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− | '''Nostalgia Chick:''' Say what you want about the 80s, but you have to give it to kids' movies. They were a lot less...one note. Race parables with foxes and hounds ''(shows clip from ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'')'', the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience with mice ''(shows clip from ''An American Tail'')'', dinosaur road trip into Heaven ''(shows clip from ''The Land Before Time'')'', ''Lord of the Rings'' ripoffs ''(image of ''The Black Cauldron'' poster)'', this...mess ''(image of ''[[Heavy Metal]]'' poster)''. If you were born between the years of 1980 and 1990, and...well after that, Don Bluth was likely an integral part of your childhood. And while there were and remain a lot of people that may attain that ''The Secret of NIMH'' is his best movie, I'm not sure I agree. |
+ | '''Nostalgia Chick:''' Say what you want about the 80s, but you have to give it to kids' movies. They were a lot less...one note. Race parables with foxes and hounds ''(shows clip from ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'')'', the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience with mice ''(shows clip from ''An American Tail'')'', a dinosaur road trip into Heaven ''(shows clip from ''The Land Before Time'')'', ''Lord of the Rings'' ripoffs ''(image of ''The Black Cauldron'' poster)'', this...mess ''(image of ''[[Heavy Metal]]'' poster)''. If you were born between the years of 1980 and 1990, and...well after that, Don Bluth was likely an integral part of your childhood. And while there were and remain a lot of people that may attain that ''The Secret of NIMH'' is his best movie, I'm not sure I agree. |
'''The Great Owl:''' Brisby? Mrs. Jonathan Brisby? |
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'''NCh (voiceover):''' The last time we talked about Don Bluth was three years ago when we shat all over |
'''NCh (voiceover):''' The last time we talked about Don Bluth was three years ago when we shat all over |
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his biggest movie success as a hollow sellout, ''[[Anastasia]]''. |
his biggest movie success as a hollow sellout, ''[[Anastasia]]''. |
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+ | '''NCh:''' Now, this was his only profitable film from that decade, which followed a string of films which were... ''(images for ''[[Rock-A-Doodle]]'', ''[[Thumbelina]]'', ''[[A Troll in Central Park]]'', and ''The [[Pebble and the Penguin]]'' are shown)'' well, let's be nice and call them weak. ''(footage from ''Anastasia'' is shown)'' The only one that made decent money was the historical fiction Disney copycat. |
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+ | ''(A scene from ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' plays.)'' |
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+ | '''NCh (voiceover):''' And let me just get it out of the way that I find ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' to be by far Bluth and Goldman's most interesting movie. |
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+ | ''(cut back to Nostalgia Chick)'' |
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+ | '''NCh:''' Possibly also their best. But this film fascinates me particularly because it had a lot of moral grayness in it that you don't see in most Disney movies. At least, up until ''The Emperor's New Groove''. |
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+ | '''NCh (voiceover):''' The main character of [[w:c:donbluth:Charlie B. Barkin|Charlie]] is a sophisticated character, and this is a surprisingly sophisticated film. |
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+ | ''(cut back to Nostalgia Chick)'' |
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+ | '''NCh:''' For a mainstream kid's movie. |
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+ | ''(Footage of the film's first ten minutes plays.)'' |
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+ | '''NCh (voiceover):''' In the first ten minutes alone, we have a prison break, gambling, smoking, lots of drinking. ''(A Live action video of a dog staring at a glass of O'Doul's is shown.)'' Which, for dogs in the real world, is just adorable, by the way. In fact, the main character gets drunk off his ass and his [[w:c:donbluth:Carface Carruthers|business partner]] fucking assassinates him! And all this in the first ten minutes! |
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+ | ''(cut back to Nostalgia Chick)'' |
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+ | '''NCh:''' So while it has neither the delicate sense of wonder that we saw with ''Secret of NIMH'' nor is it the whorish B-grade sellout that we saw with ''Anastasia'', this film feels like a much more personal work to me. In fact, I think it's a very deep allegory. |
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+ | ''(Footage from ''An American Tail'' is shown.)'' |
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+ | '''NCh (voiceover):''' We see something similar with ''An American Tail'', which draws a much more obvious parallel with Russian Cossacks and the programs to cats and mice. It kind of loses me on the tragic of the Russian-Jewish immigrant and evil cat allegory with the big, silly rat thing (the Giant Mouse of Minsk) at the end and the fact that the mice ostensibly... win? |
