Dek Rollins

Zootopia (2016) – C+/B-

This film was much more enjoyable than I had expected; I really had no interest in it at all in the first place, but someone put it on, so I watched it.

There were a lot of fun parts, humorous parts, and it generally was okay. The main problem with it is the ever present and overly blatant use of dumb jokes, puns and references that just aren’t funny, and ultimately get in the way of my enjoyment of the film. The most glaring example of this is probably Mr. Big, who is a blatant The Godfather reference. Similar to the ESB reference in Toy Story 2, only a lot worse. And a much lesser “nitpick” problem I had with him was how predictable and unfunny they made the “Mr. Big is actually super tiny” joke. I also didn’t find the bunny breeding jokes very funny. I noticed them, I may have cringed at a couple of them, but it was never funny.

The secondary problem I had with it, isn’t actually that big; it isn’t really a problem at all. I thought the main theme kind of just stuck out too much. Now, the thing that’s actually a problem, is the “bunnies can call other bunnies cute…” line, which made no sense and didn’t have anything to do with the film as a whole. It was just a one off dialogue exchange that didn’t do anything but confuse me. Is that supposed to be like the “black people can call other black people niggers” thing?

I just can’t decide on whether or not it deserves to be on the “B” spectrum or not. Definitely not worth a re-watch for me.

The Secret of Nimh (1982) – B++

Don Bluth.
(For further information, please see the paragraph below.)

I haven’t seen this film since I was little, and I honestly didn’t remember very much about it. My brothers and I just kind of decided to watch it again. It’s a very good and well made film. Really the only issue I have with it is that it feels like it’s not long enough. It runs 82 minutes, and none of Don Bluth’s most well known animated films have ever had long running times, but this one in particular just felt too short. Nothing really even felt rushed or anything, it just didn’t feel like any developments in the film took enough time to make it at its most satisfying when it comes to a close. Really not a big issue at all. Great film.

I cleaned up after the cat months ago.

Frank your Majesty said:

Dek Rollins said:

warbler*sigh*™

I’m just freaking tired of all the shitposting about Japanese animation. Is that okay with all of you?

Tyrphanax said:

I’m sure there are plenty of Japanese animators who don’t produce anime, and they’re probably fine pieces of animation.

Strikes me as a bit silly to assume that Japanese people can only create anime-style animation.

When I say that anime is bad, I’m directly insulting that one style of animation, not broadly insulting all animation or all Japanese people. That’s one style of animation being insulted.

This entire post is silly. Anime refers to Japanese animation. Not a style. And there are many different art styles that have been used in various anime by various artists; some Japanese comics and animated series have even changed art styles throughout their original run. So you actually can’t insult just one style of animation if you call it anime.

To say that anime is simply a style of animation would mean that Avatar: The Last Airbender is anime. It’s not, because it’s not Japanese.

By saying all anime sucks, you are condemning all Japanese animated media.

This is so silly. It’s like saying “Hip hop is not one genre of music, because there are different styles and sub-genres, instead, hip hop refers to all music made by blacks.”

Anime is not a genre. It’s a term used outside of Japan to specify animation from Japan. In Japan it just means animation. It doesn’t refer to any specific art style. And your hip hop comparison is even more silly than Tyrphanax’s post, which very well could’ve come out of a common misconception.

warbler*sigh*™

I’m just freaking tired of all the shitposting about Japanese animation. Is that okay with all of you?

Tyrphanax said:

I’m sure there are plenty of Japanese animators who don’t produce anime, and they’re probably fine pieces of animation.

Strikes me as a bit silly to assume that Japanese people can only create anime-style animation.

When I say that anime is bad, I’m directly insulting that one style of animation, not broadly insulting all animation or all Japanese people. That’s one style of animation being insulted.

This entire post is silly. Anime refers to Japanese animation. Not a style. And there are many different art styles that have been used in various anime by various artists; some Japanese comics and animated series have even changed art styles throughout their original run. So you actually can’t insult just one style of animation if you call it anime.

To say that anime is simply a style of animation would mean that Avatar: The Last Airbender is anime. It’s not, because it’s not Japanese.

By saying all anime sucks, you are condemning all Japanese animated media.

DominicCobb said:

Dek Rollins said:

Then add the other side, which is where I am included. You not only said that anime was bad, but you also said that watching/enjoying a piece of Japanese animation is clear evidence immaturity. That is quite insulting as well.

Well I think he has been proven right about the immaturity thing, at least.

