Comments on: Likelihood of Disney making a “Straight-To-Home-Video” animated sequel of a theatrical film:

By: RabidLeroy

RabidLeroy — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:28:51 +0000

Just ask Stitch of how his ‘career’ sounded like… once…

> L&S 2 (Stitch Has a Glitch) – An emoptional comeback, but a forgotten gem
>Stitch! The Movie – I spent a year on the box office for this?!
> Leroy & Stitch – Hmm, maybe, but what HAPPENED TO NANI!?!?!?

Still, looks like he’s hitting the pickle jar and drinking from it all over again… trying to drink in the face of a future FAIL every now and again.

And that’s just the anime franchise, ladies and gentlemen.

By: Clambert

Clambert — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:17:48 +0000

And inversely proportional to the quality of said films.

By: mewijn

mewijn — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:47:53 +0000

Aladin 4, Jafar may need glasses

By: joe-m

joe-m — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:08:55 +0000

CRY SOME MORE.

By: hblahh

hblahh — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:16:38 +0000

I just wonder what Walt would say if he were still alive. It is such a disgrace.

By: RJ

RJ — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:06:34 +0000

Lion King 1 1/2 was freakin’ hilarious. Don’t deny.

By: Intyalle

Intyalle — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:19:38 +0000

Nice.

also, I seriously thought that was a series. :3

By: Intyalle

Intyalle — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:18:58 +0000

Hey, Lion King 2 was cool.

By: woodchuck

woodchuck — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:43:48 +0000

Blarg.

By: fishamaphone

fishamaphone — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:50:51 +0000

The chart is ENTIRELY wrong. The first Disney animated sequel was The Rescuers Down Under, which was released in 1990, and its poor box office showing *inspired* the “direct-to-video” phenomenon.

The chart would have been funnier if it was accurate, too. No buildup, Just a giant spike in the 1990′s.

By: pegataur

pegataur — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:36:07 +0000

Actually, the interesting thing is that Toy Story II was supposed to be direct to video, but Pixar didn’t want to do something crappy. If they were going to do it, it would be done correctly.

Guess who was right?

By: Wilhelm screamer

Wilhelm screamer — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:44:46 +0000

Yep

By: Wilhelm screamer

Wilhelm screamer — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:44:22 +0000

Indeed

By: Tink53

Tink53 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:09:34 +0000

Agreed that Disney animated sequels are just plain bad, but the Land Before Time fiasco is Universal, not Disney. They got it right with the first one, but should have stopped there.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:12:30 +0000

Isn’t Toy Story 3 going to be in theaters though?

By: nathanielvsindustry

nathanielvsindustry — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:27:20 +0000

Actually…Disney shut down their sequel department last year. That graph is incomplete.

By: Kit

Kit — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:00:14 +0000

… Toy Story 2… but I suppose that went to theater first.
But then there is always Dreamworks, plowing the sequel field with Shrek 1, 2, and 3… and my god, I didn’t need 3 Shreks! I was happy with just one!

By: yellowsneakers

yellowsneakers — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:57:21 +0000

Joolz, you are made of win.

By: Joolz

Joolz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:40:27 +0000

The Land Before Time 19: Still Not Dead
The Land Before Time 28: Nope, Not Dead Yet
The Land Before Time 33: It’s Kind of Chilly Now
The Land Before Time 41: Sweet, We Made It!
The Land Before Time 112: Are Those People?

By: Joolz

Joolz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:37:56 +0000

Totally. Booooooo, Disney.

By: Karl G. Siewert

Karl G. Siewert — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:43:25 +0000

Every time I see another Land Before Time movie, I think, “When is it gonna be TIME, for heaven’s sake?”

By: whitey138

whitey138 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:40:40 +0000

…and then theres the land before time. only the first one was in theaters. the rest went straight to video. there are 13 movies and 2 sing-alongs. completely ridiculous and unnecessary.

By: smashpro1

smashpro1 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:40:14 +0000

We did not need Lion King 2, or 1 1/2, we did not need Little Mermaid 2, We certainly did not need Cinderella 3

By: Psarah

Psarah — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:24:45 +0000

It’s sad… I’m just glad they don’t force Pixar to do the same thing.

By: xorsyst

xorsyst — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:29:30 +0000

Too true.