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[mondhasen]

I got to watch Arrival last night and although it was hard to follow with surety at times (those who have seen it will understand) I liked its approach to extraterrestrial visits as well as how it developed and progressed. A few cliches here, a few new twists there...

Last week I started the new Pete's Dragon. Very Disney in its approach to families... wuss that I am, I started crying about two minutes in and finally shut it down after about half an hour. No Mickey Rooney here for comic relief.

Today the Library showed Trolls for a vacation week flick (kids are out of school). I have no interest in this film: I don't like the characters' looks whatsoever (I never liked those damned little Troll dolls/toys as a kid, either). However, I decided to do a pic for the board regardless, using googled pic for reference (I just realized now I forgot the eyelashes)



I was limited to three or four colors of makers so I couldn't get the blues in this. I'm not displeased with proportions even though these are freehand and not circle/line type sketch to drawings. But I still don't like the movie's animation look ;o)

Did I mention the new Ben Hur previously? It didn't appeal to me so probably not. Morgan Freeman's narration reminded me too much of Shawshank where he commented on Andy and the Sisters :D

Comments

[lepaggoth.livejournal.com]

The drawing is fine!
Not too big fan of Trolls either, though I must admit I haven't seen the film nor do I intend to. In a way I liked the old faces of the trolls-toys in the earlier days, because they looked like little hobgoblins they were supposed to be - and the 80's version with earthly tones indeed made one think of some sort of fairy folk. 90's version with bright colored hair were a leap to more sugary direction, and the current toy line with pastel colors don't really even stand out from other pastel color toys with real hair to comb.

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

I only remember their naked little butts and pointed shock of hair. They were popular when I was in grade school and I had one, but I never warmed up to it. My kids had the ones with fluorescent hair and belly jewels (and no, I didn't buy them).

And thank you on the pic. I'm trying to restart myself drawing again, but lack the necessary motivation. Our library is doing a Mythical Creatures reading program this summer and the Librarian asked if I could draw something for it. I was thinking a Gryphon but she wanted, of all things, a Bigfoot! I told her Bigfoot would just look like a large version of the Addams Family cousin It without the had ;o)

[lepaggoth.livejournal.com]

I think I had a Troll-keychain charm in high school, that I got from a friend. Never warmed up for that, but it was just something everybody then had and some thought they were really cute, so I think I just passed on that keychain to someone who liked it more. Or then it will return haunting from some box of knickcnacks when I least expect it :D

Donald Duck comics seemed to have some Bigfoot theme issue recently :D

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

I find things like that occasionally and am sure the trolls are hiding in boxes just waiting to creep me out again ;o)

Donald Duck and Bigfoot? I'll have to check that out online :D