It really seems that way. I know it didnt perform financially as hoped for the studio but the DVD releases(void of any decent bonus material) and lack of airtime on television have made it seem like Disney is treating it as though it almost sank the production company or somesuch.
"Lemme at 'em! I'll splat 'em!"
Disney likes to toy with expectations. They rerelease movies not on any anniversary or date of significance . . . it's whenever they damn well please. Back in '82, TRON was an underperformer**, yet they threw millions at a sequel and flexed every ounce of their marketing muscle for TRON: Legacy. The Rocketeer was a financial wuss, so you'd think they'd bury it in the sands of history. But then they trot out some costumes and props for their special D23 conventions.
You really never know with this company.
** - Made money, but not as much as they'd hoped.
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I'm giving you a choice: either put on these glasses or start eatin' that trash can.
There is talk of a remake, and if that happens then this film could get some attention much like Tron did in the wake of Tron Legacy. Disney treats this film just like they treat others from their past. Only their huge hits get special treatment. The Black Hole gets nothing on it's BluRay. Dick Tracy gets nothing. Something Wicked This Way Comes gets nothing. They don't have a tendency to spend time or effort on older films. But with new movies, you never know. I hope it happens, as it is about the only way the old film will get any special attention.
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I'm kind of disappointed the blu-ray was a bare-bones release. Could have been so much better. I suppose we shouldn't complain since it's better than nothing. Sometimes studios release bare-bones editions just so they can make more money when fans double-dip for the deluxe editions. Just a cash-grab.
shareI was really disappointed with the Blu-Ray as well, mostly because the film's 20th anniversary -- which Disney totally ignored -- would have been a great reason to seek the cast and Joe Johnston out for interviews, documentaries and other behind the scenes material.
Oh wait, this is Disney we're talking about. If it doesn't earn the company a billion dollars, then it's just another catalog title.
Disney hates most of its live action films that were made more than 20 years ago.
Even its big hit makers from the past like Old Yeller and Pollyanna were given blu ray releases but only to its Disney Movie Club members.
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No secondary markets to license. The only iconic thing is the suit / pack.
Disney was hoping for a new "Indiana Jones" franchise but that never happened.
The problem with 1930s period movies is any sequel has to address WW2. Which opens lots and lots of issues Hollywood chooses to ignore in big budget, escapist, child friendly action movies. Even Indy skipped over WW2.
They could reboot it back to Peevy inventing the thing in the first place.
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They don't hate this movie. They released the bluray and they still keep the set on the Disney lot. Some of their films have never even made it to dvd. But that doesn't mean they're gonna spend one extra dollar dumping money into it. The only way that's gonna happen is if they make a hugely successful remake that regarners interest in the original. Then maybe we'll see special features if they even bothered keeping all that old footage around.
"I said no camels, that's five camels, can't you count?"
I think it also depends on how willing the actors are about promoting this film in their current careers. For some of them, it wasn't the biggest standout in their careers so that they swept it under the rug, like Jennifer Connelly who said at Inside the Actor's Studio that it wasn't the right film for her at the time and she felt out of place with it. Billy Campbell might have more to speak for it since it was the most stand-out leading role for him that brought him attention and made the character so iconic. Alan Arkin and Timothy Dalton, I don't know how they view it, especially when that's the one action movie Arkin has done to say he doesn't tend to go for movies like that.
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