@@adrianacev7579 I would say the opposite, that’s why everyone’s saying get woke go broke, people are starting the vote with their wallets. they are tired of corporations telling them how they should feel
Disney has vocally said they don't care about cannon and if we don't like it we are toxic fans. They can't grasp in franchise that cannon sets the foundation for the stories we love.
My son reflected this sentiment, has the toys clothes etc couldn't be less interested in this trash movie. I have tried to watch it twice with him and he walks off to go play blocks every time. It is boring montage personal story BS, I don't even like this movie and I was genuinely excited to see it. They try to blame it on politics or name calling, no, definitely a bad movie first and foremost.
I remember seeing Star Wars, in a drive-in, when it first came out....But in a universe that doesn't have SW, you are calling out a boy for saying his favorite movie shouldn't be his favorite movie? Hmmmm. in TOY STORY.
I mean, if you look at Toy Story 2, you see a lot of Buzz Lightyear toys on the shelves. Andy was one of the few people that liked Buzz Lightyear. We've come full circle lmao.
@@colliric Seriously trying to make it "Andy's favorite movie" also makes you think about the fact this should really play like an 80s or 90s movie which it doesn't. The cartoon and its movie were way more believable as a big toy selling kids franchise
This really needed to feel like a fun 90s kids movie to work. It feels to modern and changes to much. It’s just not the fun romp that successful 90s kids movies were.
I have to agree. The story in this film just sounds too insane for me. One of my kids looked it up and they all seem to agree they don't want to see this. That's definitely a first.
Main reason is because with each release, Disney antagonise their fans more and more, telling them how awful they are. Eventually, it all snaps back on them.
Time travel as a plot device in kids movies is a poor decision every time. My kids looked at me during the movie and said "Dad, I don't like this movie."
It was cool for me XD, i wouldve understood if i was still a kid, its not that hard. It was done right for once. It was all about moving on from mistakes and not being fixated on the past.
@@CanYouHandleThis Obviously he's not upset if he said he enjoyed it. You're the one using the word "woke" in a kids movie. I hope the whole world turns woke just to leave you in the dust.
Yeah, the advertising for this movie was weird. It was "this was not your Lightyear" then it became "Andy's favorite movie". Instead this is the movie Andy took his kids to see in modern day to see if they fall in love with the character like he did. Instead, both he and his kids hated the move and he then bought the old movie to show his kids, and that one they did love.
No, the Toy Story movies already established that Buzz came from an already existing franchise of Buzz Lightyear merchandise from a TV show. There were already Buzz Lightyear toy commercials, bedroom posters and decorations with bedsheets, and video games shown in the Toy Story movies.
@@gama103 One scene TOO MANY. And a big reason why people rejected this film. Too bad Disney and Chris Evans are too stupid to understand that families don't want that kind of stuff in their children's entertainment. 😑
Same reason Solo failed: it focused on a small piece of backstory that people loved but didn't care about having explained further. We didn't need nor want to see the cartoon that the toy we know and love was based on. It's played like an origin story for the character, but we already had the origin story for the character and that was when Andy got a new toy for his birthday.
@@joeboggio4002 What made it bad? Your statement is too general and speaks only to personal opinion, while mine gave a specific reason as to why it was bad.
@@joeboggio4002 Solo wasn't that bad Solo failed because of last jedi...but I know nothing like revetionist history kind of like twatculture making excuses for Lightyear.
@@forgotn42 I think one of the major reasons it was bad was because during the production the original directors quit and they called Ron Howard to finish it which probably made the film a mess. Ron also too safe with directing the movie.
I was at the screenings where we all watched the movie before it was released and had to give our opinion. Most people didn't like it, and the people from Disney who were in the room were so upset, they literally could not take criticism. So there you go, release your shitty movie then 🤷♀️
I don't know what's wrong with it, a big part video was "well it wasn't exactly what I had imagined" but was a good scifi, not the best scifi, but I really enjoyed it and everyone that I have talk to has too, I don't get why people are so upset, ignoring the people who get upset about 1 second part of the film
@@MidoriAiki Ever walked around in wet cold socks? Or see a clearly tilted picture frame on the wall that should be level like the rest but it isn't? Ever read a story with a strong hook at the begining but halfway through the author makes some unnecessary moves it throws off the original purpose you connected with at the beginning, and the new purpose doesn't even connect with you it's just there? "Something seems off" or "Maybe one of these things just doesn't belong here" is general feeling most people get.
@@davidrodriguez4889 Imagine you make a mistake and it makes dozens of people stuck on a crappy planet that's so dangerous even plants want to kill you and you have to live almost in quarantine. Then you try to fix the mistake but it takes decades, and 2 generations have time to exist. Then you meet 3 incompetent idiots who you have no bond with, they are plain useless 99% of the time. Then, you meet your self from the future who tell you how he figured out a way to go back in time to avoid the mistake in the first place. Can you imagine refusing to do it even though you made so many people miserable (including your actual best friend) just because 'ah well people built their own lives' It's ridiculous...
I haven't seen it (nor do I plan to) but the reviews online have explained enough to know this was a bad movie all around. The dangerous planet that suddenly ceases being dangerous as soon as they can't leave, and everyone survives and prospers for decades without losing anyone to the hostile alien life forms? And then the whole alternate timeline ... ugh.
Chris Evans calling fans idiot in stating that people who don’t have his same opinion will die off like the dinosaur didn’t help either. Funny that the dinosaur movie is the one that ate up all of the profits for Lightyear lol
But they will the world progress and you're still misquoting and misinterpreting your religion to persecute people you have preachers now call for death
@@paulmunoz8329 He made crap tons of money off a company Disney who does business with countries who put us in prison he has no right to be so indignant. There fake support is more angering then people not wanting to go see it over a kiss to me.
Thought you were actually going to take a critical look at why it failed but really you just did some creative dancing around why it really failed as if to make excuses in defense.
There was actually an animated Buzz Lightyear movie that came out back in the early 2000s. It was a completely self-contained sci-fi adventure that had nothing to do with the Pixar films, and it wasn’t half bad.
The whatculture staff must have tanks and tanks of copium in their studio. The most obvious reason it flopped wasn’t even mentioned. This is propaganda at its finest. A real letdown tbh
I think this as well. The trailer didnt compel me to watch it my son didn't seem interested. He was kind of interested in zorg, zorg wasn't even in the trailer. Simple.
You didn’t mention the gay scene and how did effect the income because it’s banned from so many countries like Saudi Arabia Egypt China United emirates Kuwait
It is cowardly of this review to not even mention that Disney, in order to cater to 5-10% of vocal 'woke' audiences, put in content that will keep 50-60% of parents from letting their children view it. To not even factor that as part of a 'why it failed' video is just disingenuous.
@@rocketgroot4311 as a father, it's not something I want to condone in my family. We stay away from this film. We don't watch many Korean films because we can't relate. Our family is not gay, we can't relate. Therefor we won't watch or support it.
I saw the trailer when I watched Maverick. All that it did is made me want to watch Maverick again. There is just nothing in there that makes you want to watch Lightyear.
It made me want to watch Toy Story 1-4 instead..... Remember Pixar's glory days! Yeah the 4th one is worthy. Only recently they went fully off rails with wokeness.
Maverick is ANOTHER overrated POS that is TOTALLY unrealistic using "jets" that are NOT currently USED in today's military the "these" roles. All these "movies" coming out today are SH!T at best! NO creativity anymore in the LEFT Hollywood uselessness! Just Re-makes and pointless sequels!
The "big star" of the movie called much of the audience idiots as part of the marketing campaign. Notice how well that worked in a number of cultures around the world. Disney has already affirmed that its mission is no longer entertainment. It is now social engineering. I am not sure that is the best strategy for getting people to buy tickets to their movies or to join Disney Plus. But since Disney does not seem to care, I have no reason to care either. Personally, I want a movie to entertain me, so until Disney and Pixar learn to do that again, I will be spending my precious dollars elsewhere. But Disney should know this. Consumers buy things that they want, not what vendors might want them to buy. If that makes me a toxic fan, then so be it. Disney and Pixar, if you don't really need my money, I am not going to force it on you.
I'd say the reason is half the general public being conditioned to seeing Pixar's movies on Disney+, and half the fact that there was ALREADY a Buzz Lightyear movie.
fr I would rather wait a month to see it on a streaming service. We're a family of 6, instead of paying $100 to see a movie we pay $30 or watch it for free streaming it. The new sonic movie came out on paramount 1 month after the release. Same with batman on HBO max.
