Chicken Little?

[PatrickvD]

At work. Apparently word trickled down to Anaheim from Burbank, but I didn't buy into it. I would think SOMEONE would have broke the story by now if it were true. But I have heard it more and more.

well, trust me it's not true CL is still in production.. and everything is going fine. Remember how Mark Dindal single handedly turned Kingdom of the Sun into Emperor's New Groove? exactly

As much as I diagree with Disney doing CG, Mark Dindal is a genius and I have complete faith in his work. I just hope it won't suffer from Eisner's interference. Eisner ruined too many movies, let's hope he's smart and stay out of this.

[Prince Adam]

I've heard various rumours via laughplace.com, mouseplanet.com, miceage.com, animated-news.com, and JimHill Media.

They've all hinted at it, and they're usually pretty reliable.

[Paka]

I've heard various rumours via laughplace.com, mouseplanet.com, miceage.com, animated-news.com, and JimHill Media.

They've all hinted at it, and they're usually pretty reliable.

Well, Jim Hill refuted it himself today, and before that, the animators at Animation Nation confirmed that it's still in production. So there ya go.

Have you - and seemingly a lot of other people - already given up on Disney simply because they are no longer doing our grandfather's films? Does 3D=crap automatically for some of you? I agree with goofystitch for the most part - why can't we all just like animation because Disney is putting it out, regardless of whether it is 2D, 3D or 6D (that is where the fart jokes that pervade most modern animation come to life!).

I for one am willing to wait and actually see the film before I condemn it or praise it.

Uh - "because Disney is putting it out"? That's just as prejudiced as liking HD over CG, Loomis. I mean, I know this is a Disney forum, but just because any ol' film's got the Disney name slapped on it doesn't mean it's automatically going to be good, either. And given the overwhelming amount of shoddy films (sorry - product) they've been putting out in recent years, I'd say Disney is certainly capable of making piss-poor entertainment.
But hey, lookit me - arguing with a guy who buys any dvd with a Disney label on it. Part of the Disney Loyalist League, I guess.

As for Chicken Little, sure - I'll see it. And I agree that one can't judge until they see the film themselves. But that teaser sure didn't do anything for me. It looked like they were trying too hard to ape the Pixar style; both humor- and design-wise. I'm skeptical about this one - if their only gimmick is to strain mimicry of Pixar, then it'll be one very off-putting film. However, I loved the type of humor in The Emperor's New Groove, so we shall see how this pans out.

[Sekaino Jasmine]

Have you - and seemingly a lot of other people - already given up on Disney simply because they are no longer doing our grandfather's films? Does 3D=crap automatically for some of you? I agree with goofystitch for the most part - why can't we all just like animation because Disney is putting it out, regardless of whether it is 2D, 3D or 6D (that is where the fart jokes that pervade most modern animation come to life!).

I for one am willing to wait and actually see the film before I condemn it or praise it.

While I do prefer 2-D animation over 3-D animation, I really only judge a movie based on its story. So, I agree with Loomis here.

6-D? That would be...weird...

[Jens]

Most people on this -yes: Disney Board- seem to prejudge disney movies and sometimes even hop onto the bandwagon of someone that has enough arguments of not liking it (but that's their opinion). Disney sequels, Disney cgi-movies, ... whenever someone (most probably a respected member) says they don't like it some other members will think "Well if he doesn't like it, it must be true!" and they kind of form their opinions about it while they have no idea where they are talking about. Well, I have said it before and I will say it again, that irritates me. I don't think anyone on this board has the right to prejudge Disney movies, at least we are Disney fans, aren't we? I'm not saying that you have to like every Disney movie, but I'm only saying that Disney FANS shouldn't prejudge Disney movies up ahead. But that's really only my opinion. I hate people that bash a Disney movie, even if I don't like it. Lots of people have worked on them and I'm sure many people are working on Chicken Little too, the point is, they worked hard. And prejudging is the worst thing you can do, it's just tearing their work into pieces, imagine saying that to an animator that works in the animation team of Chicken Little... It would really hurt his feelings! (ESPECIALLY when you didn't even see the movie yet).

