Beauty and the Beast Part 3 (With Some Jerk with a Camera!) - Brows Held High
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- Опубликовано: 10 авг 2015
- Original upload date: 9/26/2014
As Kyle and Tony's overview concludes, we discover just why it's a tale as old as time.
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I just want to see Kyle do a scar:
"I'm surrounded by idiots...."
Morgan Allsing "Shall I practice my curtsy?"
Favorite lines: "The movie just gasped at itself."
"Don't get raptured now! I refuse to be left behind with Kirk Cameron or Nicolas Cage!"
+The Shady Reviewer That whole rant was hilarious. "Even Belle doesn't know what FUCK just happened!"
+The Shady Reviewer "Hey! You! Get off of that cloud!"
EXPLAAAAAAIIIIIIN!!!!!!!! EEEEXPLAAAAAAIIIIIINNNN!!!!!!!!
I've watched this a bunch of times and that part still makes me laugh my ass off.
+Tatiana Melendez It's referring to the movie they did together; "Left Behind."
Who, Kyle and Some Jerk with a Camara? I didn't know that. Cool.
"How could they let this happen...? _WHY_ ARE YOU LETTING THIS HAPPEN? HOW CAN YOU HAVE SUCH BLIND DEVOTION TO A *_MOUSE?!"_*
Best line. XD
I have the same reaction to every Disney remake.
The Mouse....is your modern GOD! DO NOT DISRESPECT GOD KING MICKEY!
@@ericemanwu That is right, bend over and worship the mouse, ha-ha!!
Blame Master Xehanort.
@@willlyon7129 And now they're remaking Pinocchio, twice; one by Guillermo Del Toro on Netflix, with a Henry Sellick-esque stop motion animation and Ewan McGregor as Jiminy Cricket, and one by Disney on their streaming service by Robert Zemekis, written by Chris Weitz of Twilight: New Moon, and Joseph Gordon Levitt as Jiminy Cricket.
The thing about the Beast giving Belle the library is that for someone like Belle, who loves to read, books aren't just material objects. They let you go on adventures and make friends. I saw something somewhere that said "The reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." Also, Gaston and the other townspeople think Belle is weird for reading. By giving Belle the library, the Beast shows that he respects her intelligence in a way that no one else, except Belle's father, does.
And if you're looking for a version that screws this up spectacularly, look no further than the 2017 Emma Watson version. Where the Beast shows Belle the library not as a thoughtful token of his affection, but to show off how many books he has.
@@SRFriso94 The worst part about that is that it had potential for showing Belle and the Beast having something in common: a love of books. Instead of bonding over literature, the Beast negs Belle because she loves Romeo & Juliet. Grr!
Dear god, "Kill the Mouse" has only gotten more relevant since this was made.
"I love the birthing wall... its so bad."
'That was a meme.'
"DEAL WITH IT!"
18:54 “Don’t you have a #Disneyside?” “Why, certainly, I spell it with a C!” What a remarkably clever lyric! 😃
I love that they finally got it at the end "Stories don't belong to anyone". Especially with fairy tales like "Beauty and the Beast" which moved into folk culture ages ago. But a lot of people don't quite get the idea of folk culture and stories that belong to everyone. We're so used to the post-Industrial world in which stories are created as part of the culture industry rather than just stories being created to be passed around.
+Adam Hoffman The new adaptation is pretty bad though...visually stunning at parts, but it made the story even more creepy than it was beforehand. And not in a good way. I think Disney still deserves all the praise of the world for creating the best take on it.
swanpride
The point isn't who did it better. The point is that neither of these film companies own the story of "Beauty and the Beast". It's beyond public domain. Someone else could still make another "Beauty and the Beast" movie. Heck, even you or I could if we had the means.
+Adam Hoffman In this regard we have to keep Copyright in mind.
Because of it, technically new stories DO belong to someone.
And that's a good thing in the short run. After all, authors deserve to be able to get the money and recognition for their work if it's successful, and not let other people to capitalize on it without the due consent.
Unfortunately, since Copyright can be renewed, this has a negative effect in the long run. Specially if the stories are owned by corporations, who have it way easier to renew it.
