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ajmrowland wrote:
Barbossa wrote:And I half expected Disney to start doing remakes of their classics in 3D CG. :roll:
Circle 7, anyone?
That has to be about the biggest Disney nightmare anyone can think of! And yet, part of me wonders why they have not tried that yet, I mean the re-make live action films? Creepy!
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milojthatch wrote:
ajmrowland wrote: Circle 7, anyone?
That has to be about the biggest Disney nightmare anyone can think of! And yet, part of me wonders why they have not tried that yet, I mean the re-make live action films? Creepy!
I think they were referring to to animated classics. Like, making Peter Pan or Pinocchio in CG.
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ajmrowland wrote:Well unfortunately, america only counts in american money.
Why? If Disney can take some of the profit from another area, why does it matter? All the money ends up in Disney's pocket anyway.
And I think the budget is really just for *making* the movie rather than advertising and distribution.
I figured that. But I still don't think that theaters could cost that much, otherwise what would be the real incentive to make any movie. That's what I meant when I was asking "what these numbers were"--the cost of theaters/marketing. Is that number ever released for a film?

Moving away from the money stuff, I do wonder if TP&TF played a small role in Tangled's success. I hope that doesn't sound like I'm over-reaching, but I'm serious. I know there was that story about how TP&TF was one of the highest-selling DVD/Blu-ray titles in 2010, and I just wonder if maybe the public had thought of Disney as crap and wouldn't go to theaters to see a Disney movie prior to TP&TF's home release. Maybe TP&TF helped to change the public's minds about the quality of current Disney films, and then the choice of another fairy tale (Rapunzel) led everybody to believe they were moving up again? I know that's all just guesswork, but I do think it could have played a role. When you start to do well, and people start to like your movies again, you usually keep rising (as with Oliver and Company < TLM < B&TB < Aladdin < TLK)

I'm trying not to think it's because of the medium used, because it's too depressing to think that maybe the public really only cares about 3D these days. :(
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SWillie! wrote:
milojthatch wrote: That has to be about the biggest Disney nightmare anyone can think of! And yet, part of me wonders why they have not tried that yet, I mean the re-make live action films? Creepy!
I think they were referring to to animated classics. Like, making Peter Pan or Pinocchio in CG.
I know, that is what I'm talking about. If they can re-make "Parent Trap" or "That Darn Cat," why not "Peter Pan" or "Jungle Book?" Part of me is intrigued that they have not tried. That said, I'd NEVER want them to do that, EVER!
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Part of the morning was spent ambling through Walt Disney Animation Studios. Had occasion to talk to several supes who pointed out that the studio has a bunch of different projects in development, and a bunch more are being pitched to Lasseter in the not-distant future.
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Still too vague...
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Semaj wrote:Still too vague...
Well, what did you expect? Projects being pitched aren't going to be made public, since anything can happen, and projects early in their developments won't be made public for the same reason. If they'll go through with something, then we'll know.
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Disney is being unreasonably secretive. Reboot Ralph will be released in just a year and we still know next to nothing about this project. No synopsis, or concept art or even title logo.
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Aaaah... I remember the 90's, when nothing was known about new projects until they came out. Sure, the Dutch 'Donald Duck' comic weekly would sometimes have tiny bits of information, but that was it! We had to wait till it was in the cinemas to see it! The surprise was much bigger, and we didn't have oppurtunity to pick a project apart and judge it and/or condemn it before it was released. The good old days...
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I don't know whether it's unreasonably secretive of Disney to keep their cards close to their chest. Admittedly it can somtimes be quite frustrating to not know much about what they have planned but I would rather them continue to operate the way they are now than for them to announce a slate of films in various stages of production that are then delayed or cancelled (Snow Queen, King of the Elves).
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Goliath wrote:Aaaah... I remember the 90's, when nothing was known about new projects until they came out. Sure, the Dutch 'Donald Duck' comic weekly would sometimes have tiny bits of information, but that was it! We had to wait till it was in the cinemas to see it! The surprise was much bigger, and we didn't have oppurtunity to pick a project apart and judge it and/or condemn it before it was released. The good old days...
Amen. I wish they could still get away with doing this.
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I don't know, I still like to have a bit of information about the film, but it would be interesting to go into a film completely free of spoilers and judgment.
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ajmrowland wrote:Well unfortunately, america only counts in american money.
Why? If Disney can take some of the profit from another area, why does it matter? All the money ends up in Disney's pocket anyway.
And I think the budget is really just for *making* the movie rather than advertising and distribution.
I figured that. But I still don't think that theaters could cost that much, otherwise what would be the real incentive to make any movie. That's what I meant when I was asking "what these numbers were"--the cost of theaters/marketing. Is that number ever released for a film?

