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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/28 8:46am Subject: Time Out's 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 29. The Secret of NIMH (1982) - Date Edited: 9:19am (45 edits total) Edited By: Zaz
	Time Out's 50 Greatest Animated Films 50. Heavy Metal (1981) Directed by Gerald Potterton "As an exercise in nakedly exploiting the sweaty peccadilloes of the teenage male, ‘Heavy Metal' would appear at first glance to be a sure-fire winner: an adaptation of stories stripped from the pages of ultraviolent French sex-comic, Métal Hurlant, with a slew of churning metal anthems booming over the top. It's everything an adolescent boy could wish for, non? Sadly, it's not the breast-filled bloodbath of orgiastic carnage set to the savage cacophony of Iron Maiden and Sabbath that one remembers. What we're in fact offered is a jarringly discontinuous parade of badly drawn cockamamie featuring heavy-set, matronly women riding tigers to the strains of art-rock also-rans Devo covering ‘Working in a Goldmine’ or Stevie Nicks bleating away over an inscrutable snippet of hamstrung space opera. At the time though, it was boss! ALD" It sounds dire.
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Dr_Phelpsenstein Registered: Oct '09	Date Posted: 10/28 11:49am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 50. "Heavy Metal" (1981)
	Caught it in the drive-in as an underage lad. Masterpiece? No, but it had its moments. The little safety feature in the cab is one of my favorite moments. (the title track rocks too...not that it matters )
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Merlin_Ambrosius69 Registered: Aug '08	Date Posted: 10/28 1:03pm Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 50. "Heavy Metal" (1981)
	As usual with this kind of critical "journalism", the author's glee in composing withering witticisms bias him against the movie. In his tittering tirade against the score, he ignores the songs that do rock in Heavy Metal, including BOC during the ghost flight sequence, and of course Hagar's titular anthem. It's not the movie's fault that one dim-witted critic mistakenly remembered that Sabbath and Maiden contributed to the score. Further, "badly-drawn cockamamie" is an opinion I don't share, and while keeping an eye on the maxim that taste is subjective, as a semi-professional comics illustrator I do feel my judgement trumps a movie critic's over what constitutes good drawing. Harumph. -----signature----- "Chance makes playthings of us all." -- Seneca Shameless non-Manager Emeritus sock of Vortigern99. Fan of George RR Martin, JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/29 7:42am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 50. "Heavy Metal" (1981)
	9. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) Directed by Phil Lord This time, the food fights back… "Too soon? Perhaps, but we’re convinced that this maddeningly ingenious and wildly original smart kids’ adventure will one day take its rightful place in the animated pantheon. In time-honoured cartoon fashion, ‘Cloudy… ’ takes a simple idea – scientist creates machine that turns water into food – and milks it for all its worth: you want spaghetti tornadoes? Ice-cream snowfalls? Palaces made of jelly? Killer Gummi-Bears? ‘Cloudy… ’ has it all. But perhaps the film’s most notable characteristic is it’s absolute refusal to fall prey to this century’s most annoying cartoon bugbear: cultural referencing. From the industry in-jokes of ‘Shrek’ to the soul-searching self-help psychology of the ‘Ice Age’ movies, animators seem to have forgotten how to make movies for kids without patronising their parents. ‘Cloudy… ’ gets the balance just right, with a winning parade of witty asides, outrageous sight gags and beautifully judged character moments. TH"
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Bill-Thompson Registered: Jul '08	Date Posted: 10/29 8:13am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	This list is already showing me it will suck balls. -----signature----- http://warstars.wordpress.com/ http://billsmovieemporium.wordpress.com/ http://billstvemporium.wordpress.com/ "You could warn me when I do something bad. Blink once for dark side, twice for light." - Revan
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Chewgumma Registered: Apr '09	Date Posted: 10/29 8:18am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	Bill-Thompson posted: This list is already showing me it will suck balls. Agreed. I know it's hard to fill a list of fifty animated films but come on! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs? Really? Three animated films from this year that are much more deserving of the list are UP, 9 and Monsters VS Aliens. -----signature----- I grew up on the street. No not the 'hood, the Sesame Street. Behold the power of edit! Saviour of the moron! Darthhelinith's soon to be partner in headbanging! JC Musketeer Official Time Lord of the CCC!
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/29 8:19am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	Well, Bill, you like "Braveheart".
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CloneUncleOwen Registered: Jul '09	Date Posted: 10/29 8:24am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009) - Date Edited: 10/29 8:28am (1 edits total) Edited By: CloneUncleOwen
	I just watched this movie two days ago after putting it off for, what, a month? Dull, boring mess that falls completely apart at the end. It rains food. Yeah, now what? Most of the kids in the house seemed to like it, which, of course, is what really matters. I went just to see the animation on screen, anyway. That was fine. Ed/ HEAVY METAL? Music works. -----signature----- Hey, what are you trying to pull here... (CLICK) pull here... (CLICK) pull here...
