Belleville

fantastic is a word that gets used a lot.

but, really, the Triplets of Belleville is fantastic. dripping with fantasy. jaw droppingly creative.

i haven't seen animation that made me shake my head in wonder that way since i was in college. it's as different as Akira.

Akira. i never get sick of Akira. who could get sick of giant rampaging teddy bears and neo-tokyo cycle wars?

Triplets is shown with a short made collaboratively by Walt Disney and Salvador Dali. iIf you can believe it, it captures both of their styles and that is an amazingly wonderful thing. it's like Fantasia for surrealists. shown alone it would be worth the price of admission.

i doubt Triplets will last more than a week in theaters. go see it now.