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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #25 on: October 31, 2012, 09:11:59 PM »
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I actually really liked the Lion King sequels.
I see your Lion King sequels and swap them for the Aladdin sequel.
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #26 on: October 31, 2012, 09:29:35 PM »
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It is worth noting that those movies were released direct to video, which means they were not intended for general audiences, only for those who were fans of the first movie. A more fair gauge would be Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, or Cars 2.
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #27 on: October 31, 2012, 10:15:33 PM »
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I was not even aware there WERE Aladdin Sequels.

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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #28 on: October 31, 2012, 11:06:54 PM »
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Return of Jaffar is comparable to Aladdin. Forty Thieves wasn't bad either.

Sequels are generally not as good at the original, but let's be fair here. I don't think anyone's complaining about The Empire Strikes Back. "Sequel" doesn't have to mean "bad," and Disney can be behind a great movie (especially if someone else is actually helming it).
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #29 on: October 31, 2012, 11:51:33 PM »
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I told my son about Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, but I realize now that I should have waited until after we left the New FantasyLand Preview at the Magic Kingdom ....



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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #30 on: November 01, 2012, 12:30:17 AM »
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #31 on: November 01, 2012, 12:41:34 AM »
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Return of Jaffar is comparable to Aladdin. Forty Thieves wasn't bad either.
Now, I KNOW you are trolling.  Are you kidding me?  From what I remember, they totally broke the time line of them getting married to where they couldn't date.  It was dumb...just dumb.  I'm not even sure they got the same voice actors...and no...it's not worth looking up.

IMO, Pixar is not worth counting as "Disney" movies...to me they are in a class of themselves.
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #32 on: November 01, 2012, 02:15:04 AM »
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It's not like one can say Disney is the home of bad sequels. They're batting well above the industry average. Even Back to the Future, considered one of the greatest trilogies, has some weak sequels. Nolan's Batman is one of the only franchises in recent memory with critically acclaimed sequels.

But Disney has been doing fine with comprable, big budget productions like Narnia or Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm not saying The Dark Knight has anything to worry about, but those had fine sequels. While I understand thinking Pixar is its own thing, Toy Story 3 was made post-merger, and it was beautiful. They knew they needed to make a film for the people that loved the first two, and boy did they deliver. With all the new Marvel content they've got, I'm not sure they even need to do random sequels anymore.

Considering Joss is sticking around for Avengers 2, I think it's clear Disney knows these big projects deserve big talent that can tell an authentic franchise story. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say he was the most qualified person for the job, and Disney execs knew to choose him.

As far as Nolan directing Star Wars, I think it would be tough. He has no fantasy background, and his humor style doesn't really fit. In addition, he seems to be chasing that Best Director award, so I doubt another trilogy is in his future. That said, he could certainly direct the right script.
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #33 on: November 01, 2012, 09:16:39 AM »
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IMO, Pixar is not worth counting as "Disney" movies...to me they are in a class of themselves.

You're missing the point. Disney acquired Pixar, but did not interfere with their work. They did the same with Marvel. This thread is all about the unfounded notion that Disney will "mess up" the Star Wars franchise. Recent history seems to indicate that they will not interfere with the franchises, but rather they will provide tremendous financial support (as well as a flood of marketing).
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #34 on: November 01, 2012, 12:34:27 PM »
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IMO, Pixar is not worth counting as "Disney" movies...to me they are in a class of themselves.

You're missing the point. Disney acquired Pixar, but did not interfere with their work.

Actually if you look closely, Mickey makes a cameo appearance in every Pixar and Marvel movie.
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #35 on: November 01, 2012, 03:55:00 PM »
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #36 on: November 01, 2012, 06:43:58 PM »
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 Ok, heard on the Radio, that not only will there be a episode seven, but an eight and nine! Ok, but honestly, I looked it up on utube, and saw the fan trailer and it didnt look as horrible as I thought. My original thought was that the story of Luke would continue but it is 7,000 years after he died!
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #37 on: November 01, 2012, 08:04:45 PM »
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Ok, heard on the Radio, that not only will there be a episode seven, but an eight and nine! Ok, but honestly, I looked it up on utube, and saw the fan trailer and it didnt look as horrible as I thought. My original thought was that the story of Luke would continue but it is 7,000 years after he died!

That is a fan trailer, there have been no details on the new movie yet. Not even a leak or real rumor.

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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #38 on: November 01, 2012, 09:15:43 PM »
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Ok, heard on the Radio, that not only will there be a episode seven, but an eight and nine! Ok, but honestly, I looked it up on utube, and saw the fan trailer and it didnt look as horrible as I thought. My original thought was that the story of Luke would continue but it is 7,000 years after he died!

That is a fan trailer, there have been no details on the new movie yet. Not even a leak or real rumor.

Closest thing I've got to a leak - the LA Times is indicating that the new movies will be based on original ideas, i.e. nothing seen in any of the books (so no Thrawn trilogy).  Question remains, of course, as to how the material from the EU (Expanded Universe, including books, comics, video games, etc.) will be treated by these new movies.

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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #39 on: November 03, 2012, 01:34:06 AM »
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Hopefully completely disregarded. Cloned emperors are stupid.
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #40 on: November 03, 2012, 07:52:06 AM »
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Well I bought Disney stock for a 5 year or so investment so I pray it works out.  ;)

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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #41 on: November 03, 2012, 09:52:52 AM »
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Hopefully completely disregarded. Cloned emperors are stupid.

While I will admit that some of the EU is a bit stretched, for every Emperor clone there is a Grand Admiral Thrawn. For every Max, there is a Darth Caedus. Do not be too quick to dismiss the EU. While some of it is strained, much of it is well thought out.

That said, they probably will ignore the EU. Lucas wrote VII-IX before the EU got going, and once mentioned that as far as he's concerned, Han and Leia never marry, Mara Jade does not exist, etc.
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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #42 on: November 05, 2012, 04:41:58 PM »
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Nolan's Batman is one of the only franchises in recent memory with critically acclaimed sequels.
Just had to take this opportunity to give a shout out to Lord of the Rings :)

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Re: Prepare your childhoods....
« Reply #43 on: November 07, 2012, 12:21:08 PM »
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Nolan's Batman is one of the only franchises in recent memory with critically acclaimed sequels.
Just had to take this opportunity to give a shout out to Lord of the Rings :)

Toy Story as well ;D
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