I have high high hopes that Princess and the Frogs goes back to the classic formula.
Agreed. I like how they are going back to the animation that doesn't reek of 3d video game models, and how it appears they are shooting for more of a fairy tale feel. We'll see.
Awesome thread. I'm a huge, huge, huge Disney nut.
OP nailed it - Be Prepared is possibly the best song in a movie that was full of quality songs.
Somebody tell me why Disney can't quite seem to recapture the formula for making classics again? It had fallen by the wayside for years, then they brought it back with Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, the Lion King, etc.
Now...?
To be fair, Up! was the best in some time. Now sure it has that same lasting appeal, though.
That was Pixar, which has been the sole deliverer of quality movies for quite awhile now. Disney is too busy not doing animation and instead focusing on tween soap opera sitcoms. Hopefully that'll change somewhat soon, but c'est la vie.
It's hard to find the original (racist or at least culturally ignorant) version of "Arabian Nights."
You mean the one with the "they cut your hand off, but hey, it's home" line?
"where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face, it's barbaric, but hey, it's home!"
I never understood how the change got through. Wouldn't the offensive part have been calling Arabia "barbaric"? Yet that's the lyric that stayed. There's also a line in "Prince Ali" that talks about how his slaves are happy to be well, his slaves. How'd that get through?
That was Pixar, which has been the sole deliverer of quality movies for quite awhile now. Disney is too busy not doing animation and instead focusing on tween soap opera sitcoms. Hopefully that'll change somewhat soon, but c'est la vie.
I understand, and don't get me wrong - Pixar stuff is excellent, by and large. Outside of Toy Story, though, I just don't see one that really screams "classic movie for the years" like Disney once did. I don't begrudge Disney their Miley Cirus and Jonas Brothers of the world, as long as they continue to put out top-notch feature films.
Also, I never knew Tim Curry had such a great singing voice.
You're...joking, right? The man started out as a glam rocker, which is how he wound up cast as Frank N. Furter, the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania.
Listening to it just now, it just dawned on me how silly the rest of the movie is after this song. He has a huge army of highly disciplined hyenas at his disposal, and brags about the "fine planning" of his "coup of the century". And what's his plan? To send Simba and his dad into a ravine then send a stampede their way. Pretty much the jungle equivalent of shoving someone into traffic. That's his complex, well-planned coup. And how many hyenas out of his countless army does he use to execute this plan? Three. The three stupidest ones, who actually manage to screw it up.
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The hyenas were cowards though - they wouldn't have attacked Mufasa outright no matter how many there were. Plus if they had been involved, he wouldn't have been able to bring them out in the open when he took power.
Also, I never knew Tim Curry had such a great singing voice.
You're...joking, right? The man started out as a glam rocker, which is how he wound up cast as Frank N. Furter, the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania.
I've not seen much of Timy Curry, I only started noticing his existance when he was in the TV adpation of The Colour of Magic
Oh, and did anyone else get a Hitler/Nazi vibe when the hyenas are marching in the Lion king video?
Also, I never knew Tim Curry had such a great singing voice.
You're...joking, right? The man started out as a glam rocker, which is how he wound up cast as Frank N. Furter, the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania.
I've not seen much of Timy Curry, I only started noticing his existance when he was in the TV adpation of The Colour of Magic
Oh, and did anyone else get a Hitler/Nazi vibe when the hyenas are marching in the Lion king video?
That's because it took major influence from the Triumph of the Will. As soon as Scar climbs to the platform and the spotlights flare up it's totally ripping off Speer's 'cathedral of light.'
I loved the songs Prince Ali and Friend Like Me in Aladdin. But since this is a thread about bad guy songs, I guess I don't have a choice but to post that one.
Also, I never knew Tim Curry had such a great singing voice.
You're...joking, right? The man started out as a glam rocker, which is how he wound up cast as Frank N. Furter, the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania.
I've not seen much of Timy Curry, I only started noticing his existance when he was in the TV adpation of The Colour of Magic
Oh, and did anyone else get a Hitler/Nazi vibe when the hyenas are marching in the Lion king video?
