2012 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animation

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Lincoln K 02/24/2012 An interesting collection.. ranging from the impossibly dull Wild Life to the more entertaining Morning Stroll. See more 02/21/2012 The definite favorite at Hopkins Center last Friday night was "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore." Not a lot of applause for "Sunday" or "Wild Life." What were the other four films shown this this? Usually they have been "Commended" - from the five other films on the short list that didn't get the nomination, but that didn't seem to be the case this year. One was "Nullarbor" - what were the others? See more 02/20/2012 Mini-reviews (B) "Sunday/Dimanche"- I liked the animation. Reminded me of Teacher's Pet. Strange, but humorous. (B+) "A Morning Stroll"- Energetic blend of CGI and hand-drawn animation. Proudly and effectively bizarre. (C+) "Wild Life"- Great animation, story fizzles out. (A) "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"- Pure magic. Very unique. Heartwarming. (A) "La Luna" - Another ingenious short from Pixar. Another charmer. See more 02/18/2012 A Morning Stroll is my favorite, but they are all wonderful. Plus, you get to see 4 more that weren't nominated, but are definitely worth watching. See them if you can. See more 02/16/2012 The presentation included 9 films (the five nominees and, I guess, four bonus shorts), and I found it...notable...suspicious...that only one had any speaking beyond grunts. Many of them also seemed to deal with death. My favorite was probably the Canadian "Sunday" though each of the five nominees had something going for it. "The Flying Books" and "La Luna" were both gorgeous and "A Morning Stroll" was equal parts inventive, amusing, and messed up. "The Wild" had perhaps my favorite moment as the guy chats with his dog about God's intentions, but it also fell short of it's full potential. The bonus four seemed to mostly be going for laughs, which made them less memorable (though I will likely have the animated Aussie's ass crack burned into my brain for an unfortunate amount of time). See more 02/13/2012 Overall - very cool! Some amazing work - if I had to pick a personal favourite, it would be "The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore" but many of them were excellent. See more Read all reviews

2012 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animation

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