Oscar Watch: "Rango"
"Rango"
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy
Nominations: Best Animated Film
"Rango" is probably one of the quirkiest animated films I've seen to date. It doesn't take a page out of pixar's book and try to replicate the heartfelt story and outright creativity of pixar. Instead, it opts for a more quirky take, focusing on the western genre. Instead of humans, we have lizards, hawks, rattlesnakes, turtles, and more.
The voice acting was superb, especially Rango; I couldn't tell that was Johnny Depp. The animation itself was exquisite on blu-ray; the details evident on Rango's skin, the water, and the desert was just beautiful, and this is likely one of the best blu-ray's I've seen to date.
The film itself was so odd, the dialogue so weirdly interesting. Ned Beatty played the evil turtle, just like he did Lotso in "Toy Story 3." Rattlesnake Jake was also a wonderful character. I liked the whole western tone of the film, and how the society focused on water. Outside of that, there wasn't as much creativity in the world creation as pixar may have, but the strength of the film was that it seemed outside the box. Things Rango would say, silly actions that somehow fit the tone of the film, these are what made this film unique.
It's sad that "Cars 2" wasn't nominated, because it got an unfairly poor critical reception. Still, it will be nice to see "Rango" win this one, if it does.
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy
Nominations: Best Animated Film
"Rango" is probably one of the quirkiest animated films I've seen to date. It doesn't take a page out of pixar's book and try to replicate the heartfelt story and outright creativity of pixar. Instead, it opts for a more quirky take, focusing on the western genre. Instead of humans, we have lizards, hawks, rattlesnakes, turtles, and more.
The voice acting was superb, especially Rango; I couldn't tell that was Johnny Depp. The animation itself was exquisite on blu-ray; the details evident on Rango's skin, the water, and the desert was just beautiful, and this is likely one of the best blu-ray's I've seen to date.
The film itself was so odd, the dialogue so weirdly interesting. Ned Beatty played the evil turtle, just like he did Lotso in "Toy Story 3." Rattlesnake Jake was also a wonderful character. I liked the whole western tone of the film, and how the society focused on water. Outside of that, there wasn't as much creativity in the world creation as pixar may have, but the strength of the film was that it seemed outside the box. Things Rango would say, silly actions that somehow fit the tone of the film, these are what made this film unique.
It's sad that "Cars 2" wasn't nominated, because it got an unfairly poor critical reception. Still, it will be nice to see "Rango" win this one, if it does.
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