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Vengeful_KBM 08/16/12 4:55:00 PM #101: |
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Vengeful_KBM 08/16/12 4:55:00 PM #102: |
#5 - Mary Costa as Princess Aurora - Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Best Song: Once Upon A Dream Let's face it - Aurora is a boring character. Even compared to Snow White and Cinderella, who are often accused of being rather dull, I often wonder at how little people make the same complaints about Aurora, when she's basically all the previous Disney princesses recycled, with slightly less character. I think this is mindset probably how I've managed to talk myself into avoiding writing this entry for a full month, by convincing myself I'd have nothing to write about because she's just so boring. But that's exactly the beauty of Mary Costa's performance - it's not boring in the slightest. And I'm realizing, now that I really think about it, that's why she's so good - people never realize how boring the character is because her performance is stellar. She brings character in where there's virtually none to be had on the page. I don't think I need to say much about her singing voice. It's the perfect Disney princess voice - she has a clear, ringing soprano without being as grating as Snow White, but she also has a gorgeous, full alto without being as unremarkable as Cinderella (minus, as I have said, her gorgeous harmonies in Sing Sweet Nightingale, a song only akin to God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen in my confusion over where to put the comma). Her range, and her vocal tone, are utterly superb. Now, I don't really remember the movie too well, so perhaps my misgivings were correct and I really didn't have enough to say, but I can't abide the idea of Chris bumping this topic with snide comments about my mafia play. Let me just say that when I did see Sleeping Beauty for the last time, I remembered not having liked it that much before, as it's basically a carbon copy of Snow White and Cinderella - but I became totally enchanted, by the beautiful art and by Mary Costa's (and Eleanor Audley's, to be fair) voice acting. I can safely say that she makes the movie much better than it otherwise would have - so much so, that she deserves a Top 5 spot on any list. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Pokewars 08/16/12 4:56:00 PM #103: |
*Explodes*
An UPDATE? -- Little town... http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae221/GenesisSaga/3rdPrizeBelle.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GenesisSaga 08/17/12 4:03:00 PM #104: |
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
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Achromatic 08/17/12 4:05:00 PM #105: |
From: GenesisSaga | #103
Oh wow KBM doesn't like it when I get snide about his mafia play. -- "What I'm saying is mind over matter only works when there's not much of a matter to mind. " - Lopen The Cult of Personality. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raka_Putra 08/18/12 4:04:00 PM #106: |
Wow, an update!
-- Oh, I am one yet many. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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most_games_r_ok 08/18/12 4:11:00 PM #107: |
oh crap an update
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