XanderVJ
But I'm not talking about new stories. I'm talking about folklore. Folklore is a whole other animal. Before copyright was a thing, people used to sit around the fire and tell stories. Then the people who heard that story would tell it to other people and so on. And the story would change as it changed hands. It's for reasons like these that there are over 300 different versions of Cinderella in the world. I get where you're coming from regarding intellectual property law. And sadly, folklore doesn't really seem to be a thing anymore. But I kind of wish it was. Being able to share stories without locking them in place so someone can make money off of them would be a dream come true. Just imagine being able to bring back that communal storytelling experience free from greed and industry. The closest thing we probably have now is the creative commons license which basically states that certain pieces of media are free to use as long as people acknowledge where the original material came from. Also, supposedly "creepypasta" has some folklore-like elements to it.
Look their is a fine line between copyrighted and public domain, Disney or Hollywood dos'nt own fairy tales
Cocteau cast this own partner as the Beast. Always found that kinda interesting.
And that theoretical subtext is not lost
Really? Cool.
Isn't that super-meta, regarding homophobia in society, including internalized homophobia? Like: "Society says you/your sexuality is disgusting and unnatural, but it is actually wonderful and amazing!"
In a double role. More Jean Marais the better.
That explains why the beast wasn't played very well, Cocteau cast his SO regardless of his acting talent
In this age of remakes, this episode hits particularly hard
I think showing belle the library is a sign of respect. it's the beast taking what he's learned and saying "i respect that you're an intelligent woman who likes to read, he's all my books." is in contrast to gaston who doesn't think should be smart or read. I also get the french version of east giving his treasure to belle is a sign of respect and trust. both versions work for their stories.
Nightwing Josh
I saw it as,
Beast: what does bell like?
Cogsworth: she likes books
Beast: books? I have books. I give books
Actually it goes: Beast: "I want to do something for her."
Cogsworth: "You should shower her in meaningless presents."
Lumiere: "Non, non, we need something special which actually touches her heart...oh, I have an idea."
And the point is indeed that Gaston in an earlier scene is scoffing about Belle's desire to read and tells her that woman shouldn't do this, while the Beast sees her reaction and is happy about it. And then gives her the book as a present.
Also he must've refurbished the library considering the state of the rest of the castle.
Plus the Disney Beast actually thought about what Belle, as an individual, would like rather than just throwing shiny objects at her.
aacsmiles i wish the scene wasn’t cut, but the scene of Belle and Beast reading together would have been the cherry on the cake.
Six years later, I sing to my kids Ven's version of "tale as old as time" 😁
"This castle reminds me so much of Schloss Neuschanstein"
You mean Sleeping Beauty's castle reminds you of the exact castle it was modeled after?
#disneycide is still one of my favorite lines because literally just changing one letter drastically alters the meaning and the phrasing makes it sound like an epic one-liner.
I'm wondering if the guy (or the girl?) who was in the Mickey costume that day will ever see this video and think to himself (or herself?): "Boy, I nearly got short by an internet reviewer that day."
Ven's singing at the end is still as incredible as it was hyped up to be.
"WHYYYY WOULD THEY STEAL A TREASURE! THAT WOULD TURN TO DOGSHIT IN...THEIR HAAAANDS?!" That part makes me laugh so much.
Same - the new lyrics are _ridiculously_ well-written across the board and, while Tony doesn't have Kyle's technical ability, his sheer willingness to give it stacks absolutely makes up for it.
I feel like saying that this is still, to this day one of the most enjoyable crossovers I've seen. This was a great idea with even better execution :)
...so... am I the one guy who likes Disney's Hunchback?
***** No, I love it. My favorite Disney film, in fact.
***** No you are not, I'm sure there's at least one person who likes at least one movie that's not as well received by critics or others. I LOVE that movie, it's my number one favorite Disney movie. I could write an essay on just how beautiful and wondrous the movie is. But no, you are not the only one. :)
***** The Gargoyles were unnecessary characters added on to unsuccessfully attempt to add comic relief to a very dark film. If they were taken out of the film, the movie would have been great.
+Rex Mundane I really like it, but I don't know if I would if I had read the book. Then again, ain't nobody got time for that.
+Rex Mundane I love it and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. I think they're flawed, all Disney films (and all films, to an extent) are. I think a lot of the hate directed at it doesn't come from it being a bad movie, but from people only finding the Disney films of their childhood acceptable-- when they stopped liking Disney, when it stopped being nostalgic, everything that came after was no longer acceptable, good film or not.