Buzzlight year has no excitement , tone and feel of Toy Story... No Tim Allen... also did anyone see Buzzlight year of star command tv show?? That is what they should have done here in 3d animated form!!! why mess with the formula?... oh right... because of... THE MESSAGE... seems to be ruining alot of our beloved movies/tvshows these days...
What the hell are you saying. It had a tone and feel. It was all about moving on. Buzz was a turd at the start. Buzz screwed up and obsessed with fixing his mistake that HE LITERALLY MISSED OUT ON YEARS of time. Then he realizes by the end that he has to stop being so fixed on his mistake and learn to make the most of what he has. That as the tone and feel. And WHY DO YOU WANT TIM ALLEN?? This isnt a toy story movie, its supposed to be an actual astronaut in space not a toy that makes you laugh. This IS similar to star comand, DID YOU WATCH THAT? Imagine if they get stuck on a planet and buzz was at fault? He gets so obsessed with fixing it he losses himself? It was pretty cool, im not a kid anymore i though this movie was gonna suck and was gonna be some wack kids movie but it actually had a point, and theme too it. I get why kids might not like it but as an adult now it was refreshing.
@@jaxthree2247 Because Tim Allen was what made Buzz, well, Buzz. Lacking Tim Allen played a role to what made Lightyear so disconnected from the four Toy Story movies.
A lot of reviewers who are critics are a bit harsh. I just saw it and I really liked Lightyear! In general audience reviews at least 50 percent of audience enjoyed it. Great animation, and decent enough story, okay characters with motivations and good enough conclusion. It was fine.
@@sling0824 probably because it just take the name buzz lightyear and use a well known character to make some cheap story. If they keep the story but just don't use buzz lightyear as a character then the audience will probably forget about it before making any harsh comment.
What is bad is a Lightyear movie could have worked if they made it a fun colorful 90s style sci-fi adventure. But instead we got a grounded realistic depressing movie with a story that was too modern for a 90s movie, making it feel more like Interstellar and Annihilation.
Ok many problems, tim allen fired, trying to insert woke culture into kids movie when most of the parents don’t agree to it that was stupid and Chris evans alienating the people with reservations another huge mistake
Disney continues to politicize their content. These failure will continue until they recommit to good storytelling and writing, instead of political messaging.
@@Hatoffrogs in case you didn't know, it's a stated mission of Disney's to push "progressive" crap in all of their movies, so it most definitely isn't the audience politicising it, it's the moviemakers themselves. They lack the subtlety of truly good moviemakers to incorporate a message into their movie. Now it's obvious that were being told to think a certain way to be morally correct, when it's clearly a leftist position alone rather than a general positive sentiment we all have.
And then there's "The Kiss", which has stuck in the throat of many viewers like a fork swallowed sideways and made many viewers not even consider seeing the film no matter where it's being shown.
In Malaysia, we don't even have the privilege to watch since the movie was banned because of the kiss. Disney don't want to cut the scene, so they have to ban. So, they totally loss our views. 😂 Some people don't care about the scene. If they just cut that scene, it will be win2 in most muslim country.
This is very simple. If the first thing a company wants you to know about their movie aimed at kids is that two animated women kiss, then you have lost the plot.
This movie bombed specifically because of Top Gun and Jurassic World. Here in the states, it opened on Father's Day weekend. I'm sure most dads still wanted to see Top Gun. The ones that didn't, took their kids to see Jurassic World. I would also guess any normal 10-12 year old would consider this a "baby movie" and would want to go see a movie about killer dinosaurs instead. Obviously, Evans ridiculing a large portion of the fan base didn't help either. He along with the rest of his ilk always fall back on the easy, and wrong, "phobic" argument. Instead of just realizing its simply fatigue from getting preached to all the time. But that would put the fault on them, and of course, that can't be possible.
WhatCulture declaring "Why Lightyear Failed" fails themselves to understand that they don't speak for the entire cinematic audience. The story was meh at best, the flow was dreadfully bad and the clear attempts at inclusion of "social justice" style issues just flat out turned people off. People tend to go to movies to escape reality and be entertained. This film failed on those 2 fronts in a colossal fashion. Include the fact that the entire Toy Story franchise is targeted to children, and they almost never care for a "backstory" storyline, the trifecta was complete in it's failure.
You typed a novel of bullzhit, you don't speak for everyone cause there are people who liked the movie besides you incel neckbeards complaining about inclusion and social justice, this film obviously isn't for you and your ilk, cry harder, enbread.
The one element you didn’t mention is that there was an added element that isn’t totally accepted by the wider world. Most countries have band this movie. That maybe the largest factor that you didn’t mention.
So 14 countries, mostly in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, is most countries, eh? Wasn't banned in China, or all of Europe, or Latin America. I think the reason they didn't mention it is because it WASN'T banned in MOST COUNTRIES.
Because, well… there’s a lot of ways one can go broke, and then there’s a definitive recipe that this one followed. And people caught on prior to the premiere.
*The amount of people in this comment section getting pissed about having even a slight amount of lgbt rep has the same energy as white people getting pissed about black people first started being allowed in media..*
I watched it and it was alright, but I would've preferred it more action-based with the bugs as the main threat. Starship Troopers with a Lightyear skin.
That's what I was actually thinking the plot to me just did not make much sense for a space adventure. I wanted it to be more like Star command rather than a time travel story that to me was boring and didn't make much sense.
Lightyear truly has to be one of the films released in 2022 so far. Chris Evans did a job playing Buzz Lightyear and the action was in the film. The film has storytelling and the CGI was animated. The side characters were along with Buzz Lightyear and the villain was a bad guy. The jokes were sentences. This film really is one of the films of all time, if not the last decade.
You didn't even mention "the kiss" which got the film banned in lots of countries. It was a completely unnecessary element which added nothing to the story; but pulled the audience from a fantasy animated movie into real world woke gender politics.
It failed because it went up against Top Gun, we all know that part. We've heard endless and boring analysis on at least THREE videos, ONE OF WHICH won't ALLOW comments and I THINK it's because of what I'm about to say NOW: LIGHTYEAR FAILED because Disney is WOKE. Everyone knows this. Besides, why pay for what you can see soon enough on another Disney PAY channel and get a pile of kids and parents to watch at once? Besides, Disney is WOKE. No one is paying $14 a ticket to see a cartoon. Besides, Disney is WOKE. I realize that some don't want to tackle that obvious question, you know, the fact that Disney is WOKE? But it's true. Lot's of parents are reacting to that fact....you know, that Disney is WOKE? Or perhaps they realize the latent, kinky sexuality and racism inherent in racist Walt's original fare? Or is it merely the fact that Disney is Woke? I think they should have "WOKE UP" a long time ago and stop all that, but maybe a kick in the piggy bank is the best way to stop this. Stop what? The fact that Disney is WOKE! LOL.
It could be all of those things that you mentioned or it could be the fact that Disney is getting so caught up in pushing woke identity politics and checking off unnecessary diversity boxes that they're forgetting to make decent content. Just a thought.
I'm not anti LGBT but this should Not be in a "family friendly" movie. I was shocked and upset young kids are now gonna think 2 women CAN have kids biological.
@@Dronkey64 aw, it made you upset?? Aww thats so sad to hear that a movie made you “upset”… well don’t worry, Disney is only gonna keep on making more movies and they’ll keep making Billions Of Dollars while doing it, so get ready to cry some more 💧☕️
People LOVED Toy Story..... I loved all 4 films. I have absolutely no interest in seeing this one, not because there's a gay kiss and canon breaks, but because they recast Tim Allen and that's just a moronic idiotic decision from an artistic AND business point of view. It's also because he's a conservative and these people are bigots against his political and religious views. They never would have recast Tom Hanks!
I was actually really excited to see this scenario, and I grew up with thr original Toystory. It looked like a unique and realistic re-imagining to me. And it is, in some ways. I didn't hate it, but I think the issues it has are more due to the writing, dry tone, and characterization. There were some things I genuinly liked about the film (the cat 100%), but whatever elements did make the film feel compelling only felt like it met us half-way, never fully
@@colliric If Disney wanted to blacklist Tim Allen because of his political views, then surely they would have already done so in 2019, when they were making Toy Story 4. And surely they would not be working with him on the upcoming Santa Clause mini series.
I've thought that since watching Solo. I actually enjoyed Solo specifically for the Lando scenes we received from it. I didn't really think of it in the terms of Solo already having an arc, but you're right. That's a major reason for it.
This editorial should have lead with the big dinosaurs and fighter jets in the room. 🤷 As Josh EVENTUALLY stated, JWD is pretty much a license to print money, and TG Maverick is heralded as the best movie of 2022 so far.
