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by Gimmicks.Ideas » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:51 am
Basically feel the same as many of you above do. There’s a possible chance of the film being good, considering supposedly the people behind it have love & appreciation for the characters & stories. Sadly though, that isn’t always enough for it for it to be any good… what ultimately matters is that the studio executives in charge are supportive of the directors’ vision for the film and in the end, that vision is in turn supportive of the integrity of the original stories.. and if that isn’t happening. Well.. chaos ensues.
Only time will tell with what happens.. but I’m realistically setting my bar low after the last couple poor attempts at a “Ruxpin Comeback”. IMO, it shouldn’t be rocket science to realize that in order for these to be successful, they simply have to be as close to the integrity of the original stories as possible. Otherwise.. the whole thing falls apart..
Granted, I thought the Sonic the Hedgehog movie was fairly enjoyable & respectful enough to the original source material, though it wasn’t quite what I had in mind for a movie adaptation (the ‘96 OVA Anime film is something closer to what I’d expected but more on the level of storytelling, animation, and budget that say, a Studio Ghibli movie would have). But yeah..
Ultimately I feel like the best approach for Teddy would’ve been something along the lines of the approach they were originally going for, that being the pitch for a full traditionally animated/CG hybrid movie. Though I feel today, something more along the lines of Disney’s Paperman short would be the best way to go in regards to that. (Something that captures the look & feel of the original storybook illustrations but has the fluidity of animation you’d come to expect in a theatrical animated feature)
That’s basically my 2 cents on the matter.
“Oh, I think “marvelous” inventor might be exaggerating. It would probably be sufficient to say “wonderful” inventor.” - Gimmick