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Post by Aidan on Jul 17, 2009 4:10:13 GMT
I stumbled across the entire "Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" movie on YouTube not too long ago. I only grew up with the Disney version, but I enjoyed seeing many classic adventures as "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" and "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too."
Tigger was my favorite character.
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Post by MRHloco on Jul 18, 2009 19:37:07 GMT
'Cash cow', eh? Treated Winnie like HIT Entertainment have treated Thomas, have they? Besides this, Christopher Robin Milne (A.A Milne's son, whom the stories were written for in the first place) was briefly mentioned in 'Sodor: Reading Between The Lines.' Stuart I can clearly see what you mean by this, Stuart. Mind you, looking back on the Disney version years after I last watched any of the films (and I saw all 4 of them in my childhood), I wonder if Disney have been going through this right from the start. Just to begin with, I haven't seen any recent episodes but that's probably just as well from what I've seen of the CGI Winnie The Pooh. The graphics are alright but they do give a bit of a clue as to what the stories focus on, wouldn't you say? Also, as a child, I couldn't help noticing that, while Rabbit remained intelligent and resourceful, you could accuse him of being incredibly hard on Tigger several times (when the original 'Un-Bounced' was the only time when Rabbit has ever truly questioned his friendship with Tigger). The Disney Tigger also seemed different: not that I noticed it at the time, of course, but I don't think A.A.Milne ever imagined Tigger as having a large ego, do you? Anyway, doubts aside, I absolutely loved the books and the Disney version equally - and I still do. For the books (which I still believe to be the better version out of the two), it is a credit to A.A.Milne to see how wonderfully he brought his philosophy and simple-minded way of seeing the world to life. The stories and characters were excellently created and, if rumours of a new book by a different author are anything to go by, it would be wonderful to see what they get up to nowadays. For the Disney version, the voice actors were a credit - Sterling Holloway and Paul Winchel being the best, on reflection. The trouble is, they're all American (I doubt if A.A.Milne would have liked that either ). Now, if they were, in this day and age, to choose people like Stephen Fry, Jane Horrocks, Geoffrey Palmer and Judi Dench (as someone did for a 1997 audio adaptation of some of the stories), that would be just as good, if not better. The Christmas special was, in my opinion, the best out of all the Disney takes - when I remember it now, apart from the 4 main adaptations of Milne's work, that's the one I remember most clearly and the most fondly. Except that it could have done with being less obviously moralistic and slightly better developed, it truly did what it could well have said on the VHS box cover - " Great Entertainment That Can Keep Children Entertained For Hour After Happy Hour", for instance, are the words I would have used. Anyway, enough of my rambling. The point I'm trying to make here is that, as openly as I can put it, Winnie The Pooh, created by A.A.Milne and idolised by children everywhere, is truly one of the greatest childhood or adulthood friends anyone could have. I'll admit I'm closer to Thomas and The Island Of Sodor, naturally, but I'll always have a soft spot for Pooh. After all, Stephen Fry has great respect for bears (Pooh and Paddington being the best examples in children's literature today) and I can clearly see his point. Warm Regards As Always, MRHloco
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Post by tmrreturns on Jan 17, 2011 4:55:04 GMT
Ah yes, Winnie the Pooh, an all time Disney classic, based on the books by A.A Milne. I remember every Saturday morning on channel 7 the show, 'The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh' is on, looking back it now, it still amazes me. I remember hiring some very old retro Disney Channel videos at a video shop and they have the show, 'Pooh Corner' and man it blew me away seeing how much it was different to the 'New Adventures' series with costumed characters and all. And now in 2011, the traditional animated Winnie the Pooh is coming back in a feature length movie entitled, 'Winnie The Pooh' which will feature five previously unadapted stories narrated by John Cleese and the talented voice behind Pooh bear and Tigger, Jim Cummings. Here's the trailer for it: And thankfully, Christopher Robin is not replaced by a girl unlike the CGI series . I also remembered getting some book-and tapes of Winnie the Pooh when I was about 7 years old and my favourite one was the story behind Pooh bear of where the inspiration comes from to write about him. And I fondly remembered the movie from the 1970's including the Heffalumps and Woozles song: TMRReturns
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Post by Aidan on Jan 17, 2011 5:06:13 GMT
Ah, the old "Heffalumps and Woozles" song always made me laugh when I was a kid, especially the elephant-bee hybrid that tries to steal Pooh's honey pot.
Thanks for finding it, tmrreturns!
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Post by jackandhispack on Jan 17, 2011 16:16:51 GMT
I think the reason why they canceled My Friends Tigger and Pooh in favor of bringing him back to basics is because the girl that voiced the girl in that show, Chloe Moretz, starred as an 11 year old, potty-mouthed, uber-violent assassin in this movie: www.imdb.com/title/tt1250777/Yes, I remember Pooh, my fond memory was "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", on VHS and on TV. I also have a copy of one of the original airings of the Christmas Special, "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too", which has not ever seen a DVD release. Now they are bringing Pooh back to basics, and for animation fans, this is one of those few movies that you absolutely must see in the theater.
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Post by Georgemiser on Jan 17, 2011 18:42:11 GMT
Ah yes, Winnie the Pooh, an all time Disney classic, based on the books by A.A Milne. I remember every Saturday morning on channel 7 the show, 'The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh' is on, looking back it now, it still amazes me. I remember hiring some very old retro Disney Channel videos at a video shop and they have the show, 'Pooh Corner' and man it blew me away seeing how much it was different to the 'New Adventures' series with costumed characters and all. And now in 2011, the traditional animated Winnie the Pooh is coming back in a feature length movie entitled, 'Winnie The Pooh' which will feature five previously unadapted stories narrated by John Cleese and the talented voice behind Pooh bear and Tigger, Jim Cummings. Here's the trailer for it: And thankfully, Christopher Robin is not replaced by a girl unlike the CGI series . I also remembered getting some book-and tapes of Winnie the Pooh when I was about 7 years old and my favourite one was the story behind Pooh bear of where the inspiration comes from to write about him. And I fondly remembered the movie from the 1970's including the Heffalumps and Woozles song: TMRReturns Saw the original trailer a while ago. it seems that Disney have totally redesigned Christopher Robin in the face department. I'm shore by now everyone has noticed the larger eyes and smaller body. It seems like Disney decided to up the ''cuteness'' factor for the new CR.
