Toon Talk: Atlantis: The Lost Empire Collector's Edition DVD - Jan 29, 2002

Toon Talk: Atlantis: The Lost Empire Collector's Edition DVD
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DISC TWO:

After popping in Disc Two, you are treated to the Whitmore Industries Industrial Film, a witty recreation of the nostalgic newsreels of days gone by. New artwork and stock footage (complete with faux "granniness") are combined to give you an overall view of the man behind the top-secret mission to Atlantis. The Multiple Platform Navigational System is introduced here.

From the main menu, you can select from three viewing options how you want to watch the bonus features:

  1. Explore Mode: A 3-D version of the bridge of the Ulysses submarine (complete with Mrs. Packard's sarcastic announcements and digital crewmen) is the setting for you to "explore", i.e. navigate with your remote through the different menu options.
  2. Tour Mode: Or the easy way out: at one click on your remote, you can view all the main features in a two-hour "Making of" documentary. Does not include all the bonus material, but you can then view those through one of the other modes at your leisure.
  3. Files Mode: Simple menus list all the bonus material on Disc Two in one easy to use (especially for film reviewers) format.

HISTORY:

The Journey Begins:
The genesis of Atlantis: The Lost Empire , from it's humble beginnings in a Mexican restaurant to it's concept as The Dirty Dozen Journeys to the Center of the Earth.

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Creating Mythology:
To quote Walt Disney himself, how the creative team strived to "create the plausible impossible", including extensive internet research on the many theories of Atlantis (notably from Plato and Edgar Casey) and screenwriter Tab Murphy's creation of the film's "map", the Shepherd's Journal.

The History of the Shepherd's Journal:
Text extensively detailing the rich journey of the fictional tome and how it crossed paths with such noted historical features as Amerigo Vespucci, Leonardo Da Vinci, Christopher Wren, Marie Antoinette, Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon.

The Shepherd's Journal:
Page through the virtual book yourself.

The Shepherd's Journal Gallery:
Gallery containing conceptual designs for the book and it's pages.

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How to Speak Atlantean:
Remember those old, scratchy film reels you had to sit through in grade school? Well, that's the look of this feature, titled Learning Atlantean with Marc Okrand. Okrand is the famed linguistic expert who created the Atlantean language for the film, as well as various languages (including Klingon) for Star Trek. He runs through a couple simple words and phrases, intercut with scenes from, of all things, The Reluctant Dragon.