Like I’m fine with gay and Les but why do they have to include it in everything now. Even with race, I’m half Asian and i saw a hockey commercial with an Asian and black kid playing hockey lol. I play hockey because my dad is Canadian and got me into it but as half Asian why don’t they have just normal Canadian kids playing
@@DTheAustralian I just mean like Canadian kids playing hockey in a comercial instead of asians like me or Indians playing that make no sense. Just saying everything has to be inclusive now
@@gavinrector6505 You’re aware that Asian-Canadians are still Canadian, right? Hell, if you’re talking “normal Canadians”, wouldn’t that mean native Canadians?
Or maybe a lot of mom and dad families heard about the guy couple kissing scene that wasn't necessary for the plot of the movie. Some families don't want their kids to be WOKE.
1) The trailer, as far as I can recall, gave no hint of any central conflict, therefore no reason to see the movie. Just a general sense that it featured Buzz, a friend of his, and a robot cat. 2) I’m fine with a same-sex kiss, but either this movie was released in 1995 or it has a same-sex kiss in it; you can’t have both. 3) Buzz in “Toy Story” clearly has a 1950’s vibe, as does Woody. Even for viewers unfamiliar with the period, the updating probably feels jarring.
@@exhaustguy And Pixar has made an art of telling good stories without villains (“Soul”, “Inside Out”).There was ZERO reason to do what they did. Dollars to donuts it was the marketing department’s fault, not the writers’.
Regarding point 2, it's not like gay people didn't exist in 1995. Gay rights were being fought for hard, I could see a movie (even a kids movie) from the mid-90s being daring and doing that.
It’s kinda crazy when you think about it, The Buzz that becomes Zurg is kinda like Toy Buzz when he’s first introduced, all about the mission. The buzz we end with is like Toy Buzz when he realizes he’s a toy, starts caring about others and lives in the present. Just something I noticed after just watching it.
Yep - it pushed a woke agenda in a supposed children’s movie. No thank you - I don’t need you teaching my kids. I shouldn’t have to pre-screen a kids movie to make sure it is ok. If there is any doubt to its content I will pass - thank you very much, but no.
@@RandyA7 what’s not ok abt it? Would you be this distraught if it were a straight couple? Kids don’t even care, they’re curious and will ask a question or two, but ultimately don’t care
@@RandyA7 another thing to add is that before this movie came out, they had three Toy Story sequels so by the time they came out with this movie, people were burnout already by the franchise.
Stop being naive. You know damn well the real reason why this movie failed. The kiss. Explain why The Rise of Gru did so well if animation is struggling.
Zurg is from an alternate timeline, not an alternate dimension. Zurg's fuel crystal didn't have enough energy to return him all the way to when The Turnip was marooned. He was only able to go back shortly before Buzz's 100% success test return. It's like in the climax of the first Back To The Future movie when Marty went back 10 minutes early to 1985 and was able to see his past self.
Whether or not kids enjoy or understand "heady" movies, real depends on the parents. I exposed my kids to brainy topic at as young of an age as I thought they could handle. In fact, my daughter was teaching her friends about black holes and time dilation at 12yrs old. So, before they were even in their teens, they were enjoying and mostly understanding movies like Gattaca, K-PAX, Interstellar and Arrival (with Amy Adams). Those are some of their favorite movies. Kids are capable of so much more than we realize.
I am so often amazed by my kids, I’m an engineer and designer, I once challenged my daughter to find one thing in a room that wasn’t designed. She said “me”. She got me with a child’s sound ability to be logical and objective. I was once again impressed. She was 7 😂
Oh wow you guys are so cool. I will try to raise my children this way too when I have them. I'm currently a medical student and I like to imagine my five year old learning human anatomy. I just have to make it sound interesting, I guess
Wow! So kids would enjoy it if we taught them time travel and black holes? What?! So kids who don't enjoy this movie don't understand space? WHAT?! WOW! Are you looking for an" OMG! YOUR SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON " 👏 Get over yourself! My kids love Gattaca and find this movie BORING 😴
This movie is supposedly targeted for kids, yet, most of the film promotion I remember focused on LGTB inclusion. I am sorry, in real life, kids are not interested on those topics.
As a parent and a disney+ subscriber I thought this movie was coming out on disney+. I don't know if Turning Red was even in theaters for example. I never once considered going to a theater to see this movie (lightyear) and I feel like this is a common thing. Disney's advertising should have done a better job of making it known that you needed to go see this in theaters. While there are a multitude of little factors that contribute to people not going out of their way to see this movie I think they only fuel the impulse to wait to watch it on streaming rather than serve as a commentary on the film itself.
This is a much more sensible and realistic reason as to why the movie "failed". Turning Red was Disney+ exclusive. As was Luca and Soul due to the pandemic. The last 3 Pixar films over the last 3 years found their initial released on Disney+. A lot of parents probably thought the same thing would happen with Lightyear.
It could also be parents don't want to explain some of the things these movies tend to have brought in unnecessary. People wanted this movie, they just handled it awfully. It feels like you guys tiptoed this review somewhat.
@@Peasham I love women kissing thank you 😝 no seriously kissing isn't scary it's explaining to your kids how two moms have kids. It's just a convo most aren't ready to have after a kids movie
You’re ignoring the real reason it failed, Disney is pushing woke messaging on kids and parents disagree with all of that, so they won’t take their kids to see the movie. This is a good sign that America still has good morals and principles
I feel like they are trying to add scenes like those so that the critics and stuff say “oh woah this movie has a gay kiss scene this must mean parents will like this movie more”
I had to give this review a thumbs down buddy. The reason it failed is because it’s a child’s movie and adults don’t want their kids to watch same sex relations in a child’s movie. You go woke, you go broke.
Wow! Can we call you Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire? Because you are a great tap dancer. The reason why the Lightyear movie flopped was because of the gay stuff that was interjected at the last second. Multiple sources said that this film was expected to earn between 130 and 150 million dollars on its initial weekend showing before release. However, because of the gay stuff interjected into the film at the last second, along with a lesbian kiss, the film was immediately banned from multiple jurisdictions. Mainly the Middle East and China. And because of this, the film only earned about a third of the expected box office receipts. And to add insult to injury, when the film was first pitched, the lesbian stuff was not a part of the narrative. As to why it was interjected at the last second? There are individuals inside Pixar, and the larger Disney entity was triggered by recent events, namely the anti-grooming laws in Florida. Thus, some individuals at Disney felt they had to make some kind of passive-aggressive statement to show the gay community that they were on their side. Therefore they applied that gay scene to the movie at the last second. But in doing so, they hurt the film's chances to fulfill the original predictions of its box office intake. Or, in other words, get woke, go broke. (⊙︿⊙✿)
I agree with you, however in my mind what Andy saw in theatres was "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" and this movie is a early 2000"s reboot of the show, the muted colors and general demeanor of the film doesn't gel with toy line in the Toy Story movie (and if it is in the same line then "Where is Sox?" that's the one thing in the movie that cries out for a toy and where is it in Toy Story?
Probably the whole two lesbians having a kid scene was weird enough. I'm sorry but children don't need to be learning that kinda shit. It was so forced and cringey too.
Gee i wonder what happens when you call the people that consume your products Idiots. Its almost as if calling people idiots would make them say screw it I'm not watching it.
Because when you get your movie into another country, you must respect their laws and religion, when i travel and come to the US for example, i respect their open mind lifestyle, why doesn't the opposite happen, in Doctor Strange 2 it was a small scene that had no effect on the plot, but disney refused to cut it.
I think also the fact that it was released on Father's Day weekend was a WILD oversight: dads want to see Dinos and Jets, not the latest animated movie with their kids, haha. I think inflation + streaming are the one-two punch that killed it for Lightyear, but I think this movie would've faired better (maybe $80m?) if released over a more family-friendly weekend like July 4 or even in Aug so parents can try to "beat the heat" for a few hours.
@@craigh5236 I'm glad! :D I wasn't offering a personal anecdote or pos/neg opinion, just trying to add in another reason for the possibility of it not doing well.
Inflation. Exactly. WhatCulture touched on it lightly but, that along with a host of other reasons they did mention - when it comes down to cutting something out of the family budget BECAUSE of current inflation/fuel prices, you will eliminate going to see the movie that failed to market itself correctly, no one asked for, didn't follow canon, etc etc etc.
Not so sure about this. Weekend box office take is usually garnered from Fridays and Saturdays, and Father's Day was on a Sunday. If people really wanted to see it they would have gone on Friday or Saturday
I can't specifcally remember anyone asking for a standalone Buzz Lightyear film. Or a Toy Story 4 to that fact. Tagged on a trilogy I'd call "perfect."