I think a lot of Frozen's flaws are present in Disney's earlier animated work (like having plot holes, wrapping up too neatly, and not doing enough justice to the culture of the country it's supposed to take place in), but neither do movies like Tangled, Sleeping Beauty, or The Lion King. I mean, as Kyle said later, Lion King is an extremely loose view of Africa, just as Frozen is an extremely loose look at Scandinavia. But Lion King gets a pass from 20-something Disney fans that grew up during the 90's Golden Era of Disney, where Frozen does not.
I really don't like that the Beast turns human and looks exactly like Avenant. I get the point of it, I just wouldn't want the man I love and will spend the rest of my life with looking like the person who abused me. Especially considering the Beast was set up as the antithesis of Avenant.
But... but Hellfire...
Certainly impressive for a Disney version. There were some neat risks taken in it.
I never really got the original version of the tale, as it starts out with the Beast threatening Belle's father with death for picking a rose, then immediately shifts to focus on Belle's arc of learning to look past the Beast's hideousness and see the good within him...The 'good' that demanded the sacrifice of a daughter as payment for the theft of a flower. The story just works better with the Beast having an actual character arc.
The book was always about Belle's arc and like the 1946 movie, she's the one we focus on the most. The Beast was a gentle and nice man that Belle had to see. However, the original author made another book that's a prequel and expands the Beast's backstory and character that arguably surpasses Disney's. Basically, his parents were king and queen and loved each other deeply until he died and the queen continues to push to be a queen and raises his baby alone. A fairy who is merely an acquaintance of the queen, assists in raising and educating the young prince which she's uncomfortable with but can't upset a fairy who offers for help. And she takes full responsibility on the baby as the queen is sent to war, not being able to see her son grow up half his life. The "evil" fairy raises the baby with the queen nearly about to return home but is called again to the war again. One day, the fairy diapers for YEARS leaving the kid to take care of himself and leaving him alone and confused and missing her. When he grows up years later, the fairy returns and treats him inappropriately and refused to call her "mother" as she has developed "feelings" for him. He is confused and hurt by how she treats him and she demands him to marry her after years of helping him. The prince refuses and wants to see his mother again and not marry anyone and help is mom in battle. The fairy reveals her old hag and ugly self and he says "You hold me I should give my hand away without first talking to my mother." He does bring him to see his mother again and he actually helps her in war and successfully does well in battle. They return home but the ancient fairy appears leaving the Prince speechless to explain what's been going on and her marriage proposal. The fairy shares her plans to the Queen which she's life "WTF?" The fairy also explains she was always naturally ugly since her youth, she can only use her powers once a year to be beautiful for one day, after which she return to her true appearance. Even though he forgives her for rasing him, he snaps at her from the proposal of her's while the queen tells her she's too ugly for her son. This is where she cursed him by turning him into the Beast since she raised him to be handsome on the outside. The price/Beast can't stand and can't do much. And she tells them if he or the queen mentioned the curse, he will stay as the Beast forever. (Which Belle is the one who must see the Beast for who he is and not for what he is herself.) Unlike Disney where he's a spoiled best who had to learn his manners as a man, here he's a doomed victim until a stranger can love him and save him. Only for another, more nicer fairy appears to help him for months. Turning people who judge his appearance to stone and surrounds the palace in thick fog. The queen is sent back to war. The good fairy grants him wishes to make him more happier and he wishes for a rose garden. Which was why he was mad at Belle's father for stealing his rose.
Seems like both are great films. One is more literal, but the French film has more fairytale in it. More metaphors and ideas. Stealing the treasure could be about trying to take advantage of someone's kindness, all take and no give.
Could the beast's transformation be the moment when Belle stops pitying and fearing him and finally sees him as a person?
And dammit, Kyle, you can sing. Kill the mouse was fantastic.
The Beast transforming into Avedant could also be symbolic of the original story depicting the Beast meeting Belle in his human form while she dreams.
Why didn't she go home on the horse she rode in on? Well, if you had a magic glove that could just teleport you instantly to another location, wouldn't you use it?
BrotherhoodofXMETAS True, but there wasn't any real need to write it that way. We saw how she got there on the horse, if they cut to her back home we could infer that she came home on the horse. Adding in that glove just pads the story out with unnecessary exposition when it would be just as easy to say she used the horse. The point Jerk was making wasn't that it didn't make sense for the character to use it, it's that it didn't make sense for Cocteau to use it.
I thought it was just economical: riding on a horse takes time for what the glove does instantly - bam, more time she can spend with her father.
