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Disney's Arjun: The Warrior Prince
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 5:58 am
by Sotiris
Arjun: The Warrior Prince is an Indian cel-shaded CG film produced by UTV Motion Pictures. It was completed in 2010 but will be released in India on
May 25, 2012. Disney has recently
acquired UTV and therefore the movie will be released under the Disney label. This is the second fully-animated Indian film to be released under the Disney name. The first one was
Roadside Romeo, a Disney and Yash Raj Films co-production.
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:26 am
by MJW
With Disney's acquisition of this company, will the film be released outside of India? If so, would Disney dub it in English or would it be released with subtitles?
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 9:24 am
by Sotiris
MJW wrote:With Disney's acquisition of this company, will the film be released outside of India? If so, would Disney dub it in English or would it be released with subtitles?
Doubtful. It may get a DVD release in the U.S. through the 'Disney World Cinema' label. So far, none of the releases through this label feature an English dub. The only foreign movie that I know which got an English dub was the Chinese "The Secret of the Magic Gourd" but that was not part of the 'Disney World Cinema' line. It was released on DVD before the line was created and it hasn't been re-released since.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 7:14 pm
by Sotiris
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 1:26 am
by milojthatch
I just watched the trailer. Some random thoughts:
-Not a fan of the animation style at all. It's just like that horrid "Iron Man: Armored Adventures" cartoon, which I gave up on after five minutes from the first episode.
-Some parts remind me of "John Carter" while some remind me of Dreamwork's "Prince of Egypt."
-Seems kind of violent to have the "Disney" name on it.
I want to like it, some parts looked interesting, but I think I'll ultimately have to pass on this, English or no English dub.
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 6:51 pm
by Sotiris
An
interview with the creators of Arjun about the future of Indian animation.
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:36 am
by Chernabog
I most say that I like it
Since I also collect all Disney soundtracks that are released, I wonder if you have come across any note about a soundtrack being released? There is some difficulty sometimes to get a real physical CD from Disney India (so much pirated copies out there
), but I have succeded with the other Indian releases of Disney co-produced/distributed films, so I hope there will be one for this film as well.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 2:44 am
by Sotiris
'Arjun: The warrior Prince' has a classical look, says director Arnab Chaudhuri
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/arjun-the-wa ... -8-66.html
“The big hope is that Arjun the Warrior Prince can dispel the myth that animation equals kid’s comedy” – Arnab Chaudhari
http://bollyspice.com/43510/the-big-hop ... -chaudhari
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 2:44 am
by Sotiris
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 9:34 am
by Lnds500
I'll give this the benefit of the doubt. I would have liked less CGI. It looks dated and it certainly doesn't blend well.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:01 am
by Sotiris
An
interview with the directors of Arjun.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:16 am
by Alphapanchito
Thanks for letting us all know, Sotiris!
I really like it. I mean i'm not the biggest fan on the animation style, but it doesn't bother me too much. The thing that I really liked from the trailer was the atmosphere. I really liked the design of the people and backgrounds, and how they interacted with it. I mean when they shot that fish, that was pretty cool. I'll probably watch it on youtube later.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:20 pm
by Heil Donald Duck
milojthatch wrote:I just watched the trailer. Some random thoughts:
-Not a fan of the animation style at all. It's just like that horrid "Iron Man: Armored Adventures" cartoon, which I gave up on after five minutes from the first episode.
-Some parts remind me of "John Carter" while some remind me of Dreamwork's "Prince of Egypt."
-Seems kind of violent to have the "Disney" name on it.
I want to like it, some parts looked interesting, but I think I'll ultimately have to pass on this, English or no English dub.
It's violent
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:24 am
by Sotiris
Chernabog wrote:Since I also collect all Disney soundtracks that are released, I wonder if you have come across any note about a soundtrack being released?
I couldn't find anything about a physical release but there's an official digital one. You can buy it on
iTunes.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:16 pm
by Chernabog
Sotiris wrote:Chernabog wrote:Since I also collect all Disney soundtracks that are released, I wonder if you have come across any note about a soundtrack being released?
I couldn't find anything about a physical release but there's an official digital one. You can buy it on
iTunes.
Not here in Sweden!
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:24 pm
by PatrickvD
It looks like such an obvious attempt to expand Disney's presence in India. I mean, that's fine, they are a business after all. But those movies should just stay there.
The animation looks okay-ish. Not bad, but certainly not great. Who knows, maybe the story is really, really good? We'll see.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:25 pm
by Lnds500
PatrickvD wrote:But those movies should just stay there.
Care to elaborate?
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:30 pm
by TsWade2
Wow! That looks awesome!:) It's too bad it's not going to be in the US.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:36 pm
by Sotiris
TsWade2 wrote:It's too bad it's not going to be in the US.
It will play at
El Capitan on September 03-09, if you're interested.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:59 pm
by PatrickvD
Lnds500 wrote:PatrickvD wrote:But those movies should just stay there.
Care to elaborate?
I should rephrase,
Sure Disney can release it anywhere, but aren't these films catered very specifically to a region? They'll find little success outside the region it was made for. Didn't Disney make something similar for Russia? I don't think that was released outside that region either.