Disney could lose $140mil on Tomorrowland movie

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Nah, sorry. Obviously I feel differently about the film. But I am curious...did you see it? If so, what turned you off so much...and please don't say "Because it sucks" as that's just an embarrassing response. Was it the film's message or a specific fault in the crafting of the movie? Not enough action? I'm just trying to find out the polarized opinions on this. Folks seem to love it or hate it.

I did see it and I didnt think it sucked...I thought it was just a below average movie for the following reasons:

1) It is called Tomorrowland except they spend very little time actually there when it is shiny and exciting and wonderouswhich is what they should have done. Those scenes were great. But we get so little of it.
2) I didnt like how the eco-message that was being sold was so obviously preachy. Its fine to say that we need to do better as a human race to save Mother Earth but dont make it so obvious and do it in a lazy, expository way. Makes it boring to see a movie lecture you about change.
3) It doesnt do a very good job of explaining what went wrong with Tomorrowland and why Casey was the chosen
one. It tries to but doesnt quite nail it.

For those that liked it...great. I've liked plenty of movies that tanked at the box office and with critics but the movie is a huge bomb for a reason. Now with that being said I thought there was a lot of good in it but overall it just doesn't quite live up to the promise of what it could have been.

 

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@Figments Friend I think I've found Disney's new head of PR/Marketing. You've managed to accomplish in one post what millions in marketing has failed to do. It's the belief and LOVE of your product, it must be a passion to really get the message across that this "product" is worth seeing.

Bravo, well done!

 

[Figments Friend]

@Figments Friend I think I've found Disney's new head of PR/Marketing. You've managed to accomplish in one post what millions in marketing has failed to do. It's the belief and LOVE of your product, it must be a passion to really get the message across that this "product" is worth seeing.

Bravo, well done!

Wait....does this mean i've been promoted or somethin'....?
I feel like i just won an award.


Well, if i need to do a acceptance speech, i'd like to thank my Grand Mentor who taught me ( among many things..) all about having a real 'passion for your product', Disney Legend Tony Baxter.




And just for you 'Tomorrowland' film fans, here is a photo of Mr. Baxter at the Premeire of the film that took place on May 9th at Downtown Disney in Anaheim.

Note his cool pin.
Yes, i am convinced he is a Member of Plus Ultra for sure!

 

[Figments Friend]

While I agree that the movie was just "meh" it seems like Disney's marketing of movies of late has just been flat out awful. Its like they don't know how to market anything anymore.

Agree regarding the marketing.
Some of the marketing elements for recent Disney films have been ...confusing.
There really seems to be a problem there with people in the higher positions on the totem pole when it comes to how to properly push their own film product.
Lack of faith?
Lack of skills?
Lack of overall interest?

I will honestly say that i only had a mild interest in seeing 'Tomorrowland' until about two months before it's release.
I had of course seen all of the cool concept artwork a good year or so in advance and had a little interest in what the final product might be, but the film and it's story was so wrapped up in secrecy that it was difficult to actually get excited for it.
I am not one to just go and see a movie because it has the 'Disney' title branded above it.

When i saw the US trailers, it left me in the same state - slightly interested but still not really knowing what this was supposed to be about.
My early impressions from this was that the film was some sort of a quasi-spy action/adventure flick with a dash of sci-fi elements.
Not really something that interested me, but the futuristic city of course was tantalizing eye candy.
It was not until i saw the JAPANESE trailer for the film that everything fell into place and i saw something that sparked a real interest.
Amazing what a few additional scenes, and a different overall pacing can do!
Once i saw the Japanese trailer, i knew then i wanted to go and see it in a theater.
Of course, the post-show displays of artwork, costumes, and props from the film was helpful, too!

When i saw the Preview held at Disneyland last month, then i knew for sure i wanted to see this movie.
I liked what i saw in that 20 minutes, and now realized this was NOT some quasi-sci-fi-spy flick but something unusual and interesting.
But it was that Japanese trailer that really got the ball rolling.

I wish THAT one was used as a promotional tool here instead of the one we ended up with.
Might have sparked the interest of more potential viewers.