Monday, February 28, 2011

Tweetwatch - High School Musical - 8:30p TONIGHT!

One more Tweetwatch for February...c'mon, getcha head in the game!

Monday, February 28 - 8:30p - High School Musical



I know, I know...give it a chance! If you haven't seen it, then let me try to change your mind. If you have...then come and enjoy!

Alright, now here's the Tweetwatch basics:

1. Get the movie from Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, wherever! HSM is on Netflix streaming, so if you don't have an account, you can sign up and watch it there.
2. Sign up for the Friendfeed room at www.friendfeed.com/disneyfilmproject
3. Tonight at 8ish, jump in the room and cue up the DVD or the stream.
4. At 8:30p, I'll give the cue, and we'll start the movie.
5. Along the way, we'll chat, and I'll throw in trivia about the film.

It's great fun, so please join us and we'll have a fabulous time!


Disney Film Project Podcast - Episode 8 - The Love Bug and Herbie Fully Loaded


This week the DFPP team are all prisoners chickie baby as they race along with the famous number 53 and do a two-fer review of both The Love Bug (1969) and Herbie Fully Loaded (2005).


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Show Notes (The Love Bug):
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Monday, February 21, 2011

Disney Film Project Podcast - Episode 7 - The Little Mermaid


This week the DFPP team celebrates Briana's birthday by donning their helmets and diving under the sea (anything for Brie) with the 1989 Academy Award winning animated film The Little Mermaid.

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Show Notes:
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Tiger Trouble

Ah, Goofy. The loveable loser who does just about anything, and never does it well, returns in Tiger Trouble. This is the first short of 1945, and it continues a well worn path of having Goofy demonstrate a “skill” while the narrator opines about the proper way of doing things.



While Tiger Trouble is not necessarily a “how to” short, it still follows the same procedures. The subtle difference here is that the narrator is talking about the wonders of hunting a tiger, without specifically referring to what Goofy is doing or instructing him on how to do it. Does that little change make a difference? Yes, if only because Goofy is not interacting with the audience through the narrator, but instead with the other characters in the short.



Goofy’s sidekick in this escapade, then, becomes not the audience or the narrator, but the elephant he rides. The elephant takes on characteristics more like a dog, and provides some great comedy. Take for instance when Goofy and the elephant stop for a picnic, and the scene is set more like a nice countryside afternoon than a jungle safari. The elephant sits up nice and proper to consume the picnic lunch.



The tiger is an interesting character as well. The look of the tiger doesn’t call to mind famous Disney cats like Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, but instead more comedic and cartoony. He reminded me more of Snaggletooth from the Hanna Barbera cartoons than anything I’d expect from Disney.



Some funny gags come from the confrontation between Goofy and the tiger, including some fun uses of off camera action. When Goofy gets dragged into the bushes, we get to hear the tiger thrash him about, then see Goofy thrown out in the midst of the jungle before getting dragged back inside. It’s a silly gag, but one that’s used to great effect.

The end result of the short comes up with some nice new characters in the tiger and the elephant, but not a lot of great bits from Goofy. It’s a funny short, but could have been a Donald short just as easily. There’s not a real reason to have the Goof here, but it’s always good to see him just the same.


Monday, February 14, 2011

Disney Film Project Podcast - Episode 6 - Lady and the Tramp


This week the DFPP team gets all footloose and collar-free on this Valentine's Day episode as they take a look at the 1955 animated romance Lady and the Tramp.


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Show Notes:

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Monday, February 7, 2011

Disney Film Project Podcast - Episode 5 - Alice in Wonderland


This week the DFPP team welcomes their very first guest, JL Knopp. Join us as we head down the rabbit hole to take a look at the 1951 animated feature Alice in Wonderland.


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Show Notes:

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