the last lines of the audience survey said, \"Would you want to see a\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>\u00a0sequel?\" Apparently, Disney already has that on their radar. \u00a0Based on what I saw, I'm not entirely sure if I'd want to see a sequel. However, I have to remember that this was the\u00a0<strong>test screening<\/strong><strong><\/strong>\u00a0with still five months for Disney to make tweaks and improve the film. So, ask me again in August after I see the final product.\r\n\r\nI can't say with full conviction that I think\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>will do well in the box office. Mainly because August tends to not produce many blockbusters. However, I can assure you that every little boy under the age of 6 will become enamored with\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>. They are not only going to want to own the movie, but also will want to watch it over and over again until the disc breaks.\r\n\r\n<em>Planes <\/em>(and its newly formed franchise)<em>\u00a0<\/em>will be a runaway hit in the long run because it really was just a lot of\u00a0good-humored\u00a0fun.\r\n\r\n<strong>\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Can't get enough <em>Planes?\u00a0<\/em>Listen to our our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/35\">spoiler-free podcast<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/0csaekv67AQ\">YouTube video<\/a> about the <em>Planes<\/em> test screening!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/youtu.be\/0csaekv67AQ]<\/p>","post_title":"[REVIEW] Thoughts from Disney's 'PLANES' Test Screening","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-08-01 11:48:33","post_modified_gmt":"2013-08-01 18:48:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3280","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"6","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3247,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-25 18:23:15","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-26 01:23:15","post_content":"\r\n<p>The Rotoscopers are excited to bring on their first official guest host (sorry, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/_stevenburt\">Steven<\/a>)...<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/williamkjardine\">William Jardine<\/a> from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a113animation.com\">A113Animation.com<\/a>! Join in for a rip-roaring discussion of Pixar's first sequel\u00a0<em><strong>Toy Story 2<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV5582303857&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>What Have You Been Watching (WHYBW) - Animation Edition:\u00a0<em>Breaking Dawn Part 2<\/em>\u00a0(Does that count as animation?),\u00a0<em>Rio<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Hotel Transylvania<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Talking about The Oscars 2013: Winners and nominees.<\/li>\r\n<li>Catch and Fire with William! We ask the hard questions.<\/li>\r\n<li>News: Upon which book will\u00a0<em>Tintin 2<\/em>\u00a0be based?, new Mickey Mouse shorts, Rumplestilkskin (The Name Game) animated film by Disney?<\/li>\r\n<li>Nerdy Couch Discussion: Pixar sequels.<\/li>\r\n<li>Beyond the trailer,\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>\u00a0filled with holocaust references?<\/li>\r\n<li>Cars 2: the good and the bad.<\/li>\r\n<li>Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li>A little perspective: other 1999 animated films<\/li>\r\n<li>First thoughts: Happy meal toys, seen 60+ times, fear of growing up.<\/li>\r\n<li>From direct-to-video to theatrical sequel, development woes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Original plot: no Jesse, really pushing the Senorita Cactus character, talking Bullseye.<\/li>\r\n<li>Opening sequence, sci-fi nods, improved visuals, dealing with new and old characters.<\/li>\r\n<li>The angst of the yard sale, Al\u2019s (Hal\u2019s) Toy Barn is the coolest toy store ever, Woody\u2019s conflict, depressing Toy Story themes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Woody\u2019s Roundup Gang, theme of abandonment issues, Jessie\u2019s song \u201cWhen She Loved Me\u201d, Pixar\u2019s jab to toy makers, hot pink Barbie aisle, very quotable.<\/li>\r\n<li>How much money could all have made from the collection?, toy protocol, Geri from\u00a0<em>Geri\u2019s Game<\/em>\u00a0cameo, world\u2019s fastest toy horse, don\u2019t forget the bloopers!, Stinky Pete returns as villain in\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<li>What made\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em>\u00a0better than the original?<\/li>\r\n<li><span id=\"internal-source-marker_0.8350537898950279\">We rate it 5 stars all around!<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: 1:32:11, 45.9 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Watch<em>\u00a0Toy Story 2<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0030IIZ56\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0030IIZ56&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000B8QG0O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000B8QG0O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0049J3QNG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0049J3QNG&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0049J3QNG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0049J3QNG&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/toy-story-2\/id268793231?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Buy\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em> soundtrack: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00002ND9R\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00002ND9R&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=6FFE6QPUBS7XC53T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0013AWTSM\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0013AWTSM&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=NCOLSEZF2ASHFOQ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/toy-story-2-original-walt\/id156087468?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/toy-story-2-quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Toy Story 2<\/em>\u00a0quotes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DisneyQuotes.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Where to Find Us<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitt<wbr \/>er<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tumblr<\/a>,<wbr \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audible<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Am<wbr \/>azon<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakpipe.com\/rotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com\/<wbr \/>voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearobson.com\/\">Website<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Episode 34: Toy Story 2 - British Invasion","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"episode-34-toy-story-2-british-invasion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:41:36","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:41:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3247","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3132,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-21 16:01:14","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-21 23:01:14","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/21\/review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny\/the_croods_poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3138\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3138\" alt=\"The_Croods_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/The_Croods_poster-202x300.jpg\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>When I first saw clips for\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>, I was a bit put off. I couldn't get past the strange character designs and the films's premise really didn't capture me. Well, I can tell you that after seeing\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>, I was pleasantly surprised and retract my negative statements.\u00a0<em>The Croods\u00a0<\/em>is a great animated film!\r\n\r\nGrug (<strong>Nicolas Cage<\/strong>) is the leader of his prehistoric family known as The Croods. With a mantra of \"anything new is bad\", he forces his family to live in fear in their dark cave. One night, his curious daughter Eep (<strong>Emma Stone<\/strong>) leaves the cave and follows a flickering flame carried by a mysterious guy, conveniently named Guy (<strong>Ryan Reynolds<\/strong>). Guy is a much more advanced human than the Croods and takes the family on an adventure to that teaches them to break out of their comfort zone, explore the world, and ultimately evolve.\r\n\r\nI really liked this movie. I think it had less to do with the fact that I had low expectations going in, but rather had more to do that it was generally a great film. The visuals are really incredible (some of the best I've seen since <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/7\">Rango<\/a>)<\/em>, the story is somewhat unique and compelling, and, let's be honest, the film was just plain hilarious. I took my nieces, nephews and older sister and all were laughing every few minutes (in some cases, <em>seconds<\/em>)! At times, the adults in the audience were laughing harder than the kids--myself included.\u00a0(Be prepared for a lot of stone-age jokes and a lot of people getting hit in the face. It's funny, trust me.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/21\/review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny\/the-croods-eep-climbing-wall\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3140\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3140\" alt=\"The-Croods-eep-climbing-wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/The-Croods-eep-climbing-wall-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>The Croods may be our neanderthal ancestors, but it appears we humans lost their superhuman powers of strength and speed in the\u00a0evolution\u00a0process.\u00a0(Seriously, the family race across the desert and speed climb up mountain walls, you'd think this was a caveman superhero film). All joking aside, the cartoony and unrealistic world of\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>\u00a0is what makes it so much fun.\r\n\r\nLooking back, I shouldn't have been worried about <em>The Croods<\/em>' quality considering one of the co-directors is <strong>Chris Sanders<\/strong> (<em>Lilo & Stitch<\/em>, <em>How To Train Your Dragon<\/em>). He hasn't let us down yet and certaintly didn't let us down here!\r\n\r\nYou will love the fun, vibrant, quirky world of\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>. I don't say this too often, but I highly recommend it!\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\r\n\r\nDa da duuuum! (You'll get it after you see it.)\r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/youtu.be\/o9VFOFcnTkM]<\/p>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Croods' Reinvents DreamWorks' Animation Wheel","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-09-25 17:21:53","post_modified_gmt":"2013-09-26 00:21:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3132","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3087,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-19 14:30:33","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-19 21:30:33","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/19\/check-out-the-new-despicable-me-2-trailer\/despicable-me-2-poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3088\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3088\" alt=\"despicable-me-2-poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/despicable-me-2-poster-189x300.jpg\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Apple iTunes Trailers released a new trailer today for this summer's\u00a0<em>Despicable Me 2<\/em>!\r\n\r\nThe trailer gives a bit more insight about the plot in the sequel: mainly that Gru gets kidnapped by the AVL or \"Anti-Villian League.\" The clips do a great job of establishing Gru's paternal relationship with the girls (who are just as funny as ever). And, of course, it's filled with\u00a0minions.\r\n\r\nThis trailer calmed my doubts that the sequel wouldn't have the same original feel as the first film. Based on this,\u00a0<em>Despicable Me 2<\/em> still feels fresh, witty and very\u00a0<em>Despicable Me<\/em>, which we have all come to love. I have no doubt that this film will be an even bigger success than the first considering both adults and kids alike fell in love with the first. I'm actually pretty pumped to see the film now, which is a good thing considering those horrible\u00a0<em>Barbara Ann\u00a0<\/em>teaser trailers with the minions drove me insane.\r\n\r\nDespicable Me 2 comes out July 3, 2013. Did this trailer get you excited for the sequel?\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HwXbtZXjbVE]<\/p>","post_title":"Check Out The New 'Despicable Me 2' Trailer!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-the-new-despicable-me-2-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-04-12 17:43:01","post_modified_gmt":"2013-04-13 00:43:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3087","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3029,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-15 08:47:36","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-15 15:47:36","post_content":"<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3033\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3033 alignright\" alt=\"phineas-ferb-perry-files-animal-agents-dvd-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-15-at-8.45.22-AM-213x300.png\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Phineas & Ferb\u00a0<\/em>is one of Disney's more recent TV animated success stories. It seems everyone, young and old, simply and universally loves it. I constantly hear adults saying, \"I never miss an episode with my kids\" or \"I love that show!\" Really, when a supposed kids TV show resonates with adult audiences, you know you're in for something good.\r\n<h4>The Show\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is essentially a compilation of episodes that specifically feature Perry the Platypus and his fellow animal buddies as they live double lives as crime fighters! This is the second addition to The Perry Files<i> home video collection (find the first one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007AJOI0C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007AJOI0C&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">here<\/a>).\u00a0<\/i>According to the official synopsis:\r\n<blockquote>Join Perry the Platypus \u2013 a.k.a. Agent P \u2013 and his fellow operatives as they team up to thwart Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his dastardly \u201cInators.\u201d Be they furry or feathered, scaly or slimy, these fearless agents roll over for nobody when it comes to crushing evil in the Tri-State Area and beyond. Fully loaded with over two hours of animated animal-themed adventures, including the exciting, two-part \u201cPhineas And Ferb\u201d cliffhanger \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry?\u201d, \u201cPhineas and Ferb: Animal Agents\u201d is a fun-filled, action-packed laughfest that will drive audiences wild!<\/blockquote>\r\nThe 12 episodes included on the disc are:\u00a0\u201cJourney to the Center of Candace\u201d, \u201cTraffic Cam Caper\u201d, \u201cBowl-R-Rama Drama\u201d, \u201cVanessasary Roughness\u201d, \u201cIsabella and the Temple of Sap\u201d, \u201cCheer Up Candace\u201d, \u201cRobot Rodeo\u201d, \u201cLotsa Latkes\u201d, \u201cAgent Doof\u201d, \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry Part 1\u201d, \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry Part 2\u201d and \u201cWhat\u2019d I Miss\u201d.