Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think they need to follow what they've done in the past, with other characters. I realized last night that A Goofy Movie (along with the TV series Goof Troop), while not exactly a cinematic masterpiece, gave a darn good introducton of Goofy to a new generation of kids. He was experiencing modern problems and dealing with them in a real way. At the same time, he was totally able to stay in character. I think another important thing to note is that he wasn't really the star of either, but more of a supporting character. It showed people what he was all about without being all about him. I don't really know what sort of situation they could think of for Mickey, but I would like to see a project on a similar scale for him. Nothing intended to break records or win awards, but more than enough to keep his legacy moving forward. Right now, he's sort of stagnating and not really doing anything all that exciting. It's really a waste of his potential.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror How about a feature where Minnie's kidnapped, and it's a big mystery that takes Mickey around the globe - a sort of National Treasure concept, but he's driven by a simple desire to recover the love of his life. It's basically a longer treatment of many of the shorts from early in Mickey's career. But as opposed to a 7 minute cartoon, in a longer bit, Minnie can also be more developed... giving her kidnappers (Pete and the Beagle Boys?) fits as they try to keep her under wraps. I don't know. I just want to see Mickey flying high again.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Being starved for the good ol' days, our family quite enjoyed A Goofy Movie. It was a sweet homage to the past and looked toward this new age the Goof is in with his son, Max. Yeah, I would like to see A Mickey Movie. The treatments you suggest would be just fine. We can hope and wish...anyone have any connections to Disney animation?
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 <<<Yeah, I would like to see A Mickey Movie. The treatments you suggest would be just fine. We can hope and wish...anyone have any connections to Disney animation?>>> God I wish... I'd be telling them a lot more than what they should be doing with Mickey. We need ol' Mick to come alive again. He's been so neglected...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I like the idea of making Mickey Mouse more relevant. After all, the cartoons in the 30s were current for that time period -- no reason that new movies couldn't be produced. On the flip side, I hate what Warner Bros. did to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Taz, Sylvester, Tweety -- when they allowed them to become more urban. Wearing baggy pants and backward baseball caps, with their arms folded across their chest. Ick. And by the way, who doesn't like Tom Hanks? It's like not liking Jimmy Stewart.
Originally Posted By basil fan I hate the grunge characters too. Ick. Phil's Hero Rules <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/hero.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ero.html</a>
Originally Posted By u k fan There were rumors of a Mickey feature back in the day as Disney's 50th animated feature where he would visit locations/characters from the other movies. I can't remember if it was him or Minnie that was to be kidnapped, but Basil was supposed to help in the search. I guess Kingdom Hearts got there first!!!
Originally Posted By alexbook >>I guess Kingdom Hearts got there first!!!<< And what about a Kingdom Hearts feature? That would seem a natural choice.
Originally Posted By mawnck Uhh, let's keep the Kingdom Hearts stuff in Kingdom Hearts, and not give them any more bright ideas.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 <<<Yes, but Basil's not in KH.>>> Basil's not in ANYTHING. *sigh* As bad as that movie probably would have stunk, I was excited about the new exposure it would have given to GMD.
Originally Posted By jdub On the other hand, it's kind of nice to have movies and their characters exist in their own special little world.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>On the other hand, it's kind of nice to have movies and their characters exist in their own special little world.<< And not in somebody else's small one.
Originally Posted By basil fan The Mickey's Mouseworks and House of Mouse TV shows allowed Mickey to be a little naughtier at times, fighting with Mortimer, tricking Minnie, messing up...but he still remained a total good guy. Basil of Baker Street <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/basil/bakerst.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...rst.html</a>
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 Actually one of the nice things in KH was that each movie/set of characters had their own world and they didn't cross over... Having said that-leave KH how and where it is. I love it but it should stay how it is... Unless they did an anime like Spirited Away... but that would be a whole other thread. I think Mickey should keep his lovely red shorts-no baggy clothes ala Space Jam-and just actually get some screen time, we simply never see him. I loved House of Mouse, thought it was an awesome idea and it was a good way for them to make some updated shorts.
