tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post320732364934435690..comments2024-02-25T03:15:48.893-05:00Comments on News and Views by Chris Barat: DUCKTALES RETROSPECTIVE: Episode 45, "Luck O' The Ducks"Chris Barathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-14534137034832738942013-07-26T20:06:28.146-04:002013-07-26T20:06:28.146-04:00Greg,
"Speaking of Leprechaun episodes; I ha...Greg,<br /><br />"Speaking of Leprechaun episodes; I have reviewed all three and I thought Gummis Just Want To Have Fun was good; if because Nogum wasn't the focus of the episode and it was mostly Grammi just wanting to have fun with a friend; which at least had a sense of sympathy for her."<br /><br />It just seemed so CONTRIVED to me, both the basic setup and the triviality of the "adventure" that Grammi and Nogum had. I wonder whether it would have worked better had Grammi met Nogum for the first time at the start of the episode and their friendship and activities had been a subplot in a more ambitious story line.<br /><br />Chris<br /><br />Chris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-76649322506696290022013-07-26T20:03:15.927-04:002013-07-26T20:03:15.927-04:00Pan,
"Those thing Webby did with her hair be...Pan,<br /><br />"Those thing Webby did with her hair beafore she went to sleep (I don't know the english term for it... Isn't she way to young to do that?"<br /><br />They're called hair curlers, and you're right, they're typically used by middle-aged and older women, not by young kids. I also think it would be physically impossible for Webby's feathers to "roll up" in the manner indicated so that the curlers would stay on her head.<br /><br />Chris<br /><br /> <br /><br />Chris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-47196789209238036482013-07-21T16:38:17.585-04:002013-07-21T16:38:17.585-04:00Speaking of Leprechaun episodes; I have reviewed a...Speaking of Leprechaun episodes; I have reviewed all three and I thought Gummis Just Want To Have Fun was good; if because Nogum wasn't the focus of the episode and it was mostly Grammi just wanting to have fun with a friend; which at least had a sense of sympathy for her.<br /><br />As for the "torture scene": Even if the original plan was to have them being eaten by snakes; the staging was awful. They just couldn't use a pulley system and have them dangled into the pit? That would allow them to pay off the torture and be threatening. It would have been better than Polly Wants A Treasure actually. But of course; it's not because the writer had zero idea what he was doing (and as I mentioned in the review of the Volume 2 DVD set; the continuity on the ropes are completely shot too).<br /><br />As embarrassing as the shot with Launchpad riding backwards on the tiny horse; I did laugh at it. So it did exactly what the writer wanted in this case.<br /><br />Oh and the animators need to know the difference between a giant potato and a large glob that looks like frozen cookie dough. Cannot forget that either.Gregory Weaglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-62392327128121770022013-07-19T18:57:50.452-04:002013-07-19T18:57:50.452-04:00I rewatch the episod just now. Overall a weak one ...I rewatch the episod just now. Overall a weak one but...<br /><br /><br />I like the image of boys waiting for the ghosts with one of them holding a beasball bat ;) <br /><br />I love the Banshee desing a lot... but the way HD&L stop here was just way to silly for this show. <br /><br />Tiny horses where a cute idea ;)<br /><br />I like part with Scrooge climbing up sequence while droping all the gold...<br /><br />I actually found it to be one of better uses of Webby on the show and I actually like her here... Even wit her constant annoying "Come and join my tea party" lines. I hate when they gave a character a extreme political views in a kids show...<br /><br /><br />BTW -> Those thing Webby did with her hair beafore she went to sleep (I don't know the english term for it... THOSE things : http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UpvZ42VN_T0/Uec_60gQl7I/AAAAAAAAHn0/rPy0ai41IUo/s1600/ThxPrincess.jpg ) Isn't she way to young to do that? <br /><br /><br />BTW 2 -> So... Now the gigant rock marks the place where the gold is hidden and Scrooge can return any time with hundret of workers to dig up the gold? Ok, he "learn his leason" but I have a filing next episode/week he will be just as wealth hungry... <br /><br /><br />P.S.3 -> I like upcoming "The Golden Fleecing" a lot... <br />Well, Ok, the HD&L woodchuck fog trick was way to sill for this show and It's to bad it didn't had the creepenes the oryginal Barks story had (I just love the ruins among the fog and the Larkies lair in the oryginal BTW) but damn it! It has VonDrake and I love that guy a lot! (BTW -> I still thinks that VonSwine character in "Yuppy Ducks" and "The Attack 50 foot Webby" was ment to be him)Pan Miluśhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364446151493198587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-32959895369099427892013-07-19T11:13:08.453-04:002013-07-19T11:13:08.453-04:00Pan,
