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C'mon, Bolt is dull. The hamster is the same hamster that was in frozen, olaf. Chicken Little at least has some aliens and is based in some mythic "fairy tale" archetypal tradition.
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Aug 4, 2020 07:32
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Chicken Little is so good you can summon him in one of the Kingdom Hearts games
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Aug 4, 2020 07:58
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FunkyAl posted:That's actually what the renaissance should be called. The actual renaissance was from roughly the thirties to the forties. That seems way too early, especially given it's generally considered to be finally catching up after the dark age of animation in the 50s to the 70s.
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Aug 4, 2020 08:54
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Posted in some weird avatar thread in the sci fi WiFi now I got the disease that turns my eyes into jujubes
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The_Doctor posted:Why do you all have Avatar avs now?
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I’ve lost my lion and am sad 😿
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Hedrigall posted:I’ve lost my lion and am sad 😿 I mean, at least you still have a cat...kind of....
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Hedrigall posted:They have official names, the movies from Bolt onwards are the Revival era I also feel like it's BS that Bolt counts. Like I enjoy it well enough, but it's honestly feels so similar to The Great Mouse Detective or Oliver and Company.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:That seems way too early, especially given it's generally considered to be finally catching up after the dark age of animation in the 50s to the 70s. You have to consider though, animation had been around since the 1910s and was founded on a lot of precinematic forms (zoetropes, projecting ghosts in churches, painting etc) and that the synthesis of all these existing elements is a true rebirth of them, culturally, formally, artistically, whatever adjective, into an all new form. And the 30s and 40s are where the form starts to refine itself and people are toying with how all of these work best. Sound was HUGE for animation in terms of understanding timing and breaking things down into "beats." The concept of a keyframe is based in sheet music. And so specifically with regard to disney, their first features and technically experimental shorts around them represent both more interesting subject matter and more of a genuine renaissance than the 90's revivals. And it's shared with more than just the company, as all the people making them were all over the place, half of Dumbo is Betty Boop Guys. The 90's is a new wave to be sure, it could be called an enlightenment, but a lot of it resembles rococo. Hedrigall posted:I’ve lost my lion and am sad 😿 I saved all the old avatars for after the joke has run its course
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Aug 4, 2020 18:30
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Mulan will release on Disney+ on September 4th but Disney is charging a $30 fee to watch it thier new "premium access" thing. https://comicbook.com/movies/amp/news/mulan-to-stream-on-disney-plus/ The CEO says they will still release in theaters but who knows when and if that will happen. Apparently only Japan has theaters open right now?
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ThermoPhysical posted:Mulan will release on Disney+ on September 4th but Disney is charging a $30 fee to watch it thier new "premium access" thing. So, everyone with a clue about  will be able to watch it September 5th.
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ThermoPhysical posted:Mulan will release on Disney+ on September 4th hell yeah ThermoPhysical posted:
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Yeah, I can get trying to recoup their losses as from all reports it was a very expensive film to make, but I don't think this is the way to do it.
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Yeah no one's happy about this. But they'll probably put Black Widow on this "premium" thing too. So not only do you have to pay $7/mo for the service, you have to pay $30 to watch the movie. Only Disney.
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Yeah that's a really bad look even though I get where the pricing is coming from. More expensive than other VOD releases and only on a subscription service? It seems to me like it would be more appealing to offer it both as a stand-alone and then "discounted" on Disney+.
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I think they're high on the fact that trolls world tour made it work for $20. But to me that really is a pretty big difference between $30 and $20, especially because with trolls you didn't have to be paying for any other poo poo
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Pick posted:I think they're high on the fact that trolls world tour made it work for $20. But to me that really is a pretty big difference between $30 and $20, especially because with trolls you didn't have to be paying for any other poo poo I agree, I saw that 30 dollar price tag and my first thought was "gently caress off" The 20 dollar price tag for trolls seemed reasonable enough, but 30 dollars on top of a streaming subscription? Nooope
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Aug 5, 2020 02:41
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And I'm sure they'll make it so you can't just use the free trial period and only pay $30 for the movie, you have to be properly subscribed.
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Aug 5, 2020 02:43
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$30 USD is insane for a rental, that's like 40-45 CAD and that's on top of a subscription. The only way those economics work is if you invite a bunch of people to split it, but you literally can't.
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Yall jesting but my Chinese-rear end family is paying the 30
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I paid $20 to watch Trolls World Tour alone in my underwear, and was completely satisfied with that. The only movie I'm really eager to see that was due out this year was The Green Knight and I'd be loving steamed to pay $30 for it. Probably wouldn't.
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Pick posted:I paid $20 to watch Trolls World Tour alone in my underwear, and was completely satisfied with that. I would pay 15 dollars for Antlers, 20 dollars for the new Candyman or the Green knight, and 22 for Wonder Woman 1984, but there's nothing I'm willing to pay 30 dollars for. You gotta draw the line somewhere, and my line is (apparently) 30 dollars. Barudak posted:Yall jesting but my Chinese-rear end family is paying the 30 I'd pay 20 for Mulan, or maybe chip in a five with a group of six other people.
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I am sure Disney is basically using the same argument a lot of people make: "I was going to see this in theater with my kids/partner/friends and the cost of seeing it in a theater is more than the cost of just watching it together."
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:I would pay 15 dollars for Antlers, 20 dollars for the new Candyman or the Green knight, and 22 for Wonder Woman 1984, but there's nothing I'm willing to pay 30 dollars for. Oh sweet, another wendigo movie! It'll never top Ravenous but I'm there for it.
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*clasps fist* it's about the inherent despair of knowing a monster was once a person
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ImpAtom posted:I am sure Disney is basically using the same argument a lot of people make: This is absolutely the argument and it makes sense, nevertheless $30 still feels like too much. It feels just past the point where it would work out for 2 people, as you can definitely get 2 movie tickets for less than $30 if you look hard enough. And I feel like the biggest demographic for this movie is couples who watched Mulan growing up, who maybe have kids old enough to be interested but maybe not.
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If I took my kid to see Mulan, if we both got adult IMAX tickets, it would cost $30 CAD. The only way it'd get to $30 USD is if we bought food.
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I feel like Mulan isn't the best test balloon for this. Are a significant portion of people hyped about it? Like, $30 hyped?
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I'm betting Mulan was the movie that Disney had the highest hopes for this year. MCU's biggest movies are behind it, and I don't think they were expecting too much from Black Widow. And nobody is gonna pay money for New Mutants.
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Aug 5, 2020 16:46
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The fact I've seen Disney+ ads for all their shows, including the flood of Hamilton but not a peep about Mulan on TV "Disney's Mulan now on Disney+!" would be a loving no-brainer does not really bode well.
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Oof, sounds like they’re fully bracing for it to be a bomb in the box office, then.
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That or the Marketing team being stupid again.
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I suppose it would be too much to hope that this thing bombs hard enough to teach Disney to stop with the goshdarned live action remakes already, would it?
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They should do live-action remakes of their promising failures like The Black Cauldron.
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I've said it before, but Mulan being the casualty here is sad because I think the movie has potential. It's not a wuxia not-musical without a smooth talkin' dragon; less an adaptation of the animated movie and more a new telling of a Chinese legend. Certainly it has more of a reason to exist than, say, Beauty and the Beast.Phylodox posted:They should do live-action remakes of their promising failures like The Black Cauldron. I wouldn't call it a failure, but I'm still looking forward to a Hunchback remake. There's certainly material that could be cut from the animated film, and there's certainly good material to add.
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