And now I’m certain you are not very mature yourself.

See how that can be thrown around without basis?

Tyrphanax said:

TV’s Frink said:

Dek Rollins said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Dek Rollins said:

I’d just like to say that several members here that I used to hold much respect for are now on a mental list of members I hold with moderate to extreme disdain, due to there unreasonable statements regarding Japanese animation, which I find are extremely insulting to many people. Just to be specific, I refer mainly to the members TV’s Frink, Tyrphanax, and suspiciouscoffee.

Even Silver Wook has stated his dislike of such posts that starting spilling out of members somewhat recently.

I don’t care what anyone else’s opinions are for the most part. I can’t tell anyone what to think, and I don’t want to. If someone wants to be a fool, then I’ll let them be a fool, as long as they aren’t directly hurting others.

I just find these opinions being voiced in such harsh manners to be insulting, and would like to ask that such members (and anyone else I may have forgotten to list) refrain from continuing the redundant and useless statements regarding Japanese animation.

I’m sure many of you can sympathize with this thought, as many members here quickly got tired of hearing many harsh statements regarding TFA after its release earlier in the year.

I find that this is an even worse situation than that (especially considering that I personally thought TFA moderately sucked), because rather than voicing specific opinions about one particular film (even if unreasonable), these members are voicing almost completely unreasonable opinions (while stating them as facts) about an entire subsection of an entertainment media.

I’m mostly joking when I say it. I have several friends irl that are fans of various animes and I make the same jokes. Usually they laugh it off. I guess it doesn’t work as well in the typed form as it does in person. I shall refrain from making further comments on the matter of anime as I have recently.

Thank you for clarifying and being a reasonable human being, rather than an ass like the other two specified members.

And I’m not trying to shame anyone for offending anime lovers or anything like that. I just think that the statements being made were completely unnecessary and unreasonable, not to mention insulting if any such statements were made genuinely.

TV’s Frink said:

Lol man, it’s super obvious, “typed form” has nothing to do with it, and I’m sure he’s smart enough to understand. He just can’t ignore it like he should, for some reason.

“Typed form” does have some play in the matter of understanding statements fully. But yes, I’ve realized that at least most of it coming from you is trolling ever since you started the shtick.

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Jeebus said:

Dek, I think your mistake is taking anything Frink says seriously 😛

They’re just busting your balls.

I’m well aware that most of it is just trolling (something that I find much hypocrisy in), but underneath the thick layer of troll, I can’t tell how much is genuine opinion or not.

TV’s Frink said:

We’re not even busting his balls, we’re just mocking anime and he’s taking it personally for some reason. You’d think he invented it or something.

I never took your apparent dislike of anime personally. I just find it extremely annoying, and under the mild thought that there is some genuine opinion behind the troll, I feel that a whole lot of people (myself included) are being needlessly insulted. And that would be actually insulting to many people, unlike the use of retard as a direct insult.

Wow, you should try getting over yourself in this particular instance. Especially if you think being mean to anime is more insulting than calling someone a retard to belittle them.

“Calling anime bad is almost as mean as saying the Jews deserved the Holocaust guys!”

And from now on I’ll probably consider you an unintelligent ass.

TV’s Frink said:

Dek Rollins said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Dek Rollins said:

I’d just like to say that several members here that I used to hold much respect for are now on a mental list of members I hold with moderate to extreme disdain, due to there unreasonable statements regarding Japanese animation, which I find are extremely insulting to many people. Just to be specific, I refer mainly to the members TV’s Frink, Tyrphanax, and suspiciouscoffee.

Even Silver Wook has stated his dislike of such posts that starting spilling out of members somewhat recently.

I don’t care what anyone else’s opinions are for the most part. I can’t tell anyone what to think, and I don’t want to. If someone wants to be a fool, then I’ll let them be a fool, as long as they aren’t directly hurting others.

I just find these opinions being voiced in such harsh manners to be insulting, and would like to ask that such members (and anyone else I may have forgotten to list) refrain from continuing the redundant and useless statements regarding Japanese animation.

I’m sure many of you can sympathize with this thought, as many members here quickly got tired of hearing many harsh statements regarding TFA after its release earlier in the year.

I find that this is an even worse situation than that (especially considering that I personally thought TFA moderately sucked), because rather than voicing specific opinions about one particular film (even if unreasonable), these members are voicing almost completely unreasonable opinions (while stating them as facts) about an entire subsection of an entertainment media.