\r\n\r\nWhile the full series can be accessed on Amazon Prime or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Disney has yet to release any of\u00a0<em>Phineas & Ferb<\/em>'s four seasons on DVD (apart from the TV movie). So this DVD, containing 12 very funny episodes of Perry and the\u00a0Animal Agents of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without A Cool Acronym) are a real treat. There's so much content on this DVD that it will definitely keep the kiddos entertained for a while.\r\n<h4>The Features\u00a0\u2605\u26051\/2<\/h4>\r\nReally, this disc is really lacking, but the extras are not. There is only one feature called \"Take Two With Phineas & Ferb\", where Phineas and Ferb with cameos from real-life celebrities. There is, however, a fun spy kit that includes\u00a0a pair of foldable binoculars, official O.W.C.A note sheets, trading cards, and an official O.W.C.A ID badge.\r\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\r\nIf you have kids, I'm almost positive they will love this show (if they already don't already) and this DVD. I, for one, will be gifting this DVD to my nephew for his birthday as he's obsessed with Perry and <em>Phineas & Ferb <\/em>(as he's frequently decked out in Perry wear). I'm pretty sure he'll be the happiest kid on the block.\r\n<h4>Purchase<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" target=\"_blank\">DVD<\/a>","post_title":"[DVD REVIEW] 'Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dvd-review-phineas-ferb-the-perry-files-animal-agents","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-09-25 17:22:01","post_modified_gmt":"2013-09-26 00:22:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3029","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":57},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_3401_4_691e0f70142b6 jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> <span class="page_info">Page 57 of 79</span> <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="56" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/56/"><span class="navtext">Previous</span></a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/'>1</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='56' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/56/'>56</a> <span class='page_number active'>57</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='58' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/58/'>58</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='79' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/79/'>79</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="58" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/58/"><span class="navtext">Next</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca773c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca773c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \r\n<p>Morgan and Chelsea stumble their way into a test screening of DisneyToon Studio's upcoming film\u00a0<strong><em>Planes<\/em><\/strong>. Join them as they talk about their thoughts, impressions, likes and dislikes--spoiler free, as always!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV7710744785&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Impression: it was actually pretty good.<\/li>\r\n<li>Originally direct-to-video.<\/li>\r\n<li>Favorite characters:\u00a0El Chupacabra, Roper.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lots of planes jokes, fun, and humor.<\/li>\r\n<li>Basically the same story as\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>, but still fresh.<\/li>\r\n<li>What\u2019s the deal with racing? Would have liked to see navy fighter pilots or stunt planes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Music: Chelsea\u2019s theme song, songs are awesome, 80s throwback movie reference.<\/li>\r\n<li>Disney crew in the audience, the \u201ccontrol panel\u201d.<\/li>\r\n<li>Mature humor is appreciated,\u00a0<em>Top Gun<\/em>\u00a0reference.<\/li>\r\n<li>This movie is going to be a hit: August release, merchandise.<\/li>\r\n<li><em>Turkeys<\/em>\u00a0(<em>Free Birds<\/em>) rant.<\/li>\r\n<li>We rate it!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: 25:38, 15.4 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Watch\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BEIYMTW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00BEIYMTW&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00F522C7C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00F522C7C&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=M6GIJNTGNVOXNNZJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DVD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00FQMVCEA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00FQMVCEA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=ICEGSB6OI4G35FFD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/planes\/id680962253?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Buy\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>soundtrack: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DE2G1B8\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00DE2G1B8&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=7R3652MCPGX6YUYS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00E3V5F8O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00E3V5F8O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=AMSJVFLVBNFGPW56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MP3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/planes-original-motion-picture\/id671063514?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/planes-quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Planes<\/em> quotes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DisneyQuotes.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Where to Find Us<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Am<wbr \/>azon<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakpipe.com\/rotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com\/<wbr \/>voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson: <a href=\"https:\/\/chelsearobson.com\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Episode 35: Planes Test Screening Review","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"episode-35-planes-test-screening","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:41:03","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:41:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3390","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5356,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-29 17:14:16","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-30 00:14:16","post_content":"<div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=therotos-20\"><img class=\" wp-image-5358 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/brother-bear-brother-bear-2-blu-ray-cover-art-240x300.png\" alt=\"brother-bear-brother-bear-2-blu-ray-cover-art\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nDisney<em>\u00a0<\/em>really wanted\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>\u00a0to do well--it even created an attraction at Disney California Adventure based on the film. Now, the film wasn't a flop, but it never received the praise it deserved.\r\n\r\nThis is a review of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Brother Bear\/Brother Bear 2 (3-disc Special Edition) Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a>.\r\n<h4>The Films<\/h4>\r\n<h4>Brother Bear \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\n<em>Brother Bear\u00a0<\/em>tells the story of two Inuit brothers, Kenai and Sitka. When Sitka is tragically killed by a bear, Kenai, overtaken by grief and his desire for revenge, goes out and kills the bear. Things take an unexpected turn, when Kenai is magically transformed into a bear himself and he meets an orphan bear cub named Koda. Kenai must learn to love, forgive and learn to walk in others' shoes.\r\n\r\nThe idea for this film came from the thought \"wouldn't it be great if we did an animated film in North America about bears?\" But the story feels a big like a mishmash of <em>Pocahontas<\/em>, <em>Tarzan<\/em> and <em>The Lion King<\/em>.\u00a0Watching the bonus features, I feel bad that I didn't like the film that much because the directors and creators have <em>so<\/em> much passion for\u00a0<em>Brother Bear. <\/em>It just didn't translate to the screen.\r\n\r\nThe music composed and sung by Phil Collins, who provided the incredible track to\u00a0<em>Tarzan<\/em>. However, in\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>, the Phil Collins-style soundtrack has run its course and loses its novelty. The tracks are nice (and some even catchy like \"On My Way\"), but it just feels like we've heard them before.\r\n\r\nOn the positive side,\u00a0<em>Brother Bear'<\/em>s design and animation are absolutely beautiful. Computer technology had evolved sufficiently by this time that it really helped to amp up and streamline the 2D animation. Although even at time, the visuals feel a bit flat and uninspired at times.\r\n<h4>Brother Bear 2 \u2605\u2605 1\/2<\/h4>\r\n<em>Brother Bear 2\u00a0<\/em>picks up a few months after\u00a0<em>Brother Bear\u00a0<\/em>with Kenai living as a bear in a cave with Koda. Kenai meets back up with an old friend, a girl named Nita, and the two of them set out on the adventure of a lifetime.\r\n\r\nSince I wasn't captivated by\u00a0the original\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>, I found myself struggling to finally get around and watch\u00a0<em>Brother Bear 2<\/em> because I expected more of the same. And you know, for a sequel,\u00a0<em>Brother Bear 2\u00a0<\/em>isn't that bad. The story is charming, I like the new characters (and old favorites, mainly the moose Rutt and Turke).\r\n<h4>The Features\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\nFirst off, the menus on this <em>Brother Bear <\/em>portion of the disc are horrible. It's very hard to tell whether your are highlighted on the right part of the screen because everything's brown, black or some shade in between. They seemed to get this right on the <em>Brother Bear 2\u00a0<\/em>menu since everything is legible over there.\r\n\r\nAs for features, this blu-ray is packed with them! Now, as with Mulan and Hunchback, none of them are new, but rather just carried over from the past DVD releases. Nonetheless, I'm grateful for their inclusion because they are a wealth of information about the making of the\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>. These features include a fantastic\u00a0making-of documentary, deleted scenes, a deleted song with story boards, animated outtakes, sing-along songs, a music video with Phil Collins, an \"art review\" (hosted by two animators, who walk us through some concept art), a segment about Native American bear legends, and an audio commentary with Rutt and Turke (I would have preferred a director's commentary instead of this comedic version, but I'm not going to lie. I was busting up laughing at their comments).\r\n\r\nAs for\u00a0<em>Brother Bear 2,\u00a0<\/em>the features basically are only a making-of documentary. And...that's it.\r\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\r\n<em>Brother Bear <\/em>came to us during a time when most audiences had lost faith in Disney animation. As a result, most audiences didn't give the film a chance. It's unfortunate because it's not a bad film. If you haven't seen it in a while, definitely check this one out again and give is a real chance.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Brother Bear\/Brother Bear 2 (3-disc Special Edition) Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is available March 12, 2013.\r\n<h4>Purchase<\/h4>\r\n<strong><em>Brother Bear & Brother Bear 2<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" target=\"_blank\">3-disc Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a>\r\n\r\nAll screenshots via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\">blu-ray.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyscreencaps.com\">disneyscreencaps.com<\/a>.","post_title":"[BLU-RAY REVIEW] Brother Bear & Brother Bear 2","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"blu-ray-review-brother-bear-brother-bear-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-02 13:38:35","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-02 20:38:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5356","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3342,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-29 15:52:45","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-29 22:52:45","post_content":"Introducing our weekly animation news roundup! Each week, we will post a summary of the biggest and best stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\">The Rotoscopers<\/a> news site and our partner site, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animatedviews.com\">Animated Views<\/a>.\r\n<h4><strong>Reviews & Screenings:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/disney-planes-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3281\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3281\" alt=\"Disney-Planes-fighter-pilot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Disney-Planes-4-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/\"><strong>Thoughts from The 'Planes' Test Screening<\/strong><\/a> Morgan and Chelsea (and Steven) got to attend a test screening of Disney Toon Studios upcoming theatrical release\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/tag\/planes\/\"><em>Planes<\/em><\/a>! \u00a0In this mini-review, Morgan gives her honest, spoiler-free opinion on the film. And here's a hint: it's actually pretty good!\r\n<h4><strong>\r\nAnimation Addicts Podcast:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/25\/episode-34-toy-story-2-british-invasion\/034-toy-story-2-album-art\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3249\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3249\" alt=\"animation-addicts-Toy-Story-2-Album-Art\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/034-Toy-Story-2-Album-Art-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/34\">Episode 34: Toy Story 2 - British Invasion<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Rotoscopers are excited to bring on their first official guest host\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/williamkjardine\">William Jardine<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a113animation.com\/\">A113Animation.com<\/a>! Join in for a rip-roaring discussion of Pixar\u2019s first sequel\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2.<\/em>\r\n\r\n \r\n<h4><strong>News:\r\n<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3269\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3269\" alt=\"Planes - El Chupacabra\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Planes-El-Chupacabra-150x150.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/\">Full Cast Announced For \u2018Planes\u2019 + New Character Posters<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Disney is really pushing their upcoming\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>spinoff,\u00a0<em>Planes. <\/em>This week, it\u00a0released a fresh set of character posters for the film, as well as announcing much of the high-flying voice cast for the film.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/02\/23\/dreamworks-turkeys-release-date-moved-up\/amy_poehler_35953\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2441\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2441\" alt=\"Free-birds-formerly-known-as-turkeys\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/amy_poehler_35953-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/28\/turkeys-title-changed-to-free-birds\/\">\u2018Turkeys\u2019 Title Changed To \u2018Free Birds\u2019<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>This year\u2019s upcoming Thanksgiving-themed CGI animated film, formerly titled\u00a0\u201cTurkeys\u201d now has a new title. The movie will now be known as\u00a0Free Birds.