http://www.sonyclassics.com/triplets/
sweet holy mother of everything that is good...
i know, i've been looking forward to this for a while
Looks great...
Here's a link to the trailer:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/thetripletsofbellville.html
I know you can get to it through the website, but this is easier.
Looks wild.
Reminds me of old Ralph Bakshi movies... without the rotoscoping.
looks really cool. can't wait.
Animated eccentricity
Sylvain Chomet's "The Triplets of Belleville" doesn't have much to say -- it uses pantomime, sound effects and music to tell its story.
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Within the animation community, the most anticipated feature of the winter is not a big-ticket item from a major studio but the quirky "The Triplets of Belleville," a Sony Classics film which opens Nov. 26. It's the first feature from Sylvain Chomet, who won numerous awards and an Oscar nomination for his off-the-wall short "The Old Lady and the Pigeons" (1997).
Speaking by telephone from his home in Normandy, France, Chomet, who wrote, storyboarded and directed "Belleville," explains that the Franco-Belgian-Canadian co-production was originally planned as a three-part adventure for the eccentric heroine of "The Old Lady and the Pigeons." "The producer wanted two stories, using the Old Lady character, but I decided to do three, as you could screen the shorts in festivals or link them into a feature," Chomet says. "The first segment was to be 'The Old Lady and the Pigeons'; the second, 'The Old Lady and the Bicycles'; the third, 'The Old Lady and the Frogs.' When I started storyboarding the second short, I put the panels up in my room, but by the time I was halfway through, I had covered all four walls."
Chomet focused on the single story, but an unexpected problem required him to rethink the film when it was already in full production. The Canadian co-producer of "Old Lady and the Pigeons" demanded a great deal of money for permission to use the Old Lady character. ("He acted like we wanted to use Mickey Mouse," Chomet says.)
"Almost overnight, Sylvain came up with a new character," art director Evgeni Tomov recalls. "He came in one morning and said, 'There is no more Old Lady: She's now Madame Souza, a Portuguese widow with a clubfoot.' She's the same size as the Old Lady, and she has the same proportions, because the whole 250-page storyboard was done with the old character. This made things a bit confusing for the animators: The storyboards showed one character, and they were drawing another. But the artists agree that Mme. Souza fits the story better. She's a well-intended, warmhearted elderly woman, while the Old Lady is mean and a bit crazy."
At a time when most American animated features feel like the work of committees that have diligently scoured off any personal touches, "Triplets of Belleville" is an unabashedly offbeat reflection of Chomet's outrageous vision.
After World War II, Mme. Souza raises her grandson, Champion, by herself. He becomes a competitive cyclist; she oversees his training, diet and equipment. During the Tour de France, Champion is kidnapped by agents of the sinister French Mafia and taken to Belleville. Accompanied by her faithful dog, Bruno, Mme. Souza follows them. In a seedy part of Belleville, she meets the triplets (Violette, Rose and Blanche), three broken-down former music-hall stars who live on the frogs they catch in a nearby swamp. (The film opens with a spoof of 1930s Max Fleischer cartoons, showing the trio performing with appropriately rubbery caricatures of Josephine Baker and Fred Astaire.) Mme. Souza, the triplets and Bruno eventually rescue Champion with oddball panache.
In recent years, American animation has grown extremely talky, with the characters explaining points instead of demonstrating them. There is virtually no dialogue in "Belleville," just pantomime juxtaposed with sound effects, music and ambient noise.
Chomet cites Jacques Tati, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and pioneer animator Winsor McCay as influences for "the sense of humanity they create with just gestures."
The extensive use of pantomime requires the animators to create a recognizable, individual style of movement for each character. The aged triplets have an arthritic gait that contrasts sharply with the syncopated rhythm of Mme. Souza's clubfooted stride.
"When I create a character, I think of the way he's going to move first, then try to give him features that will emphasize those movements," Chomet says.
