Winnie the Pooh (2011)

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:19 pm

I think the film should also have had its own title, not just "Winnie-the-Pooh" but "Winnie-the-Pooh and the (Blah-de-blah)" or "House at Pooh Corner" or whatever -- to differentiate it from earlier movies and make it seem more like you haven't seen it before.

Just using a "brand name" at this point doesn't seem to do the job of new storytelling and suggests it is just quickly made "product" or perhaps a reissue of the orginal.

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:11 pm

I always wanted it to be called "More Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" or "Many More..."

To play off the original's title.

ALSO:

I was the first person in this thread/topic creator and now the 1,001 post. Can't believe it has been two years! I first made this topic before starting college and in one month will be a college junior.

Also, I have a special attachment to this film as I was able to get Disney's PR to tell me the specific details of this film - such as the crew and that it was canon:

http://alwaysanimated.blogspot.com/2009 ... r-too.html

I broke this news two years ago and other websites such as BlueSky and Cinematical had to source ME! I'm still proud of that fact.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:39 pm

One of the funniest scenes in the film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3nMNbiLuXg

MJW · Post by **MJW** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:04 pm

I'm looking forward to seeing how this film with look in HD; the theater I saw it at presented the film in horrible quality (blurry, lines, specs everywhere). I've heard people talk about how amazing a film can look at the theater, but I'd rather watch a film at home!

RIPJoeRanft · Post by **RIPJoeRanft** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:22 pm

I saw it tonight and thought it was great. It captures the spirit and nostalgia of the older short movies completely, and the script is so warm and funny. Each character gets a chance to shine, and I enjoyed the brisk yet satisfying run time. The songs were simple but fun, animation was pretty awesome as expected. I especially enjoyed the Tigger/Eeyore song and the Pooh honey daydream tune.

So overall, Disney Animation got it right with this one.. And they will sell a ton of merchandise/DVDs/blu-rays off this inexpensive project. I understand people wishing it would be longer or even more emotionally stirring, but in this day and age the simplicity is refreshing...especially compared to a film as bloated as Cars 2.

SWillie! · Post by **SWillie!** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:29 pm

Neal, where are you from that you go on opening weekend and are the only one in the theater so often? The days of sold out shows are not at all dead. I've been to several in the past few months alone. Including two this weekend.

Ioz · Post by **Ioz** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:29 pm

I saw it late this afternoon with my wife and kid. It was pretty much all families with toddlers in the audience, although I did see one younger couple. I'd say the theater was 75% full, but it was just playing on one screen and it wasn't one of the bigger rooms. I enjoyed it. It was pretty faithful to the older Pooh.

disneyprincess11 · Post by **disneyprincess11** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:35 pm

I haven't seen it yet.

I'm in a play this weekend, then I have service hours all next week, so I may have to go to a evening showing or a Saturday showing.

BTW: That scene is hiliarious! Rabbit's animation FTW!

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:36 pm

SWillie! wrote:Neal, where are you from that you go on opening weekend and are the only one in the theater so often? The days of sold out shows are not at all dead. I've been to several in the past few months alone. Including two this weekend.

Southwest WI

DisneyJedi · Post by **DisneyJedi** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:00 pm

I just don't understand. How can a movie that has showings that are selling out only gross $2.9 million on day 1?

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:21 am

Neal wrote:
SWillie! wrote:Neal, where are you from that you go on opening weekend and are the only one in the theater so often? The days of sold out shows are not at all dead. I've been to several in the past few months alone. Including two this weekend.
Southwest WI

Northeast WI

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:34 am

Woo, we're about 3 hours apart!

I just discovered my local theater has opted not to show this movie at all. So I have to drive 40 minutes to the next theater.

WHAAA?

SillySymphony · Post by **SillySymphony** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:35 am

My theater–including my party of 5–had about 15 people at the 4:10 showing today. Didn't expect many because (a.) Potter was in 3 theaters and (b.) it was a gorgeous day. If I wasn't so obligated to attend opening weekend I would've been outside too.

To immerse myself in the world of Pooh for just over an hour was so fun and refreshing. The story is so simple (Pooh wants hunny) and hase been told so many times (7th feature?) – yet the style and presentation was still so enjoyable. I was smiling and laughing throughout the movie; the humor is so brilliant. I usually can stand any kind of narrating, but the Pooh kind is hilarious. The Backson storyline was good. He's the outline we saw in the "Horned King" poster. With the voice cast, I only had a few moments when Piglet's voice bothered me. He's the most annoying character as it is and the voice change didn't endear him anymore to me. Overall I give Winnie the Pooh ✰✰✰✰ out of 5.

