American Gladiators. Competitors Intro
Back in the 80s, American Gladiators was a popular TV show that amazed an entire generation. This segment is the intro from the 1991-1992 semi-finals, and features the following Gladiators: Diamond, Zap, Gemini, Blaze, Tower, Lace, Thunder, Ice, Storm, Nitro, and last but not least Laser.
Eek! the Cat. Chariots of Fur
Eek and Annabelle go for a picnic in the park, Elmo enters a race and Sharky stays at home watching Platinum wrestle on TV.
Featuring some While E Coyote type shenanigans and some decent parodies of American Gladiators (Patriotic Warriors) and of course the title being a parody of Chariots of Fire.
Disney Princess Recut. To Be A Princess
How a princess is taught to become one. Features Anastasia, Jasmine, Ariel and Belle
Animaniacs. Nothing but the tooth
Rasputin rules Russia by hypnotizing the czar and suffers from a toothache. The Warner Brothers (and sister) comes to help.
Animaniacs Theme. Japanese
Rough English Translation:
Let’s go, Animaniacs!
C’mon, act nonsensically!
Once laughter begins
It cannot be stopped!
Go, Animaniacs!
We’re the Warner Brothers
I’m the Sister, Dot!
Our movie job makes us cheery.
We like to do things at the spur of the moment
But keep getting caught.
Let’s sneak away slyly and wreak havoc!
Go, Animaniacs!
Yakko’s along with Dot
When Wakko makes us complete
We have nothing to fear.
Go, Animaniacs!
Pinky and the Brain’s
Sinister plot.
Goodfeathers also are fired up
With an outrageous
Group of friends.
We’ll ignore the libretto and perform without rehearsal.
Go, Animaniacs!
We’ve entered into a contract
So anything goes.
C’mon, act nonsensically!
Indeed, we
Are too much to handle
(But we’re cute!)
Animaniacs
begins!
Lion King Recut with Japanese Animaniacs Theme
I can’t think how many times I wish that clips from the two lion king movies were cut together to sync up with the Animaniacs theme in Japanese. Finally.
Batman Forever. Edward’s Invention
Edward Nygma (Jim Carrey), a lowly worker at Wayne Enterprises, continues his unauthorized development of a brain-manipulation device.
Olovyannui Soldatik. Steadfast Tin Soldier
From 1959, Soviet Union. A beautiful adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale. It’s the only one that doesn’t replace the Black Goblin character that lives in the cigar box, and keeps the full 3 acts of the story and keeps the tragic ending.
Regrettably though, the best part of the story’s ending is not shown: the next day the maid is cleaning the fireplace and finds the remains. Of the ballerina, only ash, and of the soldier, a lump of tin that had melted in the shame of a heart.
The ending is also changed from the Andersen original in that the paper ballerina is not gusted into the fire by chance, but willingly leaps to her death so she can embrace her love before they both are engulfed by the flames.
I’ve watched the end a hundred times and go back to play it again every once in awhile. It’s just flipping beautiful. His calling out to her while he melts. Her sadness which turns to resolve as she knows the choice she wants to make (very much like the Titanic scene where Rose gives a long stare back at Jack as she is lowered in the lifeboat and decides to jump back onto the sinking ship where they embrace to meet their doom together). Everything about it is great. The cuts back and forth between in the fire and safe on the table. The anguish of the black goblin after she makes her final choice. He loses. But in a way, they all lose.
If only they included the melted heart ending, it would be a 5 star rendition.