Marathon Weekend 2027

[PrincessV]

** I won't judge you - III is the best of the prequels and I really think Ewen MacGregor made a great Obi-Wan Kenobi

*** This I will judge - for 2 reasons - Last Crusade over Raiders? Raiders set the bar for action/ adventure movies for the next 2 decades. It's almost a perfect movie. I have a some very sentimental attachments to Last Crusade and do love the movie, but it's a step below Raiders and is missing Karen Allen - Marion and Indy are the heart of that film. Second - Alien is totally Disney - it was part of the Great Movie Ride for almost 30 years!!

Oh you’ll judge me more in a minute lol… I dislike Raiders almost as much as Temple. Loved Indy and the whole adventuring concept, but could not stand Marion in any way - and there was an awful lot of her!

ETA: it occurs to me, too, that I was too young for Raiders when it came out - I saw Temple of Doom first via Betamax and only saw the monkey dinner scene, which traumatized me, so I didn’t watch the rest. Last Crusade was the first Indy pic I saw in a theater at an appropriate age. I’ve seen them all a gazillion times since, but Last Crusade still carries the best feelings!

I HAD to skip Alien to get to 3: much as I love it, it just doesn’t top the others for me. I needed an exit strategy! And I’m still mad Disney took away GMR.

 

[marty3d]

Oh you’ll judge me more in a minute lol… I dislike Raiders almost as much as Temple. Loved Indy and the whole adventuring concept, but could not stand Marion in any way - and there was an awful lot of her!

ETA: it occurs to me, too, that I was too young for Raiders when it came out - I saw Temple of Doom first via Betamax and only saw the monkey dinner scene, which traumatized me, so I didn’t watch the rest. Last Crusade was the first Indy pic I saw in a theater at an appropriate age. I’ve seen them all a gazillion times since, but Last Crusade still carries the best feelings!

I HAD to skip Alien to get to 3: much as I love it, it just doesn’t top the others for me. I needed an exit strategy! And I’m still mad Disney took away GMR.

I... don't know what to say. This just hurts me.

 

[WDW 4 ME]

This really is impossible!

Live action:
1. Mary poppins (there really isn’t anything to debate here)
2.POTC-black pearl
3. Journey of natty gann

Acquired:
1. Return of the jedi
2. Empire strikes back
3. Muppet Christmas carol

 

[radiodome21]

SAFD: I still haven't figured out the first part of this question. So here's where I stand.

Live Action: I have enjoyed some of the animated remakes but I can't include them on this though I thought Cruella was great. And Beauty and the Beast was good too.

My list for Live action:

1. Saving Mr. Banks
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
3. Pirates of the Caribbean

Acquired IP:
1. Empire Strikes Back
2. The Last Crusade
3. Muppets. (All of them).

While I love the Marvel movies I can't keep them straight even though I watched all them during the Covid lockdown.

 

[WillRunForPizza]

ETA: it occurs to me, too, that I was too young for Raiders when it came out - I saw Temple of Doom first via Betamax and only saw the monkey dinner scene, which traumatized me, so I didn’t watch the rest. Last Crusade was the first Indy pic I saw in a theater at an appropriate age. I’ve seen them all a gazillion times since, but Last Crusade still carries the best feelings!

I also saw Temple of Doom probably too young and was traumatized.

I rewatched it relatively recently and still think that movie made some...very poor choices.

 

[marty3d]

SAFD: I still haven't figured out the first part of this question. So here's where I stand.

Live Action: I have enjoyed some of the animated remakes but I can't include them on this though I thought Cruella was great. And Beauty and the Beast was good too.

My list for Live action:

1. Saving Mr. Banks
2. Sound of Music
3. Pirates of the Caribbean

Acquired IP:
1. Empire Strikes Back
2. The Last Crusade
3. Muppets. (All of them).

While I love the Marvel movies I can't keep them straight even though I watched all them during the Covid lockdown.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but the Sound of Music was Fox so it would fall under acquired IP.

