Strange World

[blackcauldron85]

I let my parents know that this is coming to D+ soon (they haven't been to the theater since pre-Covid). My mom's super excited, but my dad was like "I heard it didn't do great," and I had to tell him that lots of Disney movies didn't do great at the box office, even some of his favorites, even modern ones he likes like TRDU, A:tLE, & TP. (And then he said "Maybe I'll give it a shot.")

I wonder if the box office will scare some people and they won't even give it a shot on D+.

[RyGuy]

I really disliked this film. I found the story to be predictable and without any real gravity. And everything felt like paint by numbers . . . you could have made the entire Clade family black or Asian or white and it wouldn't have changed the story at all. You also could have made Diazo a girl (or omitted the romantic interest altogether) and it also wouldn't have changed the story. I've heard a lot of online chatter that diversity is great, but you still need an interesting story, and that's a criticism that I would share.

For me, this one is about as forgettable as Meet the Robinsons.

[Sotiris]

I really disliked this film. I found the story to be predictable and without any real gravity. And everything felt like paint by numbers . . . For me, this one is about as forgettable as Meet the Robinsons.

Yep. My three least favorite films in the canon are Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, and Strange World.

[Disney's Divinity]

I'd say my bottom films are Chicken Little, Brother Bear, Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, WIR & sequel, and Big Hero 6. I'd probably have Strange World around the 30's if I ranked the DACs, but I also liked Meet the Robinsons.

[D82]

I like Meet the Robinsons too. It's definitely not among my least favorite WDAS films. As for Strange World, I'm not sure how I would rank it yet. I thought it wasn't that bad, but my expectations were quite low when I saw it. I think I'd need a second viewing to decide.

[Farerb]

I like Meet the Robinsons too. It's definitely not among my least favorite WDAS films. As for Strange World, I'm not sure how I would rank it yet. I thought it wasn't that bad, but my expectations were quite low when I saw it. I think I'd need a second viewing to decide.

What are your bottom 3?

[D82]

What are your bottom 3?

I think Frozen II, Chicken Little and perhaps Ralph Breaks the Internet (from least favorite to favorite). Atlantis, Dinosaur, Brother Bear and Home on the Range are also among my least favorites. I only hate Frozen II, though. What are yours?

[Farerb]

What are your bottom 3?

I think Frozen II, Chicken Little and perhaps Ralph Breaks the Internet (from least favorite to favorite). Atlantis, Dinosaur, Brother Bear and Home on the Range are also among my least favorites. I only hate Frozen II, though. What are yours?

Chicken Little, Home on the Range and Dinosaur.

There are more that I don't particularly care about:
Most of the 70's-80's films, most notably - Robin Hood and Oliver and Company. The only exception is The Great Mouse Detective.

Pocahontas is my least favorite Renaissance film. I also don't care about Atlantis.

And anything post Treasure Planet with the exception of The Princess and the Frog, Tangled and Moana.

[Farerb]

4K Blu-ray on February 14:




https://collider.com/strange-world-4k-u ... s-content/

[D82]

^Thanks for the info! Here's a more detailed description of the extras:

Bonus Features

• Anatomy of a Scene: Creating A Strange World – Learn about Walt Disney Animation Studios’ creative process through a single, visually stunning scene as the filmmaking team puts all of their imagination – and more – on the screen.

• Strange Science – Jaboukie Young-White (voice of Ethan Clade) hosts an exploration of how Walt Disney Animation Studios artists were inspired by real science to create Strange World.

• Creature Feature – Journey into the world beneath Avalonia and meet some of the terrifying, slimy, gassy ¬– and sometimes cute – creatures that inhabit this Strange World.

• The Hidden Secrets of Strange World – Uncover the references and characters from some of your favorite Walt Disney Animation Studios films hidden throughout the film, along with some fun facts and behind–the–scenes stories of how Strange World was made.

• Outtakes – Go behind the glass as we join the cast of Strange World inside the recording booth for some fun, flubs and outtakes.

Deleted Scenes

• The Ballad of Jaeger Clade
• Lightning Lynx
• Funerals and Promises
• Ethan and Searcher

Source: https://dapsmagic.com/2022/12/disneys-s ... y-and-dvd/

There are more that I don't particularly care about:
Most of the 70's-80's films, most notably - Robin Hood and Oliver and Company. The only exception is The Great Mouse Detective.

Pocahontas is my least favorite Renaissance film. I also don't care about Atlantis.

And anything post Treasure Planet with the exception of The Princess and the Frog, Tangled and Moana.

Robin Hood and Oliver and Company are not among my favorites either. I like Pocahontas for its music and some other elements, but I also have several problems with it. The fact that they solved the language barrier through magic, for example, is especially dumb, in my opinion. As for the current era, apart from the titles you mentioned, as you know, I really liked Zootopia and Raya and the Last Dragon. Though I liked several others to varying degrees, the rest wouldn't be too high on my overall ranking either.

[Sotiris]

I'd say my bottom films are Chicken Little, Brother Bear, Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, WIR & sequel, and Big Hero 6.

My bottom films are Bolt, Zootopia, Wreck-it Ralph 1 & 2, Big Hero 6, Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, and Strange World.

The fact that they solved the language barrier through magic, for example, is especially dumb, in my opinion.

I always took the "listen with your heart" thing as a metaphor for non-verbal communization. The settlers used gestures to communicate with Natives before any interpreters were trained. I think it was handled better than what other movies do in similar situations where they don't address the language barrier at all.

[D82]

I always took the "listen with your heart" thing as a metaphor for non-verbal communization. The settlers used gestures to communicate with Natives before any interpreters were trained. I think it was handled better than what other movies do in similar situations where they don't address the language barrier at all.

