The Good, The Bad, and The Apple Dumpling - Page 2

flippyshark · 07-19-2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

Have you noticed that Hayley Mills was always slightly flat when she sang?

Well, until puberty, anyway.

mousepod · 07-19-2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

Well, until puberty, anyway.

*rimshot*

Disney live-action films tend to get a bum rap. I actually like quite a few. I've been revisiting the catalog lately as a result of joining the Disney Movie Club.

Now where the heck is The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (aka Dr. Syn alias The Scarecrow) starring Patrick McGoohan? I sure hope it's as cool as I remember it.

flippyshark · 07-19-2007, 09:28 PM

Okay, joking aside, yes, Hayley Mills was no great talent as a singer. I recall reading somewhere that her songs were specially selected so that she wouldn't have to hold any notes out at length, but simply chop them out in short bursts. Still, unlike the talentless teens who proliferate these days, Hayley could get by on personality and charm. (I suppose if her songs had been through the digital pitch correction and artificial sweetening available to today's "artists," she might have been indistinguishable from them.) I had a Hayley Mills record when I was about ten or eleven. I'm sure I knew then that it was of dubious quality musically, but I had such a crush on her, it didn't matter.

As of a viewing about two years ago, yes, I think Dr. Syn holds up pretty nicely as nostalgic matinee entertainment. Boy, it sure will need a remaster, though. The episodes as shown on Vault Disney (ten years ago and then some) looked like they had been printed on whole grain toast.

I could go on at length about my fave live action Disney films, but I do want to give aquick shout out to Joe Flynn, a guy whose presence in a Disney comedy, no matter how dismal, guaranteed that I would collapse in a fit of giggles.

Prudence · 07-19-2007, 09:47 PM

Man, I go to all the trouble of putting in a punch line and no one reads it. I have not the Tref magic. Alas.

I haven't seen any of these films in a long time. I have probably seen every one at least once. When I was younger (and I mean teens), they were just about the only videos we were allowed to rent.

The one that really bugs me, that I never want to see again, ever, came later (Flight of the Navigator.) The earlier live action stuff is kind of charming, I think.

Babette · 07-19-2007, 09:50 PM

Darn you, Tref! Now I can't get that flippin' song out of my head!!! And I don't even know the right words! I just picture Jane and Michael from Mary Poppins bobbing her heads in the back seat of the car.
The gnome mobile, the gnome mobile, were riding around in the gnome mobile. Sooner or later we'll find 'em we will, we're riding around in the gnome mobile.

Witch Mountain all the way is my favorite series. I wanted to be Tia and wished Fej was Tony. I love Pollyanna, Herbie and Parent Trap, too.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 07-19-2007, 10:10 PM

hehehe - I got Condorman on DVD recently - Oddly was not put out by Disney DVD. Huh? Anyway, it doesn't hold up sadly.

flippyshark · 07-19-2007, 10:32 PM

Condorman was one of a number of titles licensed out to Anchor Bay Entertainment back in the early days of DVD. Anchor Bay was not permitted to include the Disney name on the disc packaging. Their releases included special editions of The Black Hole, The Watcher in the Woods and The Happiest Millionaire, along with library titles like North Avenue Irregulars. I thought it strange that Disney had so little consideration for these flims that they just shuttled them off to another party. (Who, it must be said, cared about them more than Disney did.)

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-20-2007, 08:15 AM

Boo, iSm! How dare you actually claim that Swiss Family is lame. I think that a child today could still enjoy it. I bet my niece in Alaska has memorized a few lines, as it was a huge favorite in my house growing up.

Interesting about Pollyanna being a period piece, Ponine - I have always viewed it that way, and have always felt a twinge of jealousy watching it. Where was this world of nighttime fairs involving bicycle parades, and areas of wilderness where children run free? It's still a favorite of mine.

