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Mon ami AV:
We must agree to disagree. Paradefreak makes an excellent point, one that can be stretched out much like silly putty.
If Disney can make a sequel and make money with it, why not continue doing so? You give young animators from foreign countries the chance to earn American money, and give young sons and daughters of influential Hollywood executives the chance to prove that there is talent and not just DNA in their gene pool.
In fact, if Aladdin III *only* made a million or two, who are you to scoff at that? Have you ever made a million dollars for Disney? Never mind the fact that you may have created magic for the consumer, sir, the question is have you ever created shareholder magic?
Take Paradefreak's excellent point to its logical conclusion: Disney has failed us by not rushing out 10-20 Aladdin sequels to be distributed every six months or so. If Aladdin IV through Aladdin XX make an average of $1 million a piece in additional net revenue, that is a direct addition of $16 million to the bottom line over the next seven years.
Do you realize how many Superstar Limos can be cloned throughout the parks with just that addition to the bottom line? No, you probably want some fancy-schmancy Japanese Winnie-the-Pooh ride, slacker!
I for one am glad Disney allowed the creators of Lilo & Stitch to move on. Somewhere in Korea there is a happy mother congratulating her daughter for being the animation director on the next great Disney Direct to Video masterpiece.
The Baron leaves for a week or two, and already, M. AV, you forget the company mission statement? Shame on you. Walt's vision wasn't about creativity, quality, show or putting the customer first...it was about creating value for the shareholder, and at the same time giving the consumer the chance to view a weaker story, that is fun and gives you a little more to watch about your favorite characters.
I'll prove it with a quote:
We must agree to disagree. Paradefreak makes an excellent point, one that can be stretched out much like silly putty.
If Disney can make a sequel and make money with it, why not continue doing so? You give young animators from foreign countries the chance to earn American money, and give young sons and daughters of influential Hollywood executives the chance to prove that there is talent and not just DNA in their gene pool.
In fact, if Aladdin III *only* made a million or two, who are you to scoff at that? Have you ever made a million dollars for Disney? Never mind the fact that you may have created magic for the consumer, sir, the question is have you ever created shareholder magic?
Take Paradefreak's excellent point to its logical conclusion: Disney has failed us by not rushing out 10-20 Aladdin sequels to be distributed every six months or so. If Aladdin IV through Aladdin XX make an average of $1 million a piece in additional net revenue, that is a direct addition of $16 million to the bottom line over the next seven years.
Do you realize how many Superstar Limos can be cloned throughout the parks with just that addition to the bottom line? No, you probably want some fancy-schmancy Japanese Winnie-the-Pooh ride, slacker!
I for one am glad Disney allowed the creators of Lilo & Stitch to move on. Somewhere in Korea there is a happy mother congratulating her daughter for being the animation director on the next great Disney Direct to Video masterpiece.
The Baron leaves for a week or two, and already, M. AV, you forget the company mission statement? Shame on you. Walt's vision wasn't about creativity, quality, show or putting the customer first...it was about creating value for the shareholder, and at the same time giving the consumer the chance to view a weaker story, that is fun and gives you a little more to watch about your favorite characters.
I'll prove it with a quote:
Give the shareholder everything you can give them...We went into Disneyland just with the idea of making money./QUOTE]
Thank you, Walt.
Please, please, the only way we can insure that high-profit products like "Tarzan & Jane 2: Cheetahs Never Win" lead to "Tarzan v. Buzz XV: Space Ape-man" is for *all* of us to rush out on June 23rd and break through this insipid attempt at keeping profit out of the hands of the very capable Michael Eisner. For if he has no profit, we will no longer be able to cheer another purchase of quality outlets like Fox Family.
I'll get off my soapbox now.