“Nobody asked for” is the dumbest argument ever. You could say the same for the vast majority of beloved movies, TV shows and books. Nobody asked for Back to the Future, nobody asked for Inception, nobody asked for Star Wars, nobody asked for Alien.
@@re1010 Funny how you and Selina are to moronic to see he's talking about a fourth sequel and not the starting of a franchise like the ones you two listed. Yes there is a difference.
@@selina6408 But when it's in reference to a spin off it's different. Your examples include original films. This movie is a spin-off of Toy Story, not an original concept. For example, you might want to see something in the Star Wars "universe" but it's pretty damn likely that it isn't a 6 episode miniseries of Dexter Jettster running Dex's Diner. That's not to say that it couldn't be something that people like and say "I never thought I'd want to see that" but the initial interest in the project will likely be low because it's something nobody asked for. Lucasfilm could make the next Star Wars trilogy or a miniseries Mace Windu living as an anti-hero on the lower levels of Coruscant, but instead we get Dexter Jettster. In this case there is a lot fans of Toy Story would like to see. A continuation of the main series, a spin-off of another group of toys with the same creative concepts, a Woody's Round-Up movie, a movie like the Indian and the Cupboard but within the Toy Story universe, but instead they choose to go with a Buzz Light-year movie explaining the in-universe story of Buzz (again as Disney has done it already). SO that argument is perfectly valid, and likely did attribute to the reason it flopped. I for one didn't go to the theater because of Jurassic World and because I just am not interested in watching a Buzz Light-year movie.
Calling millions of consumers all over the world "idiots" is not a good business strategy.
@@adrianacev7579 I would say the opposite, that’s why everyone’s saying get woke go broke, people are starting the vote with their wallets. they are tired of corporations telling them how they should feel
But you are. Its the truth
Works for politicians
If the shoe fits...
Just don't be an idiot, problem solved.
@@BaithNa They are not....they didn't go to see the movie did they?....get ready for more this.
Disney has vocally said they don't care about cannon and if we don't like it we are toxic fans. They can't grasp in franchise that cannon sets the foundation for the stories we love.
It is so sad people cannot use the word “canon” correctly. Cannon is a type of gun bro, smh.
Theo Ford it’s not _that_ sad. “Cannon” is indeed incorrect here, but you’re being pretentious about it.
@@davidpar2 I’m actually not. These two words are so commonly incorrectly used it makes the their/there mistake forgivable.
@@theoford753 "akcchhuallyy"
Yeah, "don't insult your customers" is like marketing 101, but those Hollywood sleazebag think they're too big to fail lol, I'm glad this movie bombs
I’m with you: there’s no way Andy was excited about this movie.
I mean he was an 8 year old so
My son reflected this sentiment, has the toys clothes etc couldn't be less interested in this trash movie. I have tried to watch it twice with him and he walks off to go play blocks every time. It is boring montage personal story BS, I don't even like this movie and I was genuinely excited to see it. They try to blame it on politics or name calling, no, definitely a bad movie first and foremost.
I remember seeing Star Wars, in a drive-in, when it first came out....But in a universe that doesn't have SW, you are calling out a boy for saying his favorite movie shouldn't be his favorite movie? Hmmmm. in TOY STORY.
@@JODelevante how do you know you’re not andy…
@@JODelevante Andy would love the TV series of buzz, not this movie.
I'm pretty sure the "Andy's favorite movie" thing was a last minute decision when they realized marketing was not going well.
I mean, if you look at Toy Story 2, you see a lot of Buzz Lightyear toys on the shelves. Andy was one of the few people that liked Buzz Lightyear. We've come full circle lmao.
This was NOT the movie Andy saw. Did you see many lesbians in 80s movies?
Yeah, I didn't know that until this video lol
@@fukyutube2279 Andy watched Buzz Lightyear of Star Command at the cinema and then was gifted the VHS tape copy.
That's much better than this crap.
@@colliric Seriously trying to make it "Andy's favorite movie" also makes you think about the fact this should really play like an 80s or 90s movie which it doesn't. The cartoon and its movie were way more believable as a big toy selling kids franchise
This really needed to feel like a fun 90s kids movie to work. It feels to modern and changes to much. It’s just not the fun romp that successful 90s kids movies were.
I have to agree. The story in this film just sounds too insane for me. One of my kids looked it up and they all seem to agree they don't want to see this. That's definitely a first.
It's not a movie it's leftist propaganda.
Bro have you not seen the first alien movie?Feels like a movie from 2014 but with a low budget
Problems with allowing "woke" young adults to make movies
*too
Main reason is because with each release, Disney antagonise their fans more and more, telling them how awful they are. Eventually, it all snaps back on them.
Time travel as a plot device in kids movies is a poor decision every time. My kids looked at me during the movie and said "Dad, I don't like this movie."
You should have shown him the Toy Story quadrilogy instead.
Yeah the 4th one was good too. I liked it as an "epilogue story" for Woody alone.
@@colliric They've seen those, that's the only reason they were interested in Buzz.
It was cool for me XD, i wouldve understood if i was still a kid, its not that hard. It was done right for once. It was all about moving on from mistakes and not being fixated on the past.
@@jaxthree2247 I call bs on the bit where you would've understood time dilation as a child
@@CanYouHandleThis Obviously he's not upset if he said he enjoyed it. You're the one using the word "woke" in a kids movie. I hope the whole world turns woke just to leave you in the dust.
Yeah, the advertising for this movie was weird. It was "this was not your Lightyear" then it became "Andy's favorite movie". Instead this is the movie Andy took his kids to see in modern day to see if they fall in love with the character like he did. Instead, both he and his kids hated the move and he then bought the old movie to show his kids, and that one they did love.
@@re1010 Then they did a terrible job at it. The TV show did a much better job at that
Andy didn't watch a lesbian romp. This is NOT the movie he watched.
@@fukyutube2279 lmao chill, it was only one scene
No, the Toy Story movies already established that Buzz came from an already existing franchise of Buzz Lightyear merchandise from a TV show. There were already Buzz Lightyear toy commercials, bedroom posters and decorations with bedsheets, and video games shown in the Toy Story movies.
@@gama103 One scene TOO MANY. And a big reason why people rejected this film.
Too bad Disney and Chris Evans are too stupid to understand that families don't want that kind of stuff in their children's entertainment. 😑
Same reason Solo failed: it focused on a small piece of backstory that people loved but didn't care about having explained further. We didn't need nor want to see the cartoon that the toy we know and love was based on. It's played like an origin story for the character, but we already had the origin story for the character and that was when Andy got a new toy for his birthday.
Solo failed because it was bad
@@joeboggio4002 What made it bad? Your statement is too general and speaks only to personal opinion, while mine gave a specific reason as to why it was bad.
@@joeboggio4002 Solo wasn't that bad Solo failed because of last jedi...but I know nothing like revetionist history kind of like twatculture making excuses for Lightyear.
I always thought that Solo failed because of the last jedi. I personally liked Solo.
@@forgotn42 I think one of the major reasons it was bad was because during the production the original directors quit and they called Ron Howard to finish it which probably made the film a mess. Ron also too safe with directing the movie.
Disney's wondering why the buzz lightyear failed when that movie got banned in big countries 😂
Hahahahah 😂
I was at the screenings where we all watched the movie before it was released and had to give our opinion. Most people didn't like it, and the people from Disney who were in the room were so upset, they literally could not take criticism. So there you go, release your shitty movie then 🤷♀️
I don't know what's wrong with it, a big part video was "well it wasn't exactly what I had imagined" but was a good scifi, not the best scifi, but I really enjoyed it and everyone that I have talk to has too, I don't get why people are so upset, ignoring the people who get upset about 1 second part of the film
@@MidoriAiki Ever walked around in wet cold socks? Or see a clearly tilted picture frame on the wall that should be level like the rest but it isn't? Ever read a story with a strong hook at the begining but halfway through the author makes some unnecessary moves it throws off the original purpose you connected with at the beginning, and the new purpose doesn't even connect with you it's just there?
"Something seems off" or "Maybe one of these things just doesn't belong here" is general feeling most people get.
@@MidoriAiki having gay stuff in a movie instantly makes it weird for me. Guesses me one them homophobers
@@davidrodriguez4889 Imagine you make a mistake and it makes dozens of people stuck on a crappy planet that's so dangerous even plants want to kill you and you have to live almost in quarantine. Then you try to fix the mistake but it takes decades, and 2 generations have time to exist. Then you meet 3 incompetent idiots who you have no bond with, they are plain useless 99% of the time. Then, you meet your self from the future who tell you how he figured out a way to go back in time to avoid the mistake in the first place.