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+ | ''([[w:c:donbluth:Warren T. Rat|Warren T. Rat]] and his cronies are chased by the Giant Mouse of Minsk. An arrow points out the fact that it's even labeled.)'' |
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+ | '''NCh:''' Unlike ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'', which has a deep multi-layered spiritual allegory. One that details to us the fall of man and takes us on a journey. How he is cast out of paradise and into the wilderness. And his redemption, which comes only through the greatest of sacrifice. And it does so with singing dogs...that gamble. Allow me to explain. |
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+ | '''NCh (voiceover):''' The plot is this: It takes place in New Orleans, where it is always Mardi Gras, where Charlie B. Barkin escapes from prison to the casino he co-owns with his partner Carface -- so named because he's in a car...and he has a face. Carface, not wanting the liability of the escaped convict Charlie, gets him drunk and kills him. And Charlie dies, learning that all dogs get a "get-out-of-jail-free" card just by virtue of being a dog. |
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+ | '''[[w:c:donbluth:Annabelle|Annabelle]]:''' All dogs go to heaven because, unlike people, dogs are naturally good and loyal and kind. |
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+ | '''NCh (voiceover):''' Unimpressed with heaven and wanting revenge against Carface, Charlie rejects eternity in paradise and winds back his life watch. Wondering how Carface's business got so profitable without Charlie, he finds out that Carface has procured a young Snow White-looking orphan ([[w:c:donbluth:Anne-Marie|Anne-Marie]]) who can talk to animals. |
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+ | '''Charlie:''' Where are your parents? |
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+ | '''Anne-Marie:''' I'm an orphan. |
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+ | '''NCh (voiceover):''' And he uses her to find out which rat is likely to win races. And she, of course, desperately wants to be adopted. |
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+ | '''Charlie:''' If you're serious about this mommy and daddy business, you're going to need dough of your own. |
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{{NChscripts}} |
{{NChscripts}} |
Revision as of 15:30, 13 June 2017
All Dogs Go to Heaven
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July 23rd, 2012
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13:57
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Nostalgia Chick: Say what you want about the 80s, but you have to give it to kids' movies. They were a lot less...one note. Race parables with foxes and hounds (shows clip from The Fox and the Hound), the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience with mice (shows clip from An American Tail), a dinosaur road trip into Heaven (shows clip from The Land Before Time), Lord of the Rings ripoffs (image of The Black Cauldron poster), this...mess (image of Heavy Metal poster). If you were born between the years of 1980 and 1990, and...well after that, Don Bluth was likely an integral part of your childhood. And while there were and remain a lot of people that may attain that The Secret of NIMH is his best movie, I'm not sure I agree.
The Great Owl: Brisby? Mrs. Jonathan Brisby?
NCh (voiceover): The last time we talked about Don Bluth was three years ago when we shat all over his biggest movie success as a hollow sellout, Anastasia.
NCh: Now, this was his only profitable film from that decade, which followed a string of films which were... (images for Rock-A-Doodle, Thumbelina, A Troll in Central Park, and The Pebble and the Penguin are shown) well, let's be nice and call them weak. (footage from Anastasia is shown) The only one that made decent money was the historical fiction Disney copycat.
(A scene from All Dogs Go to Heaven plays.)
NCh (voiceover): And let me just get it out of the way that I find All Dogs Go to Heaven to be by far Bluth and Goldman's most interesting movie.
(cut back to Nostalgia Chick)
NCh: Possibly also their best. But this film fascinates me particularly because it had a lot of moral grayness in it that you don't see in most Disney movies. At least, up until The Emperor's New Groove.
NCh (voiceover): The main character of Charlie is a sophisticated character, and this is a surprisingly sophisticated film.
(cut back to Nostalgia Chick)
NCh: For a mainstream kid's movie.
(Footage of the film's first ten minutes plays.)
NCh (voiceover): In the first ten minutes alone, we have a prison break, gambling, smoking, lots of drinking. (A Live action video of a dog staring at a glass of O'Doul's is shown.) Which, for dogs in the real world, is just adorable, by the way. In fact, the main character gets drunk off his ass and his business partner fucking assassinates him! And all this in the first ten minutes!
(cut back to Nostalgia Chick)
NCh: So while it has neither the delicate sense of wonder that we saw with Secret of NIMH nor is it the whorish B-grade sellout that we saw with Anastasia, this film feels like a much more personal work to me. In fact, I think it's a very deep allegory.
(Footage from An American Tail is shown.)
