CarribbeanLady (August 26, 2008 at 11:59 pm)

I love this new version. It actually shows Canada for what she really is! Martin is great in it and I love that it's funny. If they put more information in it people would get really bored and then where would we be? Hooray for no more afro's!! :D

CarribbeanLady (August 26, 2008 at 11:56 pm)

Very well said. Here, here! :]

lotsabears (August 19, 2008 at 3:14 pm)

Clearly, this venue isn't about Martin Short and his life achievements, and I have seen his work many times. What he has accomplished as an actor and commedian has NOTHING to do with him being in O Canada. Just because I don't agree with you doesn't make my comments wrong. You like him in this and I don't - Perod. End of story.

simonizer888 (August 19, 2008 at 2:02 pm)

Despite the fact that Stephen Harper is in office, Canada has much more tendancy to add something in than to take something out.

simonizer888 (August 19, 2008 at 1:20 pm)

But that's what Disney does. They're an entertainment company, so they have to use celebrities like Hilary Duff and Miley Cyrus in all their products and services. At least with respect to Canada, Disney was doing something right by updating it to show what Canada truly is to American tourists who know little. I remember in 2000 when the RCMP pulled out of a 5 year deal with Disney because of commercial licensing with the red uniforms.

simonizer888 (August 19, 2008 at 1:03 pm)

Clearly you haven't seen him on SCTV with the late John Candy, Rick Moranis, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty, Harold Ramis, Catherine O'Hara, and Eugene Levy. Before Martin was on SNL, he was on SCTV here in Canada on CBC running from 1976 to 1984. Martin was inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000, and as part of SCTV in 2002.

Crosisborg (August 19, 2008 at 12:56 pm)

The old fim was dated, yes. A new updated and more modern film could have been made following the recipe for success the old film had. Disney is on a kick to get validated by celebrities and sometimes it doesn't work out. This is one of those times. Its still good and still makes my eyes watery when I see it (makes me terribly homesick) but just not as much as the old film.

Crosisborg (August 19, 2008 at 12:51 pm)

Thats addition to history, not a change to it.

simonizer888 (August 19, 2008 at 12:49 pm)

Since the orginal film was done in 1970s, Canada has survived 6 elections, 2 scandals, 2 referendums on Quebec separation, the Meech Lake Accord, the Charlottown Accord, the Oka Crisis, the FLQ crisis, a recession, floods in the prairies, dozens of snowstorms, the War in Afghanistan, several peacekeeping missions in Rwanda and Kosovo, and the formation of Nunavut. Not to mention our dollar is close to parity to US.

Crosisborg (August 18, 2008 at 5:10 pm)

Umm how does history change?