Comments on: The Thief And The Cobbler – Recobbled Cut http://fanedit.org/268/ The wonderful world of movies - edited by fans for fans Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:32:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: adrift http://fanedit.org/268/comment-page-1/#comment-12422 adrift Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:12:54 +0000 http://fanedit.org/wpTF/?p=179#comment-12422 A great effort by the editor. You can tell a tremendous amount of time and talent went into producing it. I think what mars it for me was that the quality of the .avi I downloaded was just too pixelated and choppy to enjoy on a big (100" projected) screen. This is a film I think my nieces would really enjoy if a higher quality cut of it was available (even with the rough story board scenes included). That said, its an amazing curiosity piece of what could have been. It's edits like these that continue to draw me to fanedit.org and fan edits in general. 7/10 for the effort alone. A great effort by the editor. You can tell a tremendous amount of time and talent went into producing it. I think what mars it for me was that the quality of the .avi I downloaded was just too pixelated and choppy to enjoy on a big (100″ projected) screen. This is a film I think my nieces would really enjoy if a higher quality cut of it was available (even with the rough story board scenes included). That said, its an amazing curiosity piece of what could have been. It’s edits like these that continue to draw me to fanedit.org and fan edits in general. 7/10 for the effort alone.

]]> By: Joish http://fanedit.org/268/comment-page-1/#comment-11288 Joish Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:34:27 +0000 http://fanedit.org/wpTF/?p=179#comment-11288 The editing quality is superb. The editor did a great job with what he had. The plot and visuals were coherent, even when only story-boards could be strung together to make the sing. As for the movie itself. I didn't much care for it. Something about the pacing was just off for me and a lot of the whimsy falls flat. It has its moments and is worth seeing for the many inventive shots and abstract representations of many of the environments. I'm sure it would have been better had the director been able to finish it properly, but I'm still not sure I would have liked it. The editing quality is superb. The editor did a great job with what he had. The plot and visuals were coherent, even when only story-boards could be strung together to make the sing.

As for the movie itself. I didn’t much care for it. Something about the pacing was just off for me and a lot of the whimsy falls flat. It has its moments and is worth seeing for the many inventive shots and abstract representations of many of the environments. I’m sure it would have been better had the director been able to finish it properly, but I’m still not sure I would have liked it.

]]> By: Timstuff http://fanedit.org/268/comment-page-1/#comment-10738 Timstuff Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:22:28 +0000 http://fanedit.org/wpTF/?p=179#comment-10738 I am the president of my school's animation club, and this week we watched TTATC: Recobbled Cut. Even with its rough and unfinished patches, the movie blew my mind. It really makes me sad to think that we may never see a truly finished version of this lost masterpiece, but even if this masturful fanedit is the closest we'll ever get to seeing Richard Williams' original vision, it's still an amazing piece of film that every animation fan and student needs to see. It's really sad that Williams has disowned this movie, because it truly is a masterpiece even in its rough state right up there with the likes of Snow White and The Secret of NIMH... Possibly even moreso. I really do hope that with Disney being under new management, John Lassiter in all of his awesomeness will revisit Roy Disney's plans to restore and finish this movie. The Thief and the Cobbler was concieved as a labor of love, and it will take a labor of love to see it finished. The Recobbled cut is very much a labor of love for a film that never got a fair chance at success, and I am glad that I can now have and share this lost classic with my friends and family even if it is never truly finished. I am the president of my school’s animation club, and this week we watched TTATC: Recobbled Cut. Even with its rough and unfinished patches, the movie blew my mind. It really makes me sad to think that we may never see a truly finished version of this lost masterpiece, but even if this masturful fanedit is the closest we’ll ever get to seeing Richard Williams’ original vision, it’s still an amazing piece of film that every animation fan and student needs to see. It’s really sad that Williams has disowned this movie, because it truly is a masterpiece even in its rough state right up there with the likes of Snow White and The Secret of NIMH… Possibly even moreso.

I really do hope that with Disney being under new management, John Lassiter in all of his awesomeness will revisit Roy Disney’s plans to restore and finish this movie. The Thief and the Cobbler was concieved as a labor of love, and it will take a labor of love to see it finished. The Recobbled cut is very much a labor of love for a film that never got a fair chance at success, and I am glad that I can now have and share this lost classic with my friends and family even if it is never truly finished.

]]> By: latenights http://fanedit.org/268/comment-page-1/#comment-10311 latenights Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:54:25 +0000 http://fanedit.org/wpTF/?p=179#comment-10311 What an amazing curio. I have to admit that in all honesty this film wasn't to my tastes - the different styles and imagery used, like a fusion of Terry Gilliam's Monty Python days and a Salvador Dali painting, were impressive but the overall product felt like an exercise in style over substance because the story was quite weak. This may have been because the original workprint needed fleshing out some more. Either way, the inclusion of the workprint footage wasn't at all distracting and the inclusion of the workprint, and storyboard animation felt appropriate to the style of the film. I watched this with a four year old who could barely take his eyes from the screen for the entire film, although he did have a lot of questions because the narrative was quite difficult to follow. An amazing effort and evidence of yet another injustice in the movie world where an otherwise wonderful piece of film making art came oh, so close, to being realised bar for the money. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys what-might-have-beens. What an amazing curio. I have to admit that in all honesty this film wasn’t to my tastes – the different styles and imagery used, like a fusion of Terry Gilliam’s Monty Python days and a Salvador Dali painting, were impressive but the overall product felt like an exercise in style over substance because the story was quite weak. This may have been because the original workprint needed fleshing out some more. Either way, the inclusion of the workprint footage wasn’t at all distracting and the inclusion of the workprint, and storyboard animation felt appropriate to the style of the film.

I watched this with a four year old who could barely take his eyes from the screen for the entire film, although he did have a lot of questions because the narrative was quite difficult to follow. An amazing effort and evidence of yet another injustice in the movie world where an otherwise wonderful piece of film making art came oh, so close, to being realised bar for the money.

Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys what-might-have-beens.

]]> By: Spaxxinator http://fanedit.org/268/comment-page-1/#comment-9490 Spaxxinator Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:10:04 +0000 http://fanedit.org/wpTF/?p=179#comment-9490 I've commented on linktalk, but i have to comment here too. This is absolutely incredible! Amazing skills are most definitely seen as you watch this edit. The integration of the different materials available into this one PERFECT version. Really loved it. Honestly really good. I’ve commented on linktalk, but i have to comment here too. This is absolutely incredible! Amazing skills are most definitely seen as you watch this edit. The integration of the different materials available into this one PERFECT version. Really loved it. Honestly really good.

]]> By: samwisefan http://fanedit.org/268/comment-page-1/#comment-8452 samwisefan Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:41:54 +0000 http://fanedit.org/wpTF/?p=179#comment-8452 What is the difference between the Mark II download and the Mark III download? And, if Mark III is presumably the more improved/fixed/official version, then why is Mark II still available for download? What is the difference between the Mark II download and the Mark III download? And, if Mark III is presumably the more improved/fixed/official version, then why is Mark II still available for download?

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