WWTD 056 - Treasure Planet: Reverse Anachronistic

There's an old saying that you shouldn't mess with the classics. In one of the strangest twists Vicky, Nolan and Jill have come across in the Disney movies we've watched so far, Treasure Planet doesn't mess with a classic enough. The idea essentially starts and stops with "it's Treasure Island in space!" So instead of the ocean Jim Hawkins and John Silver are sailing among the stars, but they're still doing it in a colonial-era ship, wearing colonial-era clothing, and in search of treasure that is largely comprised of gold coins in colonial-era treasure chests. Considering this is an idea steadfastly pitched repeatedly over the years by two of the most creative directors to work in Disney animation, it's shockingly ill-conceived. It's disappointing, to say the least, but given this film is also one of Disney's biggest box office disasters, we can at least rest easy knowing we're not the only ones disappointed in it.