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Title: Gentlemen's Duel

Date Viewed: 2/20/07

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Directors: Sean McNally and Francisco Ruiz Velasco

Score: +

The Review: Picture Buzz Lightyear as a Victorian dandy, confronted and affronted by another suitor for his lady's attentions. Soon the inevitable duel erupts, but technological escalation rapidly brings into the fray gadgets reminiscent of Wild Wild West. But it's amazing what can get forgotten in the drive for vindication, not to mention collateral damage.

Clear, Pixar-style rendering; a clever idea, quickly over.

One of the 2006 Academy Award nominees for animated short feature; others included Danish Poet, Maestro, Little Matchgirl and No Time for Nuts. Other animated short features (screened at the same time) that qualified or were shortlisted for Oscar nomination included One Rat Short, The Passenger, The Wraith of Cobble Hill, and Guide Dog.

(11-Mar-07)

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