The Rotoscopers have gone on STRIKE! Last minute they decided to review the Walt Disney Classic, Bambi, instead of Ice Age 5. Was it a good decision? You be the judge!

Highlights

• Nerdy Couch Discussion: Why we decided to record Bambi today.
• Main Discussion: Patron Pick by Greg Wilde
• The movie is based on Bambi, A Life in the Woods (1923) by Austrian author Felix Salten.
• Naturalism - not set in a fantasy world
• Tyrus Wong did a lot of the background paintings. At age 105, he is still going strong!
• “April Showers” arguably the most complex piece of animation in the film.
• We gotta talk about BAMBI’S MAMA (spoiler: she dies!)
• Conservationist / Environmentalist message / Backlash
• WERE THE HUNTERS THERE ILLEGALLY? (do we even care?) A “SHOT-BY-SHOT” ANALYSIS by Mason
• We Rate It!
• Mini Discussion on Ice Age 5
• Voicemail: Rachel and Jeremiah
• Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts when talking about this episode on Twitter!

Runtime: 01:13:24, 52.8MB

What do your pets do when you are away? Mason and Chelsea welcome special guest host Rachel Wagner to talk about the new Illumination Entertainment's 'The Secret Life of Pets.'

Highlights

• Main Discussion- Special Guest Host: Rachel Wagner
• Production notes “The first film to open over $100 million in the United States that is not a sequel nor based on previously published material.”
• Mason’s theatre report
• The Mower Minions Short
• Going into the film we all had low expectations but it was just "too cute!"
• Voice Cast: Albert Brooks (Tiberius)...just think of a really creepy Marlin.
• So many pet-isms
• The snake in Chelsea's pantry.
• Sausage trip. These kinds of sequences should be expected from Illumination.
• New York! The cityscapes and skylines and building designs were gorgeous.
• Voicemail: Kelsey and Hannah
• Blooper: PokémonGO Conversation
• Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts when talking about this episode on Twitter!

Runtime: 01:21:45,  56.2 MB

The Rotoscopers couldn't hold back their excitement to discuss Pixar's new sequel Finding Dory!

 Highlights

• Nerdy Couch Discussion: Piper (2016)
• Main Discussion: Finding Dory (2016)
• First thoughts and expectations--it blew us out of the water!
• Improvements in the animation, except for Marlin
• Were Marlin and Nemo necessary?
• New characters: Hank the septipus, Bailey the Beluga and Destiny the whale shark.
• Where's Maya Rudolph in this film?
• Baby Dory is adorable. Heart eyes for those eyes!
• Where are all the easter eggs in Finding Dory?
• Where does this rank as far as Pixar sequels go? Do you prefer Zootopia or Finding Dory?
• Voicemail: Daniel, Dylan, & Sarah

Runtime: 01:22:41, 60.7 MB