"In real life, people have a certain way of moving or sitting or holding their heads, and their bodies assume those poses: They end up looking like the way they've been moving. The triplets are a bit bent from years of crouching over microphones that were too short. We tried to take the animation of the young triplets and do a sort of a copy of a copy of a copy of it, so the aged characters move like caricatures of themselves."
The art of the line
Although "Triplets of Belleville" includes 3-D CGI (computer-generated imagery), Chomet and his artists struggled to preserve the warmth of traditional, hand-drawn animation, which they felt was the medium's principal charm.
Chomet explains, "CGI is a fantastic technique for things like cars, boats, bicycles, trucks and the spokes on bicycle wheels — they're nightmares for a 2-D animator. But we used various software packages to roughen the stiff, boring computer lines so they'd match drawing in the rest of the film. We tried to preserve the hand of the animator in 'Triplets.' In the rush to CG, we've gone too far away from the drawing in animation. It's nice to come back to the roughness and emotion of the line, because for me, the magic of animation remains the fact that a drawing comes to life."
In addition to screening at the Cannes and Telluride festivals, "The Triplets of Belleville" has been released in Europe to excellent reviews. Tom Dawson of BBCi Films wrote, "A single viewing can barely do justice to this richly detailed and often playfully macabre adventure."
The Times' Kenneth Turan said: " 'The Triplets of Belleville' was the real surprise of the Cannes festival. I like the distinctive sensibility the film represents, which is unlike anything I've ever seen before, yet it's potentially commercial because it's very funny. Chomet is such a skillful director that his characters don't need dialogue: They couldn't be more vivid if they did speak. Not everyone saw it at Cannes, because there are people who think animation isn't worth their time; but everyone who saw it was charmed by it."
Chomet is already at work on his next film, "Barbacoa," which sounds as personal and offbeat as "Belleville." He describes it as "a dark fairy tale that takes place during the Paris Commune of 1871. During the siege of Paris, they shot zoo animals for food. In the film, some of the animals escape by magically turning into humans. But a gang of street kids who sell rats, dogs and pigeons for meat still see them as animals. It's a story where kids don't have the best roles: They're not cute."
saw this trailer before Elephant. looks great. i dig the thumping upright bass track.
Quote from: MacGuffinopens Nov. 26.
Has anyone seen this yet?
november 26? you're lucky. over here in boston it's dec. 26th.
In the UK this is called 'Belleville Rendez-Vous' for some reason and some how the BBC managed to buy it and put it on TV last night.
Really great. The most original animated film I've seen for a very long time.
has anyone seen this already? if so, could you tell me how much dialogue does it have? because i'm planing on importing the french DVD and my french is not very fluent. yet .
consider yourself VERY LUCKY!
Two lines of dialogue in the entire film. They mattered very little. This film had fewer dialogue than most silent films.
I just saw parts of it again, I have to say this is the quirkiest thing I have ever seen. Here is a film that tells its story entirely through quirks. Even those Wes Anderson movies can't complete with this one. And because it's an animation, those quirks are a hella cinematic.
i saw this before watching modern times a few weeks ago. to be honest, i have no real desire to see this movie. and as ignorant as this sounds, i think the animation's fucking ugly.
:roll:
you got upset. i am so sorry i saw a trailer that didn't tell me what the movie was about.
Quote from: snaporazyou got upset. i am so sorry i saw a trailer that didn't tell me what the movie was about.
He did...and I'm with him.
Why judge a movie you haven't seen? Why post an opinion based on a trailer?
and what was my opinion? i said the animation's ugly...i think anyone is entitled to that opinion from having seen the trailer. and i also said i had no real desire to see it, which is really from not knowing anything about the movie. please note that "having no desire to see it" is different from "not wanting to see it". and did i say the movie looks bad? no. so lay off.
When you wrote "i think the animation's fucking ugly" I got the feeling you passed a judgment on it the movie before seeing it. But now I know you want to see it though you don't have the desire.
Looking very forward to this. My brother and I saw the trailer to it before Bubba Ho-Tep and were just speechless. I hope there is a soundtrack released as well.
Quote from: GoneSavageI hope there is a soundtrack released as well.
