Saturday, January 22, 2011

Movie Review - Up

by Alex Popp



Carl Fredrickson has dreamed of adventure throughout his life and now his adventure is finally taking off in Disney/Pixar's "Up," directed by Pete Doctor, who previously directed the insanely clever "Monsters, Inc."

Tying thousands of balloons to his house, Carl sets out into the air, on his way to an unknown land in South America. But Russel, the 8-year-old wilderness explorer is in the wrong place at the wrong time--- he's on Carl's front porch.

There seems to be a number of people that disagree with me on this one, probably just because it's a Pixar movie and they have better stuff. We have seen this especially in "Toy Story 2," "Monsters, Inc,," "Finding Nemo," "Cars," and "Wall-E." But quite frankly, this was Pixar's worst. The screenplay is so lousily written. Through nearly the entire movie, they just try too hard to be funny, although, like most Pixar movies, there are parts that are improbable not to laugh at. But even the animation looked slightly cheap, which is surprising considering how the animation in the "Toy Story" series improved in "Toy Story 3."

The first ten minutes of the movie is Carl in his younger years when he meets his future wife, and they plan their juvenile adventure to this South American land. Later, they get married and we see their fifty-something years as husband and wife until the girl dies. Then it gets back to the main part of the story and we find that Carl is still intending to fulfill those plans.

Overall, I don't think Pixar was even trying with this one.

Rated PG for some scenes of violence.

Two stars (out of four) for "Up," which also, by the way, has one of the most ridiculous titles of all (though it doesn't beat "The Neverending Story II").

Review by Alex Popp for The Animation Empire blog.
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I guess I'm one of those people who disagrees. They definitely made some of the animation a little more stylized, especially on Carl (so they intended the look that feels a little cheap). And yes, I agree that I would have preferred the greater detail of humans found in Incredibles (still a little stylized) and Toy Story 2.

And the beginning 10-minute sequence was ingenious. Most people don't know that the #1 audience you should go for in these movies is the mother (and second is the daughter). If you can win the mom, then she's far more likely to take the family. And I don't think I saw a mom with a dry eye in the theater during the climax of that 10-minute sequence at the beginning. Then they spend the rest of the film coming full circle back to the original source of the emotion. It was impressive and one of the most emotional Pixar movies yet (with the other being Finding Nemo, another road film).

So, yes, the plot was very straight-forward, and the characters were tossed together as they ran into each other (without any real connection), but they fed off of all that emotionally, and it worked, making Up the #2 most successful Pixar movie, behind Finding Nemo (at the time; now Up is #3 and Toy Story 3 is #1). (In contrast, The Princess and the Frog also featured a lot of great characters who randomly ran into each other, but it didn't work because they were never connected emotionally like the characters in Up were.) Plus Up won the Academy Award for best animated film of the year, which was also because of the emotional power in the film.

- The Emperor

Friday, January 21, 2011

Dragon Crisis! Episode 01: The Abducted Girl (English Subs)





Dragon Crisis! Episode 01: The Abducted Girl (English Subs)
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Dead Space: Downfall (2008)




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Directors: Chuck Patton
Language: English
Studio: Anchor Bay - ITN
DVD Release Date: October 28, 2008
Run Time: 74 minutes
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Aria the Animation Season 1 (2008)

Watch Online Aria the Animation Season 1 (2008)
Aria the Animation Season 1 (2008)

Nana (manga) - Japan Anime EP 01


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Nana (manga) - Japan Anime EP 01

Berserk Episode 1: The Black Swordsman (1997)

Berserk Episode 1: The Black Swordsman

Berserk Episode 1: The Black Swordsman (1997)

The Cat In The Hat Up And Away (2011)




The Cat In The Hat Up And Away (2011)The Cat In The Hat Up And Away (2011)
Language: English
Studio: Phase 4
DVD Release Date: Jan 4 2011
Runtime: 60 min
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Movie Review - My Sister's Keeper

by Alex Popp



Abigail Breslin, from "The Ultimate Gift" (and Sunshine) plays a girl who was genetically designed to save her sister from dying from leukemia in "My Sister's Keeper."

