tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post7127533064297326258..comments2024-03-28T09:36:03.521-07:00Comments on Deja View: Sword in the Stone ArtAndreas Dejahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10503659818150293229noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-38179310249789314572021-11-05T21:45:31.847-07:002021-11-05T21:45:31.847-07:00The final product just looks ... sloppy. The xerox...The final product just looks ... sloppy. The xerox process works against the production as a whole, and the animation isn't smooth or attractive or complex. This film looks like it was made for television on a shortened budget. UncleCliffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640709542883065199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-47853463549281445712021-10-31T07:56:25.266-07:002021-10-31T07:56:25.266-07:00I wouldn't recommend „The Sword in the Stone“ ...I wouldn't recommend „The Sword in the Stone“ to script authors. <br />But I like this feature! I watch it to relax. :) <br /><br />„But the film's key relationship between Wart and Merlin could be more interesting, more nuanced and more entertaining.<br /><br />As Ollie Johnston said, what we had going on with Baloo and Mowgli, we never got with Merlin and Wart.“<br /><br />I understand the dilemma. <br />I think it is because Merlin and Baloo are too different. <br />Compared to Merlin, Baloo is too emphatic. So he doesn't want to bring Mowgli to the „Man-Village“.<br />Compared to Baloo, Merlin is much more a rational individual and a socially awkward character.<br />Therefore Merlin doesn't realy want to understand why it is so important to Wart to be Kay's squire.<br />This conflict takes up a lot of space. In the end there isn't enough time for that kind of relationship as we know between Baloo and Mowgli.<br /><br />By the way I seem to remember the Wizards Duel is inspired on the Duel I have seen in „The Adventures of Prince Achmed“.... :)Nicole Klementzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503150874041866798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-74706951230797912432021-10-30T10:54:47.709-07:002021-10-30T10:54:47.709-07:00I have a nostalgic fondness for this movie, but I ...I have a nostalgic fondness for this movie, but I wouldn't consider it among Disney's best and I can acknowledge there are problems with the writing that could have been improved. At the very least, a lot of the sequences are entertaining, and especially in the case of the Wizard's Duel, creative as well. And I do like the animation style. Very graphically interesting, and those Milt Kahl hands are fun to draw.Landon Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213020014814746190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-74196019471939575582021-10-30T08:47:00.745-07:002021-10-30T08:47:00.745-07:00I love The Sword in the Stone. Imo its underrated...I love The Sword in the Stone. Imo its underrated and a few tweaks could have really elevated it. The very ending could have been better and weakens the movie imo...the joke about television and then abruptly ending hurts it, it should have ended on a more poignant note between Merlin and Arthur. Also it would have been nice to spend more time at the joust scene....a little more knights and knight business would have helped satisfy natural expectations of what is expected from such a film, and could have been a nice balance to the earlier animal/magic scenes.Paxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434789888383784204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-21979637534427630182021-10-30T07:32:44.809-07:002021-10-30T07:32:44.809-07:00Hey Andreas, since the "Sword in the Stone&qu...Hey Andreas, since the "Sword in the Stone" title card backgrounds are the same as "Sleeping Beauty"'s, do you think Walt Peregoy did this or was it Eyvind Earle's original artwork since the latter was on a tight budget?Dan Sicilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731812393720768846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-66379261351584207432021-10-30T07:31:29.595-07:002021-10-30T07:31:29.595-07:00"Sword in the Stone" is one of my favori..."Sword in the Stone" is one of my favorite Disney movies because even though the script is weak, it brings out the good side of nostalgia for me. And also, this movie was one half of my favorite recorded tapes when I was a kid (the other being "All Dogs go to Heaven") while my sister's favorite recorded tape was "Wizard of Oz". So many childhood memories I remember....Dan Sicilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731812393720768846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-8175103513494937782021-10-30T03:08:44.058-07:002021-10-30T03:08:44.058-07:00I guess this is just one of the older movies that ...I guess this is just one of the older movies that are carried (almost) entirely by good animation and memorable characters (and sequences). I personally still enjoy watching it, but nostalgia definitely has a lot to do with it.<br />(And I also think that the ending of the squirrel section is unambiguously good and holds up really well).<br />Congrats on the +10 mill blog views! Aetheriumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402096129756124724noreply@blogger.com