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/28\/walt-disney-animation-studios-welcomes-reindeer-for-frozen\/frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3322\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3322\" alt=\"frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/28\/walt-disney-animation-studios-welcomes-reindeer-for-frozen\/frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001\/\">Walt Disney Animation Studios Welcomes Reindeer For \u2018Frozen\u2019<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Walt Disney Animation Studios animators had a furry friend visit the studio in the midst or working on their upcoming film\u00a0Frozen. A reindeer visited the studio to serve as reference for the reindeer character in the film, Sven.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29\/toad1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3343\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3343\" alt=\"toad-epic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/toad1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2013\/new-epic-posters\/\">New '<i>Epic'<\/i>\u00a0posters<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>While the final trailer for <i>Blue Sky Studios'\u00a0<\/i><em>Epic<\/em> has been released, the studio is still releasing new posters for the film. Two new posters have surfaced.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2012\/08\/30\/dreamworks-animations-new-distribution-deal-with-twentieth-century-fox-could-open-new-doors-on-television\/dreamworks-animation-official-logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-290\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-290\" alt=\"DreamWorks-Animation-Official-Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DreamWorks-Animation-Official-Logo-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2013\/dreamworks-stock-goes-up-and-investors-gain-hope\/\"><strong>DreamWorks stock goes up and investors gain hope<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Despite recent financial difficulties resulting in the downsizing of employees, DreamWorks Animation\u2019s stock rose after\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>\u00a0dominated the weekend box office.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29\/henry-jackman\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3344\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3344\" alt=\"henry-jackman-composer-turbo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/url2-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2013\/jackman-scores-turbo\/\">Jackman scores 'Turbo'<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Henry Jackman, composer of animated films such as\u00a0Puss in Boots\u00a0and\u00a0Monsters vs Aliens\u00a0is reported to score DreamWorks Animation's upcoming summer release, Turbo.\r\n\r\n \r\n<h4>YouTube:<\/h4>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6GQVShMHJTE\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3347\" alt=\"morgan-chelsea-q-a-rotoscopers-youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-29-at-3.44.48-PM-150x150.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/>[ROTOSCOPERS FAN Q&A] You Asked for It! Part 1<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Morgan and Chelsea answer fan questions that were asked on The Rotoscopers YouTube channel. Check it out for all the fun!\r\n\r\n \r\n<h4>Opinion Corner:<\/h4>\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/25\/are-we-in-a-new-disney-renaissance\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3170\"><img class=\" wp-image-3170 alignleft\" alt=\"Disney-Renaissance-Banner-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Disney-Renaissance-Banner-1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/25\/are-we-in-a-new-disney-renaissance\/\">Are We In A New Disney\u00a0Renaissance?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Our writer Gary Wright chimes in with his very first opinion piece, and we must say, he makes a very sound argument. He discuses Disney's latest releases over the past few years and compares them to Disney's first renaissance. Also, it's one of the most commented articles this week!\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/why-animated-movies-are-so-good\/screen-shot-2012-10-07-at-5-29-46-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3336\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3336\" alt=\"Toy-Story-3-Ending\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2012-10-07-at-5.29.46-PM-150x150.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/why-animated-movies-are-so-good\/screen-shot-2012-10-07-at-5-29-46-pm\/\">Why Animated Movies Are So Good<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Our Pixar writer, Pablo Ruiz, explain why animated movies are just so darn appealing and great.","post_title":"Weekly Animation News Round Up (March 25-29)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-04-12 16:25:58","post_modified_gmt":"2013-04-12 23:25:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3342","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3280,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-26 23:18:50","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-27 06:18:50","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/02\/28\/dane-cook-officially-announced-as-lead-for-planes\/planes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2658\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2658\" alt=\"Planes-poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Planes-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>I must admit that I was one of those people who wasn't too excited about Disney's <em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>spinoff,\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>. It seemed like a blatent attempt to capitalize and expand the\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>franchise (then again, I guess there's nothing really wrong with that).\r\n\r\nThat being said, I went into this test screening with pretty low expectations. I wasn't expecting to like it <em>at all<\/em>, but whaddya know? I actually thought it was a <strong>pretty decent film<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nNow, I'm going to do my best to not spoil the plot for anyone, but I will be talking about the film and its characters (which have all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/\">just been released<\/a>) so if you don't want to know anything about the characters, general plot, settings, etc., then I suggest you skip this read. For those of you continuing on, this post will be less structured and more stream of consciousness.\r\n\r\nLike I said before, the film was actually pretty decent. When I filled out my comment card, I rated the film \"Good\" on a scale from \"Bad\" to \"Excellent.\" My other two friends rated it \"Very Good\" or equivalent to 4 stars (I would say on a star scale, for me, it's a 3.5).\r\n\r\nIf I could simply describe the film, I would say that it is 1\/4th\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>and 3\/4\u00a0<em>Cars 2<\/em>...with planes (of course)! Although unlike\u00a0Lightning\u00a0McQueen who already is a world-famous racing champion, our hero--Dusty--is a crop dusting plane who dreams of becoming a racer. That's basically the \u00a0metaphorical\u00a0equivalent of saying a snail who dreams of becoming the next Indy 500 champion (wait a second...that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/tag\/turbo\/\">plot sounds rather\u00a0familiar<\/a>). I imagine that as the writers at Disney Toon Studios were coming up with a plot for this, someone said, \"What's the most pathetic plane out there? I know...a crop duster!\" And from there, a star was born.\r\n\r\nI did, however, have a problem with the pacing at the beginning. We are thrown into the film (with a blaringly loud, rock-anthem score. Nice touch.), introduced to a whirlwind of characters, and then thrust from that story to the main\u00a0plot line\u00a0that continues through the end of the film. I wish the film was a bit slower at the beginning, so that I had more time to absorb Dusty's home, job, life, and feelings so I could better relate to him.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/planes-ishani\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3270\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3270\" alt=\"Planes-Ishani\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Planes-Ishani-300x199.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Planes\u00a0<\/em>is presumably set in the same universe as\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>, even though none of the\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>characters make cameos (well, technically there is one). But that doesn't stop Disney from trying to recreate the\u00a0success of the original\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em> ensemble. While I joke that\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0basically\u00a0<em>Cars...<\/em>with planes, the\u00a0resemblance\u00a0of some of <em>Planes<\/em>'\u00a0characters to those of\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>\u00a0is a bit uncanny: there's the young racer (Dusty), the old, retired sourpuss (Skipper), the funny sidekick (Chug, who actually more mellow than Mater), the girl (Dottie), and the bully champion racer (Ripslinger). The good thing about these characters is that they aren't exact replicas of their\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>counterparts, but rather they each have their own unique personalities and humor.\r\n\r\nOne character that stole the show was the Mexican racer El Chupacabra. He is quirky and fun. The other international racers are interesting as well, with Rochelle--the French Canadian racer--and Ishani--the Indian racer--being other standouts.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/planes-roper\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3275\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3275\" alt=\"Planes-Roper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Planes-Roper-300x195.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>Personally, I loved Sinbad's character Roper. Everything he said was just hilarious and everyone in the audience laughed when he came on screen. Speaking of the humor, it was great. No potty humor (unless you count making fun of how crop dusting fumes smell), which is always a classy touch. There were a lot of plane, flying and aviation jokes and puns--again, they were appropriate and very hilarious. I even appreciated the more \"mature\" humor for the adults; I don't mean mature as in raunchy, but mature in a <em>The Simpsons<\/em> sort of way--you just have to have lived a few extra years to get them.\r\n\r\nGoing into the movie, I jokingly said to my friend, \"I bet this is a musical.\" And guess what? We were serenaded with two songs! Both are brief and one is more effective than the other. The first song, while I guess somewhat appropriate for the setting, just leaves you scratching your head. Then again, I kind of liked it. Also, the lyrics were a bit hard to understand, which took away from some of its fun. The second song, on the other hand, works well and actually furthers the plot in a satisfying way.\r\n\r\n<em id=\"__mceDel\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/disney-planes-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3281\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3281\" alt=\"Disney-Planes-fighter-pilot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Disney-Planes-4-300x167.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>Planes\u00a0<\/em><\/em>is your typical rookie-takes-on-the-big-boys-to-compete-for-the-gold film. On the way out of the theatre, I was talking with my friends about the movie and we all agreed that\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>might have been more intriguing if it weren't another film about racing (making it seem as if racing is the only important thing in this\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>-<em>Planes<\/em>\u00a0universe). It would have been interesting to see a film about fighter pilots (who make appearances in this film) or stunt planes. But alas, racing has been a big theme in animation recently (see:\u00a0<em>Cars, Cars 2<\/em><em>, Wreck-It Ralph,\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Turbo\u00a0<\/em>for more information) and we can't seem to get away from it.\r\n\r\nReally, there wasn't\u00a0<em>that<\/em> much wrong with the plot of\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>...except the fact that I was constantly comparing it to\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>. If Cars didn't exist, then I would say <em>Planes<\/em> is a great film; but the mere existence of <em>Cars<\/em> and its sequel makes\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>seem slightly less fresh and more \"we've seen this before.\" However, I still enjoyed the film and was invested in the story the entire time. Disney did the aviation genre justice and introduced some unique angles to how a plane can get out of some sticky situations. There were some very emotional parts, making me realize that I had become invested in these characters. While the ending was a bit predictable, there was an interesting side story that came back into play to tie everything together.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/plane4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3283\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3283 alignleft\" alt=\"dusty-disney-planes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/plane4-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>One of the last lines of the audience survey said, \"Would you want to see a\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>\u00a0sequel?\" Apparently, Disney already has that on their radar. \u00a0Based on what I saw, I'm not entirely sure if I'd want to see a sequel. However, I have to remember that this was the\u00a0<strong>test screening<\/strong><strong><\/strong>\u00a0with still five months for Disney to make tweaks and improve the film. So, ask me again in August after I see the final product.\r\n\r\nI can't say with full conviction that I think\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>will do well in the box office. Mainly because August tends to not produce many blockbusters. However, I can assure you that every little boy under the age of 6 will become enamored with\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>. They are not only going to want to own the movie, but also will want to watch it over and over again until the disc breaks.\r\n\r\n<em>Planes <\/em>(and its newly formed franchise)<em>\u00a0<\/em>will be a runaway hit in the long run because it really was just a lot of\u00a0good-humored\u00a0fun.\r\n\r\n<strong>\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Can't get enough <em>Planes?\u00a0<\/em>Listen to our our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/35\">spoiler-free podcast<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/0csaekv67AQ\">YouTube video<\/a> about the <em>Planes<\/em> test screening!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/youtu.be\/0csaekv67AQ]<\/p>","post_title":"[REVIEW] Thoughts from Disney's 'PLANES' Test Screening","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-08-01 11:48:33","post_modified_gmt":"2013-08-01 18:48:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3280","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"6","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3247,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-25 18:23:15","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-26 01:23:15","post_content":"\r\n<p>The Rotoscopers are excited to bring on their first official guest host (sorry, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/_stevenburt\">Steven<\/a>)...