"Why certainly, I spell it with a 'c'"
Best line. :)
"This is all Satan's Fault!"
"It's okay, you can keep them"
"AWESOME!!!!!"
😂😂😂
I'm so disappointed Tony's response to "Disney's has heart in all the right places" wasn't "And Cocteau's had monkeys in all the right places"
"You're saying Hollywood doesn't have enough plotholes?"
"I'm saying they like to pretend they don't exist."
That I think sums up the two clashing styles of review here in one quippy quote.
Kyle's visual descent into madness was damn good, much like the shot with Eeyore
When the Beast transforms back and gets up lifting his hat, that reminds me of Howl's Moving Castle when the transformed prince is changed back. Coincidence?
Fun Fact: Avenant was going to be the villain of Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Christmas as Gaston's younger brother.
To be honest, I knew who Tchaikovsky was, but had to look up Lana Del Rey.
AnonymousMoon I was worried I was the only one. Shymphonic classics FTW!
*Symphonic
*laughs in howitzer player*
"Tchaikovsky you cant use artillery as an instrument"
"Well thats why im using 12 of them!"
"Tchaikovsky no"
"TCHAIKOVSKY YES!"
Ive heard a bunch of Tchaikovsky
Never heard a single song by Llama Del Ray
Even after seeing this when it was new, and coming back to it in 2022, I still have no idea who Lana Del Rey is. XD
I like Kyle's crossovers, he gets like 200% more pretentious
MakiPcr So he's 3x as pretentious as before?
"Anyone can remake anything. And you know what? They should."
"Stories are owned by no one."
These quotes have stuck by me ever since these reviews first came out years ago.
“DON’T GET RAPTURED NOW....!” Always gets me
First time watching this since it first was released. I was like, "Wasn't there a song about Kyle wanting to kill- THERE IT IS!"
Oof, that Blip comment.
At first I thought the green rifle was just charmingly lo-fi, and then I saw you carrying it around Disneyland. I see now.
Jaytheradical Also, I think the "Walt Disney was secretly Adolf Hitler" crowd should get a look at that picture of Cocteau and Disney at the end of the credits.
They need to have a reunion episode where they review the live action Disney movie. Maybe compare it to the new French version? PRETTY (on the inside) PLEASE????
The New French is far better, because it really works on its own path, not so far from the path of Jean Cocteau's movie.
well Kyle was in SomeJerk's one movie later of it
dionysos46 did we watch the same movie? The French remake sucks! Looks great but the story makes less sense than either of the Disney versions and Cocteu's.
Incidentally, the parody songs in this review can be downloaded right here: tony-goldmark.bandcamp.com/album/brows-held-high-beauty-and-the-beast
Ven really does have a pretty voice.
This entire trilogy review, still one of my favorite reviews ever. I aspire to make high quality production content like Kyle, but I can only hope to get a fraction of Tony's comedic genius.
I am so sorry I only just now discovered this. What a production. I am beyond impressed. A delight from start to finish. Thank you for all the effort put into this.
Despite arguing against it, it does sound like you genuinely liked the Disney version enough to make a musical review around it. I'm glad for that, it really is my favorite Disney movie of all time. ^_^
Oh, this was incredible! Majestic and awe-inspiring, such profound insight into these two incredible films, so full of heart and creativity. Such passion and wisdom for a timeless tale...
Oh, I would love nothing more than to see Brows Held High speak on behalf of Hans Christen Anderson's "Snow Queen" while Some Jerk With A Camera speaks for Disney's Frozen! That would be so surreal and incredible!
Welcome to the arts,
Strange and so complex!
Images and words, set as free as birds,
To revel and perplex.
The tongue of human hearts,
Disparate as can be!
Never one the same, no one soul to blame
For lack of fluency!
So many bright ideas, that never get across
Fall and slowly fade, yet still we're not afraid, of intellectual loss
Still we throw the darts
Hoping you will see
Past the minds' divide, to the other side,
Despite your fluency!
For nothing's really quite, as worthy as the fight
for human fluency.
Personally, I never liked that Avenant and the Beast were played by the same actor, mostly based on the fact that Avenant tried to force a kiss on Belle in the beginning of the movie. Why would Belle want to spend the rest of her life with someone who now looks exactly like the man who almost assaulted her?
17:17 This is me every time I hear a live action Disney remake.
