Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the May 10 article: Toon Talk: Walt Disney: On the Front Lines at <a href="News-ID280190.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID280190.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Kirby great review. I'm literally bursting for anticipation for this wave of Treasures(hey I need something to keep me occupied until Return of the King), and On the Front Lines is the reason why. It sounds like it was completely worth. Just a week to go, just a week to go.
Originally Posted By pecos bill Thanks for a great article T.K. This really has me as excited as ever for a Disney release! That Dispatch From Disney part will be cool, as I have that original booklet in my collection!
Originally Posted By Kevin Duck Thanks for the great review Kirby. I'm honestly more excited to watch this than before I read your review-- and I was really looking forward to this to begin with!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Kirby I noticed one tiny mistake in your review; <<On December 18, 1941, the day following the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor>> That would have been December 8, but like I said it's a tiny mistake. One question did you watch the discs just once or did you view it multiple times to take everything in?
Originally Posted By ToonKirby >On December 18, 1941< Ooops, typo ... >One question did you watch the discs just once or did you view it multiple times to take everything in?< Just once ... and that took almost 8 hours of viewing time itself.
Originally Posted By Bill5925 Laughing Place readers may like to know that some of these shorts will be shown tonight, Tuesday, May 11th at the Alex Theater in Glendale, CA. There will be a special introduction by historian Jerry Beck and producer Dave Bossert. This is probably the last chance to see real film prints of these shorts. The DVD set will also be part of a give-away!
Originally Posted By Inkan1969 I saw "Chicken Little" on one of those "Quack Attack" shows the Disney Channel used to have. It's one of my alltime favorite Disney shorts. Man, I LOVE the ending. :-D "Taxes to Fight the Axis". You'll never hear the Bush Administration campaign for that.
Originally Posted By narkspud >>some of these shorts will be shown tonight, Tuesday, May 11th<< A splended time was had by all. Details in the Wave Four topic.
Originally Posted By mickeyfan04 I have a question, though. If Disney can release this with all its "racism" then why can't they release Song of the South, which is much less harmful. All they had to do was have Leonard Maltin introduce the topic. In fact, he said something of the topic like, "We can't ignore the past, it's history."
Originally Posted By narkspud >>If Disney can release this with all its "racism" then why can't they release Song of the South, which is much less harmful.<< Coz the Japanese and Germans won't kick up as much of a fuss. Unpleasant but true.
Originally Posted By nic_wd_03 im about to BURST with excitement about this set!!! when that guy said it "was a good thing" do you think that means theres hope for SOTS?
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I think the most imporatant question needs to be asked and that is...Play All feature? Yes? No?
Originally Posted By narkspud >>when that guy said it "was a good thing" do you think that means theres hope for SOTS?<< That's exactly how I took it. Whether Jerry knew something or was just speculating, I don't know. He doesn't work for Disney--he was just hosting the screening.
Originally Posted By nic_wd_03 i hope so. it gave me a good feeling about it. if we can get this set, i think the world is ready once again for SOTS.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 By the way did anyone find hilarious when the narrator for Defense Against Invasion, called the overweight kid getting a vaccination(sp) "tubby"
Originally Posted By Walts Girl OMG, YES! I had to rewind it and make sure that was what he said. How terrible--funny but terrible. I bet that guy bought a copy of the DVD and watches it every time he gets hungry. What a great diet.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby And wouldn't the first thing one would do to avoid infection is to, oh I don't know, NOT allow a grungy little dog into a doctor's office?