<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/williamkjardine\">William Jardine<\/a> from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a113animation.com\">A113Animation.com<\/a>! Join in for a rip-roaring discussion of Pixar's first sequel\u00a0<em><strong>Toy Story 2<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV5582303857&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>What Have You Been Watching (WHYBW) - Animation Edition:\u00a0<em>Breaking Dawn Part 2<\/em>\u00a0(Does that count as animation?),\u00a0<em>Rio<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Hotel Transylvania<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Talking about The Oscars 2013: Winners and nominees.<\/li>\r\n<li>Catch and Fire with William! We ask the hard questions.<\/li>\r\n<li>News: Upon which book will\u00a0<em>Tintin 2<\/em>\u00a0be based?, new Mickey Mouse shorts, Rumplestilkskin (The Name Game) animated film by Disney?<\/li>\r\n<li>Nerdy Couch Discussion: Pixar sequels.<\/li>\r\n<li>Beyond the trailer,\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>\u00a0filled with holocaust references?<\/li>\r\n<li>Cars 2: the good and the bad.<\/li>\r\n<li>Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li>A little perspective: other 1999 animated films<\/li>\r\n<li>First thoughts: Happy meal toys, seen 60+ times, fear of growing up.<\/li>\r\n<li>From direct-to-video to theatrical sequel, development woes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Original plot: no Jesse, really pushing the Senorita Cactus character, talking Bullseye.<\/li>\r\n<li>Opening sequence, sci-fi nods, improved visuals, dealing with new and old characters.<\/li>\r\n<li>The angst of the yard sale, Al\u2019s (Hal\u2019s) Toy Barn is the coolest toy store ever, Woody\u2019s conflict, depressing Toy Story themes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Woody\u2019s Roundup Gang, theme of abandonment issues, Jessie\u2019s song \u201cWhen She Loved Me\u201d, Pixar\u2019s jab to toy makers, hot pink Barbie aisle, very quotable.<\/li>\r\n<li>How much money could all have made from the collection?, toy protocol, Geri from\u00a0<em>Geri\u2019s Game<\/em>\u00a0cameo, world\u2019s fastest toy horse, don\u2019t forget the bloopers!, Stinky Pete returns as villain in\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<li>What made\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em>\u00a0better than the original?<\/li>\r\n<li><span id=\"internal-source-marker_0.8350537898950279\">We rate it 5 stars all around!<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: 1:32:11, 45.9 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Watch<em>\u00a0Toy Story 2<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0030IIZ56\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0030IIZ56&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000B8QG0O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000B8QG0O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0049J3QNG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0049J3QNG&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0049J3QNG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0049J3QNG&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/toy-story-2\/id268793231?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Buy\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em> soundtrack: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00002ND9R\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00002ND9R&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=6FFE6QPUBS7XC53T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0013AWTSM\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0013AWTSM&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=NCOLSEZF2ASHFOQ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/toy-story-2-original-walt\/id156087468?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/toy-story-2-quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Toy Story 2<\/em>\u00a0quotes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DisneyQuotes.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Where to Find Us<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitt<wbr \/>er<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tumblr<\/a>,<wbr \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a 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href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Episode 34: Toy Story 2 - British Invasion","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"episode-34-toy-story-2-british-invasion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:41:36","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:41:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3247","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3132,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-21 16:01:14","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-21 23:01:14","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/21\/review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny\/the_croods_poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3138\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3138\" alt=\"The_Croods_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/The_Croods_poster-202x300.jpg\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>When I first saw clips for\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>, I was a bit put off. I couldn't get past the strange character designs and the films's premise really didn't capture me. Well, I can tell you that after seeing\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>, I was pleasantly surprised and retract my negative statements.\u00a0<em>The Croods\u00a0<\/em>is a great animated film!\r\n\r\nGrug (<strong>Nicolas Cage<\/strong>) is the leader of his prehistoric family known as The Croods. With a mantra of \"anything new is bad\", he forces his family to live in fear in their dark cave. One night, his curious daughter Eep (<strong>Emma Stone<\/strong>) leaves the cave and follows a flickering flame carried by a mysterious guy, conveniently named Guy (<strong>Ryan Reynolds<\/strong>). Guy is a much more advanced human than the Croods and takes the family on an adventure to that teaches them to break out of their comfort zone, explore the world, and ultimately evolve.\r\n\r\nI really liked this movie. I think it had less to do with the fact that I had low expectations going in, but rather had more to do that it was generally a great film. The visuals are really incredible (some of the best I've seen since <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/7\">Rango<\/a>)<\/em>, the story is somewhat unique and compelling, and, let's be honest, the film was just plain hilarious. I took my nieces, nephews and older sister and all were laughing every few minutes (in some cases, <em>seconds<\/em>)! At times, the adults in the audience were laughing harder than the kids--myself included.\u00a0(Be prepared for a lot of stone-age jokes and a lot of people getting hit in the face. It's funny, trust me.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/21\/review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny\/the-croods-eep-climbing-wall\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3140\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3140\" alt=\"The-Croods-eep-climbing-wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/The-Croods-eep-climbing-wall-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>The Croods may be our neanderthal ancestors, but it appears we humans lost their superhuman powers of strength and speed in the\u00a0evolution\u00a0process.\u00a0(Seriously, the family race across the desert and speed climb up mountain walls, you'd think this was a caveman superhero film). All joking aside, the cartoony and unrealistic world of\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>\u00a0is what makes it so much fun.\r\n\r\nLooking back, I shouldn't have been worried about <em>The Croods<\/em>' quality considering one of the co-directors is <strong>Chris Sanders<\/strong> (<em>Lilo & Stitch<\/em>, <em>How To Train Your Dragon<\/em>). He hasn't let us down yet and certaintly didn't let us down here!\r\n\r\nYou will love the fun, vibrant, quirky world of\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>. I don't say this too often, but I highly recommend it!\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\r\n\r\nDa da duuuum! (You'll get it after you see it.)\r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/youtu.be\/o9VFOFcnTkM]<\/p>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Croods' Reinvents DreamWorks' Animation Wheel","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-09-25 17:21:53","post_modified_gmt":"2013-09-26 00:21:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3132","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3087,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-19 14:30:33","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-19 21:30:33","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/19\/check-out-the-new-despicable-me-2-trailer\/despicable-me-2-poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3088\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3088\" alt=\"despicable-me-2-poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/despicable-me-2-poster-189x300.jpg\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Apple iTunes Trailers released a new trailer today for this summer's\u00a0<em>Despicable Me 2<\/em>!\r\n\r\nThe trailer gives a bit more insight about the plot in the sequel: mainly that Gru gets kidnapped by the AVL or \"Anti-Villian League.\" The clips do a great job of establishing Gru's paternal relationship with the girls (who are just as funny as ever). And, of course, it's filled with\u00a0minions.\r\n\r\nThis trailer calmed my doubts that the sequel wouldn't have the same original feel as the first film. Based on this,\u00a0<em>Despicable Me 2<\/em> still feels fresh, witty and very\u00a0<em>Despicable Me<\/em>, which we have all come to love. I have no doubt that this film will be an even bigger success than the first considering both adults and kids alike fell in love with the first. I'm actually pretty pumped to see the film now, which is a good thing considering those horrible\u00a0<em>Barbara Ann\u00a0<\/em>teaser trailers with the minions drove me insane.\r\n\r\nDespicable Me 2 comes out July 3, 2013. Did this trailer get you excited for the sequel?\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HwXbtZXjbVE]<\/p>","post_title":"Check Out The New 'Despicable Me 2' Trailer!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-the-new-despicable-me-2-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-04-12 17:43:01","post_modified_gmt":"2013-04-13 00:43:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3087","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3029,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-15 08:47:36","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-15 15:47:36","post_content":"<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3033\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3033 alignright\" alt=\"phineas-ferb-perry-files-animal-agents-dvd-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-15-at-8.45.22-AM-213x300.png\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Phineas & Ferb\u00a0<\/em>is one of Disney's more recent TV animated success stories. It seems everyone, young and old, simply and universally loves it. I constantly hear adults saying, \"I never miss an episode with my kids\" or \"I love that show!\" Really, when a supposed kids TV show resonates with adult audiences, you know you're in for something good.\r\n<h4>The Show\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is essentially a compilation of episodes that specifically feature Perry the Platypus and his fellow animal buddies as they live double lives as crime fighters! This is the second addition to The Perry Files<i> home video collection (find the first one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007AJOI0C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007AJOI0C&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">here<\/a>).\u00a0<\/i>According to the official synopsis:\r\n<blockquote>Join Perry the Platypus \u2013 a.k.a. Agent P \u2013 and his fellow operatives as they team up to thwart Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his dastardly \u201cInators.\u201d Be they furry or feathered, scaly or slimy, these fearless agents roll over for nobody when it comes to crushing evil in the Tri-State Area and beyond. Fully loaded with over two hours of animated animal-themed adventures, including the exciting, two-part \u201cPhineas And Ferb\u201d cliffhanger \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry?\u201d, \u201cPhineas and Ferb: Animal Agents\u201d is a fun-filled, action-packed laughfest that will drive audiences wild!<\/blockquote>\r\nThe 12 episodes included on the disc are:\u00a0\u201cJourney to the Center of Candace\u201d, \u201cTraffic Cam Caper\u201d, \u201cBowl-R-Rama Drama\u201d, \u201cVanessasary Roughness\u201d, \u201cIsabella and the Temple of Sap\u201d, \u201cCheer Up Candace\u201d, \u201cRobot Rodeo\u201d, \u201cLotsa Latkes\u201d, \u201cAgent Doof\u201d, \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry Part 1\u201d, \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry Part 2\u201d and \u201cWhat\u2019d I Miss\u201d.\r\n\r\nWhile the full series can be accessed on Amazon Prime or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Disney has yet to release any of\u00a0<em>Phineas & Ferb<\/em>'s four seasons on DVD (apart from the TV movie). So this DVD, containing 12 very funny episodes of Perry and the\u00a0Animal Agents of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without A Cool Acronym) are a real treat. There's so much content on this DVD that it will definitely keep the kiddos entertained for a while.\r\n<h4>The Features\u00a0\u2605\u26051\/2<\/h4>\r\nReally, this disc is really lacking, but the extras are not. There is only one feature called \"Take Two With Phineas & Ferb\", where Phineas and Ferb with cameos from real-life celebrities. There is, however, a fun spy kit that includes\u00a0a pair of foldable binoculars, official O.W.C.A note sheets, trading cards, and an official O.W.C.A ID badge.\r\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\r\nIf you have kids, I'm almost positive they will love this show (if they already don't already) and this DVD. I, for one, will be gifting this DVD to my nephew for his birthday as he's obsessed with Perry and <em>Phineas & Ferb <\/em>(as he's frequently decked out in Perry wear). I'm pretty sure he'll be the happiest kid on the block.