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These images are amazing... I'm so happy Disney is going back to their roots, let's just hope they do well as it seems CG cartoons are all the rage and its gonna be hard to convince a 8 year old to see these.
From what I've read Rapunzel is supposed to be some kind of new take on blending traditional and CG animation. If it turns out as slick as these concepts I'll welcome it. I've been anticipating Disney's return to "old school" cartoon flicks for a while. They've got the style down, let's hope they make the stories worth the animator's efforts.
As much as I agree with you, I think I'm looking foward to The Princess and the Frog more.
@ZombiePlatypus,
You are correct. The movie supposedly combines traditional and CG in an extraordinary way. Also, I heard they are putting a ton of focus on the animation of Rapunzel's hair (rightfully so). I have read it looks ridiculously beautiful. :)
@wanderingpixel,
Yeah, I can't wait for The Princess and the Frog as well. It looks stunning! :)
I think Rapunzel will kick the shit out of Princess and the Frog. I'm really not digging the trailers for it.
Allow me to quote you Chad by saying AMAZING !!!
The first image looks so awesome. The character design is really great, and once again I can't wait for seeing the villains as they use to do a lot of purely evil shit and get possesed just like the opposite you would actually expect from the happy Disney characters.
@Magnalon,
I agree that the trailers are pretty weak, but I heard it was a fantastic movie (if you like older Disney movies, at least -- and, really, who doesn't?). *fingers crossed* :)
I just love the classic Disney movies... it would be great to see these coming back! (and the screens are gorgeous!)
Fantasia 3.
NOW.
WOOO!!!
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
It looks like Peril's of Rosella. But it's by the same people who made my other favorite Disney movies.
:O
@Chad
My wife and I own nearly every Disney film up until Home on the Range (Roseanne for the loss!) :D
I'll see Princess and the Frog day one, but we're skeptical!
I think my main reserve comes from the Baron Samedi villain: he looks a bit flat. My two favorite Disney films are Aladdin and Lion King, primarily because of how amazing the villains are.
Yea ZombiePlatypus is right, it'll be all CG, but hopefully they will do a good job making it look flatter and 2D. Remember when they tried to do that with Treasure Planet? Horrible results!!
I can't wait to see the Frog Princess!! Even more exciting Chad, did you hear they are opening a Pixar studio up here in Vancouver?! I'm soooo applying!
God I lost my mind, look how beautiful those illustrations are. This really brings me back to the old Disney days.
About god damn time! Happy day!
Disney said that Rapunzel is totally CGI. Bummer.
I'm glad Disney is actually doing 2D animation again, and not mooching off Pixar which does CG. 2D forever!
Disney movies are great, this one will be too. I don't really like the story of Rapunzel but that doesn't make me turn away from it.
My favorite Disney movie is still Robin Hood. Oh beautiful Lady Marian. The first time I fell in love with an animated character!
*sigh*
Such great times when I was young.
@Magnalon,
I love you. <3
@JehutyFromHell,
It is ... but it is a brand new, CG/2D hybrid animation technique. It is created using computers, but makes everything look "flat," much like a 2D illustration.
We'll see ... but I am hoping for the best. :)
I'm pretty sure this is just concept art, and the actual movie won't look that good throughout. But, it'll still be a classic Disney animated film, so it won't be bad.
Whoa, I want to see this style in motion.
@Dexter,
I said it was concept art. But, still ... GORGEOUS! <3
Wow, if they came out with a good Disney animated movie I would be so happy.
That being said, I'll not hope so there's no disappointment. Instead I'll be pleasantly surprised. (Yay Lasseter. Toy Story 2 was brilliant after he got his hands on the project.)
@Chad
<3 <3 <3 <3
Disney Karaoke exclusively at the next Dtoid event? I wish!
My best friend just won his WoW guild's singing contest with Aladdin's "One Jump". CLASSIC!
@ KyleGamgee
yea, I think Lasseter is a really innovative guy, but I think he makes better for a creative producer than a director. I've generally not liked the Pixar movies he's directed nearly as much as say, Andrew Stanton's Pixar movies...but it's a matter of taste I suppose :)
Chad, just like Magnalon, I am a huge Disney fan. I think I've gone out of my way to make a trip down to Disney World every single year for the last 15 years or so. I actually have another one planned with my girlfriend and my entire family this December. It should be a blast, especially since I'll be taking my 4 year old niece for her first visit EVER!
Suffice to say, this news about another possible 2-D disney film really has me excited. The entire idea of Disney returning to its roots just makes me giddy. My mouth drools as I look through these images.
BTW ... what are your opinions of the "Epic Mickey" images that surfaces this week? Are you excited for that?
OHMYGOSHTHISLOOKSAMAZING :) :) :) :)
thanks for sharing this!
These plus those Steampunk Mickey concepts are making me Disney crazy. I think I need to play some Kingdom Hearts.
I'm getting a super oldschool vibe from these pictures, moreso than princess and the frog. I can't wait.