I'm pretty sure that's the intention. It's essentially a camera angle out of Triumph of the Will...just with goose-stepping hyenas instead. I'm surprised that the quality of the German voice actors in the German version of that song...they mimic the intonations of their English counterparts relatively closely (sure Germans have good voice actors relative to lip syncing, but usually the actual voices are terribly matched).
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I've listened to this song an unhealthy amount of times in the past hour or two, I've even had it on repeat for a long while drawing something inspired by it.
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Dr. Frankenfurter.
Though I don't think I can post the videos ...
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Agreed. I like how they are going back to the animation that doesn't reek of 3d video game models, and how it appears they are shooting for more of a fairy tale feel. We'll see.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Ca_edg6RE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9vXZncjGvk
That was Pixar, which has been the sole deliverer of quality movies for quite awhile now. Disney is too busy not doing animation and instead focusing on tween soap opera sitcoms. Hopefully that'll change somewhat soon, but c'est la vie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNjkuHQGa2w
and not actually sung by the villain, but still essentially about him (and not humorously as an earlier song in the film is)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSXM3Zg0eBo
I never understood how the change got through. Wouldn't the offensive part have been calling Arabia "barbaric"? Yet that's the lyric that stayed. There's also a line in "Prince Ali" that talks about how his slaves are happy to be well, his slaves. How'd that get through?
I understand, and don't get me wrong - Pixar stuff is excellent, by and large. Outside of Toy Story, though, I just don't see one that really screams "classic movie for the years" like Disney once did. I don't begrudge Disney their Miley Cirus and Jonas Brothers of the world, as long as they continue to put out top-notch feature films.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
You're...joking, right? The man started out as a glam rocker, which is how he wound up cast as Frank N. Furter, the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania.
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Man, I fucking love Tim Rice.
Yeah, aside from that Anastasia's completely historically accurate.
Oh definitely, cause we all know it was evil spirits that plagued Russia for centuries!
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We all know that Anastasia is a Disney film and not a 20th Century Fox film.
Edit: Nevermind. the guy said it wasn't.
Rasputin was too much of a joke in that movie for me. On the other hand, I hated the other main characters so rooted for him.
From the start? Touchstone is Disney's "adult" movie imprint.
I've not seen much of Timy Curry, I only started noticing his existance when he was in the TV adpation of The Colour of Magic
Oh, and did anyone else get a Hitler/Nazi vibe when the hyenas are marching in the Lion king video?
which was the definitive Nazi propaganda film(and oddly enough still rated one of the best documentaries ever)
Miramax is Disney, too, I think.
That's because it took major influence from the Triumph of the Will. As soon as Scar climbs to the platform and the spotlights flare up it's totally ripping off Speer's 'cathedral of light.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYyO44U2BQ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FahkV6aCms
Also, does this amount of Youtube links mean the topic needs a NSF56K tag?
Edit: Internet killed the video star
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I'm pretty sure that's the intention. It's essentially a camera angle out of Triumph of the Will...just with goose-stepping hyenas instead. I'm surprised that the quality of the German voice actors in the German version of that song...they mimic the intonations of their English counterparts relatively closely (sure Germans have good voice actors relative to lip syncing, but usually the actual voices are terribly matched).
Well in any case, it sure is lucky for Russia that Rasputin decided to go to Germany and try summoning ancient gods of chaos from space instead!
Is...is that some random Internet guy singing over it?
I swear, there are times when I think YouTube is the worst thing.
It is but he's okay at least he's not butchering it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kj0_eK9Ju8
What is evil anyway?
Is there reason to the rhyme?
Without evil there can be no good
So it must be good to be evil
Sometiiiiiiiiiiimes!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn6ralHFemY
Shit, guess I didn't really watch the video. My bad. Fixed that shit up, though.
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I've listened to this song an unhealthy amount of times in the past hour or two, I've even had it on repeat for a long while drawing something inspired by it.
Love that song.
Jafar gets to sing in this one too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHVNuU2JbE
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A freind of mine always thinks of this guy when Tim curry is mentioned, and vice versa
We were watching Legend and he was convinced Tim Curry was smearing chocolate sauce all over himself while doing the voice for the villain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp6wLXj4-5A