I’m mostly joking when I say it. I have several friends irl that are fans of various animes and I make the same jokes. Usually they laugh it off. I guess it doesn’t work as well in the typed form as it does in person. I shall refrain from making further comments on the matter of anime as I have recently.

Thank you for clarifying and being a reasonable human being, rather than an ass like the other two specified members.

And I’m not trying to shame anyone for offending anime lovers or anything like that. I just think that the statements being made were completely unnecessary and unreasonable, not to mention insulting if any such statements were made genuinely.

TV’s Frink said:

Lol man, it’s super obvious, “typed form” has nothing to do with it, and I’m sure he’s smart enough to understand. He just can’t ignore it like he should, for some reason.

“Typed form” does have some play in the matter of understanding statements fully. But yes, I’ve realized that at least most of it coming from you is trolling ever since you started the shtick.

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Jeebus said:

Dek, I think your mistake is taking anything Frink says seriously 😛

They’re just busting your balls.

I’m well aware that most of it is just trolling (something that I find much hypocrisy in), but underneath the thick layer of troll, I can’t tell how much is genuine opinion or not.

TV’s Frink said:

We’re not even busting his balls, we’re just mocking anime and he’s taking it personally for some reason. You’d think he invented it or something.

I never took your apparent dislike of anime personally. I just find it extremely annoying, and under the mild thought that there is some genuine opinion behind the troll, I feel that a whole lot of people (myself included) are being needlessly insulted. And that would be actually insulting to many people, unlike the use of retard as a direct insult.

Wow, you should try getting over yourself in this particular instance.

I was thinking the same about you.

Especially if you think being mean to anime is more insulting than calling someone a retard to belittle them.

Concerning how “being mean to anime” isn’t what you seem to think it is: when you say all Japanese animation is objectively awful, you are essentially saying that all Japanese people are completely incapable of creating quality pieces of animated media.

Then add the other side, which is where I am included. You not only said that anime was bad, but you also said that watching/enjoying a piece of Japanese animation is clear evidence immaturity. That is quite insulting as well.

And about the retard remark: I personally don’t believe that actually mentally challenged people are being mass-insulted when someone calls someone else (or something else) retarded in an insulting way, regardless of whether it’s genuine or playful. When you are “being mean to anime,” you are directly insulting all of those people. When I call someone retarded for not making intelligent choices or whatnot, I am directly insulting there mental capacity. That’s one person being insulted. And to say that is the same as using idiot, moron, stupid, or any other nearly synonymous term that’s out there.

And you insult people on this forum to belittle them all the time, deserving or not, so I don’t see the issue.

suspiciouscoffee said:

Dek Rollins said:

I’d just like to say that several members here that I used to hold much respect for are now on a mental list of members I hold with moderate to extreme disdain, due to there unreasonable statements regarding Japanese animation, which I find are extremely insulting to many people. Just to be specific, I refer mainly to the members TV’s Frink, Tyrphanax, and suspiciouscoffee.

Even Silver Wook has stated his dislike of such posts that starting spilling out of members somewhat recently.

I don’t care what anyone else’s opinions are for the most part. I can’t tell anyone what to think, and I don’t want to. If someone wants to be a fool, then I’ll let them be a fool, as long as they aren’t directly hurting others.

I just find these opinions being voiced in such harsh manners to be insulting, and would like to ask that such members (and anyone else I may have forgotten to list) refrain from continuing the redundant and useless statements regarding Japanese animation.

I’m sure many of you can sympathize with this thought, as many members here quickly got tired of hearing many harsh statements regarding TFA after its release earlier in the year.

I find that this is an even worse situation than that (especially considering that I personally thought TFA moderately sucked), because rather than voicing specific opinions about one particular film (even if unreasonable), these members are voicing almost completely unreasonable opinions (while stating them as facts) about an entire subsection of an entertainment media.

I’m mostly joking when I say it. I have several friends irl that are fans of various animes and I make the same jokes. Usually they laugh it off. I guess it doesn’t work as well in the typed form as it does in person. I shall refrain from making further comments on the matter of anime as I have recently.

Thank you for clarifying and being a reasonable human being, rather than an ass like the other two specified members.

And I’m not trying to shame anyone for offending anime lovers or anything like that. I just think that the statements being made were completely unnecessary and unreasonable, not to mention insulting if any such statements were made genuinely.

TV’s Frink said:

Lol man, it’s super obvious, “typed form” has nothing to do with it, and I’m sure he’s smart enough to understand. He just can’t ignore it like he should, for some reason.

