tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post5365697999474095894..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: (Not so) Dark ShadowsSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-39112367787553477792013-11-13T14:25:05.168-06:002013-11-13T14:25:05.168-06:00The story is so secondary here. It's enough th...The story is so secondary here. It's enough that it's coherent and has a beginning, middle, and end for me. It's really all about the beauty of what is on the screen as far as I am concerned.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-26252157084771286762013-11-13T11:04:25.993-06:002013-11-13T11:04:25.993-06:00I guess you said it all about this. Maybe i was no...I guess you said it all about this. Maybe i was not as infatuated by the story itself, but that does not matter, the artistry is the big sell and that is just stunning.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-79910240997303744392013-09-20T18:51:35.003-05:002013-09-20T18:51:35.003-05:00We have all eight of the Potter films. They're...We have all eight of the Potter films. They're also some of the only movies I've seen on opening night--not all of them, but enough of them. <br /><br />I'm with you on this. It's not just the sheer joy of the beautiful animation, but the beauty of the shadow puppets themselves that makes this film worth watching. These are works of art in and of themselves. The picture at the top of this review gives some indication of them--they're <i>all</i> like that. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17957186503971107432013-09-20T14:04:47.716-05:002013-09-20T14:04:47.716-05:00I'm sure you have the Harry Potter films in yo...I'm sure you have the Harry Potter films in your home, but if you don't want to have to search out that scene, here it is:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN1_h_eGitEChip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25720556308121069712013-09-20T13:59:39.080-05:002013-09-20T13:59:39.080-05:00I just saw this. I agree with pretty much everyth...I just saw this. I agree with pretty much everything you wrote.<br /><br />I first heard about this film a few years ago when one of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films had a sequence in it called The Tale of the Three Brothers. Although it was cgi, the style of the animation was compared to the silhouette film The Adventures of Prince Achmed. When I looked into it I was amazed it was not in the list. It's one I am not surprised they added, and it was one I would have watched "someday" even if it hadn't been added.<br /><br />What got me about the cutouts was the sheer intricacy of some of them, especially the outfits of the women with all the feathers, lace, headdresses, veils, etc.<br /><br />I was originally going to watch this from the Youtube source, but I could only find subtitle files that translated the intertitles or the text onscreen during the scenes, but not both. "What onscreen text?", you might be asking. I'm not sure why or when, but someone has added additional dialogue to the version on Youtube. It's in (I think) Portuguese, so I couldn't follow it, but from the subtitles it is different text that what is on the intertitles. When I got the DVD today I was irritated at first that there was no onscreen text dialogue and that I could have just watched Youtube anyway, but then I poked around in the extras on the DVD and found the hour long doc on the life of Lotte Reineger, which was quite informative.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67149783010154707272013-09-19T07:57:53.589-05:002013-09-19T07:57:53.589-05:00As indignant as I might be about some of the films...As indignant as I might be about some of the films that weren't added to this edition, I absolutely can't fault them for putting this one in. It's great.<br /><br />Thanks for the information about Cristiani. I was completely unaware.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89792933872193373562013-09-19T05:18:35.631-05:002013-09-19T05:18:35.631-05:00"Why not to watch: Your heart is stone."..."Why not to watch: Your heart is stone."<br /><br />Perfectly said. This has been a favourite of mine for years.<br /><br />Unlikely as it may sound, though, credit for first animated feature goes to an Argentinian film called El Apostol made in 1917 by one Quirino Cristiani. Achmed is, however, certain;y the first surviving animated feature, what with pretty much all of Cristiani's work being lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6085647359888230902013-09-18T12:32:48.042-05:002013-09-18T12:32:48.042-05:00This is the sort of film I love The List for. I...This is the sort of film I love The List for. I'd never have watched this otherwise, and I'd have missed out on something really special.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-68488884890458503752013-09-18T10:24:49.595-05:002013-09-18T10:24:49.595-05:00I saw this several years ago and agree that its pr...I saw this several years ago and agree that its previous omission from The List is inexplicable. I have a subscription to Mubi where this film and a documentary on Reiniger are going to expire in the next couple of days. I'm going to move fast to watch them.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.com