Interesting info. I’m not sure of your sources, but when I google some of it I get different results. Regardless, I can certainly see the movies I listed - Mario and Sonic in particular - getting a lot of adults so your point is well taken. (I didn’t include Spiderverse in my original reply, as it didn’t seem to be a…

Mario, Sonic, Minions, and even Puss In Boots say otherwise. Yes, streaming is appealing to families. But other studios are putting out big family hits in theaters at the same time that Disney is flailing.

Maybe. But then I think it loses points for being a mash-up of other Disney and Pixar movies.

I think it’s the quality. Mario Bros, Minions, Puss in Boots, and others have made bank post-pandemic. The new Little Mermaid is the only Disney/Pixar movie to have made as much as those, but it’s way below Disney’s usual box office standards.

The reasons behind the mess might be more understandable, but I can’t think of any way the story would have worked. I still prefer Cars 2. It’s a sequel that actually tried something different!

Ang Lee’s Hulk is a Top 5 Marvel movie (understanding it’s not MCU) for me. I’d put it up there with the first two Captain Americas and Iron Man and, I dunno, something else that I can’t think of at the moment. I really think it’s great.

Poodles are known to be very smart dogs.

Oh, that sounds interesting. I think I would’ve liked that more than what we got.

ChatGPT is wrong. Go figure.

I find that easy to believe.

“...Luke appeared as a cartoon character in The Book Of Boba Fett.”

Yeah. I saw a quote from the actress who plays Gerri saying that she thought there were still stories to be told for the characters. And I think she’s probably right. But Armstrong said that the show is no longer interested in the kids once they’re gone from the places of power (or something to that effect). What…

“...he can’t even leave a marriage to a woman who feels nothing for him.”

Yes! That was just wild. I didn’t learn that until the TV show with Cuba Gooding Jr. Great show, btw.

I think you’re exactly right. It’s a great song, but it really is this last part that puts it over the top. I don’t see how it could be anywhere near as good now. But they completely neutered Be Prepared as well so this is par for the course sadly.

He can talk, but she can’t. The original Kiss the Girl references that subtly. The new one just hits you over the head with a message that honestly doesn’t even fit the premise. He can use his words and ask her but she still can’t talk back. She’s not writing anything down so it’s still going to be non-verbal/body…

Seriously?! This just keeps getting worse.

Yeah. HBO Max sucked for me when I first started using it, but it’s been fine now (albeit kinda slow to load) for quite a while. Disney+ was the same way.

I’ve seen that picture of Tobey Maguire Spider-Man between her eyes so many times I couldn’t help but make the connection.

“I don’t know why everything everyone does on this show has to be some “move” or “power play” or something according to some viewers.”