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Two branches form the Brandywine Creek.  They are both cleaverly named the East Branch and the West Branch. The two branches of the creek both have headwaters near Honey Brook in Northwest Chester County.  The starting points are just two miles apart. The creek flows into the Cristiana River in Delaware The place where the Brandywine joins with the Cristiana was first settled by Swedish settlers in 1638.  They named the location, now part of Wilmington, Delaware, New Sweden. [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your email address."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_long":"Your email address must contain between 5 and 100 characters.","maximum":100,"allow_nil":true}],["validates_email_format_of",{"message":"Your email address is not properly formatted. Mind giving it another shot?"}],["validates_uniqueness_of",{"message":"The email address you entered is being used by another member. Please try a different address.","client_can_validate":true,"exists_url":"/users/exists?email="}]] [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your password."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_short":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.","too_long":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.","allow_nil":true,"minimum":4,"maximum":40}],["validates_format_of",{"message":"Your password may contain only letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens. No emoticons, please. :p","with":["^[a-zA-Z0-9\\_\\-]*?

Pocahontas (10th Anniversary Edition) Reviews - TrenDigg

Just a quick note here – if you are thinking of purchasing a copy of Pocahontas now, just wait a little while.

On May 3, 2005, Disney will be releasing a “Special Edition”, tenth anniversary, 2-disc DVD release that will be similar to thier recent reissue of Sleeping Beauty and other Disney classics.

With all of the features on that, people who buy this DVD now will be disappointed if they don’t wait.

Disney will be adding the usual “Making of” clips, some pre-production art, and other features that make their “Special Editions” great, to this new edition of Pocahontas.

Loosely rooted in real American history and based upon people who once actually lived, “Pocahontas” is a very different kind of animated classic from the House of Mouse. It’s the tale of a beautiful, free-spirited, young (but not as young as Disney’s usual) Native American princess who crosses paths with an English explorer named John Smith, only to have romance quickly develop between them. John Smith arrives in the Americas just in time for Pocahontas, who is troubled by her father’s wish that she marry hometown hero Kocoum and, confused all the more by a mysterious dream, is in search of a different path to follow. John Smith is also in search of something, and when he finds Pocahontas, he thinks he has found it. The problem is, John is filled with prejudices against Pocahontas and her people, until she shows him the light. She teaches him about the beauty and wonder of nature and how we are all connected to each other. But love makes John an easy sell. His fellow English settlers are not quite so easily convinced. They only see the Indians as dangerous savages that must be destroyed to make the area safe to live in. Matters are made worse by the greed of their leader, Governor Ratcliffe, who is convinced the savages are hoarding the gold he can’t seem to find by digging up the land. Their violent actions lead to violent reactions from the tribe, which culminate in a fiery confrontation that only Pocahontas’s love and understanding can bring to peace.

The first time I saw Pocahontas, and for long after that, I had mixed feelings about it. I’m a hardcore Disney fan, and there’s little I hate more than to be disappointed in a Disney animated feature. Unfortunately, this was something I had to deal with for… possibly the first time ever in theaters upon seeing “Pocahontas.” Not doubt, “Pocahontas” was always a gorgeous film. The art is Disney at its best, and the music and songs are truly beautiful. The comic relief, in the form of Pocahontas’s animal friends, is right on the money. The voice cast is top notch, with Mel Gibson as John Smith and Irene Bedard as Pocahontas (Judy Kuhn doing her wonderful singing voice), David Ogden Stiers as Ratcliffe and his servant, Wiggins, Russell Means as Chief Powhatan, Christian Bale, Linda Hunt, and more rounding out the cast, but there was just something missing,…something crucial. I soon decided that the problem was in the villain, Governor Ratcliffe, who just wasn’t villain ENOUGH for my tastes. This sudden realization of what was wrong with “Pocahontas” was a big mistake, but it’s one that is still commonly made. I failed to see then, that the true villain of “Pocahontas” is not Governor Ratcliffe at all, but “prejudice” itself. This is something that is even pointed out in the DVD’s audio commentary, but, of course, I only heard that recently. My bad. I should have been able to see past the expected to the pretty obvious. However, while this knowledge does help improve the movie somewhat, it still doesn’t take it from, “good, but not quite `Disney’ good,” to “Instant Disney Classic.” As it turned out, the secret lay in a cut musical number: “If I Never Knew You.” One day, while watching the network television premiere of “Pocahontas” on ABC, I learned about a beautiful and wrongfully cut scene from the film in which John Smith, while awaiting his execution, shares a romantic duet with Pocahontas in which the two truly expose their feelings for and to each other. It’s the moment in the movie where we truly get the feeling that these two love each other, and not having it in the film was a horrible mistake! And, why did they cut it? Because little kids were bored with it. Thank goodness for DVDs and Special Editions! In this 2-disc, 10th Anniversary DVD release of Pocahontas, that glorious scene has been completed and restored to the film, and it makes all the difference in the world! There’s even a new reprise of the song near the end as Pocahontas and John Smith exchange two lines, and that moment will bring you to tears! After finally viewing the movie with “If I Never Knew You” intact, I can happily say that “Pocahontas” has gone from one of my least favorite Disney films to one of the best! There may be no drop-dead gorgeous, redheaded mermaids and no delightful singing bears, but Disney has managed to take a more real and serious subject and turn it into a wonderful new masterpiece! Now, if they could only fix “Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Why are all my dreams just around the riverbend? -Pocahontas

Why do all my dreams extend just around the riverbend?

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@ I haven't heard "Just Around the Riverbend" from Pocahontas in YEARS & cannot get it out of my head now.

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