Can you imagine refusing to do it even though you made so many people miserable (including your actual best friend) just because 'ah well people built their own lives'
It's ridiculous...
I haven't seen it (nor do I plan to) but the reviews online have explained enough to know this was a bad movie all around. The dangerous planet that suddenly ceases being dangerous as soon as they can't leave, and everyone survives and prospers for decades without losing anyone to the hostile alien life forms? And then the whole alternate timeline ... ugh.
Chris Evans calling fans idiot in stating that people who don’t have his same opinion will die off like the dinosaur didn’t help either. Funny that the dinosaur movie is the one that ate up all of the profits for Lightyear lol
But they will the world progress and you're still misquoting and misinterpreting your religion to persecute people you have preachers now call for death
@@paulmunoz8329 Who Islam?...because last I checked the only religion actually killing people over being gay is Islam....
@@paulmunoz8329 ignorant
@@paulmunoz8329 Chris Evans pretty much called all Muslims idiots. Not a great business move.
@@paulmunoz8329 He made crap tons of money off a company Disney who does business with countries who put us in prison he has no right to be so indignant. There fake support is more angering then people not wanting to go see it over a kiss to me.
$200 MILLION !! Imagine what some filmmakers could get out of that given the chance to shine...
Agreed, they could do so much more if they had a chance.
It is amazing they're willing to spend hundred millions on a product they knowingly won't interest their "toxic" fans
Are u a groomer?
Thought you were actually going to take a critical look at why it failed but really you just did some creative dancing around why it really failed as if to make excuses in defense.
My thoughts exactly .. you think WHATCULTURE would speak actual truth? XD
My thoughts as well
They prefer mocking christianity (Jules) instead tackling the main issue because they are afraid to piss the lgtb comunity.
Everybody knows wokeness is why it lost. And it's the first of many. People are finally sick of agenda shoved down their throats.
It didn't even fail... It did just like Raya, Luca, Red at the box office... We're in the middle of a pandemic, people don't go to the cinema
There was actually an animated Buzz Lightyear movie that came out back in the early 2000s. It was a completely self-contained sci-fi adventure that had nothing to do with the Pixar films, and it wasn’t half bad.
yes and Tim Allen voiced Buzz.
That was a good movie.
@@MississippiKaijuMusic gotcha. I haven't seen it either
@@MississippiKaijuMusic Yes and no. The movie set the TV show up.
@@daviddrake5991
I just found that out.
I didn't know that was a thing.
The whatculture staff must have tanks and tanks of copium in their studio. The most obvious reason it flopped wasn’t even mentioned. This is propaganda at its finest. A real letdown tbh
They always do this, little leftist cucks that they are. They can never admit that shoving their ideology down people's throats isn't popular.
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What was the main reason? (I genuinely do not know)
Sooo True.
Simple: It didn't appeal to adults, it didn't appeal to children, and no one wants to watch Disney inject preachy garbage into movies anymore.
I think this as well. The trailer didnt compel me to watch it my son didn't seem interested. He was kind of interested in zorg, zorg wasn't even in the trailer. Simple.
Wrong.
@@itsbeyondme5560 Actually right, you even read the news? even saw the amount of countries that banned this movie due their Rainbow propaganda?.
@@Akko1 do you watch the news? No.
Too many conservative propaganda preaching to Jesus.. I don't listen to racist people like you. Banned
@@itsbeyondme5560 No.
You didn’t mention the gay scene and how did effect the income because it’s banned from so many countries like Saudi Arabia Egypt China United emirates Kuwait
It is cowardly of this review to not even mention that Disney, in order to cater to 5-10% of vocal 'woke' audiences, put in content that will keep 50-60% of parents from letting their children view it. To not even factor that as part of a 'why it failed' video is just disingenuous.
What content?
@@JohnHazenhousen
*The lgbt material of the film made alot of people not wanting to watch it*
@@rocketgroot4311 as a father, it's not something I want to condone in my family. We stay away from this film. We don't watch many Korean films because we can't relate. Our family is not gay, we can't relate. Therefor we won't watch or support it.
Are you people being serious?
@@JohnHazenhousen what do you mean “ you people”?
I saw the trailer when I watched Maverick. All that it did is made me want to watch Maverick again. There is just nothing in there that makes you want to watch Lightyear.
It made me want to watch Toy Story 1-4 instead..... Remember Pixar's glory days!
Yeah the 4th one is worthy. Only recently they went fully off rails with wokeness.
Maverick is ANOTHER overrated POS that is TOTALLY unrealistic using "jets" that are NOT currently USED in today's military the "these" roles. All these "movies" coming out today are SH!T at best! NO creativity anymore in the LEFT Hollywood uselessness! Just Re-makes and pointless sequels!
@@JODelevante ?
The "big star" of the movie called much of the audience idiots as part of the marketing campaign. Notice how well that worked in a number of cultures around the world. Disney has already affirmed that its mission is no longer entertainment. It is now social engineering. I am not sure that is the best strategy for getting people to buy tickets to their movies or to join Disney Plus. But since Disney does not seem to care, I have no reason to care either. Personally, I want a movie to entertain me, so until Disney and Pixar learn to do that again, I will be spending my precious dollars elsewhere. But Disney should know this. Consumers buy things that they want, not what vendors might want them to buy. If that makes me a toxic fan, then so be it. Disney and Pixar, if you don't really need my money, I am not going to force it on you.
I'd say the reason is half the general public being conditioned to seeing Pixar's movies on Disney+, and half the fact that there was ALREADY a Buzz Lightyear movie.
there was already a buzz movie?
Yeah.. totally the real reasons 🙄
fr I would rather wait a month to see it on a streaming service. We're a family of 6, instead of paying $100 to see a movie we pay $30 or watch it for free streaming it. The new sonic movie came out on paramount 1 month after the release. Same with batman on HBO max.
@@DragonFiesta Yeah! "Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command"! It's REALLY good!
@@mcoupe69 Yep!
keep it simple. It was gay propaganda for kids & the public rejected it
Exactly! That's what I was thinking
it is banned in over 10 countries and the marketing wasn't great, i didn't even know when it was releasing, those are the main reasons
No mentioned its banned in 14 countries?
Buzzlight year has no excitement , tone and feel of Toy Story... No Tim Allen... also did anyone see Buzzlight year of star command tv show?? That is what they should have done here in 3d animated form!!! why mess with the formula?... oh right... because of... THE MESSAGE... seems to be ruining alot of our beloved movies/tvshows these days...
I like the pun lol
What the hell are you saying. It had a tone and feel. It was all about moving on. Buzz was a turd at the start. Buzz screwed up and obsessed with fixing his mistake that HE LITERALLY MISSED OUT ON YEARS of time. Then he realizes by the end that he has to stop being so fixed on his mistake and learn to make the most of what he has. That as the tone and feel.
And WHY DO YOU WANT TIM ALLEN?? This isnt a toy story movie, its supposed to be an actual astronaut in space not a toy that makes you laugh. This IS similar to star comand, DID YOU WATCH THAT? Imagine if they get stuck on a planet and buzz was at fault? He gets so obsessed with fixing it he losses himself? It was pretty cool, im not a kid anymore i though this movie was gonna suck and was gonna be some wack kids movie but it actually had a point, and theme too it. I get why kids might not like it but as an adult now it was refreshing.
@@jaxthree2247 Because Tim Allen was what made Buzz, well, Buzz. Lacking Tim Allen played a role to what made Lightyear so disconnected from the four Toy Story movies.
bro really didn't address the elephant in the room,we all know the real reason it failed. Played it too safe
Exactly
Soo DISAPPOINTING
I think we all know what REALLY made it fail lol
“Get Woke Go Broke”
GET WOKE GO BROKE
Get woke go broke
I know a lot of parents that made clear they will avoid any “rainbow propaganda”
Save your children's from woke cult AKA the groomers!
I bet Tim Allen is having the time of his life right now!
Tim Allen's nose-divin in the ❄️ rn
@@atomicalien4 thats fine
It is a drug for the wealthy. It should honestly be legal. Alcohol is far worse anyway.
He’s the last man standing now
Buzz Lightyear: I don't understand. Why did my movie fail?
Woody: Because, YOU ARE A TOOOOOOOYYY!!!!
No, because Buzz already had a solo movie called Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command : The Adventure Begins, and Tim Allen was in it. 😂
Lol
It's nice to know that WhatCulture can let us know it definitively had nothing to do with politics.
It had all to do with politics.
@@dragonitematero think he was being sarcastic lol
@@dragonitematero Also a major reason Solo didn't do as well as it could have.
