tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post2540221795000138643..comments2023-12-31T01:23:39.943-05:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Waking Sleeping Beauty: Requiem for a StudioMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-68098118306024868332011-01-07T19:14:25.850-05:002011-01-07T19:14:25.850-05:00I felt mostly the same way watching it. I guess be...I felt mostly the same way watching it. I guess being an animator myself I was a bit biased & expected to see more craft than they showed. <br /><br />Also, I seem to be the only person I know who felt like the demonizing of Don Bluth in this doc was almost comical.<br /><br />Overall though I enjoyed it but I agree the film is a failure.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760537763098373025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-34232983979167643632010-12-11T17:35:15.842-05:002010-12-11T17:35:15.842-05:00Who's writing a book about Disney Animation 19...Who's writing a book about Disney Animation 1965-1985? I was around most of that time. Even though I was sacked in 1972 by Don D. and Fast Eddie.<br /><br />It remains a fascinating period at Disney as well.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-41961296679189944332010-12-08T22:55:45.999-05:002010-12-08T22:55:45.999-05:00you are absolutely right! the only reason I enjoye...you are absolutely right! the only reason I enjoyed watching it and putting all my criticism aside was that I know all the guys running around in the background unknown to most of the audience around the world. and something else is just a wrong statement, the quality of the films was not improved by the new management or their incredible good decisions but by a fast learning process of the artists. because they were able to see a future for themselves and wanted to improve. you can clearly see that from mermaid, to me the worst, and beauty + beast, the second worst, to aladdin and lion king, where the visuals equaled the story and music quality. what the executives always said, that they only improved the quality of the films, because they constantly threw out finished big parts of the films and had them redone over and over. that to me was always just bad decision-making and created finally an immense explosion of costs. too bad the film stops where it stops, because after that the slaughtering became really interesting for a few years.hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253680003225507146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-72121299645853199332010-12-07T01:50:17.956-05:002010-12-07T01:50:17.956-05:00I agree with your review completely, and find it o...I agree with your review completely, and find it odd that the 2 people who made this documentary so deftly tiptoe around their own roles in bringing the animation division to it's knees.<br /><br />This should have been released as a double feature with "The Sweat Box--" an equally flawed but far more interesting film. As for that "Dream On" film, it's a pretty lightweight yawn. <br /><br />Still, the book I'm most looking forward to is the upcoming one on Disney Animation studios from 1965 through 1985-warts and all. It's going to be a doozy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-5248125466923060072010-12-06T15:33:12.345-05:002010-12-06T15:33:12.345-05:00I saw the film with most of the artists who were a...I saw the film with most of the artists who were a part of this incredible period at Disney. In a way, it made me wish someone had made a documentary about our years with Walt.<br /><br />In any case, I enjoyed Don's movie, and was happy to contribute my cartoon gags to the film. Overall, it was the Battle of the Titans because that's what most people care about.<br /><br />Only artists care about other artists. It's a shame, but it's true.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-26939233403142853192010-12-05T23:41:43.708-05:002010-12-05T23:41:43.708-05:00A perfectly apt review. As I said a while back, th...A perfectly apt review. As I said a while back, the film left me frustrated and disappointed. It is only about the management and doesn't even bother to identify those who made the animated films.Michael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-16790254542163324072010-12-05T17:14:00.419-05:002010-12-05T17:14:00.419-05:00Very interesting article. I would definitely love ...Very interesting article. I would definitely love to hear about those years from the point of view of the artists. In spite of that, I will have to check out this film for myself.Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-22915293991495444892010-12-05T16:42:05.344-05:002010-12-05T16:42:05.344-05:00Some supplementary information on the period, the ...Some supplementary information on the period, the animation and the animators can be found at: <br />DISNEY, THE WAREHOUSE YEARS part I - http://bit.ly/dosxeo <br />DISNEY, the WAREHOUSE YEARS part II - http://bit.ly/b6zWk2 <br />DISNEY, THE BLUE HAT YEARS - http://bit.ly/ba5jD5bloggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847881623728540485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-76633265385312460972010-12-05T16:33:46.413-05:002010-12-05T16:33:46.413-05:00Kind of harsh, and quite blunt, but you do have a ...Kind of harsh, and quite blunt, but you do have a point. Still, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Perhaps that says more about my love of bonus footage than my understanding of documentary film-making. I for one would love to see a Hannah Barbera equivalent fyi ;)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379387828450465575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-37711537058282297842010-12-05T16:32:33.982-05:002010-12-05T16:32:33.982-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379387828450465575noreply@blogger.com