So-called mature American audiences may be put off at first by a film that is essentially a cartoon about a fearful ten-year-old girl.

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That study, which looked at 8- to 10-year-old children in the Netherlands and was also coauthored by Sargent, found that 20-minute clips from a cartoon and family film depicting smoking had no measurable impact on the kids' beliefs about smoking.

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The film, based on the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar, was shot in 2-D but turned into 3-D after filming.

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Drawn in the conventional cartoon way, they bring the film crashing down to earth.

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Now it was time to write a critique of the film Space Jam, starring Michael Jordan and a cast of cartoon characters.

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