i just love Disney musicals. i know this didn't start out "Disneyized", it, of course, started out on stage in the early 60's with Burnett in the Princess Winnifred role. i even saw the televised version with Burnett as a kid ( i loved that too), but now that i've seen this wonderfully "Disneyish" and light-hearted version i find it impossible now to think of 'Mattress' as anything but pure Disney.
i first saw this version on the 'Wonderful World of Disney' when it premiered several years ago. i was lucky enough to see a short intro. scene with Carol Burnett, a little girl, and the Disney princesses looking around Disneyland,Ca for Princess Winnifred. it was great.
everything about this production is so romantic and sweet it's hard to imagine anyone not warming to it's pleasing congeniality. but there are always a few hard-butts in the crowd. also anyone not understanding why this version stands out or why it should have been made is being a little obtuse and silly. this production stands above simply because it has the involvement and blessing of Carol Burnett herself. the original Winnifred. so those fans that don't understand this,"HELLO".
people should stop sharpening their knives so much and stop attacking things that are nice and good for you. it doesn't make you sound like a professional critic by always being too cynical. lighten up please.
i find it interesting to note that when this first came out and i was so sure this was a great adaptation, but others were not convinced, i think it's my vindication to point out how big it's two young stars, Matthew Morrison and Zooey Deschanel, have become since then. Deschanel even has her own pop/rock band. i told everybody so.
i find it interesting how a little off-Broadway sex comedy could become so perfect for Disney. i think it's because Disney turns it from an adult music comedy into a full out fairy tale. it's about time Disney did the 'Princess and the pea' fairy story and 'Mattress' is the best way for Disney to tell it. it turned out so right for them.
i hope someday that Disney has the sense to release a version of 'Mattress' with the Carol Burnett intro at Disneyland, ca that i saw on the 'Wonderful World of Disney'. maybe then would some people get it through their thickness that this is 'Disney' music magic at it's finest.
i first saw this version on the 'Wonderful World of Disney' when it premiered several years ago. i was lucky enough to see a short intro. scene with Carol Burnett, a little girl, and the Disney princesses looking around Disneyland,Ca for Princess Winnifred. it was great.
everything about this production is so romantic and sweet it's hard to imagine anyone not warming to it's pleasing congeniality. but there are always a few hard-butts in the crowd. also anyone not understanding why this version stands out or why it should have been made is being a little obtuse and silly. this production stands above simply because it has the involvement and blessing of Carol Burnett herself. the original Winnifred. so those fans that don't understand this,"HELLO".
people should stop sharpening their knives so much and stop attacking things that are nice and good for you. it doesn't make you sound like a professional critic by always being too cynical. lighten up please.
i find it interesting to note that when this first came out and i was so sure this was a great adaptation, but others were not convinced, i think it's my vindication to point out how big it's two young stars, Matthew Morrison and Zooey Deschanel, have become since then. Deschanel even has her own pop/rock band. i told everybody so.
i find it interesting how a little off-Broadway sex comedy could become so perfect for Disney. i think it's because Disney turns it from an adult music comedy into a full out fairy tale. it's about time Disney did the 'Princess and the pea' fairy story and 'Mattress' is the best way for Disney to tell it. it turned out so right for them.
i hope someday that Disney has the sense to release a version of 'Mattress' with the Carol Burnett intro at Disneyland, ca that i saw on the 'Wonderful World of Disney'. maybe then would some people get it through their thickness that this is 'Disney' music magic at it's finest.