NCh (voiceover): We see something similar with An American Tail, which draws a much more obvious parallel with Russian Cossacks and the programs to cats and mice. It kind of loses me on the tragic of the Russian-Jewish immigrant and evil cat allegory with the big, silly rat thing (the Giant Mouse of Minsk) at the end and the fact that the mice ostensibly... win?
(Warren T. Rat and his cronies are chased by the Giant Mouse of Minsk. An arrow points out the fact that it's even labeled.)
NCh: Unlike All Dogs Go to Heaven, which has a deep multi-layered spiritual allegory. One that details to us the fall of man and takes us on a journey. How he is cast out of paradise and into the wilderness. And his redemption, which comes only through the greatest of sacrifice. And it does so with singing dogs...that gamble. Allow me to explain.
NCh (voiceover): The plot is this: It takes place in New Orleans, where it is always Mardi Gras, where Charlie B. Barkin escapes from prison to the casino he co-owns with his partner Carface -- so named because he's in a car...and he has a face. Carface, not wanting the liability of the escaped convict Charlie, gets him drunk and kills him. And Charlie dies, learning that all dogs get a "get-out-of-jail-free" card just by virtue of being a dog.
Annabelle: All dogs go to heaven because, unlike people, dogs are naturally good and loyal and kind.
NCh (voiceover): Unimpressed with heaven and wanting revenge against Carface, Charlie rejects eternity in paradise and winds back his life watch. Wondering how Carface's business got so profitable without Charlie, he finds out that Carface has procured a young Snow White-looking orphan (Anne-Marie) who can talk to animals.
Charlie: Where are your parents?
Anne-Marie: I'm an orphan.
NCh (voiceover): And he uses her to find out which rat is likely to win races. And she, of course, desperately wants to be adopted.
Charlie: If you're serious about this mommy and daddy business, you're going to need dough of your own.
Nostalgia Chick Transcripts | |
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2008: | Pocahontas · Teen Witch · Anastasia · She-Ra: Princess of Power · Hocus Pocus (NCh) · Top 11 Nostalgic Villainesses · Spice World · Top 10 Disturbing and Inescapable Christmas Songs |
2009: | Labyrinth · Thanks for the Feedback: Date with Doug · Thumbelina · Babysitters Club · Spooning with Spoony · Top 11 Embarrassing Nostalgic Dance Crazes · Xanadu · Transformers (NCh) · Armageddon · Bratz · Mulan (NCh) · The Last Unicorn · Earth Girls Are Easy · Disney Princess · Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (NCh) |
2010: | Dragonheart · The Smurfette Principle · Titanic · My Little Pony · Nella’s (mostly) Unabridged My Little Pony Epic · Showgirls · Blonde Girls Then and Now · An Enchanted Cinder(n)ella Ever After · Grease · Linking Up with Linkara · Lindsay Talks Dune · Thanks for the Feedback: My BFF Nella · Hercules (NCh) · Playing God · Man in the Iron Mask · Dreamworks vs. Disney: Rise of the Eyebrow · Dreamworks vs. Disney: Dualing |
2011: | Thanks for the Feedback: We, Fit · The Fifth Element (NCh) · Kirk vs. Picard · X-Men: The Animated Series (NCh) · Top Ten Evil Nostalgic Characters · Disaster Movies of Roland Emmerich · The Craft · Tron (NCh) · Newsies (NCh) · Les Misérables: The Musical · Jem and the Holograms (NCh) · The Little Mermaid (NCh) · Grease 2 · TLC and the '90s · Top Ten Songs About Sex (from Musicals) · She’s All That · Chick Flicks! Sleepless in Seattle vs. When Harry Met Sally · You've Got Mail · City of Angels · Kate and Leopold · Cruel Intentions · The Lion King (in 3D!) · The Worst Witch · Crossroads · Top Ten Disney Deaths · A Very N'Sync Christmas · The Christmas Shoes · Daria · Top Ten Worst Disney Sequels |