“Typed form” does have some play in the matter of understanding statements fully. But yes, I’ve realized that at least most of it coming from you is trolling ever since you started the shtick.

Jeebus said:

Dek, I think your mistake is taking anything Frink says seriously 😛

They’re just busting your balls.

I’m well aware that most of it is just trolling (something that I find much hypocrisy in), but underneath the thick layer of troll, I can’t tell how much is genuine opinion or not.

TV’s Frink said:

We’re not even busting his balls, we’re just mocking anime and he’s taking it personally for some reason. You’d think he invented it or something.

I never took your apparent dislike of anime personally. I just find it extremely annoying, and under the mild thought that there is some genuine opinion behind the troll, I feel that a whole lot of people (myself included) are being needlessly insulted. And that would be actually insulting to many people, unlike the use of retard as a direct insult.

Possessed said:

If you can’t tell that they only say things like this to agitate those whom it agitates then I don’t know what to tell you.

I do realize that, for the most part, but there’s also a genuine feeling of needless hatred (especially when Tyrphanax acts like his teenage-hood was ruined by enjoying pieces of animated media that appealed to him at the time). And considering that they are just trolling (which I mentioned to yackwicks soon after they started the shtick)…

DuracellEnergizer said:

That kinda makes it worse.

TV’s Frink said:

Dek Rollins said:

I’d just like to say that several members here that I used to hold much respect for are now on a mental list of members I hold with moderate to extreme disdain, due to there unreasonable statements regarding Japanese animation, which I find are extremely insulting to many people. Just to be specific, I refer mainly to the members TV’s Frink, Tyrphanax, and suspiciouscoffee.

Even Silver Wook has stated his dislike of such posts that starting spilling out of members somewhat recently.

I don’t care what anyone else’s opinions are for the most part. I can’t tell anyone what to think, and I don’t want to. If someone wants to be a fool, then I’ll let them be a fool, as long as they aren’t directly hurting others.

I just find these opinions being voiced in such harsh manners to be insulting, and would like to ask that such members (and anyone else I may have forgotten to list) refrain from continuing the redundant and useless statements regarding Japanese animation.

I’m sure many of you can sympathize with this thought, as many members here quickly got tired of hearing many harsh statements regarding TFA after its release earlier in the year.

I find that this is an even worse situation than that (especially considering that I personally thought TFA moderately sucked), because rather than voicing specific opinions about one particular film (even if unreasonable), these members are voicing almost completely unreasonable opinions (while stating them as facts) about an entire subsection of an entertainment media.

Presumably you have a brain, I suggest you use it.

I don’t know exactly what I’m supposed to be using my brain to figure out. When someone mentions how all anime is objectively terrible, it’s just annoying. That’s why I made the connection to the TFA complaints that everyone got tired of hearing. It’s the same situation on a worse level, making it even more annoying. So please, don’t be an ass.

imperialscum said:

TV’s Frink said:

Presumably you have a brain, I suggest you use it.

Considering your lack of experience in “using brain” department, I do not think you are in a position to give such suggestions.

Get out. I don’t want my reasonable opinions to end up on the back end of your ego.

I’d just like to say that several members here that I used to hold much respect for are now on a mental list of members I hold with moderate to extreme disdain, due to there unreasonable statements regarding Japanese animation, which I find are extremely insulting to many people. Just to be specific, I refer mainly to the members TV’s Frink, Tyrphanax, and suspiciouscoffee.

Even Silver Wook has stated his dislike of such posts that starting spilling out of members somewhat recently.

I don’t care what anyone else’s opinions are for the most part. I can’t tell anyone what to think, and I don’t want to. If someone wants to be a fool, then I’ll let them be a fool, as long as they aren’t directly hurting others.

I just find these opinions being voiced in such harsh manners to be insulting, and would like to ask that such members (and anyone else I may have forgotten to list) refrain from continuing the redundant and useless statements regarding Japanese animation.

I’m sure many of you can sympathize with this thought, as many members here quickly got tired of hearing many harsh statements regarding TFA after its release earlier in the year.

I find that this is an even worse situation than that (especially considering that I personally thought TFA moderately sucked), because rather than voicing specific opinions about one particular film (even if unreasonable), these members are voicing almost completely unreasonable opinions (while stating them as facts) about an entire subsection of an entertainment media.

imperialscum said:

Dek Rollins said:

TV’s Frink said:

I wasn’t aware that Transformers The Movie was so important.

