Originally Posted By USCSurfer Or...Huckleberry Finn. I would love to see one of these classics made into a Disney animated feature...in the quality manner that Disney is known for producing animated features.
Originally Posted By basil fan Although there are many, many film versions, some even by Disney, I think Tom S. wuld make a great animated feature. So You Wanna Be a Collector... <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/collector.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney/collector.html</a>
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Us Cauldron girls always used to ponder about this while stirring over a boiling pot many times. I mean, if they WOULD go ahead and make a movie out of Tom Sawyer, it might mean those nasty marketing types at the top would decide to put a Tom Sawyer over-lay on Disneyland's Pirate Island. And then things would be more appropriate for that section of the Happiest Place on Earth.
Originally Posted By USCSurfer I always liked Tom Sawyer's Island the way it was. Maybe some upgrades were in order, but I still found it cool..the whole Mississippi River thing and all. Pirates Island certainly isn't totally out of place seeing that it is New Orleans Square, and there is the Pirates attraction and all. I liked the theme of Tom Sawyer though. I know movies about TS (and HF) have been done quite a bit, but I don't think they have been done as an animated feature by Disney. With the modern technology they have in animation I think it would be cool.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Unfortunately, if Disney was in charge of the property, now, they'd probably ruin it--as they so often do with most of their period pieces these days--by throwing in too many modern jokes and references, which would end up destroying the innocence and original wit of the original story. ORWEN: At least Narnia was true to it's origins. If Disney would treat Tom Sawyer the same way, they could have a wonderful movie.
Originally Posted By USCSurfer Good points, Witches. I'm a purist, and modernizing tales with contemporary commentaries is so often out of place and, for me, detracts from the overall feel of the movie. That's my opinion though. I know a lot of people like the modernized edge. I'm a dinosaur though. I like the olden days and appreciate the original witty approach as well.
Originally Posted By Jim When I was in middle school, I was writing my own TOM SAWYER animated feature. It was pretty bad. Tom had a tomcat sidekick. I remember there was a slapstick scene in a bakery (?!?!?). My plan was to use classic Disney voices as all the characters--I had worked in Phil Harris, Geraldine Page, and a ton of others. I was young. I love the book TOM SAWYER, but I think movie versions ravage it. It's too painful to contemplate now.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 I'm putting on my flame-retardent suit, but I don't really like Tom Sawyer. Don't get me wrong: I love Mark Twain. Connecticut Yankee is one of my favorite books *ever*. Tom Sawyer just doesn't really appeal to me.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Disney did Tom Sawyer. Tom and Huck (1995): <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112302/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01 12302/</a> And The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993, with Elijah Wood): <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106223/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01 06223/</a>
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: More importantly, they were rather forgettable. Nothing about them seemed to grab the general public's interest. My sisters and I seem to vaguely recall seeing them but weren't interested enough in them to watch them all the way through.