The girl is now 11 and her sister needs a kidney transplant but she refuses to donate her kidney to her. She seeks a successful lawyer trying to hire him to earn medical emancipation. She tells the lawyer the story of her family after the discovery that her older sister has had leukemia; how she was conceived by in vitro fertilization to become a donor; and the medical procedures she has been submitted since she was five years old to donate to her sister. But the girl's mother is still determined to force her to help hers sister.

If you're aiming for a good and moving flick with not-in-vain optimism, then do not be fooled by other reviews that say this is the one you're looking for. This is a crass and deeply depressing movie. We thought that this movie would mean a lot to us, because my sister, who is 21 right now, was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of five and she made a remarkable recovery. My mom and I both hated it though and my mom remarked afterwards, "I did not need to go back there."

I didn't really see much point in the movie at all. It was just wrong. For the start, I can see that the girl and her sister loved each other greatly. But the girl clearly did not love her sister enough. In my opinion, if she did love her that much, she should have done whatever it took to keep her alive.

(SPOILER WARNING!) But the real thing with this movie is that it just ends with the girl's sister dying. The family grieves it, but the girl says at the very end that she knows she'll see her again, so they are clearly believers in Heaven, but it's apparent that they aren't Christians. It just makes the movie the more sad.

Rated PG-13 for language, disturbing images, and references to teen suicide, sex, and drinking.

One and a half stars (out of four) for "My Sister's Keeper," which no brother or sister will want to keep.

Review by Alex Popp for The Animation Empire blog.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Robert Downey Jr in "Peabody and Sherman" Movie

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that DreamWorks Animation is operational on "Peabody and Sherman," a movie base on the old "Rocky and Bullwinkle" show about a genius dog Mr Peabody and a boy named Sherman.

Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man) has signed on to voice Mr. Peabody, who travels from side to side time to find out implausibly things about history's greatest figures. A script has already been written by Jeffrey Ventimilia and Joshua Sternin (Yogi Bear), who bare that the movie will focus not only on the time-traveling, but also on the origins of the characters.

"Mr. Peabody is this genetic irregularity," said director Rob Minkoff (The Lion King). "He does have brothers and sisters, all of them non-speaking, no super-smart dogs. He's an outcast, but has overcome it by being so great at so many things."

Minkoff added that the movie will be fully computer animated (not a mix of live-action/animation) and in 3D.

The voices of Peabody and Sherman were provided by Bill Scott and Walter Tetley, respectively.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)




The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Directors: Henry Selick, Tim Burton
Writers: Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson, Leonard Ripps, Michael McDowell
Language: English
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
DVD Release Date: October 3, 2000
Run Time: 76 minutes
Story: Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween town to help him put on Christmas instead of Halloween, but alas, they can't get it quite right...
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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Movie Review - Shorts

by Alex Popp



Not so TALL tales from the director of "Spy Kids."

In "Shorts," a young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

Take my word for it. Choose a different movie! Despite its name, this ubnoxious film feels like longer than its "short" hour and a half running time. It limps through the movie in a random order and none of the characters even make sense in what their doing. The acting is nothing like what someone would literally be doing and the whole plot is pointless and unoriginal with rubbish effects. I want to know what the moviemakers were thinking.

Rated PG for mild action.

One star (out of four) for the senselessly stupid "Shorts," literally the worst movie I've ever seen.

Review by Alex Popp for The Animation Empire blog.

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Hahaha. Yeah, it's pretty bad, but it was still fun, slightly clever in the way they presented it out of order, and my kids couldn't stop talking about the booger monster. So I'd give it 3 stars out of 5.

- The Emperor

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Tangled (2010) - Disney's Cartoon

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Tangled (2010) - Disney's CartoonTangled (2010) - Disney's Cartoon
Directors: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
Writers: Dan Fogelman, Jacob Grimm
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 24 November 2010
Runtime: 92 min
Story: The long-haired Princess Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but when she falls in love with a bandit who was passing by she must venture into the outside world for the first time to find him....
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Movie Review - Angels and Demons

by Alex Popp



Tell the world the truth.

Tom Hanks reprises his role and symbolist, Robert Langdon, in the impressive follow-up to "The Da Vinci Code,"Angels and Demons."

When a murder of a physicist, Leonardo Vetra, finds a symbolist, Robert Langdon, and Mr. Vetra's daughter, Vittoria, on an adventure for a secret brotherhood, The Illuminati. Clues lead them all around the Vatican, including the four alters of science, Earth, Air, Fire and Water. An Assassin, working for the Illuminati, has captured four cardinals, and murders each, painfully. Robert and Vittoria also are searching for a new very destructive weapon that could kill millions.

