Well, now the poster says "Walt Disney Pictures", so hopefully Valiant will have a better shot at securing a decent audience.Ben wrote:Yep, through Disney's Touchstone Pictures, in August.
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As good as Valiant sounds, I don't think Disney should have placed their "Walt Disney Pictures" label on it. With Chicken Little on the way, I think a lot of people will be confused by this one. They will probably this movie is the first CGI feature of Disney and not Chicken Little. To make it short --> A lot of confusion. If Valiant bombs in box offices, I don't think Chicken Little will do well.
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Well, it could be that people from the UK (like you Ben) like it more because it's made in England and based on the English culture. The original voices are pure english too...
That's probably the reason why KinOO has a different opinion about it
That's probably the reason why KinOO has a different opinion about it
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Aye, but remember that I was going in not expecting to like it and actually waiting to NOT like it, but came out thinking it was more fun than, say Robots.
There ARE plenty of English folk who don't like it either - including a friend of mine who worked on it - but like I say, everyone has an opinion, and I wouldn't have expected the stiff upper lip humor to have worked well in France anyway.
But you Yanks who get a kick out of the Python/Blackadder type of comedy are gonna love it.
There ARE plenty of English folk who don't like it either - including a friend of mine who worked on it - but like I say, everyone has an opinion, and I wouldn't have expected the stiff upper lip humor to have worked well in France anyway.
But you Yanks who get a kick out of the Python/Blackadder type of comedy are gonna love it.
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I'm willing to give the film a chance as well. I've seen a decent amount of reviews for the film, and if I remember correctly, every one of them reached generally the same verdict: Valiant is good fun, but falls to fly to the heights of Pixar's or DreamWorks' best. I'd say the reviews were along the same line of the ones Ice Age received. Nonetheless, I am looking forward to seeing the film myself.
By the way, does anyone else think that Disney may want to release Valiant under the Miramax banner? After all, releasing the Valiant under the Disney label is going to make the film look like a 100% Disney animated film, which could cause some confusion when Chicken Little comes along, being hailed as Disney's first CGI movie.
By the way, does anyone else think that Disney may want to release Valiant under the Miramax banner? After all, releasing the Valiant under the Disney label is going to make the film look like a 100% Disney animated film, which could cause some confusion when Chicken Little comes along, being hailed as Disney's first CGI movie.
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Yep - that's why I think they were toying with the TOUCHSTONE label.
And yes, as I said in my write up after seeing Valiant, it's on about a par with Ice Age.
A similarity to Chicken Run is certainly in order, given the English voices are humor. If you enjoed Chicken Run or Wallace And Gromit, then chances are you'll love Valiant.
And yes, as I said in my write up after seeing Valiant, it's on about a par with Ice Age.
A similarity to Chicken Run is certainly in order, given the English voices are humor. If you enjoed Chicken Run or Wallace And Gromit, then chances are you'll love Valiant.
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Most anticipated animated film for 2005?
Which animated film are you most looking forward to in 2005?
My pick: Chicken Little. I cannot wait to see if it reaches Pixar's standards and if critics and audiences embrace it.
My pick: Chicken Little. I cannot wait to see if it reaches Pixar's standards and if critics and audiences embrace it.