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CGI is becoming easier to do than 2D animation, despite it still existing in anime, ads, cartoons and even some Disney movies. So we're getting many characters changed into CGI, like Mickey Mouse, Winnie-the-Pooh, Tinkerbell, Road Runner and Punchy. They've been CG'd before, mainly in video games, but sometimes it makes them too realistic. Take Jeeves, the Vlasic Stork and the Silentnight characters for example. Because CGI is becoming easier to use, ads are rushed in CGI, and often made into an Alvin and the Chipmunks style. Might be due to the Nielsen ratings on live-action ads being more effective than animation. And saying the name of Alvin and the Chipmunks brings me to this list.

Due to the popularity of CGI, and the fact that Robin Williams' Popeye was released in the early 80's, people are doing to cartoon/fantasy comic creatures what Steven Spielberg did to Dino - give them the 'CG Eyes'. Although a movie adaptation of The Smurfs had been in development when Scooby-Doo was released, Alvin boosted the craze to make it go too far. And I say it goes too far because none of these films are critical successes. Here's my comparsions between the old and the new, to see how faithful they really are.

Howard the Duck (1986)

Howard T. Duck

VOICE ACTOR: Chip Zien

POSITIVE: He's a puppet/suit. But then again, this was the 80's.

NEGATIVE: Human-like eyes, pro-bestiality message is more effective, not nearly as angry, high on duck puns

FAITH FACTOR: 4/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 6/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo

VOICE ACTORS: Josh Pais, Robbie Rist, Corey Feldman, Brian Tochi

POSITIVE: Made by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, same attitude, same charm

NEGATIVE: Often weak facial expressions. That's all I can say.

FAITH FACTOR: 9/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 4/10

The Flintstones (1994)

Dino

VOICE ACTOR: Mel Blanc (recordings taken from original TV show)

POSITIVE: Was a puppet made by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in the first movie

NEGATIVE: Reason for all future talking animals having bug-eyes

FAITH FACTOR: 8/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 5/10

Casper (1995)

Casper and the Ghostly Trio

VOICE ACTORS: Malachi Pearson, Joe Nipote, Joe Alaskey, Brad Garrett

POSITIVE: The first appearance of the ghosts' current, wonderful designs

NEGATIVE: Do all ghosts in the movie have to look cartoony?

FAITH FACTOR: 9/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 2/10

George of the Jungle (1997)

An Ape Named Ape

VOICE ACTOR: John Cleese

POSITIVE: Jim Henson again, tamer than the other realistic renditions

NEGATIVE: John Cleese shines but deserves better

FAITH FACTOR: 8/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 2/10

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (1998)

Baby Huey

VOICE ACTOR: Unknown

POSITIVE: They got the design right

NEGATIVE: Should've been a theme park costume

FAITH FACTOR: 9/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 3/10

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)

Rocky and Bullwinkle

VOICE ACTORS: June Foray, Keith Scott

POSITIVE: Considering that these characters had been transported outside the cartoon world, they stay completely true to their designs. Also, Rocky is still voiced by June Foray.

NEGATIVE: There was a weasel in the movie who was 2D animated, so why not these guys?

FAITH FACTOR: 9/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 1/10

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

The Grinch

ACTOR: Jim Carrey

POSITIVE: Very neat make-up, creeped me out as a child which makes him very effective, it's Jim Carrey!

NEGATIVE: Jim Carrey's absurdity might be too much for some

FAITH FACTOR: 6/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: Ugly like a Grinch should be.

Scooby-Doo (2002)

Scooby-Doo

VOICE ACTOR: Neil Fanning

POSITIVE: Most of the design is accurate, spot-on voicework

NEGATIVE: Bug-eyes, fart jokes, Scrappy Doo (Scott Innes) urinates on someone

FACT: In Looney Tunes: Back in Action, the 2D Scooby and Shaggy complained to Matthew Lillard about his performance in the movie.