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Bill-Thompson Registered: Jul '08	Date Posted: 10/29 8:34am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	Chewgumma posted: Bill-Thompson posted: This list is already showing me it will suck balls. Agreed. I know it's hard to fill a list of fifty animated films but come on! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs? Really? Three animated films from this year that are much more deserving of the list are UP, 9 and Monsters VS Aliens. I can see all three of those being on the list, and that's what makes me think this list will be pretty bad. I don't usually have any problem with nay list, lists by their very nature will always have titles you agree with and titles you don't agree with. With Cloudy making it I have a fear this list is going to skew very American and very recent, and that's not an accurate representation of animation in cinema at all. -----signature----- http://warstars.wordpress.com/ http://billsmovieemporium.wordpress.com/ http://billstvemporium.wordpress.com/ "You could warn me when I do something bad. Blink once for dark side, twice for light." - Revan
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Chewgumma Registered: Apr '09	Date Posted: 10/29 8:49am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	Bill-Thompson posted: Chewgumma posted: Bill-Thompson posted: This list is already showing me it will suck balls. Agreed. I know it's hard to fill a list of fifty animated films but come on! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs? Really? Three animated films from this year that are much more deserving of the list are UP, 9 and Monsters VS Aliens. I can see all three of those being on the list, and that's what makes me think this list will be pretty bad. I don't usually have any problem with nay list, lists by their very nature will always have titles you agree with and titles you don't agree with. With Cloudy making it I have a fear this list is going to skew very American and very recent, and that's not an accurate representation of animation in cinema at all. Isn't 9 directed by a man from New Zealand though? And 2009 has been a horrible year for foreign animation, I just listed three films from this year that sprung to mind that were worthy of such a list IMO. There are plenty of films I want to see on the list, Belleville Rendez-vous is a hilarious French animation with a sharp satirical edge. It's a cartoon for those who dislike slapstick. And Grave of the Fireflies is one of the few animations that make me cry to this very day. But it does seem like it's going to be a very narrow minded list full of animation that is American/commonly confused for being American. Much like that atrocity IGN did for animated TV shows. -----signature----- I grew up on the street. No not the 'hood, the Sesame Street. Behold the power of edit! Saviour of the moron! Darthhelinith's soon to be partner in headbanging! JC Musketeer Official Time Lord of the CCC!
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Merlin_Ambrosius69 Registered: Aug '08	Date Posted: 10/29 8:55am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	I have a fear this list is going to skew very American and very recent, and that's not an accurate representation of animation in cinema at all Meatballs is #49, and you're making pronouncements about the "recent American" provenance of the list based on a single entry? Following #50, which is a Canadian film from almost 30 years ago? Interesting line of reasoning, there. -----signature----- "Chance makes playthings of us all." -- Seneca Shameless non-Manager Emeritus sock of Vortigern99. Fan of George RR Martin, JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien.
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Chewgumma Registered: Apr '09	Date Posted: 10/29 9:05am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	Merlin_Ambrosius69 posted: I have a fear this list is going to skew very American and very recent, and that's not an accurate representation of animation in cinema at all Meatballs is #49, and you're making pronouncements about the "recent American" provenance of the list based on a single entry? Following #50, which is a Canadian film from almost 30 years ago? Interesting line of reasoning, there. I think his point is that we are only at number 49 and already we have a month old American film acting as filler. And I'm sure that many people have confused Heavy Metal for an American film in the past. -----signature----- I grew up on the street. No not the 'hood, the Sesame Street. Behold the power of edit! Saviour of the moron! Darthhelinith's soon to be partner in headbanging! JC Musketeer Official Time Lord of the CCC!
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CloneUncleOwen Registered: Jul '09	Date Posted: 10/29 9:23am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	Chewgumma posted: Belleville Rendez-vous is a hilarious French animation with a sharp satirical edge. It's a cartoon for those who dislike slapstick. Did LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE win any Academy Awards? I think it was nominated, but it was a few years ago, and I don't remember off the top of my head. -----signature----- Hey, what are you trying to pull here... (CLICK) pull here... (CLICK) pull here...
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Chewgumma Registered: Apr '09	Date Posted: 10/29 9:31am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	CloneUncleOwen posted: Chewgumma posted: Belleville Rendez-vous is a hilarious French animation with a sharp satirical edge. It's a cartoon for those who dislike slapstick. Did LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE win any Academy Awards? I think it was nominated, but it was a few years ago, and I don't remember off the top of my head. Checking the wikipedia page for LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE the UK title is different to the original one. Oopsy. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song but lost out on both awards. It did win the Cesar ward for best film music, the Genie award for Best Motion Picture and the BBC Four World Cinema Award though. Not exactly a high profile trophy cabinet but at least it won something. -----signature----- I grew up on the street. No not the 'hood, the Sesame Street. Behold the power of edit! Saviour of the moron! Darthhelinith's soon to be partner in headbanging! JC Musketeer Official Time Lord of the CCC!
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CloneUncleOwen Registered: Jul '09	Date Posted: 10/29 11:39am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	Chewgumma posted: CloneUncleOwen posted: Chewgumma posted: Belleville Rendez-vous is a hilarious French animation with a sharp satirical edge. It's a cartoon for those who dislike slapstick. Did LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE win any Academy Awards? I think it was nominated, but it was a few years ago, and I don't remember off the top of my head. Checking the wikipedia page for LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE the UK title is different to the original one. Oopsy. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song but lost out on both awards. It did win the Cesar ward for best film music, the Genie award for Best Motion Picture and the BBC Four World Cinema Award though. Not exactly a high profile trophy cabinet but at least it won something. Thanks for the research. What do you know... an animated film that won an award and actually deserved to win. That's a twist. -----signature----- Hey, what are you trying to pull here... (CLICK) pull here... (CLICK) pull here...
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Mar17swgirl Registered: Dec '00	Date Posted: 10/29 11:45am Subject: 50 Greatest Animated Movies: Now Disc. 49. "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
	I'm actually quite curious how much this list will differ from the JC's Top 50 Animated Films. -----signature----- "He was caught in Alicante with a sheep." "Flagrante, Chris, in flagrante." "Yeah... flagrante."
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