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"Hotel Ritz"; did anyone catch that?

posted 10 years ago by Taran_Wanderer_2
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During the scene in which Madame Medusa is removing her make-up I had always noticed that the towel on her head bore certain letters, but I had never up until now been able to decipher what they said; I always thought they spelled out "towel" or "toiletry." Now, upon looking at them closely I finally realized that they spell out "HOTEL RITZ," which is the name of famous luxury hotels in Madrid, Paris, Lisbon and other stand-out cities. Had anyone else caught this?

https://disneymovieyear.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/medusa-makeup.jpg

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[–] Cristianos 10 years ago

No, I haven't. Though come to think of it, I have viewed this movie several times in standard definition, but never in high definition. So, I wouldn't notice little details like that.

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[–] Taran_Wanderer_2 10 years ago

Well, the high definition presentation of the film leaves much to be desired as the source is as flawed as ever. In either case, the letters were perfectly visible in the VHS edition, only they are on screen for such a short time that it's hard to read them, especially since they're backwards and out of order (as Medusa's towel is not lying flat, but wrapped around her head). It wasn't until I paused the scene and examined the letters carefully that I was able to decipher them.

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[–] D_Ray_Morton 10 years ago

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