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FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#151: Apr 25th 2012 at 10:01:08 PM

Quite possibly the most apropos use of that video macro ever.

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MrW from some place Since: Sep, 2010
#152: Apr 26th 2012 at 4:25:09 AM

Disney is actually putting effort into getting actual characters? I'm impressed.

BagofMagicFood Since: Jan, 2001
#153: Apr 26th 2012 at 4:29:06 AM

Yeah, they could have had the whole thing go the way of Boppin'...

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#154: Apr 26th 2012 at 7:27:55 AM

Now if only they'd put this much effort into creating original content once in a while...

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#155: Apr 26th 2012 at 8:22:41 AM

[up]This is prettty original.

edited 26th Apr '12 8:23:06 AM by Envyus

blueflame724 Since: May, 2010
#156: Apr 26th 2012 at 9:01:00 AM

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Are you talking about details on the actual film? Or the general bias about "originality in disney films"?

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kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#157: Apr 26th 2012 at 10:38:36 AM

The main characters are original. I'm talking about how these days Disney has to rely on Jim Hensons' characters, MARVEL's characters, and scooping up already-known video game villains.

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#158: Apr 26th 2012 at 11:37:44 AM

[up]Yeah, because Disney owns Marvel and the Muppets. Say what you want about comic book movies but I'm glad they're using the latter.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
Brokenshell44 Brokenshell44 from South Since: Oct, 2010
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#159: Apr 26th 2012 at 12:35:52 PM

I love it when people act like Disney buying Marvel was like buying out a ma and pa store. Marvel were already merchandising whores WAAAAAAY before Disney gobbled em up.

And say what you will about Disney owning the muppets, they made the best muppet movie since Jim passed.

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#160: Apr 26th 2012 at 12:40:55 PM

Though granted the 1990s stuff set the bar so low it'd be amazing if they didn't.

I'd go as far as to say the new Muppets movie was funnier than The Muppets Take Manhattan and a decent number of The Muppet Show episodes.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#161: Apr 26th 2012 at 1:17:57 PM

I'm not saying MARVEL wasn't a money-grubbing corporation before Disney bought them OR that The Muppets wasn't good. I'm saying that Disney can't rely on properties elsewhere forever in order to be sustained.

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#162: Apr 26th 2012 at 1:24:27 PM

...And they haven't been. Not really.

They've released one Muppets movie and...what, like, one Marvel movie a year for the past decade? Maybe two here and there? That's hardly relying on acquired brands.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
FigmentJedi Since: Jan, 2001
blueflame724 Since: May, 2010
#164: May 16th 2012 at 7:18:46 AM

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Chun Li was a DJ

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I think it refers to the mentality behind the buyout. I remember Iger seemed to want to buy out more properties for disney to utilize.

edited 16th May '12 7:23:18 AM by blueflame724

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#165: May 18th 2012 at 9:17:53 PM

Am I the only one here who's only going to watch WIR for the cameos?

PippingFool Eclipse the Moon from A Floridian Prison Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
Eclipse the Moon
#166: May 18th 2012 at 10:25:12 PM

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Maybe...

The Cameos are definitely selling me over

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KrazyKopter Bitter person in the shadows.... Since: Apr, 2011
Bitter person in the shadows....
#167: May 18th 2012 at 10:27:55 PM

It could be like Roger Rabbit if the characters and story are interesting. People went for Mickey and Bugs and stayed for Roger, Jessica, and Eddie.

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Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#168: May 19th 2012 at 8:50:23 AM

I think that's one of their hooks.

SpiderAlchemist Since: Nov, 2010
#169: May 20th 2012 at 1:21:13 PM

Where's a damn trailer already?

FigmentJedi Since: Jan, 2001
#170: May 20th 2012 at 3:12:39 PM

I'm guessing they'll do something at E3 if they're smart or we'll see something attached to Brave.

Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#171: May 20th 2012 at 7:39:21 PM

[up][up]Trailer? Isn't this coming out for a while. I know that they released the teaser for The Princess And The Frog a full year and a half in advance though!

SlowTeddy Baby! from Here Since: Aug, 2011
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#172: May 20th 2012 at 8:27:38 PM

It comes out in a few months...

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FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#173: May 21st 2012 at 10:01:51 PM

This could well be the Roger Rabbit of video games, now that you mention it.

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
PippingFool Eclipse the Moon from A Floridian Prison Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
Eclipse the Moon
#174: May 21st 2012 at 11:12:38 PM

Lasseter has stated that the movie is like Who Framed Roger Rabbit for video games.

edited 21st May '12 11:13:04 PM by PippingFool

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Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#175: May 21st 2012 at 11:21:37 PM

Let's hope it won't be nearly as terrifying...

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