but I think all will find it fascinating, even those familiar with the process. Cracking ice, powerful rivers, and heavy drum beats on the soundtrack are given some nice booming bass. The film's music also makes for an energetic and all-around pleasing audio experience. google_color_border = "DEB552"; Surprisingly, Brother Bear's DVD is not housed by a cardboard slipcover the way other recent 2-disc Disney releases have been. It's called The Bears. google_ad_format = "300x250_as"; ''We said, 'If you're asking us to improvise wall-to-wall nonstop, what you're talking about is an original comedy album,' '' Mr. Moranis said. Active While on their way to the Salmon Run, Kenai and Koda run into Rutt and his brother, Tuke, both of whom are fleeing a female buffalo. Categories. Here is Rutt And Tuke watching Arrival At The Run scene from Walt Disney's Brother Bear (November 1, 2003)(This score was originally from the Brother Bear So. WDWMAGIC.COM is an unoffical Walt Disney World fan site and is in no way part of The Walt Disney Company. to 4000 B.C. ''We wanted that sort of sense of irreverence about the movie,'' Mr. Williams said. Following the critical and commercial success of The Lion King, Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner urged for more animal-centric animated features, and suggested a North American backdrop, taking particular inspiration from an original landscape painting by Albert Bierstadt that he bought. Subtitles: English; Kenai comes across young Koda, who is going in the same direction and lends Kenai some much-needed bear sense and the audience some personality as kid-friendly travelling company to our stern protagonist. Overall, Brother Bear is a step-up from the more experimental recent efforts from Disney Feature Animation such as the disappointing Atlantis and though it's less certain to please crowds like Lilo & Stitch, it feels more of a return to quality filmmaking from the studio. A minor drawback is that title screens turn up from time-to-time which break up continuity. Bear Moose Paths of Discovery: The Making of Brother Bear - Mirror to the Wind . And for the DVD feature they get to let their antlers down completely: as the movie . Of course, Phil Collins' unique-sounding voice will immediately call to mind Tarzan, another Disney film inhabited with wild animals and tall trees. When the Disney film ''Brother Bear'' came out last year, some critics complained that it was short on the savvy humor that has worked so well in the company's most popular animated hits. [8] Because Blaise desired a more naturalistic story, Blaise and producer Chuck Williams produced a two-page treatment of a father-son story in which the son is transformed into a bear, and in the end, remains a bear. [5] They also traveled through Denali National Park and the Kenai Fjords National Park, where they visited Exit and Holgate Glacier. So we turned Grizz into a cub named Koda",[7] who was voiced by Jeremy Suarez. //2006-11-26: brother bear, animated classics reviews Two single-sided, dual-layered discs (DVD-9) There's no way to lose, and ultimately, they start repeating the same ones, so I suspect the (safe) assumption is that you'll tire of it eventually, even if the "prize" clips are fun. Well, I watched most of it but we watched the movie first and then the commentary. Rutt and Tuke are supporting characters in Disney's 2003 animated feature film, Brother Bear and its 2006 sequel. Beary Friendly: A genuinely nice bear cub and a well-meaning companion. Among those who appear are directors Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker, producer Chuck Williams, Roy Disney, Joaquin Phoenix, Phil Collins, Tina Turner, Dave Thomas, and Rick Moranis. ''What I was worried about was that the lawyers would get involved and want to cut out every reference to anything,'' he said. The native Inuit's of the North find themselves battling the elements every single day. Like they plopped down a standard idea, couldn't think of anything original to combine it with, and simply went with it. I really liked Brother Bear. //-->, Brother Bear: 2-Disc Special Edition DVD Review, Buy Brother Bear from Amazon.com: 2 Movie Collection Blu-ray + DVD 2-Disc DVD Instant Video, Brother Bear is the story of three human brothers living with their tribe in the Ice Age. In a nice touch, the menus list the running time of the highlighted bonus feature. "Rutt & Tuke's Commentary" Watch Along with the Hilarious Moose From the FilmFully Animated Outtakes - Exclusive to the DVDDeleted Scenes - Including a Funny New Character2 Exciting Games Featuring Your Favorite Animals from the FilmAll-New Song by Phil Collins, "Fishing Song"Paths of Discovery: The Making of Brother Bear"Look Through My Eyes" Music Video Featuring Phil CollinsAnd Much More! "Muri the Squirrel" was originally one of the first creatures Kenai experienced in the animal world and has his own scene, which was understandably deleted. DVDizzy.com Top Stories: Rutt and Koda lament being abandoned by their brothers. Movies. A mammoth is seen being ridden by Kenai while Sitka and Denahi are fishing, and the mammoth suddenly knocks Kenai off its back. The Mackenzie Brothers were a regular skit on SCTV. (Larry King, CNN). Disney really let Rutt & Tuke speak their minds. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French, Spanish) The film's audio options bear more explanation than usual, as well. Background information Updated daily and in real-time, we track all high-def disc news and release dates, and review the latest disc titles. Of course, it cannot be seen as much of a return, knowing that Disney has decided to discontinue making two-dimensional animated theatrical films. google_color_bg = "DEB552"; In the end it's not quite up to par with the audio offerings of 'Brother Bear.'. With five great new songs from Academy Award winner Phil Collins, it's "pure Disney Magic from beginning to end!" The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix is pretty average in terms of Disney quality. His fur is brown tinged with orange, though his muzzle and underbelly are darker in color. The only one Disney cares about is Lilo & Stitch and pretty much only because Stitch sells a ton of merch. And well, Disc 1 of course is heavily cropped and the film's nice compositions are wrecked. Rutt is well-intentioned but scatter-brained. Koda quickly assures them that Nita is a friend, and they start to introduce themselves, only for Nita to interrupt by telling Kenai that they cannot dally. It's far too standard for its own good. In 2001, Background supervisor Barry Kooser and his team traveled to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and studied with Western landscape painter Scott Christensen, where they learned to: "simplify objects by getting the spatial dimensions to work first and working in the detail later. Thus Rutt and Tuke sound quite a bit like Bob and Doug, but they aren't. If you're like me and really dislike them, then you'll want to skip it. CLOSING THOUGHTS The efforts to add gravitas and depth to Brother Bear's story do detract from it a bit, and make the film's ending disappointingly witless. Additional vocals by Patrick Pinney, Bob Bergen, Rodger Bumpass, Roger Rose, Debi Derryberry, Randy Crenshaw, Phil Proctor, John Schwab, Bill Farmer, Pamela Adlon, Hope Levy, and Sherry Lynn. And well, Disc 1 of course is heavily cropped and the film's nice compositions are wrecked. Documentary Bloopers - Outtakes Deleted/Extended Scenes Interactive Game Musical Score - Video "Rutt & Tuke's Commentary" Watch Along with the Hilarious Moose From the Film Fully Animated Outtakes - Exclusive to . The performance was then arranged by score co-composers Collins and Mark Mancina, and vocal arranger Eddie Jobson. ", According to Ruben Aquino, supervising animator for the character of Denahi, Denahi was originally meant to be Kenai's father; later this was changed to Kenai's brother. So when Tanana (Joan Copeland) hands him his totem and he sees that it is a bear the symbol of love he wants to trade it in for another one. Brother Bear is a 2003 American animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. 'Brother Bear' Audio Commentary - Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, acting in character as the Canadian moose, take over the commentary track here. You are using an out of date browser. Actually, Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas played the MacKennsie brothers in an old obsure movie called . Horrified of what he has done, Kenai runs away in a fit of guilt, but Koda soon follows him. [26] In April 2004 alone, 5.51 million DVD copies of the film were sold. In any event, you won't want anything to do with the reformat job, and it's quite disappointing that Disney chose to make this the viewing format for Disc 1. clip: "Moose Commentary" Get the IMDb App. commentary, editorials, reviews. It just didn't seem as crisp as the theatrical exhibition or recent animated Disney films. Conceptual and development art for Brother Bear, accompanied by the film's score, is described by art director Robh Ruppel and Byron Howard, the supervising animator of Kenai. The film's creators have sought to create a distinct and illuminating order to the world of wildlife, a mood that worked in The Lion King as supporting the story, but never felt forced or preachy. ''We took a feature that normally is a very dull feature and made it more approachable.''. Every spread has one or two bold and bright colours. The Sing Along Song of "On My Way" (4:02) of course presents the musical segment of the film (in 1.66:1 non-windowboxed anamorphic widescreen) with the lyrics on screen. If there is such a thing as 'logic' to reformatting films, it would seem to suggest that a 1.78:1 cropped anamorphic transfer would make more sense by filling up the 16x9 frame with additional picture instead of tiny black bars. Buy Brother Bear from Amazon.com: 2-Disc DVD / 2 Movie Blu-ray + DVD / Instant Video,
