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Post by Grandy02 on May 19, 2009 14:31:45 GMT -5
Mickey's characterization lent itself better to adventure rather than comedy, and that's what made the Mickey comics so awesome. Do Americans still care about Disney comics starring the classics characters? I've read they have lost a lot of popularity in America in recent decades (doesn't apply to Europe). |
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Post by Manspeed on May 19, 2009 14:44:32 GMT -5
Nope. Disney comics fell out of popularity after like the 80s over here. I guess DuckTales was the only direct tie around that era.
I think sometime in the late 90s they attempted to revitalize Mickey's popularity with Mickey Mouse Works, which was a series of compilations of shorts based around the comics universe. They even had a Phantom Blot episode.
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Post by Grandy02 on May 19, 2009 14:56:50 GMT -5
Nope. Disney comics fell out of popularity after like the 80s over here. I guess DuckTales was the only direct tie around that era. I think sometime in the late 90s they attempted to revitalize Mickey's popularity with Mickey Mouse Works, which was a series of compilations of shorts based around the comics universe. They even had a Phantom Blot episode. Aha, thanks. I really would like to know the reason... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2010 13:56:09 GMT -5
Man, I can't believe the last post in this topic was eight months ago! Feels so much younger than that.
Anyway, I'm going to beat a dead horse here and provide another prime example of why contemporary Disney is not nearly as awesome as it used to be. Behold, the most Fucked Up Shit in any Disney Movie, Pink Elephants on Parade:
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Post by Manspeed on Jan 24, 2010 15:59:32 GMT -5
Did you even see The Princess and the Frog, TEi? It's got it's own acid trip sequence. You'd definitely love it.  |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Jan 24, 2010 16:49:51 GMT -5
I fucking hate Dumbo! That sequence was the scariest thing I saw as a kid and it gave me recurring nightmares. Damn pink elephant made out of elephant faces!!
Gotta love the racially insensitive crows though! I wouldn't mind seeing them given their own series!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2010 2:04:11 GMT -5
Did you even see The Princess and the Frog, TEi? It's got it's own acid trip sequence. You'd definitely love it. I have not seen Princess and the Frog, but I really want to. (First Disney movie I've wanted to go see in the theaters since I was a kid and significantly stupider than I am now.) I've got high hopes, because there's a new guy in charge of Disney that's a fan of the traditionally animated generation and prefers their fuck-uppedness. All I gotta say is, rock on, Disney CEO, rock on. I fucking hate Dumbo! That sequence was the scariest thing I saw as a kid and it gave me recurring nightmares. Damn pink elephant made out of elephant faces! That entire sequence freaked me out, and for years I thought elephants were made of bubblegum and playdough and pure evil, because of that elephant head golem. And I should mention, Dumbo has this hallucination because he's drunk. Another case of getting plastered in a kid's movie! Again, you will NEVER see that nowadays. ;D (Unless the trip Frogbog mentioned is due to direct ingestion of some sort of controlled substance?) |
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Post by Shadrio on Jan 25, 2010 2:31:10 GMT -5
I have not seen Princess and the Frog, but I really want to. (First Disney movie I've wanted to go see in the theaters since I was a kid and significantly stupider than I am now.) I've got high hopes, because there's a new guy in charge of Disney that's a fan of the traditionally animated generation and prefers their fuck-uppedness. All I gotta say is, rock on, Disney CEO, rock on. My thoughts exactly, yes, even the "(...) since I was a kid and significantly stupider than I am now." part =P. That... and the villain looks hilarious x-D As for the topic... three words say it all: Sonic the Hedgehog. I mean, just look at those naive sonic fanboys and anti-sonic trolls on Youtube fight! it's freakin' hilarious!! x-D I like Sonic, but I ain't that grade of stupid, I just attack Sega for not taking out Sonic's potential :=P That Project Needlemouse better work, or I'll kill everyone who owns Sonic and I'll sell him to Nintendo, those dastards sure do know how to make a mean platformer =P |
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Post by Shrikeswind on Jan 25, 2010 3:28:16 GMT -5
Apparently, America's current "obesity epidemic" (or more descriptively the Day of the Walrus) has just been connected to over-eating and tetrachloromicrotachyonitrates and other such unpronouncable words.
REALLY? We're JUST figuring this out? We're JUST figuring out that Da Blob who ran the Arby's out of beef laid her lard-ass problem herself? Seriously, I just read this article by a God-damn medical doctor saying that Tubguts everywhere have problems because of chemicals in food replacing fat because fat causes heart disease. You wanna not get heart disease and maintain a healthy weight? I've been saying it for years now: Eat like a normal human being. Perhaps deciding on a steak is better than a ranch-slathered oil-cheese and bacon burger after all. Or better yet, get a salad. You think it's too hard? You don't like plain veggies much? Hey, hello! You'll be one yourself.
Call me a controversy waiting to happen, but it works. I should know, it's how I maintain a normal weight (in fact, my BMI, which doesn't factor in body-type, calls me underweight. My thin frame makes me officially normal.)