This was a real turn-around after the disappointment and anti-catholicism of "The Da Vinci Code." It far less offensive to Christ religions and is far more watchable. I was shocked that it has the same director, Ron Howard. What the heck happened?

Anyhow, the action gives you fair suspense and the guy who made an intriguing performance was Ewan McGregor, who plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the late Star Wars trilogy. The ending is a bit of a twist, but the film already satisfies you up until that point.

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and some pretty gross and slightly shocking images.

Three stars (out of four) for "Angels and Demons."

Review by Alex Popp for The Animation Empire blog.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love A Patty (2010)




SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love A Patty (2010)
SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love A Patty (2010)
Language: English
Studio: Nickelodeon
DVD Release Date: 2010
Run Time: 77 minutes
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Thomas and Friends: Wobbly Wheels and Whistles (2011)


Thomas and Friends: Wobbly Wheels and Whistles (2011)
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Thomas and Friends: Wobbly Wheels and Whistles (2011)

Monday, January 10, 2011

Movie Review - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

by Alex Popp



When the light go off, the battle is on.

In "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," Ben Stiller reprises his role as Larry Daley, who has started his new organization "Daley Devices." The former security guard for the Museum of Natural History travels to the Smithsonian Museum, where several exhibits of the museum he used to love working for have been shipped to. There he encounters the Pharaoh, Kahmunra who teams up with other famous evil figures to take over the Smithsonian. With some help from Amelia Earhart, well played by Amy Adams, he rockets from one museum to the next to stop the Pharaoh, where there are other appearances by Ivan the Terrible, Al Capone, Napolean Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, and hilariously, Oscar the Grouch and Darth Vader.

If you enjoyed the first "Night at the Museum," as I did, you will most certainly like this one. A lot of fun action and battle scenes and plenty of good laughs make this a very enjoyable film.

The basic message in the movie is that the key to happiness is doing the things you love with people you love. At first I didn't think this was true, but you guys showed me something after events like broomball and the movie night back in February. Happiness is worldly. The key to joy is excepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Thanks buds.

The movie is rated PG, but should be suitable for most young kids, with only mild violence.

Three and a half stars for the enjoyable, funny, and completely satisfying, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."

Review by Alex Popp for The Animation Empire blog.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales – DVD Review


A Charlie Brown Christmas became an instant holiday clip when it first aired in 1965 as the Peanuts animated tale reminds people that it’s time to move furnishings around to make space for the tree. Over the decades the special that rails against the commercialization of Christmas has become a fatality of networks adding more commercials to its half hour slot.

The suits originally carved out seconds until they butchered the gang singing, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” Fans weren’t happy at this shortened tradition. A solution was found in 2002 when they created Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales to pad out an hour slot.

The new special compiles five cartoons based on original newspaper flooring done by Charles Schulz. “Happy Holidays From Snoopy” has the dog get a gig as a sidewalk Santa. He doesn’t put up with bad-tempered from the kids who didn’t get their gifts. Instead of ringing a bell, he plays the accordion. “Yuletide Greetings from Linus” comprises his letter to Santa Claus that attempts to avoid absolute asking for presents.

“Season’s Greetings from Sally” takes off with her giving everyone paper airplanes as their present. Later she messes up by writing to Samantha Claus. “Peace on Earth from Lucy” lets her unload on Linus when he writes her letter to Santa. She doesn’t take his submissions kindly. “Christmas from Charlie Brown” wraps up with Sally and Charlie getting ready for the big day. Sally wants to leave frozen broccoli under the tree for Santa. She does see Santa.

Ironically Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales became a victim of network slashing this holiday season. ABC halved the show in order to cram in their “Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa” short. Thus in a strange twist, the only way to view the complete special is to buy the DVD. Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales was originally a bonus feature on the I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown DVD, but was left off the recent Deluxe Edition release. This is the best place to get the complete special. Nobody wants to make it easy to enjoy Snoopy as Santa.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Movie Review - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

by Alex Popp



The sub-zero heroes are back, on an incredible adventure... for the ages in "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs."

After the events of "Ice Age: The Meltdown", life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, having since become an item, are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in a strange underground world where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently.

