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| Frank and Ollie : 4 of 5 | |
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2.02.2004
6:05 PM | Link |
 This movie was made several years ago, but was only available on video, so I've been waiting for this DVD for quite a while. I was happy to receive it for Christmas, and I've had such a great time watching it! The movie is a documentary about Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, the two surviving "Nine Old Men" of the Disney studio. These are the true pioneers of the art of animation, and both Frank and Ollie really established what it means to make an animated character "feel". The movie is quite a bif more playful than most documentaries, maybe because it was made by Frank's son, switching between interviews and staged scenes of the old gentleman acting out the scenes they animated fifty years ago. The bonus material is great, too - with special sections on their individual hobbies (Frank played jazz piano with the Firehouse Five Plus Two and Ollie has a full-scale stream train with a mile of track in his backyard!). These guys are treasures of American art, and it's wonderful to see their personalities and their remarkable friendship.
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