Episode 41:
Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Swan Princess In this episode, Hewy examines one of Richard Rich's underrated classics from the 90s, which happens to be one of his favorite animated films of all time, The Swan Princess.
Date And Time: 2012-05-13 12:28:18
Comment: Too bad about YouSuck taking down your video. At least you still h ave TFITC.
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Date And Time: 2012-04-10 11:14:31
Comment: David Zippel apparently did the singing voice of Jean-Bob.
Name: mogens
Date And Time: 2012-03-17 13:36:39
Comment: will you do the segond and the third swan princess?
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Date And Time: 2011-12-11 19:12:24
Comment: Sandy Duncan played Vixey... I love both of them, that reminds me could you review Fox and the Hound
Name: Kaitlyn Henson
Date And Time: 2011-11-18 20:16:33
Comment: Hello, Mr. Hewy. Thank you so very much for reviewing this movie. I loved this movie when I was a little girl, and it means a lot to me when you reviewed it. Again, thank you very much. :)
Name: Courtney
Date And Time: 2011-11-14 22:37:21
Comment: I love This movie and the songs.Here my favorite non disney girl.1:Crysta From Ferngully.2:Princess Pea from the tale of desperuix.3:Odette from The Swan princess.4:Thumbelina from Tumbelina.5: Princess Fiona from Shrek movies.6:Anastasia from Anastasia.7:Chel from The road to el dorado.8: Ella from Happily never afthur.9:Marina from Sinbad legends of sevan seas.10:Emily from Corpse bride.11:Coraline from Coraline.
Name: Sam
Date And Time: 2011-11-06 14:52:09
Comment: Great review Hewy this is also my favorite non-Disney animated movie. Request: can you review Nightmare before christmas?
Name: Count Alucard
Date And Time: 2011-10-20 11:31:09
Comment: ...Nah...
Name: Julius
Date And Time: 2011-09-08 01:52:00
Comment: No offense Hewy, but I don't really see what's so great about this film. Many of the songs are fine (No More Mr. Nice Guy being my personal favorite), the animation is really good, and the voice acting is perfect. I'll also say that this is Richard Rich's best film ever (though considering the other films he's done that's not really saying much). But I just don't see what propels it to being one of the greatest animated movies ever. There are many plot holes, not all the songs are great (I honestly hate that "No Fear" song), and I just find Derek to be a poorly written character. In almost every scene, he's either just showing off what a superman he is or acting like a complete idiot. And in general, it just feels uninspired. It's obviously just one of those Disney knock-offs (a really good Disney knock-off, but nevertheless a Disney knock-off) I do highly respect your opinion, but I'd give it an overall rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars. P.S. Could you possibly give your opinions on the sequels?
Name: Drew L.
Date And Time: 2011-08-25 03:56:30
Comment: I really have to object to the notion that the sequence where Derek and Brom practice their bow-and-arrow skills with the musicians. Unlike other animated films where we're just expected to believe that the heroes have these awesome skills, The Swan Princess at least took a moment to show us what skills our hero has honing. Other than that, great review.
Name: Ryan Hipp
Date And Time: 2011-06-19 22:44:41
Comment: I wouldn't say "Rock-A-Doodle", "A Troll In Central Park", "The Pagemaster", "FernGully", "Balto", or "We're Back!" are Disney knock-offs. None of them, outside of, I guess, "FernGully", conform to the tropes of the Disney films of the time. They were, without a doubt, made to compete with Disney, but that doesn't make them 'knock-offs'.
Name: The Idiot
Date And Time: 2011-06-12 23:19:56
Comment: I have a request Hewy, could you review Tim Burton's Corpse Bride?
Name: Mr. Coat
Date And Time: 2011-06-11 09:17:22
Comment: @ Ebalance: Not only has Hewy reviewed The Last Unicorn, he has also counted down his top 10 Rankin/Bass characters.
