News Reimagined Toontown coming

[brb1006]

which episode was it?

The Case of the Cola Cult from Season 2

 

[MisterPenguin]

which episode was it?

Gadget Hackwrench

Gadget Hackwrench is a main character from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers. She serves as the group's inventor. Gadget's personality was based upon the inventive character Jordan in the 1985 movie Real Genius. Gadget is an anthropomorphic mouse; she loves solving problems like an obsessed and quirky...

disney.fandom.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Okay? I don't know any of these people. It's my own opinion.

I think the movie is trash and Disney is only embarrassing themselves by parodying their own series these days.

I will bet you this movie comes out and a month later everyone forgets about it and that its garbage and not even a good comedy.

I mean Disney is tearing down the rescue rangers ride, clearly they don't care about the Rescue Rangers.

I grew up on this show and adore the theme song and the Nintendo game, that being said I have no desire to rewatch cartoon shows I liked as a kid as it usually ends up being unwatchable for me.

It's incredibly sad that Disney is only reviving this franchise to make fun of it.

The Lonely Island is a comedy trio, two of whom are starring in and directing this film. The point that @brb1006 was making is this isn't meant to be a parody, even if you see it that way, as several of the key people involved are true fans of the original show.

 

[brb1006]

Okay? I don't know any of these people. It's my own opinion.

I think the movie is trash and Disney is only embarrassing themselves by parodying their own series these days.

I will bet you this movie comes out and a month later everyone forgets about it and that its garbage and not even a good comedy.

I mean Disney is tearing down the rescue rangers ride, clearly they don't care about the Rescue Rangers.

I grew up on this show and adore the theme song and the Nintendo game, that being said I have no desire to rewatch cartoon shows I liked as a kid as it usually ends up being unwatchable for me.

It's incredibly sad that Disney is only reviving this franchise to make fun of it.

It's not supposed to be a parody of the original.

BTW: Andre the Black Nerd is a popular YouTube best-known for making videos dedicated to popular 80s shoes abd movies. He even appeared on a few official video uploads to Disney+'s official YouTube channel.

 

[CaptinEO]

The Lonely Island is a comedy trio, two of whom are starring in and directing this film. The point that @brb1006 was making is this isn't meant to be a parody, even if you see it that way, as several of the key people involved are true fans of the original show.

This is a parody any way I see it. I mean the character talks about how he got CGI surgery and then you see them talking to a Seth Rogen Viking. It is a comedy movie at the expense of the original series.

 

[CaptinEO]

It's not supposed to be a parody of the original.

BTW: Andre the Black Nerd is a popular YouTube best-known for making videos dedicated to popular 80s shoes abd movies. He even appeared on a few official video uploads to Disney+'s official YouTube channel.

So he has appeared in Disney Plus advertisements and he is a big fan and supporter of this project which is a Disney Plus movie? How does that validate his opinion as any more than being a paid shill for the company in some fashion?

Reminds me of those vloggers that get invited to Disney press events that are always so excited for every new announcement Disney makes.

 

[Disney Irish]

This is a parody any way I see it. I mean the character talks about how he got CGI surgery and then you see them talking to a Seth Rogen Viking. It is a comedy movie at the expense of the original series.

I don't see it as a parody, very meta yes, but not a parody.

And maybe that is what it comes down to, you just aren't into the use of meta in entertainment or anything Disney for that matter. And so when its used in something you cared about as a child you think that its a parody of the original.

 

[CaptinEO]

I don't see it as a parody, very meta yes, but not a parody.

And maybe that is what it comes down to, you just aren't into the use of meta in entertainment or anything Disney for that matter. And so when its used in something you cared about as a child you think that its a parody of the original.

I see it as desperate that they feel the only way to progress/continue a series is to have it "take place in the real world" and give it a comedic edge.

I'm not the biggest Rescue Rangers fan and don't care that much about it, just sad that Disney feels this is the best route to continue the show (having a former SNL star and his music trio make a comedic real world take on a 90s cartoon).

Why is it bad? Because you can write a plot like this around any old kids show. The plot will come from the jokes about the real world vs their 1990s cartoon world. It has nothing to do with the source material and only serves to lambast it for comedic value.

Its been done before, the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie, Looney Tunes Back in Action, The Fat Albert Movie, Space Jam 1 and 2, the new Tom and Jerry Movie.

These movies are all supposed to be about nostalgia of the parents' cartoon characters interacting with real world people of today, so they can take their children so a new generation can enjoy seeing these characters they have zero attachment to! How wacky and zany!

 

[brb1006]

This is a parody any way I see it. I mean the character talks about how he got CGI surgery and then you see them talking to a Seth Rogen Viking. It is a comedy movie at the expense of the original series.

Or you could reserve full judgement until the film finally premieres to give your final thoughts.

 

[Disney Irish]

I see it as desperate that they feel the only way to progress/continue a series is to have it "take place in the real world" and give it a comedic edge.

I'm not the biggest Rescue Rangers fan and don't care that much about it, just sad that Disney feels this is the best route to continue the show (having a former SNL star and his music trio make a comedic real world take on a 90s cartoon).

