#missing lynx

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Eastern Movies found

From west to east

Journey to the West is the most Northern & Eastern movie(the only comedy)

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Kodiak Point series by Eve Langlais

 5 stars

audiobook

Missing Lynx

Ah, fated mates, is there anything better? Matteo is all in but Riley has some baggage that needs dealing with. Luckily for her, Matteo and Mama are just the ones to give her the home and love she never had before <3

Caribou’s Gift

Aww, Santa does exist! Single mom meets cranky caribou, but then he meets her daughter, and his outlook changes <3

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Odd Prompts: Leggy Blonde

Odd Prompts: Leggy Blonde

This week’s prompt sees the Hatrack ambling casually back into my life… *** When the leggy blonde walked into my office, I looked up with appreciation. Started counting legs. Quit after six, because I changed my mind about them. No blonde should have that many legs. She got all the way through the door, then proved her legs were all double jointed by curling them up so she could come down to my…

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Fairy shrimp are real and were at Escondido

Fairy shrimp are real and were at Escondido

Escondido Creek Conservancy biological surveyors recently discovered Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta lindahli) at the Mountain Meadow Preserve near Hidden Meadows.

This elusive species is fairly uncommon in San Diego County due to the loss of preferred habitat — vernal pools. And while they won’t grant you three wishes — most vernal pools in San Diego have been destroyed by urban development — making…

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Lynx Series Spotlight

My friends and fans, give a very warm welcome to author Fiona Quinn, whose latest book, Missing Lynx, the second book in the Lynx Series, has just become available! Fiona also hosts a blog chock full of information for crime writers, which you can find at Thrill Writing. Enjoy this guest post by Fiona herself! And check out the Lynx Series, it’s well worth the read!

Fiona Quinn ~

I have a…

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The Missing Lynx (2008)

The Missing Lynx (the English dub of El Lince Perdido) is a lazy animated film. The plot centers around Felix, an accident-prone lynx (voiced by Antonio Banderas). He is recovering from his latest injury at an animal recovery centre when the park is invaded by a group of mercenaries. These mercenaries, headed by a big game hunter named Newmann are to kidnap two of every animal for an eccentric millionaire named Noah (like the one from the old testament, get it?). Felix and a ragtag group of animals escape capture and now it’s up to them to rescue their friends.

The plot is thin and frequently feels padded out with unnecessary characters. You can summarize the entire thing in just a few sentences and leave out no important details but that doesn’t add up to feature-length, so what do you do? How about frequently derailed the quest by introducing a bunch of wacky animals or focussing on Noah’s bumbling henchmen? There's a flamingo that's confused for a bat (don't ask) a pack of distrustful wolves and some vultures obsessed with recycling that bring a couple of gags to the film but leave no lasting impression. To be fair, they’re fountains of inspiration compared to everyone else, who have no personalities. Aside from Gus the paranoid chameleon most characters have only a few characteristics: Felix is brave (he must be, because he's our main character and the leader of the group), he's accident prone and… in love with Lynxette (the love interest, a female lynx). Newmann is a hunter that likes killing animals and dislikes incompetent henchmen. That's it for him. Beeety the goat is unafraid to take action. Coming with descriptions for anyone else is too much to ask from me. Special demerits go to Lynxette who not only has the laziest name for an animated character since any meat-eating dinosaur called "Rex" and falls in love instantly with our protagonist only to be immediately captured by the villains, remains off-screen for most of the movie and has no personality whatsoever (ooh wait, is gender a character trait?).

The Missing Lynx was clearly made on a tight budget - nowhere near what a Pixar or Dreamworks picture would get. I feel like I should give it a break but can't because overall, the visuals are occasionally quite good. There's a rhinoceros early in the film that looks unique, is well animated and very detailed. Similarly, Gus the chameleon is well-designed to look like a real chameleon while allowing him to do very un-lizard movements. Then, you get the park rangers who look sloppy and the birds and mammals (aside from the lynxes) who have very little dimension and are devoid of all texture. The backgrounds look solid but the movements and many of the faces aren't expressive. It's a shame. You can tell there's genuine talent at work. If only there weren't so many extra, useless characters thrown in, extra resources could have been dedicated to get the important models up to A+ quality.

The visuals being a mixed bag wouldn’t have mattered if the film was funny, the acting was top-notch and the story was tight. There are some laughs but they never come from the dialogue; they're from visual gags that were present in the original language. The acting is terrible and many of the performers sound like they are bored out of their minds. When at least 20 minutes could’ve been cut from the film and no one would’ve batted an eye, can you blame them for being less than fully invested?

Children are sure to enjoy watching The Missing Lynx but let's face it, children will like just about ANYTHING if there's colourful stuff bouncing around the screen. As an adult you would never tolerate the film and watch it for your own enjoyment so why subject others to it? I'm praying that the original Spanish version of The Missing Lynx was better. The animators are talented and given the right material could’ve made a quality piece of entertainment. Unfortunately, there's just not enough working in The Missing Lynx to warrant even a middle-of-the-road star rating. (English Dub on DVD, July 20, 2013)