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The Dark Crystal 2
« on: February 01, 2006, 05:26:04 PM »
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=287578

Interesting news. I'm not thrilled about the CG/puppet mix, but I could be convinced.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2006, 05:28:02 PM »
yeah, the mix is a bit disappointing. But I'll definitely give this one a shot. I loved the first.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2006, 07:31:02 PM »
Oh, that is cool.

With the Jim Henson Co. behind it I don't think they'll make a film that looks stupid and I love the work that Tartakovsky has done, Jack, Dexter etc...

Now I'm all excited.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2006, 07:35:41 PM »
I agree, in the hands of lesser men, a puppet/CGI mix could be disastrous. But Tartakovsky has repeatedly proven that he can make weird stylistic things work; and not just work, shine like gold. I'm very excited by this news.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2006, 12:45:05 AM »
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With the Jim Henson Co. behind it I don't think they'll make a film that looks stupid


Well, lest we forget:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1147402-the_muppets_wizard_of_oz/

But I think Tartakovsky will make better use of the Co. resources.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2006, 01:19:51 AM »
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Well, lest we forget:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1147402-the_muppets_wizard_of_oz/

But I think Tartakovsky will make better use of the Co. resources.

Well that doesn't prove anything, Muppet Oz didn't look stupid it just was stupid (with the exception of the Witch, piggy, being a hells angle biker) and there's a difference there.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2006, 08:14:10 AM »
I have a feeling that Dark Crystal 2 won't have Kermit and Miss Piggy in it. I could be wrong, but the Co. has gone way beyond just the Muppets.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2006, 11:27:08 AM »
Also, given that Dark Crystal 1 didn't have any muppets in it, it seems like a safe bet.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2006, 03:52:12 PM »
It had muppets, just not "the" muppets.

We're doing a dark crystal manga...
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2006, 05:15:37 PM »
"Hells' angle"? Is this when mathematicians go bad?
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2006, 01:02:08 AM »
Sigyn, your avatar so totally rocks.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2006, 01:07:10 PM »
No kidding, that's awesome.
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2006, 03:07:33 PM »
Ha ha ha!

(be sure to view in its own window so you can see it widescreen!!!)
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Re: The Dark Crystal 2
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2006, 06:24:39 PM »
That's almost as good as the 30 seconds with bunnies version.
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