\r\n<h4>Purchase<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" target=\"_blank\">DVD<\/a>","post_title":"[DVD REVIEW] 'Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dvd-review-phineas-ferb-the-perry-files-animal-agents","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-09-25 17:22:01","post_modified_gmt":"2013-09-26 00:22:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3029","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":57},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"jnews_block_5"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-100774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="100774e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_pagination_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_3401_4_691e0f70142b6 jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> <span class="page_info">Page 57 of 79</span> <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="56" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/56/"><span class="navtext">Previous</span></a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/'>1</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='56' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/56/'>56</a> <span class='page_number active'>57</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='58' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/58/'>58</a> <span class="page_number dots">…</span> <a class='page_number' data-id='79' href='https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/79/'>79</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="58" href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/page/58/"><span class="navtext">Next</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca773c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca773c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-422e1b1a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle" data-id="422e1b1a" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66260058" data-id="66260058" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7beab944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="7beab944" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d939b8e" data-id="3d939b8e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-486021e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_post_author_elementor" data-id="486021e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_post_author_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class='jeg_custom_author_wrapper jnews_author_box_container jnews_module_3401_0_691e0f6e95f97 author-main'> <div class="jeg_authorbox"> <div class="jeg_author_image"> <img alt='Morgan Stradling' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c642755c814dbbdef786ce30701727f?s=80&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c642755c814dbbdef786ce30701727f?s=160&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/> </div> <div class="jeg_author_content"> <h3 class="jeg_author_name"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/"> Morgan Stradling </a> </h3> <p class="jeg_author_desc"> Morgan is an Arizona native who's had a lifelong passion for animation. Her favorite animated films are <i>Aladdin</i>, <i>Beauty & the Beast</i>, and <i>The Iron Giant</i>. She earned an MBA in Marketing from Arizona State University, climbed the corporate ladder in the tech world, and now is a stay-at-home mom of four kids. 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}</style> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d72494f elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_block_elementor" data-id="d72494f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="jnews_archive_block_elementor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="jeg_postblock_5 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_3401_3_691e0f6ec21a7 " data-unique="jnews_module_3401_3_691e0f6ec21a7"> <div class="jeg_block_container"> <div class="jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag"><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/team-starkid-is-producing-an-aladdin-parody-musical-similar-to-wicked/" aria-label="Read article: Team StarKid Producing ‘Twisted’: An ‘Aladdin’ Parody Musical Similar to ‘Wicked’"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy no_thumbnail size-715 "></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/team-starkid-is-producing-an-aladdin-parody-musical-similar-to-wicked/">Team StarKid Producing ‘Twisted’: An ‘Aladdin’ Parody Musical Similar to ‘Wicked’</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/team-starkid-is-producing-an-aladdin-parody-musical-similar-to-wicked/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> April 2, 2013</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/team-starkid-is-producing-an-aladdin-parody-musical-similar-to-wicked/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Teaser Art for Team StarKid's 'Twisted' Team StarKid, the performing musical troupe that rose to fame with its production of A...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/team-starkid-is-producing-an-aladdin-parody-musical-similar-to-wicked/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/fake-kickstarter-darkwing-duck-the-movie/" aria-label="Read article: “Let’s Get Generous!” – Hilarious Fake Kickstarter for ‘Darkwing Duck: The Movie’"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy no_thumbnail size-715 "></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/news/" class="category-news">News</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/fake-kickstarter-darkwing-duck-the-movie/">“Let’s Get Generous!” – Hilarious Fake Kickstarter for ‘Darkwing Duck: The Movie’</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/fake-kickstarter-darkwing-duck-the-movie/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> April 2, 2013</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/fake-kickstarter-darkwing-duck-the-movie/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Did you get enough April Fool's news stories yet? (If now, check out our two fake stories here and here)....</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/02/fake-kickstarter-darkwing-duck-the-movie/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/01/episode-35-planes-test-screening/" aria-label="Read article: Episode 35: Planes Test Screening Review"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-715 "><img fetchpriority="high" width="350" height="250" src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" class="attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image" alt="Planes-Test-Screening-Episode-Animation-Addicts-Art" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Planes-Test-Screening-Episode-Animation-Addicts-Art-350x250.png" data-srcset="https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Planes-Test-Screening-Episode-Animation-Addicts-Art-350x250.png 350w, https://www.rotoscopers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Planes-Test-Screening-Episode-Animation-Addicts-Art-120x86.png 120w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" /></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/podcasts/animation-addicts-podcast/" class="category-animation-addicts-podcast">Animation Addicts Podcast</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/01/episode-35-planes-test-screening/">Episode 35: Planes Test Screening Review</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/01/episode-35-planes-test-screening/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> April 1, 2013</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/01/episode-35-planes-test-screening/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>Morgan and Chelsea stumble their way into a test screening of DisneyToon Studio's upcoming film Planes. Join them as they talk...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/04/01/episode-35-planes-test-screening/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/03/29/blu-ray-review-brother-bear-brother-bear-2/" aria-label="Read article: [BLU-RAY REVIEW] Brother Bear & Brother Bear 2"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy no_thumbnail size-715 "></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/reviews/blu-ray-dvd/" class="category-blu-ray-dvd">Blu-ray/DVD</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/03/29/blu-ray-review-brother-bear-brother-bear-2/">[BLU-RAY REVIEW] Brother Bear & Brother Bear 2</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/03/29/blu-ray-review-brother-bear-brother-bear-2/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 29, 2013</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/03/29/blu-ray-review-brother-bear-brother-bear-2/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>  Disney really wanted Brother Bear to do well--it even created an attraction at Disney California Adventure based on the film. 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Each week, we will post a summary of the biggest and best stories from...</p> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/03/29/weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/03/26/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening/" aria-label="Read article: [REVIEW] Thoughts from Disney’s ‘PLANES’ Test Screening"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy no_thumbnail size-715 "></div></a> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/category/studios/disney/" class="category-disney">Disney</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/03/26/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening/">[REVIEW] Thoughts from Disney’s ‘PLANES’ Test Screening</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/author/morgan-stradling/">Morgan Stradling</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/03/26/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 26, 2013</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://www.rotoscopers.com/2013/03/26/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>I must admit that I was one of those people who wasn't too excited about Disney's Cars spinoff, Planes. 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08:15:37","post_date_gmt":"2013-04-02 15:15:37","post_content":"<img class=\"size-full wp-image-3402 \" alt=\"twisted-starkid-musical.-tale-of-a-royal-vizierjpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/twisted-starkid-musical.-tale-of-a-royal-vizierjpg.jpg\" width=\"433\" height=\"222\" \/> Teaser Art for Team StarKid's 'Twisted'[\/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Team StarKid, the performing musical troupe that rose to fame with its production of\u00a0<em>A Very Potter Musical<\/em>, launched a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1138159725\/twisted-a-new-starkid-musical-0\">KickStarter<\/a>\u00a0for its newest musical production: <em>Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Visier<\/em>.<\/p>\r\nThe parody musical will be based on Disney's animated classic (and my personal favorite animated film)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/20\"><em>Aladdin<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<em>Twisted<\/em> will be much like\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em> in that its a retelling of a beloved story from the\u00a0villain's\u00a0point of view. For those who aren't familiar with\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em>, <em>Wicked<\/em> tells the story of Elphaba--the Wicked Witch of the West--and how she became \"wicked.\" <i>Likewise,\u00a0<\/i><em>Twisted\u00a0<\/em>will tell the tale of Jafar--the royal vizier to the Sultan of Agrabah--and how he became \"twisted.\" In a reversal of roles, Jafar will be the protagonist and everyone's favorite street rat, Aladdin, will be the antagonist (remember, this is from Jafar's point of view, after all).\r\n\r\nThe title of the production references one of Jasmine's infamous lines: \"And your beard is so...twisted.\" Pretty clever title as it is a throwback to the original film as well as is in the same titling vein as\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em>.\r\n\r\nOriginally, the company had a minimum goal of raising $30,000, but it reached that goal within 2 hours! That goal would allow the troupe to create a bare-bones production; however, the ultimate goal is to raise $180,000, which would provide the highest quality costumes, actors and overall\u00a0production. (As of this publication, StarKid has already raised $128,000 in just 11 days). There's no doubt that Team StarKid will reach and surpass its $180K goal, which means an even higher quality production for fans!\r\n\r\n<em>Twisted<\/em> is created by StarKid founders and writers\u00a0<strong>Nick Lang<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Matt Lang<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Eric Kahn<\/strong>\u00a0Gale with music by\u00a0<strong>AJ Holmes<\/strong>\u00a0and lyrics by\u00a0<strong>Kaley McMahon<\/strong>. Notably missing is StarKid's most famous member,\u00a0<strong>Darren Criss<\/strong>, who wrote and composed songs for the\u00a0<em>Very Potter<\/em>\u00a0productions as well as\u00a0<em>Starship.\u00a0<\/em>However, Criss has been absent from StarKid for quite a while now (with the exception of\u00a0<em>A Very Potter Senior Year<\/em><em><\/em>) since he now has a lead role on <em>Glee<\/em>.\r\n\r\nTypically, Team StarKid hasn't charged for its shows as it offers free tickets to patrons and releases the shows on YouTube for free. However, the Lang's mentioned that recent productions (specifically\u00a0<em>Holy Musical B@man!<\/em>) cost over $100,000 to produce and were made at a lost. While StarKid does sell albums, these sales aren't enough to turn a profit. So, in order to keep providing its fans with great shows, it has reached out via Kickstarter to allow its fans to contribute. Looks like it's working! I'm personally happy to see the outpouring of support to StarKid, the creators deserve to be compensated for all their hard work that brings happiness and laughter to a lot of people.\r\n\r\nTeam StarKid has\u00a0received\u00a0a massive following over the years due to its various, wildly successful web series and musicals. All of expertly \u00a0written and composed, so it's no question that\u00a0<em>Twisted<\/em> will be as hilarious as its previous offerings. Its definitely something that Disney, animation and\u00a0<em>Aladdin\u00a0<\/em>fans will want to check out!\r\n\r\nThe Kickstarter closes April 21, 2013. So if you want to contribute to the production of\u00a0<em>Twisted<\/em>, head over\u00a0to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1138159725\/twisted-a-new-starkid-musical-0\">Kickstarter<\/a>\u00a0page. The page also features a longer video explanation from the creators about how they came up with the idea.\r\n\r\nCheck out the teaser trailer below!\r\n\r\nWhat are you most excited to see in\u00a0<em>Twisted<\/em><em>?<\/em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?]<\/p>","post_title":"Team StarKid Producing 'Twisted': An 'Aladdin' Parody Musical Similar to 'Wicked'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"team-starkid-is-producing-an-aladdin-parody-musical-similar-to-wicked","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-04-11 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2013-04-11 19:18:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3401","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"3","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3409,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-04-02 06:25:32","post_date_gmt":"2013-04-02 13:25:32","post_content":"<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3410\" alt=\"jim-cummings-darkwing-duck-beloved-voice-actor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-02-at-6.23.02-AM-300x204.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/>Did you get enough April Fool's news stories yet? (If now, check out our two fake stories <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/04\/01\/pixar-and-dreamworks-partner-for-toy-storyshrek-crossover-special\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/04\/01\/breaking-news-disneypixar-confirm-cars-3-is-happening\/\">here<\/a>). Well, yesterday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/kickstartordie\">Funny or Die<\/a> released a slew of fake <del>Kickstarter<\/del> KickstartOrDie\u00a0movie reboot projects for shows like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/videos\/bc3ee45025\/the-family-matters-movie\"><em>Family Matters<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/videos\/bd06aebe56\/baby-sinclair-from-the-dinosaurs-one-man-show\"><em>Dinosaurs<\/em><\/a>. Last month, the cult TV show <em>Veronica Mars<\/em> was able to secure $2 million for a reboot movie, which was a goal studio execs set in order to give pre-production the ok (it reached the goal in 10 hours). Ever since, there have been a slew of production companies flocking to Kickstarter to reach out to their fans for monetary support. But by far my favorite of Funny Or Die's clips was the Kickstarter for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/videos\/b668767cf6\/darkwing-duck-the-movie-kickstarter-project\"><em>Darkwing Duck: The Movie<\/em><\/a>, which was pitched to us by the ever hilarious, beloved voice actor Jim Cummings. Cummings voices many Disney and animated characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Darkwing Duck. I'm not going to lie, there may be a part of me that wishes this were real. But alas, it's not. Either way, Cummings is absolutely brilliant in the video. My favorite line of his being, \"Let's get generous!