tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post2807012106091129479..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Toonish Predictions: Things That Will, Things That Won'tSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-17245917601225383592010-05-24T13:16:08.164-07:002010-05-24T13:16:08.164-07:00I found the "hippie commune" comment kin...I found the "hippie commune" comment kind of sad. Apparently, the typical corporate workplace atmosphere is so toxic that a company environment with a relatively high morale seems counter-culturish by comparison.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07465186818795898736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-40338609526487967122010-05-24T12:27:21.396-07:002010-05-24T12:27:21.396-07:00not too many animated features or studios can clai...<i>not too many animated features or studios can claim a 70 Million dollar open. not to mention with a 10 year old franchise.</i><br /><br />There is also the old joke that any movie that hypes "the Final Chapter" will always ritually sucker in audiences one last time, because "it's just a matter of giving the public what they want".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-71105215492455651242010-05-24T11:27:52.727-07:002010-05-24T11:27:52.727-07:00We have all seen bad sequels kill a franchise. A h...We have all seen bad sequels kill a franchise. A hit movie creates expectations and a ready made audience, but the sequel still has to deliver. That's why Shrek VI's opening was disappointing; Shrek III.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07465186818795898736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-12212105715222482302010-05-24T10:18:26.522-07:002010-05-24T10:18:26.522-07:00"C'mon, we all know the "suits"...<em>"C'mon, we all know the "suits" embrace sequels because they lack the stones to take risks on new ideas. Even the once creative leaders have sold out for a fat paycheck."</em><br /><br />You tell 'em, Floyd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-8222798222779283962010-05-23T23:26:38.674-07:002010-05-23T23:26:38.674-07:00not too many animated features or studios can clai...not too many animated features or studios can claim a 70 Million dollar open. not to mention with a 10 year old franchise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-81168384148233068432010-05-23T17:31:07.922-07:002010-05-23T17:31:07.922-07:00uhh, I'm sorry but 70 mil for a #4 sequel is f...uhh, I'm sorry but 70 mil for a #4 sequel is fantastic! And I don't like DW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-14998964299336921942010-05-23T17:12:08.333-07:002010-05-23T17:12:08.333-07:00"The Box Office disagrees with you. And that&..."The Box Office disagrees with you. And that's all studios care about."<br /><br />But that theory still only works for great original ideas! If they run out of great original formats and concepts then they won't have any succesfull franchises or projects to make sequels from...robster16https://www.blogger.com/profile/14385077387955296431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-70282514849738241582010-05-23T15:16:54.596-07:002010-05-23T15:16:54.596-07:00If I follow that logic then Pixar's "Up&q...If I follow that logic then Pixar's "Up" should have been a flop.<br /><br />C'mon, we all know the "suits" embrace sequels because they lack the stones to take risks on new ideas. Even the once creative leaders have sold out for a fat paycheck.<br /><br />It's good to be the king.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-59925858821804787002010-05-23T10:09:58.092-07:002010-05-23T10:09:58.092-07:00"ith what get's the general public's ..."ith what get's the general public's blood racing!?! The public's only interest is to be entertained and surprised by seeing and experiencing things they have never seen before! Originality and creativity are the way to go."<br /><br />The Box Office disagrees with you. And that's all studios care about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-36103955141915281192010-05-23T08:32:30.825-07:002010-05-23T08:32:30.825-07:00How can people be so out of touch with what get...How can people be so out of touch with what get's the general public's blood racing!?! The public's only interest is to be entertained and surprised by seeing and experiencing things they have never seen before! Originality and creativity are the way to go. Sequels often reek of lazy, money-hungry attitudes and the audience KNOWS it! The suits should get it through their thick skulls that they should serve the public, not their own wallets and bank accounts!robster16https://www.blogger.com/profile/14385077387955296431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1636783988530651062010-05-23T07:43:47.177-07:002010-05-23T07:43:47.177-07:00** "It makes me even more enthusiastic about ...** "It makes me even more enthusiastic about the great things that Marvel and Disney can do together." ...**<br /><br />Yeah, completely erase Walt's legacy and identity by burying it under lesser purchased properties.<br /><br />Screw you, Iger. I never thought I'd say this, but I hate Eisner a little less because of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-78266430554457582802010-05-23T00:01:47.648-07:002010-05-23T00:01:47.648-07:00I have never heard "Dreamworks" and &quo...I have never heard "Dreamworks" and "Hippie" used in the same sentence. Ever. DW films are as Button-Down Establishment as they come: Real hippies do not find Jerry Seinfeld funny. ;)<br />(And while working for Pixar may be far from a "commune", on the "corporate ex-hippie" scale, their product ranks somewhere between Apple Computer's and Ben & Jerry's.)<br /><br /><i>I think price resistance might be setting in ...</i><br /><br />Think the suburbs may not be charging $20 as opposed to the big cities, and I suspect there to be a <i>number</i> of reasons why not as many people went to see a Shrek sequel.<br />(Although we can't wait for Alibi Jeff to leap on THIS one as a possible "industry" explanation that doesn't involve judging the actual movie.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-4043875944537755182010-05-22T23:34:16.287-07:002010-05-22T23:34:16.287-07:00"hippie commune?" Hardly. Pretty butto..."hippie commune?" Hardly. Pretty buttoned down stuff there---all cow-towing to the sycophants who surround Jeffery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com