Moving away from the money stuff, I do wonder if TP&TF played a small role in Tangled's success. I hope that doesn't sound like I'm over-reaching, but I'm serious. I know there was that story about how TP&TF was one of the highest-selling DVD/Blu-ray titles in 2010, and I just wonder if maybe the public had thought of Disney as crap and wouldn't go to theaters to see a Disney movie prior to TP&TF's home release. Maybe TP&TF helped to change the public's minds about the quality of current Disney films, and then the choice of another fairy tale (Rapunzel) led everybody to believe they were moving up again? I know that's all just guesswork, but I do think it could have played a role. When you start to do well, and people start to like your movies again, you usually keep rising (as with Oliver and Company < TLM < B&TB < Aladdin < TLK)

I'm trying not to think it's because of the medium used, because it's too depressing to think that maybe the public really only cares about 3D these days. :(
For the money thing, I dont really know. Prince Caspian was relatively succesful overseas, but Narnia was still dumped.

As for P&TF, there are a lot of factors, not the least of which being that most people associate quality Disney films almost exclusively with Fairy tales. You cannot deny that the way Disney marketed Tangled played a huge part in it. I also think word-of-mouth can really play a role in a film's success(if it isnt a huge-ass blockbuster)
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Scarred4life wrote:I don't know, I still like to have a bit of information about the film, but it would be interesting to go into a film completely free of spoilers and judgment.
Imagine Disney making Princess and the Frog as they saw fit, wthout pressure from outside... it may even have ended up a *good* film!

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DisneyAnimation88 wrote:I don't know whether it's unreasonably secretive of Disney to keep their cards close to their chest. Admittedly it can somtimes be quite frustrating to not know much about what they have planned but I would rather them continue to operate the way they are now than for them to announce a slate of films in various stages of production that are then delayed or cancelled (Snow Queen, King of the Elves).
Actually, King of the Elves has been turned back on for about a year now.
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When I saw The Princess and the Frog for the first time in theaters, all I knew about it was from from the trailer with gliding lines making sketches and a poster with the heroine holding the frog prince surrounded by humans, voodoo dolls, and animals. I was blown away when Facilier's song came on. I didn't know the movie's villain had a song and enjoyed every bit of it.
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FigmentJedi wrote:Actually, King of the Elves has been turned back on for about a year now.
I know, I was referring to it being cancelled and then restarted. I meant that I would rather Disney be deep into production on a film that they are happy with and then announce it rather than announce several films that then get delayed and cancelled, as King of the Elves was for a time.
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KubrickFan wrote:
Semaj wrote:Still too vague...
Well, what did you expect? Projects being pitched aren't going to be made public, since anything can happen, and projects early in their developments won't be made public for the same reason. If they'll go through with something, then we'll know.
That's simply Lasseter's style. Ever since the Antz/A Bug's Life controversy, he has been very secretive about the projects Pixar are developing and he has brought that sensibility to Disney.

Heck, we have no idea what Pixar is making after Monsters University, aside from unknown flicks from Lee Unkrich and Pete Docter. Just like we don't know what projects Byron Howard, Nathan Greno, Ron Clements and John Musker are pitching to Lasseter.
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Goliath wrote:Aaaah... I remember the 90's, when nothing was known about new projects until they came out. Sure, the Dutch 'Donald Duck' comic weekly would sometimes have tiny bits of information, but that was it! We had to wait till it was in the cinemas to see it! The surprise was much bigger, and we didn't have opportunity to pick a project apart and judge it and/or condemn it before it was released. The good old days...
I find this argument a bit silly. You could still not learn about Disney's new movies and be surprised when the movie is released if you just stop visiting Disney news sites & forums. :P You could even still frequent Disney forums and just not visit threads about upcoming movies and so remain unspoiled. :wink: It's like one purposefully seeks out information and then complains about the fact that information has been released.
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Sotiris wrote:I find this argument a bit silly. You could still not learn about Disney's new movies and be surprised when the movie is released if you just stop visiting Disney news sites & forums. :P You could even still frequent Disney forums and just not visit threads about upcoming movies and so remain unspoiled. :wink: It's like one purposefully seeks out information and then complains about the fact that information has been released.
You're right, but I think both of us were speaking in broader terms - not just ourselves, but more the general public. Back when all this information wasn't released before a movie, each new Disney film that was released was an "event" for everyone. It's not like that anymore, just because the market is so flooded with animation and previews and featurettes and all kinds of marketing. So by the time the movie comes out, for everyone except for us hardcore fans, it's just like... "oh hey another movie came out. Meh."

Does that make sense?
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