when 你 go around 潮流粉丝俱乐部 你 will see there is an obvious era of 迪士尼 everyone's in favor of: The 90's but they are only successful because most of the members are from that era, they grew up with them and there for they think they are the best, and although that's great that they think so, that is far from successful economically.
Believe it 或者 not 灰姑娘 is 更多 successful than The Little Mermaid, and Lady and the Tramp is 更多 successful than Aladdin. not 由 much but still. this is exactly what I'm talking about. Many of the 迪士尼 电影院 of the late 30s- 60s are very well known but many people who didn't exist in that generation might say things like "its OK but its just old". when in fact many 电影院 are very similar to others, Bambi and the Lion King, 灰姑娘 and Aladdin, and every 迪士尼 princess movie is very similar (they are all about a girl who wants something more). they just appeal to the audience of the generation more. with a few exceptions.
and one final note, remember what i 说 about monumentally successful, well here are some reviews of some very 流行的 yet unsuccessful 或者 less that monumental 迪士尼 电影院 (from Rottontomatoes.com)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame-
"Considering that 迪士尼 couldn't help but trash Victor Hugo's novel in the process of reforming it for tender young sensibilities, this animated adaptation of his Notre Dame de Paris is pricklier and 更多 disturbing than we had any right to expect."
Mulan-
"Memo to the gang at Walt 迪士尼 animation: Your formula is showing."
Hercules-
[An] insipid, lifeless, animated feature.
Tarzan- " 迪士尼 Studios seems to 爱情 the concept of feral children."
but 干草 half of the 迪士尼 电影院 that are in the 迪士尼 拱顶, 保险库, 跳马 got reviews like these and look where they are today.
but be warned when 你 have kids, don't be surprized if they say things like
"Beauty and the Beast is ok, but its just...... old, i don't get it, i like Tangled/ Frozen/ whatever much better."
