tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post3651096467492863512..comments2024-03-07T09:25:09.142-08:00Comments on Long-Forgotten: Is the See-Saw Just So-So?HBG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-91995435823558293272018-03-21T12:34:19.682-07:002018-03-21T12:34:19.682-07:00By that definition of original, Lady and the Tramp...By that definition of original, Lady and the Tramp would qualify as the first original story, back when Walt was alive.<br /><br />I would argue that the Lion King is just as much an original story “inspired” by Hamlet, as the animated Robin Hood is only loosely inspired on Robin Hood.Mr. Nutzhttp://buccaneerfilms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-30438723939083527852017-03-26T10:49:06.386-07:002017-03-26T10:49:06.386-07:00I believe that's a Marc Davis piece.I believe that's a Marc Davis piece.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-53525218586910306442017-03-26T03:59:49.292-07:002017-03-26T03:59:49.292-07:00Do you know who penned the 'Hell-Hound' co...Do you know who penned the 'Hell-Hound' concept art you show?Achille Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636339293230261724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-58899352812439239172017-01-04T12:19:58.550-08:002017-01-04T12:19:58.550-08:00From a PURELY technical standpoint, I believe Duck...From a PURELY technical standpoint, I believe DuckTales the Movie:<br />Treasure of the Lost Lamp would actually be Disney's first original feature-length theatrical film with an original story. BUT I think we're grasping at straws at that point. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-44583431410301481552016-04-21T12:58:51.913-07:002016-04-21T12:58:51.913-07:00Technically no, since The Aristocats was based on ...Technically no, since <i>The Aristocats</i> was based on an already-existing story written by Tom Rowe.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-71889711663536630102013-09-05T21:05:21.524-07:002013-09-05T21:05:21.524-07:00 I am interested in exchanging information we both... I am interested in exchanging information we both have. I have shared quite a lot of information with your wife...especially when we found out we had the same father, Roy Rulin. Although I had no idea that she had the particular drawings and the model our father put together. I would love to see a picture if you might be so kind to send it to my private (Sissy) email address. <br /> .... my father was a very talented artist, you are right HBG2...he was an architect, artist, lecturer, writer - quite a few other endeavors occupying his short lived life. He had an adventurous, globetrotting life it seems with all of the mystery intertwined. !<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-50220984945793784692013-02-24T18:47:55.906-08:002013-02-24T18:47:55.906-08:00There were many cartoon shorts with original stori...There were many cartoon shorts with original stories. <i>The Lion King</i> was the first feature-length film with an original story.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-46317279692391889722013-02-24T18:17:48.515-08:002013-02-24T18:17:48.515-08:00I loved this post, as always. However, I don'...I loved this post, as always. However, I don't think the Lion King was the first original Disney movie. Even early on, we had movies like Saludos Amigos and the Three Caballeros.<br /><br />-MelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-29927786693877060802012-05-21T18:22:31.986-07:002012-05-21T18:22:31.986-07:00Gotcha. The portraits are are permanently in their...Gotcha. The portraits are are permanently in their grotesque phase. That would also explain the "Tomb Sweet Tomb" mounted sewing patch. That's also an interesting interpretation of the crown. I have a relative who has that same obnoxious habit. It just struck me as odd, because they could have easily gone with a another, more regular Victorian-style hat. Those portraits are scary in the dark. I thought they were the scariest things in the COD when I first visited (as an 11 or 12 year old who wasn't easily frightened, having been raised on horror films both classic and modern).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-46790772385621606122012-05-21T10:00:22.497-07:002012-05-21T10:00:22.497-07:00I'll be talking about this a bit more in an up...I'll be talking about this a bit more in an upcoming post, but as I think I already said in the "Let's Get Real" post, the ghosts seem less concerned to conceal their presence as you progress, especially after you go upstairs. You didn't get scared and run away with their peekaboo antics downstairs, so they're turning up the heat. Thus, a lot of what you see in the COD/Clock Hall is like the grotesque phase of the changing portraits downstairs, it's just that up here, they're no longer bothering to return it to normal. So the "family portraits" (as they've come to be called) are hideous distortions of normal portraits, meant to scare you. If that is so, the details in the portraits (like the crown) are untrustworthy indicators of anything specific. If you need to postulate <i>something</i>, there are any number of possible explanations. The crown could be their way of mocking a vulgar uncle overly proud of being a distant relative of some royal family.