It’s funny how long it takes to explain something when you’re trying to work around obvious answers.
@@mchammer5592 Yep, people are scared of Gay people.
A lot of reviewers who are critics are a bit harsh. I just saw it and I really liked Lightyear! In general audience reviews at least 50 percent of audience enjoyed it.
Great animation, and decent enough story, okay characters with motivations and good enough
conclusion. It was fine.
Same to me, but...i dunno ugh
Agreed!
I thought it was good too!! I don’t get the harsh reviews lol
@@sling0824 probably because it just take the name buzz lightyear and use a well known character to make some cheap story. If they keep the story but just don't use buzz lightyear as a character then the audience will probably forget about it before making any harsh comment.
Same! I was enjoyed this movie too.
I gave 8/10.
Really confused with peoples that criticised this animation movie like it was really really bad.
What is bad is a Lightyear movie could have worked if they made it a fun colorful 90s style sci-fi adventure. But instead we got a grounded realistic depressing movie with a story that was too modern for a 90s movie, making it feel more like Interstellar and Annihilation.
Ok many problems, tim allen fired, trying to insert woke culture into kids movie when most of the parents don’t agree to it that was stupid and Chris evans alienating the people with reservations another huge mistake
Disney continues to politicize their content. These failure will continue until they recommit to good storytelling and writing, instead of political messaging.
It's not political, though.
@@googamp32 It has 9 VERY left leaning political scenes
No, YOU are politicizing it...
@@Hatoffrogs in case you didn't know, it's a stated mission of Disney's to push "progressive" crap in all of their movies, so it most definitely isn't the audience politicising it, it's the moviemakers themselves. They lack the subtlety of truly good moviemakers to incorporate a message into their movie. Now it's obvious that were being told to think a certain way to be morally correct, when it's clearly a leftist position alone rather than a general positive sentiment we all have.
@@Hatoffrogs my guy literally went with "no u"🤣
This what happens when you try to virtue signal instead of trying to make good entertainment
Corporate wisdom never learns.
“Corporate wisdom” feels like an oxymoron at this point, but I’m sure you implied that.
And then there's "The Kiss", which has stuck in the throat of many viewers like a fork swallowed sideways and made many viewers not even consider seeing the film no matter where it's being shown.
In Malaysia, we don't even have the privilege to watch since the movie was banned because of the kiss. Disney don't want to cut the scene, so they have to ban. So, they totally loss our views. 😂 Some people don't care about the scene. If they just cut that scene, it will be win2 in most muslim country.
And the kiss lasted like .1 seconds lol
@@IlikepurpleXP 1 second too long 😂
@@IlikepurpleXP it’s a kids movie that should never happen you imbecile
I h3ard that and I couldn't even watch it tbh.
This is very simple. If the first thing a company wants you to know about their movie aimed at kids is that two animated women kiss, then you have lost the plot.
but same sex kisses happen all the time in movies. and fact is KIDS don't care about race, sexuality or anything like, only dumb parents do.
@@joedatius That moment, as small as it was, made millions of kids feel a little less alone, and it was another step towards a better world.
This movie bombed specifically because of Top Gun and Jurassic World. Here in the states, it opened on Father's Day weekend. I'm sure most dads still wanted to see Top Gun. The ones that didn't, took their kids to see Jurassic World. I would also guess any normal 10-12 year old would consider this a "baby movie" and would want to go see a movie about killer dinosaurs instead.
Obviously, Evans ridiculing a large portion of the fan base didn't help either. He along with the rest of his ilk always fall back on the easy, and wrong, "phobic" argument. Instead of just realizing its simply fatigue from getting preached to all the time. But that would put the fault on them, and of course, that can't be possible.
I mean a lot of it is also parents not wanting their kids to be introduced to this garbage by a cartoon
Way to ignore the Elephant 🐘 in the Room.
Exactly what I said.
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I've never witnessed such a feat of verbal gymnastics and Copium as this Video.
I think zurg being buzz’s father is more of a pop culture reference than actual canon
WhatCulture declaring "Why Lightyear Failed" fails themselves to understand that they don't speak for the entire cinematic audience. The story was meh at best, the flow was dreadfully bad and the clear attempts at inclusion of "social justice" style issues just flat out turned people off. People tend to go to movies to escape reality and be entertained. This film failed on those 2 fronts in a colossal fashion. Include the fact that the entire Toy Story franchise is targeted to children, and they almost never care for a "backstory" storyline, the trifecta was complete in it's failure.
You typed a novel of bullzhit, you don't speak for everyone cause there are people who liked the movie besides you incel neckbeards complaining about inclusion and social justice, this film obviously isn't for you and your ilk, cry harder, enbread.
What "social justice" issues, pray tell?
@@3vergiven you already know, but you want an argument.
@@3vergiven He has issues with being an idiot
I agree but this is were butthurt woke go to make excuses for their failures so.....
Andys favorite movie. Translations: “This character that we made up liked it so you should like it too”
This isn't the movie Andy would have watched. Woke rubbish. Just ignore the pink elephant in the room why don't you?
If anything, Andy would've watched the buzz lightyear of star command TV series.
The one element you didn’t mention is that there was an added element that isn’t totally accepted by the wider world. Most countries have band this movie. That maybe the largest factor that you didn’t mention.
Wrong again
So 14 countries, mostly in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, is most countries, eh? Wasn't banned in China, or all of Europe, or Latin America. I think the reason they didn't mention it is because it WASN'T banned in MOST COUNTRIES.
@@haggus71 Exactly
@@pilot8220 he's actually absolutely right
@@theniceguy7824 No hes absolutely wrong
I just went to see this movie with my dad
And yet there was (except me and dad)
Nobody in the cinema room.
So we had the room all to ourselves.
I went today with my kids and we were the only ones in the theatre
Failed cos of the THE MESSAGE
Because, well… there’s a lot of ways one can go broke, and then there’s a definitive recipe that this one followed. And people caught on prior to the premiere.
@Gibran Camus Suicide Squad (2016) just fails at being a movie, it's literally a mess.
*The amount of people in this comment section getting pissed about having even a slight amount of lgbt rep has the same energy as white people getting pissed about black people first started being allowed in media..*
I watched it and it was alright, but I would've preferred it more action-based with the bugs as the main threat. Starship Troopers with a Lightyear skin.
That's what I was actually thinking the plot to me just did not make much sense for a space adventure. I wanted it to be more like Star command rather than a time travel story that to me was boring and didn't make much sense.
Lightyear truly has to be one of the films released in 2022 so far. Chris Evans did a job playing Buzz Lightyear and the action was in the film. The film has storytelling and the CGI was animated. The side characters were along with Buzz Lightyear and the villain was a bad guy. The jokes were sentences. This film really is one of the films of all time, if not the last decade.
I know I’ll get harassed for literally disagreeing with their opinion. But I really agree
Lightyear sweep
No Tim Allen is better
This comment is one one of the cringe in 2022 so far. You did a good job playing corny and the cheezy lines was in this comment.
@@lazerbeamAndCo Made me chuckle, thumbs up, well done, keep up the funny sass, simple as.
You didn't even mention "the kiss" which got the film banned in lots of countries. It was a completely unnecessary element which added nothing to the story; but pulled the audience from a fantasy animated movie into real world woke gender politics.
Can't help but feel he PURPOSEFULLY Omitted that OBVIOUS Fact....
Gay people existing is not woke gender politics, you’re just a snowflake :( hate to break it to you
It failed because it went up against Top Gun, we all know that part. We've heard endless and boring analysis on at least THREE videos, ONE OF WHICH won't ALLOW comments and I THINK it's because of what I'm about to say NOW: LIGHTYEAR FAILED because Disney is WOKE. Everyone knows this. Besides, why pay for what you can see soon enough on another Disney PAY channel and get a pile of kids and parents to watch at once? Besides, Disney is WOKE. No one is paying $14 a ticket to see a cartoon. Besides, Disney is WOKE. I realize that some don't want to tackle that obvious question, you know, the fact that Disney is WOKE? But it's true. Lot's of parents are reacting to that fact....you know, that Disney is WOKE? Or perhaps they realize the latent, kinky sexuality and racism inherent in racist Walt's original fare? Or is it merely the fact that Disney is Woke? I think they should have "WOKE UP" a long time ago and stop all that, but maybe a kick in the piggy bank is the best way to stop this. Stop what? The fact that Disney is WOKE! LOL.
It could be all of those things that you mentioned or it could be the fact that Disney is getting so caught up in pushing woke identity politics and checking off unnecessary diversity boxes that they're forgetting to make decent content. Just a thought.
