Back to Gaya

September. 20,2005      PG
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The beautiful world of Gaya is home to two similar humanoid species: Zeldons who are the furry majority residents, and Snurks, who are goblin-like outcasts. But suddenly all Gayans are facing imminent danger when a magic stone which protects their world, "the Dalamite", is beamed away by a mysterious force. Three Snurks immediately go after it, hoping to be the heroes for once. They are shortly followed by some standout Zeldons: Zino the trouble-prone popular guy & his sidekick, clever but somewhat cowardly inventor Boo, as well as rebel princess Alanta. Their journey ends up leading them all on a dangerous interdimensional quest to find the stone, while they must also figure out a way to get back to Gaya.

Michael Herbig as  Boo (voice)
Torsten Münchow as  Zino (voice)
Wolfgang Völz as  Mayor (voice)
Patrick Stewart as  Albert Drollinger (voice)
Emily Watson as  Alanta (voice)
Lorelei King as  Female Gayan / Susi (voice)
Kate Robbins as  Female Gayan / Valerie (voice)
John Schwab as  Zeck (voice)
Bodo Wolf as  Professor N. Icely (voice)

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Reviews

Hellen
2005/09/20

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Nonureva
2005/09/21

Really Surprised!

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Voxitype
2005/09/22

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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Tayloriona
2005/09/23

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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JohnLeeT
2005/09/24

English speakers will and those who appreciate the work of the greatest actor of her generation will want to seek out this rather lackluster film for the joy of hearing Emily Watson give yet another wonderful voice performance. Watson brings life, sparkle, and magic to the voice of her character and just her voice lights up the screen when she is being heard. The power of the magnificent actor is clearly on display even when she is only utilizing her voice to play a role! The film itself has little to offer but it is assured a 10 for one of the great voice performances of the year if not all time. This is not the quality production that was Tim Burton's elegant Corpse Bride but with the presence of Emily Watson it becomes a first-class production indeed!

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God-12
2005/09/25

This is a children's cartoon film, but a very peculiar one. Like another recent film it features a female, English-speaking girl with a nice bum - all the other characters are yanks. It also, very strangely, considers, in some detail, the differences between reality and fiction as well as the matter of free will. It also makes reference to Descartes 'Cogito ergo sum'. I'm not really sure what these are doing in a children's film. Maybe, like the excellent 'Sophie's World' they really are trying to introduce philosophy to very young children. If they are, then there are some peculiar ways of going about it. The villain has a plan to incinerate all plebvision viewers, particularly those with inclinations to watch a particular cartoon, by diverting a stream of volcanic lava through their plebvision sets. A brilliant scheme and a possible object lesson for the children. Sadly, though, the villain is thwarted and plebvision remains. Actually, plebvision is a constant theme throughout the film, which isn't very nice. Technically the film is superb compared to the old days, but poor compared to something like Shrek - the character's lips don't fit the voices that well, for one thing, and the three eye'd frog is not very convincing. The other odd thing about the film, that I meant to mention, is the name. The place is called 'gaya', but they all pronounce it 'guya'. If they wanted it to rhyme with Gaia, the goddess, then why on earth didn't they just call it 'guya'? Is it that they didn't want to say 'gaya' properly because of the homosexual meaning of 'gay'? If so, that would be even odder, because the place seemed quite a gay place, in the standard meaning of the world and it would be good to introduce children to the happy and fun meaning of the word.

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jnaradzay
2005/09/26

Let me start by saying that the animated movie Snurks. Back to Gaya should not be watched by children. Unless you want to explain why the mean little snurk calls people a "putz". Or why the movie is dark and dreary like a new Batman movie. In order to enjoy this movie you must understand that this is a religious allegory with a some very bad ethnic references, the requisite "a female can be a hero too" story line, and a cookie cutter plot. As far as a CG movie it is good. Not very good, but it has some terrific details. If you like to see pimples, pores, a stray nose hair, and blemishes then you will be impressed by the graphics. The bonus feature is kind of neat because you can watch how they build a skeleton, add "skin", texture, muscle movement, and facial features.Did I already state that this is not a movie for kids? The story involves a "creator" (Patrick "Jean Luc Picard"), a mythical land where good battles evil (Eden, er, Goya), the good guys need "the light", ("dalamite"). The dalamite gets stolen by an evil genius with a limp and (don't be shocked) a big, bald head!! Lemme explain: evil will take away the light and you have to find the creator to get it back. If you don't get it back then you will be a putz (they said it, not me). Explain that to your kids.Whose bright idea was it to give the poor little Snurks a shot glass filled with a Mickey? That's right, the Snurks get drugged by a tank-top wearing bar owner. I'm no censor but I know for a fact that cleavage does not belong in a kids movie. Just to keep adults interested, the artists have decided to show you lot of the barmaid's cartoon cleavage and sagging you-know-whats. I know for another fact that sagging you-know-whats do not belong in a kids movie. And the barmaid's male lackey gets yelled at, scolded, called a putz, then kicked in the head. Way too much violence. And they didn't miss a chance to make fun of fat people, short people, and anyone that looked different than heros. Sure, they had to cooperate to get back to Eden, er, Goya, but the snurk leader still had to bribe the "creator" to get equal treatment.And why does "666" keep popping up in the background? Did I like it? Not really. I wish I didn't see it with my kids. What a putz (their words, not mine) I am.

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spike09
2005/09/27

Overall, The Snurks is really great movie. A Modern Sci-Fi Fantasy full of comedy, action, drama and suspense.The visuals are very impressive. The computer generated animation of "The Snurks" is as good as any Pixar or Dreamworks movie. First CG movie made entirely in Germany.The story line is unique enough to keep the attention of children and adults. Toy Story with a Shrek attitude. I am not a movie spoiler, so I will not go into detail.The acting uses motion capture to create very realistic characters. Great voice-over work.The direction of the script keeps you entertained throughout the entire movie. A complete first rate production. Last Michael Kamen soundtrack.

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