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mitchell_pgh · Nov 11, 2006, 05:42 PM

Perhaps "fix" is too harsh of a word, but I would love to see what Pixar could do with Mickey and friends...

There hasn't been a good Mickey movie in a LONG time.

The Godfather · Nov 11, 2006, 06:14 PM

Pixar: Messing with an original 2D to make it 3D is a crime.

Kerrigan · Nov 11, 2006, 06:17 PM

Mickey is dead, nothing can bring him back.

mitchell_pgh · Nov 11, 2006, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by The Godfather

Pixar: Messing with an original 2D to make it 3D is a crime.

I agree... what I'm saying is... could their creative team create something that would bring Mickey Mouse back. I'm thinking more of the creative... not the 3D...

Eug Wanker · Nov 11, 2006, 06:26 PM

fix [fiks]
to castrate or spay (an animal, esp. a pet).

Ouch. Poor Mickey!

Tuoder · Nov 11, 2006, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

fix [fiks]
to castrate or spay (an animal, esp. a pet).

Ouch. Poor Mickey!

I wonder how long it would be before Minnie would leave.

The Godfather · Nov 11, 2006, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by mitchell_pgh

I agree... what I'm saying is... could their creative team create something that would bring Mickey Mouse back. I'm thinking more of the creative... not the 3D...

Pixar's creativity minus the technology? Is that the scenario you are proposing? This would mean a Pixar script, storyboard and direction, but classic Disney animation production.

Kerrigan · Nov 11, 2006, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by Tuoder

I wonder how long it would be before Minnie would leave.

That gold digging bitch? She's not with him for the sex, that's for sure.

Millennium · Nov 11, 2006, 07:36 PM

For them to fix Mickey, something would have to be broken.

JoshuaZ · Nov 11, 2006, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

Mickey is dead, nothing can bring him back.

He just wants "Braaaaiiiinnnnnsss"

vmarks · Nov 11, 2006, 09:06 PM

Disney has so far killed the character behind every property it has bought.

Henson? bah.

They said when they were being sold that they wouldn't allow Disney to turn Kermit into just an icon with no story like Mickey has become. How wrong they were.

Can Pixar bring back some character to Mickey? Sure - but would it be the young adventuresome easily spooked Mickey, or would it be the sedate Mickey of the 60s with his nephews?

Tuoder · Nov 11, 2006, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

That gold digging bitch? She's not with him for the sex, that's for sure.

If they divorced, you think she'd have a solo career?

ghporter · Nov 11, 2006, 09:14 PM

They released a Mickey and Minnie short with George of the Jungle-it was great. I haven't heard of another new Mickey short since then. That's a LONG time, too.

Kerrigan · Nov 11, 2006, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by vmarks

would it be the young adventuresome easily spooked Mickey, or would it be the sedate Mickey of the 60s with his nephews?

Or would it be the original Mickey?

Buckaroo · Nov 12, 2006, 05:03 AM

They made Homer 3D once.

analogika · Nov 12, 2006, 06:13 AM

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

fix [fiks]
to castrate or spay (an animal, esp. a pet).

Ouch. Poor Mickey!

Don't tell me you've never wondered about "his" voice?

vmarks · Nov 12, 2006, 11:10 AM

Interestingly, Disney recently acquired Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, which was what prompted Walt to create Mickey in the first place.

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The last Oswald appearance in a cartoon was in 1951, and the last Walt-drawn one was in 1927.

angelmb · Nov 13, 2006, 11:47 AM

iPod Killer of the week !!

ºOº

andi*pandi · Nov 13, 2006, 01:05 PM

that's kind of cool looking. and sturdy.

vmarks · Nov 13, 2006, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by angelmb

iPod Killer of the week !!

ºOº

looks a lot like FIC's opensource OpenMoko cell phone:

turtle777 · Nov 13, 2006, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

That gold digging bitch? She's not with him for the sex, that's for sure.

Why is she with Mickey, enlighten us !

-t

angelmb · Nov 13, 2006, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by vmarks

looks a lot like FIC's opensource OpenMoko cell phone:

is that a Safari icon there?

nevertheless, it doesn't come with MM shaped controls!

mitchell_pgh · Nov 13, 2006, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by The Godfather

Pixar's creativity minus the technology? Is that the scenario you are proposing? This would mean a Pixar script, storyboard and direction, but classic Disney animation production.

Actually, my thought would be to use use Pixar's creative and the technology, but to make it look more classic and less modern 3D [as Pixar has done in the past].

They used computer animations for Beauty and the Beast, I'm thinking along that line... perhaps with a bit more detail.

Originally Posted by Millennium

For them to fix Mickey, something would have to be broken.

IMHO, he is broken. Some of the low quality stuff they are putting out is just sad. There hasn't been a big budget Mickey Mouse moving in a long time. I would love to see Pixar do something on the scale of Fantasia. To bring Mickey back to the forefront of animation.

I guess I would simply like to see Mickey in all his glory.

Silky Voice of The Gorn · Nov 13, 2006, 05:30 PM

The Disney Channel runs a CGI Mickey show. It's interesting that they keep one critical factor correct: His ears *always* appear as flat circles, no matter what angle his head is at.

andi*pandi · Nov 13, 2006, 06:29 PM

my son watches that show. it's edumacational.

houstonmacbro · Nov 13, 2006, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by mitchell_pgh

Perhaps "fix" is too harsh of a word, but I would love to see what Pixar could do with Mickey and friends...

There hasn't been a good Mickey movie in a LONG time.

oh ... whew. i thought you meant neuter or spay (wasn't sure if mickey was a boy or a girl) ... or even worse ... enhance.