Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=75798" target="_blank"><b>Latest: First trailer for Winnie the Pooh Movie</b></a> <p style="text-align: center;"> <object data="http://www.youtube.com/v/QbFz--GCkOM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" height="385" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QbFz--GCkOM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> </object> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">First trailer for Winnie the Pooh movie coming to theaters July 15, 2011. When Eeyore loses his tail, the residents of the 100 Acre Wood venture to find him a new one.</p>
Originally Posted By basil fan Hmmm...that looked promising. Even made me laugh a few times. Glad to hear Christopher Robin as an English lad again. But that song--I have heard worse, but it's not what I was hoping for.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The song playing in the background is 'Somewhere we go' by Keane. What is the connection to Winnie the Pooh? I don't know. And it seems out of place. Sample lyrics <I walked across an empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand I felt the earth beneath my feet Sat by the river and it made me complete Oh simple thing where have you gone I'm getting old and I need something to rely on So tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin> The animation is a bit different than the old 'Pooh' movies. The characters have a bit more squash and stretch than before -- which is okay, I suppose. I also like that Christopher Robin is British again. But Owl's voice is completely different than before. Seems odd. At 1:40 -- do the bees come out of pooh's behind? Looks very strange. Maybe they could have used 'Dreamweaver' for the background song -- after all, they already have the rights secured from 'Toy Story 3.'
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Maybe they could have used 'Dreamweaver' for the background song<< LOL!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Here's a youtube copy of an old 'Pooh' short. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czIotlaqDKM&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a> If you scroll ahead to around the 7:00 mark, you can hear Owl talk. That's what I remember. And when they go to the trouble of doing impersonations of Sterling Holloway and Paul Winchell, I wonder why not Owl?
Originally Posted By utahjosh Thought the song was strange, but it sort of works. <I walked across an empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand I felt the earth beneath my feet Sat by the river and it made me complete> That lyric makes me think of the familiar 100 Acre Wood in this context. <Oh simple thing where have you gone> Pooh is a simple bear of little brain that's not had much presence lately. <I'm getting old and I need something to rely on> We can rely on our old friends and Pooh Bear. <So tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin> Hey, it can't all work.
Originally Posted By leemac <<The song playing in the background is 'Somewhere we go' by Keane. What is the connection to Winnie the Pooh? I don't know. And it seems out of place.>> None - the Studio loves doing this with their first trailers for animated features recently. There isn't any music currently available for the movie and I guess they wanted to distant themselves from the original tunes and score. I really liked the trailer (music aside as I'm no Keane fan) - and I've grown to detest that fat useless hunny-stealing bear. However if the movie retains the original AA Milne sensibility then I'm sold - the books are the best kids' books (for adults!) ever written - truly wonderful. I will say that the lines all looked very clean to me - which looked a little jarring against the watercolor backgrounds. I had expected to see the imperfections that existed with the first stories.
Originally Posted By leemac I also thought it was a spring release - I'm not sure that Pooh is going to be able to compete with the likes of Potter 7.2 and the other summer tentpoles. I hope that they start to play up the nostalgia for the original stories - ditch the recent Pooh and go back to AA Milne and EH Shepherd's original.
Originally Posted By Anatole69 ^^ When I was in Japan recently, I went to a Matsuri (Japanese festival). Where they had the swap meet and people were selling their old belongings, I swear to you every stall had either Pooh, Nightmare before Christmas or Mickey Mouse... and more likely than not they had only Pooh of the three. - Anatole
Originally Posted By Anatole69 Isn't the Keane song about a special place with special friends? It seems to me to have some connection to the movie. - Anatole
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Looks like the voice for Owl in this movie is provided by Craig Ferguson.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I liked the trailer, actually, and I wasn't too excited when I first heard about the movie. I grew up watching Winnie the Pooh, though, so I'll be dorkishly excited to see this! Plus, Eeyore's the BEST.
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 Oh my gosh why have I not heard of this??? This looks great! This is the first time I've ever been excited about something that relates to WtP!!!
Originally Posted By mawnck Spiffy new poster. <a href="http://www.scannain.com/movie-news/winnie-the-pooh-poster-international" target="_blank">http://www.scannain.com/movie-...national</a>
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 yay Im very excited for this actually. Im not a big fan of Pooh, although hes very lovable...but this movie shows that Disney Animation isnt stopping at Princess and the Frog! I hope they go into another renaissance! Hopefully they come up with a new princess or something as amazing as Beauty and the Beast...
