Bits of films that take you aback slightly

[Nelson Swillie]

Milo's avatar reminded me of this...
How many other people were a bit baffled first time they watched Watership Down, by the extremely unusual style of animation in the opening few minutes? I still recall, nearly thirty years later, that strange feeling of "it doesn't look like this on the box" that accompanied the first viewing. In a strange way, it's a shame they didn't carry over that weird, ornate style to the rest of the film, but I'm guessing that would have meant commercial suicide.



Also, the dog having a gaudily animated piss and the seagull rasping "PISS OFF!" in the voice of Max Bialystock caused a few raised eyebrows over the years.

[TedMaul101]

How about in the movie 'Congo' ,when Delroy Lindo's General says that no-one in his country "wanted to be seen in an American movie being cruel to a Gorilla" Fourth wall,much?

[Goldentony]

Ah Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure, that takes me back!! Ahahahaha!!

[Nelson Swillie]

Wolfie Smith's prospective father in law as Plato?

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

The opening of MEET DAVE, and everything after that.

[Phil_A]

Milo's avatar reminded me of this...
How many other people were a bit baffled first time they watched Watership Down, by the extremely unusual style of animation in the opening few minutes? I still recall, nearly thirty years later, that strange feeling of "it doesn't look like this on the box" that accompanied the first viewing. In a strange way, it's a shame they didn't carry over that weird, ornate style to the rest of the film, but I'm guessing that would have meant commercial suicide.

Originally the film had a different director, John Hubley, one of the old-school Disney animators. But unforunately he died in 1977, and that opening sequence was the only part of the film he completed.

[small_world]

Someone should do the main part of the film in the same style.

Fuck it I'm going to... Dibs!!!

And copyright...

[Zero Gravitas]

You need to do a bagsies to claim copyright ownership, dibs only covers public rental release profits and tie-in products.

[Custard]

The girl's fanny in Let The Right One In

[Santa's Boyfriend]

That wasn't a girl.

[Custard]

Hence why i was taken aback.

[Santa's Boyfriend]

I assume that didn't make it into the American version?

[copylight]

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