Originally Posted By mawnck Don't shoot the messenger. <a href="http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/disney-announces-planes-theatrical-sequel-84365.html" target="_blank">http://www.cartoonbrew.com/fea...365.html</a>
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I have a strong feeling the first one is going to under perform.... At least Disney is moving up...Instead of releasing crappy sequels on DVD, they are releasing them in the movie theatre, then on DVD...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Ugh. Why? If they can't get WDFA (or whatever they're called now) or Pixar to make these crummy films, then why on earth are they being promoted under the Disney banner? Couldn't they just call it Disneytoon, so people can see the turkey from a mile away? While I have absolutely no information on the quality of these films, I can't help but think that they're going to do some pretty serious brand damage. Even though the Tinkerbell films were released direct to DVD (with a short stint at the El Capitan), they were actually kind of cute movies; I just can't imagine that these are going to be any good. And will these become part of the official Disney canon? Other Toon Studios (or whatever they've been called through the years) are always questionable. It seems like Rescuers Down Under is generally considered to be 'official', while others like A Goofy Movie, Teachers Pet: The Movie, and Doug's Big Movie don't make the cut. I'm really hoping that these are quietly forgotten.
Originally Posted By basil fan Goofy Movie, Teacher's Pet, and Doug are not listed in Disney's list of 51. RDU is, but that was made by Feature Animation, wasn't it? I'm not the expert on the inner workings of the studio, past or present, but I always thought it was. Disney's Second-Class Villains <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/henchmen.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...men.html</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck >>RDU is, but that was made by Feature Animation, wasn't it?<< Correct. Worth noting: There are quite a few movies on the official list that are not nearly as good as Teacher's Pet and (especially) A Goofy Movie. I haven't had the pleasure of enduring Doug's Big Movie yet. The official DVD of that one is SERIOUSLY hosed - looks like they used a time-compressed television master - and I'm trying to get a better source for it. Thanks a lot YET AGAIN, Disney.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA A Goofy Movie has decent animation and a fun story. As I recall
Originally Posted By TheRedhead A Goofy Movie has more heart, more cute, and more of what we expect from a Disney cartoon than most of the films from Feature Animation in the last decade. My family watched Bolt the other day. Oy. And don't get me started on Teacher's Pet. I know most people can't get past artistic-ugly, but the movie rocks. Rocks I tell you. One of my favorite scores. My son is 4, obsessed with Cars (we will be in Carsland in about a week), and can't wait for Planes. And yet. When I watch that unwatchable trailer, I can't help but hear the faint voice of John Lassater riding a white horse saying something....something about cheap sequels cheapening a company's name with its cheapness? And now a sequel to the cheapquel of the spinoff of the franchise for the small demographic that is my son. Disney saved!
Originally Posted By basil fan I didn't mean to infer that anything with the DisneyToon banner was necessarily inferior. I'd be the last person to dis Goofy Movie, regardless of its official categorization. I was only answering Ferret's post. He (she?) seemed to think RDU was a DisneyToon picture. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/buzz.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...uzz.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hmm. I thought RDU was made by something other than WDFA (maybe it was partially done by them?), but I must be mistaken
Originally Posted By mawnck Nope. RDU was a full fledged feature animation thing. With computer graphics by Pixar. ;-)
