Winnie the Pooh (2011) - trailer

[CaptainCanada]

Disney's 2011 offering, and the last 2D animated film confirmed to be in the works at this point.

I have a long history with this particular property; the 90s animated show occupied many an hour of my childhood, and the earlier short films that I saw later were also good. From the description, this is also an adaptation of a number of different Milne stories (similar to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh), rather than a single plot.

Visually very familiar, but then, Disney's renditions of the Milne characters are so iconic that there'd be no reason or chance that they would change it up. They're using a lot of the same voices as before (most notably Jim Cummings) - though note that Christopher Robin is English here.

Weird music choice for the trailer aside (love the song, but it feels a little odd to match with the visuals), looks nice.

 

[Kelso]

Yeah, I really can't wait to take my daughter to see this one.

 

[Too Much Fun]

2011 could be a lovely year for family entertainment at the movies with this and a new Muppet movie both coming up. Hollywood puts out a lot of crap every year, but if we get good Pooh and Muppet movies in the same year, it's not so hopeless after all. We need more of these flicks that respect tradition and less CGI monstrosities like "Scooby Doo", "Garfield", "The Smurfs", "Alvin and the Chipmunks", and "Marmaduke".

Was Christopher American in the 80s/90s cartoons? I thought he was English back then, but my memory of those is fuzzy. I remember my favourite being about a blustery day. It was epic.

 

[Owain Taggart]

It does look really good. What impressed me were the hand-drawn backgrounds, which had a lot of depth to them. And I've always seen Christopher Robin as English. The story has a British/Canadian connection afterall.

Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear which he often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear cub was purchased from a hunter for $20 by Canadian Lieutenant Harry Colebourn in White River, Ontario, Canada, while en route to England during the First World War. He named the bear "Winnie" after his hometown in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Winnie" was surreptitiously brought to England with her owner, and gained unofficial recognition as The Fort Garry Horse regimental mascot. Colebourne left Winnie at the London Zoo while he and his unit were in France; after the war she was officially donated to the zoo, as she had become a much loved attraction there

There was also a Canadian TV movie a few years ago that emphasized the connection and showed the origins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofs_StjgNdI

 

[CaptainCanada]

Was Christopher American in the 80s/90s cartoons? I thought he was English back then, but my memory of those is fuzzy.

Yeah, he had an American accent on that show, unlike in the previouys Disney animations. They're back to him being English here, which obviously makes the most sense.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

Visually very familiar, but then, Disney's renditions of the Milne characters are so iconic that there'd be no reason or chance that they would change it up.

I'd love to see Disney animate the characters in E.H. Sheppard's art style. They've experimented with other styles, from live-action (Welcome to Pooh Corner) to Japanese puppetry (The Book of Pooh). Returning to the original drawings wouldn't be any more radical.

Weird music choice for the trailer aside (love the song, but it feels a little odd to match with the visuals), looks nice.

I'm quite tired of that particular Keane song, but it didn't entirely jar for me. I just hope that the new film eschews modern pop songs. In other words, I want something more like The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh and less like Piglet's Big Movie.

 

[FordSVT]

We need more of these flicks that respect tradition and less CGI monstrosities like "Scooby Doo", "Garfield", "The Smurfs", "Alvin and the Chipmunks", and "Marmaduke".

I actually take issue with this. My nephew (who I'm often tasked to spend an afternoon with), loved Alvin and the Chipmunks. He certainly wouldn't call it a monstrosity. I watched the cartoon when I was a kid, and while it's not my cup of tea, it wasn't a large divergence from the toons I watched in the 80s. Same goes for Scooby Doo, did you really think it was that bad? The characters were pretty spot on, the plot was right in line with the kind of thing you'd see in any one of hundreds of episodes. How exactly did they "disrespect tradition"? Was is live action and sfx suddenly an "abomination" to film making? That sounds like a broad, knee-jerk judgment to me.

Didn't see Marmaduke or Garfield and the Smurfs movie isn't out yet, so I couldn't comment on any of those.

 

[scotpens]

Was Christopher American in the 80s/90s cartoons? I thought he was English back then, but my memory of those is fuzzy.

Yeah, he had an American accent on that show, unlike in the previous Disney animations. They're back to him being English here, which obviously makes the most sense.

All of the Pooh characters, including Pooh himself, should be English. Giving them American accents is nothing less than sacrilege. Their Britishness is a big part of their enduring charm.

I'd love to see Disney animate the characters in E.H. Sheppard's art style. They've experimented with other styles, from live-action (Welcome to Pooh Corner) to Japanese puppetry (The Book of Pooh). Returning to the original drawings wouldn't be any more radical.