"I like the joke when Scrooge jumps int...Pan,<br /><br />"I like the joke when Scrooge jumps into his money bin and jumps out in a swiming costume"<br /><br />Cue the Nephew's comment from "Too Much of a Gold Thing": "How does he DO that?" Now that Scrooge has apparently taught the kids how to dive into the money without injury, perhaps he can teach them the quick-change trick as well. :-)<br /><br />Chris<br />Chris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-51241093399909459722013-07-19T11:10:58.688-04:002013-07-19T11:10:58.688-04:00Kenisu,
Your comment reminds me of the episode of...Kenisu,<br /><br />Your comment reminds me of the episode of HOUSE in which Dr. House responds to an Australian character who objects to being called "British": "You've got the Queen on your money; you're British!"<br /><br />The ep's use of Scottish music in an Irish setting is fairly irritating, but in all honesty, the ep has much worse things to answer for!<br /><br />ChrisChris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-75774745072063043772013-07-19T10:56:45.216-04:002013-07-19T10:56:45.216-04:00It could be that each time a story with Leprechaun...It could be that each time a story with Leprechauns was featured, they appear to have used "Darby O'Gill" as reference and were bound to stay close to it. The examples Joe cited were not bound to any speciffic mythology. There's an episode of FANTASTIC MAX with Don Knotts playing "Blarney Fife" and I remember that was also a fun episode.Comicbookrehabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363501054869978524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-3889542258651681892013-07-18T15:34:01.709-04:002013-07-18T15:34:01.709-04:00I guess this is one of those moments where I let n...I guess this is one of those moments where I let nostalgia get the better of me and decide a sub-par episode really isn't all that bad. I have very fond memories of being five years old in 1987, having seen this episode and then going out into the backyard and imagining a bunch of tiny little trees to tie invisible handkerchiefs to. :)<br /><br />But hey, you forgot to mention one of the dumber things about "Luck o' the Ducks": the musical <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Scotireland" rel="nofollow">confusion between Scotland and Ireland</a>. The moment the ducks come in for a landing on the Emerald Isle, we hear the bagpipe theme from "Curse of Castle McDuck", and the Scottish music doesn't end there.<br /><br />I remember coming across a post from someone somewhere about how Ron Jones had once mentioned this to them in an email. He had said he wasn't too fond of how his library score was handled throughout the series, and cited this episode in particular, for its lack of cultural knowledge in the music department.kenisuhttp://kenisu.webs.com/ducktalesbgm.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-72875516892346200852013-07-18T12:42:34.745-04:002013-07-18T12:42:34.745-04:00I like the joke when Scrooge jumps into his money ...I like the joke when Scrooge jumps into his money bin and jumps out in a swiming costume (thre is idenctical thing in the first episode but other way around)Pan Miluśhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364446151493198587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-4422838697918079822013-07-18T10:42:39.651-04:002013-07-18T10:42:39.651-04:00Joe,
I was specifically thinking that the DISNEY ...Joe,<br /><br />I was specifically thinking that the DISNEY AFTERNOON versions of the "lepisode" might be under the curse. I make no claims or promises about any other animated entities!<br /><br />ChrisChris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-15966887263707016252013-07-18T08:03:44.985-04:002013-07-18T08:03:44.985-04:00Chris:
You write: “Rescue Rangers' "The...Chris:<br /><br />You write: “Rescue Rangers' "The Last Leprechaun" and Gummi Bears' "Gummis Just Want to Have Fun" weren't much better, so there's at least a possibility that a "leprechaun curse" may be involved.”<br /><br />Sorry, but if you consider such great leprechaun cartoons as Chuck Jones’ magnificent change-of-pace Porky Pig short <i>“Wearing of the Grin”</i>, Huckleberry Hound’s <i>“Huck of the Irish”</i> (on assignment for a picture news magazine to get a photo of a leprechaun – with a great ending gag!), and Johnny Bravo’s outrageous <i>“Blarney Buddies”</i> (Kiss the Blarney Stone / Barney Stone!), with Frank Gorshin as the leprechaun, I’d say there’s no such thing as a "leprechaun curse"! <br /><br />…Maybe it’s just Disney!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.com