Long Break for 'Inside Outside Blog'

It's not a good-bye, think of it as a long break. My heart breaks that I won't be writing for a long time but the circumstances are that I have to go to the military and serve my country for 21 months. All men in Korea are required to do so.

So Long...(Toy Story 3, 2010)

See you later folks! (P.S. And someone please update me on animation stuff when I come back, that would really be helpful, cheers!)

Watch the First Trailer for Big Hero 6

With the greatest animation of the city San Fransokyo, this animated treat seems like an another for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Watch the new trailer:

With great characters and beautiful animation, Big Hero 6 just made my expectation rate even more higher than before. I hope Disney is not putting all the treasure in just one trailer.

Big Hero 6, Assemble!

USA Today brings us an article about the six main characters from the upcoming movie Big Hero 6. Lets take a look at them.

Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6, 2014)

First is Hiro Hamada voice by Ryan Potter, the main character of this movie. He is 18 years old who is a genius and transforms his nurse robot into a fighting robot.

Baymax (Big Hero 6, 2014)

Baymax is voiced by Scott Adsit and is robot that looks totally different with his suit on.

Fred (Big Hero 6, 2014)

Fred (T.J. Miller)  is a sci-fi and comic book geek, really into monsters and stuff. Fred has this "Fredzilla" suit which quite shows that he is a monster lover.

Go Go Tomago (Big Hero 6, 2014)

Go Go (Jamie Chung) is all about speed and her suit will help her exceed her limits. She is also a quiet gal who can take care of herself.

Honey Lemon (Big Hero 6, 2014)

Honey (Genesis Rodriguez)  is a chemistry student is a core character of the team because of her sweet personality.

Wasabi (Big Hero 6, 2014)

Lastly we have Wasabi (Damon Wayans Jr.) and he is all about perfection, but we can assume that all that is going to change.

While we now know about the six heroes of this movie, but who is the villain? I guess only time will tell. Get excited as more footage comes out! Big Hero 6 opens in November 6, 2014 in the U.S.

First Look At Animated "Lava"

Los Angeles Times brings us a first look on the new animated short from Pixar, Lava. Take a look at the character Uku, the lava.

Lava, 2015

I don't know, to me it looks like a cartoon, but then again, it is a cartoon! I'm gauging it will be following the same stream as 2009's Partly Cloudy short.

Review #57 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits

I wish Aardman would make more films but with better story. This unique style of animation struggles to find the fitting story that will make the film soar.

The Pirates! Band of Misfits, 2012

In The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain - a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen (Imelda Staunton) and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist (David Tennant), but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

The stop motion picture that Aardman team has done in this film is amazing and makes you wonder how they do it. It gets better and much cleaner than their previous attempts. In contrast, I think their losing their touch in great story telling because the jokes and plots are exaggerated beyond repair.

It gives enough humor to entertain little kids but never does entertain those who want to see some real heart. It may not have a great story, but it does have its strong points. The characters are not strong or unique.

If there is one thing I would want to compliment, it would be the magical animated beauty. Those clay-made characters seem to have found life through the hands of great creators. If only they could find a great story that fits this medium, Aardman will have found the way to go into the big leagues.

Inside Outside Rating: 66%

"Heroes" Featurette from Planes: Fire & Rescue

DisneyToon Studios has really tried hard and I think is improving in their work. This new featurette from Planes: Fire & Rescue will give you a glimpse of how to movie is shaping out to be.

I think it will be an improvement from the first movie, and I do want to see DisneyToon Studios do their films the right way.

Review #56 | Corpse Bride

This spooky tale will take you  to a place you will never have imagined it existed. The place where dead people go.

