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Classic Canadian Animated Sci-Fi!
There are a lot of reasons to love the animation studio known as Nelvana. If you love comic books, animation and Sci-Fi then you must check them out.
When I was growing up in the 70's, Nelvana put out a lot of amazing cartoons.
A Cosmic Christmas (1977)
The Devil and Daniel Mouse (1978)
Intergalactic Thanksgiving (1979)
Romie-0 and Julie-8 (1979)
It is a crying shame that you can only enjoy these classics on YouTube under some really painfully low video quality. Having said that; thank God for YouTube so we can still enjoy these classics! I've put in all the links. Enjoy them all.
They also produced the animated sequence for the 1978 Star Wars Christmas Special. Boba Fett makes his first appearance in this cartoon.
And last but not least I'd like to mention the little-known Canadian Sci-Fi classic. Rock and Rule from 1983. (Wikipedia page).
This film was Nelvana's first theatrical release. Warning: I'm about to rave like a drooling fan-boy about this movie.
To my 10-year-old self, this film totally rocked. To the adult I am today, this film still rocks. It's loud and beautiful! A simple story told very well. It comes accompanied by great music you'll want on your mp3 player! And the animation was startling. You can't take your eyes off it, even today.
You won't believe the talent they lined up for the songs in this movie. Just read the names on the poster above. I have a co-worker, she's in her 20's. I read her the names and she had no idea who any of them were. She's never even heard of Blondie!
Kids today! What is the world coming to? (Statements like this that make me certain I was born to be a codger.)
I've linked to the original Canadian version. The quality isn't great but it's still pretty good. Thanks to a company called Unearthed Films you can still get this movie from Amazon. (I've linked to the American Amazon site so you can enjoy what people have to say about the movie in the reviews.)
I watched these cartoons when I was very young. The fact that I've never forgotten them is a testament to the impact they had on me. The style of animation was like nothing I had ever seen before. They really didn't feel like cartoons for kids; even though some of them were. And with a few exceptions, we really don't see anything like them anymore. You can see some of this early Nelvana style in their later and more well-known offerings. Namely Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO and Ewoks from 1985.
As you probably guessed, I've only just recently rediscovered this movie on YouTube. I stayed up late just to watch it. I just wanted to share my excitement with you all. I wonder how old my son has to be before I can show it to him?
Have a great day.
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