Please watch, gorgeous russian animation, you'll love it!

**yelizaveta** · 03-26-2008 01:07 AM

Hi guys,
I just spent 2 days subtitling this myself so I could share it with non russian speaking people. This is a 1968 russian animation based on the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, the little mermaid. It is much more true to the story than the Disney version and the animation, I can guarantee, is unlike any you have seen before. It's about 30 min long, in 3 vids on youtube, and stick around for the sea scenes to see the great animation.

**AmazeO XD** · 03-26-2008 01:12 AM

I'm unable to watch this "goregous" animation since you don't know how to embed. Will watch when you learn how.

**yelizaveta** · 03-26-2008 01:13 AM

just fixed it, now it really is "goregous" as you put it.

**AmazeO XD** · 03-26-2008 01:19 AM

It looks like a cartoon. Nothing that special.

**yelizaveta** · 03-26-2008 01:20 AM

it is special. Did you wait around for the sea scenes or are you just determined to put me down no matter what? The animation is artistic and completely different than Western animation and very much worth watching.

**Black_Eagle** · 03-26-2008 02:44 AM

Originally Posted by yelizaveta

it is special. Did you wait around for the sea scenes or are you just determined to put me down no matter what? The animation is artistic and completely different than Western animation and very much worth watching.

I haven't finished it yet, but I agree.

**FreeOne** · 03-26-2008 03:41 AM

I thought it was way cool. The sea seens were amazing.

**AmazeO XD** · 03-26-2008 04:05 AM

It was just animation. It was different, yeah, but it was animation. Artistic, sure. But not like.. amazingly mind blowing or anything.

**yelizaveta** · 03-26-2008 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by AmazeO XD

It was just animation. It was different, yeah, but it was animation. Artistic, sure. But not like.. amazingly mind blowing or anything.

obviously I and the others who posted can appreciate exquisite animation to a greater extent than you do. You have clearly made your opinion known, and I must say i disagree. If I did not value this cartoon so highly I would not have spent 2 days subtitling it, using software I had to learn to use as I went along.

**AmazeO XD** · 03-26-2008 04:18 AM

I can appreciate art just fine thank you. Why else would I go to the Art Mueseum every few months? My opinion is just as valid as others. It was good animation, very good, just not like.. "I just shit my pants because I'm so amazed" animation.

**Mes Tarrant** · 03-26-2008 04:57 AM

That's very nice, I couldn't watch more than the first part cuz it made me nostalgic. It's not a unique animation for an old Russian cartoon, but I'm sure it would be very interesting for anyone who has never seen that style before.

**yelizaveta** · 03-26-2008 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

That's very nice, I couldn't watch more than the first part cuz it made me nostalgic. It's not a unique animation for an old Russian cartoon, but I'm sure it would be very interesting for anyone who has never seen that style before.

yeah, of course, the 'unique' is geared towards western viewers, I grew up with these cartoons myself

it has a similar style to bremenskiyi muzikanti...I want to subtitle that one too sometime soon.

**Mes Tarrant** · 03-26-2008 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by yelizaveta

yeah, of course, the 'unique' is geared towards western viewers, I grew up with these cartoons myself

it has a similar style to bremenskiyi muzikanti...I want to subtitle that one too sometime soon.

OMG!!! Is that one on youtube?? Could you link it to me please, if it is? My spelling in Russian isn't so hot, so I don't even try to search for stuff myself. That, and I probably can't remember half the names of shows/movies I grew up with.

**yelizaveta** · 03-26-2008 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

OMG!!! Is that one on youtube?? Could you link it to me please, if it is? My spelling in Russian isn't so hot, so I don't even try to search for stuff myself. That, and I probably can't remember half the names of shows/movies I grew up with.

Be happy to! There are tons of old russian cartoons up on youtube, even though it takes a little patience. Oh, well, at least nu pogodi is easy to find

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYkRU...eature=related
bremenskiye muzikanti!!

**Mes Tarrant** · 03-26-2008 05:16 AM

Thank youuuuu!!

Wait, so you search for this stuff using English letters? Huh.. then my spelling would be even worse.. how am I supposed to know how to spell Russian stuff with English letters?

Anyhoo eek sorry for hijacking your thread!

**yelizaveta** · 03-26-2008 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

Thank youuuuu!!

Wait, so you search for this stuff using English letters? Huh.. then my spelling would be even worse.. how am I supposed to know how to spell Russian stuff with English letters?

Anyhoo eek sorry for hijacking your thread!

trust me, it took some determination

but I guess I'm just nostalgic...

**ninja9578** · 03-26-2008 11:28 PM

Whenever I see "gorgeous" and "russian" together in a sentence I think of Mes Tarrant

That was pretty cool though

**Elite** · 03-26-2008 11:36 PM

I love animation it looks like something I could do (not in a bad way) I use Flash 8 =]

**Mes Tarrant** · 03-27-2008 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Whenever I see "gorgeous" and "russian" together in a sentence I think of Mes Tarrant

That was pretty cool though

Aww!!

How sweet.

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Originally Posted by Elite

I love animation it looks like something I could do (not in a bad way) I use Flash 8 =]

Ooh I'd love to see something like that, if you have anything.

**yelizaveta** · 03-27-2008 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Whenever I see "gorgeous" and "russian" together in a sentence I think of Mes Tarrant

That was pretty cool though

but you don't think of me?! *cries* I'm russian...

**Grod** · 03-27-2008 12:51 AM

I watched some of it, and the sea scenes. It was an interesting style, but not terribly amazing.

**ninja9578** · 03-27-2008 01:25 AM

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

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Originally Posted by yelizaveta

but you don't think of me?! *cries* I'm russian...

I'm sorry, I haven't seen any pictures of you so I didn't know that you were female.

**Oneironaught** · 03-27-2008 02:37 AM

It's vaguely reminiscent of some old French and Latin language animations I used to have on video tape. And it kind of reminds me of some children's stories animations I've seen as a kid. I like it but it is a somewhat dated style that's hard to sell to the younger American generation. Not that that's a bad thing; just an observation.

Good work on the sub-titling.

But really, you had me at "gorgeous Russian". What more do I need to hear?

EDIT: The underwater mermaid scene reminds me of Fantasia.