Hoping Chicken Little is a dismal flop

[wondergirl9847]

Thanks for the list! I'd like to see both of those.

[stargazer99]

Originally Posted by vermicious knid

A movie about freaking Chicken Little!? What's next? The movie version of Little Ms. Muffet?

Disney certainly has fallen a long way since their artistic revival of the late eighties and nineties. It seems they make most of their money these days by lame sequals which spit on the memory of the classic originals. Dumbo 2, Peter Pan 2, Cinderella 2, The Little Mermaid 2, 101 Dalmations 2; how blantantly commercial can they get?

We took our 5 year old to see this yesterday, for his birthday. He loved it. the theater was filled with kids his age, and they all seemed to enjoy it. That's who the movie is made for... little kids. It wasn't a masterpiece, by any means, but it was a cute movie for children. What's the harm in making movies that you can bring young kids to?

[stargazer99]

Originally Posted by paleshadow

It was cute. My favorite was Runt of the litter.

That was my son's favorite as well! He was funny. Fish out of Water was hysterical, too.
And I thought Chicken Little was so cute!

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by stargazer99

What's the harm in making movies that you can bring young kids to?

Nothing, which is why the vermicious one praised Disney's late 80s and early 90s output. I think the issue being raised isn't that all family-friendly films are crap, but that a lot are, which is a shame, since it's clearly possible to make a kid flick that doesn't just pander and is a good film in its own right.

Disclaimer: I really don't know which category Chicken Little falls under because obviously I haven't it, and I don't really intend to, even if it makes it over here.

[stargazer99]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

Nothing, which is why the vermicious one praised Disney's late 80s and early 90s output. I think the issue being raised isn't that all family-friendly films are crap, but that a lot are, which is a shame, since it's clearly possible to make a kid flick that doesn't just pander and is a good film in its own right.

Disclaimer: I really don't know which category Chicken Little falls under because obviously I haven't it, and I don't really intend to, even if it makes it over here.

This one turned out to be a decent movie, though. It wasn't the best Disney movie I've ever seen, but it was entertaining. And as others mentioned, it had some humor for the adults as well. But overall, this movie is targeted towards younger children. And the children in the movie theater seemed to love it.

I can understand the logic in the original post...the fact that the story it's based on seems like a flimsy concept to create a movie from, and that Disney has become incredibly commercial. I do agree on the second point. The movies themselves do appear to be secondary to the product lines Disney puts out behind them. But as far as it this one being a lousy concept, as one or two others have mentioned, they did manage to put a creative spin on it and make it into a decent movie. Was it as good as some of the older Disney movies, or the Pixar movies? No. Would it appeal to as wide of an audience? Probably not. But my son had a great time, and I was entertained as well, so I can't complain.

[paleshadow]

Originally Posted by stargazer99

This one turned out to be a decent movie, though. It wasn't the best Disney movie I've ever seen, but it was entertaining. And as others mentioned, it had some humor for the adults as well. But overall, this movie is targeted towards younger children. And the children in the movie theater seemed to love it.

I can understand the logic in the original post...the fact that the story it's based on seems like a flimsy concept to create a movie from, and that Disney has become incredibly commercial. I do agree on the second point. The movies themselves do appear to be secondary to the product lines Disney puts out behind them. But as far as it this one being a lousy concept, as one or two others have mentioned, they did manage to put a creative spin on it and make it into a decent movie. Was it as good as some of the older Disney movies, or the Pixar movies? No. Would it appeal to as wide of an audience? Probably not. But my son had a great time, and I was entertained as well, so I can't complain.

Well, it's already earned an estimated $40 million at the box office in it's first week. I think that pretty much dashes Vermicious's hopes. My issue wasn't really that someone would think it's a stupid storyline to adapt into a film, but more that they would hope a film was a flop just based on that. I mean, I'm sure a lot of people worked very hard creating the movie and whether it's an oscar winner or not that's got to mean something.

[mikeschmike]

i'll take the Henny Penny musical on the Golden Girls over this crap any day.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by mikeschmike

i'll take the Henny Penny musical on the Golden Girls over this crap any day.

hehe. I was just thinking about that!

Sophia: And the 8th graders are seeing a play today about how to be the popular safely!

[WelshWitchPMD]

Originally Posted by paleshadow

It was cute. My favorite was Runt of the litter. Here are the voices:
Zach Braff .... Chicken Little (voice)
Garry Marshall .... Buck Cluck (voice)
Don Knotts .... Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Patrick Stewart .... Mr. Woolensworth (voice)
Amy Sedaris .... Foxy Loxy (voice)
Steve Zahn .... Runt of the Litter (voice)
Joan Cusack .... Abby Mallard (voice)
Wallace Shawn .... Principal Fetchit (voice)
Harry Shearer .... Dog Announcer (voice)
Fred Willard .... Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)
Catherine O'Hara .... Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
Patrick Warburton .... Alien Cop (voice)
Adam West .... Ace - Hollywood Chicken Little (voice)
Mark Walton .... Goosey Loosey (voice)
Mark Dindal .... Morkubine Porcupine/Coach (voice)
Dan Molina .... Fish Out of Water (voice)
Joe Whyte .... Rodriguez/Acorn Mascot/Umpire (voice)

Sounds like a pretty interesting cast. Thanks for the info.

[Sorceress]

Originally Posted by mikeschmike

i'll take the Henny Penny musical on the Golden Girls over this crap any day.

That episode was just on Lifetime last week. It's one of my favorites--the costumes are great and their singing is hilariously awful. And the ladies' bird-walk is priceless.

"...a piece of blue sky just fell on my head..."

My other favorite episode is Sophia and Dorothy doing Sonny and Cher.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by Sorceress

That episode was just on Lifetime last week.

That episode is on Lifetime every week.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

That episode is on Lifetime every week.

They actually don't show that one a lot! They seem to endlessly loop the first 4 seasons over and over again! And it just happens that the last years were my fav.

[Sorceress]

Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

They actually don't show that one a lot! They seem to endlessly loop the first 4 seasons over and over again! And it just happens that the last years were my fav.

Yeah, I hardly ever see that one, which is why I was so excited last week. I just really wonder why, whenever there was anything remotely resembling dancing, the costume people insisted on putting them in pantyhose and leotards with nothing else on the bottom...