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Many of these live-action remakes, such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King, for example, (unlike their cartoony originals for unknown reasons) tend to have their runtimes needlessly extended by an additional 20-minute minimum, extending most of their films' runtimes to between 100-125 minutes as opposed to their animated originals' standard runtimes of between 65-80 minutes, hence making these films drag on for way too long to where it could come off as boring to some audiences.

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The statement regarding Disney's live-action remakes extending runtimes compared to their animated originals is mostly accurate but requires nuance. Indeed, these remakes often have runtimes that...

These Disney live-action remakes, which are often said to be marketed to the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s generations who grew up on the Disney animated originals of the 1930s-2000s, also highlight the societal stigma further that 'animation is strictly only for kids' (which is so not true) to an extent where it gets annoying.

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The statement discusses the trend of Disney's live-action remakes and their target audience, suggesting that they primarily appeal to those who grew up with the original animated films. This...

The worst part is that the main reason why these live-action remakes exist aside from getting easy money on the part of the Disney studio is just to satisfy the politically correct people who keep complaining about all the "problematic themes and elements" present in every one of these Disney animated classics since the birth of social media, when, in fact, most of these "problems" aren't even valid in the slightest.

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The assertion that Disney's live-action remakes exist primarily to appease politically correct criticisms lacks substantial grounding in verifiable motives from the studio. Live-action remakes are...

It doesn't help that their recent original live-action films, such as John Carter and Tomorrowland, ended up flopping heavily at the box office with their reasoning being poor marketing, making their excuse a weak one.

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The statement accurately identifies the financial failures of the films 'John Carter' and 'Tomorrowland' as significant box office disappointments for Disney. 'John Carter' is noted for being one...

All of these movies get very tiresome and unnecessary in themselves.

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The statement makes a subjective claim about movies being tiresome and unnecessary, which is inherently difficult to verify as it relies on personal opinion rather than objective fact. While the...

Also, they somehow still endlessly create many live-action remakes of their animated classics instead of making something original, most of which often turn out to receive far negative audience reception in comparison to the animated originals they were based on, with 2019's Lion King being the most infamous example.

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The statement regarding Disney's production of live-action remakes of animated classics is largely accurate. Disney has indeed been producing numerous live-action adaptations of its animated...

Not only have they made direct-to-video animated sequels, but they made a lot of direct-to-video, streaming, and theatrically cartoon/computer-generated imagery spin-offs, remakes, and sequels (with the exceptions of Planes: Fire & Rescue, Disney Fairies franchise, and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), with the former being considered much better for their mainly original plots).

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The statement accurately identifies Disney's practice of producing direct-to-video (DTV) animated sequels through DisneyToon Studios, which was known for utilizing a reduced budget and timeline...

Additionally, they also made 12 Air Bud films, as well as a sequel to the 1999 Inspector Gadget.

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The statement claims that 12 Air Bud films were made, whereas the information from the source indicates that there are actually 14 films in the Air Bud franchise when including the spin-offs and...

Some of these direct-to-video sequels are essentially pointless, since most of their original animated films, such as Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Jungle Book (1967) (which was released in theaters), The Little Mermaid (1989), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and others ended nicely with good happy endings with no setup of any potential sequel whatsoever.

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The statement accurately reflects a common critique of Disney's direct-to-video sequels which, in many instances, are seen as unnecessary extensions of beloved films that concluded with clear...

These are the main reasons why DisneyToon Studios (pre-October 2008) and the entire Disney Sequel brand had such bad reputations among fans and critics alike, even though they’ve produced a few good films here and there, such as Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (which was produced by Disney Television Animation, as Disneytoon didn't exist at the time), The Lion King 1 1/2 (which was produced by Disneytoon Studios), and Brother Bear 2.

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The statement discusses the negative reputation of DisneyToon Studios and the Disney sequel brand among fans and critics, citing a few exceptions where good films were produced. The assertion that...