'Strange World' Disney's 2022 Animated Film

[Phroobar]

I did a Sony VPL 4K laser projector with 100" screen in the family room for watching movies and the news on. Sony Blu-Ray and stereo receiver, but I chose Klipsch in-wall speakers and subwoofer because, well, I've had them before and I'm sentimental. The home builder had a wall pre-designed in that big room just for that purpose, which made it easy to install and look seamless when it's not in use. I used Crutchfield for the hardware purchases for that room, because their customer service is top notch and very friendly. The home builder had a preferred installer handle the setup for me, which took less than one afternoon for them thanks to the pre-wiring in the new home.

In my bedroom I just did a basic Sony Bravia 4K OLED at 65 inches with a Sony Blu-Ray and sound bar. It all sits looking sleek on a wide credenza so I can sit there in bed eating Nanaimo Bars and drinking Scotch and watching Amazon Prime late at night. I also ordered that room via Crutchfield, but I set it up myself. It took half an hour including cardboard disposal, and I think I spent more time staging and re-staging a couple artsy vases around it on its credenza than I spent hooking it up and plugging the three cords in. Amazing times we live in!

Crutchfield is wonderful. They're an older name, and some of the young'uns here might not even know them. But they were huge in the 1970's and 80's for home and car audio, back when even Cadillacs only came with a chintzy AM/FM radio and two tinny dashboard speakers. They are just wonderful people, truly professional experts, to work with!

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Very nice setup. One thing I would suggest is to rip your dvds and blurays to mp4 or mkv format. Then get a Synology 2 bay NAS Diskstation DS220+ and a couple of 6TB hard drives. That way you use Plex to stream your movie collection anywhere in the house. No need for Blu-Ray players.

 

[Heppenheimer]

I finally saw it.

Meh. Like several recent Disney/Pixar films, it will be a one-and-done for me.

I'm not a sci-fi fan to begin with, so this was always going to be a tough sell for me. The plot just wasn't engaging.

One of the things that always stood out in Disney animtated films were the pitch-perfect and distinct voice castings. Only Dennis Quaid in this has a non-generic voice.

I didn't hate it. It just never grabbed my attention like Disney animated films usually do.

 

[_caleb]

The North Face example was perfect; a company (North Face) that sells products exclusively made out of petroleum products refuses to allow a petroleum product company (from Texas so you know they aren't good people!) to buy their products because petroleum is unfashionable and "does not align with our values". Their values of selling clothing made exclusively out of petroleum products?!? Companies like North Face are complete fools.

The CEO of The North Face has been pretty open about his convictions about sustainability and the environment. They only use material that is 100% recyclable and they're moving more and more to using recycled materials. They also set up a program where customers can recycle their North Face clothing and purchase recycled/used clothing. They've put their money where their mouths are by investing heavily in these initiatives and by being selective with whom they want to be associated with.

They don't "abhor fossil fuels," they're committed to a more sustainable way to use them. I believe most people live in this "middle ground" approach: somewhere between “never use them” and “use them with abandon.”

I suppose from your perspective, the only thing employees of The North Face could possibly do to not be "hypocrites," and "fools" would be to stop selling polyester, stop talking about sustainability/environmental responsibility, and to only produce clothing made of natural fibers, but to me all of these efforts to mitigate the negative impact of the business are noble and should be emulated by other businesses.

Similarly, the artists who created Strange World included an environmental message in the film can point out the harm crops can have on the environment even if they still eat food grown on farms.

 

[ElvisMickey]

As a former Disney cast member and someone who’s been in Walt’s office in Burbank, I have to say…this movie is complete And yes, I’ve watched it. It’s boring, preachy and not entertaining in the least. By far the WORST Disney Animated Feature ever.

 

[Prince-1]

As a former Disney cast member and someone who’s been in Walt’s office in Burbank, I have to say… And yes, I’ve watched it. It’s boring, preachy and not entertaining in the least. By far the WORST Disney Animated Feature ever.

Well you are allowed your opinion but it’s always ridiculous when people think they know what Walt would do or think about any given topic. Also if you think that SW is the WORST Disney cartoon then I’m guessing you’ve only seen less than five Disney cartoons.

 

[Californian Elitist]

As a former Disney cast member and someone who’s been in Walt’s office in Burbank, I have to say…. And yes, I’ve watched it. It’s boring, preachy and not entertaining in the least. By far the WORST Disney Animated Feature ever.

