>>114451646Film aimed primarily at young boys, which Disney would learn doesn’t bring the best financial gains compared to animated movies with more general audience appeal (they did this during the renaissance, so I guess they had to “re” learn this?)
Obviously audiences started associating CG animation with the cutting age, as well as the more contemporary humor and storytelling of Pixar/DreamWorks.
This movie was super expensive and had to be a blockbuster to break even.
Critics at the time were lukewarm even though it managed garner one of the five Oscar noms. For me, and others in my age group who saw this I’m theatres, I was captivated by the cool look and memorable characters in a true adventure movie. I have fond memories of seeing this, and I think now it’s warmly looked back on as a cult Disney film (as opposed to Emperor’s New Groove, which is amazing, but has clearly grown in popularity since its original “cult” status).