I don't remember having a big problem with that as a child/teenager, but in recent years every time I watch the film that's one of the things that ruin the movie a bit for me, as it's difficult for me to suspend disbelief from that moment on. I understand why they did it that way, but I think a much better solution would've been giving Pocahontas and John Smith more time to know each other and for her to learn his language (at least a bit) and summarizing it through a musical montage, for example, like they did later with Tarzan and Jane in the song "Strangers Like Me". That would've been much preferable, in my opinion.

[Farerb]

Robin Hood and Oliver and Company are not among my favorites either. I like Pocahontas for its music and some other elements, but I also have several problems with it. The fact that they solved the language barrier through magic, for example, is especially dumb, in my opinion. As for the current era, apart from the titles you mentioned, as you know, I really liked Zootopia and Raya and the Last Dragon. Though I liked several others to varying degrees, the rest wouldn't be too high on my overall ranking either.

I used to like Zootopia when it was released but I like it less and less each time I see it.

Truthfully, I wouldn't say I hate any of the films, I'm more apathetic towards them.

My bottom films are Bolt, Zootopia, Wreck-it Ralph 1 & 2, Big Hero 6, Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, and Strange World.

Why do you prefer Bolt over Zootopia?

[Sotiris]

Why do you prefer Bolt over Zootopia?

Well, anthropomorphic animal films in general are not my thing. I don't particularly care for whodunnits either. And while Bolt is a simple story, I find it more charming and sincere than Zootopia. It doesn't help that Zootopia's racism allegory is clumsy and all over the place. Also, I like the characters of Jenny, Rhino, and Mittens more than any characters in Zootopia and I prefer the songs in Bolt than the ones in Zootopia.

[Farerb]

Why do you prefer Bolt over Zootopia?

Well, anthropomorphic animal films in general are not my thing. I don't particularly care for whodunnits either. And while Bolt is a simple story, I find it more charming and sincere than Zootopia. It doesn't help that Zootopia's racism allegory is clumsy and all over the place. Also, I like the characters of Jenny, Rhino, and Mittens more than any characters in Zootopia and I prefer the songs in Bolt than the ones in Zootopia.

The allegory is why I'm not really into the film because it falls more apart each time I watch the film.

[Sotiris]

Fourth weekend box office update.

Fourth belongs to Disney’s Strange World on 2,870 with a fourth Friday of $600K, weekend of $2.7M, -29% and running total of $34.2M.

Strange World (Dis) 2,870 (-690) theaters, Fri $521K (-35%) 3-day $2.2M (-41%) Total $33.8M/Wk 4

Source: https://deadline.com/2022/12/avatar-the ... 235200714/

“Strange World” added $2.2 million from 2,870 theaters, bringing its tally to $33.7 million, a terrible result given its $200 million budget.

Source: https://variety.com/2022/film/box-offic ... 235464497/

Disney’s animated bomb “Strange World” continues to flounder with $2.3 million in its fourth weekend and a running domestic total of just under $34 million, still having not even eclipse the $38 million domestic run of Disney’s infamous 2002 bomb “Treasure Planet.”

Source: https://www.thewrap.com/avatar-way-of-w ... e-opening/

[Farerb]

Finally saw the film and I thought it was one of the most boring films Disney made, even if it's probably not the worst. Honestly, if I had watched it on Disney+ , I would have stopped after 20 minutes or so...

Everything about it just felt fake to me... As if the characters know that there's an audience, especially kids, watching them, the way they talk just never felt organic to me.

Once again, everything is just spelled out, everything is explicit. For example, did we really need Ethan to explain to us that they were in the lungs or the stomach? Do they think the audience is too dumb to figure these things out? Then they'll complain that no one takes animated films seriously anymore.

The last five films from WDAS have been completely mediocre and it's sad to see the studio regress like this and unfortunately it doesn't seem to get any better in the future.

[Sotiris]

Finally saw the film and I thought it was one of the most boring films Disney made, even if it's probably not the worst. Honestly, if I had watched it on Disney+ , I would have stopped after 20 minutes or so... Everything about it just felt fake to me... As if the characters know that there's an audience, especially kids, watching them, the way they talk just never felt organic to me.

It was definitely boring, but worse than that was how calculated the storytelling felt. I also noticed that the way characters interacted came off as inauthentic. By the way, how would you rank it among the Revival films?

The last five films from WDAS have been completely mediocre and it's sad to see the studio regress like this and unfortunately it doesn't seem to get any better in the future.

The entire Lasseter era starting from Meet the Robinsons has been a very mixed bag. It's been mostly a mediocre string of films with only a few bright spots here and there. I do agree though that the post-Lasseter output has been even more paint-by-the-numbers and uninspired than before. The fact Disney Animation's catalog is getting pimped out to produce cheap TV shows and shorts contributes to the feeling of WDAS going creatively bankrupt.

[blackcauldron85]

I just watched it again on Disney+ and loved it still. We have family staying with us for Christmas. About 2/3 of the way through, the 10 year old boy came in and was watching it and he loved it and will start it over from the beginning.

[Farerb]

It was definitely boring, but worse than that was how calculated the storytelling felt. I also noticed that the way characters interacted came off as inauthentic. By the way, how would you rank it among the Revival films?

The entire Lasseter era starting from Meet the Robinsons has been a very mixed bag. It's been mostly a mediocre string of films with only a few bright spots here and there. I do agree though that the post-Lasseter output has been even more paint-by-the-numbers and uninspired than before. The fact Disney Animation's catalog is getting pimped out to produce cheap TV shows and shorts contributes to the feeling of WDAS going creatively bankrupt.

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