Thoughts on Delgo
Dec. 16th, 2008 03:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
polychrome_penFirst off, reading this article makes me incredibly sad. I think it speaks something about our culture when something like Delgo can fail so miserably and something like Beverly Hills Chihuahua does well, and the only thing separating them is marketing.
For my money, Delgo was a richly imaginative and entertaining film. I love animated movies, and to find one from a *gasp* independent studio that was making something they believed in really touched me, and probably made me think better of the movie than it really was. :D
Visually, the movie is quite beautiful. It is very colorful, and even though the animation looks a little dated, the imaginative character and world designs more than make up for it.
Granted though, there are problems. The sidekick characters are all pretty annoying, and don't tend to add anything good to the movie. Also, it shows that this movie was made during the period that had the biggest rush for celebrity voices in animation; when it was believed that the movie was somehow made better by having well-known folks provide the voices for your characters. I think that line of thought is slowly (SLOWLY) dying off (NOT FAST ENOUGH), but it definitely was in full force when they cast the characters.
They story was good, if not incredibly original. But then again, most movies aren't particularly original; doesn't mean they're not enjoyable. But still, the story was pretty typical RPG fare.
Overall, definitely worth the $6.50 I paid to see it. If you want to go see it, I'd recommend trying to go before Friday. I don't think this movie will get a second week in theaters. I mean, I was the ONLY PERSON in my showing, which was a very odd experience indeed.
For my money, Delgo was a richly imaginative and entertaining film. I love animated movies, and to find one from a *gasp* independent studio that was making something they believed in really touched me, and probably made me think better of the movie than it really was. :D
Visually, the movie is quite beautiful. It is very colorful, and even though the animation looks a little dated, the imaginative character and world designs more than make up for it.
Granted though, there are problems. The sidekick characters are all pretty annoying, and don't tend to add anything good to the movie. Also, it shows that this movie was made during the period that had the biggest rush for celebrity voices in animation; when it was believed that the movie was somehow made better by having well-known folks provide the voices for your characters. I think that line of thought is slowly (SLOWLY) dying off (NOT FAST ENOUGH), but it definitely was in full force when they cast the characters.
They story was good, if not incredibly original. But then again, most movies aren't particularly original; doesn't mean they're not enjoyable. But still, the story was pretty typical RPG fare.
Overall, definitely worth the $6.50 I paid to see it. If you want to go see it, I'd recommend trying to go before Friday. I don't think this movie will get a second week in theaters. I mean, I was the ONLY PERSON in my showing, which was a very odd experience indeed.
