There’s actually 59. Which one are you missing? I still need to watch Make Mine Music, Melody Time, Fantasia 2000 and I don’t think I’ve seen the original Fantasia since I rented as a kid and fast forwarded through different segments.
I thought Chicken Little and Treasure Planet were OK but I also saw them both like 4 years ago so my expectations were very low. Atlantis is AWFUL.
EDIT. I’m wrong . 58
Make Mine Music is meh honestly. Melody Time and Fantasia 2000 both exceeded my modest expectations.
I think a full rewatch of Fantasia is a good idea. Not all segments are fantastic (the Pastorale segment has always tried my patience), but some are masterpieces.
I did this too over the summer (well sort of, I skipped a couple that I had zero interest in). It was an interesting experience.
In fact I actually put together a tier list ranking:
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Always interesting to see how other people rank their movies.
I thought Bolt was charming (then again, I literally was paid to watch it on the clock) and Frozen II is interesting, if not particularly cohesive or effective. Still, I'd put both of those above some of the movies you've placed higher.
You're not missing anything by skipping Dinosaur or Meet the Robinsons.
What specifically made you dislike Treasure Planet? Just curious— for me, it’s a near-masterpiece in many ways, but sabotaged by being forced into the “Disney Formula.” I think everything that’s played seriously (John Silver, Jim, Jim’s Mom, the Captain) works great, but the supposedly “funny” characters ruin everything (especially the Martin-Short voiced android). The lowpoint is the alien crewmember who literally exists to be a walking fart joke. I still like the film a lot for many great scenes, but I find it the most *frustrating* Disney film to watch because it could have really worked if they’d just ditched all the lame attempts at forced comedy. The “serious” characters already had enough natural humor to carry the story.
The robot character was awful, but I don't remember the movie well enough to really go into detail-I just remember feeling like the conceit wasn't thought through particularly well and Deep Canvas, for me, hasn't really worked outside of Tarzan.
Woke up this morning with a very clear mind and kind of came to the realization that I need to move out of LA/ California. As sad as it would be move away from literally ALL of my family and leave the only home I’ve ever known, I believe it’s the right thing to do for myself and my family. The cost of living here is too damn high and I just want a better quality of life for my family. I could buy a very nice home in some of the areas I’m looking at for what it costs to rent a two bedroom apartment here. It’s also too congested. I want to be somewhere with less traffic and just less people. Somewhere where a car or person doesn’t want to be be where you are at all times. A place where you can take a breath even for a second without feeling the need to rush. I’d also like a better school system for my kids. I also just need to shake things up. I live 2 miles from where I was born and have never left. Didn’t even go away for College. Went to school right here.
The only two things that I think I’ll miss about LA other than family are some of the great restaurants (depending where I end up) and the weather although most of the places on my list have good to decent weather. All that other stuff like “you can surf and ski in the same day” don’t apply to me. I live 28 mi from Malibu and I go like 3 times a year. I haven’t skied since I was 10. Never been into the club scene or into nightlife in general. I’ll miss being close to Disneyland but I can do one really good trip a year when I come visit family. Some of these locations are pretty close to WDW. May become a WDW AP or premiere and just visit DLR a couple times a year when I come back home.
I guess I don’t entirely have to leave California for most of the things on my wish list but the driving factor revolving around schools and vaccine laws in California mean that I do. Don’t really want to get into this as it’s personal and a very political and divisive subject.
Here’s some of the cities I’m looking at. Any strong opinions? Some are a lot more logical than others. Some were just on a list I found that are common cities people move to from California. Some are because they check some of the right boxes and aren’t too far from California. Some I haven’t really looked into yet and may not make sense. Right now, without having done too much research Atlanta seems pretty appealing. Of all the destinations Austin and Atlanta have the most production work available but staying in production is not a deal breaker for me. I also think these two cities are appealing for a variety of other reasons.
Atlanta
Savannah
Austin
Tampa
Jacksonville
Orlando
Miami
Nashville
Dallas
Other cities in Texas?
Vegas
Other cities in Nevada?
Phoenix
Other cities in Arizona?
Portland
Eugene
Idaho?
New Orleans
Utah?
Colorado?
Do you guys have any knowledge of what it is like to live in any of these cities?
While I have never lived there, and it seems like it has some cool restaurants and areas, Atlanta is my least favorite city to drive through. There's always traffic, congestion, and some of the worst drivers you've ever seen.
I wouldn't live in Orlando either. Too hot and humid, another city with awful drivers (maybe it's ok outside of the touristy areas?), I don't think I could deal with constant tourists, and I remember going into a (admittedly Kissimee) Walmart just outside of the tourist path to get some travel supplies that just felt like something out of the Twilight Zone. No awareness of any other people in the store or in the parking lot, everyone moving like mindless zombies, it was quite disturbing.
