tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post6460629421771778241..comments2023-11-03T09:20:52.837-04:00Comments on Disney Film Project: Old King ColeRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126059549015204825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post-41456375594144652202009-11-08T07:06:03.829-05:002009-11-08T07:06:03.829-05:00I've really fallen behind following your blog,...I've really fallen behind following your blog, but here's some thoughts on "Old King Cole"! This isn't one of my favourites, but I think I like this one more than you do. Of course I've never minded the odd sing and dance cartoon and this one's got a nicely executed theme. I like how everyone 'pops-up' out of their books to get to the big party, there's plenty of nice music and a large variety of different skits, dances and characters to stop it getting boring. It's a similar idea to Mother Goose Meoldies, but I think of this as a kind of updated sequel rather than just a rehash.<br /><br />I agree that this isn't the best-looking of the Disney cartoons, but like I've said about other cartoons, I think that's got something to do with the Disney artists aiming for a beauty they can't quite reach just yet. There's a ton of detail, but with all those block colours and black outlines, it comes off a little flat. The style is different to the Black and white Mickey's which, in this era, are looking better than ever. The style of the Mickeys has evolved right from the earliest Disney cartoons and has now reached a peak – while everyone in Mickey's world remains black and white, button-eyed and hose-limbed it is better-looking and more consistent than ever. The Silly Symphonies on the other hand are incorporating colour and attempting more detailed and realistic characters and settings. Right now it's not perfect and it makes them look less attractive than the Mickeys, but the effort will pay off in the long run...Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701967442508380462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post-76215565873712027052009-10-28T02:48:04.924-04:002009-10-28T02:48:04.924-04:00Agreed. Just not a terribly memorable short. Nothi...Agreed. Just not a terribly memorable short. Nothing that sets it apart from various other silly symphonies. I don't mind focusing more on music than story occasionally if its done creatively either through interesting themes and sequences or through an exercise in progressive animation techniques. Unfortunately this one had neither of those things.RJnoreply@blogger.com