The Big Bad Wolf's December 2022 Disney Update

[@arenjtumastens]

3:40 Treasure Planet just turned 20 last month. 4:20 I saw both Piglet's Big Movie and Winnie the Pooh (2011) in theaters when they first released. Along with Christopher Robin (2018) (came out on my dad's birthday, and we went to see it to celebrate).

[@BKDBrian2]

Also, yesterday was the 25th anniversary of "The Land Before Time V: the Mysterious Island."

[@arenjtumastens]

@@BKDBrian2 didn't know that! It was also the 57th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas.

[@arenjtumastens]

6:26 Speaking of Finding Nemo, Michael Eiser thought it would bomb at first. But he was proven quite wrong when it instead was a success.

[@ZakWolf]

It helped that it rode off the success of the similar films "Shrek" and "Ice Age."

[@arenjtumastens]

@@ZakWolf quite right And it had a similar plot to Toy Story 2.

[@lanceplaxton6967]

And it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

Strange world also bombed due to lack of marketing. Seriously, I’ve seen no toys or any merchandise for strange world at all.

[@inciniumz4671]

That would imply even Disney themselves didn't like it

[@arenjtumastens]

And I myself haven't watched the film itself.

[@ZakWolf]

Yeah, unusually I haven't seen much marketing for it. I only first really heard of the finished film through the controversy about Ethan Clade.

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

@@ZakWolf I only saw tv spots for strange world.

[@inciniumz4671]

@@ZakWolf Same for me, actually

[@Sandlot1992]

are you going to do the read-along video of the Muppet Christmas Carol in honor of the film's 30th Anniversary this year?!

[@arenjtumastens]

As of today, it's the 81st birthday of the late Disney actor Tommy Kirk. And coming up this Christmas Day is the 65th anniversary of his first Disney fillm "Old Yeller". And the 59th anniversary of Walt Disney's "The Sword in the Stone".

[@LooneyCartoonMan]

5:08 Lightyear is a box office bomb because of either box-office competitions with Jurassic World: Dominion, Warner Bros.' Elvis (2022) and Minions: The Rise of Gru or because they will for the movie be released into physical and/or streaming media

[@arenjtumastens]

I completely understand the bombings of Lightyear and Strange World and the reasons for them. Plus, I haven't even watched those two films.

[@inciniumz4671]

Disney needs some help to pick up again. Whatever happened to the joy of telling a fantasy story of wonder? I grew up on the VHS tapes of the old stuff, like Snow White, Fox and The Hound, Pinnocio, Dumbo, all that stuff. Nostalgia alone isn't why those are good. Sometimes I hardly remember them due to my ever shortening attention spam and long term memory. But they are good films. I'll tell you what they have that those reboots doesn't: fantasy. Movies like those were made to be fictional, to tell a story in ways actors and humans alone could not. And sometimes they were mature, not like inappropriate or adult mature, but they didn't hold your hand. There was death or loss of a parental figure often shown in movies like Bambi, Dumbo and F&H. They weren't gritty, but they used the fictional characters to convey the message. These reboots, instead, try and be as realistic as possible, forgetting that taking away the fantastical elements is draining the films of what they were supposed to be. They lack any depth beyond flair and nostalgia, being made in an age where even grown adults can't handle serious topics or minor inconviencies, and where the attention span has lowered drastically since the articulate age the originals were made in. Is it gonna change? Are we just gonna get worse?

[@wizardoferror9942]

Nostalgia CAN be done properly. Just look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Top Gun: Maverick.

[@inciniumz4671]

@@wizardoferror9942 I'm not saying it can't. What I am saying is that Disney has been relying on that with their reboots without understanding why people loved the originals.

[@justinmillman3127]

Two Snow White Read Along books with the record and cassette for its 85th Anniversary on December 21st.

[@arenjtumastens]

Oh yeah. The original 1977 Disneyland Records one, and the 1990 version with Mary Kay Bergman as Snow White. There's also a 2001 version of the latter, where the film music was replaced by regular Disney Read Along music. And is one of those that you can play as a CD ROM. I have all three of these.

[@justinmillman3127]

@@arenjtumastens Correct!!!💖👍👏✌️👌🤝🙏

[@arenjtumastens]

@@justinmillman3127 yep.

[@arenjtumastens]

About Bob Chapek getting the sack and Bob Iger returning, I always like to refer to it as Bob replaced by Bob.

[@cavecat6205]

Yeah, I heard all about the controversy surrounding "Strange World", but on the subject of Pixar, I'm actually surprised that you didn't mention about their newest film "Elemental" coming out next year.

[@cmvogt5951]

Excellent Advise Big Bad.

[@arenjtumastens]

With the 85th anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs coming up, suppose you should try reviewing that film's 1977 and 1990 Read Alongs.

[@dinkyrobb9993]

Next Wednesday it's the 85th Anniversary of Snow White and the seven dwarfs.

[@LooneyCartoonMan]

1:11 Which is why they are called and what we should call them family movies.

[@toonerman]

Just a thought, but what are your opinions on some of the more poorly preformed Disney movies, like Brother Bear, Black Cauldron, & Home on Range, Zak?

[@arenjtumastens]

As of when I mentioned Tommy Kirk earlier, I've lately been watching much of his films by Walt Disney and other live action ones that Walt personally did (even ones he worked on that released after his death). And many of these I'm getting on DVD and video this Christmas.

[@Sunshinesomerset]

I’m a little worried about Strange World and the future of the Disney Animated Canon. Given that Strange World bombed at the box office, it’s possible that Wish could be Walt Disney Animation Studio’s swan song. I’m also worried that Strange World won’t be available on Disney+ in the future and that Disney will do a tax write off of that film. Also, I don’t see anything wrong with gay/lesbian people.

[@wizardoferror9942]

Also Disney has been treating Snow White like a common doormat lately. It’s like they’re forgetting that Disney wouldn’t be where they are today without her. And her 85th anniversary so far has been bad. EDIT: I also forgot to mention that cockney live action film that’s in production! A Latina girl playing a character that’s literally named “Snow White” and this version of the character being physically strong rather than emotionally strong. What can go wrong?

[@arenjtumastens]

I'm watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for the 85th anniversary on December 21. That day, it's also the 60th anniversary of Walt Disney's "In Search of the Castaways", starring Hayley Mills.

[@wizardoferror9942]

@@arenjtumastens Same, man

[@arenjtumastens]

@@wizardoferror9942 cool.

[@DennisTamayo]

The live action remake has recently been delayed to 2025 due to the actors & actresses' strike.

[@wizardoferror9942]

@@DennisTamayo Good.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

Were you able to appeal PBS' block on Arthur's Crappy Christmas?

[@ZakWolf]

I'm not going to try that, as it generally doesn't work.

[@joshuatewolde1837]

I’m MORE EXCITED for Wish Coming to the big screen NEXT November, Aren’t You?

[@maromars1042]

Very weird that when Disney does a more action oriented/sci Fi movie to their animated movies, they either do poorly or bomb in the box office.