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(1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "Belleville Rendez-Vous is an engaging, original Europudding cartoon, animated in the classical style, without the sugar of Disney, entertaining from start to finish."   Eye for Film   Amber Wilkinson 8/10 "Visual ingenuity, wry humour, and French self-parody add up to a strange and touching experience."   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel "Something unique: mixing styles, eras and geography into a cocktail that is both funny and melancholy. "   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij A- "This is an animated movie to fall in love with."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 87/100 "Words cannot replicate the world that Chomet has designed here; description is pointless, as Belleville simply must be experienced firsthand."   Cinemania   Dan Jardine 3.5/4 "A charming, one-of-a-kind experience, a breathtakingly drawn and uproariously funny film by French animator Sylvain Chomet. It's one of the most delightful films of the year."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 2/4 "...director Chomet proves to be quite effective at establishing an utterly bizarre looking variation on our world, he's just not able to hold our interest all the way through."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "Too far-fetched for me to dive into a genre I have not yet acquired a taste for."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz A+ "Filmmaking at its best, and a wonderful reminder of the pure unadulterated joy that can come from going to the movies."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens 4/5 "La historia se cuenta en imágenes y sonidos, y ese es un primer gran mérito a tener en cuenta en una época en que los personajes del cine suelen hablar demasiado."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio A "Animation was invented so that movies like The Triplets of Belleville could be made."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Dazzling in the simplest of ways putting Sylvain Chomet at the animation’s adult table that still has plenty of room for the kids."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "A determinedly weird, almost wordless Gallic concoction that casts a considerable spell even if it's not supposed to make much sense (and definitely succeeds in that respect)."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "The Triplets of Belleville is an animated feature with two out-of-the-ordinary superheroes: a zealous old lady and a very fat dog. "   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B+ "Shares the inventive, experimental storytelling found in the works of Miyazaki and the Wachowskis. What a joy to watch a cartoon with your brain turned on. "   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 3/4 "For someone with an adventurous cinematic appetite, a production that makes Miyazaki appear mainstream is surely worth a look."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/4 "an almost impossibly delectable mixture of uncanny weirdness and poignant sweetness"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/5 "International story of bicycling, rescue, singing, the passage of time and the nature of evil is a fantastic use of animation for grown-up storytelling."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3.5/4 "Oooh la la and a certain je ne sais quoi permeate every frame of this imaginative French gem that leaves ordinary animated projects in the dust."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 9/10 "Feels like a cross between '60's Disney cartoon movies and Yellow Submarine. No, even that description is too simplistic."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 3/4 "'El estilo y la atmósfera en que se desarrolla son de una calidad e inteligencia que pocas veces podemos apreciar de este lado del Atlántico.'"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 5/5 "...delightful, inventive, accessible, hilarious, and tremendously executed."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3/5 "The Simpsons meet William Steig"   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner 3/4 "Kept me smiling for 80 minutes, and that’s worth something, right? "   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest A "shows influences as diverse as "Mr. Magoo," the films of Caro and Jeunet ("Delicatessen," "City of Lost Children"), "The Family Dog," the animated "101 Dalmatians and Warner Brothers' early Merrie Melodies cartoons yet remains a completely unique creatio"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 6/10 "This is a film that speaks a universal language of funny images and unexpected surprises."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 3.5/4 "A hugely entertaining alternative to Disney and Pixar"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "[L]ike nothing you’ve ever seen and at the same time like a recurring dream you can always just barely remember when you wake up..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson A- "The astonishing, outlandish, and singular originality of this movie defeats any attempt to describe or explain it. But it also makes it a lot of fun to watch."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow B+ "A bustling cornucopia of delights."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 5/5 "Se precisei assistir a esta animação 3 vezes somente para escrever sobre ela, nem imagino quantas vezes voltarei a vê-la apenas pelo prazer de visitar a criação de Chomet."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 1.5/5 "Perhaps the worst animated feature film I've ever seen."   Film Threat   Phil Hall 5/5 "If there's any justice in the world, French animator Sylvain Chomet will be handed the Animated Feature Oscar in February for this fantastic little film."   Film Threat   Rich Cline 5/5 "Forges an all new narrative and visual style that's so winning it lingers in the mind long after the credits roll."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline A "many notable moments of animation excellence "   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 9/10 "So bizarre, satirical and imaginative that it almost defies description."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 4/4 "An extraordinary, melancholy ode to the endless, mercurial peculiarity of life."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf Read review   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr.  (1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh Page   1