The best part about, "You've been singing Disney songs..." is that the main theme of Beauty is mostly "borrowed" from the "Carnival of the Animals," also written by a Frenchman....
I really hope you do a commentary for this review with Jerk someday. I'd love to learn about how you guys met and filmed all this.
23:07 OMG! I love that girl's reaction to watching you two waltz!
That moment when two blip geeks do a better musical review of an European art film with a bunch of other creators than the critic of nostalgia and the funding of the channel that’s (not so) awesome.
Eh, it's not too surprising, considering the fact that Kyle basically created musical reviews in the first place (as far as I know, anyway)
I love to come back to these every year. Cheesy, beautiful, and fun.
This goes deep, and I like that. "That's not artistry, it's flattery." wow. -Frank
Yet one more fantastic element:
That THE WEST WING opening. It's been done before, but never better.
+Furore2323 Oh, and got dang, Ven's last serenade to round it out. Gets me every time.
I will never not love this film. Everyone involved needs to feel great about being involved in how great it is.
I've watched this at least 3 times a year since its original release, and yet only now I realize the simphonies that sound in the background as Kyle wanders the parks... sound similar to "Be Our Guest", possibly having influenced it, forshadowing that "Stories belong to noone".
Really enjoyed this review. I remember seeing, "La Belle et la Bete," one time on TCM and enjoyed it for what it was. I liked seeing the many things Disney took inspiration from it and is probably my favorite version that is the closest to the original story. I'm glad you did this because I was wondering about some of the thing in the film that kinda went over my head with what the meaning was, including the ending.
Ven needs more singing parts!
I get the strangest feeling that I've seen that shot where Kyle is marching forward with flames behind him before, like that shot is an homage to something I can't remember...
The "Savages" scene in Pocahontas? That's what it makes me think of, albeit vaguely.
This is one if my favorite reviews as a fan of Cocteau's La Belle et La Bete, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and Madame de Villenueve's bloated fairy tale. I appreciated that there was critique of the source material without actively shitting on it from both sides! And history and context were given a valid platform. Much respect for Kyle and Tony!
I really appreciate the love and effort put into this! I'm crying with glee.. A Kellgrenian masterpiece, no doubt
"you know this is some of tchaikovsky's best work?" "don't you know lana del rey when you hear it?" WH Y IS THIS ME
The funny thing is, the live action remake tries to add in a bit of Cocteau in order to try and fix the "flaws" of the animated film and completely fails at everything. Bill Condon is not Jean Cocteau nor is he Trousdale and Wise, he's Twilight.
To quote another former Channel Awesome alumni that tore the 2017 remake a new one, "Thanks, I hate it!"
I must say, I'm french, and both of your accent when prononcing french words are so adorable and hilarious! You get so many syllable wrong I could hardly understand certain name!
But thanks for trying so much, it's always pleasant to hear your birth language on an american production.
Oh and: NOBODY WEARS BÉRET IN FRANCE ANYMORE!!!! Damn stereotype...
A lot of British stereotypes about the French come from Brittany, because of Breton onion-sellers who'd come over on the boats.
All in favour of more of Ven's singing, say "oui."
Seriously,one of my all time favorite movie reviews
These three videos combine to make what has to be my favourite review on RUclips... or anywhere, really. I come back to them every few months. Kyle, you really need to do more musical reviews, your singing is fantastic. Also... I love the Disneyside/cide joke. Love. It.
I find it interesting that while many people grew up with this fairy tale of love conquering all and a woman bringing out the beauty in a beast, I grew up with a different fairy tale: One where the beast was the hero, and in the end it wasn't the monsters or the evil of man, or even the airplanes, but a story where Beauty Killed the beast.
That's "King Kong".
jbvader721
Yay! You figured it out.
You get a cookie.
Everything about this crossover event was fun and cool, but the parody lyrics for "The Mob Song" are a major highlight for me -- razor-sharp wit and fire delivery, and sadly all the more applicable almost ten years on.
You should watch Zazie dans le metro
Also Kyle: The bit with her crying tears of diamond is most likely a reference to "Diamonds and Toads", another French fairytale.
YOU'RE THE MOVIE I'M THE AUDIENCE I OUTRANK YOU
Comparing how people tell stories now versus in the past is so fascinating--Jerk giving his "real opinion" at 7:35 really reminds me of how I've been feeling about the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Undeniably all the Sherlock Holmes stories are classics, and I think I liked reading/listening to the audio versions more than Jerk enjoyed watching _La Belle et la Bete_. Even so, there have been so many points as I've been reading where I just had to pause to yell at the characters in the story because of some *seriously* offensive stuff.
