tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post2817084773141624560..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: BEAR ESSENTIALSBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-52145586899236209972007-11-14T15:37:00.000+00:002007-11-14T15:37:00.000+00:00Thanks for the terrific post, Brian. The Jungle Bo...Thanks for the terrific post, Brian. <I>The Jungle Book</I> was always one of my special favorites, and I’ve been really looking forward to the new special edition DVD (haven’t gotten it yet). However:<BR/><BR/><I>it has also regrettably been re-sized from its original 1.37:1 aspect ratio to 1.75:1 widescreen aspect ratio, resulting in a barbaric cropping of the top and bottom of the screen image.</I><BR/><BR/>Appalling! I will, of course, still get the DVD, but you are absolutely right that it ought to be possible to present the film in its original aspect ratio. I always hated widescreen films being reformatted to so-called “full-screen” (what a misnomer); who would have thought the opposite would have become so common?!Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-30237778431611637092007-11-13T01:51:00.000+00:002007-11-13T01:51:00.000+00:00It's the first film I was taken to see to.I loved ...It's the first film I was taken to see to.<BR/>I loved it as a kid.<BR/>Now?<BR/>I think it's a stinker!!!!<BR/>It's full of lovely animation but what a muddle it is!Elliot Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-40809016683900648112007-11-12T14:52:00.000+00:002007-11-12T14:52:00.000+00:00I love this movie! And so do two of my wife's yoga...I love this movie! And so do two of my wife's yoga clients -- who've named their Chartreux cat Baloo! <BR/><BR/>I would think that with the <I>platinum</I> edition the aspect ratio would be correct. Must we wait for the <I>diamond</I> edition?!Ryan Rasmussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156634290115527701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-75158094679717811402007-11-11T00:41:00.000+00:002007-11-11T00:41:00.000+00:00I kind of like Jungle Book, but was never a huge f...I kind of like Jungle Book, but was never a huge fan. Fantasia was always my favorite Disney animated feature.<BR/><BR/>My nephew, almost 3, is now a huge Jungle Book and Lion King fanatic. So I have to find out what toy he DOESN'T have from either movie, to give to him for Christmas.Laurie Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886124993171547304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-71022729401484568462007-11-10T13:32:00.000+00:002007-11-10T13:32:00.000+00:00Caught this on DVD before I left for Cyprus last w...Caught this on DVD before I left for Cyprus last weekend, having not seen it since a first cinema showing many, many years ago. It impressed as much on second viewing as it did on the first. And it managed to do it all in less than 90 minutes (more than enough time, as modern film makers need to realise!)<BR/><BR/>Didn't get past the deleted rhino extra so didn't spot you - will have to revisit the shiny disc when I get back home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442419547110456696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-30092208883147715242007-11-10T10:46:00.000+00:002007-11-10T10:46:00.000+00:00GOOD DOG, SUZANNE & ANDY - Oh, the memories --- AN...GOOD DOG, SUZANNE & ANDY - Oh, the memories --- AND the power of film animation to evoke them! There's nothing quite like it.<BR/><BR/>ANDY - I've always approached every new Disney feature with expectation, but have been less and less excited by the final product. Films such as 'Pocahontas', 'Hunchback' and 'Mulan' all contain moments of dazzlement and beauty and fine technical animation, but invariably fail to engage my emotions or fire my imagination in the way that many of the earlier animated features did...<BR/><BR/>But whether that response is really down to the films or to the fact that the person watching them is getting older is hard to say!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-76584366241883344772007-11-10T10:16:00.000+00:002007-11-10T10:16:00.000+00:00I'd give anything to see classic Disney films like...I'd give anything to see classic Disney films like the Jungle Book at the cinema. Sadly(?) I'm too young to have had that experience.<BR/><BR/>Disney has still managed to shape my life though and it's a testament to how good the films are that I can remember the specific circumstances in which I first saw them, just like you with Jungle Book.<BR/><BR/>My first was Bambi, which I distinclty remember whatching at my Nana's house at Christmas which my whole family. I cried my eyes out!<BR/><BR/>My first Disney cinema experience wasn't until Beauty and the Beast. I don't think I had ever sat open mouthed at a movie before that day!<BR/><BR/>And then was my favourite, The Lion King. I was sooooo excited about seeing that and it's the only time I can remember when an event DID live up to my high expectations (apart from visiting Disney World).<BR/><BR/>I would even go as far as to say (and probably sound rediculous for saying it) that Disney has been a big part of what has made me who I am. I mean that in the way that a best friend or a close relative could.<BR/><BR/>As for the DVD releases of the movies, they are always being tinkered with. I would prefer them to be in their original form too, but I reconcile myself by the fact that the original format does still exist, and although I won't see it on the new DVD, I probably will see it again on some future release (if enough people demand it).<BR/><BR/>At the risk of making this comment stupendously long, I'd like to ask you if you get as excited about recent Disney releases as you used to (and by that I of course mean the 3D ones). Also, what are your thoughts about the upcoming "Princess and the Frog". I'm hoping that it will be a true return to form for the studio, but after getting my hopes up for films such as the Star Wars prequels, I don't know if my hopes are misplaced.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the long comment Brian. I think you can tell this is a subject I'm passionate about!Andy Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404988861331264759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-29981919098039211562007-11-10T07:36:00.000+00:002007-11-10T07:36:00.000+00:00Oh yes, I remember...I was 13. My parents were sup...Oh yes, I remember...I was 13. My parents were supposed to be taking us to see The Jungle Book, but the queues were so long that they gave up and I think we were treated to a milk shake instead (sob!)<BR/>Anyway, I didn't get to see the film until I was in my late twenties and I was hooked straight away. Of course I have had the video tape for my girls for several years, but I think that DVD has to be on my Christmas list this year!<BR/>I wanna be like yououou!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-27779172828561163322007-11-10T00:05:00.000+00:002007-11-10T00:05:00.000+00:00The Jungle Book was the first film I was taken to ...<I>The Jungle Book</I> was the first film I was taken to see - it must have been a year or so after actual the release date, when I would have been almost three years old - in a musty cinema in Exmouth.<BR/><BR/>I loved it. I guess it's what got me working in animation.<BR/><BR/>I dragged a bunch of the kids in my year at St Martin's along when it was re-released in the 1980s. We saw it at the Warner West End, before the refurbishment, before it came the multi-screened "Vue" with it's combative smells of plastic and sickly popcorn.<BR/><BR/>It's not difficult to guess what I'll be watching tomorrow...Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.com