Aaah! That's because they are big characters. What you're seeing is a lot of follow through to a: make them jiggle, which is over exagerated from what you see in real life because copying the movement of a big person in real life actually looks stiff as a cartoon and b: they speed up their movements to keep them from being too sluggish. Snappy movements, more chuck jonesish than disney, seems to be a style for big characters (except for Ursula when she's under the water) in order to keep them more lively. My animation teacher actually loves animating big people most, so we've heard a lot about it haha.

Aaah yes, I thought the lips/mouths were great... a big favorite of mine was Mama Odie, but that's just Andreas Deja for you... he's a legend! I'm so excited, apparently both Deja and Glen Keane are coming to do guest lectures next semester... ohhohoho!!! I will be in the presence of greats!

speaking of animating big characters, my film character is a big guy... I should be practicing instead of loafing around in bed all break.