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Holy LEGO Blocks, Batman!

Posted by timothy on from the in-your-copious-free-time dept.

Decaffeinated Jedi writes "Students at the Digital Animation and Visual Effects (DAVE) School are working on a film that will bring everyone's favorite caped crusader to life through the magic of computer-generated LEGO blocks. 'Batman: New Times' features Adam West as the voice of Batman, Mark Hammil as the Joker, Dick Van Dyke as Commissioner Gordon, and Courtney Thorne-Smith as Catwoman. A rather impressive trailer is available now."

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  1. Direct link to movie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative


    ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/Batman_Net. mov

  2. Legos? by TomHandy · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's odd, they keep mentioning LEGOs, but these are using the C3 Construction Blocks (they even have a banner link to them). I know "LEGO" as a term has probably gone the way of kleenex and xerox as brand names that are now used to refer to just about anything that is at all like them, but it seems like since they are actually utilizing a specific company's products and model kits here, they would not refer to them as LEGOs.

    1. Re:Legos? by slim · · Score: 4, Informative
      "Lego" or "Lego Bricks": Not "Legos".
      See the rec.toys.lego FAQ:


      Dear Parents and Children
      The word LEGO(R) is a brand name and is very special to all of us in the LEGO Group Companies. We would sincerely like your help in keeping it special. Please always refer to our bricks as 'LEGO Bricks or Toys' and not 'LEGOS.' By doing so, you will be helping to protect and preserve a brand of which we are very proud and that stands for quality the world over. Thank you!

      Susan Williams
      Consumer Services (Susan's name is a pseudonym for the service dptmt.)



  3. Forget the trailer by FatBobSmith · · Score: 5, Informative

    The movie is already done and it's quite good.

    http://www.daveschool.com/BATMAN/index.html

  4. Proofread please! by hellfire · · Score: 4, Informative

    I personally hate when someone misspells my own name, especially when my name is right in front of their friggin nose. I also hate when slashdot doesn't even proofread their own articles, when the correct spelling of other people's names is right in front of them.

    Mark Hamill people...Hamill!! It's right there on the front page of the link! Lazy lazy lazy... sheesh.

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  5. BitTorrent link by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://degreez.net/Batman_Net.mov.torrent