| Shaun the Sheep | ||
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| Review by Ross Anthony | ||
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AAA - Adorable, Absolutely Adorable. You'll joyously gaze at the screen with a sincere and shimmering half smile that breaks out into laughter every five minutes. Clever sight gags and amazingly careful details populate this colorful and imaginatively little film. It's beautiful, have a look. I remember Nick Park (of Aardman Studios that produced Shaun the Sheep and other great claymation films) saying in an interview how hard it was to clay-animate the characters's mouths for dialogue – and wherever he could he'd avoid it via off screen comments, or carefully placed objects (such as a newspaper) to cover that part of the face. With Shaun the Sheep, filmmakers Burton & Starzak make a bold decision to avoid speech all together. Grunts, groans, and the occasional fart, but speech has been effectively replaced by adorable eye and eyebrow manipulation contributing to charming facial expression. It works marvelously! |
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Grade..........................A (3.5/4) |
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Copyright © 1998-2023 Ross Anthony, Author - Speaker - Solo World Circumnavigator In addition to reviewing films and interviewing celebs at HollywoodReportCard.com, traveling the world, composing great music, motivational speaking, Mr. Anthony also runs his own publishing company in the Los Angeles area. While traversing the circumference of the planet writing books and shooting documentaries, Mr. Anthony has taught, presented for, worked &/or played with locals in over 30 countries & 100 cities (Nairobi to Nagasaki). He's bungee-jumped from a bridge near Victoria Falls, wrestled with lions in Zimbabwe, crashed a Vespa off a high mountain road in Taiwan, and ridden a dirt bike across the States (Washington State to Washington DC). To get signed books ("Rodney Appleseed" to "Jinshirou") or schedule Ross to speak check out: www.RossAnthony.com or call 1-800-767-7186.
Go into the world and inspire the people you meet with your love, kindness, and whatever it is you're really good at. Check out books by Ross Anthony. Rand() functions, Pho chicken soup, rollerblading, and frozen yogurt (w/ blueberries) also rock! (Btw, rand is short for random. It can also stand for "Really Awkward Nutty Dinosaurs" -- which is quite rand, isn't it?) Being alive is the miracle. Special thanks to Ken Kocanda, HAL, Jodie Keszek, Don Haderlein, Mom and Pops, my family, R. Foss, and many others by Ross Anthony. Galati-FE also deserves a shout out. And thanks to all of you for your interest and optimism. Enjoy great films, read stirring novels, grow. |
