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Nov 21, 2014 - 11:39 PM
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Richard-W
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I beg to differ. I remember kids enjoying FANTASIA. I didn't see the film until it was re-released in December 1969. I was just a kid, but I loved it. I hung onto every note and movement. I spent a lot of time watching the re-release in 1977 and again kids were receptive and "got" it. True, the Sorcerer's Apprentice and Night on Bald Mountain episodes are the highlights, but it was all good. Theaters were crowded in those days, and I don't recall anyone complaining about being bored by FANTASIA. The score was re-recorded for the 1982 re-release. Deems Taylor, the narrator and musical director of the film, was revoiced. The new voice is nowhere near as good. He just doesn't sound right. The VHS had the original soundtrack and voice. A few snippets of Deems Taylor's voice were lost so Disney revoiced him for the DVD and blu-rays. The least they could have done was give us the original voice and soundtrack as an option, even if it was imperfect. Disney also put bras on the nymphs and re-framed one scene to remove the image of a black horseboy that might be construed as offensive. Audiences have changed, however. Today's youngsters want endless action and an obvious, shallow story or they complain that nothing is happening. Many adults, too. That says something about movies today and about audiences, but it's no fault of the film. FANTASIA is sophisticated storytelling through the higher musical mind and genuinely brilliant.
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