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Post by danparker on Jan 22, 2011 21:40:56 GMT
And now in 2011, the traditional animated Winnie the Pooh is coming back in a feature length movie entitled, 'Winnie The Pooh' which will feature five previously unadapted stories narrated by John Cleese and the talented voice behind Pooh bear and Tigger, Jim Cummings. Here's the trailer for it: I've said it once, I'll say it again. Yes, I am going to see this movie when it comes out in movie theatres. One, because I love Winnie The Pooh as a kid. Two, I want more hand-drawn/2D films in theatres more often, like this one. Three, this is a great trailer, the way it should have always been.
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Post by Georgemiser on Apr 6, 2011 16:27:44 GMT
here's 2 songs from the new movie. the soundtrack just came out.
As well as some clips from the movie recently realised by Disney. With some narration from the new narrator, John Cleese
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Post by Mele Kalikimaka on Apr 6, 2011 17:19:12 GMT
I think since Walt Disney was part of a very early school of film making, his movies were more of an attempt to wrap a performance (as in actors, songs, and gags) around familiar stories and characters (a reason why he specifically told the Sherman Bros. not to read Kipling's Jungle Book when they wrote the songs for the Disney version). And I think the original Winnie the Pooh shorts capture that - not trying to recreate the books word for word, but to reinvent it to work onscreen.
Also, I'd say it's one of those rare instances where it HASN'T been ruined by later incarnations. From what I've seen, even the DTV sequels aren't that bad, remaining pretty true to the original movie in appearance and characterization (this is excluding those educational shows, which I'm trying to pretend don't exist). And Jim Cummings has done two of the main voices pretty well since probably the late 80s.
Besides, they're going back to the original stories as inspiration for the new theatrical movie (one handled by the feature animation department, ot the TV/video one).
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Post by GeebMachine on Apr 7, 2011 1:52:15 GMT
First off, I was wondering if there was a thread for Winnie the Pooh, and, well... I guess I found out. I remember "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" via VHS, before I knew there was an older film about it. And speaking of films, when I first found out that they (Disney) were going to make a new Pooh film, I kind of shook my head, thinking that this film was going to be something like the newer shows that came out; awful. But after a little insight, and seeing the trailer and clips, I think I may go and see it. Also, in light of this new film, I'm going to be reading it on a book-reading show that I'm recently doing in my area; showing kids what Winnie the Pooh was, not what it is now, if you know what I mean.
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Post by Georgemiser on Apr 7, 2011 9:37:40 GMT
Zooey Deschanel: the woman who's composing most of the new songs for the new movie. (this is excluding those educational shows, which I'm trying to pretend don't exist). i'm sorry for doing this then.
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Post by GeebMachine on Apr 7, 2011 18:42:27 GMT
i'm sorry for doing this then. Don't be sorry! I remember watching this kind of show when I was younger, and I quite enjoyed it. As for the "Too Smart for Strangers", we have it recorded on video somewhere, and I use to watch it all the time (but, of course, I use to watch it for entertainment instead of its intended educational purpose). Once again, don't be sorry for posting this, and thanks for doing so.
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Post by Georgemiser on Apr 8, 2011 15:53:25 GMT
I'm sorry for doing this then. Don't be sorry! I remember watching this kind of show when I was younger, and I quite enjoyed it. As for the "Too Smart for Strangers", we have it recorded on video somewhere, and I use to watch it all the time (but, of course, I use to watch it for entertainment instead of its intended educational purpose). Once again, don't be sorry for posting this, and thanks for doing so. Oh, OK then. i was just wondering, on account of the fact this psa has come off as somewhat of a joke in resent years. primarily because of the ''not OK touching'' segment. heres another pooh psa done years before.
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Post by Galloping Sausage on Oct 11, 2014 17:58:33 GMT
I loved Winnie the Pooh since I was a kid. I still like watching "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and many of the films Disney did. Also, I'd say it's one of those rare instances where it HASN'T been ruined by later incarnations. From what I've seen, even the DTV sequels aren't that bad, remaining pretty true to the original movie in appearance and characterization (this is excluding those educational shows, which I'm trying to pretend don't exist). And Jim Cummings has done two of the main voices pretty well since probably the late 80s. Yeah, I quite agree on that. Even the ones where they introduce Lumpy were still entertaining. By educational shows, you mean this? XD
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 20:54:21 GMT
I used to love Winnie the Pooh quite a lot. My favorite was Tigger, but now I like Rabbit, Owl, and Eeyore. I remember Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin was one of the darkest kids' movies I'd ever seen. It's a shame that the original voice actor for Tigger, Paul Winchell, as well as the voice actor for Rabbit, Ken Sansom, died. They were really very good.
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Post by Galloping Sausage on Apr 30, 2023 17:08:41 GMT
The series has been quiet since the 2011. I'm not sure why Disney hasn't done anything new with the series aside from the Kingdom Hearts stuff? The only things we have recently are both the 2018 movie and that horror movie from months ago after the copyrights have been expired, and I heard the horror movie isn't as good. Makes me scared what would happen once The Railway Series lands into the public domain.
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