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[Steamboat_Bill]

I knew that they made some (and other pro-American/pro-ally shorts) for American armed forces, but this is the first time I heard that they made one for Canada too. I can tell with this though they had a definite budget cap for it since they outright reused clips and animation for the bulk of it.

These had actually started production before we had entered the war - Canada, being a British colony, was already fighting on the Allied side. Since Roosevelt had made it clear he was going to help the British in the war (and the Soviets when they entered), this was done in the same spirit.

 

[Basic Blonde Boy]

Disneyland's IG and FB got hacked:
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Account that archived the hack censored the posts:
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Dude, if I were him I totally would have started announcing rides just to stir the pot. I probably would have wrote:

Thank You @SquareEnix for your collaboration on the new Kingdom Hearts ride coming to Disneyland summer of 2025.

 

[starborn427614]

"Concept gets personified" isn't a unique take, but hopefully it'll be well done.

Dude, if I were him I totally would have started announcing rides just to stir the pot. I probably would have wrote:

Thank You @SquareEnix for your collaboration on the new Kingdom Hearts ride coming to Disneyland summer of 2025.
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Knowing Nomura, he'll try to make that ride canon somehow like he almost did with Sora in Smash.

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

Noticed no one's posted the trailer for Skydance's film yet.

Um...

I don't feel anything with this one, even with Lasseter at the helm. Maybe it's just a bland trailer.

Even if this one sucks....we still have Ray Gunn to look forward to. Brad Bird is a man who can do no wrong.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

Even if this one sucks....we still have Ray Gunn to look forward to. Brad Bird is a man who can do no wrong.

That's true, but that's unfortunate that a new studio's not going to start off with a bang. Maybe Luck will do well enough that it's not going to keel them over, but if not, I don't know if the corporate big wigs will be as forgiving even with Brad Bird's name at the forefront.

 

[Archeops]

Dude, if I were him I totally would have started announcing rides just to stir the pot. I probably would have wrote:

Thank You @SquareEnix for your collaboration on the new Kingdom Hearts ride coming to Disneyland summer of 2025.
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Oh dear God, it's that horrifying Sora costume again! Thank goodness it's (hopefully) a photoshopped pic, I don't think the universe could handle such a cosmic horror coming back from the dead.

That said, I've chatted with past and current Cast Members they can handle some of the autism pumped out by KH fans but an theme park attraction would put 'em over the edge. They're also thankful that Disney doesn't do anything with the IP without Nomura's blessing and that any sort of park-related KH stuff has taken place in their resort areas like Downtown Disney and Ikspiari.

 

[Trashtaur]

Idk if this is the right place to post this, but me and some friends recently sat down and watched Return to Oz together, and I gotta say… this movie is an underrated gem.

I think it was Disney’s first and only attempt at adapting the Oz books, but due to it being a financial flop upon release (mainly due to production issues and shitty advertising), Disney more or less disowned it and tries to forget it exists.

Which is a damn shame really, because despite the spookier moments in the film, it all ties together into a really strong and well-crafted story. All of the main characters are likable and worth rooting for, the villains are a perfect mix of fantastical and terrifying, the musical score is solid, the practical effects and costume/set design are top-notch, and there’s some really badass claymation for the nomes (basically rock people) that were done by Will Vinton.

I’d definitely put it in my top 5 Disney films, I can’t stress enough how good it really is. It’s not perfect, but I still consider it to be one of their strongest movies. Thankfully it’s on Disney+ if anyone‘s curious.

What I find particularly funny about the film’s reception is how everyone thought it was too dark and scary, even though it’s arguably one of the best and most faithful adaptations of the original books in recent times.

All of the characters, locations, and creatures are straight from the books (except for the asylum part at the beginning; hell, there’s even a bunch of other cameos from book characters at the end), and you can really tell that everyone working on it did their homework.

