I see this as a great thing. The movies they produced I believe tarnished the Disney image. In the long run I think this is what needed to be tone to re-establish Disney at the top of the annimation scene, the place they belong. Just because they made money should not be the reason to keep doing them. Disney said when they announced this a month or so ago that they are going to focus on new IPs and not do sequals. So it looks like they wont stop the DTH all together, just not sequals. Disney was once associated with only the highest quality and for me, low quality, try to make a buck movies ruined that. Just my 2cents.I don't mean to rain on everyone's parade, but am I the only one who sees this as a bad thing? The money that could and maybe will be lost because of this is unbelieveable! As ssidiouss said, these videos made millions, if not billions of dollars for the company. I think it's a mistake to close the studio down, and believe instead, they should have made the line between the WFDA (is that around anymore?) and DTS more vissable. They could have easily made quality pictures for the theatre and the less quality pictures for the videos, and could have cashed in on both. In the long run, I think they will regret this.
So, Tinkerbell project is DONE? Huh. There was a preview most reciently on Peter Pan, don't know of anything since. I don't buy that they would kill it totally. The franchise already has a universe established in the books, rework one of those or something.
Dwarfs movie -- HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Robinsons -- could be a fun franchise, but would a sequel cost too much
Chic Little -- Kids have been hoping for a sequel.
I don't see the problems w/the sequels.
I feel sorry for any 35 year old that buys them for their collection, but the last few have been very high quality. Bambi 2. Brother Bear 2. Ariel 3 may be good too.
For the kids, I'd rather them watch these sequels than the Barbie movies, or especially garbage that actually makes it to theaters like Doogle or Unhappily Ever After. Neither of them had any redeeming quality whatsoever. Well, the Dwarfs from Unhappily were kinda funny.
But instead of living in the world of conjecture and wistful thinking, I live in the world of the now and facts... As it stands, as an intelligent person, and a Disney stockholder, I am seeing my investment diminish in value.. By rights, and as a stockholder, I have to wonder if this is such a good idea, because the sequels did provide a good profit for a negligible expenditure.
But don't you think the same amount of profit, potentially even more, could be made off of original content? A movie like "Rapunzel" or "The Princess and the Frog" is almost certain to make more money than say "little mermaid 3" or "Return to neverland"
Its the same reason shrek 3, pirates 3, and spider man 3 didn't do as well as the studios hoped. Theres always goign to be that crowd of people that will keep seeing the same thing over and over but in general, audiances want something new!
That Jimbo Dude with a decent head on his shoulders said:I feel sorry for any 35 year old that buys them for their collection, but the last few have been very high quality. Bambi 2. Brother Bear 2. Ariel 3 may be good too.
For the kids, I'd rather them watch these sequels than the Barbie movies, or especially garbage that actually makes it to theaters like Doogle or Unhappily Ever After.
i think Toy Story 3 is goona be the final sequal:shrug:They might make new ones for Mickey Mouse but no longer sequals of mickey mouse movies
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