If you enjoyed the first two "Ice Age" movies, as I did, this one will make you explode with laughter. The humor has gotten even better in this third installment, which doesn't usually happen. I hear "Shrek the Third" is a counterexample. There isn't much more I can say, but see it for the humor.

Rated PG for peril and some mild crude humor.

Three and a half stars for the hysterical animated romp, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs."

Review by Alex Popp for The Animation Empire blog.

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I thought it was good, but I think it was still the worst of the three. I think adding the dinosaur story and threat just wasn't as interesting as the character-driven themes of the first two films.

- The Emperor

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The Best Naruto Anime Wallpapers

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Masha And The Bear - The boundary at the castle! (2010)


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Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010) - Anime Japan



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Khan kluay 2 (2009) - The Elephant King




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Director: Taweelap Srivuthivong
Country: Thailand
Runtime: 95 min
Language: Russian - English dub
Story: Khan Kluay is an elephant of King Naresuan the Great. Shaba Kaew, his beloved one, keeps a secret that she is pregnant...
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Fox Orders Animated ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Show


Fox has picked up 6 episodes of the animated version of 2004′s most quoted movie, Napoleon Dynamite. Deadline has the deets.

The original cast of Napoleon Dynamite led by Jon Heder is back to voice the animated series, which goes after the misadventures of an awkward high school teenager and his quirky friends as they move violently to navigate life in rural Idaho. The film’s writers Jared Hess, who also directed it, and Jerusha Hess wrote the adaptation with The Simpsons veteran Mike Scully.

Seems like the perfect movie to turn animated bearing in mind the film itself is insanely over the top. I always understood the llama for a pet and awkward teenage boy very much in need of psychological counseling, but side ponytails? C’mon, no one wears those anymore!

Movie Review - Star Trek

by Alex Popp



The future begins in "Star Trek," the alternate reality/prequel to the classic TV series, directed by J.J. Abrams.

On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien vessel. He was looking for Ambassador Spock, who is a child on Vulcan at that time, disdained by his neighbors for his half-human nature. Twenty years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker inspired by Capt. Christopher Pike to fulfill his potential in Starfleet even as he annoys his instructors like young Lt. Spock. Suddenly, there is an emergency at Vulcan and the newly commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself thanks to Leonard McCoy's medical trickery. Together, this crew will have an adventure in the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever even as the new version of it is just beginning.

At first, it just looked like Hollywood was running out of ideas, but I am looking forward to the sequel. You don't need to be a huge fan of the series to enjoy this prequel. This was one of the most highly acclaimed films of 2009, and one of the best of that year. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, who do the lead characters, play the parts so well, it was funny. Simon Pegg, who will be voicing Reepicheep in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," also made a neat performance. I was surprised that it wasn't nominated for any award for acting. The visual effects are great and the makeup is very well done; I would almost say the pointy ears for Spock put "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Lord of the Rings" to shame. The movie isn't really about the battle scenes, although there is one in particular when a planet is being drilled into. This scene is very thrilling. But the real thing about "Star Trek" is the whole premise about what happened prior to the famous stories from the seventies. Although, if you haven't seen any episodes from the television series, you may be a tad confused.

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and some unnecessary sexual content.

Three and a half stars (out of four) for the slick and well-written "Star Trek."

Review by Alex Popp for The Animation Empire blog.

Monday, January 3, 2011

SpongeBob SquarePants Changed for Ninth Season


SpongeBob SquarePants has been rehabilitated for a ninth season, Nickelodeon proclaimed Monday.

Nick ordered a 26-episode season, which will shove the hit children's cartoon over the 200-episode mark.

"SpongeBob's success in reaching over 200 episodes is a evidence to creator Stephen Hillenburg's vision, comedic deep feeling and his dynamic, lovable characters," Brown Johnson, Nickelodeon's animation president, said in a statement. "The series now joins the club of modern classic Nicktoons that have hit this benchmark, so we're very proud."


SpongeBob has been the No.1 animated series with kids aged 2-to-11 for the last 10 years. The Nov. 11 special, Mystery with a Twistery, drew 6.6 million viewers, and was the 2010's top animated telecast in that similar demographic. The show's next special, Legends of Bikini Bottom, will open Jan. 28.

