Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Ok, I've seen a couple of these on the Disney Channel now, and am scratching my head as to why they bothered? Basically, Disney has taken a few original Mickey Mouse shorts and abridged and re-dubbed them. So, they have Mickey's new voice, and new music replicating the original. Why bother? What's wrong with showing the original short in it's un-edited form? This seems like such a waste to me, and the new sounds don't mesh with the original animation. The SFX quality is not nearly as good as the original either.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost If you watch any of the new "Mickey Mouse" stuff, it's enough to make you cry. Mickey turns his head and his ears stay in the same place, never move! Walt must be spinning in the freezer over those. The kind of quality that made Disney great no longer exists in their cartoons. Very sad!
Originally Posted By utahjosh Any links to online clips? I'm not sure what you guys are talking about.
Originally Posted By mawnck Never heard of this either, but ... <a href="http://disney.go.com/mickeymouse/video.html" target="_blank">http://disney.go.com/mickeymou...deo.html</a> And it says here <a href="http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/moreinfo/dcp_licensing.html" target="_blank">http://corporate.disney.go.com...ing.html</a> >>For kids and adults, Disney Have-A-Laugh is a new companywide initiative that will showcase the rich library of original Mickey cartoon shorts across a variety of formats and platforms, including television, online and DVD starting this fall. The Mickey of "Have a Laugh" is young, funny, a bit mischievous, and contemporary. DCP will reflect the humor and fun from these Mickey moments into products for kids that will incorporate editorial, fun designs and fresh images.<< My babelfish translates that into "those old cartoons that that Walt What's-his-name guy made just aren't good enough for today's kids, so we've spent an hour or two in a small digital sound studio and improved them tremendously. You're welcome." Please, Disney, punch us again! And again! And again! Harder!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 The problem, is that those shorts are not contemporary at all, and they don't showcase Mickey at his most mischievous. They also don't change enough with the dubbing to make a difference, other than a dip in quality. The originals still stand the test of time. Why can't they create something new with Mickey to showcase his "newfound" (1928) personality? Oh, that's right, they can't be bothered actually creating something new and origianl...
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Oh, that's right, they can't be bothered actually creating something new and origianl...<< You mean like Lorenzo? Glago's Guest? How to Hook Up Your Home Theater? Destino? Every one of those projects lost money, and DVD sales were terrible. Some might say that was because they didn't bother actually releasing them on DVD, but obviously that's just fanboy ignorance.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA And why are they using music from the band 'Queen'? Because they own the music library through Hollywood Records!!! ugh. I love that whoever green lighted this project doesn't get that the cartoons can stand on their own merit. No, no, no....better to add a 25 year old song to a 75 year old cartoon. Bizarre.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>No, no, no....better to add a 25 year old song to a 75 year old cartoon.<< You just don't understand how relevant and contemporary Queen is to today's kids!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Why can't they create something new with Mickey to showcase his "newfound" (1928) personality?<< I don't know why they don't have, say, a 30 minute show on Disney Channel that is a showcase for new animators, or a workshop for experimental animated shorts. Give actual cartoonists the chance to come up with their own 7 minute short. And then eventually these could be sold on DVD in collections. (I tried experimental animated shorts in college. Caused chaffing.) I think it would be more interesting than the 50th showing of an episode of Hannah Montana. (Probably nowhere as profitable in the short term, but more interesting.)
Originally Posted By basil fan That is just sick and wrong on so many levels. Watched less than ten seconds of it. Where's my Disney Treasures DVD? Planet of the Apes <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/apesglitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...tch.html</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan It reminded me of the old D-TV thing on Disney Channel way back when. They made "music videos" by cutting together bits and pieces from classic Disney shorts. Enjoyed the Home Theater short, though. Good stuff!
Originally Posted By matthewdort ^^ Exactly. It's DTV all over again. Disney has been doing cheap mess like this for years. It's nothing new.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead DTV. That's exactly what I thought when I was watching this. And I thought this was kinda cute - not as disjointed as DTV, and just as innocuous.
Originally Posted By basil fan I enjoyed DTV at times, when it was well-done--taking snippets of cartoons and matching them with the lyrics of songs. Ex. from That Old Black Magic Down and down I go (Gurgi falling) Round and round I go (Mickey spinning) Like a leaf that's caught in the tide (Alice on a leaf) Different thing entirely from repackaging a cartoon. Disney's Mouse Tales <a href="http://www.whatsitsaglore.com/disney/mice.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsaglore.com/...ice.html</a>
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Yeah, at least with DTV, somebody had to sift through animation and find clips that matched song lyrics...or at least dancing. These new ones are just redubs of old cartoons.
Originally Posted By DAR Never really minded the music videos from 80's. And while I don't really like this I guess one positive is the company isn't completely forgotten about Mickey. And it's certainly not as bad as this: <a href="http://www.onedigitallife.com/images/loonytoons-loonatics.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.onedigitallife.com/...tics.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Hey I liked How to Hook Up Your Home Theater<< Yes, but that wasn't made for the "Have a Laugh" series. It's a genuine theatrical cartoon, with a soundtrack recent enough that it doesn't need "improving." >>And it's certainly not as bad as this:<< Aw, jeez, don't give them any ideas!
