Originally Posted By utahjosh I NEED TO SEE THIS. <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/wakingsleepingbeauty/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/trailers/...gbeauty/</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck Don't hate me. I saw it Wednesday. The worst thing about it is that it stops at 1994. It's fascinating ... brutally honest, surprisingly even-handed, and yes, it really is *that* stuffed with great behind-the-scenes footage. DO NOT MISS IT.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan That's awesome. I'd be curious about the era just after 1994 -- because there were some great animated features to follow even though they couldn't do "Lion King" sized business. Of those, I think Hunchback is really underrated. Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan -- great movies! I liked that they tried different things with those movies -- it would have been safe to keep making "Beauty and the Beast" over and over, and they didn't.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Do they give props to GMD? People usually credit LM with reviving Disney animation (which was true from a commercial standpoint), but I always thought they started to get their groove back with GMD.
Originally Posted By DAR Sadly this is something that would never play in Milwaukee so I'll have to wait for the blu ray. But I looooove this stuff.
Originally Posted By cheezman20 just watched the trailer and I must see this. reminded me that I need to track down the Frank and Ollie documentary.
Originally Posted By basil fan >>Do they give props to GMD?<< Yep. *Gllkkk!* That strangled noise was me wondering how I'll ever get to see this. Sadly, I hate to watch something that disses all the movies I love, just for not being Beauty and the Beast. But, oh, baby...GMD! If that film had tanked, it was bye-bye to animation (or so they say). It made a profit, and the studio was saved! Temporarily, at least.
Originally Posted By BrianStarr I went to the press release awhile back for this that had a lot of the original artists there. Quite an amazing picture!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>*Gllkkk!*<< A bit of bad news, though. We saw it digitally projected, and GMT was the ONLY film-based Disney-owned clip in there (AFAICT) that wasn't from a high-def source. They were using a rather fuzzy, dot-crawly standard definition master that had been upscaled. I was also alarmed at how crummy the Little Mermaid transfer looked in comparison to the other HD movie clips. I hope that was an upscale too, but I didn't see any evidence of scan lines so I'm afraid it was the finished product. All the other Disney clips - old, new, TV or theatrical - looked spectacular We hope you've enjoyed this video geek-out. Please exit out the doors to your right.
Originally Posted By basil fan >I never realized Disney was in such turmoil! I may be the only Disney fangirl around who doesn't like to hear/read about the dirt. But the films give me joy, and I hate to spoil it with the harsh realities of the business. To think I once dreamed of working for the company. Bet it would've spoiled everything for me. It's Tough to Be a Bird <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/tough.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ugh.html</a>
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance basil, I never realized you were a girl, but that's besides the point. I agree with you about not liking to hear about the dirt. I read that one book, Secrets behind the mOuse or whatever, and it upset me for weeks.
Originally Posted By DAR See I love the behind the scenes stuff that shows the warts and all of making these films. Makes me appreciate the films even more.
