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[Loxley]

Eat your heart out, Zemeckis.

From CartoonBrew:

India’s first 3-D mo-cap CGI feature, Kochadaiiyaan, will open on May 9th. By Western feature animation quality standards, it looks comically bad, but perhaps it’s impressive if you’ve never seen animation before. Predictably, the film’s animation quality has already been criticized; Bollywood actor Imran Khan, who doesn’t have a part in the film, has defended its quality with this argument: “If you look back, 10 years ago even in Hollywood [animation] wasn’t a big thing. In the last 10 to 12 years, it has started growing in Hollywood and became part of the mainstream, so we have to give it a little bit of time.”

On a positive note, the film was directed by a woman, Soundarya Ashwin, the 29-year-old daughter of Indian film star Rajinikanth, who performs three different roles in the film, including that of the lead character. Ashwin explained to Times of India that her film used the same technique as Avatar, except for one significant difference:

“Avatar took seven years and so much budget and a James Cameron. There was always the insecurity of the unknown, but we have taken a road never taken in India and broken rules and have completed the film in just a year and a half.”

The film had a $20.5 million budget, which is generous by Indian standards.

Break into a song and dance around me if old.

 

[BrokenEchelon]

Topics about shitty F2P MMOs should be in Gaming, no?

 

[Sapiens]

God, Rajinakanth is so hilarious. He does and doesn't deserve better than this.

 

[MisterHero]

Imagine all the dance routines in battlefields that span hundreds of miles!

 

[AstroNut325]

I was cringing way too much just 30 seconds in. I had to close it the tab.

 

[jett]

I'm not sure if that looked worse or better than I imagined. It certainly looks dreadful, couldn't make it to the end.

 

[Slayven]

Reminded me of Warrior Within

 

[HalfwayOrb]

The film is probably a comedy film.

 

[a Master Ninja]

Polar Express level of creepy.

 

[HK-47]

Uh huh

Well then

 

[Buzzman]

Dynasty Warriors 9 looks pretty bad.

 

[Lazyslob]

that movie looks bad ass

 

[ComputerMKII]

They need to take lessons from the American and the European.

 

[Brannon]

I would totally watch this. There is a lot of promise, and if given a couple of years, they could become a great animation studio.

 

[Dark Octave]

The hero looks like he beats his wife.

 

[rezuth]

I think if they had decent lightning rigged it would look a thousand times better. Wonder what kind of renderer they're using.

 

[Dark Octave]

Uncharted cut scenes maybe and definitely Second Son looks better.

 

[Elija2]

Amazing.

 

[Woffls]

Lighting is terrible but who cares, it's a joke film... right?

India is confusing :\

[edit] Man that's some 90s ass fluid dynamics right there.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

At least do a test run to see if you do a half-decent job, because if you can't then why even bother?

 

[wildfire]

This movie is so safe. The only thing that was inspired was the guy erupting from the ocean standing on a dolphin's head. If you are going to use CG offer some interesting visuals. All I saw were things that could've been in Hollywood or China and I'm guessing Bollywood though with less expansive looking scenic shots with moving characters.

I get the animation complaints but the movie looks like it will do fine.

 

[Juliet's 8½ Spirits]

hahah this is like some launch ps3 graphics

 

[OverBlood 3]

The power of the Cell processor.

 

[NinjaFridge]

90% of the budget went on the mustache. Thats why they didn't even try to lip sync

 

[Yekshemesh]

That is some FF7- FF9 quality CGI.

 

[RustyNails]

Amazing.

Namco called, they want Soul Edge CG intro back.

 

[Oersted]

I dont get why they had to shoot it this way.

 

[dekline]

They had me at "photorealistic"

 

[Femmeworth]

The average video game has better facial animation than this. Wow.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

I dont get why they had to shoot it this way.

I assume mixing live-action with appalling CGI would have been too off-putting, so they went down this route... to our amusement.

 

[Ragnarok]

Amazing.

20 million dollars and the water looks like that???? whew....

 

[SystemShock2]

I thought it was gonna be a 2d drawn 3d movie. That would be cool.

 

[NinjaFridge]

I assume mixing live-action with appalling CGI would have been too off-putting, so they went down this route... to our amusement.

Matrix Reloaded got away with it

 

[Lashley]

Coming to PC, PS3 & Xbox 360 this fall!

 

[Ragnarok]

Matrix Reloaded got away with it

did it though? did it?

 

[GDGF]

Looks like a new Dynasty Warriors.

 

[abuC]

Amazing.

LMAO, I was hoping someone would gif that.

 

[Dark Octave]

Namco called, they want Soul Edge CG intro back.

Cold blooded...

 

[NinjaFridge]

did it though? did it?

$700 million says yes.




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No.

 

[dr3upmushroom]

Prince of India.

 

[RedHotChimiChanga]

1 minute of a Blur trailer is better than that entire movie probably.

 

[Corpsepyre]

As if Bollywood films weren't fucking terrible already. This is an icing on the cake.

 

[Ragnarok]

$700 million says yes.




Kind of.












No.

Reloaded got a ton of people out to the theaters on the goodwill of the original alone. Not to mention that the hype machine for that movie was running in beast mode for a year. When people actually saw it, it disappointed and the BO for Revolutions speaks to this.

Ugh why you gotta get me thinking about the matrix sequels :barf:

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

Free pair of 2d glasses with every ticket!

 

[Kusagari]

Out of every film on the planet, why would you, as the director of this mess, willingly compare it to Avatar?!

 

[Dennis]

Looks like this game will have more cutscenes than Metal Gear Solid IV

 

[WrenchNinja]

Super star Rajini is in this? Must watch now

 

[MisterHero]

$700 million says yes.




Kind of.












No.

but people love The Animatrix

 

[Parallax]

has anyone gifed the hyena poleslap?

 

[Pagusas]

someone gif the horse jumping please.