http://ambival.net/movies/barnyard Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:09:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://ambival.net/movies/barnyard#comment-10485 Ambival.net » Movie Reviews » 2006 Movies Tue, 15 May 2007 09:29:00 +0000 http://ambival.net/movies/barnyard#comment-10485 [...] Barnyard Steve Oedekerk [...] [...] Barnyard Steve Oedekerk [...]

]]> http://ambival.net/movies/barnyard#comment-1632 Ambival.net » Movies » Hoodwinked! Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:55:28 +0000 http://ambival.net/movies/barnyard#comment-1632 [...] But, anyway, it’s the same old story – I’ve lost count of how many animated movies have looked horrendous to me over the past couple of years before I saw them, and only Barnyard has so far really delivered on the rottenness stakes. This movie is surprisingly watchable, the animation ultimately sits together surprisingly well, and in fact, sometimes some of the textures are pretty damn impressive considering the obvious limitations these guys had. The lighting is pretty nice, too. And that old innocence is definitely there enough for me – Red’s song at the beginning is one beautifully cheesy moment. [...] [...] But, anyway, it’s the same old story – I’ve lost count of how many animated movies have looked horrendous to me over the past couple of years before I saw them, and only Barnyard has so far really delivered on the rottenness stakes. This movie is surprisingly watchable, the animation ultimately sits together surprisingly well, and in fact, sometimes some of the textures are pretty damn impressive considering the obvious limitations these guys had. The lighting is pretty nice, too. And that old innocence is definitely there enough for me – Red’s song at the beginning is one beautifully cheesy moment. [...]

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