Or call me a controversy waiting to happen because I'm so vocal about it. Either way.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Jan 25, 2010 4:26:14 GMT -5
On the subject of food...
About a week ago, the BBC News site had a story about things that make us unhealthy, referencing a report by several UK and European health agencies. There was this whole thing about banning trans-fats in food.
Which the BBC followed up with: "If they banned butter, would you be able to switch to a low-fat spread?"
The rage that followed in the comments was insane. "How dare they ban butter", "How could you ban a natural product like butter in favour of a man-made product like margerine!" etc. etc. ad infinitum...
The level of idiocy on display... It still burns...
Trans-fats are a product of the manufacturing process to make margerine and other low-fat spreads. They are a byproduct of turning liquid fat into something solid and vaguely spreadable. While the body is usually unable to absorb them due to their cellular structure (hence why they are "low fat"), if it does attempt to bind with them then it can cause cellular degeneration, premature ageing and cancer.
In short, the article was about banning alternative spreads in favour of butter. But the fact the BBC and every comment seemed to think the article was suggesting the exact opposite wound me right up.
It's almost as if you can't look this stuff up on the internet these days! Seriously, five minutes was all it took for me to validate the article and make sure I had my facts straight.
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Post by Koopaul on Jan 25, 2010 16:24:14 GMT -5
Oooo! I missed discussing Princess and the Frog. Oh well its not too late to give my opinion.
It was pretty good. Not as good as the other Disney renaissance movies but I think that has to do with the music. Like I said before timing and coordination is everything.
Some if not most of the songs weren't introduced well with the scene at hand, some felt rushed or pushed in. Ray's song with all the fireflies was kinda out of nowhere, wasn't needed either as it didn't hold any importance to the story in terms of character-introduction, explaining a plan or plot point, or as a relief song as there was one right before it. Facilier's song came very quickly and not too long after another song just finished making it seem less dramatic. The lyrics were less than desirable usually repeating a phrase over and over "Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready?" Kinda made the song seem less magnificent but what can you do? Randy Newman is no Alan Menken.
Ahem enough about the music (although that's one of the main reasons I think Disney movies are so great) The illustrations were fantastic but I knew that from the previews but what really pulled it off is how they chose to move the scene, you saw New Orleans from every angle and it worked perfectly! They managed to present New Orleans as this incredibly romantic and magical place.
I was afraid there was going to be too many inappropriate jokes but they didn't over do it (like movies these days seem to) and the emotion and story shined more than butt jokes. All the characters were likable and had a nice place in this movie very good. Mama Odie kinda wanted me to see more of her in this movie she was just too enjoyable for the brief moment she was there.
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Post by Shrikeswind on Jan 25, 2010 17:43:17 GMT -5
Ugh. People are stupid. BUTTER IS NOT TRANS-FAT. BUTTER IS SATURATED FAT. MARGARINE IS TRANS-FAT. Seriously. The problem is human stupidity, that's always what it is. No matter what branch you're looking at, it's all on the same tree with the seed being human stupidity. The ultimate diet isn't a question of counting carbs or fats or whatever, it's knowing that if you don't eat chemicals and the natural food you eat is eaten in moderation along with exercising (which itself doesn't have to be running six miles both ways to get groceries, just farther from the buildings will do.) Will you lose weight? Sure will. If you were a walrus and now are eating normal, your body will no longer grow, and with your action comes a reason to get rid of the energy reserves, aka your fat.
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Post by Manspeed on Jan 25, 2010 19:33:14 GMT -5
Nah, it's due to Voodoo magic!  @ Koopaul: I found that the song's simplicity only made them better. The whole movie was nice and pleasant and never felt "EPIC" or "grandeur" like every other friggin' movie these days. The sheer simplicity as well as the jazzy instrumental style made the music a winner in my book (and if you really wanna talk about songs that come out of nowhere, try some of Don Bluth's films, haha.). |
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Post by Wildcat on Jan 27, 2010 20:51:28 GMT -5
Back to TEi - I haven't seen that in years, man. And what a mind trip that took me on. I think I was terrified of that shit, too. XD
Trans fats are evil. Comments after articles can be the most frightening sights the Internet has ever given birth to.
Another thing that peeves me - people who don't type capitals and punctuation in e-mails, forums, etc. It's not that hard to do! XD
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Post by Shrikeswind on Jan 28, 2010 1:26:39 GMT -5
I know what you mean. It's further proof of human idiocy. I blame a number of things, not the least of which being texting. That God-forsaken failure in concept has yet to make any more value for itself than as a money- and time-sink. I can't stand how exorbitantly we have to pay for something that should by rights be optional.
I also give general illiteracy it's due. I can't imagine why, but literacy is a dying art. Between inflammable and irregardless, and with home-dogs and rednecks, all I can say is welcome to Rome, palace of Nero. Remember, when a great nation (or as now world) falters, trivial pursuits become paramount. This Hydra we call idiocy, powered by ignorance, must be slain, and while one head may never die, may it be crippled by the Stone of Reason.
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