And here's a damn good example of how long it's been since I did one of these blogs: "Incredibles 2" comes out TONIGHT!? Like, that's soon! Really soon! Oh my God, please don't suck, please don't suck, please don't suck...!!!
Weirdly, I feel like I haven't seen any excitement for this. It's almost as if we can't even believe an "Incredibles" sequel is actually happening after Brad Bird denied he wanted to make one for all these years.
Boy I hope "Ralph Breaks the Internet" ends up being better than this teaser suggests. I'm not the first to point this out but the Internet looks like a hellscape of Brands (I mean, it IS, but it'd be nice if they depicted it as anything else), and I'm having a hard time defending the "We are Disney, look upon our I.P.s and despair" scene. Still, I can't wait to see that Princess scene in context and at least they're acknowledging that the Muppets exist.
Anyway, speaking of Disney, Brands, and Hell:
It's "Hook". But, like, a Winnie the Pooh version. Just what the world needed. Though I like how most of Disney Twitter (TM) is using this as a teaching moment:
For those of you riding the nostalgia wave on the CHRISTOPHER ROBIN trailer, here’s a friendly reminder that Disney did a terrific new animated Winnie the Pooh movie in 2011 that made exactly $12 because they released it the same day as DEATHLY HALLOWS 2. pic.twitter.com/51waBnx6PZ— David Daut (@DavidMDaut) March 6, 2018
Note: prepare yourself for a lot of people not understanding what hyperbole is in that thread.
I know a sequel to "Mary Poppins" is a thing that is happening, but why? I can’t shake the feeling that "Sequel to Mary Poppins" is something that either would’ve been a Disney Sunday movie in the 80’s or would’ve happened somewhere between "102 Dalmatians" and "Chicken Little".
But good on them for remembering those crazy neighbors with the ship house.
Guys. I am so God-damn tired.
Honestly. I really can't wait until Disney gets this "Remake everything in live-action (for a given definition of live-action)" thing out of their system. Hell, this might be more annoying than the era of DTV sequels...
Okay, enough bleakness:
Okay, maybe a little bleakness. I'm conditioned to immediately dislike any new take on "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", doubly so if it gives Grinch a sad backstory to explain why he hates Christmas. It's a damn sight cuter than the 2000 version at least, though that's a heck of a low bar to clear.
I like "How to Train Your Dragon 2" more than most but it really does feel like a part two and part three crammed together. That doesn't leave much for part three to resolve, but I feel optimistic. At least we're going to get more and hopefully even weirder monster designs.
I've been waiting for an official, actual "LEGO Movie 2" for a long time it feels. All the theatrical LEGO movies have been very good, IMO, and I can't wait to be unexpectedly weepy by the end of this one too.
And here we have the one upcoming (like, not premiering in a few hours) animated film I'm most excited about. Look at this; look how cool and creative this looks! More unabashedly trippy CGI please!
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Art of the Day!
Hey, you know what very conspicuously did NOT get a trailer recently?
