Comments | merik: Brother Bear 2? Where did that come from?

merik

Brother Bear 2? Where did that come from?

Aug 25, 2006 19:05

Interesting. I didn't even know that there was a Brother Bear 2 in development until I saw an ad for it in the new issue of Reader's Digest that came in the mail today. Not only is the direct-to-home video movie done, it comes out Tuesday of next week (August 29). Talk about a quiet advertising campaign. Of course, since I've yet to watch the ( Read more... )

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sandy_hedges August 26 2006, 02:46:00 UTC

I was really happy to hear it was in production until I watched the trailer and saw they had Wanda Sykes as the shaman woman and it totally destroyed any desire I had to watch it. Mostly because they're letting Wanda give the woman a modern woman's attitude and it's just too retarded to ignore.

blazerraccoon August 26 2006, 17:28:17 UTC

yah, that was one of my first bad impressions of the sequel....I liked the shaman woman from the original much better....Kenai doesn't fit either, his voice is all wrong (I know the first actor offed himself) and he looks aged, like he's supposed to be significantly older, yet Koda is still a small cub- wtf's up with that?

on the other hand, I had low expectations anyway, I KNEW disney would f*ck this up just like they destroy all of their classics by making lower grade sequels. I'll buy it, I'm sure, but only because I'm that fond of the original concept.

merik August 27 2006, 03:06:04 UTC

That really sucks. I wonder if the powers-that-be at Disney think that BB2 will be even more of a disaster than their usual direct-to-home video movie sequels. That would explain why I've seen no advertising for it at all other than that ad in Reader's Digest. No TV commercials and no pre-release store displays aren't Disney's usual mode of action...

altivo August 26 2006, 02:58:26 UTC

I didn't know about Brother Bear 2 either. Sequels are rarely as good as the original, alas, but you definitely should see the original in this case. It is flawed by the usual Disney rush to market and overediting, but still a superb story with truly fine artwork.

merik August 27 2006, 03:09:58 UTC

*nods* Disney's sequels especially usually pale in comparison to the original movies, although I did like Lion King 1.5, and I haven't watched Bambi II yet. I did get the original Brother Bear when it came out on DVD, but I just haven't gotten around to watching it yet, for a few reasons. It's on my list, though...

oliver_otter August 26 2006, 03:52:01 UTC

Robin Hood 2: The Honeymoon. Nonstop Fox on Vixen Action.

An otter can dream, no? ;-)

merik August 27 2006, 03:11:41 UTC

Robin Hood 2: The Honeymoon. Nonstop Fox on Vixen Action.

*grin!* Sounds like a winner to me! I certainly go to the theater to see it ;-)

An otter can dream, no? ;-)

You're not the only one dreaming about it, I'm sure ;-)

furahi August 26 2006, 18:19:54 UTC

It's not out there yet?
It's been out here for a week or two now o.0

merik August 27 2006, 03:15:53 UTC

That's interesting! No, not only isn't it out here yet, it's coming out very quietly with virtually no advertising at all. I wonder if it's a movie that Disney isn't too happy with, and they're just trying to sneak it out into stores...

furahi August 27 2006, 04:10:43 UTC

I have a friend in Chile and he bought it and watched it last week... How odd o.0
If it was just here it could be a glitch (like happened with Harry Potter books in a book store in Canada, I think); but also Chile, so probably the rest of Latin America (DVD Region 4) got it early, I wonder why

I hadn't heard of it either, but that's not a sign of anything, I don't watch TV these days or anything, so I may've missed the ads. I did see a billboard on our "highway" though

deffox August 27 2006, 15:27:04 UTC

Robin Hood 2 could be nice. As long as it's not at a Secret of Nimh 2 level (I still have a VHS even with how bad it is).

But the battles were over in Robin Hood. They'd just have to focus on the foxes and bunnies doing other things. ;-)

I do see something else that comes out at the same time. Tale Spin. I'm definitely going to pick up that.

merik August 28 2006, 00:15:01 UTC

As long as it's not at a Secret of Nimh 2 level

I've never seen Secret of Nimh 2, although I've never heard anything good said about it, so I know it's a movie that's better off not watched.

But the battles were over in Robin Hood. They'd just have to focus on the foxes and bunnies doing other things. ;-)

You say that as if it were a bad thing ;-) I'm sure Disney could come up with some suitable adversary for Robin and Company to face. Of course, they could make a second Robin Hood movie a prequel to the original Robin Hood, maybe focusing on a younger Robin assembling his band of Merry Men after Prince John takes over. That could be interesting, IMHO.

Tale Spin. I'm definitely going to pick up that.

I didn't know about that, either. I think I'll have to check that out, so thanks for the heads up! :-)