[Prudence]

I don't think this movie is some sort of death knell for Disney animation. We know that there have been problems created by previous administrations, as it were. I'm hopeful that the tinkering done here before release of this movie made a few improvements, and that further improvements will be seen in later releases.

I think that there should be low expectations for this movie, based on the circumstances under which it was created. I think it's a good sign that in the short time that has elapsed since Lasseter came on board there was a quality increase between Chicken Little and Meet the Robinsons. No, it wasn't a Little Mermaid-like animation re-awakening.

But I enjoyed myself. It didn't rely on poop jokes for laughs, there were some good funny-for-adults moments, I liked seeing the "vintage" 3D short in the beginning (there's something I wish they'd continue with future new releases), and there were several really spiffy animation moments. It wasn't excellent, but it wasn't icky or mediocre, either. Given the circumstances, and they are the circumstances we have, not the circumstances we'd like to have, it was good.

What I'll be more interested in is the next movie. Does it meet the standards the resident curmudgeons associate with the Disney name? Or is it merely okay?