The Disney Juggernaut

[RIDDICK]

True, but as far as creating and promoting safe rehashes playing on vague nostalgia and name recognition, Disney does a much better job than the other guys.

Alice in Wonderland
The Lone Ranger
Oz the Great and Powerful
Maleficent
Cinderella
The Jungle Book

All sucked ass.

 

[rushmore223]

Alice in Wonderland
The Lone Ranger
Oz the Great and Powerful
Maleficent
Cinderella
The Jungle Book

All sucked ass.

I enjoyed Jungle Book, and I'm going to wager that you may not have been the target audience for Cinderella, unless your actually an 8 year old girl?

 

[fosing]

can we not have a dark and gritty cinderella movie??

 

[Lejuan]

True, but as far as creating and promoting safe rehashes playing on vague nostalgia and name recognition, Disney does a much better job than the other guys.

For me it's more the case that their original hits are so good that I can forgive their rehash fails.

Alice in Wonderland
The Lone Ranger
Oz the Great and Powerful
Maleficent
Cinderella
The Jungle Book

All sucked ass.

The Lone Ranger was more fun than I expected, I didn't mind it.
Never saw Oz.
Maleficent was meh, but my daughters enjoyed it, so...
Cinderella, ditto.
The Jungle Book, all movie I just wanted to punch that kid in the face. But my daughters enjoyed it, so...

Finding Dory is the worst Disney Pixar movie ever.

Yup, even worse than that one.

 

[ironwez20]

Yea what's up with people liking the jungle book? I found it to be boring and not like the original at all . The damn elephants didn't talk and they didn't even show the kha that much and the vultures weren't even in the film. I bet they'll put those crows in the dumbo movie though.

 

[xforce]

Alice in Wonderland
The Lone Ranger
Oz the Great and Powerful
Maleficent
Cinderella
The Jungle Book

All sucked ass.

Not sure I agree with that assessment
Alice in Wonderland - I was not a fan but it made a boatload of money which is why a sequel was made (which did bomb)
The Lone Ranger - Was entertaining
Oz the Great and Powerful - I enjoyed the movie just was not the wizard of oz
Maleficent - was a solid movie but not great
Cinderella - was great for the target audience which was not me
The Jungle Book - was a very good movie actually

 

[Prime Clone]

The Lone Ranger, John Carter and Tomorrowland are all reminders Disney can flop too.

 

[rushmore223]

Yea what's up with people liking the jungle book? I found it to be boring and not like the original at all . The damn elephants didn't talk and they didn't even show the kha that much and the vultures weren't even in the film. I bet they'll put those crows in the dumbo movie though.

That's a complaint I've heard from people before that I just don't understand, why would you want the live action Jungle Book to be just like the animated one? I mean, we still have the animated JB, this isn't replacing it, their just telling the same story a different way with a different tone. Whether the live action versions are good or bad, I appreciate that Disney is trying to do something different with them.

 

[rushmore223]

The Lone Ranger, John Carter and Tomorrowland are all reminders Disney can flop too.

I didn't see The Lone Ranger, but I actually thought JC and Tommorowland weren't bad. I wouldn't rush out to watch them again anytime soon, but they were adequate, family friendly entertainment.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

I didn't see The Lone Ranger, but I actually thought JC and Tommorowland weren't bad. I wouldn't rush out to watch them again anytime soon, but they were adequate, family friendly entertainment.

Same here.

 

[YoNoSe]

I like John Carter a lot and I love Tomorrowland, which thumbs it's nose directly at the prevalent "everything sucks" culture of fandom. Plus it has a fight scene that involves Han Solo in carbonite.

I saw a few bits and pieces of Lone Ranger and I'd sit and watch it if it was on. Gore Verbinski is incapable of shooting an ugly movie (unless he wants to).

 

[rushmore223]

I like John Carter a lot and I love Tomorrowland, which thumbs it's nose directly at the prevalent "everything sucks" culture of fandom. Plus it has a fight scene that involves Han Solo in carbonite.

Yeah, I got into the Star Wars references.

Contrary to what I said before, I just might have to watch this again soon.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

I just couldn't get into The Lone Ranger, it wasn't what I wanted in a LR movie.

 

[rushmore223]

I just couldn't get into The Lone Ranger, it wasn't what I wanted in a LR movie.

I have a little curiosity to watch it, but not enough to seek it out.

 

[Lejuan]

I have a little curiosity to watch it, but not enough to seek it out.

I discovered it on telly and found it was very watchable. It's too long, but it has some cool set pieces.

 

[rushmore223]

I discovered it on telly and found it was very watchable. It's too long, but it has some cool set pieces.

I think it's main liability was likely that very few young people really cared or knew anything about it.

 

[Prime Clone]

I just couldn't get into The Lone Ranger, it wasn't what I wanted in a LR movie.

It took me a long time to accept it for what it was, but I'm glad I did.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I think it's main liability was likely that very few young people really cared or knew anything about it.

Lone Ranger was an idiot in the film and the relationship between the LR and Tonto didn't work, IMO.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Lone Ranger was an idiot in the film and the relationship between the LR and Tonto didn't work, IMO.

This is what my problem(s) with the movie were.

 

[xforce]

I liked john carter, the issue was the should have done it for an $80-100 million budget not 250.00 million. The movie made 73 million domestic and 250 million world wide. Not sure who thought John Carter could bring in Star Wars, Avengers numbers