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*tips hat*
French animator Sylvain Chomet, who was in Toulouse, France, promoting the DVD release of "The Triplets of Belleville," got word that the film had been nominated for best animated feature. "I'm very, very happy and touched that my film has been nominated for two reasons," she said. "I am absolutely delighted that Benoit Charest's song has been nominated, and I hope he wins because he really deserves it. I'm actually happier for him than I am for myself, if you can believe that. And I'm very touched and honored to be nominated along with 'Finding Nemo.' I have been a fan of Pixar's John Lasseter ('Nemo' executive producer). Our techniques are different, but we work in the same spirit; we're both happy when people walk out of a film happy. There is no confrontation or war between 3-D and studio animation, and I'd be very happy if 'Nemo' won."
I liked the animation. The characters are so twistedly drawn. Not having seen any Tati films, I can't make any comparisons, but I'm guessing the director was highly inspired by him, since there is a poster for Mr. Hulot's Holiday in the triplets' apartment and the film is mostly wordless. Was that a clip from one of his movies on the TV? The humor is esoteric, to say the least.'
Did anyone else see "Destino" before the movie? It was from Disney, while Triplets of Belleville was from Sony, so I don't think there is any official tie-in.
I finally saw it!
SoNowThen looooooooooooooooooooooved it. Before I saw the Tati poster, I thought "this reminds me of that Tati movie I saw a few months back". I'll have to check out more of that, as I didn't go for it at the time.
Anyway, what a great great little gem of a movie. The fat-gut dog was the best part. And the audience all seemed really responsive to it, laughing out loud quite a bit.
Oh, also, I hoped you all stayed 'til the end of the credits!!
Mac (or Mod) -- you heard when this bad boy comes to R1 dvd?
Quote from: SoNowThenMac (or Mod) -- you heard when this bad boy comes to R1 dvd?
Nothing yet. Maybe after the Oscars there will be an announcement.
I know you asked specifically about the Region 1 release, but the French Special Edition is killer.
Where would one be able to find the french special edition?
www.alapage.fr
Holy shit. It's playing at the nearest AMC Theatre. I'm so there tomorrow.
Three Words.
Best. Animation. Ever.
Trust me. I'm doing a BA in Animation.
really? have you checked out frederic back?
Frederic Back is really fucking awesome. Here in Quebec, you watch his classic "L'homme qui plantait des arbres" each and every year at school. It's really an inspiring movie.
Les Triplettes is definietly really good too and will become a classic no doubt about it.
QuoteBest. Animation. Ever.
Trust me. I'm doing a BA in Animation.
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Quote from: Pas RapportFrederic Back is really fucking awesome. Here in Quebec, you watch his classic "L'homme qui plantait des arbres" each and every year at school. It's really an inspiring movie.
Les Triplettes is definietly really good too and will become a classic no doubt about it.
yeah! another back fan. The Canadian Film Board are pretty cool, they keep on funding really good animations.
Quote from: Pas RapportFrederic Back is really fucking awesome. Here in Quebec, you watch his classic "L'homme qui plantait des arbres" each and every year at school. It's really an inspiring movie.
Les Triplettes is definietly really good too and will become a classic no doubt about it.
pfft, i don't believe u. what are ur qualifications?
I just saw Triplets of Belleville today and loved it. And yes P, there is an animated-nipple factor.
What a great film...
very classic style... the way cartoons used to be.
Quote from: Pas RapportFrederic Back is really fucking awesome. Here in Quebec, you watch his classic "L'homme qui plantait des arbres" each and every year at school. It's really an inspiring movie.
Les Triplettes is definietly really good too and will become a classic no doubt about it.
Hehehe, animation -- the one thing we seem to do well here in Canada.
Have you seen the old Logrider animated short, Pas? It's a classic...
Saw it and loved it, but no way could I review this film. I couldn't even describe it. Just so so so much imagaination and a great environment created in this film. I will say this, I was more reminded of the great russian animation I see on IFC every now and then before Jacques Tati. I did see a Jacques Tati spirit, but I kept thinking about the russian animation more.
you better have seen that tati spirit man, 'cause chotmet himself cited tati as his major influence growing up.
