Releases by Title - D
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- a.k.a.: D-War
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Younggu-Art Movies
- Release Year: 2007
- Country: Korea
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Dragons
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2012
- Source Status: seen
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2012 - Style: cartoony
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX 3D
- Source Notes: shown before "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Haas Animation
- Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, bad animation)
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2004
- Country: Germany
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Dragons
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2012
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
20-Jul-2012 - Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX 3D
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Hogofilm
- Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Source Notes: based on Stephen King's fantasy series
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2010
- Country: Russia
- Source Status: release not seen
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2012 - Style: realistic
- Language: Russian, English Subtitles
- Source Special Presentation: 3D
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: 3D
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Review:
good design | animation, weak concept | writing
[Note] Cool visuals, but non-compelling writing
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 1990
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling)
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy; actually did not watch, since "Darkman" was not compelling enough
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy; actually did not watch, since "Darkman" was not compelling enough
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Robots
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: 2006
- Country: Russia
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Language: Russian, English Dub/Subtitles
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, convoluted plot and weak pacing); [Exception] some interesting visuals
- Collection Section: Characters - Vampires
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy
- Collection Section: Characters - Vampires
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: School of Visual Arts
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 165
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good concept, average design, weak animation | writing
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 1280 x 720
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blur
- Review:
- a.k.a.: X-Men Origins: Deadpool
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2014
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2014 - Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 640 x 400
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 640 x 480
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Digital Frontier
- Release Year: 2006
- Country: Japan
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Language: Japanese, English Subtitles
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2008
- Country: Japan
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Language: Japanese, English Subtitles
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Digital Frontier
- Release Year: 2006
- Country: Japan
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Language: Japanese, English Subtitles
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 1998
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Major Use of Animatronic Puppets: yes
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (not very compelling and animation is a little weak), but kept for the monster
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Vancouver Film School
- Release Year: 2002
- Country: Canada
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) The Shorts Drawer: 2005 Edition
- Video Resolution: 720 x 540
- Synopsis: Two defective robots fight over a hand.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept, average writing
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Fathom
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (mostly "kids-only", some weak animation), but kept for the good visuals
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Review:
good design | animation, average concept, weak writing
[Note] Nothing special about the movie, but the animation was pretty decent (except for various weak spots)
- a.k.a.: Die Lieferung
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Till Nowak
- Release Year: 2005
- Country: Germany
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Video Availability: (dvd) Delivery
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good concept, average writing, weak design | animation
[Note] Nice environment/vehicle designs/animation, but human design/animation was weak
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Filmakademie (Heiko van der Scherm)
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Video Availability: (download) Vimeo (author page)
- Video Resolution: 1280 x 544
- Synopsis: Two flowers have different perspectives on their destinies.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Nice little story with appealing visuals
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Mac Guff
- Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Source Special Presentation: Real D 3D
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Review:
good design | animation | concept, weak writing
[Note] While there were a bunch of cute scenes and some new premises, they do not overcome the weak writing and the lame antagonists
- a.k.a.: Debiruman
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2004
- Country: Japan
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Language: Japanese, English Subtitles
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling); [Exception] decent CG monsters; lost interest half way through
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Cartoon
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Ringling College (Jin Sop Kum)
- Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 165
- Video Resolution: 849 x 478
- Synopsis: The tables get turned on a dictatorial Chinese restaurant owner.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
great design | animation, average concept | writing
[Note] Very nice look and animation
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Disney
- Release Year: 2000
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: CG - Disney
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy; bored after a few minutes
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX 3D
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, weak animation); bored after a few minutes
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Framestore
- Release Year: 2002
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Special Medium: TV mini-series
- Collection Section: Characters - Dinosaurs
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Animation Mentor (Mike Stern)
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (download) YouTube (author page)
- Video Resolution: 960 x 720
- Synopsis: Office music has never been this annoying!
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Nice character animation
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Image Engine
- Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Review:
great design | animation, good concept | writing
[Note] Very impressive animation and visual action with a good plot and characters
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2004
- Country: Hungary
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized | cel-shading
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Language: Hungarian, English subtitles
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, weak animation/story/comedy); only watched first few minutes, then fast-forwarded through the rest; [Exception] animation technique was a bit different
- Collection Section: CG - Series
- Review:
- a.k.a.: Les pingouins volent-ils ?