So, my long post short: Don't prejudge! We're supposed to be Disney fans! And we should act like Disney fans, not like some critisizing media!

[Captain Hook]

I agree with Jens, however, I personally didn't like the style of the Chicken Little trailer, nor do I like the Direct-to-Video films I've seen. I still watch the ones I haven't seen yet, and I'm definitely going to see Chicken Little, so don't yell at me!

[snowbot]

Do you guys think "Chicken Little", or any other CGI films, will be added to the canon of "Disney Animated Classics"? Somehow I'm resistant to this idea but I maybe I'm just a little old-fashioned. I guess I could get used to it. Somehow in the back of my mind I was assuming they would hold off on this until they changed their minds about 2-D, and then started it up again. Who knows. What do you think?

[Captain Hook]

Do you guys think "Chicken Little", or any other CGI films, will be added to the canon of "Disney Animated Classics"? Somehow I'm resistant to this idea but I maybe I'm just a little old-fashioned. I guess I could get used to it. Somehow in the back of my mind I was assuming they would hold off on this until they changed their minds about 2-D, and then started it up again. Who knows. What do you think?

I have never really felt like some of the "classics" that are on the list are, like Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Fun and Fancy Free, and Melody Time. It's weird because they have live action elements or don't tell a consistant story. I guess the same goes with Fantasia. However, if they are considered classics, then why not Dinosaur and Chicken Little?

[toonaspie]

Do you guys think "Chicken Little", or any other CGI films, will be added to the canon of "Disney Animated Classics"? Somehow I'm resistant to this idea but I maybe I'm just a little old-fashioned. I guess I could get used to it. Somehow in the back of my mind I was assuming they would hold off on this until they changed their minds about 2-D, and then started it up again. Who knows. What do you think?

they will be in the mind of the people in charge of Disney right now

[slash]

A lot of people are saying that you can't judge Chicken Little by the teaser. That is definately true and I could be completely surprised when Chicken Little comes out. But I'm definately not going to go wait in line to watch it on openning day. I just couldn't relate to that chicken on the screen in any way. I'll only watch it if it gets great reviews and good word of mouth. The thing that bothers me most about the teaser is that making a good teaser is probably the easiest thing to do. Even Star Wars episode 1, 2, and Godzilla had great teasers. It is a 30 second skit to get people excited. Also, a poor teaser is usually an ominous sign for a movie. I'm not saying g good teaser guarantee's a good movie, as evident by the list of movies I gave as having good teasers, but teasers definataly wets your appetite and show that the movie has potential. I was laughing out hard at the Incredibles teasers and am now anxiously awaiting it's release. I could definately relate to the protagonist in that movie (as I myself am getting old). I'm still going to wait until it gets good reviews before watching, but I can assure you that I'm much more excited for the Incredibles. And unlike Chicken Little, I'll be much more likely to go watch it even if the Incredibles does get mixed reviews.

[PheR]

mmmmmm I don't know......it is Stuart Little with feathers to me. Buy your'e right, I can't judge this just for the teaser. But it doesn't feel like a Disney classic, the animation is almost like a videogame, than actually a disney movie.

Anyway, that kind of films is what we are getting in the next few years so, I expect to enjoy it

[AwallaceUNC]

There's no reason to judge the movie based on this trailer. In fact, I seriously doubt that this particular scene will even appear in the film. It's probably just like the Monsters, Inc. trailer, which wasn't very appealing at all, and was animated just for the trailer. I think the movie at least has potential.

As for the marketing, I expect that Disney wants to ease its audience into its decision to make its own completely-CGI feature release.

I, too, am hesitant to accept this as an "animated classic," but I guess that whole definition is going to have to be either held up as it is or completely reworked in the very near future as the company is heading down a CGI path. Dinosaur definitely isn't one, as it wasn't done by Disney Feature Animation, whereas I guess Chicken Little will be

-Aaron