I noticed a poster in the Belleville home for 'Les Vacances de M Hulot' which I found pretty cool.
Quote from: SoNowThenQuote from: Pas RapportFrederic Back is really fucking awesome. Here in Quebec, you watch his classic "L'homme qui plantait des arbres" ...
Have you seen the old Logrider animated short, Pas? It's a classic...
Yes, I think we're talking about the same one here :-) I love it.
someone wanna tell me exactly why this movie's so great. i still haven't seen it, but i'm somewhat interested in it. but seriously, why's everyone psyched-out about it, besides the "incredible" animation and the apparent "funny parts"?
i know, it seems to be something totally different from anything in recent memory, but i've yet to hear anyone say anything good about it, besides the broad scope of the film.
That's just it - I doubt they can. It's probably something you have to see for yourself because of its odd nature. From what I've heard, it has little (no?) dialogue, a great score, and unique animation. Use your imagination. It's playing in my town now, so hopefully I'll get to see it sometime in the week. I expect great things from it, especially because it's so unique-sounding. You should check it out for yourself, too. It's not often something this original comes along.
That's 100% correct. Even Roger Ebert professed in his review that he was clueless as to how to describe the movie, and ended up just strongly recommending that it be seen.
Can someone smarter than me tell me who it was who was eaten by their shoes at the beginning? I would have guessed Gene Kelly, but it didn't look like him. I did recognize Django Reinhardt, though, so I'm not a complete embecile.
Quote from: OnomatopoeiaThat's just it - I doubt they can. It's probably something you have to see for yourself because of its odd nature. From what I've heard, it has little (no?) dialogue, a great score, and unique animation. Use your imagination. It's playing in my town now, so hopefully I'll get to see it sometime in the week. I expect great things from it, especially because it's so unique-sounding. You should check it out for yourself, too. It's not often something this original comes along.
well...i'm sure it's something that should be seen, but i'm still wondering why people are saying it's
good, as opposed to just saying "you should see this, it's very different and original". i mean, can just one person agree with me that different and thought-provoking films don't necessarily mean they're good?
i mean, i'm not trying to say there's nothing to like about it - i haven't seen it so i have no real argument there. whatever, i'm not trying to debate anyone.
Quote from: snaporazi mean, can just one person agree with me that different and thought-provoking films don't necessarily mean they're good?
Absolutely, but in this case it
is good, although it's so different that that adjective (different) is generally the best people can come up with when trying to describe it why it's good. To set your mind it ease, I will also say that it's funny, charming, scary, scathing, unsettling, astonishing, and exciting (although only sometimes simultaneously). It also evokes Tati in the way that, if an audience member doesn't let themselves get absorbed in the narrative drive, they might think it's boring. Which it isn't.
Quote from: Ghostboyif an audience member doesn't let themselves get absorbed in the narrative drive, they might think it's boring. Which it isn't.
actually, i was wondering...
does the film actually try to
not let the audience follow the narrative?
Quote from: snaporazi mean, can just one person agree with me that different and thought-provoking films don't necessarily mean they're good?
not only can i agree, its my mantra! :lol:
Quote from: snaporazQuote from: Ghostboyif an audience member doesn't let themselves get absorbed in the narrative drive, they might think it's boring. Which it isn't.
actually, i was wondering...
does the film actually try to not let the audience follow the narrative?
