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Valiant : 3 of 5
8.30.2005 5:42 PM \| Link	Staying true to my love of animation, I try to see every animated feature at the theater, so my pal Melinda and I went to see this new Disney-distributed film (produced by Vanguard Animation in the UK). I wasn't really sure what to expect, since I had read some mixed reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised! Not only was the story funny and exciting, but the animation was really fantastic! I wasn't too excited about the character design of the pigeons, but I soon got used to it, especially after seeing the cute doves in the hilarious "newsreel" at the start of the film. I was really impressed by the lighting in several scenes - every now and then there would be an outdoor scene that just felt exactly right, especially the depth of field effect when our heroes are walking through a French vineyard. The female mouse called Charles De Girl was absolutely perfect - I thought she was the funniest character! The voice talent was pretty good, all with the appropriate British accents, of course - Ewan McGregor has such a good voice for animation (though I was surprised he was in another feature so soon after Robots). Valiant definitely won't go down in history as an animation classic, but it's a good time at the theater, and I'm glad Disney chose to distribute it! I hope to see more from Vanguard in the future. Labels: movies


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