Well, I've always thought Cars' designs were a ripoff of that old Disney short, whatever it was called. That said, I'm amazed at the bravery of some of these knock-offs. No way would I want to end up in a lawsuit with a company as rich/powerful as Disney... They'd rake you over the coals.
Listening to most often lately:
Sierra Boggess ~ "Beyond My Wildest Dreams"
Kelsea Ballerini ~ "Blindsided"
Cyndi Lauper ~ "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Filmax is trying to become DisneyToon's spiritual successor with the upcoming movie "Bikes".
Speedy, a courageous mountain bike, and his friends must band together to save their town, Spokesville, from the looming menace of the gas-powered engine. Gears grind when it turns out Speedy’s idol Rock Bikeson is involved in the threat.
I remember doing a double take when "Help, I've Shrunk the Family" popped up on Netflix, thinking how blatant that title was. I did a bit of research and apparently, it's a Dutch movie named "Wiplala" based on a book written in 1957. So that's a really shameful move on the American distributor's part.
I even tried giving it a go but, for whatever reason, Netflix didn't have the original Dutch version. Just the English dub, which is kind of annoying.
"There are two wolves and they are always fighting. One is darkness and despair. The other is light and hope. Which wolf wins? Whichever one you feed." - Casey Newton, Tomorrowland
estefan wrote:I remember doing a double take when "Help, I've Shrunk the Family" popped up on Netflix, thinking how blatant that title was. I did a bit of research and apparently, it's a Dutch movie named "Wiplala" based on a book written in 1957. So that's a really shameful move on the American distributor's part.
I even tried giving it a go but, for whatever reason, Netflix didn't have the original Dutch version. Just the English dub, which is kind of annoying.
Wait. That's Wiplala?!? That title makes no sense for the story (loved the book when I was a child by the way. The movie is pretty fun, you should give it a shot!).
I remember a concept trailer for Red Shoes many years back on Cartoon Brew. Isn't it a South Korean production? I agree with Kyle - it does look derivative - yet I am eager to watch it to see if it transcends these elements.
Side note - I enjoyed the facial animation of the witch-like character, even it amounted only to a couple of seconds. I am seeing very strong shades of Tangled's Gothel in her, especially in her facial structure. It is prominent enough to feel like the animators lifted WDAS' Gothel CG model and made some superficial modifications to it.
It's like every year another one these pops up. 
They didn't have brians before?! Just souls...? lol