Not at all. It's so simple that a two year old could follow it, although a two year old probably wouldn't like it that much. This definitely has a more adult appeal than, say, Myazaki's work.
this whole idea of "following the narrative" and "filmmakers are storytellers"/ "good movies are the ones that tell good stories" is fine but most of the time it's twisted by hollywood types who want all the characters to be introduced in the first 20 minutes, the conflict in the first 10 minutes, and the dramatic arc, the hero must make decisions that change the course of the film, and develop the hero...etc. And Triplets of Belleville, though an adventure story, doesn't really have all that much of an arc or character development. It's a movie of quirks. I have seen a lot of quirky movies in my time, but I can't really say if there's any movie that is driven specifically for the quirks (well, that's not true, we were just talking about tati several posts before weren't we?) and should be viewed just because the audience want to be delighted by strange visuals. This movie is purer (and therefore less "weird") of a movie than any standard hollywood or indie movie you see, so Snaporez, instead of questioning the narrative arc of this film because of people's inability to summarize it other than their favorite moments and sequences that have delighted them, maybe you should start by questioning why contemporary narratives are so freaking formulaic, even amongst indie and foreign films.
and to the "grander" idea of thought provocation/ originaluty does not equal to a good film, then what does? this is a question, I'm not arguing against it, but I'm really curious to hear your criteria for a good film.
I think what he means is that different and provocative material doesn't neccesitate that the film be good.
Quote from: peteyou better have seen that tati spirit man, 'cause chotmet himself cited tati as his major influence growing up.
Before seeing the film, I kept thinking about how much like Tati the film would be. It wasn't nearly as minimalist as Tati is and placed the simple Tati-esque comedy within a three act structure. Russian animation and Tati both use minimalist comedy, but russian animation usually has a familiar story structure to tell it within.
Quote from: peteinstead of questioning the narrative arc of this film because of people's inability to summarize it other than their favorite moments and sequences that have delighted them, maybe you should start by questioning why contemporary narratives are so freaking formulaic, even amongst indie and foreign films.
and to the "grander" idea of thought provocation/ originaluty does not equal to a good film, then what does? this is a question, I'm not arguing against it, but I'm really curious to hear your criteria for a good film.
i know exactly what you mean. and no, i do not consider formulaic material to be...whatever you suggested.
really, i was just wanting to know if people thought "hey, this movie's way over my head. it must be good.".
i refuse to answer what equals a good film; that will only bring on an endless debate over preference.
granted, the personal definition of "a good film" cannot be summarized in one sentence. maybe even a ten-page essay.
i have done enough questioning of film in my life to have my own opinion on what is good. it doesn't matter if it's mainstream, indie, foreign.
and as for cinematographic collages, as i presume
the triplets of belleville to be, well, i just think that if people think this movie's totally rad, what makes
ANY collage of music and pictures a
bad film?
Quote from: snaporazQuote from: peteinstead of questioning the narrative arc of this film because of people's inability to summarize it other than their favorite moments and sequences that have delighted them, maybe you should start by questioning why contemporary narratives are so freaking formulaic, even amongst indie and foreign films.
and to the "grander" idea of thought provocation/ originaluty does not equal to a good film, then what does? this is a question, I'm not arguing against it, but I'm really curious to hear your criteria for a good film.
i know exactly what you mean. and no, i do not consider formulaic material to be...whatever you suggested.
really, i was just wanting to know if people thought "hey, this movie's way over my head. it must be good.".
i refuse to answer what equals a good film; that will only bring on an endless debate over preference.
granted, the personal definition of "a good film" cannot be summarized in one sentence. maybe even a ten-page essay.
i have done enough questioning of film in my life to have my own opinion on what is good. it doesn't matter if it's mainstream, indie, foreign.
and as for cinematographic collages, as i presume the triplets of belleville to be, well, i just think that if people think this movie's totally rad, what makes ANY collage of music and pictures a bad film?
Sanporaz, what's the point? You haven't even seen it, therefore you can't argue anything about this. All we can say is Go see it, not necessarily because it's good, but because it needs to be seen.
Quote from: Chest RockwellSanporaz, what's the point? You haven't even seen it, therefore you can't argue anything about this. All we can say is Go see it, not necessarily because it's good, but because it needs to be seen.
read my last sentence again. if someone can give me an example of that, i think that would suffice my line of questioning for right now.
you know, that's something i've noticed about you - you always get all worked up over different talk.
i really hate how i try to discuss something and some of you guys turn it into an argument.
Yeah, but man, what you're saying is really bizarre. It's like you're saying you don't wanna see this movie, and you wanna not like it.