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Planktoon
- Release Year: 2006
- Country: France
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Language: French, English Subtitles
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 161
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept, weak writing
[Note] Weak comedy
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Waide Somme (Jerome Chorton)
- Release Year: 2005
- Country: France
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Language: French, English Subtitles
- Video Availability: (dvd) The Shorts Drawer: 2005 Edition
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation, weak concept | writing
[Note] Nice visuals
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Bitt
- Release Year: 2008
- Country: Argentina
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 169
- Video Resolution: 638 x 474
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Commercials
- Review:
great design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Cool creature that feels real, written with nice comedy
- a.k.a.: Donkey.Xote
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2007
- Country: Spain
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Language: Spanish, English Dub/Subtitles
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, bad writing/comedy); [Exception] mostly nice animation
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Review:
good design | animation, weak concept | writing
[Note] Writing (especially the comedic portion) is so weak that the characters and story are not compelling; however, the animation is pretty nice
- a.k.a.: The Magic Roundabout
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2006
- Country: France
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, "kids-only", weak animation)
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Stan Winston
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling)
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2007
- Country: Japan
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Language: Japanese, English Subtitles
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (weak story, some rubber-suit monsters); [Exception] some interesting visuals
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2012
- Country: Hungary
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2012 - Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: 3D
- Collection Section: Characters - Vampires
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Primarily Motion Capture: yes
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 960 x 544
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blur
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 960 x 416
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Nerd
- Release Year: 2004 to 2008
- Country: Canada
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized | cel-shading
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Collection Section: CG - Series
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, bad writing/acting/animation); did not fully watch (fast-forwarded through remainder)
- Collection Section: Characters - Dragons
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Sun Haipeng
- Release Year: 2009
- Country: China
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Language: Mandarin, English Subtitles
- Video Availability: (download) YouTube (author page)
- Video Resolution: 854 x 480
- Synopsis: Super Baozi (a steamed bun) performs music with his band of buns!
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
great animation, good design | concept, average writing
[Note] Nice character animation
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, bad writing/acting/animation); did not fully watch (fast-forwarded through remainder)
- Collection Section: Characters - Dragons
- Review:
- a.k.a.: Dragon Hunters
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: LuxAnimation
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2006
- Country: Hong Kong
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Language: Cantonese+, English Subtitles
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- a.k.a.: The Last Dragon
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Framestore
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Special Medium: TV special
- Collection Section: Characters - Dragons
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Review:
average design | animation, weak concept | writing
[Note] While it does have some cool animation/action, for the most part, it is a low quality production ... including the writing, fighting, and animation
- a.k.a.: DragonBlade: The Beginning
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2005
- Country: Hong Kong
- Source Status: seen
- Style: anime
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Language: Cantonese+, English Subtitles
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, very weak animation); only watched first few minutes
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 1996
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Dragons
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2000
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (low quality), but kept with boxed set
- Collection Section: Characters - Dragons
- Review:
- a.k.a.: Dragones - destino de fuego
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2006
- Country: Peru
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Language: Spanish, English Dub
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, "kids-only", bad animation)
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Bardel
- Release Year: 2004
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized | cel-shading
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Special Medium: direct-to-video movie
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Bardel
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized | cel-shading
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Special Medium: direct-to-video movie
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Review:
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Filmakademie (Robert Kuczera)
- Release Year: 2003
- Country: Germany
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (download) iTunes
- Video Resolution: 720 x 404
- Synopsis: A man who travels the land killing dragons gets a bit of a surprise that leads to a change of heart.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Great character animation
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Filmakademie (Leszek Plichta)
- Release Year: 2007
- Country: Germany
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Video Availability: (download) iTunes; (download) Vimeo (author page - for higher-res version)
- Video Resolution: 1280 x 640
- Synopsis: The Dreammaker now only lives to recreate his own dream.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] While the animation can be a little clunky, it makes up for this with its expressiveness
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2012
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
21-Sep-2012 - Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 640 x 480
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Pixar
- Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (bd) Up
- Synopsis: [Spin-off of Up] Alpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts - Pixar
- Review:
good design | animation, average concept | writing
[Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Visonart
- Release Year: 2000
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (bad acting), but kept for cool CG dragons
- Collection Section: Characters - Dragons
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: LKS Cinevision
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Special Medium: direct-to-video movie
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (weak CG), but kept since still a compelling movie
- Collection Section: Characters - Dragons
- Review:
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: 2006
- Country: Thailand
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Language: Thai, English Dub/Subtitles
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)