Winnie the Pooh (2011)

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Wed May 04, 2011 6:48 pm

Winnie the Pooh - Entrevista aos Directores
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIixrPStm-Y

Winnie the Pooh - A Animação do Filme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKG70zDMXGk

Winnie the Pooh - Walt Disney, O Melhor Contador de Histórias
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2psIr62LGEw

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Thu May 05, 2011 10:13 pm

Winnie the Pooh for Windows PC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzy8_BG8xpw

Spot WINNIE THE POOH (cliente: Panini)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr41mOc0OG8

janesjubilee · Post by **janesjubilee** » Sat May 07, 2011 9:13 pm

Has anyone looked inside the new Winnie the Pooh art book?
It's pretty adorable.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Sat May 21, 2011 3:47 am

Edyta Bartosiewicz - Witaj w moim świecie (Oficjalny)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v95OaRsi890

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Fri May 27, 2011 7:47 am

I went to watch the movie last weekend. The theater was almost empty; there were only three families attending.

If you have any questions about the film, ask away.

Victurtle · Post by **Victurtle** » Fri May 27, 2011 8:30 am

Did you enjoy it?

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Fri May 27, 2011 11:23 am

Victurtle wrote:Did you enjoy it?

So-so. It was kinda boring. The "stories" embedded in the narrative felt derivative and unimaginative. You could tell that the film was really aimed at toddlers.

However, there were some enjoyable aspects. The animation, and the art in general was great. The rendition of the theme song was nice while the rest of the songs were not very memorable despite the style being fitting for the innocent, nostalgic Pooh universe.

There were also some nice gags and bits of humor (mainly from Pooh and Rabbit) throughout the film but that was not enough to make it entertaining. The animation of Rabbit was classic Goldbergian (Rabbit nearly had a nervous breakdown in a scene--which was pretty funny). Also, the visual style they chose for the "Backson" sequence (chalk sketches of the characters) was interesting.

I was a bit put off by the different voices they used for some of the characters and Christopher Robin's changes in character design, but that's just me. Maybe others won't mind.

Also, the Ballad of Nessie was shorter than I expected. Nessie was very cute as a character, the visual style was enjoyable and there was a nice little moral message in the end. However, it was not something original or groundbreaking.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Fri May 27, 2011 11:44 am

Steve Hulett wrote:A veteran over at Walt Disney Animation Studios said to me, back when the animators were bent over their light boards creating it, that Disney corporate was behind the newer, hand-drawn Pooh feature because it anticipated big DVD and toy sales. (Gotta keep that A.A. Milne money machine humming. It's worth billions, after all.)

Source: http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... ndise.html

wildphantom · Post by **wildphantom** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:02 am

My two cents. I saw the movie when it opened in the UK in April

Bit of background on the sort of Disney fan I am.....

I am 30 years old. Saw every single disney animated feature in theatres. Own all of them on DVD and all of the classics released so far on bluray.

I hold the first golden era high as the greatest animated films ever made. Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Fantasia, Bambi - I'd only put Sleeping Beauty in their league.
I am a huge lover of the Wolfgang Reitherman era and the animation style and actual style of the films. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh being very much at the core of that fondness - I've always adored that film.

Most importantly I've pretty much despised all the Pooh features they've made since. Not that they're not ok, they're just not proper Disney Winnie the Pooh to me.

Now I also hate pretty much every Disney straight to video sequel. Really do. I loathe the modern sensibilities and hipness that creep into them. They lack the subtlety and innocence of the original films. Pure cash-ins that are sequels in name only.

With that out of the way I'd imagine some of you are really on my side of what you rate as quality Disney, and some of you that are ambivalent as long as they're entertaining. I very much believe Disney's greatest problem of the new century is keeping hold of the legacy and charm of old, applying that to new features with the same care and love that has been lacking of late. I saw it in abundance in Princess and the Frog and Tangled, and thrillingly saw it in the new Winnie the Pooh.