It's a cute animation, it has some slapstick laughs, and some quirky laughs, it's got the atmosphere of Paris and New York (the movie kind, not the reality kind), it's got wonderful music, it's both a mystery and a comedy, and it's under 90 minutes.
Either go see it, or stop talking about it. This is endless, and not making any sense. You seem to be on a crusade against "movie snobbism", but you really picked the wrong movie to flame on. This is one of the fluffiest pieces of pop cinema I've ever seen. Just because it's different, doesn't make it not pop.
Quote from: SoNowThenYeah, but man, what you're saying is really bizarre. It's like you're saying you don't wanna see this movie, and you wanna not like it.
It's a cute animation, it has some slapstick laughs, and some quirky laughs, it's got the atmosphere of Paris and New York (the movie kind, not the reality kind), it's got wonderful music, it's both a mystery and a comedy, and it's under 90 minutes.
Either go see it, or stop talking about it. This is endless, and not making any sense. You seem to be on a crusade against "movie snobbism", but you really picked the wrong movie to flame on. This is one of the fluffiest pieces of pop cinema I've ever seen. Just because it's different, doesn't make it not pop.
What he said.
I'm not trying to start an argument about it. All I mean to say is you're arguing a bottomless pit since you don't even know what you're talking, since you haven't seen it. What's really not the point of just going out and seeing it and then posting any negative vibes against it? I've just noticed that this whole thing has been going on for two pages or something and felt I needed to jump in and just tell you to
GO SEE IT. :-D No hard feelings.
Quote from: SoNowThenYeah, but man, what you're saying is really bizarre. It's like you're saying you don't wanna see this movie, and you wanna not like it.
It's a cute animation, it has some slapstick laughs, and some quirky laughs, it's got the atmosphere of Paris and New York (the movie kind, not the reality kind), it's got wonderful music, it's both a mystery and a comedy, and it's under 90 minutes.
Either go see it, or stop talking about it. This is endless, and not making any sense. You seem to be on a crusade against "movie snobbism", but you really picked the wrong movie to flame on. This is one of the fluffiest pieces of pop cinema I've ever seen. Just because it's different, doesn't make it not pop.
alls i'm saying is that *from what i gather*, this film seems to be overrated, and that doesn't mean it looks like it sucks. maybe it's not, i'd have to see it [which i can't because it's not playing here] to find out. this film
does seem interesting, otherwise i wouldn't be talking about it. i do kind of want to see it, but i'm just puzzled as to why some of you guys are raving about it, even before it came out. and one thing i'm trying to distinguish are the reasons why it should be seen [which i agree, it should] and what makes it a good movie. the lot of you have been saying how great it is, and when i asked why, you guys tell me "it doesn't matter if it's good or not, you should just see it". :?
and no, i won't stop talking about it. i'm really surprised how you guys can get annoyed over what i'm saying. there's a reason for forums to exist, and it's not so people can just agree all the time.
scratch that. i guess i'll have to stop talking about this because some people seem to refuse to let certain conversation get anywhere.
Didn't you read what I posted? I addressed some things about it that made it a good watch, imo.
What more can I say?
Ask any question, try and be slightly specific, and I'll try to answer without giving too much plot away.
And I doubt this movie is overrated, as only small amount of people will ever get to see it.
Well, alot of people were amazed by the visual qualities present in the trailer, and between that and the hype from Cannes, they got excited about it. If you don't think the animation looks great, that's fine. You probably won't like the movie. But since the movie is visually amazing (to me) AND has a wonderfully whimsical narrative drive, those of us who've seen it really like it -- but it's oddness prevents some of us from describing it completely. I imagine you'd find a lot of similar responses in the old C&C boards after people first saw PDL, before it had been analyzed to death. It's just something that's new and weird and exciting, in which those qualities AMPLIFY the film and are not its sole reason for existence. If that had been the case with this film, or any film, we'd be talking about how it squandered its potential on excessive visuals and pointless curiosities.