Corpse Bride, 2005

Tim Burton returns to the dark but fanciful animated style of The Nightmare Before Christmas with this stop-motion black comedy. Victor (voice of Johnny Depp) lives in a small European village in the 19th century, where he is pledged to marry Victoria (voice of Emily Watson), a partnership arranged by their parents. The two only meet the day before their scheduled nuptials, and Victor performs disastrously in the wedding rehearsal. Later that evening, while he is walking through the woods and hopelessly practicing his vows, he puts Victoria's wedding band on what looks like a branch. Victor quickly discovers this was a big mistake; as it happens, he has put the ring on the skeletal finger of the enchanted Corpse Bride (voice of Helena Bonham Carter), who then whisks him off to a dark and mysterious netherworld where they are now married. Victor is frightened in the land of the dead, and even realizes that he has fallen in love with his true fiancée, Victoria, so he searches for a way back to his own world. Directed by Tim Burton in collaboration with animator Mike Johnson, Corpse Bride features a stellar voice cast, including Albert Finney, Christopher Lee, Richard E. Grant, Joanna Lumley, and Danny Elfman (who also composed the film's musical score).

Tim Burton presents a spooky stop motion animated film that will blow your mind. In this world, dead people are not actually dead; they just go “downstairs”, which seems more joyful than the world of living.

Tim Burton cleverly depicts the reality of the living dullness. The people upstairs live like they have no soul and the people downstairs sing and dance are pretty passionate in everything they do. The plot of this story goes around Victor in trouble because of the unwanted vow he made to a corpse bride.

It is interesting to see how Victor chooses his ways and how things turned out to be. Corpse Bride delivers a great message of showing compassion and keeping promises. There were some great puns in this movie with some unique character designs. Just watching some character designs you can see how much further you can go with squashing and stretching human characters. Those characters don’t look like humans but they do resemble real ones.

Inside Outside Rating: 78%

Review #55 | Tarzan

It has come time to review the one and only, Tarzan. With music from Phil Collins and animation from Disney, what more do you want?

Tarzan, 1999

Walt Disney Pictures' animated adventure Tarzan is an innovative and entertaining exploration of the classic tale by Edgar Rice Burroughs. With music by Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Phil Collins, Tarzan is an adventure that traces the story of a human baby who is orphaned in the African jungle and lovingly raised by a family of apes. Tarzan's peaceful and sheltered world is turned upside down by the arrival of a human expedition and the revelation that he is one of them. As he struggles to decide which "family" he belongs with, his dilemma is further complicated by his feelings for a beautiful young woman named Jane and the discovery that a trusted member of his new human "family" is plotting to harm the apes. With an inspired cast of vocal talents and new technological breakthroughs that bring added depth and dimensionality to the jungle settings, Disney's animated version of Tarzan captures the fantasy, excitement, and imagination of this literary favorite as never before.

Music, animation, character design, story, and the movie itself are stunning and spectacular! This movie made me cry. With touching moments and great action sequences Tarzan is never fails to entertain. So, let’s talk about Tarzan.

The first thing I want to say is the music. Phil Collins has done a great job, and without his performance it would not made the film great as it is. It breathes life to this animated feature. This is a movie where music has much influence in the movies mood and feel.

The animation is stunning and spectacular. From the authentic moves of Tarzan to clumsy but graceful moves of Jane, the animators have done A+ grade job! The jungle is beautiful and wild. The expressions with perfect music make it more emotional.

The story of Tarzan is relatable and it makes you want Tarzan to be happy just like his ape mother wants him to be happy. You want the best for him. After all, he lost his parents and lost everything that comes out of it. Love.

Inside Outside Rating: 90%

Spencer Lee's "Still I Fly"

Spencer Lee's performance on 'Still I Fly' is outstanding. I love his voice and what a great song. Planes: Fire & Rescue might not be one of the mainstream animated feature films but it certainly has its song done right.

Will you grab a chance and watch Planes: Fire & Rescue in theaters this July?

Review #54 | Monsters vs. Aliens

What a joy it is to sit back in relief and watch a movie that has great comedy and style. And Monsters vs. Aliens delivers that.

Monsters vs. Aliens, 2009

When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, the President is persuaded to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.

Monsters vs. Aliens is a comedic relief that really works but by doing that the creators sacrifice a sane story. I couldn't believe the rapid decision Susan made to suddenly give up her human life and go for the ‘monster’ life just because her crush turned away from her. I don't buy that.

It fails to explain itself and it becomes lazy in being able to make us believe in this world. The bright side is the comedy. It is one of the funniest animated movies out there. They make up over the shallow script.

If you love animation or not, this will make you laugh a lot, but if you are looking for a good decent movie, this movie might not be a good choice.

Inside Outside Rating: 72%