There’s overall just a lot of love and dedication towards the source material put into this film that I don’t see very often with other book/video game -to-movie adaptations, and I really appreciate it for that.

I hope that this movie one day gets the love and respect it deserves (it already has a cult following, but it’s still pretty obscure), and maybe will get the same status as other cult classics such as Hocus Pocus, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal and others.

 

[Basic Blonde Boy]

I think it was Disney’s first and only attempt at adapting the Oz books

James Franco

 

[Trashtaur]

James Franco
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Oh yeah, I honestly forgot that movie existed. To be fair that film was more so trying to do a prequel of the MGM film rather than the books; the only thing I liked about Oz the Great and Powerful was the set design and creature designs. The old-timey screen thing they did with Oscar before he gets to Oz was pretty creative too.

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

Idk if this is the right place to post this, but me and some friends recently sat down and watched Return to Oz together, and I gotta say… this movie is an underrated gem.

I think it was Disney’s first and only attempt at adapting the Oz books, but due to it being a financial flop upon release (mainly due to production issues and shitty advertising), Disney more or less disowned it and tries to forget it exists.

Which is a damn shame really, because despite the spookier moments in the film, it all ties together into a really strong and well-crafted story. All of the main characters are likable and worth rooting for, the villains are a perfect mix of fantastical and terrifying, the musical score is solid, the practical effects and costume/set design are top-notch, and there’s some really badass claymation for the nomes (basically rock people) that were done by Will Vinton.

I’d definitely put it in my top 5 Disney films, I can’t stress enough how good it really is. It’s not perfect, but I still consider it to be one of their strongest movies. Thankfully it’s on Disney+ if anyone‘s curious.

What I find particularly funny about the film’s reception is how everyone thought it was too dark and scary, even though it’s arguably one of the best and most faithful adaptations of the original books in recent times.

All of the characters, locations, and creatures are straight from the books (except for the asylum part at the beginning; hell, there’s even a bunch of other cameos from book characters at the end), and you can really tell that everyone working on it did their homework.

There’s overall just a lot of love and dedication towards the source material put into this film that I don’t see very often with other book/video game -to-movie adaptations, and I really appreciate it for that.

I hope that this movie one day gets the love and respect it deserves (it already has a cult following, but it’s still pretty obscure), and maybe will get the same status as other cult classics such as Hocus Pocus, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal and others.

Based and redpilled. 100% agreed on everything you said. What other Disney movie has the sheer brass balls to tackle electro-shock therapy in a way that's understandable to kids?

80s live-action Disney was really something else.

 

[Shidoen]

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Fuck those Disney niggers. Song of the South was a great movie and made the first black man win an Oscar back when it meant something.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

Idk if this is the right place to post this, but me and some friends recently sat down and watched Return to Oz together, and I gotta say… this movie is an underrated gem.

I think it was Disney’s first and only attempt at adapting the Oz books, but due to it being a financial flop upon release (mainly due to production issues and shitty advertising), Disney more or less disowned it and tries to forget it exists.

Which is a damn shame really, because despite the spookier moments in the film, it all ties together into a really strong and well-crafted story. All of the main characters are likable and worth rooting for, the villains are a perfect mix of fantastical and terrifying, the musical score is solid, the practical effects and costume/set design are top-notch, and there’s some really badass claymation for the nomes (basically rock people) that were done by Will Vinton.

I’d definitely put it in my top 5 Disney films, I can’t stress enough how good it really is. It’s not perfect, but I still consider it to be one of their strongest movies. Thankfully it’s on Disney+ if anyone‘s curious.

What I find particularly funny about the film’s reception is how everyone thought it was too dark and scary, even though it’s arguably one of the best and most faithful adaptations of the original books in recent times.

All of the characters, locations, and creatures are straight from the books (except for the asylum part at the beginning; hell, there’s even a bunch of other cameos from book characters at the end), and you can really tell that everyone working on it did their homework.

