Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the November 5th Toon Talk Review of The Santa Clause 2 Special Edition DVD and The Santa Clause 2 at: <a href="News-ID114630.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID114630.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By actingforanimators Great review, Kirby. Another lively report and as well crafted as ever. Re >>The depiction of the North Pole, even with its candy-colored art direction, is a bit too high-tech for my taste; did the elves really need to take off on Rocketeer-style jetpacks to save Santa? Whatever happened to a little Christmas magic?<< I couldn't agree more! The plasticity of both of these settings have all been disappointing, to say the least. And it's seems absurd to have to settle for everything having the appearance of Disney World Monorail playsets when films like "Sorcerer's Stone" and "Fellowship of the Rings" deliver fantasy with such rapturous detail, and a sense of having been around for all the ages. The same could be achieved here without looking as if they are crumbling or dirty and still had some sparkle to them. The DP's as much at fault as anyone. It's all too "store window" bright. Even ice reflects light far differently than plexi and PVC and there's a lack of sensitivity to that kind of subtlety. Much like the wholly repulsive "How the Grinch..." which could have at least delivered some whimsical Seussian charm in its Whoville setting, but simply ended up looking like an aluminum siding salesman had come through town. "Hook" is another example of how store-bought and petroleum-based the whole world looked. Not at all the organic fantasy of dream worlds. Art Direction like this make you miss folks like Tony Walton, Edward Carrere, and Tony Duquette. AFA