The ninth season is lined up to begin airing in 2012.

Mummies Alive - Serie Cartoon (1997)

Mummies Alive - Serie Cartoon (1997) Mummies Alive - Serie Cartoon (1997)
Episode List:
Season 1, Episode 1: Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra
Season 1, Episode 2: Sleepwalk Like an Egyptian
Season 1, Episode 3: Pack to the Future
Season 1, Episode 4: The Gift of Geb
Season 1, Episode 5: Desert Chic
Season 1, Episode 6: High Nuhn
Season 1, Episode 7: Dead Man Walking
Season 1, Episode 8: Good Bye Mr. Cheops
Season 1, Episode 9: Body Slam
Season 1, Episode 10: Paws
Season 1, Episode 11: The Curse of Sekhmet
Season 1, Episode 12: Dog Bites Mummy
Season 1, Episode 13: Reunion
Season 1, Episode 14: The Prince and the Presley
Season 1, Episode 15: The Egyp-Tsu Kid
Season 1, Episode 16: The Face in the Mirror
Season 1, Episode 17: Miscast
Season 1, Episode 18: Sleight of Hand
Season 1, Episode 19: Missing Ja-Kal
Season 1, Episode 20: Ghouls' Gold
Season 1, Episode 21: Tempting Offer
Season 1, Episode 22: Loss of Face
Season 1, Episode 23: Kid Scarab
Season 1, Episode 24: Married to the Geb


Avatar: The Last Airbender Full Season 1 (2005)

Avatar: The Last Airbender Full Season 1 (2005)Avatar: The Last Airbender Full Season 1 (2005)


Episode List:
Episode 1: The Boy in the Iceberg
Episode 2: The Avatar Returns
Episode 3: The Southern Air Temple
Episode 4: The Warriors of Kyoshi
Episode 5: The King of Omashu
Episode 6: Imprisoned
Episode 7: Winter Solstice (1): The Spirit World
Episode 8: Winter Solstice (2): Avatar Roku
Episode 9: The Waterbending Scroll
Episode 10: Jet
Episode 11 The Great Divide
Episode 12 The Storm
Episode 13 The Blue Spirit
Episode 14 The Fortuneteller
Episode 15 Bato of the Water Tribe
Episode 16 The Deserter
Episode 17 The Northern Air Temple
Episode 18 The Waterbending Master
Episode 19 The Siege of the North part 1
Episode 20 The Siege of the North part 2

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Episode 1: The Boy in the Iceberg


Episode 2: The Avatar Returns

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Episode 4: The Warriors of Kyoshi




Episode 5: The King of Omashu




Episode 6: Imprisoned




Episode 7: Winter Solstice (1): The Spirit World




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Episode 9: The Waterbending Scroll



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Transformers: Prime - Darkness Rising (2010)

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Transformers: Prime - Darkness Rising (2010)

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Garfield's Pet Force 3D (2009)



Garfield's Pet Force 3D (2009)Garfield's Pet Force 3D (2009)
Directors: Mark A.Z. Dipp
Language: English
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: June 16, 2009
Run Time: 78 minutes
Story: Nothing in the world can make Garfield get involved in anything besides eating, until the muscular super cat Garzooka comes crashing into Cartoon World from the Comic Book universe with terrifying news. Garfield summons up the willpower to join his superhero Garzooka in a fight to save their worlds...
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

‘Young Justice’ Gets Premiere Date, New Trailer


A new trailer for ‘Young Justice’ Cartoon Network’s ‘Justice League Unlimited’ successor has debuted alongside the statement that the show will premiere this January.

Those of you waiting tolerantly for DC’s latest animation adaptation won’t have to wait much longer. After an hour-long sneak peak in November, Cartoon Network will debut Young Justice in its regular slot on Friday, January 7th at 7 PM. The channel’s been running a short trailer to get fans keyed up, and it has a few new tidbits to tide you over until the first show.


The junior superheroes are effective under the Justice League, functioning as a farm team and taking covert assignments from Batman. At the end of the sneak peak, the team included Robin, Kid Flash, a newly-cloned Superboy, Aqualad and Miss Martian. Speedy was seen briefly, but elected not to link the Justice League or the younger spin-off. Red Tornado serves as a live-in chaperone while Black Canary trains the youngsters in the arts of superhero chop-sockey.

