Sat, 3 August 2024
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are looking again at some of the biggest flops and fiascos and failures in recent history, this time landing upon the overlooked handrawn Disney naimated movie from 2002, "Treasure Planet," the sci-fi update of the swashbuckling novel, "Treasure Island." Avaialble on Apple and Spotify Episode 418 includes: -More news from Kamala Harris, J.D. Vance, and the state of the presidential race. -Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU... as Doctor Doom. There are thoughts. -Nate talks about the tennis throuple drama "Challengers." -Ben has seen "Deadpool & Wolverine" and celebrates and condemns the fan service. -The Flop Era -- "Treasure Planet" (2002) -The guys are split on Disney's animated sci-fi spin on the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, citing a lack of world-building to apply the "in space" portion of the adaptation. And yet, it has heart with its father/son dynamic that makes it hard to just ignore. |