Or.... it could be ALL those things mentioned in the video AND this... doesn't have to be an "or"
I'm not anti LGBT but this should Not be in a "family friendly" movie. I was shocked and upset young kids are now gonna think 2 women CAN have kids biological.
The top grossing media of all time is leftist.
@@Dronkey64 aw, it made you upset?? Aww thats so sad to hear that a movie made you “upset”… well don’t worry, Disney is only gonna keep on making more movies and they’ll keep making Billions Of Dollars while doing it, so get ready to cry some more 💧☕️
@@Dronkey64 Wait...is that actually a thing that happens in the movie? Are they just ignoring basic biology altogether now?
I guess nobody's gonna mention the elephant in the room.
“Get Woke Go Broke”
No one's gunna, knowing that it's a contributing factor for its failure.
The Message!
People don't genuinely think that the movie failed before of a two-second kiss, right?
I think it's both hilarious and telling that this movie would generate a "vitriolic" response because it didn't follow eatablished canon.
People LOVED Toy Story..... I loved all 4 films.
I have absolutely no interest in seeing this one, not because there's a gay kiss and canon breaks, but because they recast Tim Allen and that's just a moronic idiotic decision from an artistic AND business point of view. It's also because he's a conservative and these people are bigots against his political and religious views.
They never would have recast Tom Hanks!
I was actually really excited to see this scenario, and I grew up with thr original Toystory. It looked like a unique and realistic re-imagining to me. And it is, in some ways. I didn't hate it, but I think the issues it has are more due to the writing, dry tone, and characterization. There were some things I genuinly liked about the film (the cat 100%), but whatever elements did make the film feel compelling only felt like it met us half-way, never fully
@@colliric If Disney wanted to blacklist Tim Allen because of his political views, then surely they would have already done so in 2019, when they were making Toy Story 4. And surely they would not be working with him on the upcoming Santa Clause mini series.
@@JohnHazenhousen John Lassiter remained in charge of Pixar when that film was made. And not everyone in the company is woke. Just alot of management.
Solo was a character who already had an arc. They needed to make the Lando movie instead.
Lightyear had nothing to do with Toy Story.
I've thought that since watching Solo. I actually enjoyed Solo specifically for the Lando scenes we received from it. I didn't really think of it in the terms of Solo already having an arc, but you're right. That's a major reason for it.
Not if he's a "pan sexual" 🤣
Where's the problem for it not having nothing to do with Toystory? There was already a backstory for the toy.
This editorial should have lead with the big dinosaurs and fighter jets in the room. 🤷
As Josh EVENTUALLY stated, JWD is pretty much a license to print money, and TG Maverick is heralded as the best movie of 2022 so far.
Well that makes it even worse, because Disney picked that date, believing that they could beat their competition.
Man, don't treat the viewers like fools, we all know the main reason for the failure
WhatCulture should give viewers the same respect Disney gives to its audience.
Like I’m fine with gay and Les but why do they have to include it in everything now. Even with race, I’m half Asian and i saw a hockey commercial with an Asian and black kid playing hockey lol. I play hockey because my dad is Canadian and got me into it but as half Asian why don’t they have just normal Canadian kids playing
@@gavinrector6505
What exactly do you mean by “normal Canadian kids”?
@@DTheAustralian I just mean like Canadian kids playing hockey in a comercial instead of asians like me or Indians playing that make no sense. Just saying everything has to be inclusive now
@@gavinrector6505
You’re aware that Asian-Canadians are still Canadian, right? Hell, if you’re talking “normal Canadians”, wouldn’t that mean native Canadians?
Or maybe a lot of mom and dad families heard about the guy couple kissing scene that wasn't necessary for the plot of the movie. Some families don't want their kids to be WOKE.
People are tired of them pushing that shit on us every chance they get
Two women*
@@XpoopinyofaceXz but men can be women, and vice versa...so does it really matter? no one wants this woke garbage except a small minority
Sorry auto correct…. Should have said gay couple
1) The trailer, as far as I can recall, gave no hint of any central conflict, therefore no reason to see the movie. Just a general sense that it featured Buzz, a friend of his, and a robot cat. 2) I’m fine with a same-sex kiss, but either this movie was released in 1995 or it has a same-sex kiss in it; you can’t have both. 3) Buzz in “Toy Story” clearly has a 1950’s vibe, as does Woody. Even for viewers unfamiliar with the period, the updating probably feels jarring.
It could be because the villain is confusing and something of a betrayal. They out thought themselves on that one.
@@exhaustguy And Pixar has made an art of telling good stories without villains (“Soul”, “Inside Out”).There was ZERO reason to do what they did. Dollars to donuts it was the marketing department’s fault, not the writers’.
Regarding point 2, it's not like gay people didn't exist in 1995. Gay rights were being fought for hard, I could see a movie (even a kids movie) from the mid-90s being daring and doing that.
It’s kinda crazy when you think about it, The Buzz that becomes Zurg is kinda like Toy Buzz when he’s first introduced, all about the mission. The buzz we end with is like Toy Buzz when he realizes he’s a toy, starts caring about others and lives in the present. Just something I noticed after just watching it.
I feel like there's something left off the list... 🤔
things that make you go hmm. Yes respectfully this evaluation is incomplete.
Yep - it pushed a woke agenda in a supposed children’s movie. No thank you - I don’t need you teaching my kids. I shouldn’t have to pre-screen a kids movie to make sure it is ok. If there is any doubt to its content I will pass - thank you very much, but no.
Yeah, Woody and Buzz didn’t open mouth kiss at the end. Obviously.
@@RandyA7 what’s not ok abt it? Would you be this distraught if it were a straight couple? Kids don’t even care, they’re curious and will ask a question or two, but ultimately don’t care
@@RandyA7 another thing to add is that before this movie came out, they had three Toy Story sequels so by the time they came out with this movie, people were burnout already by the franchise.
Stop being naive. You know damn well the real reason why this movie failed. The kiss. Explain why The Rise of Gru did so well if animation is struggling.
It was woke as hell, and the main actor was disrespect as hell to the audience.
Ikr
Why did buzz assume the gender of Hawthornes engagement partner?
Woke is the reason it failed, nothing more.
@@HamChex I think he already knew she's lesbian.
there's a huge difference between nostalgia pandering and taking old concepts and doing something new with them....
Zurg is from an alternate timeline, not an alternate dimension. Zurg's fuel crystal didn't have enough energy to return him all the way to when The Turnip was marooned. He was only able to go back shortly before Buzz's 100% success test return.
It's like in the climax of the first Back To The Future movie when Marty went back 10 minutes early to 1985 and was able to see his past self.
You my friend are a true fan!🤩🤩🤩
Whether or not kids enjoy or understand "heady" movies, real depends on the parents. I exposed my kids to brainy topic at as young of an age as I thought they could handle. In fact, my daughter was teaching her friends about black holes and time dilation at 12yrs old. So, before they were even in their teens, they were enjoying and mostly understanding movies like Gattaca, K-PAX, Interstellar and Arrival (with Amy Adams). Those are some of their favorite movies. Kids are capable of so much more than we realize.
I am so often amazed by my kids, I’m an engineer and designer, I once challenged my daughter to find one thing in a room that wasn’t designed. She said “me”. She got me with a child’s sound ability to be logical and objective. I was once again impressed. She was 7 😂
Oh wow you guys are so cool. I will try to raise my children this way too when I have them.
I'm currently a medical student and I like to imagine my five year old learning human anatomy. I just have to make it sound interesting, I guess
@@Burtronic you guys have inspired me haha I'm gonna ask my 6 year old the same thing tomorrow during dinner !
@@Burtronic And yet I could say: Yes you were designed too. By nature and everything happens for a reason and a purpose.
Wow! So kids would enjoy it if we taught them time travel and black holes? What?! So kids who don't enjoy this movie don't understand space? WHAT?! WOW! Are you looking for an" OMG! YOUR SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON " 👏 Get over yourself! My kids love Gattaca and find this movie BORING 😴
This movie is supposedly targeted for kids, yet, most of the film promotion I remember focused on LGTB inclusion. I am sorry, in real life, kids are not interested on those topics.
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It’s a crying shame because I really enjoyed it. Everyone who worked on it should be commended.
The work was spot on. PIXAR is an artistic giant. The problem was storytelling. Your work is only as strong as it's weakest point.
As a parent and a disney+ subscriber I thought this movie was coming out on disney+. I don't know if Turning Red was even in theaters for example. I never once considered going to a theater to see this movie (lightyear) and I feel like this is a common thing. Disney's advertising should have done a better job of making it known that you needed to go see this in theaters.
