Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/News-ID513110.asp" target="_blank"><b>LP Feature: 3/16/10 A Look at Waking Sleeping Beauty</b></a> Scarlett takes a look at Disney's new documentary on Disney's second golden age of animation including a discussion of its development.
Originally Posted By pengle1955 Podcaster Lou Mongello has an interview with Director Don Hahn and producer Peter Schneider. <a href="http://www.wdwradio.com/WDW-Radio-Show-Disney-Podcast/Show-160-March-7-2010.html" target="_blank">http://www.wdwradio.com/WDW-Ra...010.html</a>
Originally Posted By DlandJB Thanks Scarlett - Sounds wonderful! Will have to try and see it when it opens in LA!
Originally Posted By Ursula I cannot tell every fan of Disney animation enough to go and see this movie. If only for the rare shots alone, it is worthwhile. It is consise, clever, and tells the story much like one would expect from a good storyteller. (and I'm not just saying this, TRUST me!)
Originally Posted By basil fan If it ever comes around here (which is not all that likely,) I think I'll have to see it. But it scares me. Basil of Baker Street <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/basil/bakerst.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...rst.html</a>
Originally Posted By basil fan I don't want to hear my beloved films or their makers dissed. I'm afraid it will dish too much dirt. The Tarzan Equation <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/tarzan.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...zan.html</a>
Originally Posted By basil fan No, but I don't hate him as much as so many others do. Is he the only one who comes off bad? I think I might be able to take that. But if I hear how unhappy all the animators were while working on all those films I love, it will only make me sad. Worst of all is the 'just hang on 'til we get past these ho-hum films to the ones you really like' syndrome. I won't enjoy that at all. 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 cheesybaby Excellent movie. Go see it. It is balanced: even some not-so-flattering moments of Roy Disney. Katzenberg is a huge topic, but it is very objective. I was lucky enough to see the Century City screening with Don Hahn. Great guy and a great discussion after the movie.
Originally Posted By basil fan Like I said, it will probably never be seen in the trackless wilds of PA, so the discussion really is moot. Great Mouse Detective <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/basil/bakerst.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...rst.html</a>
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Since I've recently been really interested in Disney history...not just of the parks but of the company and all its aspects...I went to see this last night in Burbank. I'm really glad I did. I enjoyed being taught a few things that I didn't know about that time frame in Disney animation. I was aware of the some of the bad blood (so to speak) but wasn't quite aware of how it all intertwined. Don Hahn gave me a great insight to what lead up to Little Mermaid and the handfull of animated movies that successfully followed. Also, I learned that the Team Disney building at WDS used to have a great big reflections pool in front of it. I never knew that - I've always only known that area to be Legends Court. Little things like that interest me. I recommend this film for any person who is even just the slightest bit interested in the animation department's corporate history and evolution. Two hitchhiking thumbs up!
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<Like I said, it will probably never be seen in the trackless wilds of PA, so the discussion really is moot.>> It is moot if you live in PA and have no access to DVDs or internet.
Originally Posted By basil fan Oh, if it comes on DVD some day, that's different. There's always Netflix. Or are you saying it's on YouTube? But it will make me sad. I'm tellin' you right now. And it disses Roy, too. Just reading that statement saddens me, without even seeing the film.
Originally Posted By DlandDug There's no hatchet job involved, just a warts and all presentation of what was really going on. Basil, you are a historian, so I believe you will appreciate this refreshingly candid look at Disney animation 1984-94.
Originally Posted By basil fan Historian? Never been called *that* before. >It doesn't diss anybody. >>even some not-so-flattering moments of Roy Disney. >>>I was aware of the some of the bad blood Define 'diss.' If I see it and it makes me sad, can I sue all of you who are guaranteeing I will like it? Scooby-Doo Glitches <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/sdglitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...tch.html</a>
Originally Posted By cheesybaby basil fan - you talked me into it. Avoid it at all costs. Never ever ever see this movie. Close this thread now.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<But it will make me sad. I'm tellin' you right now.>> Well, it made me sad to realize that the films coming out of WDAS now aren't anywhere near the quality of films like TLM, BatB, A, and TLK. PatF is a good little film, but nothing like the Ashman/Menken classics from twenty years ago. It also made me sad to realize that Joe Ranft left us way too soon, and his storytelling gifts will continue to be sorely missed, even decades from now. WSB is about the right group of people coming together at the right time to produce the kind of animation they were uniquely qualified to produce. Timing, as they say, is everything. It was definitely their time.
Originally Posted By basil fan Ha! Cheesy, you said it! LOL! Kolchak the Night Stalker <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/etc/kolchak.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...hak.html</a>
