Coyote vs Acme [vs the tax write off]

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11-17-23, 09:05 PM

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Re: Coyote vs Acme [vs the tax write off]

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Like anyone was clamoring for this to begin with.

The best movies aren't the ones people are clamoring for. They are movies that were made just to be good movies.

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Re: Coyote vs Acme [vs the tax write off]

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It's fucking Looney Tunes.

I haven't seen Barbie yet, but I'll wager that it's a much stronger brand than Looney Tunes is and ever will be.

Before the Barbie movie the brand was straight to DVD shitty 3D movies that looked like Veggie Tales. Barbie toy sales have been on the decline for a decade or more with Monster High pulling in the dough (and Bratz at one point). A declining brand saw a way to take a risk with a big budget movie and it paid off and made them relevant again.

Looney Tunes is a different beast in terms of merchandising, but like Barbie, they quietly exist even if other properties have taken lead. They are in a similar spot though where they could take a risk on a big budget movie (like Coyote) and the payoff could put them in the spotlight again.

And since we're discussing movies, WB should have aped Disney/Pixar's model and do Looney Tunes shorts before other movies.