Bollywood animation of the worst kind. I know I normally say that it’s wrong to judge on trailers and previews, but… Damn. This one REALLY stinks.
Trailer:
youtube.com/watch?v=61rv5RMCw1s
I don’t think any of us even noticed this releasing back when… well, when it was released. So yeah, I guess I’m just posting it here for laughs. Just to show you guys what horrible animation actually looks like.
Seriously, I appreciate Alpha and Omega a LOT more now I’ve seen this. 
ganpatinews.com/2010/04/23/b … tion-74512
Somewhere on this board is a guy who comes off like an international animation cheerleader (or was that “bottom-feeder”?), and even he would have a hard time finding positive things to say about the Bird Idol trailer. Still, two things jump out:
The avian sphincter factor is not as alarming as in Blender’s Big Buck Bunny.
Video Brinquedo would do well to strive for a quality upgrade to Bird Idol’s level.
Every cloud…
Oh, did someone call for a new topic about the state of all things CG in India?
But seriously, cross-cultural values and understanding apply. Maybe the intended audience enjoyed Bird Idol. Then again…
I had a permanent grin fixed to my face throughout that trailer. I don’t know why, but I find Bollywood movies genuinely HILARIOUS. I have to see the full thing some time.
Especially the awkward English thrown in halfway through.
Yeah, there’s a lot of ‘Engrish’ in there.
Am I also the only one who’s disturbed by that 1 bird ‘taking a dump’ on the other one because of his singing skills? Sure, it’s a kids movie, let’s poop on eachother… 
Are you referring to me? Cos’ I object to the term ‘bottom-feeder’. I’ve got standards, you know. 
Anyway, I agree with your two points (especially on Big Buck Bunny, god, I wish I could erase the post-credits scene from my mind).
It’s not too bad for me. Yes, it’s sub-standard animation, with repeat cycles especially during the group dancing shots. And there’s no feather dynamics, which means it can’t hold a candle to an upcoming Blue Sky film I’m very excited about.
But other than that, the classic animation traditions are in there (stretch-and-squash, anticipation, etc.). Some of the slapstick jokes made me laugh; Asian viewers tend to enjoy more physical comedy rather than sophisticated banter- you only have to see the success of Stephen Chow movies on this side of the world.
There are some neat Bollywood references and tropes that Indian (or Indiaphile) audiences would appreciate. And as a whole, it’s a much better edited trailer that tells the story while revealing some funny scenes than say, Briquendo trailers.
I wouldn’t mind checking this out, if just to get a general idea of how the rest of the world is doing with regards to animation. But I seriously doubt it’ll be a landmark event in the animation industry or anything. 
P.S. I mean all of what I said without sarcasm or irony. There’s a difference between poor animation which has good intentions but not enough money, and good animation which has poor intentions and the biggest budget in the world. If it’s between this and say, Revenge of the Fallen, I’m more inclined to support the former. At least the underdog had a semblance of a story.
Welcome back, tdit, good to see you back in the mix! By “bottom-feeder,” I was referring to that guy who started the Around the World in 80 Whatevers topic. He does tend to blather on and on about that international stuff. Well said about the good/poor intentions/money dynamic, I wholeheartedly agree!
Laugh out loud! 
Here’s a positive review of Bird Idol, with a reference to its whopping $1 million budget:
bollywoodworld.com/movie-rev … 10183.html
From the article…
“‘Bird Idol’ is a very ingenious, imaginative and intelligent film.”
Here’s an opinion from India:
thaindian.com/newsportal/ent … 99024.html
By the comment about Indian animation sticking to mythology, maybe they were unaware of Bird Idol! Unless there’s an avian connection to Gandaberunda:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandaberunda
If that doesn’t make Pixar Planeteers flock to Bird Idol, nothing will!
@TDIT, even with the ‘low budget’ you can pull off A LOT more than that. The models are poorly made and contain close to no texture at all. It’s like everything is made of plastic. All they did was add base colors to the models, animate them and add some light… If you have a small budget, you gotta spend it better. No expensive actors and release events and more focus on the actual animation… and perhaps the storyboard too. <_<
Call me a snob but I just really don’t dig it…
Okay, you’re a snob.
Put-downs aside, I respect your opinion, Czarine. And I have to half-agree with you, after reading the budget by JustSteve. I mean, this is a student-level standard of animation (I know, because I’ve done a group assignment and I’ve seen student works), and we can pull off that work for virtually nothing. But that’s because we use the school facilities.
The only costs, I would assume, is the purchase of the animation software, the computers, the render farm, and the rental overhead of the venue. Oh, and the animators’ salary. But I’m pretty sure there would still be plenty left over for R&D.
If it was, say, for half that amount, I would be more sympathetic. This is just my estimation, so if anyone has actually worked in the business and has real-world figures, feel free to correct me.