In Development: Henson's Fraggle Rock Movie

[frogboy4]

Honestly, I could not recommend Ratatoullie enough. Not even so much as a burp joke... and it had pretty witty gourmand Dialogue to it. Brad Bird really made the film razor sharp. It really is one of Pixar's best films, I think. I think people were discouraged by the "G" rating. So not only is it not crude, it's delightfully refreshing to see that type of humor in a "kid's Movie."

I agree with you there. No gas jokes, no pop culture references (except maybe a nod to Wolfgang Puck for selling-out and making frozen meals). I usually dislike over-hyped/over-rated film fluff but Ratatouille was not that. That place belongs to Shrek the Third. After what I saw as some missed opportunities with Monsters Inc in gearing it a little too kid-friendly, Ratatouille really is geared more toward a finer adult palette. Missing this film would be unwise. Is it wrong to call such a challenging and expensive film – a sweet little movie? Because, with the exception of raising the bar of animation, that’s exactly how I felt about this film.

 

[wwfpooh]

Agreed on the gas/potty humor jokes part, but making cultural references could be good, as doing so would connect modern audiences to the characters and stuff.

 

[frogboy4]

Agreed on the gas/potty humor jokes part, but making cultural references could be good, as doing so would connect modern audiences to the characters and stuff.

There are enough films that do that these days. It's refreshing that this one decided not to. It probably would have made more money if it was filled with pop songs and nods to current trends, but Bird went the brave and classier rout. For poop jokes and pop culture references galore - Shrek 3 was in the Cineplex a door or two down. I did see that one too, but Ratatouille received repeat viewings from my partner and me.

 

[wwfpooh]

Well, not all things with cultural references would have potty humor jokes.

 

[Drtooth]

There are enough films that do that these days. It's refreshing that this one decided not to. It probably would have made more money if it was filled with pop songs and nods to current trends, but Bird went the brave and classier rout. For poop jokes and pop culture references galore - Shrek 3 was in the Cineplex a door or two down. I did see that one too, but Ratatouille received repeat viewings from my partner and me.

Aye, Shrek 3 was a disappointment, even to a Shrek fan like me. Even the Christmas Special was better. But for me, Shrek is one of the only times I forgive poopoo and toot toot jokes (outside of older episodes of Ren and Stimpy and certain 1980's animes).

I have no problem with Culture references, but too much is too much. A few parodies and snarky commenets are fine, but if you put random references that go no where, I could care less.

One of the many reasons I thought Rat was just supurbly different. There was even a scene in a sewer, and not even so much as a smelly sewer joke.

I really hope when this film happens it has the same style of classier fare as Rat did. I mean, pop culture would be funny to work into a Traveling Matt segment, if the movie has one, but I don't think I can see the Fraggles Rehashing old movie lines. After all, they never seen these movies.

 

[wwfpooh]

I have no problem with Culture references, but too much is too much. A few parodies and snarky commenets are fine, but if you put random references that go no where, I could care less.

What about the classic WB! formula that was all about silliness, such as that with the "revivalist" shows of the 90's, TTA, A! (and spin-off, P&tB) F! H! and the others?

 

[IgorPonweed]

What about the classic WB! formula that was all about silliness, such as that with the "revivalist" shows of the 90's, TTA, A! (and spin-off, P&tB) F! H! and the others?

Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs! Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid and what?

 

[The Count]

Hysteria!

 

[wwfpooh]

Hysteria!

Thank you local resident, Loud Kiddington, erm...Count. But in all seriousness, all those shows aforementioned were silly and--during their day--made good comedic use of the many things they parodied! And even more than that, it was subtlety well-balanced, good-natured parodies mixed in with witty dialog and the vintage "anvil/safe-dropping is funny" formula...unlike modern cartoons nowadays that lean towards either extreme in that they either must pull a Stepford (i.e. must make everything sickeningly cute and happy all of the time) or they must go to the other end by way of MTV-style humor (i.e. use that which is done in bad taste via either often-unfunny crude jokes, blatantly obvious sexual situations, swears, or a mix of any of them/all of them).

 

[unclematt]

One more time my hopes were set high and then shattered