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Brad Bird's (Iron Giant, Incredibles) acceptance speech from the Annie awards for winning the Windsor McCay Awards for career achievement. He lets his feelings be known re: leaving animation for live action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQX0DF6A19I

Be sure to watch the entire video

 

[wenis]

:lol that was fucking awesome.

 

[xxracerxx]

Haha

 

[ronito]

Fun starts ~4:30

 

[Leonsito]

Fun starts ~4:30

Wrong

 

[Dabookerman]

What an asshole. Fuck him for snubbing animation

 

[dmshaposv]

That was awesome! didn't expect that.

 

[SnakeXs]

What a guy.

 

[GhaleonQ]

Fuck him for snubbing animation

But if he reached the pinnacle of animation and decided he had nothing left to prove, I could understand. He's not even in a generous top 50, though. Aleksandr Petrov can spit in my face if he wants.

Edit: I should say that I watched it on Cartoon Brew earlier.

 

[see5harp]

Awesome. I forgot how awesome Iron Giant looked.

EDIT: WATCH THE VIDEO GUYS. You guys are worse than the gaming side.

 

[krypt0nian]

What an asshole. Fuck him for snubbing animation

He's moved on to a superior art form.

Spoiler

...please help me...

 

[DJ_Lae]

Great stuff.

And now I'm going to go rewatch The Iron Giant.

 

[MisterHero]

I'm gonna agree, nothing will top Ratatouille

but filmmaking can still be fun

 

[Judderman]

IT'S TOM FUCKING CRUISE!

 

[Stabby McSter]

aw brad bird, i'll still watch m:i4

 

[Cold-Steel]

LOL

Spoiler

You push in on cartoon boy motherfucker!

Do what he says it's Tom fucking Cruise!

 

[GhaleonQ]

aw brad bird, i'll still watch m:i4

Speaking of, are you Pixar fans hoping that he does well, moderately, or poorly, money-wise, and do you want him to keep switching or to stick with 1 permanently?

 

[Skiptastic]

What an asshole. Fuck him for snubbing animation

Sigh...people need to watch the video.

 

[FnordChan]

Here's a link that skips past the unfortunate look back at Brad Bird's misguided past and goes directly into his heartfelt, spontaneous remarks upon accepting an award for his previous career.

FnordChan

 

[Doodis]

What an asshole. Fuck him for snubbing animation

I hope this is a joke post. Seeing as, you know, his speech was a joke post.

 

[Buckethead]

DAMNIT OP....damnit

I thought this was serious.

 

[MisterHero]

LOL

Spoiler

You push in on cartoon boy motherfucker!

Do what he says it's Tom fucking Cruise!

Spoiler

Please help me.

 

[Empty]

i was about to nerdrage based on the title but i'm glad i watched the video. great stuff. kinda want to watch the iron giant again now.

 

[Stabby McSter]

Speaking of, are you Pixar fans hoping that he does well, moderately, or poorly, money-wise, and do you want him to keep switching or to stick with 1 permanently?

i'm not particularly fond of the mission: impossible franchise, but i'll watch it just because it has bird's name on it.

he still needs to prove that he can do live-action, though (i'm sure he could). i'd actually be fine with him sticking to live-action as long as he gives me "the incredibles 2".

 

[itxaka]

Tom fucking cruise. lol

Gotta say, even if Tom cruise is fucking nuts he is awesome.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Haha that was great.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Read the thread title as "Big Bird ..... etc."

Needless to say, I leave disappointed.

 

[Visualante]

In other news: Annie awards exists purely to suck Dreamworks' cock.

 

[krypt0nian]

I'm gonna agree, nothing will top Ratatouille

but filmmaking can still be fun

Iron Giant, mang.

But that kitchen scene was spectacular, reminded me that I need to watch it again.

 

[The Technomancer]

Speaking of, are you Pixar fans hoping that he does well, moderately, or poorly, money-wise, and do you want him to keep switching or to stick with 1 permanently?

As a fan of Mission: Impossible despite one good and two mediocre movies, I'm hoping he does well just because I want a great M:I movie. I've kind of given up hope of it having any kind of subterfuge or stealth though, it'll probably be Cruise blowing things up by karate-kicking them again.

 

[AstroLad]

What an asshole. Fuck him for snubbing animation

i hate it when people go hollywood but look at what hollywood did to eddie murphy and so many others. we shouldn't even be surprised at this point.

i guess between conan's new show and this there's pretty much zero chance of a classic simpsons revival. :/

 

[Why For?]

That was funny, but you could tell pretty quickly that the speech was 'faked'.

It was the reason for the speech that was hilarious.

Tom Cruise is so cool. No really.

 

[Matt]

i hate it when people go hollywood but look at what hollywood did to eddie murphy and so many others. we shouldn't even be surprised at this point.

i guess between conan's new show and this there's pretty much zero chance of a classic simpsons revival. :/

Not sure if serious.

 

[mrkgoo]

That was the best thing I have seen (this week).

I love Brad Bird. Reminds me I need to track down Family Dog again.

 

[Mr. Sam]

Read the thread title as "Big Bird ..... etc."

Needless to say, I leave disappointed.

Please. Brad Bird would snap Big Bird's neck and feast on its blood. Such an awesome dude.

 

[richiek]

So much for that Incredibles sequel *sigh*

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

So much for that Incredibles sequel *sigh*

So much for reading the OP. *sigh*

 

[krypt0nian]

So much for that Incredibles sequel *sigh*

U R DUM

 

[Wario64]

Well, Brad Bird had a good run.

 

[Mifune]

That was fucking hilarious.

 

[Mr. Sam]

Well, Brad Bird had a good run.

Before Tom Cruise shot him in the head?

 

[Anticitizen One]

Brad Bird is my hero and an inspiration to all americans.

 

[Medalion]

Tom Cruise is trying very hard to be an internet meme... this almost works

Congrats Brad Bird, The Incredibles was and still an amazing movie!

 

[The Technomancer]

That video was good though :lol

 

[Dai101]

I guess this is the only way i would watch a m:i film, a m:i directed by the one and only Brad Bird

 

[MisterHero]

Brad Bird is my hero and an inspiration to all americans.

"any nerd with a paintbrush who thinks he can replace Tom Cruise or the genius comedian Simon Pegg is an idiot and a communist"

--Brad Bird (paraphrased)

*salute*

 

[brandonh83]

I guess this is the only way i would watch a m:i film, a m:i directed by the one and only Brad Bird

You're missing out big time on two great ones.

 

[WillyFive]

Speaking of, are you Pixar fans hoping that he does well, moderately, or poorly, money-wise, and do you want him to keep switching or to stick with 1 permanently?

We have no problem with directors coming in and out. Spread the love everywhere, I think. If one worked at Pixar, I assume one can do some good elsewhere.

Same for James Carter of Mars and 1906. Pixar for everyone means good for everyone.

You're missing out big time on two great ones.

Yep, the MI1 train sequence and the opening to MI3 are a must for every action fan.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Ahahah

 

[The Technomancer]

You're missing out big time on two great ones.

Eh, depends on you're expectations. The traditional M:I formula seems to have been transferred to movies like Ocean's 11, while the M:I movies went more towards "sneak through the ducts and take out the guards". The first one was the best, and I hope Bird can bring back a little of the subtlety that the second and third threw out a window.