SeventyOne
Platinum Member
Hope you'll indulge me, all the eye-rolling in the Kid Zone thread got me wondering--why isn't Fievel better known? The first movie was a huge success--at the time, highest grossing non-Disney cartoon ever and beat out Great Mouse Detective that same year. Spawned one theater sequel and apparently some DTV and TV stuff (thanks wikipedia!). "Somewhere Out There" was everywhere, picked up a Grammy and a Golden Globe, nominated for an Oscar.
So ... why didn't it hit the zeitgeist? Lack of other Bluth follow-up titles (tho Anastasia and Land Before Time seemed to do well.) Too depressing? Just bad timing?
No wrong answers here, but particularly interested in 30-somethings who saw the movie as a kid (in theaters or on video)--why isn't it on the same level as Ariel and Belle with you?
So ... why didn't it hit the zeitgeist? Lack of other Bluth follow-up titles (tho Anastasia and Land Before Time seemed to do well.) Too depressing? Just bad timing?
No wrong answers here, but particularly interested in 30-somethings who saw the movie as a kid (in theaters or on video)--why isn't it on the same level as Ariel and Belle with you?