Re: Meet the Robinsons (2007) Discussion Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:22 pm
I think the BHG as he is suits the film's tone. The BHG is more like Kronk to Doris' Yzma to me, tbh. Doris' desired future is pretty threatening.
https://twitter.com/stevehatguy/status/ ... 1011870083Stephen Anderson wrote:#meettherobinsons was always going to be called ‘A Day with Wilbur Robinson,’ like the original book. However some execs felt that title was too soft and wanted to change it. Here are two of the rejected ones.
Yes, it's a good one. I loved the quote from Walt and it felt like the type of movie that actually honored and respected him...too bad eveything else Disney made after was not like this.carolinakid wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:11 am I watched Meet the Robinsons maybe a year after it came out on DVD..... and I was surprised I didn’t hate it. I would definitely watch it again.
The Princess and the Frog and Winnie the Pooh (2011) didn’t disrespect nor dishonor Walt Disney, dude. Come now.twihard wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:43 pmYes, it's a good one. I loved the quote from Walt and it felt like the type of movie that actually honored and respected him...too bad eveything else Disney made after was not like this.carolinakid wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:11 am I watched Meet the Robinsons maybe a year after it came out on DVD..... and I was surprised I didn’t hate it. I would definitely watch it again.
Get Lewis isn't a good title. Glad they scrapped that. I like the title Tomorrowland: A Day with Wilbur Robinson though.
I read some of your posts on here so I can guess where this is going but I'm just gonna say that I don't think something being hand-drawn over CGI automatically makes something more respectful to Walt Disney. And just to clarify, I prefer hand-drawn animation and am not a fan of the CGI Disney movies and how that's the default for animation now.D23ExpoVisitor25 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:05 amThe Princess and the Frog and Winnie the Pooh (2011) didn’t disrespect nor dishonor Walt Disney, dude. Come now.twihard wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:43 pm
Yes, it's a good one. I loved the quote from Walt and it felt like the type of movie that actually honored and respected him...too bad eveything else Disney made after was not like this.
Get Lewis isn't a good title. Glad they scrapped that. I like the title Tomorrowland: A Day with Wilbur Robinson though.
Source: https://x.com/stevehatguy/status/1949232896096731266Stephen Anderson wrote:A couple sketches from an alt version of the ending for ‘Meet the Robinsons.’ Bud Robinson was the janitor at Lewis’ school and met Krunklehorn for the first time at the science fair.
Source: https://x.com/stevehatguy/status/1950364334359707965Stephen Anderson wrote:Some more early MTR stuff. Lewis carried a tackle box full of tools everywhere he went. After the Memory Scanner disaster, he threw away his toolbox which evolved into ripping up his notebook later.
Source: https://x.com/stevehatguy/status/1949998295629385971Q: I'd personally would like to know who this cute gal from one of the early story reels was, I really like her design.
Stephen Anderson: That's an early storyboard version of Mildred, the lady who runs the orphanage.
Source: https://x.com/stevehatguy/status/1950016793579553216Q: What’s the backstory of what looks like Carl eating Wilbur?
Stephen Anderson: That’s a Chris Williams sketch. I think it was a version of Carl’s intro that was played like he was evil and ate Wilbur. Then it was revealed that they were buds and Carl was just messing around. It was pre-Lasseter. The studio leadership kept hammering us to make the movie funnier. ‘Funny is money’ was the phrase we heard over and over. Chris was brought onto during that time which led to some pretty weird and surreal scenes. We went more in that direction but when John came in, he wasn’t havin’ it. We were shooting for something different than typical Disney humor, which I really loved, but ultimately that was compromised and the humor got pulled more to center.
Q: Did you like that more before, or after? Not that the final film feels like it’s missing anything, but was there ever a type of humor that you guys would have wanted more in there?
Stephen Anderson: I don't know. I do enjoy weird, non-sequitur humor and the audience response at our first preview was very positive towards it. Later, the feeling was that it undercut the emotion. Hard to say.
Q: Given how much of the movie was retooled during production, this feels like the tip of the iceberg.
Stephen Anderson: You have no idea.