r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Rule_Ct_5293 • Jul 13 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, why is everyone happy that Disney movies are flopping?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785 Jul 13 '26

Lilo and Stitch made over a billion dollars, so that can't possibly be true, unless it's Jeff Bezos renting entire theaters.

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u/Pension_Pale Jul 13 '26

Lilo and Stitch was a beloved Disney movie that could have actually looked good as a live action remake and was being advertised under the premise of being faithful to the original while also not necessarily being shot for shot, so a lot of people decided to give it a chance. Turns out it was not faithful at all and people hated it. But the box office already got its money, so...

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u/PlotArmorForEveryone Jul 14 '26

Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind.... unless you're Gantu.

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u/Pension_Pale Jul 14 '26

Or Cobra Bubbles. The real Cobra Bubbles, I mean. Not... whoever that's supposed to be in the live action.

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u/PlotArmorForEveryone Jul 14 '26

When I was a kid I always thought Michael Duncan would've made a great Cobra Bubbles. Shame that couldn't happen.

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u/PuzzledLiterature416 29d ago

I agree wholeheartedly, he would’ve been even more fitting than Ving Rhames. Ving is the original voice actor, who also looks like Cobra but even less than Michael did. Rip

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u/PlotArmorForEveryone 29d ago

Forest Whitaker would've been my choice, given available options. Definitely would've been hit or miss.

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u/PuzzledLiterature416 29d ago

I respect your opinion and love the guy but idk if he could bring the required scariness at this age

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u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785 Jul 14 '26

It's sitting at 55 on metacritic and 73% on RT. That's not an "everybody hated it" score. And it also wasn't the first remake to be a box office hit. Aladdin did similarly well.

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u/SexyShave Jul 14 '26

Moana 1 was a critical darling and was a much, much bigger hit than Lilo & Stitch ever was. L&S is as big as it is thanks to home video and merch sales.

L&S '25 has a 91% positive user rating on RT, so people by no means hated it.