\" Check it out below! <strong>What cartoon show would you want to see brought back for a movie?<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/embed\/b668767cf6\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\"]<\/p>","post_title":"\"Let's Get Generous!\" - Hilarious Fake Kickstarter for 'Darkwing Duck: The Movie'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fake-kickstarter-darkwing-duck-the-movie","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-02-05 10:36:46","post_modified_gmt":"2025-02-05 17:36:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3409","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3390,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-04-01 09:22:36","post_date_gmt":"2013-04-01 16:22:36","post_content":"\r\n<p>Morgan and Chelsea stumble their way into a test screening of DisneyToon Studio's upcoming film\u00a0<strong><em>Planes<\/em><\/strong>. Join them as they talk about their thoughts, impressions, likes and dislikes--spoiler free, as always!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV7710744785&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Impression: it was actually pretty good.<\/li>\r\n<li>Originally direct-to-video.<\/li>\r\n<li>Favorite characters:\u00a0El Chupacabra, Roper.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lots of planes jokes, fun, and humor.<\/li>\r\n<li>Basically the same story as\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>, but still fresh.<\/li>\r\n<li>What\u2019s the deal with racing? Would have liked to see navy fighter pilots or stunt planes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Music: Chelsea\u2019s theme song, songs are awesome, 80s throwback movie reference.<\/li>\r\n<li>Disney crew in the audience, the \u201ccontrol panel\u201d.<\/li>\r\n<li>Mature humor is appreciated,\u00a0<em>Top Gun<\/em>\u00a0reference.<\/li>\r\n<li>This movie is going to be a hit: August release, merchandise.<\/li>\r\n<li><em>Turkeys<\/em>\u00a0(<em>Free Birds<\/em>) rant.<\/li>\r\n<li>We rate it!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: 25:38, 15.4 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Watch\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BEIYMTW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00BEIYMTW&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00F522C7C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00F522C7C&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=M6GIJNTGNVOXNNZJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DVD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00FQMVCEA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00FQMVCEA&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=ICEGSB6OI4G35FFD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/planes\/id680962253?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Buy\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>soundtrack: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DE2G1B8\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00DE2G1B8&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=7R3652MCPGX6YUYS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00E3V5F8O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00E3V5F8O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=AMSJVFLVBNFGPW56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MP3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/planes-original-motion-picture\/id671063514?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/planes-quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Planes<\/em> quotes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DisneyQuotes.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Where to Find Us<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Am<wbr \/>azon<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Send us a voicemail at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakpipe.com\/rotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com\/<wbr \/>voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Mason Smith:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thisanimatedlife.blogspot.com\/\">This Animated Life Blog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/masonsmtx\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chelsea Robson: <a href=\"https:\/\/chelsearobson.com\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chelsearobson\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Morgan Stradling:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/morganstradling\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Episode 35: Planes Test Screening Review","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"episode-35-planes-test-screening","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:41:03","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:41:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3390","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5356,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-29 17:14:16","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-30 00:14:16","post_content":"<div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=therotos-20\"><img class=\" wp-image-5358 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/brother-bear-brother-bear-2-blu-ray-cover-art-240x300.png\" alt=\"brother-bear-brother-bear-2-blu-ray-cover-art\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nDisney<em>\u00a0<\/em>really wanted\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>\u00a0to do well--it even created an attraction at Disney California Adventure based on the film. Now, the film wasn't a flop, but it never received the praise it deserved.\r\n\r\nThis is a review of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Brother Bear\/Brother Bear 2 (3-disc Special Edition) Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a>.\r\n<h4>The Films<\/h4>\r\n<h4>Brother Bear \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\n<em>Brother Bear\u00a0<\/em>tells the story of two Inuit brothers, Kenai and Sitka. When Sitka is tragically killed by a bear, Kenai, overtaken by grief and his desire for revenge, goes out and kills the bear. Things take an unexpected turn, when Kenai is magically transformed into a bear himself and he meets an orphan bear cub named Koda. Kenai must learn to love, forgive and learn to walk in others' shoes.\r\n\r\nThe idea for this film came from the thought \"wouldn't it be great if we did an animated film in North America about bears?\" But the story feels a big like a mishmash of <em>Pocahontas<\/em>, <em>Tarzan<\/em> and <em>The Lion King<\/em>.\u00a0Watching the bonus features, I feel bad that I didn't like the film that much because the directors and creators have <em>so<\/em> much passion for\u00a0<em>Brother Bear. <\/em>It just didn't translate to the screen.\r\n\r\nThe music composed and sung by Phil Collins, who provided the incredible track to\u00a0<em>Tarzan<\/em>. However, in\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>, the Phil Collins-style soundtrack has run its course and loses its novelty. The tracks are nice (and some even catchy like \"On My Way\"), but it just feels like we've heard them before.\r\n\r\nOn the positive side,\u00a0<em>Brother Bear'<\/em>s design and animation are absolutely beautiful. Computer technology had evolved sufficiently by this time that it really helped to amp up and streamline the 2D animation. Although even at time, the visuals feel a bit flat and uninspired at times.\r\n<h4>Brother Bear 2 \u2605\u2605 1\/2<\/h4>\r\n<em>Brother Bear 2\u00a0<\/em>picks up a few months after\u00a0<em>Brother Bear\u00a0<\/em>with Kenai living as a bear in a cave with Koda. Kenai meets back up with an old friend, a girl named Nita, and the two of them set out on the adventure of a lifetime.\r\n\r\nSince I wasn't captivated by\u00a0the original\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>, I found myself struggling to finally get around and watch\u00a0<em>Brother Bear 2<\/em> because I expected more of the same. And you know, for a sequel,\u00a0<em>Brother Bear 2\u00a0<\/em>isn't that bad. The story is charming, I like the new characters (and old favorites, mainly the moose Rutt and Turke).\r\n<h4>The Features\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\nFirst off, the menus on this <em>Brother Bear <\/em>portion of the disc are horrible. It's very hard to tell whether your are highlighted on the right part of the screen because everything's brown, black or some shade in between. They seemed to get this right on the <em>Brother Bear 2\u00a0<\/em>menu since everything is legible over there.\r\n\r\nAs for features, this blu-ray is packed with them! Now, as with Mulan and Hunchback, none of them are new, but rather just carried over from the past DVD releases. Nonetheless, I'm grateful for their inclusion because they are a wealth of information about the making of the\u00a0<em>Brother Bear<\/em>. These features include a fantastic\u00a0making-of documentary, deleted scenes, a deleted song with story boards, animated outtakes, sing-along songs, a music video with Phil Collins, an \"art review\" (hosted by two animators, who walk us through some concept art), a segment about Native American bear legends, and an audio commentary with Rutt and Turke (I would have preferred a director's commentary instead of this comedic version, but I'm not going to lie. I was busting up laughing at their comments).\r\n\r\nAs for\u00a0<em>Brother Bear 2,\u00a0<\/em>the features basically are only a making-of documentary. And...that's it.\r\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\r\n<em>Brother Bear <\/em>came to us during a time when most audiences had lost faith in Disney animation. As a result, most audiences didn't give the film a chance. It's unfortunate because it's not a bad film. If you haven't seen it in a while, definitely check this one out again and give is a real chance.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Brother Bear\/Brother Bear 2 (3-disc Special Edition) Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is available March 12, 2013.\r\n<h4>Purchase<\/h4>\r\n<strong><em>Brother Bear & Brother Bear 2<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AO686QK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AO686QK&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" target=\"_blank\">3-disc Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a>\r\n\r\nAll screenshots via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\">blu-ray.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyscreencaps.com\">disneyscreencaps.com<\/a>.","post_title":"[BLU-RAY REVIEW] Brother Bear & Brother Bear 2","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"blu-ray-review-brother-bear-brother-bear-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-09-02 13:38:35","post_modified_gmt":"2014-09-02 20:38:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5356","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3342,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-29 15:52:45","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-29 22:52:45","post_content":"Introducing our weekly animation news roundup! Each week, we will post a summary of the biggest and best stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\">The Rotoscopers<\/a> news site and our partner site, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animatedviews.com\">Animated Views<\/a>.\r\n<h4><strong>Reviews & Screenings:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/disney-planes-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3281\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3281\" alt=\"Disney-Planes-fighter-pilot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Disney-Planes-4-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/\"><strong>Thoughts from The 'Planes' Test Screening<\/strong><\/a> Morgan and Chelsea (and Steven) got to attend a test screening of Disney Toon Studios upcoming theatrical release\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/tag\/planes\/\"><em>Planes<\/em><\/a>! \u00a0In this mini-review, Morgan gives her honest, spoiler-free opinion on the film. And here's a hint: it's actually pretty good!\r\n<h4><strong>\r\nAnimation Addicts Podcast:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/25\/episode-34-toy-story-2-british-invasion\/034-toy-story-2-album-art\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3249\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3249\" alt=\"animation-addicts-Toy-Story-2-Album-Art\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/034-Toy-Story-2-Album-Art-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/34\">Episode 34: Toy Story 2 - British Invasion<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Rotoscopers are excited to bring on their first official guest host\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/williamkjardine\">William Jardine<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a113animation.com\/\">A113Animation.com<\/a>! Join in for a rip-roaring discussion of Pixar\u2019s first sequel\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2.<\/em>\r\n\r\n \r\n<h4><strong>News:\r\n<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3269\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3269\" alt=\"Planes - El Chupacabra\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Planes-El-Chupacabra-150x150.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/\">Full Cast Announced For \u2018Planes\u2019 + New Character Posters<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Disney is really pushing their upcoming\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>spinoff,\u00a0<em>Planes. <\/em>This week, it\u00a0released a fresh set of character posters for the film, as well as announcing much of the high-flying voice cast for the film.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/02\/23\/dreamworks-turkeys-release-date-moved-up\/amy_poehler_35953\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2441\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2441\" alt=\"Free-birds-formerly-known-as-turkeys\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/amy_poehler_35953-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/28\/turkeys-title-changed-to-free-birds\/\">\u2018Turkeys\u2019 Title Changed To \u2018Free Birds\u2019<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>This year\u2019s upcoming Thanksgiving-themed CGI animated film, formerly titled\u00a0\u201cTurkeys\u201d now has a new title. The movie will now be known as\u00a0Free Birds.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/28\/walt-disney-animation-studios-welcomes-reindeer-for-frozen\/frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3322\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3322\" alt=\"frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/28\/walt-disney-animation-studios-welcomes-reindeer-for-frozen\/frozen-reindeer-bruce-wright-001\/\">Walt Disney Animation Studios Welcomes Reindeer For \u2018Frozen\u2019<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Walt Disney Animation Studios animators had a furry friend visit the studio in the midst or working on their upcoming film\u00a0Frozen. A reindeer visited the studio to serve as reference for the reindeer character in the film, Sven.