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- From: pimmel@eagles.cs.wisc.edu (David Pimmel)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation,rec.arts.disney
- Subject: Re: Alladin for the first time
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.192116.2810@cs.wisc.edu>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 19:21:16 GMT
- References: <92319.231330RSL103@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Sender: news@cs.wisc.edu (The News)
- Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
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- In article <92319.231330RSL103@psuvm.psu.edu> <RSL103@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
- > I just got back from a special sneak preview of Disney's "Alladin." It
- >ended two hours ago and I'm STILL trying to come down from this "animation
- >high" I got from the movie. Now don't worry. I'm not going to give away
- >any of the jokes here. I'm just going to say this:
- >
-
- I saw the sneak preview here in Madison. I very well might have been the only
- adult in the audience without a string of kids in tow.
-
- > 1. The theater room showing the movie was PACKED with kids.....and not
- >ONE of them was rambunctious, bratty, or tantrumish!! They all sat, eyes
- >wide, simply captivated by this film! At the end, the entire theater broke
- >into applause.....and State College Pennsylvania is a TOUGH TOWN TO PLEASE!!
- >This is the town where four local movie critics gave "Dances With Wolves"
- >a one star rating!!!
- >
- Our audience was the same, lots of little kids and no real noise or potty
- problems. The film is definitely captivating. Except for the fact that the
- last five minutes and all the credits were grossly out of focus I have no
- complaints about the film. SImply wonderful
-
- > 2. Yes, Robin Williams DEFINITELY deserves an Oscar for his performance!
- >And Gilbert Gottfreid also deserves a nomination for his role as Iago.
- >
-
- As much as I love Robin Williams in general and in particular here, I disagree.
- Robin wasn't acting, he was playing himself, doing a stand-up routine. Sure
- it was brillantly funny, but I think Robin has done a better acting job in many
- of his other roles. He is rarely this funny though
-
- > 5. The chase sequences in the Indiana Jones movies have NOTHING on the
- >magic carpet ride through the cave in "Aladdin." You're not just watching
- >the magic carpet speed through space, you're ON the magic carpet!! Sit up
- >close to the screen and hold on!! We're talking Space Mountain here!!
- >
-
- I totally agree here. The action animation in this film is unbelievable,
- particularly the magic carpet ride you mentioned. WOrth seeing the movie for
- just that.
-
- > 6. I agree with Siskel & Ebert that "Aladdin" is not as good as "The
- >Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast." BUT HEY COME ON!!! That's like
-
- I also agree, particularly in the area of music. The songs here are just not
- as good as the ones in the earlier two films. In those the music was the
- highlight, here it is not. Maybe additional hearing will make me appreciate
- them more.
-
- >
- > Penn State Computer Lab Desk Clerk
-
- Now some of my own observations. I didn't really notice the dual voices. I
- did notice that only one name was mentioned in the credits, but maybe I missed
- the other because the darn things were so out of focus it was painful to try
- and read them.
- The film is highly entertaining but I don't think it is as strong a film as
- TLM and BatB. I don't think its box office will be as strong as Beuty's and I
- don't think it has the marketing potential of Mermaid. Robin is absolutely
- hilarious. Jasmine and Aladdin are nice friendly character. I wish we could
- have had more of the tiger.
-
- And one final note, why are so many Disney animation father, short, fat, white-
- haired old men with daughter who look more like their granddaughters and rarely
- if ever a wife?
-
- --
-
- David Pimmel
- pimmel@cs.wisc.edu
-