Kinguyakki
Alignment: Chaotic Stupid
I saw the new trailer for Disney's live action "Pinnochio" and I have a feeling the furry fandom is going to have a new obsession in Honest John, the fox.
Honest John
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Kinguyakki
Alignment: Chaotic Stupid
Trevorbluesquirrel
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The CGI is pretty expressive, can't match the animated version of course, but it's still impressive, I think!
Foxridley
A fox named Ridley
Pinocchio was already already a big part of pop culture, so I don’t know if Honest John will gain that much more prominence. We already had him as an animated anthro fox for 82 years.
For Pinocchio as a whole, the donkey transformations on Pleasure Island seem to have been more influential in the furry fandom.
For Pinocchio as a whole, the donkey transformations on Pleasure Island seem to have been more influential in the furry fandom.
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The_Happiest_Husky
I love you all <3 We had a good run
I want to love him and pet him and- oh shit he stole my wallet
Baron Tredegar
Master of Forgotten Lore
The cgi looks pretty good but the hands fall into uncanny valley territory for me.
Foxridley
A fox named Ridley
The animalistic face and very humanlike hands are an odd combination for sure.
Trevorbluesquirrel
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Well, hands are notoriously difficult 2 animate, hence why so many Disney characters wear gloves!
Both the CGI and the animated Honest John and Gideon wear gloves, only the animated versions have the 4 fingered hands!
Neither version appears 2 have claws, unlike Robin Hood, that Foxy Outlaw!
Foxridley
A fox named Ridley
Part of the issue, I think, is that the more cartoonish a character is, the less distinction there is on the sliding scale of anthropomorphism, so it's easier to draw a character without making them look weird.
In a more realistic style like we see in the new Pinocchio, the mismatch of human and animal traits stands out more.
Though I noticed that they stuck with four-fingered paw hands with Gideon, and it didn't seem as uncanny.
KimberVaile
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My gosh, he's adorable. Lol
Trevorbluesquirrel
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Honestly though, with a 6 Ft. tall Con Man Fox and a shorter silent cat running around your German Town from an Italian Story............................
Their'd be bigger questions than ''Why do U have human hands, Mr. John Fox!? ; )
Turbid_Cyno
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We need a CGI Robinhood remake. David Spade as Robin Hood, Samuel L. Jackson as Little John, Wallace Shawn as Friar Tuck
Baalf
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Foxridley
A fox named Ridley
Baalf
Will accept free hugs and tummy rubs.
Holy fuh, the laugh-track.
Turbid_Cyno
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Not a fan of "live-action CGI" myself. I was talking more a standard Pixar CGI. Want something less realistic than Honest John, but with a bit more fidelity than Zootopia.