Animatronic Raccoon

In this video, an Animatronic Raccoon in the likeness of the Raccoon from the Guardians of the
Galaxy movie answers questions in Japanese (the video is from Japan). The article goes on to
say that the director of the movie is a little freaked out by this particular use of animatronics,
especially the way the animal appears to get angry and laughs.
I havent seen Guardians of the Galaxy, but have heard a lot of good things about it. As far as
animatronic animals go, I was wondering how many people would be as bothered by this video
as the director was. What are some other examples of creepy animal characters which were the
results of animatronics or some other form of animation?
We were watching the first Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, and my son said that the movie
was actually pretty disturbing because there are talking chipmunks. I grew up listening to their
songs, so I guess the idea of talking chipmunks doesnt really bother me, but of course in the
movie they have to talk a lot more. I could see why this would creep someone out.
There have been a lot of shows and movies which used tricks to create the illusion of a talking
animal. The horse in Mr. Ed comes to mind. Not a show that I watched a lot of, but I
understand that they fed the horse which made it smack its lips. If I remember right, when there
is a dog that talks animal wranglers would feed it peanut butter.
Dog with a Blog is an example of a sitcom thats on the air right now which features a talking
dog as a character. The dog is real, but of course his lips are animated with CGI when he talks.
Talking animals are a thing of fantasy, so whenever humans encounter them they are often
amazed and excited. Judging from peoples reaction to the portrayal of animals that talk, Im
willing to guess that in reality a talking animal would pretty much freak people out.

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