First off, i love rabbits! That is what got me to check this out, then upon starting it up, to see how well portrayed they were kept me watching. The cgi work is fantastic! Details like the shadow of Packy showing behind the wall he is crouched next to, the human like expressions on the buns and the camels faces turning them into humans, but not enough to make you sorry when Packy and Bota blow them away, which is also graphic. This is not meant for children, these two boys are meant to save 3 captives, only to see one seriously wounded and beaten and another shot at the outset which leads Packy to decide they can't wait for back-up and will act by themselves. So Botasky will be sniping from the ridge and he will go in to free the prisoners. They are doing quite well until the enemy picks up the light off Bota's scope and sends a couple of rockets his way, forcing him off the ridge. Packy in the meantime has both prisoners, Bota gets to him and the prisoners, much more street fighting, Botasky must leave with the 2 prisoners and Packy must stay to hold off the enemy so they can get to the pick-up point. Packy must buy time, he's warned more enemy is arriving before he can be evacuated, he told Bota not to come back, what's going to happen? Will reinforcements get there in time? See if our hero bunnies survive or not. I can deal with the graphic shots etc. partially because it's b/w movie and the head shots are from fairly long distances so it isn't focused on for long. So it's not shown as being gory, also there is no foul language unless the camel/enemy is using some, so i am not put off in that manner, just gotta say i like this for all the aspects i see in it. Enjoy hai!
6.8Plot summary
Botasky and Packy are private contractors, working in the Middle East, with support from a distant helicopter-mobile base. Their jobs are as "sniper" and "spotter", the spotter is the team lead (as is accurate military protocol). Their assignment is to extract two captives, an ally, and a local. The characters are 1. Rabbits (contractors),and 2. Camels (locals). Rabbits seem to have been chosen due to the Japanese word for Rabbit is Usagi, which can be interpreted to be U.S.A. GI. The Team must interpret the situation, and decide whether to extract the victims themselves or wait for further support. Things seem to be moving rapidly in a negative direction, so the Team elects to split up, and do the extraction themselves. They split up, with Packy going into a village to locate and pull the victims out, and Botasky providing over-watch and sniping support. The fighting is rapid, and smooth, with Packy showing a great deal of speed and agility. The sniping is rapid and smooth. Packy's weapon transfers are perfect. His shooting is controlled and precise, no wasted spray and pray mag dumps. The enemy gets ground support, which complicates things, Botasky is located and shut down as a sniper, and the rescue seems to be compromised, until the Team gets it's own Air Support.
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I enjoy this short flick every time.
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"Cute and Dangerous" could be the title for this 22-minute (20 without credits) animated short film as well. "Cat **** One" (really IMDb? I have to censor the title here???) is from the year 2010, so already over 5 years old and it is the only filmmaking effort by Kazuya Sasahara, who otherwise works in video games. The name already tells you that this is a Japanese production, but don't worry, there is an English dubbed version out there too. The title is a bit misleading as not only there is no sequel and there may never be, even if Sasahara had the intention to make one, but this is also not about cats, but about bunnies. We follow two rabbits and witness how they take down an enemy stronghold full of camel terrorists. The action is sometimes bloody and graphic, so this is not for young audiences, generally more suited for adults as they will also understand the military slang way better. I personally felt it could have needed some better character development or just better writing in general or should have run for 15 minutes max only. But the animation is good enough to make up for the really generic story line. The only non-generic aspect here is that we watch rabbits and camels in the middle of it all. I recommend this little piece. Thumbs up.
Peeing myself at the cheesy brilliance of this tongue in cheek toon.
SPOILERS INCOMING!!!
(the feature is only 22 minutes long, so to say anything about it will give something away).
Two mercenary rabbits are sent to pull out a couple of hostages. Yes, you read that correctly... Rabbits. The hostages are being held captive by the enemy (played in this case by camels, so appropriate for Taliban style desert scum-bags I guess). The whole thing is these two rabb's getting in, grabbing the captives back, and getting to the evac point. That's it. It's short, animated, and a great little chuckle for war fans who are sick of Matt Damon and Gyllenhaal splattering their mugs all over everything with automatic fire in it. FYI: "Why rabbits as the American sounding mercs"? I hear you ask. Simples!... The Japanese word for Rabbit is Usagi (U.S.A. G.I.).
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