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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Apr 19, 2014 10:21:26 GMT -5
Mr. Benn and Danger Mouse leap to mind as cult classics of British animation from this time. If you can call Mr Benn animation, that's more like filming a book and making the character slightly move his arm or hand. Terrible cartoon and poor role model (he steals things from the costume shop every time!) Danger Mouse is awesome though.
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Post by The Mark of Mark on Apr 19, 2014 10:54:12 GMT -5
Some of Disney's output then IMO was way better than initially given credit for, but that might be due to Don Bluth working there at the time(Rescuers, Small One, etc). Banjo The Woodpile Cat is fun, but you won't be able to look at it the same once you read the synopsis of the original story (which is pretty damn hardcore). As far as Bakshi, check out Coonskin and American Pop. Heavy Traffic is kind of a muddled mess, though. Much as I like Bakshi, I'd have to agree not all of his films are great. Heavy Traffic and Fire and Ice are among my least favorite of his (and while it has nothing to do with the era in question, I'll go ahead and point out that I really love Cool World even though it is not that good of a movie). American Pop is definitely one of my favorite films of all time. I like his take of Fritz the Cat (but then again I was never that big of an R. Crumb fan, so that might explain why I like it). And even though there are too many shortcuts and bad cases of "tell, don't show", I really like Wizards as well. Coonskin is probably his best film. And as for his Lord of the Rings, some things I liked in it better than the Jackson film (better written Frodo, and a couple scenes seemed to have better blocking). Jackson's versions are clearly superior, but you can tell where Bakshi's version influenced him. I have yet to see "Hey Good Lookin'" the whole way through, but from what I've seen thus far is that it is retreading Heavy Traffic territory. (I'm eagerly anticipating his release of "The Last Days of Coney Island" in spite of it being (supposedly) a Heavy Traffic prequel, though.)
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 19, 2014 13:17:16 GMT -5
I was obsessed with Cool Cat just for the copious amounts of airings Nickelodeon gave him when they had a hard-on for the '60s LT shorts. And what about the eyesore that was the opening logo and intro to THOSE?!!? That W7 shield was an eyesore I'll see you the shield and raise (lower?) you the abstract WB? In either case, the music (Merry-Go-Round Broke Down on crack) didn't help. EDIT: Because I am feeling particularly sadistic, here is a MONTAGE of opening and closing logos from this time period!
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 19, 2014 13:17:37 GMT -5
How about Rock & Rule?
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 19, 2014 13:19:34 GMT -5
Best: The Plague Dogs... what a fantastic movie. Worst: I remember despising Inch High Private Eye as a kid. Which reminds me...if nothing else, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch gave Disney the idea for Cars. I am convinced of it.
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 19, 2014 13:20:55 GMT -5
Some of Disney's output then IMO was way better than initially given credit for, but that might be due to Don Bluth working there at the time(Rescuers, Small One, etc). Banjo The Woodpile Cat is fun, but you won't be able to look at it the same once you read the synopsis of the original story (which is pretty damn hardcore). As far as Bakshi, check out Coonskin and American Pop. Heavy Traffic is kind of a muddled mess, though. Considering your name and your avatar, I am surprised that you (or me, actually) haven't mentioned The Raccoons yet. Of the specials, Lost Star probably looked the best, but the humor and some of the stories of the series were actually quite sophisticated for its time.
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Post by wildojinx on Apr 19, 2014 18:10:04 GMT -5
No love for the 60s Fantastic Four and Spidey cartoons? Heck, i'd even add in Amazing Friends (my first exposure to Marvel comic heroes, much like Superfriends was my first exposure to DC).
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Apr 19, 2014 21:05:10 GMT -5
Basically, anything and everything Hanna-Barbera after The Flintstones and The Jetsons. All of it sucks to me. So bad.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2014 21:13:50 GMT -5
I've always wondered.....did Freleng and DePatie change the intro just to acknowledge the changeover in WB Animation (WB let them all go in '63, but the entire team went independent, and WB outsourced Looney Tunes to them and even managed to let them keep the same workspace) or because they thought this was better? Basically, anything and everything Hanna-Barbera after The Flintstones and The Jetsons. All of it sucks to me. So bad. Lords of light!
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Apr 19, 2014 21:23:23 GMT -5
I've always wondered.....did Freleng and DePatie change the intro just to acknowledge the changeover in WB Animation (WB let them all go in '63, but the entire team went independent, and WB outsourced Looney Tunes to them and even managed to let them keep the same workspace) or because they thought this was better? Basically, anything and everything Hanna-Barbera after The Flintstones and The Jetsons. All of it sucks to me. So bad. Lords of light! Yeah, I just don't like any of it at all. Don't get me wrong, a lot of it gave us some fantastic Williams Street shows later on (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Sealab 2021, Harvey Birdman, etc)...but like, the actual shows themselves were garbage to me. And yes, even Scooby Doo. ESPECIALLY Scooby Doo.
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