Like in "The Sign of the Four", where [SPOILER ALERT] the murder is committed by a native of Andaman Islands (one of the small islands off the cost of present-day Burma/Thailand) whose people are described in the encyclopedia entry Mr. Holmes as "...naturally hideous, having large, misshapen heads, small, fierce eyes, and distorted features." Not to mention the fact that they massacre good, honest, British soldiers when they're shipwrecked before _hosting a cannibal feast_. Seriously. I haven't been able to get past the part where the guy describes how he meets Tonga (the native in question).
Anyway, what fascinates me about all this is how it shows how even classic art _must_ be updated--the two updated retellings of Sherlock Holmes are excellent examples of this. BBC's _Sherlock_ has its problems (especially in the LGBT department), but it sure as hell doesn't have fuckin' _cannibalistic natives of the jungle_.
I’m late to the series but this was one of the most delightful, insightful, and just plain great things I’ve seen on any media platform. Bravo. Outstanding.
I love the last song, you go Ven.
This was an incredibly beautiful, well made, funny, interesting, and intelligent video series. Thank you so much for this.
The mouse is eternal.
'Member when Channel Awesome really was awesome?
I will forever rewatch this beautiful collection videos. Just a perfect collection of thoughts and concepts and debate. I love them so much.
Also i think i laughed for 10mins the first time i heard the disneyside/cide joke. i have sat through this 3 part show at least 6x since then and will continue to go back to it. This is possible one of the most creative and enjoyable reviews/ compare and contrast of 2 classics i have ever seen
🤣🤣🤣 Oswald the lucky rabbit or Lee Harvey Oswald?
The difference between the way Walt Disney used to make movies and the way Disney makes movies now . . .
Maybe you just grew up.
Watching this still brings such a smile to my face, even after the last 50 times I've watched it.
just yes to kyle and jerk dancing together at the end!
Omg. The teleportation book in the 2017 version… it was a reference.
And a really lazy one at that.
The way he screams "KILL THE MOUSE!" is really cute
I'm kinda sad you don't review tv shows, I would love to hear your take on the series with Ron Pearlman. It's one of my favorites and doesn't get enough love.
This was the best of the Channel Awesome crossovers btw
and you know without the original book neather one would exist
Now that the new Beauty and the Beast is out in less than two months, I kinda hope Kyle and Tony see it together! I'd love to see what they think! XD
I have a love / hate relationship with Disney so I both really enjoyed the Kill the Mouse number and the general Disney appreciation.
I still want them to do a compare/contrast of Hunchback of Notre Dame (and the sequel, just for good measure >:))
Absolutely brilliant.
I just love this trio keep going back over and over
5:53: Yeah, but have you also noticed that the Pavilion where the Beast stores his fortune is called “Diana’s Pavillion”? The name is another reference to “Diana and Actaeon”.
I demand a review of the new one (when it gets released on Home Video) with Kyle, Jerk, and Lindsay Ellis!
Cough*ithinkthedisneyversionofhunchbackisbetterthanthelaughtonversion*cough. Sorry I'm getting over a cold. Anyway, great video!
Channel Awesome lives up to its name. This three-patter was a delight.
I LOVE that Avenant and the Beast are both played by Marais. Especially that Avenant is way nicer than Gaston: he actually cares about Belle and defends her. He's just vain and greedy and thus turns into the Beast. While the original Beast gets beautiful looks. They both reflect each other (the mirror theme again), and get the outside that matches the inside by the end. It also leaves hope for Beast/Avenant because he has good in him just like original Beast. It's not as black and white as the Disney version, it's for a more mature audience and made at another time of history.
Still, just because he’s “nice”, doesn’t mean he’s “good”. Remember Megamind and Tighten?
This was amazing.
5:38: It took me years to realize that he’s referencing The Rolling Stones and The Producers (1967) in this bit.
...How did the get a plastic toy gun that size inside Disneyland AND AIM IT? I would have thought security would be too paranoid for that, lol!
Simple. 1) We bought the toy gun in the park, in Adventureland, to be specific. 2) We only did one take of the shot where I aim before getting the hell out of Main Street. Guerilla filmmaking!