A Gentlemen's Duel (short film, 2006)

I was going to save this for another Random Giant Monster post, but I think that those theme articles are better left at smaller lengths, with more detailed emphasis on the reviews of each film themselves. And based on six votes and Hawanja tireless efforts and always appreciated support, I'm going through with the month-late Halloween based illustrations anyway, hence the sudden abandonment of that blog post, which can be found here:

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In the meantime however, my brother Miguel, star of the less then well received short "The Brothers Gonzo In Legoland Fight", brought up this eight-minute computer animated film dubbed "A Gentlemen's Duel" to my attention, which comes from the fine people at the California-based effects company Blur.

The story takes place in a Victorian past (or is that future?) where an English inventor and a French military man battle over the hand of a well-endowed escapee from my own artworks...sort of. The humorous, steam-powered brawl that follows is best seen for yourself, though despite some excellent human designs and animation right up there with Pixar, its diffidently a PG-13 affair with some language and the aforementioned buxom beauty.

Enjoy and review my friends:

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God damn Deviant Art and its crappy URL code problems...try to enter the link through here:

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And check out some extra images related to the short from Undead Backbrain:

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While on the subject of giant monsters, Sci-Fi Japan has just posted an early review for the anticipated December release "Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie", and so far it looks good for this insane Japanese superhero flick with over 80 giant-sized characters:

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