Product Details

• Actors: Computer Animation Marvels
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: October 19, 1999
• Run Time: 57 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00001O2FK
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,300 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The short films in this collection juxtapose an impressive technical sophistication with simple, derivative ideas, many of them borrowed from old Warner Bros. shorts. But the jokes are badly timed, and the animation lacks the feeling of weight and the sense of character that made these gags work. "The Physics of Cartoons, Part 1" attempts to evoke old cartoons, but the timing is so leaden, the designs so unappealing, and the animation so lifeless, it falls flat. "Pets" is a shameless rip-off of Nick Park's "Creature Comforts." Various domestic animals describe their lives, but the voices and animation are devoid of the charm that won Park his first Oscar. "Carved Journey" and "H20" are technical exercises, with no narrative or point of view.

A few films rise above the mediocrity. In "Ticked Off," a pair of wart hogs debate joining Noah's voyage, a situation that recalls Gary Larson's "The Far Side." The idea of illustrating the old hand game is a clever one, but "rockpaperscissors" goes on far too long. "Bingo," a very elaborate, obviously costly effort at Absurdist theatre, takes just short of forever to go nowhere. --Charles Solomon

Product Description
From award winning animation artists on four continents comes "Computer Animation Marvels," a spectacular collection of computer animated short films from today's top CGI artists and storytellers. Watch the multi-award winning film "Bingo," a reality-bending take on an identity crisis. Also included is another installment of "Luxo Jr.," with animation from Pixar, the creators of "Toy Story." In "Pets" you'll be surprised to hear the innermost secrets of our furry friends. Study the hilarious scientific principles involved in "The Physics of Cartoons," and enjoy 13 other funny and thought provoking films from the world's top computer animators. "Computer Animation Marvels" is a blending of high-tech and high art you won't want to miss. Presented by Odyssey Productions, creators of the internationally acclaimed "Mind's Eye" series of computer animation video's. The films: Pets, The Persecution, Vache Folle, Ticked Off, Carved Journey, The Hungry One, The Physics of Cartoons--Part 1, H2O, Bowtie Blues, CPU, Last Call, rockpaperscissors, A Narrow Martian of Error, Love & Rockets, Fly Hard, The Sitter, Bingo.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sheesh!, December 11, 1999

By	Jim Whitley "[e-mail]" (Vancouver, Bc Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hmm where do I start. As an animator myself the only redeeming feature of this collage of videos is watching the snowman go after his bowtie..otherwise go make coffee. Most of the animation on this dvd simply does not make sense. The last animation (bonus) is simply fantastic rendering..no storyline though. Skip it and buy all the others Odyssey put out. They are mouth watering.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not What I expected, April 12, 2001

By	CJ McAninch (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews

I was expecting a flowing visual story with interesting shapes blended with many colors. I must be really off on what computer animation means being that this DVD was computer animation. I was very disappointed and feel that I wasted my money. I didn't even watch the entire thing. I just kept skipping through it. There were break ups of the DVD in short skits that weren't interesting, and the music was awful...kind of reminded me of elevator music. Unless you just have the money to blow and want a odd DVD, leaving you with little knowledge and experience to add to your life...I suggest something like Dinosaurs or Fantasia. This will be a HUGE disappointment for those who are looking for some type of uplifting feeling or think this could be touching.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this one for Bingo alone!, November 17, 1999

By A Customer

This is the best yet of the Mind's Eye series. The video quality on many of the animations are very crisp, unlike previous releases and the quality of the work is generally better than the most of the previous releases. While this collection still contains the prerequisite cheeseball student projects and Pixar parodies, the real shining star in this collection is the multi-award winning surrealistic Bingo by Chris Landreth and Alias/Wavefront. Even if this collection contained only this one animation, it would be well worth the price for any animation fan. Bingo was animated during the development process of Alias Maya and it was clear that Landreth and Co. aimed to show off what their new software could do. The attention to detail is stunning. All I can say is Landreth RULEZZZ! Other animations I liked are Pets (a hilarious animation done in the style of Nick Park's Creature Comforts), Vache Folle, The Persecution, and a few others which I can't remember right now.