Classic Animation

[jynni]

barrett said:

kostgard said:

Me too - on all counts.

And here's an embarassing confession - as a kid, I found Justin the rat kinda hot and totally had a crush on him. I kept hoping that he and Mrs. Brisbee would hook up.

No need to be embarassed. Everyone I knew had the hots for Justin. We would have battles over who was hotter, Justin or Robin Hood the fox. Justin usually won.

Ah! Blasphemy! Robin was teh hottness!!!11!!

[proper stranger]

I love classic animation and agree with everyone who feels that computer animation lacks the warmth of 2D. It's like how I feel when I receive a handwritten note/letter, as opposed to one that's typed. Sure, they are both created by human beings, but something about seeing the marks created by someone's hand has a more emotional effect.

Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite movies of all time, animated or not. When I first saw it, I remember that a mother and her daughter were sitting behind me. When Belle whispered, "I love you" just before that last rose petal fell, the mom--not the little girl--made this happy gasp. She was so wrapped up in the emotion and the characters; it was great. I was so disappointed when B&B lost Best Picture to Silence of the Lambs.

Happy to see so much love for Sleeping Beauty. It's one of my favorites, too. The backgrounds by Eyvind Earle are gorgeous.

Prince Philip was the first Disney Prince to have a personality of his own

Plus, he was totally hot. For a dude made completely out of ink. Maybe I should take this to the "Embarrassing Celebrity Crushes" thread.

susyhomewrecker said:

I'm so disappointed they don't have the walk-through of Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland anymore, that was always my favorite thing to do when I was little.

Me too! I have to content myself with the scenes painted on the carousel.

Maybe there's a bit of cockeyed optimist in me, but I'm hopeful about the future of 2D animation, especially with Lasseter in charge. At least those crappy sequels will stop. And, hey, my two year-old nephew's current favorite movie isn't Shrek or Happy Feet or Cars--it's Alice in Wonderland. I think he loves the weirdness and colorfulness of it. So maybe there's hope for the future of 2D, after all.

[dandesun]

Plus, he was totally hot. For a dude made completely out of ink.

I'm partial to Prince Eric. I've always been a sucker for dark hair and blue eyes. And he had a dog!

To be fair though. I think Eric was an offshoot of Philip. As I said, Philip had a personality. Apparently was a bit of a rebel (in his desire to marry who he loved rather than go along with some betrothal from when he was a kid) and, much like his successor Eric, had a serious weakness for a beautiful voice.

As for Eisner... I'd be inclined to give Wells the credit for the resurgence, too. I go to DisneyWorld every year with my friends for our big vacation and we've heard some fascinating stories from castmembers about some of the extraordinary crappy decisions Eisner made in regards to the parks... most of which ended up in failure. The guy broke a lot of Disney Rules. The main one for the longest time being "You Don't See the Magic Happen" which got broke when they turned Cinderella's castle into a giant birthday cake for the 25th Anniversary.

Apparently, a lot of guests were really ticked off about that. Particularly those who got married at the Wedding Pavilion which has a significant waiting list and wound up with their wedding picture taken with a half pink, half blue, part tacky inflatable balloon castle in the background.

But even bigger than that, and back to the topic of this thread, Eisner broke Rule Number One when he shut down the animation department. "Remember... it all started with a mouse."

I really hope that Lasseter brings a renaissance in Disney animation. He can do it. He's got such love of the genre and knows storytelling. Plus, he worked very hard to get Disney to be the American distributor for Miyazaki's work. Spirited Away was on just last night. I love that movie. Actually, I have loved every Miyazaki movie I've seen. The stories always fascinate me and the animation is beautiful and intricate... and bizarre.

[starskin]

I've said this before, but the cartoon fox Robin Hood was my first crush.

[kore]

starskin said:

I've said this before, but the cartoon fox Robin Hood was my first crush.

Awwweeeee....



I went as Peter Pan one year (the Disney Version) for Halloween. My Mom made my costume. I was obsessed with that movie. Also the ride at Disney World.

[india7]

properstranger said:

Prince Philip was the first Disney Prince to have a personality of his own

Plus, he was totally hot. For a dude made completely out of ink. Maybe I should take this to the "Embarrassing Celebrity Crushes" thread.

God, I LOVED Prince Philip! He was totally gorgeous for a drawing. He reminded me alot of JFK Jr. Plus I, too, loved that they gave him a personality - I don't even remember the princes in Snow White or Cinderella even talking. I also think the animation in Sleeping Beauty is probably some of the most gorgeous Disney animation ever.

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The only interesting thing about the prince in Cinderella is that Mike Douglas, he of The Mike Douglas Show fame, provided his singing voice.

[susyhomewrecker]

starskin said:

I've said this before, but the cartoon fox Robin Hood was my first crush.

I always wanted to be Maid Marian. I thought she was so pretty, and I used to wear my blanket on my head pretending I was her. What can I say, she was a fox.

Somebody upthread mentioned The Brave Little Toaster...that movie scared the shit outta me. I realize now that the Toaster and his appliance friends were really in no grave danger, but still, it was traumatizing for a five-year-old. I liked the electric blanket and wanted him to be okay. Wasn't there a sequel to that movie, "The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars?"

[laconicchick]

I just called my parents to see if they will give me all of our old Disney VHSes. Damn you, nostalgia thread! I am guessing they will say no because my sister is planning to have kids and I'm not.

So what do you guys think about Hercules and The Emperor's New Groove? I made my dad take me to Hercules on the day it opened because it was the same day as my 13th birthday and we were camping.

My friends in high school were in love with The Emperor's New Groove.

I liked The Brave Little Toaster. I did not like All Dogs Go to Heaven (traumatizing) and The Secret of NIMH (scary, plus I watched it in the kids' playroom at the hospital when my sister was hospitalized). My favourite animated movie was probably either Peter Pan (we only had the Mary Martin version, so the animated version was rare to me and therefore more exciting), Beauty and the Beast (because Belle was a bookworm like me), or The Great Mouse Detective (just an awesome movie, and the songs rocked).

Oh, I was also scared of Alice in Wonderland for a long time. Now it just creeps me out because Carroll was a weirdo.

[mrpancake]

I only recently saw The Emperor's New Groove after hearing my friends go on and on about it, and I thought it was hilarious. I liked Hercules, too, but didn't think it was great.

I really enjoy Alice in Wonderland and I always have. But it is a bit weird.