tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post3932112582811439349..comments2023-11-03T09:20:52.837-04:00Comments on Disney Film Project: On IceRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126059549015204825noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post-964050634363226272009-12-30T15:05:58.544-05:002009-12-30T15:05:58.544-05:00I remember when I first ice skated, I clung to the...I remember when I first ice skated, I clung to the walls of the rink a lot for fear that I'd fall. I also remember the skates being very tight and that it was always a relief to take them off afterwards. I suppose I'm making it sound like not much fun, but it actually is pretty fun. I felt sorry for Pluto in this one. When Donald was swept up, I didn't feel sorry for him until he came towards the waterfall, then when he went the other way and landed in the open spot on the ice, I didn't feel sorry for his humiliation because of the humiliation he'd inflicted on Pluto. Is that how most of Donald's humor in later cartoons works, that you don't feel sorry for his humiliation because he's not very nice?411314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post-48452206494014410042009-12-30T14:40:29.608-05:002009-12-30T14:40:29.608-05:00A lovely cartoon in which each character has their...A lovely cartoon in which each character has their own moment to shine. My favourite moments are those with Mickey – both in the opening scenes and him rescuing Donald. I wonder how much these scene were inspired by the earlier (sadly lost) Oswald cartoon "Sleigh Bells". Judging from drawings and the synposis in "Walt in Wonderland" there were some similar moments. Oswald teaches Sadie to skate (Minnie needs help from Mickey), Sadie is aided in her attempts to keep upright with helium balloons (in the opening shot of On Ice a kid goes by doing the same thing) and finally Oswald has to rescue her when she floats away (Mickey saves an airborne Donald).Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701967442508380462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post-66803745779566003672009-12-28T15:18:00.709-05:002009-12-28T15:18:00.709-05:00Ryan, I love the last line in your review! "I...Ryan, I love the last line in your review! "I fell. A lot." ^_^ Yes, skating is harder than it looks!<br /><br />Also, ever wonder if Liggett & Myers paid anything for all the free advertisement they got in cartoons? Seems like every time you see plug tobacco in a cartoon it has their "Star" brand on the side. It must have been so popular at the time that it became short-hand: "dark rectangle with star on side" = "chewing tobacco"<br /><br />I also like the Mickey / Minnie interaction. Mickey gets to play the super competent skater and risk taking hero. A good outing for our favorite mouse in this one I think.<br /><br />-BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com