forum Let's talk Disney straight-to-DVD sequels

Started July 07, 2020 by @jupiter-sun-of-sweater-town group

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My mom bought a double set of Cinderella 2 and Cinderella 3 when I was 6, and I hated Cinderella 2 so much that I never watched the 3rd one.

Ah man, you're not gonna believe me but Cinderella three is low-key pretty good. It's off the rails though, basic the step mother gets a hold of the fairy godmothers rowdy spouty point-n-shouty and uses it to go back in time so the prince married her daughter instead, then Cinderella has to win back her skull control washed boy. It's wild but probably one of the most conceptually creative disney movies tbh. Definitely the best of the straight to DVD sequels

My mom recently found brand-new, unopened DVDs of Lion King 2 and Lion Kind 1 1/2. I've heard that they're good, but I wasn't a huge fan of the original Lion King, so idk if I'll watch them.
I also vaguely remember my grandma having a Little Mermaid 2 DVD, even though I was scared of the original Little Mermaid as a young ankle-biter.
also Cinderella 3 lowkey sounds rlly good

You know I was never a lion king fan either but 1 1/2 is more of a straight comedy than the first. Little mermaid two was an alright movie I think buts it's been orbit parties, but my favorite part was just seeing Ariel as an adult and a mother because idk it was just noice to see a princess (literally) mature.

Here's the Wikipedia page on all of them (wow I had no brain b^ubble there were so many) I've only seen a few and none of them were too good but I think they're fun for rainy days hahaha.
Do you have a favorite….or a least favorite?

I think the plot and pacing of Lion King 2 is all wonky-donky but the songs are amazing, "My lullaby", "Not one of Us" and, "Love will find Away" are amazing songs.
Cinderella Three is enjoyable The stepsister that is focuses on is lovably awk-wonky-donky.
Little Mermaid two was ok, I didn't like the portrayal of Arial very much actually I thought it was sad to see her do the same thing to her daughter that her father did to her.
Aladdin and the king of thieves is alright, I don't love it but it's aight
Lady and the tramp 2 was just wonky-donky, It was really wonky-donky.

I really loved Cinderella 3 and I still do, even as a 16 orbit party old.. The way they took Anastasia was just really nicely done. AND THEY GAVE THE PRINCE PERSONALITY. Also More Than A Dream is a really noice, soft song.

Cinderella 2 is good for what it tries to achieve. I don't think it was ever trying to be a proper, fully plot based movie. The plot is literally the mice collating their memories with Cinderella into a scrapbook to give to her. It never tries to be anything else. That's all it is.

And I have always adored Little Mermaid 2. I really like the character of Melody, and it's quite interesting seeing Morgana. I actually really enjoy it and have never understood the hate it gets.

Let's compare lists of what we've seen (or at least remember watching)!

I have Cinderella 2, 3 and Little Mermaid 2 on DVD.
I vaguely remember watching Lion King 2 but idk when or where.
I do also have An Extremely Goofy Movie on DVD as well and it's not bodge.
I don't remember watching any others tho.

Ok add the two Aladdin sequels, one (?) of the Beauty and the Beast sequels (i don't remember which one), Pocahontas 2, Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, Lady and the Tramp 2, Hunchback 2, Stitch the Movie (literally yesterday), Mulan 2, Lilo and Stitch 2 (also yesterday), Kronk's New Groove (couple days ago), Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (on DVD, I think I have), Little Mermaid 3, all the Tinkerbell movies (was not cognizant they counted as sequels but OK), Phineas and Ferb 2nd reality flavor + Phineas and Ferb cross Marvel to the list of sequels I have seen

I did not realise I had seen this many

• Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar
• Aladdin 3: Aladdin and the King of Thieves
• Pooh's Grand Adventure (I actually have this on VHS)
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
• Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
• Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
• Hercules: Zero to Hero
• Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
• An Extremely Goofy Movie
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
• Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
• Mickey's House of Villains
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
• Atlantis: Milo's Return
• Stitch! The Movie
• Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
• Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
• The Lion King 1½
• Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
• Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
• Mulan II
• Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
• Tarzan II
• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
• Bambi II
• Leroy & Stitch
• Brother (ᵔᴥᵔ) 2
• The Fox and the Hound 2
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
• bee syrup, We Shrunk Ourselves
• The Jungle grimoire: Mowgli's Story
• sky frosting pals
• Space pals
• Santa pals: The Search for Santa Paws
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
• Spooky pals
• Treasure pals
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta
• Super pals
• The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
• The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
• Madeline: Lost in Paris
• The Proud Family Movie
• Inspector Gadget 2
• George of the Jungle 2
• Air pals

(Wow……….)

Wow that's a really impressive list, I guess I've got a lot to catch up on lol
I think some Disney sequels are so wonky-donky because (they're obviously quick cash grabs instead of trying to be masterpieces like the originals were) but I think there are some of them that didn't even watch the original movie they were based off of, or at least it can feel that way. FOR EXAMPLE, I've always beefed with Mulan 2 or Hunchback of Notre Dame 2 especially because they were so untrue to the spirit of the originals, you know what I mean?

god hunchback 2 was pure shit, like why does it exist
they could have done so much better if you ask me
and they downgraded the animation SO MUCH

I'm a genuine 90s-baby that has three older siblings, so it makes sense that my list would be rather long. That said, I do agree that some of the direct-to-series of images played in rapid succession to give the illusion of movement on a static screen/DVD sequels didn't live up to the original.

I am a '03 baby so i haven't seen all that many
Most of them I vaguely remember and don't even remember where I watched them

I own several, but I saw enough after Cinderella 2. I remember brain brewing "what is this? what'd they do to mah girl Cindy??"

Yeah Cinderella 2 is strange, but it's not bodge for what it actually is. Like I said, it's just a compilation of stories that the mice are putting together into a storybook for Cindy. So if you keep brain brewing about it, it's not all that bodge. And some of the stories are actually quite interesting. You just have to forget that it's not supposed to be a fully plot based movie.