When you actually break down those disney fairytales like this, you find a lot of the stories end up pretty weird.
I always thought the Little Mermaid was all a little too upbeat for a movie where the main character is a stalker.
When The Little Mermaid came out, my aunt kept saying what a sweet movie it was. But she couldn’t remember how the original story ended. She was shocked when we explained to her that the mermaid dies.
@iamtxmilady: Do you think Disney adaptations would hold their appeal after all these years if they kept the original endings?
And did away with all the diminuitive sidekicks with attitude?
And didn’t revise the plots to accomodate the hero(ine)s learning valuable lessons about self-worth?
And used used stock music appropriate to the time and place of the stories instead of commissioning Sting, Phil Collins, or Elton John to record a sure-shot Top-Ten hit for the title theme?
And cast new vocal talents to play the villains, instead of tapping Hollywood “heavies” to basically parody their own images?
Me, either, but I do enjoy reading the original Grimm’s Folktales.
Hmmm, so I think Scott just called his wife the prettiest geek ever. He kind of has a point about Stockholm Syndrome though, even though I also thought this movie was cute.
Wildcard, in re: your comment “Do you think Disney adaptations would hold their appeal after all these years if they kept the original endings? “: Sure they would- the original stories have held up a lot longer than the Disney versions so far.
green_engineer over 14 years ago
Hahaha, I love this!
Ray_C over 14 years ago
The repartee is always the best part of this comic. I’d bet that Scott is not nearly this quick in real life. (His wife probably is, though.)
ds133 over 14 years ago
When you actually break down those disney fairytales like this, you find a lot of the stories end up pretty weird. I always thought the Little Mermaid was all a little too upbeat for a movie where the main character is a stalker.
Donna Haag over 14 years ago
When The Little Mermaid came out, my aunt kept saying what a sweet movie it was. But she couldn’t remember how the original story ended. She was shocked when we explained to her that the mermaid dies.
eric stott over 14 years ago
For a moment I thought they were watching the Cocteau version :(
Wildcard24365 over 14 years ago
@iamtxmilady: Do you think Disney adaptations would hold their appeal after all these years if they kept the original endings?
And did away with all the diminuitive sidekicks with attitude?
And didn’t revise the plots to accomodate the hero(ine)s learning valuable lessons about self-worth?
And used used stock music appropriate to the time and place of the stories instead of commissioning Sting, Phil Collins, or Elton John to record a sure-shot Top-Ten hit for the title theme?
And cast new vocal talents to play the villains, instead of tapping Hollywood “heavies” to basically parody their own images?
Me, either, but I do enjoy reading the original Grimm’s Folktales.
mrsullenbeauty over 14 years ago
This was great.
c00k13m0n5t3r over 14 years ago
Basically anyone’s wife could identify with the “in love with a hairy monster” part…
Wasn’t this particular bit published already?
krisl73 over 14 years ago
Hmmm, so I think Scott just called his wife the prettiest geek ever. He kind of has a point about Stockholm Syndrome though, even though I also thought this movie was cute.
mtmccollough over 14 years ago
Wildcard, in re: your comment “Do you think Disney adaptations would hold their appeal after all these years if they kept the original endings? “: Sure they would- the original stories have held up a lot longer than the Disney versions so far.