Lucy: Daughter of the Devil. It's so bad, but so good.

Perfect for Halloween

A while ago I was blog surfing, and somehow ended up on a guys site, who just so happened to be an animator on a show called Lucy: Daughter of the Devil. Curious, I youtubed the title, and found a wealth of videos on the show. I had never heard of this fairly new CG cartoon series until then, so I gave the first few episodes a view, and I liked it.

Humor so wrong, it's funny. The setup alone is reason to watch. The devil plays father, to a teenage daughter who's dating Jesus, who just so happens to be a peace loving DJ. Oh, and lets not forget the Secretary to the devil, and the two Priests and Nun. They're all very funny characters. Creator Loren Bouchard (co-creator of Home Movies) came up with a really good idea. If you're a fan of this kind of comedy, which Adult Swim is practically known for, then definitely check out Lucy: Daughter of the Devil.

Though as an animator myself, I can't condone such shoddy animation methods... the show is pretty hilarious nonetheless. Animation on a budget: A Zen Art

30 days of Night was 'Meh'

The bloody Vampire flick, feels cold, and it's not just because of the Alaskan setting.

You either love the movie, or you hate it. The rottentomatoes percentage seems to be accurate: opinions divided, applauding the film for portraying Vampires in a vicious primal light, yet also acknowledging the fact that the film suffers from well, not being very scary.

About the only thing that the gorgeous graphic novel turned live-action film can boast is the gore. It's a bloody, gushing, flesh-tearing, gore fest. Yet, we as an audience just don't find it terrifying, or suspenseful enough, just gross. After the Vampires rampage the citizens of Barrow Alaska, they walk around the town like a bunch of music video rejects. Why I mention music video is because, not only can the movie pass for one, but the music in the film just didn't fit, and at times kills the mood. A good way to tell if a film has lost its audience is if they laugh at inappropriate times, which they did a lot in this movie.

Sure the Vampires can run fast, do flips, and jump on people, but we've already seen Zombies do that in more entertaining, and actually scary films. These Vampires just talk too much. And when it came to the main characters of the film, the lines fell flat, and felt unconvincing. The humans never really fight back either, never taking up arms against the forces, aside from an axe here, and a construction vehicle there. The last "fight" was pretty disappointing as well.

I never read the graphic novel, but I'm sure its staying true to the pages, but thinking about translating a graphic novel into a medium like film, some things need to be tweaked, (or scrapped) to make it its own, rather than a direct copy with moving pictures.

Visually the film looks good, the rampage sequence being most memorable. The Vampire make-up as well is pretty sweet. Some look more deformed than others.

30 Days of Night, is an okay movie worth watching once, maybe twice. I just expected more from it.