As a former Disneyland cast member, as well as someone who grew going to the Walt Disney Studios as a kid and spent a lot of time there, I’m confused as to what these two things have to do with one’s opinion of a Disney movie. Do we have special insight that those who haven’t worked for the company and been in Walt’s office somehow don’t have?

You don’t know what Walt Disney would think of the film.

 

[Ghost93]

As a former Disney cast member and someone who’s been in Walt’s office in Burbank, I have to say… And yes, I’ve watched it. It’s boring, preachy and not entertaining in the least. By far the WORST Disney Animated Feature ever.

IDK. While Strange World was underwhelming, in a world where Home on the Range and Chicken Little exist, I can't say it's the worst.

 

[RobWDW1971]

Global box office (today's dollars), CinemaScore:

Strange World: $70M, B
Home on the Range: $229M, A-
Chicken Little: $480M, A-

 

[ElvisMickey]

As a former Disneyland cast member, as well as someone who grew going to the Walt Disney Studios as a kid and spent a lot of time there, I’m confused as to what these two things have to do with one’s opinion of a Disney movie. Do we have special insight that those who haven’t worked for the company and been in Walt’s office somehow don’t have?

You don’t know what Walt Disney would think of the film.

I think anyone with a solid knowledge of this company’s history and culture would know what Walt would think of this .

 

[ElvisMickey]

IDK. While Strange World was underwhelming, in a world where Home on the Range and Chicken Little exist, I can't say it's the worst.

Home On The Range and Chicken Little were . And still way better than Strange World. There’s a reason why this movie bombed hard and it has absolutely nothing to do with my comments…

 

[Californian Elitist]

I think anyone with a solid knowledge of this company’s history and culture would know what Walt would think of this . You obviously have a biased opinion and are willing to overlook how horrible this movie is.

I thought the movie was just okay, but I “obviously have a biased opinion.” Okay.

Again, you have no clue what Walt Disney would think of the movie. You can make an educated guess, but you don’t know and you will never know, Elvis. You never addressed my question, but I’m not surprised.

 

[ElvisMickey]

I thought the movie was just okay, but I “obviously have a biased opinion.” Okay.

Again, you have no clue what Walt Disney would think of the movie. You can make an educated guess, but you don’t know and you will never know, Elvis. You never addressed my question, but I’m not surprised.

Nothing woke about the movie at all. Look up the definition of “woke” and where it comes from.

OK. How do you explain the box office? And to address your question, if you’re questioning what Walt would think about this movie, than you know nothing about this company. The projects Walt created are the same ones that current Disney, who green lit Strange World, are trying to erase. There’s a reason why this company is in the toilet.

 

[Californian Elitist]

OK. How do you explain the box office? And to address your question, if you’re questioning what Walt would think about this movie, than you know nothing about this company. The projects Walt created are the same ones that current Disney, who green lit Strange World, are trying to erase. There’s a reason why this company is in the toilet.

I don’t know why the movie performed the way it did, and I’m not going to pretend I know, unlike you and some others. It’s doing decently on Disney+, so that may suggest that some folks were waiting for it to hit streaming. Again, I don’t know, and I’m not going to pretend like I know and try to state it as a fact.

My question had nothing to do about dead Walt Disney’s thoughts on this movie (you still have no clue what he would have thought, and you’re making more assumptions). My question related to the first part of your original post. What does being an ex CM and stepping foot into Walt’s office have to do with anything?

I know plenty about the company.

 

[LittleBuford]

IDK. While Strange World was underwhelming, in a world where Home on the Range and Chicken Little exist, I can't say it's the worst.

I have a curious soft spot for Home on the Range, though it’s definitely not a good film. I agree that Strange World is better, and I’m certain it will age much, much better.

 

[LittleBuford]

OK. How do you explain the box office?

It’s worth recalling that some of (Walt) Disney’s most beloved films did rather poorly at the box office upon their initial release and were considered flops at the time—Sleeping Beauty and Alice in Wonderland both lost money, as did Fantasia (though WW2 was a factor in this case). To be clear, I’m not saying Strange World measures up to these masterpieces—it doesn’t—but as someone who claims to be well acquainted with Disney history, you should know better than anyone that box-office performance isn’t an all-revealing metric.

