Episode 45:
That Fellow In The Coat: A Look Back at Disney's Animated Features (1973-1985) That Fellow In The Coat looks at the films of the Disney Studio's Second Dark Age and the start of their first animated competition. In this episode, he discusses Robin Hood (1973), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), The Resucers (1977), The Fox and the Hound (1981), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Don Bluth's The Secret of NIMH (1982).
Date And Time: 2011-02-13 09:02:43
Comment: I agree with Filmbuff on the final part! He makes a great statement about Pinnochio being scarier than Balck Caludron but Pinnochio was released when the PG rating did not exist! If I had to give it a rating it would be PG PERMANATELY! That film makes Ridley and Bowser look like wimps! But if you like it I'll stand by you with it don't say it's the best Disney film ever that title belong to Snow White! I love Gurgi!
Name: Ebalance
Date And Time: 2010-10-11 22:09:26
Comment: There's a live action Disney Robinhood movie?! I didn't know that... as for the animated one, I quite like it. I think it has some really good songs... the best; the heartwrenching, "Not in Nottingham" and "Love." (Fun Fact: 2 Disney references were made in the recent film "The Fantastic Mr. Fox, one of them is the Davy Crockett theme song, and the other is the song "Love"... appropriate b/c in Robinhood Marian and Robin are foxes...) I LOVE WINNIE THE POOH!!! I love the animated series as well... my favorite is "The Blustery Day" b/c of the fantastic dream sequence that is so similar in tone and content to the "Pink Elephant Sequence" in "Dumbo." In fact you could easily switch the audio on these 2 segments, and it would still work pretty well. I don't care for "The Rescuers" that much... I don't know exactly why... I just don't... OH... NO! NO! NO! Not another defender of "Return to Oz" okay... let's compromise... you hate "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" b/c it's not true to the book. WELL "RETURN TO OZ" IS THE WORST ADAPTATION OF ANY BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW GO READ AN OZ BOOK!!! First of all it nonsensically combines 3 different books, gets several characters completely wrong, and it's ANOTHER DREAM!!! That was the big mistake made in THE FIRST ONE!!! Ack! Plus... WTF is Dorothy in that weird place in the beginning? She's supposed to be with her Aunt and Uncle!!! I gotta calm down... As for "The Black Cauldron" ... I like it! I'm sad about the new Disney logo... I miss the old one...
Name: Sara
Date And Time: 2010-09-13 19:27:22
Comment: i love Robin Hood! The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was fantastic! i love The Rescuers! The Fox and the Hound was okay. The Black Cauldron was great! i love The Secret of Nimh! even though it's not disney.
Name: Jordan
Date And Time: 2010-08-13 13:26:16
Comment: Here's my response to your bash against The Black Cauldron. (In style of whiny Ankin Skywalker and D.McNitpick from NC's top 11 *****ups and Nc's whiny Robin) High Whiny voice: (whiny gibberish)...Star Wars,Lord of the rings knock off...(more whiny gibberish). The Movie was based on a real LOTR/Narina knock off Called The Chronicles of Prydain. I'm glad Disney changed it so they didn't get sued by Ralph Baskhi for his movie version. And was one of Disney's darkest films until Hellfire From The Hunchback Norte Dame.
Name: Isabella
Date And Time: 2010-08-06 10:51:24
Comment: i wasn't a fan of robin hood i loved the many adventures of winnie the pooh the rescuers was good i thought the fox and the hound was okay and i never want to see the black cauldron and i have to disagree with the film buff FIGARO IS CUTER THAN WHATEVER HIS NAME IS!
Name: danparkerstudios
Date And Time: 2010-08-05 23:03:13
Comment: Now, I love Robin Hood, The Rescuers, and The Fox and the Hound. Those are good movies, but I like The Rescuers the most out of those three. And as for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, I choose to watch the original shorts. As for the Black Cauldron, yeah, I never heard about that movie before, but I've watched it a while ago, and I enjoyed it. Yeah, it is scary, but I like the main heroes like Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi, and of course, Fflewddur. As for the Horned King and the Creeper, they are creepy villians. But as for The Secret of Nimh, that became one of my new favorties. It's really a good movie.
Name: Denzel
Date And Time: 2010-08-01 19:06:38
Comment: Is The Black Cauldron popular now? And did critics warmed up to it over the years? That Fellow: Black Cauldron is kind of forgotten as Disney wants to bury it. It wasn't released on video until 1998!
Name: Jordan
Date And Time: 2010-03-29 16:37:24
Comment: P.S. I was also really offended when you bashed Willy wonka and the choclate factory. Even if I did like story of the remake a bit better.(and i did read the book like you). Please don't try to do something like that again.
Name: Jordan
Date And Time: 2010-03-18 21:34:58
Comment: I am offended by your Black Cauldron rant. It isn't a masterpeice like Fantasia or Pinocchio but dosen't mean i don't like it and i agree what the filmbuff said about The Black Cauldron. p.s. the dark age of diney (the 70's, not the 40's ) didn't have the quality that made the ones by walt disney good.
Name: Robert Larsson
Date And Time: 2010-01-16 09:07:48
Comment: The filmbuff has right, The Black Couldron kicks ass! It has edge,a fantastic storie and one of the most evil villains in disney history, The only thing I didt like about the movie was that lame ending.
Name: Cronos
Date And Time: 2009-11-27 21:24:48
Comment: The Black Cauldron is based on the second book of The Chronicles of Prydain. It made huge cult-following.
Name: Private
Date And Time: 2009-11-13 19:41:19
Comment: That animated LOTR you just mentioned was actually made in the 70s.
Name: Eoghan
Date And Time: 2009-10-10 18:35:06
Comment: Did you know that The Fox and The Hound are voiced by Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney and star of "Escape from New York" and "The Thing" Kurt Russell?
Name: gabe snyder
Date And Time: 2009-06-22 17:19:00
Comment: dear that fellow in the coat are you working on that disney third golden age video because i would like to see it
Name: That Fellow
Date And Time: 2009-06-06 07:05:13
Comment: No, I'm just looking in-depth at the official Disney animation cannon. I will touch extremely briefly on Roger Rabbit and Pixar, but I will talk a lot more about Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, etc.
Name: Stan
Date And Time: 2009-06-06 03:00:35
Comment: ha ha, you said poo! (nice review.)
Name: Graham
Date And Time: 2009-06-05 23:27:12
Comment: Since you're going into the 80s, the period where Eisner took over and Disney underwent radical changes, will you also be covering animated features from their spinoff company, Touchstone, or is it Walt Disney only?