Please hit me with a large rock. I am stymied. I do not know what to say (this, readersDaSauce, must be a first.)Get this.
I JUST AGREED WITH THE WORM.
I did.
I still cannot believe it.
It makes me wanna cry.
Agreeing with Jeffrey Katzenberg is on a par with believing that Michael Jackson has/had/will-have/ever-had/even-resembles/smells-like talent.
Shit.
That�s it.
I�ve had it.
Someone please put a pitchfork in my ass?
Here�s the offending text (snipped from IMDB�s Studio Briefing�and please note that the following is one of their: Articles Copyright , StudioBriefing. All Rights Reserved.)
***snip from Studio Briefing See Their Reserved Rights Above and WORSE? Your Dairist Actually Agreed With Katzenberg Below. Oh. My. Gawd. Sweet Mother Of Christ On A Crutch. Allah/Jah-Ova/SomeONE Forfend, Please?!?***
Katzenberg: Animation Getting a Bum Rap
Jeffrey Katzenberg, who is often credited with reviving traditional animation when, as chairman of Walt Disney Studios, he oversaw such features as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, has come to the defense of the technique following the dismal failure of Disney's recent Treasure Planet. While some writers have forecast that the hand-drawn art will be replaced by what is thought to be far less expensive computer-generated animation, Katzenberg, now a partner in DreamWorks, told today's (Wednesday) Los Angeles Times: "There's been a rush to judgment that some movies failed because of their technique." Referring to DreamWorks' first animated feature, Katzenberg remarked: "I don't believe that The Road to El Dorado didn't succeed because of its technique, any more than Titan A. E.[whose failure shuttered 20th Century Fox's animation unit] or Treasure Planet failed because of their techniques. To blame our animators for El Dorado not working would be nonsense. The idea and the way in which we told the story simply were not compelling enough, and I think the other movies share those shortcomings. It hurts to have to accept that responsibility, but that is the reality."
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I mean. Me. I. Agreed. With Katzenberg.
I wanna go home. And I am home.
Shit.
--SauceAgreedWithJefferyKatzenbergAnnoDomini2003