Home on the Range

[Joe Carioca]

Wow, I think this one is gonna be a big hit!!!! I only hope Disney does support the film, unlike they did with "Emperor's New Groove" and "Treasure Planet"

[MutantEnemy]

great trailer, I can't wait until this movie comes out, I love Roseanne's voice it's so driven by sarcasm, she's great!!!

[Choco Bear]

the first poster is here and i love it

http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/h ... _range.jpg

[Jens]

Yeah that's the same image as on the intro on the official site. Here's a good url to that poster:

http://www.impawards.com/2004/home_on_the_range.html

[Squirrel]

I think it'll be a lot of fun, have a unique feel...with comedy like The Emperor's New Groove. The trailer on the Finding Nemo DVD is different from the one in theaters, and better, I think, because it gives Judi Dench (gotta love Judi Dench; anybody else watch As Time Goes By?) and Jennifer Tilly's characters (they're two of the cows, aside from Roseanne) some lines, and it previews the story better.

I really like the retro-style animation. And the music will turn out nice, I'm sure. Looks good.

[2099net]

It does seem strange Disney would do a "Country Music" inspired musical (Home on the Range) at the same time as a "Bluegrass Music" inspired musical (My Peoples/whatever) is in production.

I know that they're not technically the same type of music, but they are similar. Just find it odd, that's all.

[Eeyore]

Interesting to read this topic. I just got back from Brother Bear (which I loved). Before the film, they showed the HOTR trailer, and it just didn't do much for me. Don't really know why.

[Grunches]

Home on the Range is PG. This is different for Disney. I was trying to think of some of Disneys's ANTIMATED movies that had a PG rating and all I found was Dinosaur. Anybody know of any others?

[Jack]

A lot of Disney's recent animated efforts have been PG: Treasure Planet, Lilo & Stitch, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. It's not really unusual HOTR got PG, as a lot of family films are getting it nowadays (for stupid reasons, I think).

With such tedious rating reasons as of late, I'm surprised Brother Bear wasn't rated "PG - For Slight, Mild, Seldom Crude Humor & Excessive Canadian Accents".

[Tangela]

Disney's The Black Cauldron was the first one to receive a PG rating, there's nothing wrong with it, it just means some little ones might be afraid.

[Luke]

Disney's The Black Cauldron was the first one to receive a PG rating, there's nothing wrong with it, it just means some little ones might be afraid.

That might be the case for Black Cauldron, but Home on the Range is rated PG "for brief mild rude humor", so unless brief mild rude humor frightens you, it's a different case for Home on the Range.

[Tangela]

Disney's The Black Cauldron was the first one to receive a PG rating, there's nothing wrong with it, it just means some little ones might be afraid.

That might be the case for Black Cauldron, but Home on the Range is rated PG "for brief mild rude humor", so unless brief mild rude humor frightens you, it's a different case for Home on the Range.

Yeah, who cares about Home in the Range anyway...

[Jake Lipson]

Yeah, who cares about Home in the Range anyway...

I do! And if you've ever loved anything about the Disney legacy, you should embrace the film and see it in theaters. In this troubled time for 2D, it's a duty all diehard animation fans share. Only if Home on the Range does nice boxoffice numbers will Disney consider 2D again in the next few years.

Oh, and, didn't we do a thread about the PG ratings before?

[Grunches]

I heard that this was the last for the antimated classics is that true?

[Tangela]

I heard that this was the last for the antimated classics is that true?

The last animated Classic was The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[Grunches]

I heard that this was the last for the antimated classics is that true?

The last animated Classic was The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

and why was that?

[Tangela]

The last animated Classic was The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

and why was that?

For some reason it seemed to be last Disney Animated film that had good somewhat classic style animation, memorable characters, and nothing but trashy films came after it, Hercules, The Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis... in other words, garbage...

[Chernabog]

Well, Tangela, that was a little hard to take I think

[AwallaceUNC]

I heard that this was the last for the antimated classics is that true?

Tangela's opinion (which I might add I don't entirely disagree with) aside... Hunchback wasn't the official end to animated classics. Home on the Range is an animated classic, and I haven't heard anything about plans to stop releasing feature animation... I don't think there would be much of a company left anymore. You're probably referring to this being the last 2D-animated classic. That's not for certain, but it's possible at this point. I think that will very much depend on the success of Home on the Range.

-Aaron

[Paka]

I do! And if you've ever loved anything about the Disney legacy, you should embrace the film and see it in theaters. In this troubled time for 2D, it's a duty all diehard animation fans share. Only if Home on the Range does nice boxoffice numbers will Disney consider 2D again in the next few years.

Dur... even if Home on the Range gets phenomenal box office grosses (which it won't), it will not change the minds of the current Disney management, Jake. They're (foolishly) going full steam ahead with all-CG animated films from now on through the near future, at the least. They've dismantled all of their HD (hand-drawn) studios - yes, even Australia is rumored to be going down - they've equipped the Burbank location with dozens of comps, and re-trained their traditional artists to use the computer. As it's progressing now, I don't think they're lookin' back. Only two things can happen now - 1) the current Disney game plan stays as it is, and the management will have to fall on its face after several of their "new and improved" CG films bomb at the box office ('cause it sure as hell ain't the format - poor story, poor execution, and lack of creative freedom are more to blame, and Disney still has that in spades), or 2) the current Disney management is ousted, and the successor hopefully has more respect for the art of animation and the legacy of Disney, and loosens the chokehold on the artists to let them do what they do.

No amount of "support" for HD films is going to change the current regime of Disney and most other competing animation studios. They have the scapegoat of film format to blame, so they're all going to abandon it and make crappy CG films, instead. This is not to say that I won't see Home on the Range - I'm still gonna see it 'cause it's animated, and looks decent enough, entertainment-wise. And that's my 2¢ on that!

And Grunches - Tangela's just pulling your chain. Disney's full-length animated feature films are usually referred to now as "animated classics," if only to make it easier to separate them from other Disney film lines. But no, Home on the Range isn't Disney's last "animated classic," just their last traditionally-animated one, for a while. I don't doubt that HD will come back - it's just a matter of time, is all. And I'd say it'll come sooner rather than later - just a hunch, though. Hehe...

Btw, the complete list of "animated classics" that got a PG rating are The Black Cauldron, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Lilo & Stitch, and Treasure Planet. As you said, DINOSAUR is also PG. But the MPAA of today is so sensitive, especially when it comes to rating family films. Had it been released today, Hunchback would have definitely gotten a PG, and perhaps Tarzan would have, too. Man, if only things were like they were back in the '80s, when films like Indiana Jones got simple PG ratings. I wouldn't be surprised of The Prisoner of Azkaban got a PG-13 rating, the way the MPAA is nowadays. Oy, vay!