Originally Posted By DAR I haven't seen the whole thing yet but it's on there. It was part of me watching on YouTube a group of cartoons that have gained notiriety for their content. Based on the other cartoons I've seen, SOTS is a lightweight compared to the content in these shorts. There was Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarves which is very funny but is rather cringe inducing at times. Yes it's a parody of Snow White. But the worst offender is a cartoon called Scrub Me Mamma With A Boogie Beat. It was produced by Walter Lantz of Woody Woodpecker fame. I'll mention the good about this short, it's got some great music in it. The bad well just about everything else. Take every bad stereotype you've heard about black people and it's in there. After watching that cartoon, Disney should be glad that's not in their vault.
Originally Posted By BrizMarc I was lucky to get a copy of this movie a few years ago. I cant see whats wrong with it. Its no different to watching something likr gone with the wind.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros While the characters in SOTS may speak with stereotyped accents, if you actually listen to what they're saying, they are sending out the message that they are doing the right thing (which they are), and the white people are the ones who are being mean. If people could just get past the way they talk, they would realize that the message at the heart of the story is actually the opposite of what a lot of people think it is. And now that Disney has been so firm about not letting it out, everybody is beginning to think that it really is bad (like how they finished the DL HM facade 6 years before the attraction opened, and people thought it really was haunted). Now, if Disney ever decides to release it, they will be getting all sorts of negative publicity, mostly from people who haven't even seen the film to see what the fuss is all about. If Disney just admitted to making it, and put it out there for everybody to see, I'm sure a lot of people would really see that it isn't nearly as some bad as people say it is.
Originally Posted By basil fan They really thought it was haunted? Really? Great Mouse Detective Glitches <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/basil/gmdglitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ basil/gmdglitch.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've heard stories that people thought that's why it took so long to finish. I'm sure somebody said it as a joke, and it just got passed along, getting more and more serious. Maybe the CM's even told them that's why it wasn't done yet. Who knows? That's just what I've read, in many different places. Even if it's not ture, it makes for a good story!
Originally Posted By basil fan Such a rumor was probably good publicity for the attraction. Disney Villains <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/villain.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney/villain.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Sounds like might be getting it after all! Here's a quote from the LP Latest (Update #13): "Wendy Tehacapi, CA -- Will you release Song of the South before I die? This has been asked each year. We do at the moment have plans to release Song of the South. At the meeting last year I mentioned that we continue to discuss and debate it. Pirates trilogy and talk about periodically of Pirates 4 but I can't make a committment. We are considering it." So, he didn't give any specifics as to when they might do it, or what sort of disclaimers they would have, but it certainly sounds like they do have plans in the line to get it out there. Does anybody know how long it usually takes to restore and release the older features like this? I would guess it will probably be at least 2-3 years before we would see it on shelves, but this is very good news!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hmm...it looks like the part about Pirates was also in update 12, so it's probably not supposed to be there, which makes a lot more sense.
Originally Posted By mawnck According to the story at the Animation Guild's blog, you left a "not" out of the key sentence up there. Sorry.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's annoying. I just copied it off of the LP Latest, which I figured would be true, but I definately got a little suppicious when I didn't hear anything more. That's a shame, since I really want them to release it. At least people keep reminding them that they want to see it, so they may actually be considering it. I hope it gets done some time in my life...
Originally Posted By mawnck Oh, they're considering it. That's why they keep using phrases like "not at this time" and this year's model, "not at the moment" (even better). I made a bold prediction a while back that the "big announcement"of the imminent SOTS release would come on election day in November, when no one in the media would be paying attention. But if Obama is the Democrats' nominee, I doubt it's gonna happen. 'Twas just a theory anyway, not based on any inside knowledge. If any home video execs are reading this (and I KNOW you are, or at least your assistant's assistants), might I suggest that sooner rather than later would be a swell time to announce this release? Like, REAL soon? Like, this week maybe? If Obama's in the White House, DVDs will be long gone before you ever get another chance to release it without the roof caving in. Not trying to rush you or anything, but, uh, tick tock.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That would be pretty clever of them to plan it on a day when there will be a ton of other stuff going on. Election day would be nice, sicne every channel will have their own regurgitation of the same thing running non-stop. July 4 might also work well with the national broadcasts of various fireworks displays, but those don't last the entire day like the election would. Perhaps we can get Brittany to do something silly like shaving her head again to cause an adequate distraction. I'm sure she'd be willing to take one for the team, since she's already done it so many times without a decent reason.
Originally Posted By mawnck Nah, Britney acting crazy is old hat - it wouldn't be enough of a distraction. Now, get Miley Cyrus to do something interesting and you've got something. Disney still owns her, you know. ;-)
Originally Posted By EmmaJayne I've never even seen this and I almost burst from jealousy the other day when my boyfriend oh so casually says 'Oh it's just like this scene in Songs of thr South'.. I went nuts 'when did you see it, hwo did you see it?' etc turns out it was on tv, in Ireland when he was a kid.. totally jealous! I'd love a dvd release of it sometime soon, it's one of the few movies missing from our Disney shelf..
Originally Posted By Bellella I have a DVD of "Song of the South." I'm not saying where I got it. I love this movie, but I can definetly see how it would be offensive to many people. If I was African-American, I'd be offended by the stereotypes. I'm no racist, but I love "Song of the South."
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer Just to play devils advocate on SOTS though, uh isn't "Laughing Place" a reference made in this movie? Or am I thinking of the wrong film?
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_south" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...he_south</a>
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <<"Brer Rabbit's Laughing place": about 5 minutes and the only segment that doesn't use Uncle Remus as an intro to its main story, including the song "Everybody's Got a Laughing place">> From link above... I never realized this - and yes I have the DVD.
