Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You said Gadot is Israeli but not Jewish, which was factually incorrect. I merely corrected your error. None of what you wrote here has any bearing on my correction.

Are you in Wisconsin? I can’t operate in a literal world without engagement in nuance.

Are you claiming there is really any similarities between someone who grew up in Israeli and someone who grew up in a Chicago suburb with a Christmas tree?

You can’t be serious.

Most of my ancestry is from Scotland
…but I’m not them. I don’t run around in a kilt with war paint oh my face…

…well…rarely…only when I’m “sassy”

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

It pains me to say this since Moana is one of my all time favorite Disney movies but I haven’t even finished Moana 2 yet, I’ve tried several times over the last couple weeks but I just can’t get into it, it kind of gives me 90s straight to video vibes.

About 15 minutes into Mufasa and this feels very “straight to video” also, combined with a tech conference presentation that shows off all the cool new things that we can do with CG. It’s early but I’m enjoying it more than Moana2 so far. the bruthaaa song. lol.

 

[Agent H]

I don’t think anyone here is especially influential, but a few posters have absolutely contributed (sometimes knowingly and repeatedly) to all the pot-stirring and spread of disinformation.

The people on this site who have been doing that strike me as people who have been watching a lot of it and have been convinced of inaccurate information as a result or people the birdman would call parrots. The above is not intended to be an insult to anyone.

 

[LittleBuford]

Are you in Wisconsin? I can’t operate in a literal world without engagement in nuance.

Are you claiming there is really any similarities between someone who grew up in Israeli and someone who grew up in a Chicago suburb with a Christmas tree?

You can’t be serious.

Most of my ancestry is from Scotland
…but I’m not a them. I don’t rub around in a kilt with war paint oh my face…

…well…rarely…only when I’m “sassy”

I have no idea what you’re trying to say (you seem not to have understood me), and I don’t think anything stands to be gained by continuing this.

 

[LittleBuford]

The people on this site who have been doing that strike me as people who have been watching a lot of it and have been convinced of inaccurate information as a result or people the birdman would call parrots. The above is not intended to be an insult to anyone.

That’s a very kind and charitable interpretation on your part.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I don’t think anyone here is especially influential, but a few posters have absolutely contributed (sometimes knowingly and repeatedly) to all the pot-stirring and spread of disinformation.

lol…nothing any of us says here means anything. It’s a couple dozen people kicking the ball around

Stop doubling down on the hate network. You are being disrespectful to strangers every time you try to slip it in.

You don’t know me or what I believe or who I support. You don’t know “others” such as a TP or Erasure. How arrogant.

Bad movies don’t sell tickets. Since the beginning of time. For every Shawshank that slipped through the cracks…there are 2,000 that get exactly what they earned. You need to go with Occam’s razor

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I have no idea what you’re trying to say (you seem not to have understood me), and I don’t think anything stands to be gained by continuing this.

Of course she’s Jewish. The distinction between nationality and religion is pretty obvious in this case.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Thera a very kind and charitable interpretation on your part.

It’s more honest that a lot of what we say…from a teenager. There’s always a lot to learn…especially amongst Disney fans

 

[Agent H]

Thera a very kind and charitable interpretation on your part.

I’m assuming you mean that’s a very kind and charitable interpretation on my part.

 

[coffeefan]

I’d say it was more bad timing than a bad idea.

The movie was developed during a time when people were critical of the classic princesses. If it had come out before the pandemic I think it would've been better received too.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The movie was developed during a time when people were critical of the classic princesses. If it had come out before the pandemic I think it would've been better received too.

Actually the politics around it have taken a pretty distinct reversal in recent months…

So if anything it should have gotten a “bump”…in a bizarre way.

The world turned upside down

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I don’t take online posts (including whatever we say here) to be representative of what ordinary people out there in the real world think. Most people I know have no idea about any of these supposed controversies.

First right comment of the day…

Then it’s just unwanted…without some type of skull and bones conspiracy

Simple

 

[LittleBuford]

I’m assuming you mean that’s a very kind and charitable interpretation on my part.

Indeed—sorry for the typo!

 

[LittleBuford]

lol…nothing any of us says here means anything. It’s a couple dozen people kicking the ball around

Which is why I began my post with “I don’t think anyone here is especially influential”.

You don’t know me or what I believe or who I support. You don’t know “others” such as a TP or Erasure. How arrogant.

Why on earth do you think I’m talking about you? You’re not part of any network—you just barge in here periodically, misunderstand half of what we’re saying, and dump lots of word salad before disappearing until your next visit. Nor was I talking about @erasure fan1, so please don’t sow discord based on what you mistakenly think I’m saying.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Yeah really…because it’s blamed for everytime the overlord corp bombs a movie.

You gotta blame yourself…not me…because it’s been used so much the last 4 years it’s the boy that cried wolf.

The Majority of these movies just suck. Abe would not do well with or without Twitter and the lame Disney fanboy podcasts

Elemental is the one and only movie I can think of that got hit by “the network”…and it still worked out

You just don't actually read posts and constantly strawman what others have said.

 

[Casper Gutman]

The movie was developed during a time when people were critical of the classic princesses. If it had come out before the pandemic I think it would've been better received too.

Wow - why wasn't there a multiyear long torrent of hate directed at Bell for her seething hatred of Snow White? Why didn't the most powerful people in the world attack her?

 

[Agent H]

Indeed—sorry for the typo!

No worries.

 

[Bullseye1967]

Side note: I put Mufasa on D+, predicting it would be background fodder as I prepped for our first trip to Costa Rica this Sunday, wondering if it would even play all the way through (as I had seen it in theaters in early January.)

I ended up sitting down and watching all the way through (to the detriment of my laundry.)

It will be interesting to see the streaming numbers since Moana 2 is still relatively fresh to the platform.

Enjoy Costa Rica! We better se a TR!

 

[Disney Irish]

Hah! Pot meet kettle. The guy who always has to interject when people use their own numbers, comes out with this Gem. Where's this data that says over 3/4 of people support the other side? Just like the analogy post, if you are going to lecture, please play by your own rules.

Please go back and reread what I actually posted because no where did I claim that.

I might have missed it, but where did Irish state that 75% of the country supports the “other side?” They stated that 3/4ths of potential viewers were not included in Zegler’s condemnation, which is verifiably true.

100% correct, I did not and you got the exact meaning of the post.

 

[Agent H]

No, no, you mistake me. I love the song.

Just saying it wasn't really the most popular movie at the time, but seems to be quickly becoming a parks entertainment staple.

It’s my favorite part of happily ever after.