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-12674928843606764052012-05-21T00:47:31.699-07:002012-05-21T00:47:31.699-07:00You're right, the ballroom king does seem to b...You're right, the ballroom king does seem to be a king, especially with that gold necklace sort- of thing around his neck. I think I was confused because the clothes look a little nondescript from a distance in comparison with the graveyard one's. The crown in the portrait is the same as the ballroom king. So are the COD portraits supposed to be former occupants or what? I have a hard time buying that a king was once an inhabitant of a New Orleans mansion. Speaking of photographs, why are there photos of ghosts? Within the context of the story, who took these pictures? It would make some sense if they were actual funeral ready corpse portraits, like tin types, but they appear to no longer be in any kind of "corruptible mortal form" based on the facial expressions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-47076204513400589512012-05-20T20:32:41.669-07:002012-05-20T20:32:41.669-07:00I'm pretty sure the ballroom king is a king. ...I'm pretty sure the ballroom king is a king. His crown is pretty substantial and his other clothing looks regal enough. You're right, of course, that there are a number of kings popping up at the Mansion. As a matter of fact, I think the crown they used in the photo you refer to may be the same crown worn by the ballroom king.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-23298524907462978722012-05-20T19:55:09.102-07:002012-05-20T19:55:09.102-07:00Is the ballroom king actually a king? I interprete...Is the ballroom king actually a king? I interpreted the crown having something to do with the birthday party (maybe I'm thinking of the paper crowns that are worn when opening Christmas crackers in the UK). Also more cases of deceased royalty living it up: the crown pop-up ghost portrait in the COD seems pretty happy (a grim grinning ghost) and great Caesar's ghost (which ever one he is) is attending a Victorian birthday party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-56112563217957175162012-02-17T22:51:37.289-08:002012-02-17T22:51:37.289-08:00Oops. Thanks. Will fix.Oops. Thanks. Will fix.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-32132063579238500652012-02-17T22:50:12.142-08:002012-02-17T22:50:12.142-08:00Fabulous post, but Simba's father's name w...Fabulous post, but Simba's father's name was Mufasa, not Mustafa...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-83903611253305766742012-01-09T08:41:07.305-08:002012-01-09T08:41:07.305-08:00Oh, that is good. I'm moving that observation...Oh, that is good. I'm moving that observation up into the body of the post.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-71399588040006779642012-01-09T00:08:59.179-08:002012-01-09T00:08:59.179-08:00First off, just found the blog and, even as someon...First off, just found the blog and, even as someone previously ignorant on the Haunted Mansion it's fascinating reading.<br /><br />Secondly, the concept art opens up a third joke -- a visual pun. He literalizes the term "see-saw" so that of the two forms, at any given moment, one you can "see" and the other you "saw." A bit of humor that disappears without the concept art.Volthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060173500779433209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-30907284914068060962011-12-04T08:53:01.884-08:002011-12-04T08:53:01.884-08:00That's an interesting read of the Dutchess, an...That's an interesting read of the Dutchess, an angle I hadn't thought of. If that <i>is</i> the intent, then it's too bad you can't really see her facial expression, which would be the best indicator that she's uncomfortable with this behavior and/or disapproves of the behavior of the king and queen. As it is, if that's the joke, it is not the sort of "instant read" we expect from Davis. Since she looks pretty comfortable with herself in the concept art, I'm not too sure that Davis had that interpretation in mind. (FWIW, the actual figure has a pretty nondescript face.) But who knows?HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-43989584238744135102011-12-03T19:10:02.497-08:002011-12-03T19:10:02.497-08:00Terrorific post as always. It's a grand day at...Terrorific post as always. It's a grand day at my computer screen when a new LF analysis has graced your blog.<br /><br />I'm a little puzzled by your comment that our duchess holds little or no humor within the stunt. I actually find her the funniest figure. Here we have a king and queen who have shed-off all proper royal pretensions within the afterlife, let their hair down, found their inner child and went all toddler on us.<br /><br />The duchess? God bless her for trying but as hard as she attempts, the lady can't go all the way. Her half-hearted swinging is nullified by "tea time", the epitome of proper British adult structure.<br /><br />Maybe slipping a little brandy in that cup would take all her the way.<br /><br />You're right: humor is complicated.<br /><br />Matt - San Diego, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-3636202395635914282011-11-23T22:29:53.756-08:002011-11-23T22:29:53.756-08:00To anonymous: I thought of that too! I love that m...To anonymous: I thought of that too! I love that musical!Maddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-27259913408462635972011-11-03T08:21:29.472-07:002011-11-03T08:21:29.472-07:00When you mentioned in thios blog "how Aurora ...When you mentioned in thios blog "how Aurora would choose the life of a peasant (where she mistakenly thinks her true love lies), but she acquiesces to her "royal duty" as a princess", I was reminded in the musical "Camelot", where King Arthur and Queen Gueneviere sing "What would the simple folk do" as they are dealing with the stress of the throne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-66993625968352981392011-10-28T21:34:27.883-07:002011-10-28T21:34:27.883-07:00And hello right back atcha!
