So...like any idea for a movie/series ever? A revival has about as much of a chance of being good as a new idea.2Disney4Ever wrote:Or course with the kind of reputation people today have for reviving older beloved franchises and how they go about doing it, that can either turn out to be a good thing or a bad thing (glares at Disney for wanting their DuckTales reboot to be CGI and for putting today's Mickey Mouse cartoons in the hands of cheap hacks who don't know what good 2D drawing looks like).
We haven't even seen the CGI duck tales yet. As for the mickey shorts, I'm not going to open that can of worms again except to say plenty of people like them.
Anyway, I am disappointed to hear the nicktoons thing likely isn't happening, but yes, I did see that about the other possible revivals. I'm mainly interested in seeing Hey Arnold back so we can finally get that jungle movie we were promised.
I don't think we need to see rugrats return, the later seasons weren't well received, not to mention the all grown series. I'm not even sure the current Klasky Csupo would be capable of doing it now. is a shadow of its former self. I would like to see angry beavers back. I just loved the slapstick and voicework in that series.
A lot of the people here, even those who are very pro-2D and who may not be a fan of John Lasseter and Pixar, simply go and see some of Disney's CG films because they're interested in animation in general, whether it's Disney, Pixar, Studio Ghibli, Dreamworks or an independent French filmmaker. What's more, a lot of people are discerning about what they see and won't necessarily go rushing to see a particular film because it's made in a certain medium - it's all a matter of personal preference. Divinity put it well 
This is the British equivalent to the things like the Charlie Brown Christmas Special or the Rankin-Bass Christmas specials in the USA in that it's played around Christmas every year on Channel 4 (one of Britain's main channels) and is really iconic and widely loved. It is quite wistful in parts, but it was a part of my childhood and many other people's too. I do worry in general that mainstream animated films and family films in general are too geared these days towards selling toys. There always have been and always will be stinkers, but it seems concerning that there's so much commercialisation before worthy content nowadays. Things like Planes and the Tinker Bell films were practically made to fuel toy sales and the constant refreshing of older properties and franchises seems more like brand mentality, however good the films may be. If I had children, I'd be discerning about what they watched and would try and show them a wider range of suitable films beyond the mainstream crop. Indeed, I've been planning on getting some friends' and relatives' young children some Disney films on DVD or Blu-Ray, but I've also been planning on slipping in some Studio Ghibli and French films on the side. Given how access to films is overall easier and more economical now even compared to when I was a child in the 1990s due to the Internet and falling DVD prices, I'd say it's easy just to get films that may be out of most people's comfort zones. And whatever happens, going out of one's cultural comfort zone now and then is often a good thing. 