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February 13

Animals

In live-action movies featuring animals, how do they make the animals talk? Or should I say how do they make their mouths move to what they are supposed to be saying? Interactive Fiction Expert/Talk to me 00:13, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Through careful use of computer animation--Jac16888 (talk) 01:52, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

In the old days, they used more "physical" methods: Mister Ed. - Akamad (talk) 02:40, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Same for Francis the talking mule: "To create the impression that the mule was actually talking, Hilton used a thread fed into the animal's mouth, which when tugged, would cause Molly to try to remove it by moving her lips (the same technique used for Mr. Ed)." And that's straight from the horse's mouth. 02:44, 13 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Clarityfiend (talk • contribs)

Children

Why are "childrens' movies" rated as such? Some childrens' movies contain adult talk. Others contain names of real places unfamiliar to most viewers. Interactive Fiction Expert/Talk to me 00:13, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

• You would have to specify particular examples children's movies you think are misrated because of "adult talk" before someone could give you a good answer as to that issue. As to the issue of "real places unfamiliar to most viewers", I don't think there is any significant number of parents who consider unfamiliar place names an inappropriate subject for children to hear about, in general. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 00:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

What's suitable or unsuitable for children to see in movies is very much a matter of opinion; that's all.

An example I found interesting is the French movie Amélie (also known by various longer titles). Here is its page at the Internet Movie Database. Look at the "Certifications" section: it seems that France (assuming that U means "universelle" = universal admission), Denmark, and Germany, children of 7 or even younger are allowed to see it, whereas in the US it was rated R, meaning nobody under 17 admitted without an accompanying parent or adult guardian. Of course, individuals in any country may feel differently about these issues than the bodies that issue these classifications.

I note that a "children's movie" can also mean one that children would want to see, or one that only children would want to see, but since Intfict mentions "adult talk", I assume that's not what we're talking about here. --Anonymous, 00:44 UTC, February 13, 2008.

Something that could cause different ratings in different countries is the presence of nudity. In some countries, partial or total nudity can, in context, be clearly non-sexual and safe for children to see, whereas in others a nipple flash (or maybe even just a bit of thigh) could push it right into the adults-only zone. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 05:38, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Trying to identify a music video

After much fruitless searching and asking on several others forums and sites, perhaps you folks would be able to help me out.

I recently saw a music video as a part of the animated TV series Station X, although I'm unable to identify the band nor the artist (and of course, would like to.)

The music itself was of the rock genre, and the only part of it that I remember is the vocal chorus, which went C B B A E D D C (Or Do Si Si La Re Mi Mi Do in solfège, is that's what you normally use. The first C/Do is an octave higher than the last one, all half notes).

The video alternated between scenes of the band playing (which notably had 3-4 guitarists lined up in a row, and the image had a mudded color when the band was shown) and a man trying to overcome his fear of crossing the street, who by the end of the video had pushed up against the side of a building to get away from the road.

Any input or guesses are welcome!

66.131.29.91 (talk) 14:08, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Unchained Melody

Can you tell me who the original recording artist was for the song "Unchained Melody" and what year? Was there more then one singer that made it popular? Thank YouJankay39 (talk) 15:10, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

All of your questions are answered in our cleverly named article, Unchained Melody. --LarryMac | Talk 16:07, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

True or False?; The music in Mariah Carey's song, "So Blessed" sounds very similar to the Righteous Brothers' version of, "Unchained Melody." Mariah's song could sound like either an answer or sequel.72.229.136.18 (talk) 04:32, 14 February 2008 (UTC)