Comments on: Phoned-In ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ Voices Actually Anything But, Though The Direction Maybe A Little… https://staging2.theplaylist.net/phoned-in-fantastic-mr-fox-voices-20090731/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:01:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: natron https://staging2.theplaylist.net/phoned-in-fantastic-mr-fox-voices-20090731/#comment-9418 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:00:52 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=6708#comment-9418 hmm, i can agree with you and jenn there for sure. when i rewatched dark crystal recently i was struck by how good voices were when studios used voice actors instead of celebrities. i also quickly want to point out that part of my argument was directly inspired from sam's myth (samsmyth.blogspot.com) . thanks!

]]> By: rodrigoperez https://staging2.theplaylist.net/phoned-in-fantastic-mr-fox-voices-20090731/#comment-9416 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:35:57 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=6708#comment-9416 I agree with Jenn here, the problems is the voices. Anderson is doing (by phone or otherwise) regular direction, not voice animation direction.

We as an audience have become accustomed to voice work in animated films that POP, see Pixar.

The voice work here by comparison feels flat and enervated.

]]> By: natron https://staging2.theplaylist.net/phoned-in-fantastic-mr-fox-voices-20090731/#comment-9415 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:30:51 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=6708#comment-9415 almost every animated film has phoned in direction during the final stages of post production. but i've never heard of an animated film that actually has actors play out the scenes in front of each other. as far as i can tell, this film seems to be the most authentic, non-digital, diy animated film to come out in ages (though thankfully there's a few greats this year). i don't really understand why everyone's griping so much on it. maybe they're so desensitized to cgi that they lash against anything that doesn't use it??

]]> By: Anonymous https://staging2.theplaylist.net/phoned-in-fantastic-mr-fox-voices-20090731/#comment-9331 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:12:29 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=6708#comment-9331 I think it's more the case that Anderson picked actors he liked for their live action performances versus voice actors who may have given better vocal performances. This is a common mistake in animation, almost always with the casting of celebrity actors. Notice the difference of acting quality in a Pixar versus a Dreamworks film.

My guess is Anderson cast the roles as he would a live-action picture, then tried to make the most of it by getting "authentic" performances on tape. Can't knock him for trying, but I forsee some missteps attributed to being a first time animation director. It's not as easy as it looks!

jenn

]]> By: Anonymous https://staging2.theplaylist.net/phoned-in-fantastic-mr-fox-voices-20090731/#comment-9325 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:50:44 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=6708#comment-9325 It seems the whole film is directed "phoned in".

]]> By: Cde. https://staging2.theplaylist.net/phoned-in-fantastic-mr-fox-voices-20090731/#comment-9323 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:02:13 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=6708#comment-9323 Phoned in direction is fine in this case, given it's just directing voices.

]]> By: sweets https://staging2.theplaylist.net/phoned-in-fantastic-mr-fox-voices-20090731/#comment-9322 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:29:19 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=6708#comment-9322 we really like wes's movies and Mr. fox its looks very different.good for kids..

]]> By: Fineblogsite https://staging2.theplaylist.net/phoned-in-fantastic-mr-fox-voices-20090731/#comment-9321 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:05:21 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=6708#comment-9321 I'm a longstanding Wes Anderson fan and I've been a Roald Dahl fan since childhood, so it's a perfect combination as far as I'm concerned.

Richard Laignel, I doubt it was deliberately decided that way. Anderson isn't that kind of director.

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