tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771280119894271400.post4910855083497114593..comments2023-11-18T21:31:16.744-08:00Comments on It's DLAbaoaqu: SPECIAL REVIEW: Santa and the Three Bears (1970)Radio White Basehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966735942939372199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771280119894271400.post-45784560477038201852022-09-08T02:05:26.303-07:002022-09-08T02:05:26.303-07:00I've loved this..You forgot..Warner Bros.under...I've loved this..You forgot..Warner Bros.under its Warner Bros.-Seven Arts collab released it! I've normally seen the one with Hal as Santa Claus, no Pirates world credits.Yeah, Pirates world had opened five years before Walt Disney World in 1971, also in Florida, opened, and business from WDW killed it. Nothing like he Disney name..Pokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771280119894271400.post-69230915818729513712016-12-28T20:44:27.097-08:002016-12-28T20:44:27.097-08:00Thus the ranger tells them the origins of Christma...<i>Thus the ranger tells them the origins of Christmas: Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph, Christ, and the peace that tends to occur around that time (despite it being common knowledge that Christ wasn't born on December 25, the New Testament never gives a specific date for it, as certain tinfoil hat types would like to stress).</i><br /><br />To those people I say, get over it! We've been at this for two millenniums, it's not going to stop now!<br /><br /><i>Many legends about Christmas arose over the years as well. The most famous of these was that of Santa Claus.</i><br /><br />Now our special's getting into gear!<br /><br /><i>There is no "Santa's in trouble" plot here. If anything, it's a bit of a fish-out-of-water story about two bear cubs who discover a part of the year that many of their kind never see. Like the children they are, they become engrossed in the Yuletide bliss.</i><br /><br />The only threat we get is a mother bear who probably wished she told her kids never to bother the ranger at all!<br /><br /><i>One thing I didn't realize until I started doing a little research on this special, was that originally there were live-action segments involving the ranger; parts serving as bookends. There are prints of the special that omit these segments, but don't detract from the story proper.</i><br /><br />This was the version I first saw in the 80's, some VHS editions used this type, with a pretty crappy transfer of the film. The other edition often seen on cheap $1 DVD's today was from a 16mm rental release made available at one point, I don't remember their name but it pops up at the end of the film I think.<br /><br /><i>Some users claimed that the live-action segments substantially increased the runtime of the show... but from the print I found, those rumors seem to be as reputable as the alternate ending to King Kong vs. Godzilla.</i><br /><br />It was theatrically released this way at one point with shots from the theme park used at the opening. I did spot this French-dubbed version that uses it.<br />http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2da1b3_les-trois-ours-et-le-pere-noel_fun<br /><br /><i>As for Santa and the Three Bears, give it a watch... but stay clear of the DVD releases. Amazon users report skipping.</i><br /><br />I do know a remedy for this! Tony Benedict, the kind soul he is, uploaded his copy of the special here, in its original half-hour state!<br />https://vimeo.com/194663631Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.com