tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860570369910571160.post7338658415888403647..comments2024-03-18T05:38:24.843-07:00Comments on Best Animated Short: Best Animated Short - 1997ajnruleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07990303219460863679noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860570369910571160.post-1425286009544535142012-09-02T18:06:34.388-07:002012-09-02T18:06:34.388-07:00I first saw "Famous Fred" from a tape I ...I first saw "Famous Fred" from a tape I rented at a video store years back and I sorta dig what Quinn did in it. It's certainly a far more juvinile work than what she might be best known for (when it's not tree-crapping bears selling toilet paper). I still thought it did fine on it's own and loved the paraells over the life of a certain "King of Rock & Roll" they spoofed in the story.<br /><br />I really don't have much to say about Geri's Game here since I have enjoyed that short fully anyway and nothing I would say would change people's minds anyway. It's just a well put-together film in my book. I always love the visual joke with the box stating "Hand-Crafted Pixar Shorts" rather than stating it was a Chess set.<br /><br />I didn't think much about Redux Riding Hood other than for what a few people have said about it on Usenet that made me wish I could have watched it back in '98 around oscar time. It was certainly well worth the wait for Steve Moore to finally put this up from his personal copy. The designer of the film (who's name escapes me) was hired by Moore without having any real experiences in the animation field, only that he did his work without any prior knowledge of the story or what was required, giving the film the very unconventional look we do not associate the Disney studio for. I also felt the entire film is pretty much inspired greatly from the work of Ward Kimball, one of the "9 Old Men" who's own personal work often involved wild collages and unique, inventive objects he created for art exhibits or seen in shorts like "It's Tough To Be A Bird" (I also loved "Dad... Can I Borry The Car?" if you ever find that short). Redux Riding Hood was part of a planned Direct-To-Video release composed of other fairy tales getting the "Redux" treatment, though only this and another short involving the Three Little Pigs was ever made. I'd still love to see the Pigs film if it pops up (also longer).<br /><br />Being way off-topic, I'm reminded of "La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons" getting namedropped in an opening song from a Mystery Science Theater 3000 special on the Oscars one year on the SciFi Channel just to have someone mention they do not have any clips to show of it so they moved on. Just thought I mention that as I enjoyed the little dig they made about it.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToJbZX5pWO8&t=1m20sChris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.com