Ernest Shepard’s rather simple, sketchy drawing style might not lend itself well to big-screen animation. It would probably work better on television -- like the Peanuts cartoons, which faithfully rendered Charles Schultz’s characters.

My nephew (who I'm often tasked to spend an afternoon with), loved Alvin and the Chipmunks. He certainly wouldn't call it a monstrosity. I watched the cartoon when I was a kid, and while it's not my cup of tea, it wasn't a large divergence from the toons I watched in the 80s.

The first Chipmunk cartoon series from the early 1960s (The Alvin Show), produced by Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian Sr., was funny and hip. I haven't seen any of the later Chipmunk incarnations, but I don't see how they could capture the quirky humor of the original.

 

[CaptainCanada]

The first Chipmunk cartoon series from the early 1960s (The Alvin Show), produced by Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian Sr., was funny and hip. I haven't seen any of the later Chipmunk incarnations, but I don't see how they could capture the quirky humor of the original.

The 80s animated show was quite good. The movies are pretty wretched.

 

[I Grok Spock]

DP

 

[I Grok Spock]

For your convenience (click through for HD versions):

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbFz--GCkOM[/yt]

Looks like it has potential.

 

[Too Much Fun]

Was Christopher American in the 80s/90s cartoons? I thought he was English back then, but my memory of those is fuzzy.

Yeah, he had an American accent on that show, unlike in the previous Disney animations. They're back to him being English here, which obviously makes the most sense.

All of the Pooh characters, including Pooh himself, should be English. Giving them American accents is nothing less than sacrilege. Their Britishness is a big part of their enduring charm.

But aren't most of the voices of the characters in the trailer exactly the same as those in the cartoons? Winnie sure sounds the same as I remember him sounding as a kid.

My nephew (who I'm often tasked to spend an afternoon with), loved Alvin and the Chipmunks. He certainly wouldn't call it a monstrosity. I watched the cartoon when I was a kid, and while it's not my cup of tea, it wasn't a large divergence from the toons I watched in the 80s.

Well if you know kids that could enjoy any of those CGI-heavy movies and they didn't bother you with toilet humour that seems to be squeezed into so many 'family' movies these days, that's good. I'm just kind of a traditionalist about these things. I generally don't like characters that I enjoyed as a child becoming completely rendered in CGI, like the recent Garfield, or Alvin. I think they should be animated or not done at all...just the idea of them in live action strikes me as wrong. I was very happy to see that Curious George was brought to the screen animated.

 

[Admiral_Young]

As soon as I saw that they were making a new "Winnie-The-Pooh" 2D animated film, I got excited. Will be going with my brother to see this. "Winnie The Pooh" was maybe the first book my mom ever read to me as a infant so I have had a long personal connection to the character. I'm partial to "House on Pooh Corner" because it was the very first book I ever read.

 

[melancholymecha]

looks like they are going for the style of the orignal 60's-70's films & I like the "slowness" or "ponderesness" of the animation(if that makes any sense) that's true to the original film's style. But they have the same problem that a lot of the DTVs (& Princess & the Frog to some extent) have with the coloring. They oversaturate the colors too much, so it gives it this cheapo straight to dvd look. They need to knock back the colors a bit, some grayscale is not a bad thing.

Also Im a little disappointed that theyve chosen this as their next 2d animated release. Do we really need another Pooh film?

 

[Admiral_Young]

^ There's always room for Pooh!! I kind of wish they'd use the old theme song for the music, didn't think much of the song they used in the trailer. I did like the voice of Christopher Robin.

 

[auntiehill]

Aw! That looked so sweet. I loved Pooh Bear, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore when I was little.

 

[CaseNumber825]

I am seriously looking forward to this.
Me and my best friend will both be seeing this in April of next year. Yes, we are 19 and no, we will have no young child to take with us. WE DON'T CARE!
Winnie The Pooh was half of my childhood (Animals of Farthing Wood was the other half) and I'm not missing this for the world.


I've heard that Zooey Deschanel will be performing the original theme song (I ADORE her music from She & Him, so I really hope she'll do this well)
Also John Cleese is going to the narrator, so YAY!

 

[Trekker4747]

I was already to come in here and rant because I thought it'd be another live-action, CGI'd, "3D" shit-fest of suck. I'm pleasantly surprised to see that it looks like it'll be very sweet and true to the source material.

 

[Gaith]

Clothed Pooh = fail.

 

[Samurai8472]

Seems like Ed Asner is the new Eeyore. Peter Cullen must be busy.