Word: disneyisms
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...example, stories on June 27 reported that the Dow was off 34.59 points. The Journal led off its analysis with the following: "Hopes are fading that the Fed will cut short-term rates." The Times chose to focus on the slump in technology issues and the fact that Disney's Pocahontas was not raking in the expected revenues. Then on June 28, USA Today had stocks falling on "trade-war fears," but in the Times, they fell as "market players reacted to conflicting reports on the economy and worried about the direction of interest rates...
...FLORIDA'S WALT DISNEY WORLD, the hot new "ride" is George Lucas' Alien Encounter. In this fond tribute to William Castle, sleaze showman extraordinaire of 13 Ghosts and The Tingler, visitors enter a circular room, are strapped into seats and see a huge hideous monster writhing in a plastic tube. Then the alien escapes--and the lights go out. Heavy footsteps approach, and your seat gets a violent rattle. You feel the creature's breath and reptilian tongue on the back of your neck. An icky liquid drenches you; is it someone's exploding guts or your own fear-sweat...
...many ways, in fact, this is no ordinary Disney creation. It is not a children's movie. It does not feature talking animals, slapstick humor or a signature happy ending...
...succeeds by taking Disney away from its tried-and-true cartooning techniques. In "Pocahontas," "good" and "bad" begin to merge. And while both sides have their benefits, both also have savage aspects, and Disney uses its animation of fiery weapons and pounding drums to illustrate this...
...entertainment away from kick-boxing superheroes. It's the kind of movie a parent would love to take their kids to, because they wouldn't be in danger of getting karate-chopped from the back seat during the car-ride home, or of going deaf from their kids screaming Disney tunes for the next six months. It was a great film idea. Too bad it didn...