-=> Quoting BRUCE METCALF to BLANCA ALVAREZ <=-
 BM> Hola, Blanca!
 
 BA> I like George of the jungle. I think it's hilarious. (Sp?) I love
 BA> that show!
 BM> Me too!  I remember when it was first on television, and I'm going to
 BM> see it this week.
   Me when it comes out.
 BM> >>
 
 
 
 BA>CK> The animation involving the hydra fight was very well done.
 
 BA> Oh yes, I for gat all about the hydra.  :)
 BM> I agree with Carol, the Hydra was pretty good.  The animators say they
 BM> had to work hard to make it look less real and more cartoon-like.  I
 BM> don't think it's as good as some other computer work.  Both the crowd
 BM> scenes in 'Hunchback' and the wildebeast stampeed in 'The Lion King'
 BM> were blended into the conventional animation more smoothly, IMHO.
 BM> And 'Toy Stoy', of course.
 
 Toy Story, The Hunchback, and the Lion King had Great Computer animation.
 (Of course, especially Toy Story) Still, the hydra didn't look to me ver 
 cmputer made.
 BA>CK> The soundtrack, when heard by itself without having seen the
 BA>CK> film, sounds a little different than past Disney fare.  After you
 BA>CK> see Hercules you understand the soundtrack a lot better.  It's
 BA>CK> based on black gospel / R&B / 50's-60's pop girl group/"Grease"
 BA>CK> type music.
 
 BA> I loved the songs, (How you call them?  The ladies that where
 BA> dressed in white?  Since I saw it Spanish, the name I have for it is
 BA> "Musas")
 BM> Exactamente, "Las Musas" == "The Muses"!
 Ohh!!! Hablas espa¤ol? :)
 BM> They were Greek goddesses who fortold the future, and in "Hercules"
 BM> they tell the story for us.  The musical style is what we call
 BM> "gospel", as it is most commonly found in protestant churches,
 BM> especially black churches.  (Does that answer your question?)
 
 
  Yes. :) I loved the Muses songs. 
 BA>CK> Music and original score by Alan Menken and lyrics by David
 BA>CK> Zippel.  On Usenet there is a strong rumor that Alan Menken is
 BA>CK> leaving association with Disney and moving on to other things.
 
 BA> Why?!
 BM> I don't know what Menken's reasons are, but I'm not really surprised.
 
 Oh? 0_0
 
 BM> Some of the music in "Hercules" sounds *very* familiar, and when I
 BM> compare the "Herc" soundtrack to the music from "Hunchback" and
 BM> "Aladdin", it seems like he is recycling the same themes.  It sounds
 
 You mean Herc's, Aladdin's, and the Hunchback's are kinda the same?!
 
 BM> to me like he has about burned out on music for animation, and needs to
 BM> try something else for a while to recharge his creative batteries.
    Well, good lauck Mr. Menken.
 BM> Don't get me wrong, I like Menken's work and I like the music in
 BM> "Hercules", but he seems to have lost his freshness that is so
 BM> important.  I wish him well, but I wish Disney would bring in some new
 BM> musical ideas.
 
 I do not mean to be 'Off topic' here, but Kawaii Kenji would be great. He
 makes very good music.
 
 BA> You know, persons I know are saying that the Japanese animators all
 BA> draw eyes that don't look like Japanese eyes.  The reason is, they
 BA> got inspired by the way Disney draws the eyes.
 BM> I don't know if I believe that, entirely.  Oriental eyes tend to be
 BM> smaller and harder to draw than big round eyes more often found on
 BM> occidental faces.  With big eyes, it's easier to show emotions, too. 
 
 Well, I have something about that here... let me check, and I'll send it 
 to you later. (Net_mail)
 
 BM> I think the Japanese animators are simply making sure they portray
 BM> their characters' emotions clearly.
 
   True...
 BA> I have a strong recomendation from a friend that MIB is a great
 BA> movie, and that he recomends Hercules and MIB for great movies.
 BM> "Men in Black" is the funniest film I've seen since "Mars Attacks."  I
 BM> loved it!  Wil Smith is great, and Tommy Lee Jones is the best
  
  I second that!! Will Smith's great!!
 
 BM> dramatic transfer to comedy since Leslie Nielson.  I especially liked
 BM> the coffee-makers.
        Coffee-makers??
  
  ()_()
   (_)  Bruce (se habla solo un poco) Metcalf
           Lol! I mean.. You speak Spanish, right?
           Blanca.
... Don't hit me, Ms. Moderator... I'll go back on topic... I swear!
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