He's a nice guy! I just wish the film had done more with him, especially since he got top billing, and from a furry standpoint, the zoot suit almost completely obscures his anthropomorphism.
Another underused anthropomorphic character is Charles, the proboscis monkey from the scientist's lab. Normally when a film has a monkey sidekick I instantly feel a sense of foreboding obnoxiousness - but the monkey in this film is surprisingly level-headed, appears sparingly, and is is quite likeable.
He's certainly more interesting than most of the female characters. Aside from Lucille's strong independent streak, the few women all fall into pretty typical roles, largely defined by their relations to men.
This film would not pass the Bechdel test. The voice acting and the CGI were both good, although some of the body designs were a little cartoonish. Some scenes had very busy backgrounds, others almost none; likely a result of budget constraints on the animation. But really, aside from the furry perspective, I have no major complaints - the film kept me immersed in the story universe. I was amused; it's a decent middle-of-the-road production.
Being for kids, this is not a film I'd go out of my way to watch a second time, but if it should come your way, it's entertaining enough to fill an hour and a half! Tags: animation CGI France humans insects monkeys movies opinion reviews.
Comments Post new comment. Notify me when new comments are posted. All comments. Replies to my comment. Since it was not native to France, it would have appeared unusual. However, striped hyenas are not known to attack humans. Like the hyena, it is possible that a lion escaped from captivity. The Beast reportedly was an ambush hunter that seized prey by the neck and could possibly decapitate a victim.
A lion, Taake argues, could exhibit these predatory behaviors. Lions have been known to prey upon humans as food sources, such as the famous case of the lions of Tsavo , in which a lion pair killed over victims in under a year. Eyewitnesses in France at the time were likely not familiar with living lions and what they did know about them came from very stylized imagery. A sub-adult male does not have a fully developed mane and sometimes has a mohawk type of stripe running down its back.
This matches descriptions of the beast by eyewitnesses, Taake argues. What its mother was remains to be seen. Among the theories considered most credible is that wolves perpetuated the attacks. Wolves are native to the region and had attacked humans before—some statistics show that wolves attacked humans 9, times in France between the 17th and 19th centuries.
In most cases these types of attacks were by rabid wolves. Also none of its victims seem to have contracted rabies, suggesting that their attacker also did not carry rabies. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. So what was it?
Recommended for you. What Was the Suez Crisis? BY Frederic Bibard. October 23, Paranormal creatures are all the rage these days. But you probably have had enough of all those teenage vampires involved in messy love triangles no offense to the fans!
Pretty harmless stuff. You might even want to get one as a pet… or a supernatural BFF. These are stuff out of your nightmares, so proceed with caution. Or heed this advice from a well-known internet sage:. So pull on those blankets over your head and start scrolling because here come the parade of legendary French creatures from French mythology and folklore!
This type of hobgoblin is also referred to in other cultures as dwarf, elf, fairy, gnome, imp, leprechaun, pixie, sprite, and many other things. But the lutin figures primarily in the folklore of Normandy and they may either be good or evil. Did you know? There is a popular French fairy tale called Le Prince Lutin about a handsome prince who turned into a lutin. It was written by Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy and published in Photo source. This creature of legend was said to hail from the area of Nerluc in Provence and is basically a mish-mash of creature limbs and animal spare parts.
Legend says that the king of Nerluc battled the Tarasque with knights and weapons, but only Saint Martha was able to tame the beast through prayers and hymns.
Despite being tamed, the townspeople still killed the creature, but later on regretted doing so after Martha preached to them about Christianity. The Nain Rouge is popular in Detroit, Michigan and is a mainstay in local urban legends. It is said that the Nain Rouge may be spotted prior to major catastrophic events and was seen before the Battle of Bloody Run, the fire in , the War of , the 12th Street Riot in , and the snow storm in As of present, there is an annual costumed parade in Michigan that features burning of the Nain Rouge effigy, as a way to drive off the pesky dwarf for another year.
The Nain Rouge has a beer named in its honor, the Detroit Dwarf lager. Guys, meet Lou. Not the regular, nice Lou that you know from work. This one is the scariest Lou you could ever come across. Then he eats you. With his huge gaping mouth. This serpent-mollusk hybrid is said to live in the underground caverns of southwest France and carries a shell on its back, just like a normal snail.
Some consider them ghosts while others classify them as female supernatural beings or fae folk. In France, the Dames Blanches are popular in the regions of Lorraine and Normandy and were said to appear in Occitan, the Pyrenees mountains and various other sightings. They are said to lurk near caverns, ravines, bridges and other narrow places where they can attract the attention of people passing through.
Kinda like female bandits, but the supernatural kind. Photo credits. This mythical creature was passed along through stories across generations in southern France, and is basically a spirit in animal form. Among its favourite forms include black cat, dog, cow, fox or even rat. While considered to be evil, other accounts say that matagots or mandagots can be actually helpful and could even bring wealth to a home if it is well-fed especially with fresh and plump chicken.
There are plenty of versions on How To Care for Your Matagot, but the bottomline is, if you get something out of it, expect to give something in return, too.
By now werewolves have probably lost their appeal to you, with all the new breeds of werewolves popping up on TV and literature. I mean, werewolves were scary, like, the first ten times you heard of it, right? For one, the loups-garous do not have to wait until the full moon to transform into wolves… they can do so at will.
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