DreamWorks' Rise of the Guardians

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I don't know. Santa with tattoos makes me think this might try to be like Shrek.

Before I saw that though, I liked this idea. I like the idea of bringing holiday icons together for adventures, and I even have a couple of ideas like that myself for stories I hope I am able to get down someday.
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yeah, Santa with Tats isn't really working for me. Santa Claus is an established character already. Sure he's public domain, but he is a Saint after all. I'm not sure that this tough guy action hero image is tasteful.

I'm not opposed to the whole idea or anything, but I was almost assuming that maybe his elves would be doing more of the rough and tumble while Santa was maintaining his image. This promo image suggests not.
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I'm starting to look real forward to the DreamWorks films. Mostly I want to see how many of the films they currently have in development (a shitload ... go check ;) ) will actually get made.

Still. Interesting.
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singerguy04 wrote:yeah, Santa with Tats isn't really working for me. Santa Claus is an established character already. Sure he's public domain, but he is a Saint after all. I'm not sure that this tough guy action hero image is tasteful.

I'm not opposed to the whole idea or anything, but I was almost assuming that maybe his elves would be doing more of the rough and tumble while Santa was maintaining his image. This promo image suggests not.
Amen. I'm getting really sick of poor Santa getting distasteful reimaginings. :roll:

I do like Jack Frost's design, though. Pretty cool.
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‘Rise of the Guardians’: Santa Claus Gets the Superman Treatment
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Seeing Santa Claus as a tattooed tough guy makes me wary of this, not because I consider it to be distasteful (it doesn't make him unsympathetic, and besides, he's already a reimagining of St Nicholas), but because it hints at an abundance of pop culture references.
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I just hope they don't go too contemporary or modern with this (like Prep & Landing or Arthur Christmas). I would like the Guardians be something like the Harry Potter universe (more classic despite the modern world). I can't tell by the concept art or the interview if that's the approach they're going for but that would be awesome.
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Alexandre Desplat Will Score 'Rise of the Guardians'
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I'm somewhat interested in this movie. The character designs (particularly for Jack Frost) are quite good, and the concept is intriguing. However, knowing Dreamworks, it will be chock full of unfunny pop culture references and be dated in a couple of years. :roll:
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Oh, yeah, because How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda 2 were full of pop-culture references. :roll: Even Puss in Boots kept them at a surprisingly minimal amount.
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I must be in the minority here for loving Santa's badass image here. :lol:
estefan wrote:Oh, yeah, because How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda 2 were full of pop-culture references. :roll: Even Puss in Boots kept them at a surprisingly minimal amount.
Well, you know . . . those horrible Dreamworks CG movies are all alike. :p No clue why I'd have so many in my collection. :lol: But seriously, I think this film has sort of an epic, majestic feel about it. We'll just have to wait and see who is right. :)
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Dr Frankenollie wrote:I'm somewhat interested in this movie. The character designs (particularly for Jack Frost) are quite good, and the concept is intriguing. However, knowing Dreamworks, it will be chock full of unfunny pop culture references and be dated in a couple of years. :roll:
You do know that there are some other DreamWorks movies that have little to no pop-culture references. Hence, there's the Kung Fu Panda series and How to Train Your Dragon while Megamind and Puss in Boots share a tiny amount of pop-culture references. But nevertheless, these movies still made me laugh (except for Shark Tale, and the last two Shrek movies).
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*Spoiler Alert*
The first clip showcased a rough version of the film’s opening wherein Jack Frost awakens in the middle of a frozen lake. He has no memories and no idea from where he came. In fact, the only thing Frost knows is his name, a gift given to him by the mysterious Man in the Moon, who functions as a sort of Bosley to these fairytale Charlie’s Angels.

300 years later, Frost is kidnapped by the titular Guardians so that he can help them fight the Boogieman, who has mysteriously returned to earth. Along the way, Frost must uncover his past and learn to be a hero.

During the introduction, Dreamworks executives compared the film’s scope and ambition to How to Train Your Dragon, and the metaphor is apt. The animation is sumptuous and beautiful and while elements of the plot immediately recall Harry Potter, The Santa Clause and even The Nightmare Before Christmas, there is a unique depth and emotional vitality to the piece.

For example, while everyone knows that The Tooth Fairy leaves money in exchange for baby teeth, Guardians posits that she keeps these molars and incisors because they hold the core of one’s childhood within them and that she protects the teeth so that one can draw strength from early memories.

Though most of the animation is still incomplete, Rise of the Guardians has the potential to be something really special. The reimagining of the holiday figureheads is clever – Santa as a massive Russian with, “Naughty” and, “Nice” tattooed on his forearms, The Easterbunny as an ornery Australian tough guy, The Tooth Fairy as a giant hummingbird, The Sandman is a silent pillow-shaped specter who communicates through pictograms – and the entry point of Jack Frost as an outsider who is literally invisible because no one believes him to be a real figure, carries a bit of weight to it. This, combined with a screenplay credited to David Lindsay-Abaire, whose utterly devastating Rabbit Hole took the theater world by storm (and made for a fine, under-seen film), really piqued my interest in the project.
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Holy cow, that sounds cool. It's a bit of Nightmare Before Christmas and a bit of The Avengers. I do really like the Jack Frost design, but I was hoping for a sultry Tooth Fairy and a cool-looking Easter Bunny; like a Thundercat except slimmer.
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They havent really done pop culture references since, like, Shark Tale.

I remember reading an article for Shrek 3 stating they didnt really want to do them anymore.
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Teaser Trailer

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Excuse me guys, but I came.

Anyway, this looks amazing!
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Wow. I definitely want to see this.
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Knew this was gonna be bad ass. :D
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