Well, the butchering of Doogal (Ugh, why can't it be Dougal?) by the Wiensteins didn't help (or perhaps it did, because The Magic Roundabout wasn't much good either)Karushifa wrote:Nowadays, CGI films aren't at all bulletproof: look at films like Valiant and Doogal, which although they are CGI, are not good enough to stand up on CGI merit alone.
The Oscars comparison, I think, isn't that important. Generally speaking, the Oscars don't pick summer blockbuster popcorn flicks, but thats what the public tend to pay to see more than the acclaimed independent or artistic films the Academy prefers. And considering the reviews, Curse of the Were-Rabbit has drastically underperformed in the US (Is it because it's British? Who knows? But I know you all expect the rest of the world to watch your films without complaint)I think that the hyperenchantment that people had with CGI animation in its infancy has waned by now. People are apparently making more discriminating choices about what CGI movies are actually worth the ticket price, and aren't flocking to each and every one as much as they once did. If anything, this is a GREAT time for animation of other formats to try and gain a foothold once more; keep in mind that NONE of the Best Animated Feature contenders from the latest Oscars were CGI. Animation should be about lovingly crafting a great movie that people will enjoy, not about latching onto one medium in hopes that it will return the biggest profits down the road.
As long as CGI can keep delivering something new, and it generally is (both <strike>Dougal</strike> Doogle and Valiant were done on small budgets using off-the-shelf rendering packages) I can't see the public tiring of CGI.
Already Cars has a bigger buzz about it's arid, desert landscapes and how "hypereal" they look than it is getting over it's story or characters.