Olympics 2008 Monkey Movie – BBC Sport

March 12010

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The Olympics 08.08.08 http://www.bbc.co.uk/monkeyolympics
BBC Sport’s marketing campaign and titles for the forthcoming Olympic Games are based upon the traditional Chinese folklore ‘Journey to the West’. The animation and music were specially produced by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn.

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25 Responses

  1. spazzing Says:

    @FloBandit I think …
    @FloBandit I think a ..chord….? I wish I could help but I gave up on piano :S It’s definitely not a scale…..

  2. cyberkitkat Says:

    this is by the same …
    this is by the same men who do goralliz an tank girl. i wish they had done an animated thing like this for tank gurl instead of that live action movie sss…sigh

  3. medicaldoctor369 Says:

    This is incredible, …
    This is incredible, Jamie and Damon are true geniuses.

  4. hyperbird13 Says:

    wtf
    wtf

  5. JelloBob Says:

    Is this song in …
    Is this song in Monkey?

  6. xXTouchMyToxicXx Says:

    Lol, I laughed at …
    Lol, I laughed at Sandy’s landing in the backround. XD

  7. CharlieSpecs Says:

    It should, …
    It should, Dragonball was based upon Journey to the west.

  8. snorreproductions Says:

    omfg! Its Jet Li!
    omfg! Its Jet Li!

  9. stickmananimation101 Says:

    one word WOW!!!
    one word WOW!!!

  10. jmemogirl Says:

    cool :)
    cool :)

  11. Galway1610 Says:

    lol
    lol

  12. KristinVincent Says:

    That would be …
    That would be because the manga Dragon Ball was originally based off Saiyuki.

  13. FloBandit Says:

    duno the musical …
    duno the musical term , but i love the way the melody fluctuates like that at 1:02 to near the end ..sounds like a stupid question lol ,but if anyone knows what its called when the melody goes down and up fast Like 1234 , 1234 ,1234 ??

  14. FloBandit Says:

    it is “gorillaz …
    it is “gorillaz style ” because its the same artist .. also , yes ,the first series of dragon ball was based on journey to the west , the same thing this ad was based off … btw i loved this add

  15. remebeau Says:

    @Sonicku Dragon …
    @Sonicku Dragon Ball is based on Journey to the West, at least at the beginning.

  16. Sonicku Says:

    hhmmm….!?


    hhmmm….!?

    Dragon ball anyone?

    this reminds me of the animation series Dragon Ball?what the fucK?

  17. manakinbeater Says:

    anyone wanna …
    anyone wanna translate this? im kinda curious about what it says! lol

  18. Zombi3Biscuit Says:

    same artist
    same artist

  19. Rodmx90 Says:

    it just look like ” …
    it just look like “gorillaz” style!!

  20. boomaga Says:

    This could totally …
    This could totally be used to pitch a Journey to the West (or maybe a hybrid Hanuman / Monkey Magic) story to a CG animation studio in H’wood… it’s just too awesome… and they’d either do it right (Pixar) or not (anyone else)

  21. DjCassly Says:

    wtf when i click on …
    wtf when i click on the channel BBC it says This channel is not available in your country.RACIST!!!

  22. Smoczasta Says:

    I have seen in this …
    I have seen in this movie ….7-9 olympics
    disciplines is’n it?

  23. needsmoremilk Says:

    Oh, cool. :) I just …
    Oh, cool. :) I just started on it fairly recently, and now I’m about halfway through the first volume. ;^^ I’ve barely been able to put it down since I bought it! :P

  24. wickedwitchwest12323 Says:

    i read the book …
    i read the book LONG time ago

  25. TickityTockers Says:

    Cause it was done …
    Cause it was done by the same artist XD

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