Why is it bad? Because you can write a plot like this around any old kids show. The plot will come from the jokes about the real world vs their 1990s cartoon world. It has nothing to do with the source material and only serves to lambast it for comedic value.

Its been done before, the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie, The Fat Albert Movie, Space Jam 1 and 2, the new Tom and Jerry Movie.

But that still doesn't make it a parody, it just makes it meta.

As you mentioned this is not new territory for Hollywood, or Disney for that matter, its been going on for decades now. This is a trend that isn't going to stop as many audiences like this type of take on their favorite IPs.

Also I should mention that there is no indication just yet that they plan to remove the Rescue Rangers theme completely from Gadgets, they just said reimagine which doesn't always mean a complete retheme. For all we know they plan to enhance the theme based on the movie. Who knows, we'll just have to see what happens next year when it reopens.

Anyways, the movie discussion should probably end here since this isn't the thread for it. If you want to continue there is a thread in the movie section of the forum.

 

[brb1006]

Back to the ToonTown discussion

Once this area closes on March 9th and won't reopen until sometime next year. Where will the social-distanced meet and greet of Marie from The Aristocats going to be moved to? Main Street?

 

[CaptinEO]

Or you could reserve full judgement until the film finally premieres to give your final thoughts.

I'm not seeing this, the trailer told me that it's not for me. I've seen the cartoons in real world 30 years later trope done many times and don't enjoy it.

Roger Rabbit I liked because the movie took place in the same time period as the cartoons and they always coexisted. No dumb jokes about the cartoons being from a different era or how they escaped into the real world from a TV set. That one is just a fun integration of animation and live action.

 

[CaptinEO]

As you mentioned this is not new territory for Hollywood, or Disney for that matter, its been going on for decades now. This is a trend that isn't going to stop as many audiences like this type of take on their favorite IPs.

Do audiences like these old childhood cartoons in the modern real world films?

Regardless of their poor critical reaction, if you look purely at the box office numbers, of my list of 5 "cartoon in real world" movies above 4 of them were huge box office bombs. The only successful one was the first Space Jam.

 

[Disney Irish]

Do audiences like these old childhood cartoons in the modern real world films?

Regardless of their poor critical reaction, if you look purely at the box office numbers, of my list of 5 "cartoon in real world" movies above 4 of them were huge box office bombs. The only successful one was the first Space Jam.

Lets see, here is a sample from the last 20 years of childhood IPs blended with the real world:

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - 141M against a 30M budget
The LEGO Movie - 468M against a 65M budget *added because it all takes place in the real world*
Alvin and the Chipmunks - 361M against a 60M budget
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water - 325M against a 74M budget
Yogi Bear - 203M against a 80M budget
Smurfs - 563M against a 110M budget
Smurfs 2 - 347M against 105M budget
Sonic the Hedgehog - 319M against a 90M budget
Tom & Jerry - 133M against a 79M budget + released on HBO Max at the same time

All of these, even T&J were considered a success. T&J likely would have gotten a bigger BO had it not been released in the middle of a pandemic and had been theaters only.

Point is you can find flops in any genre of film released if you're looking for it, but you can also find many successes. In the end Hollywood is still going to put out films they think they can make money on. And the list above shows they can make money at these nostalgia based meta films that blend childhood IPs with the real world.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Back to the ToonTown discussion

Once this area closes on March 9th and won't reopen until sometime next year. Where will the social-distanced meet and greet of Marie from The Aristocats going to be moved to? Main Street?

Try checking discarded cardboard boxes behind the restaurants.

 

[Anjin]

Considering Roger's appearance in the trailer and what the trailer implies about their world, Rescue Rangers belongs in ToonTown more than ever.

 

[Brer Panther]

I mean the character talks about how he got CGI surgery

That joke doesn't really work when both characters are clearly CGI.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

If anything, I see the Rescue Rangers as a spiritual sequel to Roger Rabbit than the RR series. Some of the shots in the preview show the gang on a live action set presumably having just finished filming an episode of the RR series (ala the beginning of Who Framed Roger Rabbit).

I wouldn't be surprised if the movie starts out in exactly the same was as Who Framed Roger Rabbit... showing the cartoon... and then having a director shout 'Cut!' and then panning back to show the real world set and the characters walking off as actors etc.

 

[Professortango1]

Do audiences like these old childhood cartoons in the modern real world films?

Regardless of their poor critical reaction, if you look purely at the box office numbers, of my list of 5 "cartoon in real world" movies above 4 of them were huge box office bombs. The only successful one was the first Space Jam.

As someone who grew up on Disney Afternoon, I can say that I am more excited that I expected to be for a Rescue Ranger movie. My only complaint is the voice actor casting as they have distinct character voices. But given how much I enjoyed Lego Batman and other meta deconstructions, I expect to enjoy Rescue Rangers as well. And remember, they are putting it on Disney+, so I can watch it for free. I probably would have paid money to see it in theatres, but Disney just loves giving away movies for free on their streaming network lately.

 

[Cesar R M]

Considering Roger's appearance in the trailer and what the trailer implies about their world, Rescue Rangers belongs in ToonTown more than ever.

I still say that Disney is trying way too hard to make a "toon verse" similar to that seen in Ready Player One and Space Jam 2.