Name: Ebalance
Date And Time: 2011-06-10 19:00:13
Comment: Could you do a show on Rankin Bass? They did a LOT more than just those stop motion Christmas shows, though I guess they're most famous for bringing us the "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" we all know and love... they also did some interesting fantasy stuff... can't remember if you took a look at "The Last Unicorn"... The Nostalgia Chick from TGWTG.com reviewed it... anyway, I'd love to see a deeper look into the works of Rankin Bass! :) I still really like "The Black Cauldron"... somebody should do a live action mini-series or movie based on the Prydain stories!!! I really think putting them together as kids like that would make them more brother-sister love than romance... bad idea? Then again, I guess marrying your cousin/sibling was the thing to do in royal circles... odd... like the song though... probably my favorite part of the movie... still feels sort of too "Disney-esque" for me, though... That love song... okay... but WAY ripping off Disney... maybe that's why they put it not near the end... and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" is my fav... in my mind "The Lion King" is what I call a "perfect" movie, which means that I can't think of anything about it I would change to make it better... OH!!! KILLER SMACKDOWN THERE!!! That was HILARIOUS!!! I would watch THAT movie!!! XD!!!!! That princess song really reminds me of "Beautiful Girls" from the movie "Singing in the Rain"... probably I'm the only person who remembers that song... So Derek marries a zombie?! Well... must say "The Lion King" is probably my favorite movie, so I can't say "The Swan Princess" got as shafted as some other animated films... like... "The Black Cauldron" for example... so I'll say I do like "The Swan Princess," but doesn't hold a candle to a Shakespeare/Disney mash-up with an score by Hans Zimmer, and original songs by Elton John... it's freaking hard to compete with that... Your dubbs are hilarious!!! Love Sandy Duncan... didn't recognize her voice her... Vixy is one of my fav Disney "females" The guy who does Derek REALLY looks like Derek... I'd also like to see you review "The Lion King" as it is my favorite animated film, and at this point probably my favorite film overall...
Name: gabe snyder
Date And Time: 2011-06-07 22:16:53
Comment: hewy to answer your question jean bobs singing voice is David Zippel Alan Menkens songwrittng partner from hercules also do you think for longer than forever should've been nominated for the original song oscar even though it still would've lost to can you feel the love tonight speaking of which can you please review the lion king
Name: Eoghan
Date And Time: 2011-06-04 13:20:59
Comment: If you think the animated remake of Rogers and Hammerstein's The King & I was awful, The Trumpet and the Swan was 100x worse and considered Richard Rich's worst and Rich Animation Studios' last picture before closing down after a string of finacial flops.
Name: John
Date And Time: 2011-06-03 17:37:27
Comment: Great movie I enjoyed it as a kid, I also love that smile Rothbart does when he becomes the great animal it's so creepy and bad ass, sad to hear what happened to Michelle she was a great actress.
Name: Phillip Covey
Date And Time: 2011-06-02 19:20:37
Comment: Bad movie but, great review. Yeah I didn't like the movie, to me its nothing but a rip off of Disney. The movie just didn't really come above any of the other rip offs, the only movie that did was Anastasia. The Swan Princess was not Richard Rich's best movie but, Yeah same people like this movie so it must have done something right, I didn't like but, that's just me Great Video.
Name: Alice
Date And Time: 2011-06-02 00:49:38
Comment: Thank you Hewy for reviewing this amazing and delightful film. I loved every minute of this film and I am glad to hear that there is a cult of individuals who enjoy the superbe quality of this film. It is a great film that children should watch today. It is disappointing that film companies don't take pride in their works anymore. In the 1990's it was nice to see companies like Disney and even Richard Rich's animation studio actually care about their works. Thank you again Hewy for reviewing this film and giving a dedication to Michelle Nicastro. I did not know that she died. She was an amazing actress and portrayed Odette perfectly in all three of the Swan Princess films. Merci mille fois, Hewy. Je continuerai vous regarder tout le temps. A tout a l'heure!
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Date And Time: 2011-06-01 23:32:35
Comment: LOL Richie Rich!