I was saying to my one friend the other day that Im getting sick of these CG kids films. Im really glad there bringing back the animated look again. Both this and Princess and the frog look amazing. I cant wait till these hit theaters. Im all for this, nostalgia is good at times.
Can this be a game?
I am certainly glad that Disney is going back to their roots (or at least the style that produced such wonderful results), and I'm certainly not opposed to princess films...but two princess films in a row? Sounds good, but I'd like to see them do a non-princess film soon. I don't know how long this new process will take, but they can certainly alternate the release of big blockbuster films with Pixar.
As for the production techniques...look, I know CGI makes everything easier. Even going for the traditional flat look, you can pull off some amazing stuff with it that would take far too long to animate traditionally (with cels). However...well, since I'm an anime fan, let me reference a few shows. The animation of a recent show like Gundam 00 or Black Lagoon is simply stunning, providing the studio is given a high budget. However, there is a distinct lack of, for lack of a better term, "warmth" to the visuals. (The exception for me was Gurren Lagann, which had an intentionally "rough" feel, not smooth.) Sure, they're stunning, but...maybe the computerized removal of "defections" in the animation make it lose something I can't fully describe. I recently finished off the final story arc of Yu Yu Hakusho, and even though the animation wasn't as spectacular as recent shows, the "warmth" of the traditional animation really endeared me to it. Every occasional "high-budget" scene looked far better (in my preference) than many CGI-boosted scenes. See also: Record of Lodoss War.
To bring this back to Western animation, the trickery used in older Disney films (or in Don Bluth's films like The Secret of NIMH) may have been complicated, inefficient, and outdated, but it produced wonderful results that still amaze me to this day. I'm really looking forward to Disney's potential "rebirth" at the hands of John Lasseter, but a part of me will still be sad that advancing technology (and the positive net benefits for the film's quality) will leave behind that intangible, indescribable "warmth" I love so much.
Also, I know this was during Disney's recent decline, but whatever team did The Emperor's New Groove, a film salvaged from several failed ideas and basically written off, allowing them to do whatever with it? I want more from them.
Consider my mind blown Mr. Chad I can't wait for both of these movies YAY animation is back from the dead.
Vintage Disney died with John Williams.
@ZekeThePlumber
uhhh...John Williams isn't dead
This is pretty impressive.
BRING BACK THE DISNEY MUSICAL! WHOOO!
I was just talking to someone how I grew up on musicals because of Disney, and think children show grow up with musicals...glad its coming back <3
I saw the trailer before Harry Potter and it made me happy to se this style of Disney film back. It did look kinda weak, but after seeing many of the old Disney princess films recently (I have a four year old daughter) it didn't look that different in retrospect. I'm excited, it's like having the retro revival we've had in videogames come to movies!
Looks fantastic, but like Necros says, let's hope the finished product looks truly hand-made, and not "computer-made trying to look hand-made".
@ Tactix- High School Musical 1, 2, and 3.
Take your pick, haus.
Ya, seriously can't wait for these.
Tbh, Pixar are the Disney of our times, so its only fitting that John Lasseter be the one to help Disney find its way again. Looks like he's doing a good job so far.
@Necros - I know what you mean, and I agree in regards to Disney and similar style movies, but I think shows like Gundam 00 suit the clean, CGI style.
@Ajax
It's a shame Disney canned Lasseter after achieving his childhood dream of working for them, only to come crawling back to him years later.
I feel bad that he had to go through that transitional period, but thus Pixar was born.
Disney article I missed? OH NO! I know no one will read this, but my thoughts:
I was so relieved when Disney and Pixar mended fences, and even more excited when Lasseter was put in charge of Disney animation in general. He's a man who really takes his creative cues from Walt Disney (the man, not the company), so if anyone can bring that old magic back, it's him. I'm ridiculously excited for The Princess and the Frog, if only for what it represents. As for Rapunzel, I've been a little cautious about it. It's been in development for years, and Glen Keane (legendary Disney animator and the man behind Rapunzel) recently stepped down from directing it because of health issues. From what I understand, though, he remains very involved, and this concept art is gorgeous. It looks like it still has the potential to be great. Here's hoping!
Looks promising but I still prefer Studio Ghibli and I swear I'm not a weeaboo
holy shit. i have been honestly waiting my WHOLE life for a DECENT Rapunzel movie - animated I mean - this could make my life. And the only issue I had with the trailer of the Princess and the Frog was the fact that the Princess sounded like Queen Latifah on an angry day, like they were attempting to compensate for the until now lack of black representation in princess stories by making this one as stereotypical as possible. It's sort of weird - not a bad thing, just made my brow furrow a little. We'll see.
...Glen Keane is amazing. My hero is still without a doubt Don Bluth, but Glen Keane's a genius too.
<3 Chad
Yeah this looks absolutely amazing!
A new King's Quest game looking like the second image would be... ohmigosh... heavens. <3
Seriously, that SO looks like I always imagined the old KQs with sparkly HD graphics. Very "adventure-gameish".