It's been a few years since I've seen the original Love Bug but I daresay I'd still enjoy it today. Over the top camp involving car racing, plus a fantastic cast. Everyone remembers Buddy Hackett, but David Tomlinson, anyone? I loved "Mr. Banks" as the bad guy adversary.

I saw Flight of the Navigator in the theaters and it is a full nostalgia piece for me. Seeing it again, I relive the gee-whiz feeling I got seeing it then, with total envy for the kid who gets to pilot his own spacecraft. Yeah, it's weak, with a half-hour storyline stretched to the breaking point, but I can't possibly have objectivity on that one.

I borrowed Rascal from the library once out of pure curiosity. You know, there's a reason I hadn't heard of it. It's pretty bad. Even the animal hijinks can't save it, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Never saw the Apple Dumpling gang. Tim Conway often makes me wince, Carol Burnett show notwithstanding.

katiesue · 07-20-2007, 09:47 AM

Candleshoe and Darby O'Gill are my two favorites.

I love both the old and new versions of Parent Trap.

I remember Blackbeards Ghost but I haven't seen it in decades.

AllyOops! · 07-20-2007, 10:42 AM

Aww, my brother & I grew up watching both Disney films & cartoons. We loved them so much.

My absolute favorite is The Ugly Dachshund (I'm a total dog freak & it's just so darling)! I own that movie on DVD and when I watched it, I found myself giggling and still enjoying it so much. When my brother & I were little, we thought it was just side-splitting. Plus, I admit, I had a mini-crush on Dean Jones. He's still so handsome in that film.

I saw Swiss Family Robinson only once, but I loved it. I also loved the attraction at Disneyland (although, to be fair, it was a big make-out point since Adventure Thru Innerspace was removed way before I was allowed to date).

The Herbie movies are so cute, and although I'm sure I'll be burned at the stake for saying this, I totally loved the Fully Loaded Lindsay Lohan version. I have, or rather had, little brothers (they're all grown up now, except the youngest. He's 12) and these movies were a safe joy to view with them. Watching Herbie with my Grandma is way more comfortable then when we watched The Sopranos together. Or The Departed. Oofah! that even made me blush.

I may be in my 30's, but she's still my nana.

I barely remember Thomasina. Didn't that involve a cute tabby cat? Oh! That reminds me- I almost forgot about That Darn Cat. Cute!