There’s overall just a lot of love and dedication towards the source material put into this film that I don’t see very often with other book/video game -to-movie adaptations, and I really appreciate it for that.

I hope that this movie one day gets the love and respect it deserves (it already has a cult following, but it’s still pretty obscure), and maybe will get the same status as other cult classics such as Hocus Pocus, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal and others.

They'd had the rights for years, but only started doing it when the books were starting to become public domain.

I love the film, I really do, but it's dark in a way Baum never really was. The mix of Marvelous Land and Ozma leads to some odd choices, but neatly allows them to sidestep the issue of where Ozma came from...

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

Fuck those Disney niggers. Song of the South was a great movie and made the first black man win an Oscar back when it meant something.

"B-B-B-BUT IT'S RAYCISS THOUGH!" - Libtards when you point this out

 

[Trashtaur]

They'd had the rights for years, but only started doing it when the books were starting to become public domain.

I love the film, I really do, but it's dark in a way Baum never really was. The mix of Marvelous Land and Ozma leads to some odd choices, but neatly allows them to sidestep the issue of where Ozma came from...

Yeah, I admit the movie was a bit darker than the source materials it was adapting, but even then I still think it managed to capture and hold true to the spirit of Oz as a whole - which is what I ultimately think matters the most when adapting a story.

 

[Someone in a Tree]

That's true, but that's unfortunate that a new studio's not going to start off with a bang. Maybe Luck will do well enough that it's not going to keel them over, but if not, I don't know if the corporate big wigs will be as forgiving even with Brad Bird's name at the forefront.

According to Amid Amidi from Cartoon Brew (I know, I know), Lasseter is not exactly thrilled with it either, but it was essentially a project that was already in development, that he did what he could with it, and move onto other projects. That’s essentially what he did his first few years when he ran Walt Disney Animation Studios. Some adjustments were made to Meet the Robinsons and American Dog was massively overhauled into Bolt, albeit in a very compressed time frame. It should be pointed out, however, that he had way longer to shape Luck since he’s been with SkyDance for 4 years now. I guess we’ll see how Spellbound turns out.

 

[A Grey Cat]

if hocus pocus 2 was any more blacked it'd stream on pornhub.

like ffs the junkie jungle bunny george floyd died 2 years ago! What is it with disney still kissing blm's black ass too many years too late?

 

[Basic Blonde Boy]

if hocus pocus 2 was any more blacked it'd stream on pornhub.

like ffs the junkie jungle bunny george floyd died 2 years ago! What is it with disney still kissing blm's black ass too many years too late?

I am more curious as to how Hocus Pocus gained so much of a cultural relevance to deserve a sequel in the first place. Am I and Nostalgia Critic the only ones who thought the first movie wasn't that good?

 

[A Grey Cat]

I am more curious as to how Hocus Pocus gained so much of a cultural relevance to deserve a sequel in the first place. Am I and Nostalgia Critic the only ones who thought the first movie wasn't that good?

thank spirt halloween for selling a shit ton of hocus pocus crap every year for god knows how long. Often in the same asile as beetlejuice and nightmare before christmas stuff. plus now that you mentioned nostalgia critic i cant help but wonder if he was indirectly responsible for keeping interest in the movie alive on the internet. long enough for disney to realize could be ressurected for easy consooomer money.

 

[neverendingmidi]

I am more curious as to how Hocus Pocus gained so much of a cultural relevance to deserve a sequel in the first place. Am I and Nostalgia Critic the only ones who thought the first movie wasn't that good?

I like it, but in a "watch once a year in October" type of way, like I do with Nightmare Before Christmas.

The sequel will suck ass. It's inevitable.

 

[XYZpdq]

I am more curious as to how Hocus Pocus gained so much of a cultural relevance to deserve a sequel in the first place. Am I and Nostalgia Critic the only ones who thought the first movie wasn't that good?

yeah I never got how Disney memed Hocus Pocus to be a thing compared to, say, Mister Boogety