The film clearly is aiming to be a kind of tribute/carry on from the original film. Beat for beat it is remarkably similar in fact. Yet i found it wonderful to see the animators for the most part succeed with some aplomb in recreating a style and feel of film we haven't seen for decades. Yes there are a few moments that feel a little too modern. I didnt like any use of computer animation, which to be fair seemed limited to the honey hallucination scene.

It's a really lovely piece of work though. Feels rough and hand-made, with bags of charm and wit, and plenty of genuinely hilarious moments. Pooh in particular - he hasn't been this much like Pooh since the original film.

So if you're hoping for a throwback to the old days, and are happy to see a kind of tribute/remake then youre going to be delighted with what the film has to offer. This feels like Winnie the Pooh should be to me. Something that they have failed to do for decades in feature form. For that I am very thankful. Recalling an era of film is a very hard thing to do. JJ Abrams is attempting the same thing with Super 8 this summer.

yukitora · Post by **yukitora** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:11 am

Thanks so much wildphantom

You and I seem to have very similar tastes/sentiments towards Disney.

Thanks too Sotiris, you actually made me more excited if anything hehe.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Sat May 28, 2011 8:00 am

yukitora wrote:Thanks too Sotiris, you actually made me more excited if anything hehe.

I'm glad I did.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:03 am

"Winnie the Pooh" BYOB screenings prove to be a big hit with pajama-clad undergrads.
http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief ... grads.aspx

disneyprincess11 · Post by **disneyprincess11** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:35 am

Sotiris wrote:"Winnie the Pooh" BYOB screenings prove to be a big hit with pajama-clad undergrads.
http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief ... grads.aspx

Haha nice! This prove we, teenagers, still have it.

In fact, my classmate and I talked on FB about how Pooh comes out on her birthday, how we want to see it, and how there might be more teens than little kids in the theater!

DisneyJedi · Post by **DisneyJedi** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:27 pm

I'll be honest, while I have got myself hyped up for Disney's previous three animated films, Bolt, The Princess and the Frog and Tangled, I think I'm going to hold out on spoiling myself for this movie, so I don't get my hopes too high.

Not saying that Bolt, TPatF or Tangled were terrible films. IMO, they were extremely wonderful. But I really feel for this film that I should hold off on looking at any sneak peek clips on YouTube or any music clips or stuff like that.

LucilleBallFilms · Post by **LucilleBallFilms** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:15 pm

I saw the film last month but was too busy to post on it.
The film is one of Disney's best to me for some time. Hilarious, gorgeous animation, and if the story is not enough the characters make up for it. The songs are all fun, especially Tigger's and the Backson, the ending is sweet, Pooh is amazingly cute, this one should automatically hold up as one of Disney's classic films. To me it definitely lives up to the original a million times more than the DTVs, if not for the entertaining story then the luscious animation (though The Tigger Movie holds a place for me because it's the only Pooh film I grew up with.) I didn't find myself bothered by Kenny as Rabbit, or by Ferguson as Owl, mostly because I can't see the big difference with that casting.

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:23 am

I wonder if this will be the last Disney Pooh film for a long time or if successful box office / home video sales will lead to a future DTV? Surely they wouldn't do a theatrical Pooh again any time soon.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:43 pm

Winnie The Pooh Meet and Greet Disney's Hollywood Studios 6/5/11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TYe6M-j6bw

The_Iceflash · Post by **The_Iceflash** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:28 pm

Is this going to be part of Disney's Animated Classics Canon?

JiminyCrick91 · Post by **JiminyCrick91** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:53 pm

The_Iceflash wrote:Is this going to be part of Disney's Animated Classics Canon?

It's made by Feature animation so yes. It's number 51.

-Skyler

The_Iceflash · Post by **The_Iceflash** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:22 am

JiminyCrick91 wrote:
The_Iceflash wrote:Is this going to be part of Disney's Animated Classics Canon?
It's made by Feature animation so yes. It's number 51.

-Skyler

Good. I have higher hopes for this as a Pooh film now.

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