RJKD23 wrote:You know..since the TS3 & 4 movies are supposedly coming out, it makes the ULTIMATE TOY BOX worthless!
*looks at my ultimate toy box...
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Hold on, how the heck does it make it worthless? There seems to be lots of people here who care more about their
collections than the actual films. Even if they make a "Toy Story 256: Toys In Space", the Ultimate Toy Box will still be an absolutely stunning release, containing 2 great films and lots of fantastic supplements. I really cannot understand the logic of your statement.
As for why, I suggest everyone checks out Lukes list of top selling DVD titles
here and checks out the Mulan 2 revenue. (I also suggest they check out A Shark's Tale's success too, which proves that it is medium, not story, which dictates success for animated films these days) and also check out the documentary The Corporation
here which is very enlightening as to how business is run today and how it has changed since the comfortable cosy times of the 50's and 60's when "Uncle Walt" was in charge. Particularly of interest is the fact that
By Law, a corporation has to put the medium to long term interests of its shareholders above any other interest - in fact
...the directors and officers of a corporation shall exercise their powers and discharge their duties with a view to the interests of the corporation and of the shareholders....
Although the wording of this provision differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, its legal effect does not. This provision is the motive behind all corporate actions everywhere in the world. Distilled to its essence, it says that the people who run corporations have a legal duty to shareholders, and that duty is to make money. Failing this duty can leave directors and officers open to being sued by shareholders.
You can fantasise about Eisner leaving all you want. You can fantasise about some half-arsed attempt to build up Disney films by limiting their exposure. But no matter who is in charge
it ain't going to happen not while the sequels continue to build momentum and
make money for the shareholders. Some people just need to live in the real world of today, rather than the fantasy world of the 1950s.
R[APRIL.23]K: High School Sweethearts
), that Ultimate Toy Box will be sooo valuable.