It is definitely not simply a cinematic collage, and if anyone is expressing frustration with you for calling it that, it's just because we've been trying to explain why it's more than that.
But again, if the animation in the trailer annoys you, the movie won't be your cup of tea and you should skip it.
Quote from: GhostboyBut again, if the animation in the trailer annoys you, the movie won't be your cup of tea and you should skip it.
it doesn't annoy me. i just don't like it.
are you suggesting i'm not capable of enjoying something if it doesn't look pretty? don't be a snob.
Actually, the animation is quite beautiful, at least the background drawings and city stuff and such.
The thing that makes this movie so visually interesting is that it gets back to the fundamentals of what cartoons are, more in the caricature vain -- of expanding and distorting reality. Like the best of Fellini films, it's that certain flair that makes it so fun.
A perfect example of this would be the grandson's leg muscles. That made me laugh almost everytime they showed it.
Quote from: snaporazQuote from: GhostboyBut again, if the animation in the trailer annoys you, the movie won't be your cup of tea and you should skip it.
it doesn't annoy me. i just don't like it.
are you suggesting i'm not capable of enjoying something if it doesn't look pretty? don't be a snob.
Well, if you're not into it's style then you'll probably be "not into the movie" for 90 mins. Wouldn't that be boring?
Exactly. For example, I don't like anime that much, so I don't watch many of those films. I don't disregard them as an art form, and I don't think it makes me a lesser person or lowers my opinion of the movie. I wasn't attacking you, I was just trying to let you know that it's fine if it's not your cup of tea.
Quote from: GhostboyExactly. For example, I don't like anime that much, so I don't watch many of those films. I don't disregard them as an art form, and I don't think it makes me a lesser person or lowers my opinion of the movie. I wasn't attacking you, I was just trying to let you know that it's fine if it's not your cup of tea.
me neither. i think the animation looks awesome for triplets though. the style just appeals to me.
Quote from: ranemaka13Well, if you're not into it's style then you'll probably be "not into the movie" for 90 mins. Wouldn't that be boring?
no, not really.
i tend to judge a movie for what is, rather than how it looks. now of course the animation itself can/does/is most of the time an inherently important artistic element to animated movies, but if i watch
the triplets of belleville, i hope i can walk away and love the movie, having my only complaint being about the animation style.
I still think that you're being too hard on a film that you haven't seen based on what we can/can't say about it. People get excited when they talk about things they have never seen before with other people that share the same sentiments. I don't think this thread is benefitting you just because you've entered so late into it, and unless someone can articulate the film better, you're obviously going to be skeptical, since everyone is raving about the "unspoken" and unfortunately words like "I've never seen anything like it before" has been way too abused in this society, amongst radio spots and newspapers, to describe shit like The Fast and the Furious or well-made movies that don't deserve the hyperbole like Moulin Rouge and such.
But, as someone who has seen the film, I can only tell you that it's wonderful. There is so much energy and so much weirdness in it. You can doubt us, but you can't disagree with us yet, 'cause you haven't bloody seen it.
Quote from: snaporazQuote from: ranemaka13Well, if you're not into it's style then you'll probably be "not into the movie" for 90 mins. Wouldn't that be boring?
no, not really.
i tend to judge a movie for what is, rather than how it looks. now of course the animation itself can/does/is most of the time an inherently important artistic element to animated movies, but if i watch the triplets of belleville, i hope i can walk away and love the movie, having my only complaint being about the animation style.
Trust us, snaporaz: it really is worth seeing. The animation is gorgeous if not really kooky. It's hilarious. The dialogue's great ::snickers::. What more do you need to hear?
Quote from: snaporazQuote from: ranemaka13Well, if you're not into it's style then you'll probably be "not into the movie" for 90 mins. Wouldn't that be boring?
no, not really.
i tend to judge a movie for what is, rather than how it looks.
Isn't film inherently a visual art, therefore what it looks like is very much a part of what it is.