While there are a multitude of little factors that contribute to people not going out of their way to see this movie I think they only fuel the impulse to wait to watch it on streaming rather than serve as a commentary on the film itself.
This is a much more sensible and realistic reason as to why the movie "failed".
Turning Red was Disney+ exclusive. As was Luca and Soul due to the pandemic. The last 3 Pixar films over the last 3 years found their initial released on Disney+. A lot of parents probably thought the same thing would happen with Lightyear.
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It could also be parents don't want to explain some of the things these movies tend to have brought in unnecessary. People wanted this movie, they just handled it awfully. It feels like you guys tiptoed this review somewhat.
Tiptoing for sure!
Well yeah, this is mainstream UA-cam entertainment
It could also be that you're terrified of women kissing.
@@Peasham I love women kissing thank you 😝 no seriously kissing isn't scary it's explaining to your kids how two moms have kids. It's just a convo most aren't ready to have after a kids movie
@@tylerayscue Ah, so you've never watched media with them with straight couples included?
I always feel Zurg being Buzz's father was just a joke since in the TV show Zurg said it to throw Buzz off guard
I thought it was just a star wars reference
@@davidecolucci6260 it was
I got the impression there were references to Aliens in lightyear! Interesting considering Disney acquired the rights.
You’re ignoring the real reason it failed, Disney is pushing woke messaging on kids and parents disagree with all of that, so they won’t take their kids to see the movie. This is a good sign that America still has good morals and principles
Wtf you did even mention the MAIN reason.
So, you're going to COMPLETELY IGNORE the fact that a lot of us didn't go because of the lesbian couple/kiss??
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I feel like they are trying to add scenes like those so that the critics and stuff say “oh woah this movie has a gay kiss scene this must mean parents will like this movie more”
Because that alone doesn't mean jack shit when other movies with same-sex relationships are making over a billion dollars at the box office.
They were sitting on a gold mine and they pissed it all away!!!
"THE MESSAGE"! That's why it FAILED!
Or it just wasn't a good movie. Simple as that.
I had to give this review a thumbs down buddy. The reason it failed is because it’s a child’s movie and adults don’t want their kids to watch same sex relations in a child’s movie. You go woke, you go broke.
So basically it failed bc y’all are sensitive and throw tantrums over a one second kiss
I think Disney missed the important point in Toy Story "You are a toy!"
Wow! Can we call you Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire? Because you are a great tap dancer. The reason why the Lightyear movie flopped was because of the gay stuff that was interjected at the last second. Multiple sources said that this film was expected to earn between 130 and 150 million dollars on its initial weekend showing before release. However, because of the gay stuff interjected into the film at the last second, along with a lesbian kiss, the film was immediately banned from multiple jurisdictions. Mainly the Middle East and China.
And because of this, the film only earned about a third of the expected box office receipts. And to add insult to injury, when the film was first pitched, the lesbian stuff was not a part of the narrative. As to why it was interjected at the last second? There are individuals inside Pixar, and the larger Disney entity was triggered by recent events, namely the anti-grooming laws in Florida.
Thus, some individuals at Disney felt they had to make some kind of passive-aggressive statement to show the gay community that they were on their side. Therefore they applied that gay scene to the movie at the last second. But in doing so, they hurt the film's chances to fulfill the original predictions of its box office intake. Or, in other words, get woke, go broke. (⊙︿⊙✿)
🙌 Perfectly said!
This comment needs every like it can get
Word Perfetion.
Forgot THE biggest reason… the kiss… and I’m very happy it flopped.
Care to tell the class why?
I agree with you, however in my mind what Andy saw in theatres was "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" and this movie is a early 2000"s reboot of the show, the muted colors and general demeanor of the film doesn't gel with toy line in the Toy Story movie (and if it is in the same line then "Where is Sox?" that's the one thing in the movie that cries out for a toy and where is it in Toy Story?
Probably the whole two lesbians having a kid scene was weird enough. I'm sorry but children don't need to be learning that kinda shit. It was so forced and cringey too.
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Gee i wonder what happens when you call the people that consume your products Idiots. Its almost as if calling people idiots would make them say screw it I'm not watching it.
Woody: YOU ARE A TOY!!!!!!
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You forgot to say it was banned in 14 countries including Russia and the whole Middle East (the movie deserves the fail)
Why does it deserve to fail....
@@matthoward7645 Because scary rainbow person 😂
@@matthoward7645 not respecting people's beliefs and values.
@@lefloch9983 sure thing, bootleg Chris Evans.😂
Because when you get your movie into another country, you must respect their laws and religion, when i travel and come to the US for example, i respect their open mind lifestyle, why doesn't the opposite happen, in Doctor Strange 2 it was a small scene that had no effect on the plot, but disney refused to cut it.
I feel like I was just mansplained to….. by a man who was too afraid to address any political issues.
Tim allen and the toy story fans (including me) are throwing hands at disney rn
Yea I’m sure it has nothing to do with the kiss
I think also the fact that it was released on Father's Day weekend was a WILD oversight: dads want to see Dinos and Jets, not the latest animated movie with their kids, haha.
I think inflation + streaming are the one-two punch that killed it for Lightyear, but I think this movie would've faired better (maybe $80m?) if released over a more family-friendly weekend like July 4 or even in Aug so parents can try to "beat the heat" for a few hours.
The good dads would have. Nothing made me happier on father's day than to make my kids happy.
@@craigh5236 I'm glad! :D I wasn't offering a personal anecdote or pos/neg opinion, just trying to add in another reason for the possibility of it not doing well.
Inflation. Exactly. WhatCulture touched on it lightly but, that along with a host of other reasons they did mention - when it comes down to cutting something out of the family budget BECAUSE of current inflation/fuel prices, you will eliminate going to see the movie that failed to market itself correctly, no one asked for, didn't follow canon, etc etc etc.
Not so sure about this. Weekend box office take is usually garnered from Fridays and Saturdays, and Father's Day was on a Sunday. If people really wanted to see it they would have gone on Friday or Saturday
Lol it was pure trash.
Any good dad would stay home and watch the original toy story
Zurg not being Buzz's dad made me cry, i couldnt handle them killing my childhood
I can't specifcally remember anyone asking for a standalone Buzz Lightyear film. Or a Toy Story 4 to that fact. Tagged on a trilogy I'd call "perfect."
“Nobody asked for” is the dumbest argument ever. You could say the same for the vast majority of beloved movies, TV shows and books. Nobody asked for Back to the Future, nobody asked for Inception, nobody asked for Star Wars, nobody asked for Alien.
Toy story 4 sucked. Ruined the entire dynamic set up by the first three movies. We will never leave each other guys, leaves each other.
@@re1010 Funny how you and Selina are to moronic to see he's talking about a fourth sequel and not the starting of a franchise like the ones you two listed. Yes there is a difference.
@@selina6408 But when it's in reference to a spin off it's different. Your examples include original films. This movie is a spin-off of Toy Story, not an original concept. For example, you might want to see something in the Star Wars "universe" but it's pretty damn likely that it isn't a 6 episode miniseries of Dexter Jettster running Dex's Diner. That's not to say that it couldn't be something that people like and say "I never thought I'd want to see that" but the initial interest in the project will likely be low because it's something nobody asked for.
Lucasfilm could make the next Star Wars trilogy or a miniseries Mace Windu living as an anti-hero on the lower levels of Coruscant, but instead we get Dexter Jettster. In this case there is a lot fans of Toy Story would like to see. A continuation of the main series, a spin-off of another group of toys with the same creative concepts, a Woody's Round-Up movie, a movie like the Indian and the Cupboard but within the Toy Story universe, but instead they choose to go with a Buzz Light-year movie explaining the in-universe story of Buzz (again as Disney has done it already).
SO that argument is perfectly valid, and likely did attribute to the reason it flopped. I for one didn't go to the theater because of Jurassic World and because I just am not interested in watching a Buzz Light-year movie.
There first “f*ck up” was not using Tim Allen
My dad leaving me is as fast as lightyear.
This is not a family friendly film. That is why families didn't go.
It’s rated PG, that’s family friendly.
@@joncohen1470 Jaws is rated PG, ya newt!
Tim Allen is Buzz lightyear just like Harrison Ford is Han Solo. Once they said Chris Evans was doing buzz I was out.
It's also woke. People are getting sick of that no matter how much you deny it.
Lol Toy Story had Buzz literally cross dressing. Get out of here.
@@joncohen1470 if you think buzz lightyear dressing up as a girl played for laughs is a woke lgbt moment u must be smooth brained
@@joncohen1470 Redditor moment
The kiss did it.
Wrong.
I thought it failed because of a gay kiss that didn’t even matter