FAITH FACTOR: 4/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 8/10

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

The Cat

ACTOR: Mike Myers

POSITIVE: Very neat make-up, didn't creep me out as much as the Grinch

NEGATIVE: Way too Austin Powers to be true

FAITH FACTOR: 2/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 5/10

The Fish

VOICE ACTOR: Sean Hayes

POSITIVE: In better character than the Cat

NEGATIVE: Bug eyes, no explanation for sudden change of appearance

FAITH FACTOR: 7/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 9/10

Garfield: The Movie (2004)

Garfield

VOICE ACTOR: Bill Murray

POSITIVE: Eyes aren’t as bug-like

NEGATIVE: Other characters don’t look the same, fart jokes, unfunny

FACT: Bill Murray hated his job voicing Garfield so much that he said that it was his one regret in his Zombieland cameo. Never have a name that matches a better writer, and this goes to you, Joel Cohen.

FAITH FACTOR: 5/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 2/10

Underdog (2007)

Underdog

VOICE ACTOR: Jason Lee

POSITIVE: Clips from the original cartoon appear at the beginning.

NEGATIVE: Not the same character, looks ridiculous, way too realistic, can be either live-action or CGI.

FAITH FACTOR: 2/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 9/10

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

The Chipmunks

VOICE ACTORS: Justin Long/Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Matthew Gray Gubler/Steve Vining, Jesse McCartney/Janice Karman

POSITIVE: Their cuteness kind of improves in the sequel, you can actually tell that they are chipmunks this time, their songs can get pretty catchy...

NEGATIVE: Hoodies, bug-eyes, fart jokes, every picture of Alvin uses the same face

FACT: This movie was such a financial (if not critical) success that it was the real reason why we got the Yogi Bear movie.

FAITH FACTOR: 4/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 5-7/10

The Chipettes

VOICE ACTRESSES: Amy Poehler/Courtney Galiano, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate

POSITIVE: More face poses in the marketing, sometimes kinda cute, and too girlish for fart jokes. Also, Miley Cyrus rejected her role.

NEGATIVE: Still have the bug-eyes and modern culture. Also appeared in the nude, which unlike the male chipmunks could be an excuse for more porn.

FACT: Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks was a live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks movie that was released direct-to-video, but this one had puppets that were actually faithful.

FAITH FACTOR: 5/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 5/10

Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins (2009)

Scooby-Doo

VOICE ACTOR: Frank Welker

POSITIVE: Less ugly than the last one, and more true to the design. Also, this didn’t stop Scooby from being 2D forever.

NEGATIVE: Still involves in fart jokes.

FAITH FACTOR: 6/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 2/10

Marmaduke (2010)

Marmaduke

VOICE ACTOR: Owen Wilson

POSITIVE: Proves a better reason why it makes sense for a cartoon character to stay as one when being converted to CGI.

NEGATIVE: The original Marmaduke never talked, made friends, farted, danced, surfed or even wore sunglasses!

FAITH FACTOR: 0/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 10/10

The Last Airbender (2010)

Appa and Momo

VOICE ACTORS: Dee Bradley Baker

POSITIVE: Almost exactly the same as the originals, only Appa's eyes are more realistic and Momo has more a bit more brown

NEGATIVE: Damn you, M. Night Shamaylan.

FAITH FACTOR: 10/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 3/10

Yogi Bear (2010)

Yogi and Boo-Boo

VOICE ACTORS: Dan Ankroyd, Justin Timberlake

POSITIVE: Mostly equal to the original designs, Justin Timberlake sounds exactly like Boo-Boo, unchanged personalities

NEGATIVE: Bug-eyes, Dan Ankroyd isn’t perfect as Yogi, Yogi dances to hip-hop, most of the marketing has only one face pose for both bears

FAITH FACTOR: 7/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 7/10

The Smurfs (2011)

The Smurfs

VOICE ACTORS: Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Alan Cumming, Anton Yelchin, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, Gary Basaraba, John Oliver, Paul Reubens, Kenan Thompson, B. J. Novak, Jeff Foxworthy, Wolfgang Puck

POSITIVE: Eyes can get too realistic, Greedy Smurf seems pretty racist due to his voice casting, George Lopez never involved in a good movie, Katy Perry, had to end up like Giselle in New York, raunchy/crude humour including fart jokes and a joke that's supposedly about pubic hair

NEGATIVE: Eyes can get too realistic, Greedy Smurf seems pretty racist due to his voice casting, Katy Perry, had to end up like Giselle in New York

FAITH FACTOR: 5/10

UGLINESS FACTOR: 3-6/10

Mighty Mouse (2013)

Mighty Mouse

VOICE ACTOR: TBA

POSITIVE: The movie will be completely animated, has a new logo on his chest

NEGATIVE: Bug-eyes, lost a slightly more faithful design, CGI ‘tude, seems like The Tale of Desperaux on crack

FAITH FACTOR: N/A

UGLINESS FACTOR: 7/10

Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014)

Mr. Peabody

VOICE ACTOR: Robert Downey Jr.

