Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the September 17th look at <I>Walt: The Man Behind the Myth</I> and the film itself.. This article is at: <a href="News-ID504630.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID504630.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By ParrotHead What a wonderful show this was! My only complaint is that it felt too rushed--I think they shouldn't have tried to cram everything into two hours. Three hours would've been a more appropriate time to spend covering the life of this amazing, wonderful man. It amazes me that over three decades later, the men who worked with Walt still get choked up when they talk about him. By the way... I noticed a typo in the review. The name is "Buddy Ebsen", not "Buddy Epson." ParrotHead
Originally Posted By smeeeko I absolutely loved the show, and I too hope very much that an extended edition comes out on dvd. I couldn't get enough of the programme & was bummed that the 2hr were over. I would have liked to have seen/heard more interviews. I also enjoyed the old film footage. pamela (wondering if I should be feeling bad for not noticing any typos.. good article!) =)
Originally Posted By oldgoofy I feel it was a great two hour show about Walt's life, but to short. I hope the DISNEY Co. does come out with a DVD on this and show even more information on Walt's life. Also I would like to see more footage on the building of DISNEYLAND and the openning day ceremonies. Great job keep it up. "Hope You All Have A Great DISNEY Day"
Originally Posted By DL-2000 I totally agree with you ParrotHead. The documentary was excellent but far too short. I really appreciated the introduction by Michael Eisner and the final quote by Walt Disney about America. A very good way to deal with the crisis in this nation. I really enjoyed the way that Disneyland was placed in the spotlight for a good portion of the program as it truly was Walt's greatest contribution to all of us, IMHO. I also thought the computer animated model of EPCOT was a nice touch. I was fighting back tears when they did the aerial shot of Disneyland with the voice over of that announcer guy and, of course, at the end when Walt died. Aside from it being too short, I have only a couple of other complaints. In some parts, I thought the musical accompaniment was too pronounced, drowning out some of the feeble voiced interviewees. A subtle score would have been a big improvement. I also felt some of the edits were a little too abrupt. It's understandable when a commercial break is about to begin, but sometimes certain segments would just sort of stop and jump right into a completely different subject. Overall, I found the show to greatly increase my respect for the man. He was great.
Originally Posted By iDisney72 I loved the show! I was completely enthralled in the TV especially when they showed Disneyland being built. I love that they showed the apartment above the firehouse, for I have never been there. What a view it had! I too had to fight back tears. When they were talking about his death, and showed all the cartoons crying, I couldn't help but cry along. The ending, with Walt's quote and the train rolling in, was excellent. At that point, I didnt care who else was in the room, I just sat there teary-eyed with my family giving me really weird looks....
Originally Posted By disneykid52 Yes, we hope they will release a fuller version on DVD. And after I thought I didn't have any tears left after this week, I cried too. Thank you, Diane Disney.
Originally Posted By CousinOrville It was nicely done but heavy (in a good way) in the home movies. With that in mind, I would have rather tried to tell a personal story and really dwell on his private persona almost exclusively and the effect that his innovation had on it than trying to do a timeline of the company and his personal life in 2 hours. In that attempt it felt a little rushed. It was still the best thing done and I'll get the DVD.
Originally Posted By wilbear64 I had to work and missed the show, but I will be on the lookout for it when it hits DVD. Can anyone tell me what Walt Disney died of? I tried to find it on the net, but couldn't find a thing about it.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 What a great show. What can I say, it was wonderful, and a real tear-jerker. I still get choked up thinking about even today. Thank you Diane Disney Miller. What I would really like to see in a DVD version is much longer interviews with the people who new Walt personally. I bet those full interviews are simply fascinating, and I would love to see them all someday. Also more footage and information about EPCOT and Disneyland.
Originally Posted By Oswalt Nice review. I loved the show. The old home movies were an absolute treat, but it was much too short. I suppose four hours would have been to much for the general public, but a truely comprehensive story of Waly Disney's career would require at least that much. And for me the show came just in time. I needed something from my TV that I could really feel good about.
Originally Posted By SJHYM I was also thinking how interesting it would be to see some of those interviews and videos full length. I cant count the times I have seen parts of the EPCOT?WDW video and the interview with Walt sitting in the chair. I would love to see them in full. Walt died of complications from lung cancer.
Originally Posted By Doobie Michael Broggie sent me a note saying Walt died of acute cardiac failure due to cancer. Doobie.
Originally Posted By wilbear64 SJHYM, thank you for the information. Lung cancer? Was Mr. Disney a smoker?
Originally Posted By MagicMaker Walt was a heavy smoker...one of his top animators called Walt a walking ash tray. This was a wonderful show about Walt and I do hope that it is made available on DVD or video. It made it very apparent to me how much the public lost when he passed away. Much thanks to Diane Miller and The Disney family for making this film possible.
Originally Posted By club33 I missed it! The VCR was set, but our cable provider was having problems that evening... I recorded 'static'! :-( If anyone has this on tape, and could make me a high quality copy, please email me. I would pay for the tape, shipping, etc. I know that there's word of this coming out on DVD later, but after hearing about how wonderful it was, I'd like to see it asap! Thanks in advance, club33 ###
Originally Posted By basil fan When the show got to the Snow White section, the narrator (Dick) said that Snow White was not the first animated feature film. He said there had been 2 in South America & 1 in Europe. I've never heard anything about this before. Anybody know more about these films? Were they a live-action/animation mix? America Under Attack <a href="http://www.freetown.com/Picadilly/Buckingham/1033/america.html" target="_blank">http://www.freetown.com/Picadi lly/Buckingham/1033/america.html</a>
