Post by ellynmacg on Oct 31, 2017 1:21:23 GMT
Salzmank, you didn't need to apologize for posting all those pictures--at least, not to me. 
I thought they were great, although I have to admit the shot of the banshee did give me pause. Darby O'Gill and the Little People must be one of the very rare films that's equally appropriate for St. Patrick's Day and Halloween. It's also one of my all time favorite movies! 
However, to get back on topic a bit, I agree with Salzmank and the others who enjoy TLoSH. It really has some spooky sections (including a few that manage to be scary and hilarious at the same time--no mean achievement), but it also has other virtues. I have to confess that I'm not the world's biggest Bing Crosby fan, but I just love his narration and voice-over work on this little gem. And the character animation is top-notch, including the work on some of the minor figures; I especially like the roly-poly little brunette who hustles Brom Bones (great name, that) onto the dance floor--and away from Katrina, much to Brom's dismay.
Speaking of Brom Bones, does anybody else see him as something of a prototype--much more likable, of course--for another village strongman and babe-magnet, Beauty and the Beast's Gaston? The most striking difference between the two guys may be that, while Brom has his bullying moments, he is nowhere nearly as extreme as Gaston--either in his conceit or his evil. And would anybody--other than "ol' Icky", naturally--really want Katrina to end up with Ichabod (the Beast/Prince, he's not)? I don't think so--and neither would Katrina!
One more point about TLoSH: it was paired with The Wind in the Willows to comprise the last "package" movie of that era, and paved the way for Cinderella--another animated feature to give a memorable role to a pumpkin...albeit as an elegant magical coach instead of a malevolent, flaming jack o' lantern. Both pumpkins end up in dirt roads, smashed to pieces. I wonder what kind of pies they would have made?
I thought they were great, although I have to admit the shot of the banshee did give me pause. Darby O'Gill and the Little People must be one of the very rare films that's equally appropriate for St. Patrick's Day and Halloween. It's also one of my all time favorite movies! However, to get back on topic a bit, I agree with Salzmank and the others who enjoy TLoSH. It really has some spooky sections (including a few that manage to be scary and hilarious at the same time--no mean achievement), but it also has other virtues. I have to confess that I'm not the world's biggest Bing Crosby fan, but I just love his narration and voice-over work on this little gem. And the character animation is top-notch, including the work on some of the minor figures; I especially like the roly-poly little brunette who hustles Brom Bones (great name, that) onto the dance floor--and away from Katrina, much to Brom's dismay.
Speaking of Brom Bones, does anybody else see him as something of a prototype--much more likable, of course--for another village strongman and babe-magnet, Beauty and the Beast's Gaston? The most striking difference between the two guys may be that, while Brom has his bullying moments, he is nowhere nearly as extreme as Gaston--either in his conceit or his evil. And would anybody--other than "ol' Icky", naturally--really want Katrina to end up with Ichabod (the Beast/Prince, he's not)? I don't think so--and neither would Katrina!
One more point about TLoSH: it was paired with The Wind in the Willows to comprise the last "package" movie of that era, and paved the way for Cinderella--another animated feature to give a memorable role to a pumpkin...albeit as an elegant magical coach instead of a malevolent, flaming jack o' lantern. Both pumpkins end up in dirt roads, smashed to pieces. I wonder what kind of pies they would have made?