POSITIVE: Looking at the concept art, DreamWorks would never do it wrong. Here's looking at you, Sony.

NEGATIVE: Might use the DreamWorks face the typical way instead of the 'intelligent' way

FAITH FACTOR: N/A

UGLINESS FACTOR: 0/10

And the winner for Least Faithful Adaptation is MARMADUKE

This is exactly why I want to give The Squeakquel a chance.

One of the problems I want RT to fix immediately is the community. RT is smart, but Flixster ain't. There are so many people who care more about action, crappy singing and character appearances than charm, date or suspense. Just look at the Rotten Tomatoes pages for these films (except the HSM trilogy) and check out what the community thinks).

The Twilght Saga: 82%, 78%, 74% (Fresh) - The critics give them Rotten - I give the first one 1/10

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: 76% (Fresh) - The critics give it 20% - I give it 1/10

The High School Musical trilogy - 77%, 76%, 76% (Fresh) - I give the first one 0/10

Camp Rock - 77% (Fresh)

The Disney Channel tween 3D concerts - 72%, 64% (Fresh) - The critics agreed with one but not the other

2012 - 63% (Fresh) - The critics give it 39% - I give it 0/10

All Air Buddies movies except for Space - 73%, 69%, 61% (Fresh) - I give them 0-2/10

Hitman - 61% (Fresh) - The critics give it 14% - I give it 2/10

Major Payne - 69% (Fresh) - The critics give it 30%

The Fast and the Furious - 81% (Fresh) - The critics give it 53% - IMDB score is 6.0/10 - Listal score is 5.9/10 - I give it 5/10

White Chicks - 62% (Fresh) - The critics give it 15%

Alvin and the Chipmunks - 73% (Fresh) - The critics give it 27% - I give it 5/10

Cocoon - 55% (Rotten) - The critics give it 77% - I give it 9/10

The Hunt for Gollum - 46% (Rotten) - I give it 10/10

Whirlpool - 55% (Rotten) - The critics give it 88% - I give it 8/10

Birth of a Nation - 58% (Rotten) - The critics give it 100%

Matinee - 52% (Rotten) - The critics give it 92%

Crocodile Dundee - 55% (Rotten) - The critics give it 88% - I give it 8/10

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - 43% (Rotten) - The critics give it 72% - I give it 8/10

Chicken Run - 53% (Rotten) - The critics give it 96% - I give it 10/10

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 52% (Rotten) - The critics give it 82% - I give it 8/10

I Love You Phillip Morris - 57% (Rotten) - The critics give it 74% - I give it 10/10

James and the Giant Peach - 55% (Rotten) - The critics give it 93% - I give it 9/10

Antz - 47% (Rotten) - The critics give it 95% - I give it 10/10

Appaloosa - 55% (Rotten) - The critics give it 76% - I give it 8/10

Coogan's Bluff - 48% (Rotten) - The critics give it 100% - I give it 8/10

Tell Them Who You Are - 52% (Rotten) - The critics give it 87%

49 Up - 57% (Rotten) - The critics give it 97%

One Hour Photo - 57% (Rotten) - The critics give it 81% - I give it 8/10

Changing Lanes - 49% (Rotten) - The critics give it 77% - I give it 8/10

Bataan - 52% (Rotten) - IMDB gives it 7.0/10 - I give it 8/10

Contraband - 41% (Rotten) - IMDB gives it 7.0/10 - I give it 8/10

A tie between Rocky and E.T. the Extra-Terrestial - 65% - Still fresh but not good enough

There are just so much fanboys or fangirls on Flixster. I don't have any friends on Flixster because a lot of the friends that are recommended to me have weak taste. If you have spotted any shocks, please remind me so that I can add them to this list!