Thursday, June 12, 2008

The Joy of Animation

Today I decided that I really like it a lot when inanimate objects have personalities. May seem creepy so call me crazy, but when a sponge can walk and knives are watching a slasher film I am highly entertained. This is very Gilmore Girls of me I know but I find that life is much more interesting when you can interact with all of you kitchen appliances--"Well hello Mr. Toaster, how are you today?...Oh, no that's fine I have crumby days every so often too."
I found this clip that is one of my new favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM7flaAWJ_c

This may be one reason why I really like claymation--especially from the eighties. Better Off Dead for example has a classic claymation scene you should check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyxBh3C5kvo
(if you wanna see the whole movie because you thought that clip was so amazing and you're in the mood for a great 80's flick, don't worry I can loan it to you sometime)
And of course you can't talk about claymation without reminiscing about the great California Raisins. This one's a classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOQO5lq6bNk&feature=related
And of course, you've got your celebrity appearances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HEyGY--IIw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PNPw5ozU0U&feature=related