Hey all! Many of you, the readers, have known that you don't need to know my opinion about certain films before you check them out on DVD and in theaters for yourself. There are other reviewers out there that you can depend on that can give you plots of the films, their opinions, and space for you to make your own decision about whether or not a film's good or not no matter what the critics say. This plays into the lives of every man and woman and is a characteristic that won't go away anytime soon.
What I would wish is for Disney to get its act together. This year hasn't been very good for them with Prom failing to hit home with the critics though managing to make back its budget according to BoxOfficeMojo. Winnie the Pooh has to duke it out with the students at Hogwarts come July 15th as the fans of popular book series about our famous young wizard Harry Potter bids farewell to his arch nemesis and welcomes a new day ahead where he's free from his harsh past and plush toys whose obsessions involve tasting honey and spending almost and hour and a half looking for a fellow friend's tail. Cars 2, recently, is taking a beating on Rotten Tomatoes proving that no matter how many toys a company can mass produce from a popular animation company, it doesn't make the film any good than it should have been. Need I say more about Mars Needs Moms? Another blast from the past, The Muppets, might also face a beating with critics and fans alike. The final trailer's jokes fall flatter than Robert Rodriguez's silly attempt for people to get involved with Smell-o-vision again. Rodriguez, it didn't work in 2003 without your involvement. It's not going to work this year or in any decade with your involvement. Spy Kids 4D my ass.
As for Touchstone Pictures (forgot that it was owned by the folks who own Disney) and Dreamworks' collaborations, I Am Number Four didn't have people wanting for a sequel. Percy Jackson getting a sequel, on the other hand, puzzles me. Real Steel could prove that their hard work has paid off making the game of Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots into a fun, hard-hitting flick that won't need the sentimental moments between father and son. Just watching the last trailer made me wish that the kid had no involvement with Hugh Jackman's character trying to get back into the sport that made him popular to the people before the machines took over. It could also make audiences wish that, for those who remember it, the show Medabots could be adapted for the big screen. That would have been awesome! If this film fails, we have hope.
The Mouse House has a lot of cleaning up to do. Aside from dealing with more Tinker Bell and AirBuddies films coming to your local Wal-Mart and Redboxes, I'm looking forward to 2012 even it means that it'll be the last year spent on Earth. If we live to see past 2012 and jump into 2013, maybe Disney will stop trying to throw their ripe young actors from Disney Channel into their dubs of Studio Ghibli films. The British aren't playing this game. Why can't we? The answer's simple: money. Tell that to the people who brought us Doogal. Maybe people will realize that Pair of Kings has been a sham all along. Making audiences believe that Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw as twin brothers might have worked, but the fetish for twins will be over soon. That also goes for finding the next Disney Tween Idol. After the mishaps with Lohan, Spears, and Lovato, families will have to be careful with whom they'll let groom their kids to become singing, acting, and dancing sensations. Perhaps Ark Music Factory will be their best bet. It received a lot of publicity due to their first and ONLY rising star. Disney XD might be in shambles leading to the resurrection of a new channel that will focus on bringing back fresher material that won't be directed to and stereotype JUST one audience. Mickey Mouse and the gang will become relevant again as their first feature length film in years becoming the only 2D animated film to win for Best Animated Feature. There's so much that we can wish and expect will happen with Disney as the years go by. Most of our fantasies will never become reality unless we work together to make Disney not a joke or sweat shop. Only time will tell.
Join me later this weekend as I dive into The World of Cars for the first time since 2006 and play my role in saving the world with Michael Caine with my review of Cars 2.
Next week's all about the Autobots man.
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