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Did anyone else find Drake a bit too over-the-top?

posted 14 years ago by CosmosX9
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I mean I know he was supposed to be "evil", and I liked that he was voiced by Tim Curry, but his character does spoil the movie for me. His character design WAY too unrealistic for a penguin, and the cape sort of gave him away. I think he would have been a LOT better if he were a more "subtle" kind of evil (like Gaston). Also, for a ladies-man, don't you think that a giant red-cape and an "evil lair" would be just too inconspicuous?

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[–] titanosaurusfan 14 years ago

Yeah, he really was. At least he got a good death scene; suprisingly graphic for a G-rated kid's movie.

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[–] TheLittleSongbird 14 years ago

I agree. I like the film and while I loved the fact that Drake was voiced by the wonderful Tim Curry his character design is I agree unrealistic and Drake has always struck as a little too obvious for a villain, and one of I think most of the least effective Bluth villains(Grand Duke and Carface are somewhat more memorable). He is well voiced and everything and I like Don't Make Me Laugh, but with the lair, the laugh and the cape we kind of know he is a villain. In fact, while I like the movie for especially Rocko and Now and Forever and consider it Bluth's most underrated and better than Troll in Central Park and Thumbelina, the two problems I have always had are Drake's animation and Good Ship Misery, more how it was sung than the song itself.

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[–] Farnicerous 14 years ago

lol, Drake's design always really bothered me as a kid. I wasn't even sure if he was a penguin or what. He just looks so bizarre and over the top.

[–] fang123horn 8 years ago

He had the body of Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective) and the personality of Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) and yes he was a bit over the top but in the end he WAS the most memorable part of the movie especially since it was voiced by someone like Tim Curry.

[–] zsofikam 8 years ago

I don't particularly care for his design and he always seemed a bit too obvious for a villain, but he's well voiced and I have a soft spot for Don't Make Me Laugh.

[–] dwellman21 7 years ago

Oh not at all. He's part of the fun of this movie; he's such a blatant Gaston ripoff cranked up to 11, and it is just glorious.

Any movie that freely unleashes the majestic wonder that is Tim Curry is a-okay in my books.