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Postby daleshrimpton » Oct 2nd, '09, 11:28



pcwells wrote:Sorry, but the greatest evil of the Hundred Acre Wood happened when Disney took on the rights to the Pooh franchise.

So there are now generations of kids that associate Winnie the Pooh with Hollywood's soulless, charmless tat.

Quite recently, Disney studios did away with Christopher Robin altogether, and replaced him with a nauseating tomboy called Darby.

I don't hold out much hope for the new book, as I don't believe that Milne's style, charm and outright genius can be replicated. I'll be happy to be proven wrong though.

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Agreed 100%. At least the drawing seems to be in keeping with Sheperds originals though.
But that's probably more for Franchise and marketing reasons, than artistic merit.

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Postby Tomo » Oct 2nd, '09, 11:29

pcwells wrote:Sorry, but the greatest evil of the Hundred Acre Wood happened when Disney took on the rights to the Pooh franchise.

So there are now generations of kids that associate Winnie the Pooh with Hollywood's soulless, charmless tat.

Quite recently, Disney studios did away with Christopher Robin altogether, and replaced him with a nauseating tomboy called Darby.

I don't hold out much hope for the new book, as I don't believe that Milne's style, charm and outright genius can be replicated. I'll be happy to be proven wrong though.

Pete

Well said. Go back to the original books. They're far better than Disney's tawdry retelling of a classic.

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Postby Lady of Mystery » Oct 2nd, '09, 11:44

I used to love the original stories, I've got a lovely big hardback copy of all the original books somewhere at home that I was given when I was little. I might just see if I can dig it out after this thread.

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Postby pcwells » Oct 2nd, '09, 12:00

Lady of Mystery wrote:I used to love the original stories, I've got a lovely big hardback copy of all the original books somewhere at home that I was given when I was little. I might just see if I can dig it out after this thread.


The original Pooh stories mean far more to you when you read them as a grown-up.

The language is absolute beauty, the humour is delightful, and the characterisation is genius. And all the outrageous absurdities that Milne came out with seem to make complete and utter sense.

In many ways, they're wasted on kids but, by the same token, they're the perfect books to read to children, because grown-ups get so much enjoyment from them too.

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