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29\/toad1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3343\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3343\" alt=\"toad-epic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/toad1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2013\/new-epic-posters\/\">New '<i>Epic'<\/i>\u00a0posters<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>While the final trailer for <i>Blue Sky Studios'\u00a0<\/i><em>Epic<\/em> has been released, the studio is still releasing new posters for the film. Two new posters have surfaced.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2012\/08\/30\/dreamworks-animations-new-distribution-deal-with-twentieth-century-fox-could-open-new-doors-on-television\/dreamworks-animation-official-logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-290\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-290\" alt=\"DreamWorks-Animation-Official-Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DreamWorks-Animation-Official-Logo-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2013\/dreamworks-stock-goes-up-and-investors-gain-hope\/\"><strong>DreamWorks stock goes up and investors gain hope<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Despite recent financial difficulties resulting in the downsizing of employees, DreamWorks Animation\u2019s stock rose after\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>\u00a0dominated the weekend box office.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29\/henry-jackman\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3344\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3344\" alt=\"henry-jackman-composer-turbo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/url2-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/2013\/jackman-scores-turbo\/\">Jackman scores 'Turbo'<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Henry Jackman, composer of animated films such as\u00a0Puss in Boots\u00a0and\u00a0Monsters vs Aliens\u00a0is reported to score DreamWorks Animation's upcoming summer release, Turbo.\r\n\r\n \r\n<h4>YouTube:<\/h4>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6GQVShMHJTE\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3347\" alt=\"morgan-chelsea-q-a-rotoscopers-youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-29-at-3.44.48-PM-150x150.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/>[ROTOSCOPERS FAN Q&A] You Asked for It! Part 1<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Morgan and Chelsea answer fan questions that were asked on The Rotoscopers YouTube channel. Check it out for all the fun!\r\n\r\n \r\n<h4>Opinion Corner:<\/h4>\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/25\/are-we-in-a-new-disney-renaissance\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3170\"><img class=\" wp-image-3170 alignleft\" alt=\"Disney-Renaissance-Banner-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Disney-Renaissance-Banner-1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/25\/are-we-in-a-new-disney-renaissance\/\">Are We In A New Disney\u00a0Renaissance?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Our writer Gary Wright chimes in with his very first opinion piece, and we must say, he makes a very sound argument. He discuses Disney's latest releases over the past few years and compares them to Disney's first renaissance. Also, it's one of the most commented articles this week!\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/why-animated-movies-are-so-good\/screen-shot-2012-10-07-at-5-29-46-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3336\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3336\" alt=\"Toy-Story-3-Ending\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2012-10-07-at-5.29.46-PM-150x150.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/29\/why-animated-movies-are-so-good\/screen-shot-2012-10-07-at-5-29-46-pm\/\">Why Animated Movies Are So Good<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Our Pixar writer, Pablo Ruiz, explain why animated movies are just so darn appealing and great.","post_title":"Weekly Animation News Round Up (March 25-29)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"weekly-animation-news-round-up-march-25-29","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-04-12 16:25:58","post_modified_gmt":"2013-04-12 23:25:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3342","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3280,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-26 23:18:50","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-27 06:18:50","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/02\/28\/dane-cook-officially-announced-as-lead-for-planes\/planes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2658\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2658\" alt=\"Planes-poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Planes-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>I must admit that I was one of those people who wasn't too excited about Disney's <em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>spinoff,\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>. It seemed like a blatent attempt to capitalize and expand the\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>franchise (then again, I guess there's nothing really wrong with that).\r\n\r\nThat being said, I went into this test screening with pretty low expectations. I wasn't expecting to like it <em>at all<\/em>, but whaddya know? I actually thought it was a <strong>pretty decent film<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nNow, I'm going to do my best to not spoil the plot for anyone, but I will be talking about the film and its characters (which have all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/\">just been released<\/a>) so if you don't want to know anything about the characters, general plot, settings, etc., then I suggest you skip this read. For those of you continuing on, this post will be less structured and more stream of consciousness.\r\n\r\nLike I said before, the film was actually pretty decent. When I filled out my comment card, I rated the film \"Good\" on a scale from \"Bad\" to \"Excellent.\" My other two friends rated it \"Very Good\" or equivalent to 4 stars (I would say on a star scale, for me, it's a 3.5).\r\n\r\nIf I could simply describe the film, I would say that it is 1\/4th\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>and 3\/4\u00a0<em>Cars 2<\/em>...with planes (of course)! Although unlike\u00a0Lightning\u00a0McQueen who already is a world-famous racing champion, our hero--Dusty--is a crop dusting plane who dreams of becoming a racer. That's basically the \u00a0metaphorical\u00a0equivalent of saying a snail who dreams of becoming the next Indy 500 champion (wait a second...that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/tag\/turbo\/\">plot sounds rather\u00a0familiar<\/a>). I imagine that as the writers at Disney Toon Studios were coming up with a plot for this, someone said, \"What's the most pathetic plane out there? I know...a crop duster!\" And from there, a star was born.\r\n\r\nI did, however, have a problem with the pacing at the beginning. We are thrown into the film (with a blaringly loud, rock-anthem score. Nice touch.), introduced to a whirlwind of characters, and then thrust from that story to the main\u00a0plot line\u00a0that continues through the end of the film. I wish the film was a bit slower at the beginning, so that I had more time to absorb Dusty's home, job, life, and feelings so I could better relate to him.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/planes-ishani\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3270\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3270\" alt=\"Planes-Ishani\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Planes-Ishani-300x199.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Planes\u00a0<\/em>is presumably set in the same universe as\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>, even though none of the\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>characters make cameos (well, technically there is one). But that doesn't stop Disney from trying to recreate the\u00a0success of the original\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em> ensemble. While I joke that\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0basically\u00a0<em>Cars...<\/em>with planes, the\u00a0resemblance\u00a0of some of <em>Planes<\/em>'\u00a0characters to those of\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>\u00a0is a bit uncanny: there's the young racer (Dusty), the old, retired sourpuss (Skipper), the funny sidekick (Chug, who actually more mellow than Mater), the girl (Dottie), and the bully champion racer (Ripslinger). The good thing about these characters is that they aren't exact replicas of their\u00a0<em>Cars\u00a0<\/em>counterparts, but rather they each have their own unique personalities and humor.\r\n\r\nOne character that stole the show was the Mexican racer El Chupacabra. He is quirky and fun. The other international racers are interesting as well, with Rochelle--the French Canadian racer--and Ishani--the Indian racer--being other standouts.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/full-cast-announced-for-planes-new-character-posters\/planes-roper\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3275\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3275\" alt=\"Planes-Roper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Planes-Roper-300x195.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>Personally, I loved Sinbad's character Roper. Everything he said was just hilarious and everyone in the audience laughed when he came on screen. Speaking of the humor, it was great. No potty humor (unless you count making fun of how crop dusting fumes smell), which is always a classy touch. There were a lot of plane, flying and aviation jokes and puns--again, they were appropriate and very hilarious. I even appreciated the more \"mature\" humor for the adults; I don't mean mature as in raunchy, but mature in a <em>The Simpsons<\/em> sort of way--you just have to have lived a few extra years to get them.\r\n\r\nGoing into the movie, I jokingly said to my friend, \"I bet this is a musical.\" And guess what? We were serenaded with two songs! Both are brief and one is more effective than the other. The first song, while I guess somewhat appropriate for the setting, just leaves you scratching your head. Then again, I kind of liked it. Also, the lyrics were a bit hard to understand, which took away from some of its fun. The second song, on the other hand, works well and actually furthers the plot in a satisfying way.\r\n\r\n<em id=\"__mceDel\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/disney-planes-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3281\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3281\" alt=\"Disney-Planes-fighter-pilot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Disney-Planes-4-300x167.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>Planes\u00a0<\/em><\/em>is your typical rookie-takes-on-the-big-boys-to-compete-for-the-gold film. On the way out of the theatre, I was talking with my friends about the movie and we all agreed that\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>might have been more intriguing if it weren't another film about racing (making it seem as if racing is the only important thing in this\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>-<em>Planes<\/em>\u00a0universe). It would have been interesting to see a film about fighter pilots (who make appearances in this film) or stunt planes. But alas, racing has been a big theme in animation recently (see:\u00a0<em>Cars, Cars 2<\/em><em>, Wreck-It Ralph,\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Turbo\u00a0<\/em>for more information) and we can't seem to get away from it.\r\n\r\nReally, there wasn't\u00a0<em>that<\/em> much wrong with the plot of\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>...except the fact that I was constantly comparing it to\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em>. If Cars didn't exist, then I would say <em>Planes<\/em> is a great film; but the mere existence of <em>Cars<\/em> and its sequel makes\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>seem slightly less fresh and more \"we've seen this before.\" However, I still enjoyed the film and was invested in the story the entire time. Disney did the aviation genre justice and introduced some unique angles to how a plane can get out of some sticky situations. There were some very emotional parts, making me realize that I had become invested in these characters. While the ending was a bit predictable, there was an interesting side story that came back into play to tie everything together.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/26\/review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening\/plane4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3283\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3283 alignleft\" alt=\"dusty-disney-planes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/plane4-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>One of the last lines of the audience survey said, \"Would you want to see a\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>\u00a0sequel?\" Apparently, Disney already has that on their radar. \u00a0Based on what I saw, I'm not entirely sure if I'd want to see a sequel. However, I have to remember that this was the\u00a0<strong>test screening<\/strong><strong><\/strong>\u00a0with still five months for Disney to make tweaks and improve the film. So, ask me again in August after I see the final product.\r\n\r\nI can't say with full conviction that I think\u00a0<em>Planes\u00a0<\/em>will do well in the box office. Mainly because August tends to not produce many blockbusters. However, I can assure you that every little boy under the age of 6 will become enamored with\u00a0<em>Planes<\/em>. They are not only going to want to own the movie, but also will want to watch it over and over again until the disc breaks.\r\n\r\n<em>Planes <\/em>(and its newly formed franchise)<em>\u00a0<\/em>will be a runaway hit in the long run because it really was just a lot of\u00a0good-humored\u00a0fun.\r\n\r\n<strong>\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Can't get enough <em>Planes?\u00a0<\/em>Listen to our our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/35\">spoiler-free podcast<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/0csaekv67AQ\">YouTube video<\/a> about the <em>Planes<\/em> test screening!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/youtu.be\/0csaekv67AQ]<\/p>","post_title":"[REVIEW] Thoughts from Disney's 'PLANES' Test Screening","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-of-disneys-planes-from-the-test-screening","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-08-01 11:48:33","post_modified_gmt":"2013-08-01 18:48:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3280","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"6","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3247,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-25 18:23:15","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-26 01:23:15","post_content":"\r\n<p>The Rotoscopers are excited to bring on their first official guest host (sorry, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/_stevenburt\">Steven<\/a>)...