Quote from: peteyou can't disagree with us yet, 'cause you haven't bloody seen it.
i never did bloody disagree about the quality of the film with anyone, so get off my bloody back. :roll:
Quote from: SoNowThenIsn't film inherently a visual art, therefore what it looks like is very much a part of what it is.
very true. as you say, it's very much a
part of what it is.
You're not going to like this movie...
You obviously just want to argue about it, so go see it and then you can fight over it with reason.
Quote from: RegularKarateYou're not going to like this movie...
You obviously just want to argue about it, so go see it and then you can fight over it with reason.
yeah, i'm the one arguing. :roll:
this is funny how pissed you guys can get. really.
you don't know me. condescending ass.
Quote from: snaporazQuote from: RegularKarateYou're not going to like this movie...
You obviously just want to argue about it, so go see it and then you can fight over it with reason.
yeah, i'm the one arguing. :roll:
this is funny how pissed you guys can get. really.
you don't know me. condescending ass.
I really don't think that's going to make things any better.
I actually don't think anything said/discussed based on your original question will become any clearer, for that matter. I'm sorry that no one can provide you the elusive answer that you're searching for.
Please, drop it.
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I really don't think that's going to make things any better.
I actually don't think anything said/discussed based on your original question will become any clearer, for that matter. I'm sorry that no one can provide you the elusive answer that you're searching for.
Please, drop it.
i got the jist of your opinions several hours ago. as long as people are getting riled up and resorting to personal critiques and insults
over a fucking movie, i won't fucking drop it.
i'm letting you guys continue with conversation, yet there has to be one asshole who just has to get the last word in against me. if you want me to drop it, just stop talking to me. i usually respond to people getting my attention.
You can say whatever you like in response to this... we've established that you're being unreasonable and hypocritical.
Everyone else here has remained pretty straightforward and attempted to answer your crazy demands for answers. You just keep throwing a little hissy-fit. It's kind of funny, but starting to get annoying.
Like I said, you can say whatever you like in response to this, but you're acting ridiculous. Now stop ruining this thread, go see the movie, or start being reasonable.
or continue bitching about nothing... that's fine too
hey perpetuator.
Enough. Everyone just stop and drop it.
Columbia now have final details on The Triplets of Belleville which is nominated for best animated feature and best original song at this years Oscars. The disc will be available to own from the 4th May with the retail price set at around $24.96. The film will be presented in anamorphic widescreen along with both English and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. Extras will include a Cartoon According to writer/director Sylvain Chomet featurette, The Making-of The Triplets of Belleville featurette, three behind the scenes featurettes with scene commentary, a Belleville Rendez-Vous music video and the films theatrical trailer.
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There are just not enough synonyms for the word awesome to describe how great this film really was. I absolutely fell in love with it.
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Are the extras subtitled in English?
nope.
it's a GRRRRRRRRREAT dvd , though. worth learning French for.
DAMMIT!!! I just pre-ordered the American version... I think it might only be one disc. Not as impressive. But... I don't really wanna learn French, so... okay, I'm fine with the American version.
i really liked that song that they played at the oscars....good stuff. i havent seen the movie yet though. netflix anyone?
I just recently saw the movie. I absolutely loved that there was no dialogue. I completely cracked up at several scenes. I loved the old school feeling of the animation, when cartoons actually had an artistic value to them.
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Can someone smarter than me tell me who it was who was eaten by their shoes at the beginning?
.fred a>stair
..i learned that from the commentary snippet....... :yabbse-grin: ..
as for the film..it was swell.
i laughed my ass off at the over the top french waiter.............
this film was much better than die hard 3
but i has a question:
>the lines of dialogue which are few ...'what sare they saying"?.i know that the region one dvd has an english audio track but i still couldn t make it out.help...
I finally saw this. Good flick. Just what I expected, and then some. Nothing mindblowing, but definitely worth the 80 minutes.
Like a dumbass, though, I left before the credits were over because I was talking with a friend and forgot. Anyone want to fill me in on what happened at the end?
The guy that Madame Souza rented the boat from (1 Franc, 10 minutes, I think) to chase the big ship with was still standing by the shore, waiting, and checking his watch.