A long, long time ago, in a state far away, a wee tiny Belkira used to look forward to the trips to the local movie rental shop. I used to rent "The Last Unicorn" and "David the Gnome" over and over. One movie I rented a few times and just loved was "Jack and the Beanstalk."
Years later, something sparked a memory, and I searched for this movie on DVD. I watched it again last night. It's a little weird, a little creepy, and still pretty good. It's anime before anime was "cool." No, there are no pre-teen girls showing their panties. But there is an ogre and a princess and an evil witch.
My husband sat down halfway through and caught the wedding scene with the paper doll congregation (and the creepy "preacher" singing the "Are You Happy?" song) and declared the movie strange, and me strange for liking it so much.
Anyway. If you haven't seen it, see it! And tell me how weird I am for liking it.
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While we are looking for old obscure western animation, does anyone know of some movie with five wizard guys with dragons in it? Terribly descriptive, I know.
I believe it was a kids film.
I believe it was a kids film.
Just as Planned.
Timelordwho wrote:
While we are looking for old obscure western animation, does anyone know of some movie with five wizard guys with dragons in it? Terribly descriptive, I know.
I believe it was a kids film.
I believe it was a kids film.
Record of Lodoss War?
Nvm, not Western enough.
Edited, Jan 31st 2011 6:06pm by Shaowstrike
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Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
Timelordwho wrote:
While we are looking for old obscure western animation, does anyone know of some movie with five wizard guys with dragons in it? Terribly descriptive, I know.
I believe it was a kids film.
I believe it was a kids film.
Record of Lodoss War?
Nvm, not Western enough.
Edited, Jan 31st 2011 6:06pm by Shaowstrike
No, but I might end up watching it.
Just as Planned.
Timelordwho wrote:
Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
Timelordwho wrote:
While we are looking for old obscure western animation, does anyone know of some movie with five wizard guys with dragons in it? Terribly descriptive, I know.
I believe it was a kids film.
I believe it was a kids film.
Record of Lodoss War?
Nvm, not Western enough.
Edited, Jan 31st 2011 6:06pm by Shaowstrike
No, but I might end up watching it.
I think I found it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flight_of_Dragons
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Timelordwho wrote:
While we are looking for old obscure western animation...
My movie was made in Japan, dammit.
It really is anime. So there.
Belkira the Tulip wrote:
My movie was made in Japan, dammit. 
It really is anime.
It really is anime.Yes, and The Simpsons is drawn by Koreans.
Allegory wrote:
Belkira the Tulip wrote:
My movie was made in Japan, dammit. It really is anime.
It really is anime.Yes, and The Simpsons is drawn by Koreans.
What makes an anime an anime, then?
Belkira the Tulip wrote:
What makes an anime an anime, then?
Mostly I was just poking a little fun.
I don't think of it as having a precise definition which puts media into categories of "definitely anime" and "definitely not anime. If someone wanted to call Avatar anime or say it wasn't, I couldn't care much either way.
I think one of the simplest ways to discern if something might be anime is to ask "is this animated and is it intended for a primarily Japanese audience?" If the answer to both is yes, then it's probably anime.
Edited, Jan 31st 2011 10:38pm by Allegory
Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
Timelordwho wrote:
Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
Timelordwho wrote:
While we are looking for old obscure western animation, does anyone know of some movie with five wizard guys with dragons in it? Terribly descriptive, I know.
I believe it was a kids film.
I believe it was a kids film.
Record of Lodoss War?
Nvm, not Western enough.
Edited, Jan 31st 2011 6:06pm by Shaowstrike
No, but I might end up watching it.
I think I found it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flight_of_Dragons
omfg yes. Movie is EPIC!
Here is the intro for just a taste of it's awesomeness
I've no idea how many times I've seen this, but enough that my VCR tape of it no longer works t.t
Allegory wrote:
Belkira the Tulip wrote:
What makes an anime an anime, then?
Mostly I was just poking a little fun.
I don't think of it as having a precise definition which puts media into categories of "definitely anime" and "definitely not anime. If someone wanted to call Avatar anime or say it wasn't, I couldn't care much either way.
I think one of the simplest ways to discern if something might be anime is to ask "is this animated and is it intended for a primarily Japanese audience?" If the answer to both is yes, then it's probably anime.
Oh. Then I'm going to pretend it's anime and that I was cool and watched anime before any of you guys.
ITT: I (watched anime/played video games/used the internet) before it was cool.
I think everyone in these particular forums falls under those categories.
I think everyone in these particular forums falls under those categories.
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I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
lolgaxe wrote:
ITT: I (watched anime/played video games/used the internet) before it was cool.
I think everyone in these particular forums falls under those categories.
I think everyone in these particular forums falls under those categories.
I'm nine, don't say that.
LOL i totally remeber watching this movie back when i was a kid. When i was young we were super poor so the libary was the place where we would go to get movies and it's there where i found Lord of the rings cartoon movies and the flight of dragons! Such a great cartoon movie belk thanks for the forgotten memories!
Flixa wrote:
It's there where i found Lord of the rings cartoon movies.
xypin wrote:
Flixa wrote:
It's there where i found Lord of the rings cartoon movies.
Crazy depends on whether you saw the full cartoons or those half cartoon/half live action abominations.
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Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
xypin wrote:
Flixa wrote:
It's there where i found Lord of the rings cartoon movies.
Crazy depends on whether you saw the full cartoons or those half cartoon/half live action abominations.
there not so bad while on drugs.
Or so I was told.
Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
xypin wrote:
Flixa wrote:
It's there where i found Lord of the rings cartoon movies.
This post did not take me 10 minutes to write and I did not get sucked into watching the whole movie.
Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
Timelordwho wrote:
Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
Timelordwho wrote:
While we are looking for old obscure western animation, does anyone know of some movie with five wizard guys with dragons in it? Terribly descriptive, I know.
I believe it was a kids film.
I believe it was a kids film.
Record of Lodoss War?
Nvm, not Western enough.
Edited, Jan 31st 2011 6:06pm by Shaowstrike
No, but I might end up watching it.
I think I found it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flight_of_Dragons
...I think it is. I like the intro too, I'm gonna have to watch this at some point.
Just as Planned.
I remember watching G-Force, and Star Blazers when i was around 7 years old. Both were Anime's dubbed in english, and played on saturday mornings (1979 ish). So there! :P
My point is that anime has always been cool. :)
My point is that anime has always been cool. :)
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I loved this version of Jack and the Beanstock since I first saw it as a kid, but until now, I don't think I've ever spoken to anyone outside my family that remembers it.
lol, I think you mean Jack and the Beanstalk.
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Anime is really just the word "animation" truncated.
They call our animation "anime"
NOW HOW YOU GONNA ACT?
They call our animation "anime"
NOW HOW YOU GONNA ACT?
Usagi wrote:
Anime is really just the word "animation" truncated.
They call our animation "anime"
NOW HOW YOU GONNA ACT?
They call our animation "anime"
NOW HOW YOU GONNA ACT?
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