Name: paige
Date And Time: 2011-06-01 22:00:14
Comment: when i first wachted this at the end the had the longest kiss ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: Aaron
Date And Time: 2011-06-01 05:52:03
Comment: This was a really great film. My sister and I used to pretend we were the main characters when we were younger.
Name: Devon
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 19:37:20
Comment: Good review. And i really liked that TF2 quote used in it.
Name: Steve
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 17:50:51
Comment: To DJ: I was just stating my opinon. There is no harm in that. We have a right to say what we think is good or bad. I didn't say it was a terrible episode, just didn't hold up to the past work.
Name: Walt
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 16:40:22
Comment: My favorie Richard Rich's films are "The Swan Princess", "The Fox and the Hound" and "The Swan Princess 2".
Name: Fack
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 16:34:47
Comment: To Ralph: He did see them. He said it on his youtube page.
Name: Ralph
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 15:39:27
Comment: Well inform review. I also enjoy watching this movie too. Have you watch the two sequels to The Swan Princess? I found the The Swan Princess Trilogy enjoyable.
Name: Jaimetud
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 12:30:38
Comment: @dylan: Chill, Dyl. He'll get to those when he gets to them.
Name: dylan
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 11:10:45
Comment: hewy, you saidyou would review the flight of the dragons in you review for how to train your dragon and you said you would review sinbad:legend of the seven seas in you review for megamind and i just think it would be nice if you reviewed WALL.E so don't yoy dare lie saying you would review those two movies and please review them i'll do any thing if you do
Name: DJ
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 11:05:46
Comment: @Steve: Dude, you be quiet. Please. You are just being a jerk.
Name: Hewy Toonmore
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 10:54:51
Comment: @dylan Requests are closed.
Name: dylan
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 08:06:16
Comment: thank you for reviewing the swan princess now will you please review the flight of the dragons, sinbad:legend of the seven seas and WALL.E
Name: Leon Cordina
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 06:10:16
Comment: nice review dude I am lookin for forward for your next review.
Name: Andrew
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 02:51:07
Comment: Arranged marriages? Monarchy? Hate that stuff...
Name: Jaimetud
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 01:56:50
Comment: Good job on this one, Hewy. I wouldn't exactly hold this one up to Disney classics myself, but I did enjoy this movie. The animation was terrific and the story was all well told. You definitely did it justice.
Name: Hewy
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 00:42:19
Comment: @Steve I did!!
Name: Steve
Date And Time: 2011-05-31 00:25:04
Comment: @Hewy: So? That's no excuse to put more time and effort into your material.
Name: Hewy Toonmore
Date And Time: 2011-05-30 23:15:06
Comment: @Steve I did not want to be an NC rip-off.
Name: Steve
Date And Time: 2011-05-30 22:43:43
Comment: I didn't like this episode. Don't get me wrong, the movie deserved a "thumbs up," but the delievery was just flat and dead stiff. Too much explination and not enough energy.
Name: Siarra
Date And Time: 2011-05-30 21:59:33
Comment: I like this movie. I thought it was cute and the animation is beautiful. I also saw the sequels that were kinda cool. I just don't like the way they reuse the same animation in every movie. Still good movies. Hey just thought of something. Can you do a review on the swan princess sequels and/or a top 20 animated love songs list? Awesome!
Name: koll
Date And Time: 2011-05-30 19:11:34
Comment: The next Rich Animation film is called "The Lion of Judah". It's coming out in June 3, 2011.
Name: Sally
Date And Time: 2011-05-30 18:53:42
Comment: Can you do the top 10 worst animated film directors list?
Name: hnn
Date And Time: 2011-05-30 18:49:56
Comment: Hey Hewy. Do you have plans reviewing some of Satoshi Kon's films?
Name: bob
Date And Time: 2011-05-30 18:34:35
Comment: I thought VG retro was going to be in this.
Name: T.C
Date And Time: 2011-05-30 18:04:13
Comment: Just watched this on youtube how ironic.