2012: | Top Five LEAST Awful Disney Sequels · What Women Want · Top Ten Hottest Animated Guys · Song of the South · The Adventures of Milo and Otis · The Lorax (NCh) · Sister Act · Baby Whatever - Nostalgic Baby Dolls · Top Ten Guilty Pleasure Movies (of Shame) · Chipmunk Adventure · Freddy Got Fingered · Men in Black · Wild Wild West · Will Smith Was a Rapper, Once... · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · Top Boy Bands from the 90's · Lindsay’s Top Eleven Favorite Movies of All Time! (this week) · All Dogs Go to Heaven · Ender’s Game · Supergirl · Cool Runnings (NCh) · The Worst (and Least Awful) Female Superhero Movies · Charlie’s Angels · Cutthroat Island · Top Ten Viral Videos from the Ancient Internet (before YouTube) · Reality Bites · Matilda · Sleepy Hollow · Not Another Breaking Dawn Review |
2013: | The Fellowship of the Ring · The Two Towers · The Return of the King · Return to Me · Lindsay’s Top Ten Favorite Movies of 2012 · Disney Needs More Gay · The Host (2013) · Top Ten Music Videos of the 90′s · The Addams Family · The Mortal Instruments and Young Adult Adaptations · Addams Family Values |
2014: | Top Ten Somewhat Arbitrarily Ranked Worst Movies of 2013 · Top Ten(ish) Favorite Movies of 2013 · Dante's Peak vs. Volcano · Nostalgic Foods of Yore feat. Mara Wilson · Divergent and the Young Adult Movies of 2013 · The Day After Tomorrow · Independence Day vs. War of the Worlds Part 1 · Independence Day vs. War of the Worlds Part 2 · True Lies |
Shorts! | The Goddess of Spring · Betty Boop in Minnie the Moocher · Der Fuehrer’s Face · Red Hot Riding Hood · Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs |
Loose Canon | Starscream · Hades, Lord of the Underworld · The Wicked Witch of the West · Captain America (Loose Canon) · Mad Max · Death · King Kong · Nightcrawler · The Jedi · The Jacks of King Kong · Oscar Bait: A History · Phantom of the Opera: Part 1 - Before Broadway · Phantom of the Opera: Part 2 - After Lord Andy · Queen Elizabeth I · Superhero vs. Superhero: A History · Aphrodite · X-Men Dying (And Un-Dying) · Marilyn Monroe · 9/11 · Mystique · Hillary Clinton · Jack the Ripper · Santa Claus |
Lindsay Ellis | Joel Schumacher's Phantom of the Opera · Hercules, Disney's Beautiful Hot Mess · How Three-Act Screenplays Work (and why it matters) · Designing the Other: Aliens on Film · RENT - Look Pretty and Do As Little as Possible · Planting and Payoff - Featuring Mad Max: Fury Road · Are Disney Villains Going Extinct? · Is Beauty and the Beast About Stockholm Syndrome? · Mel Brooks and The Producers' Use of Satire · Why Pocahontas was a Mistake · The Complex Feels of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · Disney's Revisionist History · The Case for Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame · POTC: Dead Genres Tell No Tales · Stranger Things, IT and the Upside Down of Nostalgia · Dear Stephenie Meyer · Bright: The Apotheosis of Lazy Worldbuilding · My Monster Boyfriend · The Hobbit: An Unexpected Autopsy (1/2) · The Hobbit: Battle of Five Studios (2/2) · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Warners (3/2) · The Ideology of the First Order · That Time Disney Remade Beauty and the Beast · The Death of the Hollywood Movie Musical · YouTube: Manufacturing Authenticity for Fun & Profit! · Product Placement & Fair Use · Death of The Author · Independence Day vs. War of the Worlds · How Aladdin Changed Animation (by Screwing Over Robin Williams) · We Need to Talk About Game of Thrones I Guess · The Last of the Game of Thrones Hot Takes · Woke Disney · How to Get a Book Deal Ten Years or Less · The Most Whitewashed Character Ever · Why is Cats? · Protest Music of the Bush Era · Is Titanic Good, Actually? · Death of the Author 2: Rowling Boogaloo · Into The Omegaverse: How a Fanfic Trope Landed in Federal Court · Addison Cain's lawyer e-mailed me, and it only got worse from there · Why Borat Works Better in 2020 · Tracing the Roots of Pop Culture Transphobia · Mask Off · Reevaluating The Little Mermaid before Disney horks up another live action remake · 9 things I wish I knew before publishing my first novel · Narcissism in the MCU · Love Never Dies: A Magnificent Musical Trashfire Sequel to Phantom of the Opera |
The Whole Plate | Transformers and Film Studies · Auteur Theory vs. Michael Bay · Why is it So Hard to Remember What Happens in Transformers? · Genre · The Lady Robot Problem: Feminist Theory Part 1 · The Male Gaze vs. The Men: Feminist Theory Part 2 · Framing Megan Fox: Feminist Theory Part 3 · Queering Michael Bay · Marxism! |