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Post by stargazer on Jul 2, 2007 1:39:01 GMT -5
too much to read as of now, but I'll get to that too.
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Post by Gifted on Jul 2, 2007 2:59:49 GMT -5
lolz have you seen the evidence? lion king, roger rabit, aladdin, little mermaid, rescuers? lolz its sad In case you haven't noticed those were all made AFTER he died. Sheez. Also, the ones in Lion King, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, and Rescuers depend on opinion and were accidental (the Rescuers incident was a attempt to sabotage the film). Please do your research before yapping your mouth off. I won't say anything about Roger Rabbit because it was a partner film and was meant to be like that. Anyway, I need more books to read. I'm planning to go to the Library sometime.
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Post by Chris Benoit on Jul 2, 2007 11:42:56 GMT -5
what happened in Rescuers? i never seen it
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Post by stargazer on Jul 2, 2007 18:58:22 GMT -5
Well, Have you guys read to kill a mocking bird that sounds like a good one. I only read the summary. Thought I had to read it for school.
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Post by Gifted on Jul 2, 2007 19:37:25 GMT -5
what happened in Rescuers? i never seen it A animator, mad at Disney for reasons unknown, inserted a topless woman into the film. It was done without authorization (that's why it was a sabotage). It was in a window when Bernard and Bianca are on the seagull (forgot the name) where swooping down. It wasn't noticed until the movie was released on video. They quickly called for a recall, fixed it, and released it again. Despite that flaw, it was a very good movie. I suggest it to anyone who enjoys a Disney Classic. It's about a society of mice who form the Rescue Aid Society. They will answer to any distress call. One meeting, they bring in a message in a bottle they found. It's wet from the ocean and diffcult to read, but they understand that a small child has been kidnapped and taken to a place (the name escapes me). Bianca, a representive attractive mouse offers to take the mission and everyone insists she should have a partner. She chooses Bernard, a janitor for the Rescue Aid Society. As they learn more, they find out the message is from a little orphan named Penny who had been taken by a greedy lady named Medusa and her sidekick. They needed her to go into a small well/cave to find the Devil's Eye, the largest diamond in the world since they are too big to fit through. I'll leave off there since I don't want to spoil it. This movie is based off two popular books which includes more adventures of Bernard and Bianca. I can't remember the name (I don't think it was the Rescuers), but I think one of them was named Bernard and Miss Bianca. Anyway, I have heard of "To Kill a Mockingbird", but I have never heard what it is about. Apparently, by what I assume that is, it's good.
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Post by stargazer on Jul 2, 2007 19:48:38 GMT -5
about Racism in the south
here is the summary I got.
Scout Finch is an outspoken and literate six-year-old tomboy when she begins her tale of growing up in a small Alabama town with her brother Jem and her attorney father Atticus. The children's intense curiosity about a reclusive neighbor is eclipsed by Atticus's attempt to defend a black man against charges of raping a white woman. Pulitzer Prize winner. For high school and older readers.
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Post by Chris Benoit on Jul 2, 2007 21:01:35 GMT -5
oh so thats what happened. eh. ive never heard of that.
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Post by stargazer on Jul 3, 2007 16:44:17 GMT -5
I've never heard of rescuers either until her signature contained the song.
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Post by Chris Benoit on Jul 3, 2007 18:53:39 GMT -5
yea same here.
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Post by Gifted on Jul 3, 2007 21:32:18 GMT -5
It was extremely popular (even was said to be the start of a new golden age of animation and was said to be the greatest film since Mary Poppins), but Disney kept it out of the mainstream thus many don't even know of its existance. Apparently it has to do with the sabotage:
Quote from the Wikipedia article: "The film's reputation suffered because of this incident; after this, the film has been carefully kept apart from the mainstream of Disney Classics upsetting many fans. The film was the last of the Disney animated classics released at the time to be announced for a DVD release. On May 20, 2003, the new DVD release, which reused the 1999 VHS cover was quietly released on DVD format to store shelves with no more publicity than the standard press release. The 2003 DVD edition was criticized as lackluster and of poor quality by fans, collectors and regular consumers, though nothing official has been stated, there has been evidence that the Walt Disney Company's marketing department is considering a "Masterpiece" or "Special" edition of the film for later in 2007.[citation needed]
Other minor issues regarding the 1977 film, The Rescuers, include being avoided in some schools and day-care centers because of the film's repeated use of the word "devil", which some teachers and caretakers found slightly offensive and inappropriate for very young children (the same occurred with Disney's 1961 animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians); as well as scary images of skeletons, cracking craniums and loud shotgun noises."
Here are also some interesting trivia from the same article: "1. The Rescuers was also Disney's first major animated success since The Jungle Book and the last until The Little Mermaid, largely because the studio was facing financial difficulties due to the enormous failure of Disney's 1979 live-action film, The Black Hole. The Rescuers marked the end of the silver age of Disney animation that had begun in 1950 with Cinderella. 2. During the 1960s and early 1970s Disney films took on the trend of comedy, rather than story, heart and drama. The Rescuers marked the return of the animated drama films the studio had previously been known for, such as Bambi or Dumbo, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston stated in their website that The Rescuers had been their return to a film with "heart" and also considered it their best film without Walt Disney. 3. The story of two little mice off to rescue the little girl Penny returned the interest for animation that had been lost to both critics and audiences throughout the 1970s. [4] 4. The film marked the end of the studio's so-called "sketchy" period of the 1960s and 1970s and brought a more defined, softer Xerox outline, which can be more appreciated in the closing scenes, where the film's budget was extended.[citation needed] 5. The Rescuers was the first Disney animated feature to inspire a theatrically released sequel, The Rescuers Down Under. Since then, The Jungle Book and Peter Pan have also received theatrical sequels (though all three were originally intended to be sent straight to video and/or DVD). 6. This was the last animated feature to be shot in Technicolor."
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Post by stargazer on Jul 5, 2007 9:25:28 GMT -5
quite interesting.
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Post by Gifted on Jul 10, 2007 5:34:21 GMT -5
Sorry for derailing the topic. I just had to defend my idol. I get really annoyed by stupid rumors. I noticed dboy hasn't come on this topic since I posted and I apologize. It was un-admin of me to get offtopic and chew out someone because of their opinion. I still believe you should do your research before you state something though (the way I was raised). I hope you do realize that or at least say "at least I think so" instead of labeling it as fact. I'm trying to re-read the HP series in time for DH, but I don't think I'm going to finish on time. Just started today and I'm not doing so well. EDIT: One more thing. If anyone would care to listen to the song that was in my signature a while back, the midi and the lyrics can be found at this link: www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/some1swaiting.htm They don't have a mp3 of it however.
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Post by stargazer on Jul 10, 2007 11:40:45 GMT -5
I like the message yeah, and we all get mad sometimes!
I know... I did. not here though.
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Post by starbright9 on Jul 18, 2007 12:21:07 GMT -5
I thought to myself that I should reread HBP but I haven't had time. I'm just gonna talk to my mum about it instead.
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Post by stargazer on Jul 20, 2007 2:01:35 GMT -5
I have too much ton read at the moment, so I won't read any HP books over now. I'll of course read Deathly Hallows when it comes out, but nothing over again until I finish my current books started.
Sorry, if I sound pathetic procrastating to read them, but truth is, I don't care very much anymore. I read them too much already.
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