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FACE-OFF show proves Seuss film adaptation is a bad idea

posted 12 years ago by jeffyoung1
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Who hasn't grown up loving the lovable Dr. Seuss books' senitent, cat-like humanoids? The cartoon illustrations evoke warm, fuzzy, and cuddly. Not so, when real-life actors try to imitate the book cartoons.

I don't fault this Jim Carrey movie for acting. I am watching the October 30, 2012 episode of, FACE-OFF, in which make-up artists try to bring to life, Dr. Seuss characters.

The fault lies in that the Dr. Seuss characters look cuddly as cartoons, but positively monstrous, or demonic, or in the least, freakish, when transformed into real-life film screen actors. The necessary heavy latex and foam makeup to alter the shape and expressions of the human faces into Seuss cat-like characters always FAILS. No matter how skilled, the results are frightening. Every one of the stuntpeople who volunteered for the Seuss makeup could win a Halloween costume contest for most terrifying character.

Every one in this FACE-OFF episode would be ideal for a SY FY Channel monster movie. This is why the Jim Carrey movie failed. The resulting Seuss actors didn't look cuddly or warm and lovable. Everyone looked like a monster or an alien.

Let Dr. Seuss remain in the realm of color book cartoons and animation cartoon specials on television.

[–] TheFatDruidofNacyl 12 years ago

The Grinch wasn't supposed to look loveable or cuddly. He was supposed to look like a monster that hated Christmas.

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[–] taijiquan12 12 years ago

blacknight, you're missing the point, the OP was saying that all of Seuss' creations look horrifying when made to be flesh-like beings from make up. And you're not technically right about the Grinch because at the end of the story he's supposed to be kind hearted and nice, and lovable, not freaky and unlikeable. Also, in this movie, The Whos, who are supposed to be cute throughout the whole movie, looked bizarre and off putting. They should've left the cartoon as it was.

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[–] Darwinskid 11 years ago

blacknight, you're missing the point, the OP was saying that all of Seuss' creations look horrifying when made to be flesh-like beings from make up. And you're not technically right about the Grinch because at the end of the story he's supposed to be kind hearted and nice, and lovable, not freaky and unlikeable. Also, in this movie, The Whos, who are supposed to be cute throughout the whole movie, looked bizarre and off putting. They should've left the cartoon as it was.

I agree. Some things are just best left as they are.

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