<Ducks and runs for cover>

 

[radiodome21]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but the Sound of Music was Fox so it would fall under acquired IP.

<Ducks and runs for cover>

Lol. I was between this and latest edit.

 

[marty3d]

Lol. I was between this and latest edit.

Great movie though!

 

[matt and beth]

Disney Live Action
1) Mary Poppins
2) Song of the South (I loved Uncle Remus)
3) Pete’s Dragon

Acquired Live Action
1) Return of the Jedi
2) Guardians of the Galaxy
3) The Muppet Movie

 

[PrincessV]

I also saw Temple of Doom probably too young and was traumatized.

I rewatched it relatively recently and still think that movie made some...very poor choices.

It’s incredibly problematic in sooo many ways! My adult son and I have discussed it a few times and agreed it’s probably better classified as a horror movie.

 

[marty3d]

It’s incredibly problematic in sooo many ways! My adult son and I have discussed it a few times and agreed it’s probably better classified as a horror movie.

It was also responsible for the creation of the PG-13 rating so I can’t disagree.

 

[Naomeri]

3. Journey of natty gann

OMG, I'm 10 years old again--I had such a crush on John Cusack

 

[dobball23]

SAFD:

Disney Live Action:
1. Enchanted
2. Cruella
3. The Sandlot

Acquired IPs:
1. Avengers Endgame
2. Avengers Infinity War
3. Captain America: Civil War

 

[BigEeyore]

SAFD:

live action-
Mary Poppins
POTC (at Worlds end if we are getting specific)
Enchanted

acquired IP
Empire Strikes Back
Thor Ragnarok
Avengers Endgame

 

[Novatrix]

Rule check:
@dobball23 @nancipants The Sandlot can be on your Acquired IP lists, as Disney got the rights as part of the 20th Century Fox acquisition.

@marty3d Thanks for the assist on The Sound of Music

 

[Barca33Runner]

Marion Ravenwood is a saint

 

[marty3d]

Marion Ravenwood is a saint

And she was tougher than the male lead and didn't need him to rescue her (literally she survived that film despite Indy!) ! I think Marion Ravenwood and the Temple of Doom might have been a much better sequel!

 

[Barca33Runner]

And she was tougher than the male lead and didn't need him to rescue her (literally she survived that film despite Indy!) ! I think Marion Ravenwood and the Temple of Doom might have been a much better sequel!

*whispers* Temple of Doom is a prequel.

ETA: But, obviously, yes an immediate follow up with Marion rather than casting Indy as a Bond-esque lothario is a road I would have much rather seen them travel.

 

[marty3d]

*whispers* Temple of Doom is a prequel.

Hence my point that it would have been a better sequel!

(See how I did that )

 

[Psymonds]

Good morning RunDisney All-Stars! Welcome to Sundays Are For Disney (SAFD) March Movie Madness! In year's past, we've crowned our favorite WDW attractions and restaurants in our very own elimination tournament. This year we're going to pick our favorite Disney movie. This is the second weekend populating our brackets by listing out favorites in these categories:

1. Disney Animation (including Don Bluth films now owned by Disney)
2. Pixar Animation
3. Disney Live Action (Ex. Mary Poppins, Pirates of the Caribbean, live action remakes, Old Yeller, Parent Trap, 2,000 Leagues Under the Sea, etc.)
4. Disney Acquired Live Action IP (Ex. Star Wars, Avengers, Aliens, the Muppets, Indiana Jones, etc.)

Today's SAFD is what are your top 3 movies in categories 3 & 4 in order? We'll start the knock outs next weekend. Please don't add extras to or have ties in your list. I have to score all the answers out to ensure we get the best match ups possible and that makes it much harder to do. Let the games continue!

ETA: If there are any questions about what does or does not count in the categories, I'll leave it to @Novatrix to adjudicate.

Category 3:
1. Mary Poppins
2. Bedknobs and Broomsticks
3. Saving Mr Banks


Category 4:
1. Star Wars Episode V
2. Indiana Jones and The last Crusade.
3. Muppet Christmas carol