What is going on in Hollywood? For the past five years, anime after anime has been unsuccessfully adapted. No filmmakers of color outside of M. Night Shyamalan have been courted to direct these films, yet the industry continues to do them. For years we've heard rumors of an Akira live-action remake, and we've been disappointed by Death Note… Read More "Oh God No: …
Category: Animation
Marvel News: M.O.D.A.K. and Howard the Duck Animated Shows Coming from Patton Oswalt and Kevin Smith
The comic book gods have blessed us with an unbelievable set of stories coming to us from Hulu and Disney/Marvel. Apparently, they were somehow convinced to let the comic book gods Patton Oswalt and Kevin Smith get a crack at creating animated shows for two of the most insane characters in the Marvel stable. In an announcement that included four new… Read More "Marvel News: M.O.D.A.K. …
Trailer Talk: ‘Frozen 2’ Shows Off Some Impressive Visuals and a New Epic Tone
Like every cast member at Disney in 2014, I was drowned in the nonstop sounds of one Frozen. The film was a massive hit, and grossed more than a billion dollars worldwide. At the time of its release, Frozen actually became the fourth highest grossing animated film in the domestic box office (behind Shrek 2, The Lion King, and Toy Story… Read More "Trailer Talk: ‘Frozen …
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TV Review: ‘Big Mouth’ Shows Off as a Perfect Valentine’s Day Parody
Big Mouth has already laid the groundwork to be considered one of the very best animated shows on television. The sex-ed comedy has found a way to tell the horrors of going through puberty in endearing stories. The Nick Kroll run production has found a way to spin these stories into comedic and fun tales, rather… Read More "TV Review: ‘Big …
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A Look Ahead at Animation in 2019- ‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘Missing Link’ and ‘The Addams Family’
Here at We Bought a Blog, we pride ourselves on our ridiculous fandom of animated movies. To us, a movie can be every bit as serious when it is animated than many of the serious films that release throughout the year. After all, the genre remains extremely exciting on a year to year basis, with… Read More "A Look Ahead …
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Retrospective: ‘Big Hero 6’ Turns Five, How Time (and Baymax) Flies
When a young boy volunteers his robot for a fight, the crowd of adults laughs at the simple machine the kid produces. As Hiro (Ryan Potter) puts in his wad of cash, the tables quickly turn. Turns out, this kid is a ringer, and way smarter than his competition. Of course, he might literally be… Read More "Retrospective: ‘Big Hero …
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DC Announces 2021 Films, Including ‘The Batman’ Without Affleck and ‘DC’s Super Pets’
It looks like the dark and gritty world of the DC Universe has come crashing to a stop. In a move that can only be explained as a complete 180, DC has begun discarding pieces of their future film franchises. A new announcement of films came out yesterday, and their 2021 slate looks very different… Read More "DC Announces 2021 …
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