Things you like/hate about cartoons

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Character design/style is always the first thing I notice. You know what has adorable character designs is The Emperor's New Groove. Especially Yzma harurharruhehehee. I love that movie.

I also love VILLAINS. O:

New Groove is seriously lacking appreciation is the fan department, and it's a shame because that was sone of the few, and I stress this, FEW adult smart funny animated movies that worked more towards adults then kids.

Villains though are my claim to fame, I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOOOOOVE villains, cartoons bring out some of the best villains, Disney in particular. Disney makes fantastic villains and they always have the most memorable voices and names.

My favorites include Jafar, Scar, Hades, Hopper, Shere Khan, Ratigan, Frollo, and almost EVERY villain from Disney's Darkwing Duck!!!

[Jabberwocky]

The Emperor's Groove is like my favorite movie ever. I'm so glad they trashed the prince/pauper kingdom of the sun garbage for it.


Hades is AWESOME. I loooove villains! Unless they're evil for NO REASON at all, or for a stupid one, cause then they don't seem real. Like the Queen from Snow White. Hey she's prettier than me, go carve her heart out while I turn myself into an old hag!

[some guy you dont know]

The Emperor's Groove is like my favorite movie ever. I'm so glad they trashed the prince/pauper kingdom of the sun garbage for it.

agreed, ENG was one of the few disney movies i liked. and loved at that. need to see it more often..

dont really like villans though. mostly because theyre to unrealistic anymore.

[Vampyre]

Hmm... I'd have to say that my least favourite thing is about cartoons is the stereo types used for the british. I find them offensive

[koosie]

Are you British, Vampyre?

Just out of interest. That kinda took me by surprise.

[kageri]

The Emperor's Groove is like my favorite movie ever. I'm so glad they trashed the prince/pauper kingdom of the sun garbage for it.

Oh man, totally. That would have been disastrous. Or maybe not disastrous, just boring and lame. If I had a llama that cute, my life would be complete.

I think someone mentioned this here before but I hate how most female villains are motivated to be evil by jealousy, particularly over beauty. It's just.... bah.

[AerostarMonk]

Speaking of discarded movie script, the one I really wanted to see was the original idea for the Incredibles, where syndrome was just the start off villain, and the main villain was a guy called Xerek. This was when it was still being kicked around by Warners not too long after the Iron Giant.
Man, Incredibles is one of my fave movies of all time.

[Vampyre]

Are you British, Vampyre?

Just out of interest. That kinda took me by surprise.

I think so... *sniffs elbow* yes I'm british and proud to be ^__^

[koosie]

Well I'll be. So what stereotypes in particular are you thinking of? I get bored of the Hugh Grant english jerk stereotype but even that's real funny especially when directed at Hugh Grant. Generally I find stereotypes greatly amusing. The fact that theyre often nothing like real people they're meant to represent is also part of the fun.

[billytheskink]

Humorous stereotypes used in cartoons these days are usually crafted to be more absurd than insulting.

There's a reason why the Mackenzie brothers were quite popular in Canada, and why Texans loved King of the Hill.

[Fomalhaut]

One more thing about censorship: in a version of Hellsing, there are Nazis as the bad guys. BUT! If you really wanna put Nazis in a cartoon/comic/anime, AT LEAST DO IT PROPERLY. In the original version it's fine. But what? In one of the versions, we see them introduce themselves as Nazis, and what do we see in the background and their armbands? Some cute dice-shaped symbol. Come on, you guys, EVERYONE knows what should be there!!!

[Tonya]

What gets old for me is cartoons with the same old cliche over and oover again! It's always a good guy, a bad guy, someone either wants to steal jewls or rule the world or kidnap someone from the govornment or the princess or the king-and nothing more. And good LORD, do not let me get started on fighting sequences!

[kageri]

And good LORD, do not let me get started on fighting sequences!

Let's not forget when characters have 30-second conversations as they fall through the air in slow-motion....

[scary_dream]

Hah yeah, or when they jump at eachother and clash swords in mid-air, and then just kinda stay there as they continue the fight. Helloooooo? Gravity?

Though, my main gripe about cartoons?
That they aren't real lol

[HappyFoppy]

What I like about cartoons? Mostly, actually it's the fact that they're really funny at times, which is what they're made for. They can be varying, and they're fun to watch.

What I don't like? Whatever the hell is happening to 90% of them now. ;_;
And sometimes, I really want that whole Naruto thing to freaking dissapear - TV.com's 'animation' board has become a 'Naruto' board, or even a 'Naruto pairing' board. Also, potty humor is overused. MGP'sAM keeps trying to be funny with the monkey butts, but they really don't know they're being frowned upon I guess... And indeed, those fight scenes are... annoying. Violence is also taking over cartoons too much. And also, as in Foster's, complete 'pain' moments like Imposter's.

Notice which list is huger.