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getbak · 10-13-2008, 09:05 PM

Okay, before I make my next pick, I need to make some moves...

First, since it's one of the funniest movies ever made, I'm moving This is Spinal Tap from Musical to Comedy.

Also, because it has a great soundtrack, won Oscars for both Original Score and Original Song (with two other nominations in the same category), as well as the Golden Globe for Best Comedy or Musical, I'm moving Beauty and the Beast from Animation to Musical.

Now, the door is open for my next pick...

"Magic Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"

In the 14th Round, Hot Buttery Topping is proud to select the film that created the genre of feature-length animated films...In the Animation category, Walt Disney's original Masterpiece, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

After many years of producing successful and popular animated shorts (which often were bigger draws than the feature films they played before), Walt Disney decided that he needed to stop creating the opening act and make his own main attraction. One of the earliest movies Walt had ever seen was a silent version of Snow White when he was a young boy living in Kansas City and it was a story he felt could be successfully made into the first full-length animated feature.

Initially, Walt was told that he was crazy by pretty much everyone, including his brother and business partner Roy and his wife. People told him that no one would pay to watch an hour-long cartoon, but he stood by his belief that it would be a success, and was proven correct when Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the highest-grossing film of 1938 (and of all-time until Gone With The Wind was released in 1939). After numerous and frequent re-releases, Snow White is still one of the top ten highest grossing films, when adjusted for inflation.

Snow White and Seven Dwarfs set the standard for what a Disney animated film would be...a musical, a comedy, a strong central character (often a young girl/woman) with parental issues, and quirky sidekicks. Disney also pioneered many animation techniques during the production that quickly became industry standards (such as the use of live models for character design and the multiplane camera for creating a sense of depth in the 2 dimensional drawings).

Prior to Disney, no one had ever given the dwarfs names or personalities of their own. This embellishment of classic fairy tales also became a Disney standard.

Songs from the film have become classics that transcend the animated world. In fact, just recently, Ford has started using "Heigh Ho" in its latest truck commercial.

In 1939, Disney was presented with a special honorary Oscar, featuring one regular-sized statuette and seven smaller "Oscars"...

Grumpy: "Angel, ha! She's a female! And all females is poison! They're full of wicked wiles!"
Bashful: "What are wicked wiles?"
Grumpy: "I don't know, but I'm agin' 'em."

10-13-2008, 09:05 PM	#1257
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Okay, before I make my next pick, I need to make some moves... First, since it's one of the funniest movies ever made, *I'm moving This is Spinal Tap* from Musical to Comedy. Also, because it has a great soundtrack, won Oscars for both Original Score and Original Song (with two other nominations in the same category), as well as the Golden Globe for Best Comedy or Musical, I'm moving Beauty and the Beast from Animation to Musical. Now, the door is open for my next pick... "Magic Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" In the 14th Round, Hot Buttery Topping is proud to select the film that created the genre of feature-length animated films...In the Animation category, Walt Disney's original Masterpiece, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. After many years of producing successful and popular animated shorts (which often were bigger draws than the feature films they played before), Walt Disney decided that he needed to stop creating the opening act and make his own main attraction. One of the earliest movies Walt had ever seen was a silent version of Snow White when he was a young boy living in Kansas City and it was a story he felt could be successfully made into the first full-length animated feature. Initially, Walt was told that he was crazy by pretty much everyone, including his brother and business partner Roy and his wife. People told him that no one would pay to watch an hour-long cartoon, but he stood by his belief that it would be a success, and was proven correct when Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the highest-grossing film of 1938 (and of all-time until Gone With The Wind was released in 1939). After numerous and frequent re-releases, Snow White is still one of the top ten highest grossing films, when adjusted for inflation. Snow White and Seven Dwarfs set the standard for what a Disney animated film would be...a musical, a comedy, a strong central character (often a young girl/woman) with parental issues, and quirky sidekicks. Disney also pioneered many animation techniques during the production that quickly became industry standards (such as the use of live models for character design and the multiplane camera for creating a sense of depth in the 2 dimensional drawings). Prior to Disney, no one had ever given the dwarfs names or personalities of their own. This embellishment of classic fairy tales also became a Disney standard. Songs from the film have become classics that transcend the animated world. In fact, just recently, Ford has started using "Heigh Ho" in its latest truck commercial. In 1939, Disney was presented with a special honorary Oscar, featuring one regular-sized statuette and seven smaller "Oscars"... Grumpy: "Angel, ha! She's a female! And all females is poison! They're full of wicked wiles!" Bashful: "What are wicked wiles?" Grumpy: "I don't know, but I'm agin' 'em."** __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!