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Disney today

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Posted by Bambi B on May 27, 2004 at 17:01:24

In Reply to: Re: It was bad the first time around...why waste film on it again...(nt) posted by rico on May 27, 2004 at 13:34:38:

Rico and TWB,

Disney still has a lot of very creative people, but since classic animation is turning to computers- such as Shrek and Mosters Inc, Disney lost prememinance in their core business. They've tried to catch up by buying Pixar, but in the end Disney has fallen prey to demographic analysis driven products and are so intensely bottom line orientated, I think it is paralyzing them. There is a lot of internal friction too with Eisner and that won't help decision making and stering a consistent course.

Aslo, I think we should face the fact historically that Disney made few really good live action movies- and even Mary Poppins had to have an animated sequence. {BTW, I'm looking now at a framed cel from that). I do have a real affection for "The Absent- Minded Professor, but it is not great film-making and the Robin Williams remake "Flubber" was a big mistake- a really annoying film that should have been on my awards list.

They just don't pay as much attention to the content as they do the surveys of expectations of the target audience and future merchandising. Quality is now only what it has to be and when I think of the intesene qulity orientation of Walt and "Pinnochio" of 1940- the slide has been long and deep- a real pity.

Rico, you said it best- the "MONEY"- and that should be capitalised in this use.

Disney has become as synomymous with predatory corporate style and agressive merchandising, intsense pursuit of copyright lawsuits, and price and labour cutting that in Los Angeles there is standard question that establishes your credentials in the entertainment world, "Have you been screwed by Disney yet?" I'm not even in the entertainment business and I've been- fortunately for only $1500 in consulting time- but at least I haven't lost any important limbs! My attorney forbids me to explain this loss publically as Disney is worse than the Scientologists in corporate secrecy and running down critics legally.

"Whistling while I work"- oh fuckin' hell-now Disney will sue me for royalties! I'm glad that I use a pseudonym here- or a couple of big fuzzy bears would be knocking on my door at 3AM.

Let's not even talk about CAA- they have some really burly ex-wrestler attorneys over here!

Cheers,

Bambi B

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