 

[RobWDW1971]

CFO: Bob, we have some good news and some bad news.

Iger: Give me the bad news first.

CFO: Strange World is a box office disaster around the world and we are going to lose well over $150 million.

Iger: Good lord! What's the good news?!

CFO: Well, apparently box office isn't an all-revealing metric and we also lost money on a film in 1951 which is somehow relevant to 2023.

 

[LittleBuford]

CFO: Well, apparently box office isn't an all-revealing metric and we also lost money on a film in 1951 which is somehow relevant to 2023.

It's certainly more relevant than North Face, "lifestyle", and Walt's office. This thread would be only a few pages long if people used it as intended—i.e., to discuss the film. Instead, we have pages and pages of derailment, trolling, and grievance signalling.

 

[TP2000]

The CEO of The North Face has been pretty open about his convictions about sustainability and the environment. They only use material that is 100% recyclable and they're moving more and more to using recycled materials. They also set up a program where customers can recycle their North Face clothing and purchase recycled/used clothing. They've put their money where their mouths are by investing heavily in these initiatives and by being selective with whom they want to be associated with.

They don't "abhor fossil fuels," they're committed to a more sustainable way to use them. I believe most people live in this "middle ground" approach: somewhere between “never use them” and “use them with abandon.”

I suppose from your perspective, the only thing employees of The North Face could possibly do to not be "hypocrites," and "fools" would be to stop selling polyester, stop talking about sustainability/environmental responsibility, and to only produce clothing made of natural fibers, but to me all of these efforts to mitigate the negative impact of the business are noble and should be emulated by other businesses.

Similarly, the artists who created Strange World included an environmental message in the film can point out the harm crops can have on the environment even if they still eat food grown on farms.

You're kidding, right?

The North Face is a company that makes clothing out of petroleum products, as almost all clothing is now. And they don't want to be associated with a petroleum products company because they think it's not a good look for them, or in the parlance of the day "Doesn't align with our values".... For their clothing company values of making polyester clothing made out of petroleum products.

And the Walt Disney Company is now going down the exact same path as The North Face.

That you could somehow excuse that all with the brain puzzle of "The folks at North Face are going to be really, super-duper sorry about making their clothing from petroleum products in the future while they continue to make their clothing products out of petroleum products in the future" is not just hysterical, it's utter Virtue Signaling perfection. But mostly just hysterical.

 

[TP2000]

Very nice setup. One thing I would suggest is to rip your dvds and blurays to mp4 or mkv format. Then get a Synology 2 bay NAS Diskstation DS220+ and a couple of 6TB hard drives. That way you use Plex to stream your movie collection anywhere in the house. No need for Blu-Ray players.

Oh, crap. You're going to make me talk to the nice lady at Crutchfield again, aren't you?

I have a bunch of old and beloved movies and shows on DVD and Blu-Ray. I recently packed them up and moved them two states away. And right after coming out of the Christmas season where I watch a lot of them for sentimental reasons (Pee-Wee's Christmas Special, SCTV Christmas shows, Dean Martin Christmas Specials, etc.). Plus the currently unfolding winter shelter-in-place season where I make my Aunt Ingrid's Swedish Glog recipe and then watch a bunch of old winter-themed faves I have on Blu-Ray like... Airport, All About Eve, Valley of the Dolls, Ski Party, Auntie Mame, etc., etc.

I do get what you're saying, but there's something comforting about putting a physical disc of some sort into a machine for me.

It's ceremonial, really. But it's only about 15% (at most) of my screen time now, so I kind of enjoy the ceremony.

And here I thought I was so cool for having a 4K laser projector on a modestly sized 100 inch screen that retracts unseen into the ceiling.

 

[TP2000]

It's certainly more relevant than North Face, "lifestyle", and Walt's office. This thread would be only a few pages long if people used it as intended—i.e., to discuss the film.

What would be the fun in that?

The film not only bombed, it bombed so historically bad that it makes Chicken Little look like a financial success and makes Herbie Goes Bananas look like Shakespeare in comparison. And all at the exact time of corporate crisis and financial panic in Burbank.

So of course we're going to dissect it and examine the corpse for clues and theories why it died so suddenly, and thus why Burbank is in a panicky time right now. This is a discussion board, after all.

We're discussing the dissection at this point. Which is allowed here, to be honest.