<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/williamkjardine\">William Jardine<\/a> from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a113animation.com\">A113Animation.com<\/a>! Join in for a rip-roaring discussion of Pixar's first sequel\u00a0<em><strong>Toy Story 2<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV5582303857&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>What Have You Been Watching (WHYBW) - Animation Edition:\u00a0<em>Breaking Dawn Part 2<\/em>\u00a0(Does that count as animation?),\u00a0<em>Rio<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Hotel Transylvania<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Talking about The Oscars 2013: Winners and nominees.<\/li>\r\n<li>Catch and Fire with William! We ask the hard questions.<\/li>\r\n<li>News: Upon which book will\u00a0<em>Tintin 2<\/em>\u00a0be based?, new Mickey Mouse shorts, Rumplestilkskin (The Name Game) animated film by Disney?<\/li>\r\n<li>Nerdy Couch Discussion: Pixar sequels.<\/li>\r\n<li>Beyond the trailer,\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>\u00a0filled with holocaust references?<\/li>\r\n<li>Cars 2: the good and the bad.<\/li>\r\n<li>Main Discussion:\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li>A little perspective: other 1999 animated films<\/li>\r\n<li>First thoughts: Happy meal toys, seen 60+ times, fear of growing up.<\/li>\r\n<li>From direct-to-video to theatrical sequel, development woes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Original plot: no Jesse, really pushing the Senorita Cactus character, talking Bullseye.<\/li>\r\n<li>Opening sequence, sci-fi nods, improved visuals, dealing with new and old characters.<\/li>\r\n<li>The angst of the yard sale, Al\u2019s (Hal\u2019s) Toy Barn is the coolest toy store ever, Woody\u2019s conflict, depressing Toy Story themes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Woody\u2019s Roundup Gang, theme of abandonment issues, Jessie\u2019s song \u201cWhen She Loved Me\u201d, Pixar\u2019s jab to toy makers, hot pink Barbie aisle, very quotable.<\/li>\r\n<li>How much money could all have made from the collection?, toy protocol, Geri from\u00a0<em>Geri\u2019s Game<\/em>\u00a0cameo, world\u2019s fastest toy horse, don\u2019t forget the bloopers!, Stinky Pete returns as villain in\u00a0<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<li>What made\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em>\u00a0better than the original?<\/li>\r\n<li><span id=\"internal-source-marker_0.8350537898950279\">We rate it 5 stars all around!<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Runtime: 1:32:11, 45.9 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Watch<em>\u00a0Toy Story 2<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0030IIZ56\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0030IIZ56&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000B8QG0O\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000B8QG0O&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">DVD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0049J3QNG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0049J3QNG&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Digital<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0049J3QNG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0049J3QNG&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Rent<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/toy-story-2\/id268793231?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Buy\u00a0<em>Toy Story 2<\/em> soundtrack: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00002ND9R\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00002ND9R&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=6FFE6QPUBS7XC53T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0013AWTSM\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0013AWTSM&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20&linkId=NCOLSEZF2ASHFOQ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/toy-story-2-original-walt\/id156087468?uo=4&at=1l3v4eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/toy-story-2-quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Toy Story 2<\/em>\u00a0quotes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyquotes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DisneyQuotes.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Where to Find Us<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Find us on the web:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitt<wbr \/>er<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebok.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/therotoscopers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tumblr<\/a>,<wbr \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypable.com\/podcasts\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animatedviews.com\/category\/the-rotoscopers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Visit our sponsors:\u00a0<a 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href=\"https:\/\/rotoscopers.com\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Episode 34: Toy Story 2 - British Invasion","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"episode-34-toy-story-2-british-invasion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:41:36","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:41:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3247","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"18","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3132,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-21 16:01:14","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-21 23:01:14","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/21\/review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny\/the_croods_poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3138\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3138\" alt=\"The_Croods_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/The_Croods_poster-202x300.jpg\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>When I first saw clips for\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>, I was a bit put off. I couldn't get past the strange character designs and the films's premise really didn't capture me. Well, I can tell you that after seeing\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>, I was pleasantly surprised and retract my negative statements.\u00a0<em>The Croods\u00a0<\/em>is a great animated film!\r\n\r\nGrug (<strong>Nicolas Cage<\/strong>) is the leader of his prehistoric family known as The Croods. With a mantra of \"anything new is bad\", he forces his family to live in fear in their dark cave. One night, his curious daughter Eep (<strong>Emma Stone<\/strong>) leaves the cave and follows a flickering flame carried by a mysterious guy, conveniently named Guy (<strong>Ryan Reynolds<\/strong>). Guy is a much more advanced human than the Croods and takes the family on an adventure to that teaches them to break out of their comfort zone, explore the world, and ultimately evolve.\r\n\r\nI really liked this movie. I think it had less to do with the fact that I had low expectations going in, but rather had more to do that it was generally a great film. The visuals are really incredible (some of the best I've seen since <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/7\">Rango<\/a>)<\/em>, the story is somewhat unique and compelling, and, let's be honest, the film was just plain hilarious. I took my nieces, nephews and older sister and all were laughing every few minutes (in some cases, <em>seconds<\/em>)! At times, the adults in the audience were laughing harder than the kids--myself included.\u00a0(Be prepared for a lot of stone-age jokes and a lot of people getting hit in the face. It's funny, trust me.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/21\/review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny\/the-croods-eep-climbing-wall\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3140\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3140\" alt=\"The-Croods-eep-climbing-wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/The-Croods-eep-climbing-wall-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>The Croods may be our neanderthal ancestors, but it appears we humans lost their superhuman powers of strength and speed in the\u00a0evolution\u00a0process.\u00a0(Seriously, the family race across the desert and speed climb up mountain walls, you'd think this was a caveman superhero film). All joking aside, the cartoony and unrealistic world of\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>\u00a0is what makes it so much fun.\r\n\r\nLooking back, I shouldn't have been worried about <em>The Croods<\/em>' quality considering one of the co-directors is <strong>Chris Sanders<\/strong> (<em>Lilo & Stitch<\/em>, <em>How To Train Your Dragon<\/em>). He hasn't let us down yet and certaintly didn't let us down here!\r\n\r\nYou will love the fun, vibrant, quirky world of\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>. I don't say this too often, but I highly recommend it!\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\r\n\r\nDa da duuuum! (You'll get it after you see it.)\r\n\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/youtu.be\/o9VFOFcnTkM]<\/p>","post_title":"[REVIEW] 'The Croods' Reinvents DreamWorks' Animation Wheel","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"review-the-croods-is-surprisingly-funny","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-09-25 17:21:53","post_modified_gmt":"2013-09-26 00:21:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3132","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3087,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-19 14:30:33","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-19 21:30:33","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/2013\/03\/19\/check-out-the-new-despicable-me-2-trailer\/despicable-me-2-poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3088\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3088\" alt=\"despicable-me-2-poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/despicable-me-2-poster-189x300.jpg\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Apple iTunes Trailers released a new trailer today for this summer's\u00a0<em>Despicable Me 2<\/em>!\r\n\r\nThe trailer gives a bit more insight about the plot in the sequel: mainly that Gru gets kidnapped by the AVL or \"Anti-Villian League.\" The clips do a great job of establishing Gru's paternal relationship with the girls (who are just as funny as ever). And, of course, it's filled with\u00a0minions.\r\n\r\nThis trailer calmed my doubts that the sequel wouldn't have the same original feel as the first film. Based on this,\u00a0<em>Despicable Me 2<\/em> still feels fresh, witty and very\u00a0<em>Despicable Me<\/em>, which we have all come to love. I have no doubt that this film will be an even bigger success than the first considering both adults and kids alike fell in love with the first. I'm actually pretty pumped to see the film now, which is a good thing considering those horrible\u00a0<em>Barbara Ann\u00a0<\/em>teaser trailers with the minions drove me insane.\r\n\r\nDespicable Me 2 comes out July 3, 2013. Did this trailer get you excited for the sequel?\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HwXbtZXjbVE]<\/p>","post_title":"Check Out The New 'Despicable Me 2' Trailer!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"check-out-the-new-despicable-me-2-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-04-12 17:43:01","post_modified_gmt":"2013-04-13 00:43:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=3087","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3029,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-03-15 08:47:36","post_date_gmt":"2013-03-15 15:47:36","post_content":"<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3033\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3033 alignright\" alt=\"phineas-ferb-perry-files-animal-agents-dvd-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-15-at-8.45.22-AM-213x300.png\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Phineas & Ferb\u00a0<\/em>is one of Disney's more recent TV animated success stories. It seems everyone, young and old, simply and universally loves it. I constantly hear adults saying, \"I never miss an episode with my kids\" or \"I love that show!\" Really, when a supposed kids TV show resonates with adult audiences, you know you're in for something good.\r\n<h4>The Show\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h4>\r\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is essentially a compilation of episodes that specifically feature Perry the Platypus and his fellow animal buddies as they live double lives as crime fighters! This is the second addition to The Perry Files<i> home video collection (find the first one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007AJOI0C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007AJOI0C&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\">here<\/a>).\u00a0<\/i>According to the official synopsis:\r\n<blockquote>Join Perry the Platypus \u2013 a.k.a. Agent P \u2013 and his fellow operatives as they team up to thwart Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his dastardly \u201cInators.\u201d Be they furry or feathered, scaly or slimy, these fearless agents roll over for nobody when it comes to crushing evil in the Tri-State Area and beyond. Fully loaded with over two hours of animated animal-themed adventures, including the exciting, two-part \u201cPhineas And Ferb\u201d cliffhanger \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry?\u201d, \u201cPhineas and Ferb: Animal Agents\u201d is a fun-filled, action-packed laughfest that will drive audiences wild!<\/blockquote>\r\nThe 12 episodes included on the disc are:\u00a0\u201cJourney to the Center of Candace\u201d, \u201cTraffic Cam Caper\u201d, \u201cBowl-R-Rama Drama\u201d, \u201cVanessasary Roughness\u201d, \u201cIsabella and the Temple of Sap\u201d, \u201cCheer Up Candace\u201d, \u201cRobot Rodeo\u201d, \u201cLotsa Latkes\u201d, \u201cAgent Doof\u201d, \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry Part 1\u201d, \u201cWhere\u2019s Perry Part 2\u201d and \u201cWhat\u2019d I Miss\u201d.\r\n\r\nWhile the full series can be accessed on Amazon Prime or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoscopers.com\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Disney has yet to release any of\u00a0<em>Phineas & Ferb<\/em>'s four seasons on DVD (apart from the TV movie). So this DVD, containing 12 very funny episodes of Perry and the\u00a0Animal Agents of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without A Cool Acronym) are a real treat. There's so much content on this DVD that it will definitely keep the kiddos entertained for a while.\r\n<h4>The Features\u00a0\u2605\u26051\/2<\/h4>\r\nReally, this disc is really lacking, but the extras are not. There is only one feature called \"Take Two With Phineas & Ferb\", where Phineas and Ferb with cameos from real-life celebrities. There is, however, a fun spy kit that includes\u00a0a pair of foldable binoculars, official O.W.C.A note sheets, trading cards, and an official O.W.C.A ID badge.\r\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\r\nIf you have kids, I'm almost positive they will love this show (if they already don't already) and this DVD. I, for one, will be gifting this DVD to my nephew for his birthday as he's obsessed with Perry and <em>Phineas & Ferb <\/em>(as he's frequently decked out in Perry wear). I'm pretty sure he'll be the happiest kid on the block.\r\n<h4>Purchase<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AKFF6PE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AKFF6PE&linkCode=as2&tag=therotos-20\" target=\"_blank\">DVD<\/a>","post_title":"[DVD REVIEW] 'Phineas & Ferb: The Perry Files \u2013 Animal Agents'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dvd-review-phineas-ferb-the-perry-files-animal-agents","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2013-09-25 17:22:01","post_modified_gmt":"2013-09-26 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