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Seriously? I haven't watched The Secret of NIMH in a long long time, but I do remember all the scary parts. I'm surprised they had to 'edit' it. o_0 Even All Dogs Go To Heaven has some hardcore stuff for a children's film: gambling, violence, gun fights, gangs, alcohol, kidnapping....

And I like looking at all the new drawings. ^^

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But that's what was really GOOD about those movies. Don Bluth didn't treat kids like retards like they do now. He treated them like small, uneducated adults, which meant that to him, they could GET those things and still enjoy the movie, and understand the flaws and bad things of LIFE.

Sorry. I love Don Bluth. He is AMAZING.

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I have to admit, animation for children is really going thru some serious trials. I remember reading about people bitching about Avatar (which is pretty kid friendly, all in all!) because apparently, it was too hard for kids to understand a show based on a culture then white supremacy. It's like *Geez, what about all the non-white kids who watch this? Or heck, all the kids who know about manga? Yeah, Avatar is awful confusing!* Basically, I think this type of complaint is the PARENT's point of view. Parents have less imagination then their kids. They also scare easier. Because adults have a mind defined by experience. A mind that tells them things like dogs don't talk (or go to heaven), that scary things scary to them are probably mortifying for their kids...and that doesn't let them change their mind because it lost the openess that a child's mind has. Kids are super adaptable. And smart. People need to stop treating them like retards. Because as soon as their minds start turning into adult minds, that's exactly what they will be if they don't get exposed to various things and various points of view.

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This was well said. You rock.

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thanks!

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earthstar-moon.livejournal.com

I think that's my main problem with a lot of kids shows today. They feel too dumb/water down to me compared to the shows and movies I watched when I was a kid. There just seemed to be more variety.

Some movies can scare kids, but then again I remember the Nostalgic Critic made a point about this when he was talking about the Return to OZ in his Top 11 Underrated Nostalgic Classics Movies list. "I think kids like being scared because it pulls them into the action. If they didn't like being scared they wouldn't go out on Halloween or watch High School Musical."

Kids are far more adaptable and understanding than adults give credit to.

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Kids LIKE being scared. It's action! It's awesome! It's full of weird stuff! Watered down stuff is boring.

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snapdragon76.livejournal.com

Very well said.

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thanks!

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Oh, I'm not hating on Don Bluth at all! I love him, too, the guy is super-talented.

I was just comparing the two films in general. ^^;

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Oh, I know. I just went a little mental for a moment, there. Sorry =P

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It's totally cool. =P

*squees at another shoujo-ai fan*

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ToraDora is pure cracked love. Admit it. You love it. If you do not love it, YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR WAYS.

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*brain collapses*

And I misread that. For some reason I zoned in on "shoujo". LOL.

Yep, I do like shoujo-ai, as long as it's written to make sense. Random pairings = MAD OMONI WONDERING WHERE THE PLOT IS.

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XD I like my fair share of crack here and there.

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I am crack. Without the drugs. Ask Isa. She knows. She reads my journal.

THIS IS ALL NATURAL.

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As I remember, All Dogs go to Heaven freaked my out more then Nimh. Probably because of all that water. Drowning scares me.

I really like Don Bluth's scary part. Even in Anastasia (his most *Disneyfied* work, Rasputine is just awesome.

Aren't the Mario girls some cute you just want to hug them all :D

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Drowning scares me, too. D:

Don Bluth rocks no matter what he voices. :D

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urgh... drowing is the worst death! Probably only beaten by fire.

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Wow, major fail. I was totally thinking of Dom DeLuise. x.x Don Bluth is the director...

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zorbgoink.livejournal.com

bullet bill is PERFECT

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ISN'T HE?

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dqbunny.livejournal.com

Heee, the schedule will also definitely help as well when it comes to Namesake time! This is my first week on the 4-10s, and my productivity has already shot through the roof

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AWESOME! I just hope my schedule will let me :( god i'm so busy. But my goal is to finish Rose at that time and basically switch... At worse, we can make it start in mid-august.

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dqbunny.livejournal.com

Oh, absolutely. We can start at any time that works for you. I'm just glad to be getting all my ducks in a row before we do.

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ichiban-victory.livejournal.com

You must be reading my thoughts! I've been playing Yoshi's Island DS (awesome sequel to the SNES game) and I've been wanting to draw Mario characters again. It's been so long! And my gosh, the leaf! That is my favorite power up of all time!

Don Bluth's films tended to be a heck of a lot darker than his competitor (hint: it starts with a D), but I always liked Secret of NIMH. My older sister even bought it on DVD as soon as she saw it because she loved it as a kid. Makes me wish I'd been able to read more of the NIMH series, but a few books is better than none at all... Oh, and kids these days will probably scare more easily since they don't confront things like good versus evil in their safe kiddy shows so much. We were watching something as tame as Disney's Johnny Appleseed the other day (we being my youngest sister and two of her classmates from DigiPen) and everyone was lamenting that things like angels, the main character singing praises to God, even showing wild animals with the intent to kill the main character...you just don't really get that anymore. Everything has to be all wrapped up in a safe package.

Ugh.

Much luck striking a balance between art and a social life. It really is hard to find middle ground because doing one means neglecting the other. Then again, no one wants to be that anti-social artist who might be downright awesome in talent, but completely socially awkward and without any friends. Yay, life.

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My balance between work-social-drawing is pretty weird. It leaves me very little time for those other responsabilities and private fun things (like dishes, buying food or reading comics. I see people plenty but I have the hardest time doing those three things!)

I'm amused by the fact that Don Bluth's film did much better on VHS then in theatres. Especially All Dogs go to heaven, that got a tv series and a sequel. But the follow ups don't have Bluth's quality to them. They are much more Disneyfied. I think Bluth must have found it hard to express adult themes in animation because of people thinking it's for kids...

Speaking of the creepy animated, have you seen the trailer for 9?

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earthstar-moon.livejournal.com

I would say that All Dogs Go to Heaven is scarier then The Secret of NIHM, although I can see how the movie can scare some young kids.

Those drawings are cute! I love the star one, but I'm still attached to the bomb girl.

(I'm going to try to e-mail the final version of Slayers Gears Chapter 3 soon and hopefully I'll be able to get back working on chapter 4. ^_~ )

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bob-omb girl is my favorite too :)

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auriga

The Fire Flower is adorable, as is the Life Mushroom! The Piranha Plant is kind of scary, though it certainly fits. ^^; I miss playing Super Mario RPG so much.

Hope you find a good inspiration for your work without burning yourself out. That is a ton of stuff to do. O.o

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I'll put effort in surviving.

Fire flower is one of my favorite too. These are so EASY to draw.

I need to draw the Boo, the Shy guy and Bowser. NEED.

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auriga

Yes! I always had a weakness for Shy Guys. ^__^

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snapdragon76.livejournal.com

OK, I will never be able to look at Mario Bros the same again. Your Fireflower is too too cute!

Yes, schedule yourself a break here and there. Don't burn yourself out. Refresh your batteries...

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