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In �Music and More�, one can find a host of deleted and abandoned songs, revealing that one of the first Disney animated features to not be a full-fledged musical almost was one. Unused songs include two for the puppies� voyage home (�March of the One Hundred and One� and �Cheerio, Good-Bye, Toodle-Oo, Hip Hip!�) and even one for Horace and Jasper (a cockney pub ditty titled �Don�t Buy a Parrot from a Sailor (All Them Birds Say Embarrassing Words)�). Also included are various demo and alternate version of the songs that did make it into the film: �Cruella de Vil�, �Kanine Krunchies� and �Dalmatian Plantation�, which ends the film � and this review.
Toon Talk Rating: A-
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AWARDS WATCH
Ratatouille wrapped up the movie award season this year with the two big Best Animated Feature prizes, the Oscar and the Annie, plus the BAFTA. That brings its grand total out of all the major awards groups to ten trophies, more so then any other movie in any other category this year. At the Annies, it picked up eight other trophies (including two for writer/director Brad Bird), plus wins for the spin-off video game and DVD short Your Friend the Rat. Ian Holm won for Voice Actor as the villainous Skinner, while Michael Giacchino took the Annie (plus the Grammy) for his distinctive score. Ratatouille also picked up three awards from the Visual Effects Society, which also honored Pirates of the Caribbean: At World�s End with two awards. A late contender in the awards race, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films� Saturn Awards recently announced their nominations, which includes nominations for Ratatouille and Meet the Robinsons for Best Animated Film and Enchanted and Pirates for Best Fantasy Film. Actors Amy Adams and Bridge to Terabithia�s Josh Hutcherson were also recognized, as well as Brad Bird for screenplay, Alan Menken for music and Pirates for costumes, special effects and makeup. The 34th Annual Saturn Awards will be handed out June 24. |
Coming Soon:
- It did it in theaters, so no reason to think you won�t be Enchanted all over again when it comes home (Disney DVD, March 18).
- It�s south of the border time with the Classic Caballeros Collection, featuring Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros (Disney DVD, April 29).
- Return once again to the fantastic world of lions, witches and wardrobes in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney, May 16).
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-- Posted March 4, 2008