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Titan AE, (awful Effort?)

  • 24-04-2001 12:07am
    #1
    Magwitch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 589 ✭✭✭


    I just saw Titan AE on DVD, as I am duty bound to do as a HUGE sci-fi fan. I thought the CGI was about the most impressive I have ever seen, not to mention the outstandng design and scenery.

    But the acting? I could hardly understand (let alone hear) what some of the actors were saying, and this aside from a woeul scriot. Was it my imagination of was the lip sink off on a fair bit of the moivie?

    As for the plot. I can see why it was not a great success even thoug it cost 80 milion to make. It was apparently aimed at a teenage audiance, but it seems to have no particular appeal as a movie to any particular demographic. Reminded alot of "Star Chaser: the Legend of Orin", a starwars rip off that floundered simularly and also has the backing of Mr. Bluth.


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  • #2
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,165 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    I liked it, if only 'cause it looked great, and was aimed at a higher age group(which I'm beyond anyway), a step in the right direction animated film wise, pity it didn't do well in the box ofice


  • #3
    Figment
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭Figment


    Go see Iron Giant instead. Now thats a quality sf movie with great animation.


  • #4
    Magwitch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 589 ✭✭✭Magwitch


    The Iron man was part of the course in Primary school when I was a kid. First (actual) book I ever read and it got me hooked on sci-fi from an impressionalble age. I had completely forgotten they made a movie about it. Is it out on video/DVD yet?


  • #5
    Shinji
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,275 ✭✭✭Shinji


    I loved Titan AE... one mans meat is anothers poison, and all that. It was the closest thing I've seen to anime in a western cinema - still miles off the quality of plot and acting you get in anime, but getting close. Shame Don Bluth Studios died so soon after its release :/


  • #6
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    It had some cool animation, but I must agree on the anime point. But then again the majority of people in the west have trouble identifying with eastern themes. Just look at some of the reactions to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!


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  • #7
    Megatron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Megatron


    the iron Giant is indeed out on both dvd\video
    it is also being show on sky digital as of last sunday !!!

    Titan on the other hand the dvd version has a good bit cut out from the movie version i saw in the flicks a good few months back.
    i did enjoy it in the movies but once i got it on DVD it just failed to impress me at all !!!!.
    i much prefer the iron giant !!! that film is brill
    No !!!!! I will crush you with my Bare hands


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