07-19-2007, 09:28 PM	#13
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Okay, joking aside, yes, Hayley Mills was no great talent as a singer. I recall reading somewhere that her songs were specially selected so that she wouldn't have to hold any notes out at length, but simply chop them out in short bursts. Still, unlike the talentless teens who proliferate these days, Hayley could get by on personality and charm. (I suppose if her songs had been through the digital pitch correction and artificial sweetening available to today's "artists," she might have been indistinguishable from them.) I had a Hayley Mills record when I was about ten or eleven. I'm sure I knew then that it was of dubious quality musically, but I had such a crush on her, it didn't matter. As of a viewing about two years ago, yes, I think Dr. Syn holds up pretty nicely as nostalgic matinee entertainment. Boy, it sure will need a remaster, though. The episodes as shown on Vault Disney (ten years ago and then some) looked like they had been printed on whole grain toast. I could go on at length about my fave live action Disney films, but I do want to give aquick shout out to Joe Flynn, a guy whose presence in a Disney comedy, no matter how dismal, guaranteed that I would collapse in a fit of giggles.
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07-19-2007, 09:47 PM	#14
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Man, I go to all the trouble of putting in a punch line and no one reads it. I have not the Tref magic. Alas. I haven't seen any of these films in a long time. I have probably seen every one at least once. When I was younger (and I mean teens), they were just about the only videos we were allowed to rent. The one that really bugs me, that I never want to see again, ever, came later (Flight of the Navigator.) The earlier live action stuff is kind of charming, I think. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Babette Snubbed Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: cupcake heaven Posts: 433	Darn you, Tref! Now I can't get that flippin' song out of my head!!! And I don't even know the right words! I just picture Jane and Michael from Mary Poppins bobbing her heads in the back seat of the car. The gnome mobile, the gnome mobile, were riding around in the gnome mobile. Sooner or later we'll find 'em we will, we're riding around in the gnome mobile. Witch Mountain all the way is my favorite series. I wanted to be Tia and wished Fej was Tony. I love Pollyanna, Herbie and Parent Trap, too.
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	hehehe - I got Condorman on DVD recently - Oddly was not put out by Disney DVD. Huh? Anyway, it doesn't hold up sadly.
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07-19-2007, 10:32 PM	#17
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Condorman was one of a number of titles licensed out to Anchor Bay Entertainment back in the early days of DVD. Anchor Bay was not permitted to include the Disney name on the disc packaging. Their releases included special editions of The Black Hole, The Watcher in the Woods and The Happiest Millionaire, along with library titles like North Avenue Irregulars. I thought it strange that Disney had so little consideration for these flims that they just shuttled them off to another party. (Who, it must be said, cared about them more than Disney did.)
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07-20-2007, 08:15 AM	#18
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Boo, iSm! How dare you actually claim that Swiss Family is lame. I think that a child today could still enjoy it. I bet my niece in Alaska has memorized a few lines, as it was a huge favorite in my house growing up. Interesting about Pollyanna being a period piece, Ponine - I have always viewed it that way, and have always felt a twinge of jealousy watching it. Where was this world of nighttime fairs involving bicycle parades, and areas of wilderness where children run free? It's still a favorite of mine. It's been a few years since I've seen the original Love Bug but I daresay I'd still enjoy it today. Over the top camp involving car racing, plus a fantastic cast. Everyone remembers Buddy Hackett, but David Tomlinson, anyone? I loved "Mr. Banks" as the bad guy adversary. I saw Flight of the Navigator in the theaters and it is a full nostalgia piece for me. Seeing it again, I relive the gee-whiz feeling I got seeing it then, with total envy for the kid who gets to pilot his own spacecraft. Yeah, it's weak, with a half-hour storyline stretched to the breaking point, but I can't possibly have objectivity on that one. I borrowed Rascal from the library once out of pure curiosity. You know, there's a reason I hadn't heard of it. It's pretty bad. Even the animal hijinks can't save it, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Never saw the Apple Dumpling gang. Tim Conway often makes me wince, Carol Burnett show notwithstanding. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Candleshoe and Darby O'Gill are my two favorites. I love both the old and new versions of Parent Trap. I remember Blackbeards Ghost but I haven't seen it in decades. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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07-20-2007, 10:42 AM	#20
AllyOops! It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Introspection Intersection Posts: 1,207	Aww, my brother & I grew up watching both Disney films & cartoons. We loved them so much. My absolute favorite is The Ugly Dachshund (I'm a total dog freak & it's just so darling)! I own that movie on DVD and when I watched it, I found myself giggling and still enjoying it so much. When my brother & I were little, we thought it was just side-splitting. Plus, I admit, I had a mini-crush on Dean Jones. He's still so handsome in that film. I saw Swiss Family Robinson only once, but I loved it. I also loved the attraction at Disneyland (although, to be fair, it was a big make-out point since Adventure Thru Innerspace was removed way before I was allowed to date). The Herbie movies are so cute, and although I'm sure I'll be burned at the stake for saying this, I totally loved the Fully Loaded Lindsay Lohan version. I have, or rather had, little brothers (they're all grown up now, except the youngest. He's 12) and these movies were a safe joy to view with them. Watching Herbie with my Grandma is way more comfortable then when we watched The Sopranos together. Or The Departed. Oofah! that even made me blush. I may be in my 30's, but she's still my nana. I barely remember Thomasina. Didn't that involve a cute tabby cat? Oh! That reminds me- I almost forgot about That Darn Cat. Cute!
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