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Oh, I think Pixar's had a choice in the matter re: the sequel surge, but they've got to account for the market. Once upon a time there was only one studio regularly making animated features--that was a long, long time ago now, it seems. There's a lot of competition, and *successful* competition, and...

... As fans, I think we're allowed to express these feelings, even if we can't always specifically propose how something can be done better. I'm not saying you're wrong at all, and I'm not suggesting you're responsible for having a ready suggestion for a replacement; I'm saying the people who *woul...

Also, going back to the point about how much responsibility he has, that ultimately is not really a valid excuse. I disagree—I think it’s the most valid excuse. He's worked his @** off to get where he is. He’s a brilliant guy, he’s got a clear vision, he’s pursued high standards in art, technology,...

Mostly because I really don't care for Pixar films. Even the few I like ( The Incredibles , Toy Story trilogy, Monsters, Inc .) only inspire a lukewarm interest for me. The worst result has been John Lasseter now in control of Disney as well as Pixar, and of course it helped to spur on the end of h...

Yeah, Brother Bear did nearly as well as Lilo and Stitch , worldwide. But the studios don't get as much of the money from international box office as they do from domestic, I believe. Depends on the studio--Disney handles most of its own international distribution. The Bear 's precipitous drop-off ...

To be fair, all those sequels were in the pipeline before Rise of the Guardians and Turbo underperformed. (Except The Croods 2 , which was of course added after the success of The Croods ) And as far as I know, Dreamworks was never one of those studios who was automatically successful with every mo...

Sleeping Beauty was such a box office bomb (at least, compared to the cost of production ) This would be similar to Tangled ’s own issues, I suppose. Sleeping Beauty was still in the top film-earners that year. I believe all of Disney’s first 5 films had enormous budgets except for Dumbo , too. Tha...

I would like to know your take on which film was more profitable: The Rescuers or The Fox & the Hound. According to Boxoffice Mojo The Rescuers made $29million on a $1.2million budget in June 1977. The Fox & the Hound made $39.9million on a $12 million budget in July 1981. Well, I’m not com...

Musical Master wrote: Fair enough, though I still think that this movie will pull a 180 on us and by the third act (mainly the final fight), Maleficent will become the evil character you all know and love.

I think that's pretty much the point of making the film. You're right--we'll see. = )

Boxofficemojo may have inaccurate information for their first releases (they are missing all info. for Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella , after all), but where are the receipts for your information? As far as I can see, you're just making it up based on personal assessment, in other words--nothin...

Oh please let this be true! Is the Disney Wiki known to be reliable? Dunno, never much frequented the site for anything. Bill Hunt's digitalbits site is pretty good, though. He's qualified this as "Rumor Mill" material, but he's name-dropped the reader who provided the information, so I'd...

From thedigitalbits.com: And here’s something Rumor Mill worthy... the Disney Wiki has listed street dates for upcoming Disney Diamond Edition Blu-ray animated titles, including Sleeping Beauty (10/2), 101 Dalmatians (2/3/15), Aladdin (10/6/15), and Pinocchio (2/2/16). The very same Wiki has also li...

Most of them—and this is where Disney films *really* muddy the water—have also benefited from being re-released over and over and over again: Really? Because in the list I've kept for myself, all those films are still above Frozen just based on their FIRST release . Well, either you've got bad data...

I agree with everything you've said, SWillie! . From this whole 2D animation debacle, it's Disney's attitude about it that bothers me most. The constant tip-toeing around the issue, the condescending PR responses, the blatant lies. Yeah, well--that's showbiz all over. Such behavior is hardly limite...

I’d forgotten about Curious George . A bit limited in appeal by its subject matter and design, but a quite charming film. (My kids were big fans for a while—I haven’t seen it in a few years now, but I’ve seen it more than a couple times.) I wonder about stop-motion because CG seems a most unusual me...

I think 2D will stage some sort of resurgence sooner or later, if only because it will seem "new" again by virtue of being different from everything else going on, and yet still instantly recognizable as familiar…although 2D’s future is only going to become more inextricably bound with tec...

ce1ticmoon wrote: And I feel like the only "glory" the Disney Princess line has ever had was making billions of dollars a year in merchandising.

+1

Even with the outsourced work, I’d say The Simpsons fits the bill for a US feature…but yeah, it’s an exception for basis of comparison in a lot of other respects, like being an extension of a franchise with a couple dozen Emmys and Annies and a near-20-year run on TV to its credit before the film it...

And I would agree with you that there are many factors that would tip the scale one way or another. But all those reasons are why I find the statement that "Frozen has made more money than any other Disney feature ever (without adjusting for inflation), so therefore 3D is more popular" ri...

The thing is that CG animation can do everything traditional animation could (technically, anyway), and more I don't think I could disagree with this statement more. Besides the fact that I find hand-drawn more expressive and fluid than 3D in nearly all cases, the best thing about 2D is that in 10 ...