View Poll Results: Celebrity Voicing : does it really add anything?
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Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
10-18-09, 02:59 PM
#51
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Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
At this point, there's very little modern animation outside of Dreamworks and Pixar that don't use Billy West or John DiMaggio.
10-18-09, 03:06 PM
#52
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Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
FWIW, I will say that I have become accustomed to certain actors doing voices for characters in animation. I cannot fathom an animated Batman without Kevin Conroy doing the voice, or one with the Joker minus Mark Hamill (the best Joker ever until Heath Ledger came along, IMO), or Harley Quinn minus Arleen Sorkin.
It was actually the realization that Tim Daly and Clancy Brown would be involved with the Public Enemies movie that got me interested.
It was actually the realization that Tim Daly and Clancy Brown would be involved with the Public Enemies movie that got me interested.
10-19-09, 01:21 AM
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Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
Al Pacino's voice would be perfect for these kids films.
He can scream all he wants and the artists will have a field day drawing that.
He can scream all he wants and the artists will have a field day drawing that.
10-19-09, 02:07 AM
#54
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Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
FWIW, I will say that I have become accustomed to certain actors doing voices for characters in animation. I cannot fathom an animated Batman without Kevin Conroy doing the voice, or one with the Joker minus Mark Hamill (the best Joker ever until Heath Ledger came along, IMO), or Harley Quinn minus Arleen Sorkin.
It was actually the realization that Tim Daly and Clancy Brown would be involved with the Public Enemies movie that got me interested.
It was actually the realization that Tim Daly and Clancy Brown would be involved with the Public Enemies movie that got me interested.
10-19-09, 03:04 AM
#55
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Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
Tress Macneille - voice actor
Cameron Diaz - celebrity doing voice work.
10-19-09, 08:40 AM
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10-19-09, 09:20 AM
#57
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
In defense of Dreamworks, the Prince of Egypt had plenty of stunt casting and I thought they all worked perfectly for the characters they portrayed. Of course, that was the last quality Dreamworks animated film, IMO.
10-19-09, 02:26 PM
#58
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Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
Oh, I absolutely agree. I wasn't complaining about the real voice actors at all. On the contrary, I wish they would get even more work.
10-19-09, 07:06 PM
#60
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
yep, see the Coen's brothers latest "A Serious Man", no real name stars in the movie, but since they directed, my interest peaked up
10-19-09, 07:54 PM
#61
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
It really depends, but I would say for the majority of the time the answer is no. If the celeb voice is chosen because it adds something to the character I really don't mind. Vin Diesel as the Iron Giant, for example, was great casting. If it's just arbitrary like Dreamworks does with most of their movies just to spout off celeb names in the credits then, no...not really.
Dreamworks really is the worst offender of this. Shoot, for a few movies there they even tried to make the animated characters resemble the celebs playing them. Will Smith in Shark Tale and the design for the shark was really the worst. I avoided the movie for that reason alone.
Dreamworks really is the worst offender of this. Shoot, for a few movies there they even tried to make the animated characters resemble the celebs playing them. Will Smith in Shark Tale and the design for the shark was really the worst. I avoided the movie for that reason alone.
10-20-09, 08:05 AM
#62
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
So one casting choice out of hundreds in the past 20 years is the example? 
See my list above, on the whole they get it right more often than not. When they do get it wrong though, it's waaaay wrong. Rosanne & Rosie O'Donnel come to mind.
See my list above, on the whole they get it right more often than not. When they do get it wrong though, it's waaaay wrong. Rosanne & Rosie O'Donnel come to mind.
10-20-09, 09:42 AM
#63
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Re: Celebrity Voices in animated/puppet movies: Does it really add anything?
I had the exact same converstaion with a buddy of mine this weekend. I say save the millions each high end actor gets cuz I doubt they make a big difference in box office sales. Kids will wanna see the movie regardless. Us adults may find those voices a little distracting too.