You can check out the new trailer here:


As a big fan of Bruce Timm’s DCAU, I’m keyed up to see a good successor to Justice League. Young Justice looks to keep the kid-pleasing yet adult-friendly formula going, without resorting to the goofy, anime-inspired antics of Teen Titans. The addition of voice acting veterans like Alan Tudyk, Phil LaMarr and Khary Payton means that the action should be topped with some excellence acting by cartoon standards, at least.

Young Justice will air Fridays at 7:00 on Cartoon Network starting January 7th.

YouTube Tips 15: What's in a Title?

It took us awhile to nail down any sort of system with the title, and it's a good system, but it also shows some vagueness within the system (which is why it is so accurate; YouTube is a chaotic place when it comes to which titles seem important).

So it started in a conversation on this video from GagaManMusic...



Saw this one again and made me think. To slowly increase the views, put "Flinstones Parody:" at the beginning of this title. =^)

Great job!

- cartoondisneypics

Then Andrei changed his title to "Flinstone parody" and left this comment to respond:

that's a good idea. Thanks :)

Thanks! Yeah, it worked for your Cow and Chicken (and I do stuff like that, such as our Zelda Parody). So you might want to add the "Barney's..." bit back as a subtitle like "FLINSTONES PARODY: Barney's..." or Flinstones parody - Barney's..." or something like that (I forgot what you had after "Barney's"

- TAE

I see what you mean - it was barney's invention

Ah yes. =^)

Cool. I think the idea is that the title (Flinstone Parody) makes people interested in that aspect. For example, our Zelda Parody. Then the subtitle might mention another name for a good keyword in searches like you have now. Or another example is our Zelda Parody: Link's a Moron. So "Link" is also a keyword in searches, and then "Link's a Moron" is interesting or controversial. Interesting to some, and then offensive to others, so they might click to watch it.

Oh, and then I see you also made the "P" in "parody" uppercase. This is also a good move. I did limited research, but I've seen VERY similar videos, and title casing (where the first letter of the word) seems to get better clicks than sentence casing (no caps on the first letters of the word). I'm still trying to decide with all caps. I think All Caps is good to lead with (or to put focus on a word later in a title) if the lead word or words aren't long.

Continuing title topic and using all caps... For example, "ZELDA PARODY: Link's a Moron" is probably good. Overall, I can't prove that this helps any with views (it might help a little, but not a huge amount), but it certainly does seem to catch the viewers attention more on the capitalized words, especially if not all the words are in caps. If all the words are in caps, then it doesn't seem to help any at all.

So here are our FOUR RULES TO TITLES:

1. Begin with the easiest sell to brand it.
EXAMPLE: Flinstones Parody
EXAMPLE: Kiera and Johnny! (this was a short series from LisaNova)

2. Use title case instead of sentence case.

3. Use caps to grab attention on specific words (either at the front or in the title somewhere).

4. Don't use all caps through the whole title, unless the all caps makes the title interesting, because it also makes the title slightly harder to read.

5. Use all lowercase when you have multiple words that are intriguing somehow.

6. Make sure your title is interesting or controversial. (Or includes a reference to something popular, which then becomes interesting or controversial.)

What is "interesting" or "controversial" is VERY subjective. In other words, you can argue about it all day and not make any progress. However, here are examples to paint the picture.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Movie Review - Iron Man 2

by Alex Popp



Yes, I finally saw it.

Six months after the events of the first Iron Man, Tony Stark's life has become more tense than ever. Now that his secret has been revealed, everyone wants in on the Iron Man technology, whether for profit or power. But for the Russian, Ivan Vanko, it's revenge. Tony suits up with his new sidekick, played by Don Cheadle, to face his most challenging battle. But he has another problem on his mind: the shrapnel in his chest is causing him blood toxicity.

Nothing could beat the first "Iron Man," but this is a pretty good sequel. The first was definitely more original, but there were plenty of entertaining battle scenes, which I'm sure was what most fans went to see it for, but there was also pretty good acting that was the top of the critics' minds, believe it or not. After trying so hard to find a time to see this in the theater, I won't waste a minute to see Iron Man 3.

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some language (the worst of which is bleeped out).

Three stars (out of four) for the uncomplicated but not disappointing "Iron Man 2."

Review by Alex Popp for The Animation Empire blog.
 
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