It’s very important, because it’s an anime.

Anime is an animated film/series that is originally made in Japanese language. That thing clearly does not pass the main condition.

A Google search said:

an·i·me
ˈanəˌmā/
noun
noun: anime
a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children.

Wikipedia says:

Anime (Japanese: アニメ) is Japanese hand-drawn or computer animation.

The Transformers along with its continuation, The Transformers: The Movie, was animated by Toei, a Japanese animation studio, and both look like any reasonably well animated anime from the 1980s.

Seems to me that it fits the criteria for being an anime pretty well.

I would say that being written for the English language originally doesn’t really hold much on the matter, especially considering that a Japanese dub was produced simultaneously, IIRC.

suspiciouscoffee said:

First:
Saw teasers for some new movie on twitter. Thought they looked cool. Looked up movie. Adaptation of an anime. Apparently just translating an anime into a non-anime medium is all it takes to elevate it from total trashiness.

Hahaha… wait. That’s not funny. Was that a joke?

TV’s Frink said:

I wasn’t aware that Transformers The Movie was so important.

It’s very important, because it’s an anime.

suspiciouscoffee said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKWmmj0Cs-U&t=1m38s

WYSHS

Lord Haseo said:

Not when you look at it from the perspective of the photo being about Bruce Wayne and Batman instead of the actors and Batman. Bale and Affleck’s photos are both of their respective takes on Bruce Wayne.

Um… that’s exactly how I was looking at it.

I wasn’t saying Batman: TAS shouldn’t be in the image. I was saying that his face actually doesn’t make sense, because Bruce Wayne’s eyes are drawn higher up on his face than they are when the mask is on.

Warbler said:

Dek Rollins said:

My dad has Parkinson’s Disease, and he received prayer at this morning’s Church service. I’m hoping that he can be healed soon. I’m just asking that those here who believe would keep him in your prayers.

Thank you.

certainly!

Thanks a lot! 😄

Also, would those that pray, please pray for God to give us the strength to get through my Father’s funeral tomorrow.

Of course!

(Sorry for taking so long to respond to this; I haven’t been on here since I made that post.)

My dad has Parkinson’s Disease, and he received prayer at this morning’s Church service. I’m hoping that he can be healed soon. I’m just asking that those here who believe would keep him in your prayers.

Thank you.

Oh man, Batman: TAS makes no sense!

This is very off topic, but I have a question for Spaced Ranger. I’ve been watching Cowboy Bebop on Funimation’s Blu-ray release, and I noticed that space was grey, and even in non-space shots, the black levels just looked poor, and very similar to that screenshot from The Transformers: The Movie. I was wondering if it suffers from the same problem, and if it would be worth starting a thread to talk about it.

Screenshots from blu-ray.com:

pittrek said:

There are 3 episodes I remember being good - Enterprise Incident, Spectre of the Gun and All Our Yesterdays. And there’s a lot of crap, like the hippie episode, Spock’s brain and the last episode. Most of the episode are IMHO just forgettable.

I actually like The Way To Eden. It’s goofy and dumb, but enjoyable. And The Savage Curtain has a special charm.

Miracles Out Of Nowhere – Kansas

The Wall – Kansas

Questions Of My Childhood – Kansas

… I’ll add myself to those who have no words to give, Warb. I’ll pray for peace and comfort, though.

I… I’m not sure I get the joke.

suspiciouscoffee said:

Dek Rollins said:

Cowboy Bebop

Isn’t that a Ninja Turtles’ villain?

TV’s Frink said:

Dek Rollins said:

Japanimation

I like how you keep saying that as if it’s gonna hide the terribleness of anime or something.

I just like the term.

I’ve begun to dislike using the term “anime” because it makes me feel like I’m more associated with weeaboos who see anime (and other forms of Japanese media) religiously. The people who freak out if you call an “anime” a cartoon, or call a “manga” a comic book. Crazy weirdos. I simply enjoy some television shows, films, and comic books that happen to be of Japanese origin.

And don’t get me wrong the other way either. I do like some things about Japan aside from the media side of things; the Japanese language, for instance. It’s probably the only language I actually have an interest in learning about; but due to the lack of a class for it at my high school, I’m forced to go to next best: German.

So I guess you’re kind of on the right track, only I’m trying to help clarify my own opinions, rather than hide the nonexistent complete terribleness of all Japanese animation.

Cowboy Bebop… great Japanimation, great music.