And why even bother with fakey
CGI talking animals, when the real thing (or some approximation thereof) has so much potential to tug at the emotions of us humans?
Not exact matches
Certainly the special effects, designed by the wizards at Rhythm and Hues, reach a new plateau of believability for
talking -
animal CGI, and, computer - animation aside, the 2001 film has a distinctive, endearing Eighties flavour that's unique to this era.
Surf's Up (June 8, Columbia) Starring: Jeff Bridges, Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, James Woods, Jane Krakowski, Jon Heder, Mario Cantone, Brian Benben, Michael McKean Director: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck Rating: PG The Pitch: «Surf's Up» tries to make us forget it hasn't been all that long since we were treated to a
CGI feature with
talking animals —
talking penguins, even — by giving the format a mockumentary twist: the idea here is that penguins invented surfing, and examines the leadup to the Penguin World Surfing Championship.
For the first time in a long while, a
CGI film with
talking animals actually has me somewhat interested.
We may not have seen it in a
CGI family film, but it's merely a device for
animals to
talk fast, act silly, and occasionally get serious with score to match.