This is great. I know...And hello right back atcha!<br />This is great. I know Disney folks who are curious about the mysterious (and obviously very talented) Roy Rulin, about whom little seems to be known beyond some impressive Disney concept art from the mid-fifties. They will be very interested in this. I'll be shooting you an email. I'm guessing it was the "Mansions Known and Unknown" post that brought you here, via google or something?HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-43281262600713863092011-10-28T20:38:07.257-07:002011-10-28T20:38:07.257-07:00Hi from Australia.
My wife is the daughter of Roy...Hi from Australia.<br /><br />My wife is the daughter of Roy Rulin, and has searched for years trying to find information about him.<br /><br />We have many of his drawings, and a model he constructed, for Walt Disney.<br /><br />We are happy to exchange information regarding him and look forward to helping each other.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202456725783642607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-86161928322648405802011-10-27T09:29:28.327-07:002011-10-27T09:29:28.327-07:00Just to clarify, the notice about deleting rude po...Just to clarify, the notice about deleting rude posts <b>[edit: which I have now deleted]</b> was not directed at the Anonymous with whom I have been dialoguing for the past several posts (John's "Anonymous of the Nobility"). It was directed at another Anonymous whose post has since been deleted. I'm genuinely sorry if it looks like it was aimed at "Anonymous of the Nobility." I should have seen that it might look like that once the other post was deleted, so I'm sorry...my bad. I thought I had apologized for my ignorance about what rank a lady-in-waiting might be, and again, I stand corrected there. To the extent that that bit of ignorance formed the basis for my dismissal of A of the N's theory, I was in error. All I've been saying since then is that the lady-in-waiting theory still faces a specific hurdle. I could turn out to be wrong there too, certainly, but I don't see that A of the N's subsequent comments have addressed that specific hurdle, and that was the reason for saying that it seemed to me that those comments were not relevant in defense of the theory. That's all I meant. If it came across as disrespect, then perhaps I should have worded things differently. I agree that the theory is interesting, and if the hurdle is in fact removed, I will be happy to concede that it is as reasonable an interpretation as any other. As for the terra cotta army, okay, that's pretty exotic, but I don't think it's that much of a stretch in a discussion like this. As I said, the HM seems to present the afterlife as an egalitarian paradise, so it's taken for granted that kings no longer reign there as in life. The Qin army is a stunning example of how extremely the opposite opinion has been held, reminding us that we have learned our attitude; it's not a given.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-36214745037747094942011-10-26T14:27:02.083-07:002011-10-26T14:27:02.083-07:00To Anonymous of the Nobility: I actually love the ...To Anonymous of the Nobility: I actually love the idea of the ghostly duchess being a "lady in waiting" who is waiting through all eternity, as ghosts do! The word play is superb, on the order of something you would find in the Harry Potter books though, more than in the Haunted Mansion, which is not always particularly subtle and doesn't lend itself that well to verbal humor, at least not like a book. Can't you just see Nearly Headless Nick and the Duchess Isabelle, ghostly lady in waiting, wafting through Hogwarts? I don't know why HGB2 was uncivil about your comment. I think it was very clever! It doesn't strike me as any less irrelevant than a lot of other comments, or even parts of some posts (in the spirit of scholarly critique, let's be honest: the connection of the terra cotta army of Emperor Ch'in with the Haunted Mansion is a bit of a stretch). I also don't know what he wants taken elsewhere (surely not your comment, which is most dignified), but civility is, after all, a two way street. HBG2 owes you an apology. He is the one who was uncivil. Your contribution was a good one, and he dismissed it out of hand and supported his dismissal with incorrect information. I actually learned something from your contribution and have enjoyed reading the exchange. thank you!Johnnoreply@blogger.com