If you can stay through the credits! They're the icing on the cake. And there's a extra clip at the end as well.

I feel I should on The Ballad of Nessie. Well ... It was cute. Really, I didn't care for it. I liked the art direction, but everything else together felt kitschy. The screen was glaring to look at (too much plaid!), the narrating was annoying (unlike Pooh's) and I though the back-to-back storybook scenes were too much. I appreciate the nostalgia effort (like Pooh), but the end result leaves me numb. Nessie gets ✰✰✰ out of 5.

Also my big complaint:

MJW wrote:I'm looking forward to seeing how this film with look in HD; the theater I saw it at presented the film in horrible quality (blurry, lines, specs everywhere).

dvdjunkie · Post by **dvdjunkie** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:24 am

MJW wrote:

I'm looking forward to seeing how this film with look in HD; the theater I saw it at presented the film in horrible quality (blurry, lines, specs everywhere). I've heard people talk about how amazing a film can look at the theater, but I'd rather watch a film at home!

Since you don't tell us where you live, we can't suggest where to go see this movie in all it's Hi-Def brilliance. Our theaters in Wichita, KS are all Digital presentations, so any movie is brilliant on the large screens complete with Dolby Digital 7.1 Sound.

There are a lot of movie theaters in smaller towns who haven't switched to the Digital presentation of movies because of the cost of the equipment, so you are then left with projectionist who lets the film get on the floor and the dust and dirt get passed around the film and the scratches and artifacts appear on the screen. I am sorry that you can't enjoy the films you see in the theater, I feel like I am the lucky one who gets to see the movies I want to see in their Hi-Def brilliance every time.

Here is a link to our theaters in Wichita:

www.warrentheaters.com

They are even prettier in person. The huge screens, the plush memory foam seating and the great sound. I have never seen theaters like this anywhere else in the country. I used to think Regal theaters were pretty classy, but our theaters put them in the trash heap along with AMC, and some of the other so-called 'big time' theater operations.

Dream Huntress · Post by **Dream Huntress** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:51 am

Box Office Mojo has the weekend estimates, and Winnie the Pooh opened with $8 million. Not to be a jerk, but I really don't think it's gonna get more audience after this weekend, because first, it's a very crowded summer season, and I know many are hoping word of mouth will help the movie, but so far most reviews are very extreme, either they liked it for the nostalgia factor, or they didn't because this is a movie directed a very young children, the good news is that in both sides everybody agree the movie is good.

In other news, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 broke several box office records. Not much to comment there. Okay, now I am being a jerk.

toonaspie · Post by **toonaspie** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:00 pm

The people in charge of marketing and scheduling Disney film releases are idiots. 1 for putting this up against Potter. And 2 for putting jack into any kind of marketing other than a few commercials. The word of mouth can only do so much but a little more marketing could've helped considering the movie's budget was only $35million. Are they really serious about trying to help bring hand drawn animation back or are they really just not giving a crap?

DisneyJedi · Post by **DisneyJedi** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:14 pm

^The latter; they don't give a shit. Hell, the world would be ending and they still wouldn't care.

But keep in mind that these are the same morons who pitted Bolt against Twilight and didn't bother releasing The Princess and the Frog nationwide during Thanksgiving break (which is what they SHOULD have done if they weren't so damn stupid)!!!!

Super Aurora · Post by **Super Aurora** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:38 pm

to add even worse salts to the wound,

When PrincePhillipfan, Duster and I went to the Disney Store in NYC on Friday, there was little to no Pooh Merchandise to be seen. Instead it was just Cars 2 all over the place.

Elladorine · Post by **Elladorine** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:41 pm

Pooh merchandise was super popular ten+ years ago. I wonder if people are sorta burned out on it or think it's dated.

Dream Huntress · Post by **Dream Huntress** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:53 pm

Super Aurora wrote:to add even worse salts to the wound,

When PrincePhillipfan, Duster and I went to the Disney Store in NYC on Friday, there was little to no Pooh Merchandise to be seen. Instead it was just Cars 2 all over the place.

Kids love Cars 2, couple of weeks ago a was in a mall, and wherever I turned there were children fawning over Cars 2 merchandise.

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