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* At its time of release, ''[[Yellow Submarine]]''. An animated film for adults, released at the highest point of the [[Animation Age Ghetto]] in the 1960's. It became later [[Vindicated by History]], as the film was eventually deemed to be appropriate for children [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|since it doesn't contain the usual type of objectionable content]], and then when it became acceptable for adults to watch animation. |
* At its time of release, ''[[Yellow Submarine]]''. An animated film for adults, released at the highest point of the [[Animation Age Ghetto]] in the 1960's. It became later [[Vindicated by History]], as the film was eventually deemed to be appropriate for children [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|since it doesn't contain the usual type of objectionable content]], and then when it became acceptable for adults to watch animation. |
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* ''Foodfight!''. A children's film whose plot could be described as "an homage to '' [[Casablanca]]'' but [[Toilet Humour|with fart jokes]], starring [[Mascot|company mascots]]". And that's before the eye-gouging art style and their [[Troubled Production|troubled backstory]] comes out to light. |
* ''Foodfight!''. A children's film whose plot could be described as "an homage to '' [[Casablanca]]'' but [[Toilet Humour|with fart jokes]], starring [[Mascot|company mascots]]". And that's before the eye-gouging art style and their [[Troubled Production|troubled backstory]] comes out to light. |
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* A mix of this trope and being [[Screwed By the Studio]] is what doomed ''[[Frankenweenie]]'' in 2012's Fall season. A child comedy about death and reanimation, filmed in black and white stop-motion, and topped by a violent climax is a tough sell with current families. Then it was sandwiched in the release calendar between ''Hotel Transylvania'', which as the most accessible one got most of the public, and the similarly quirky but sightly less alienating ''[[ParaNorman]]'', who due to having released first (and being an actual original story and not a remake of an early short) got the main share of critical praise. |
* A mix of this trope and being [[Screwed By the Studio]] is what doomed ''[[Frankenweenie]]'' in 2012's Fall season. A child comedy about death and reanimation, filmed in black and white stop-motion, and topped by a violent climax is a tough sell with current families. Then it was sandwiched in the release calendar between ''[[Hotel Transylvania (film)|Hotel Transylvania]]'', which as the most accessible one got most of the public, and the similarly quirky but sightly less alienating ''[[ParaNorman]]'', who due to having released first (and being an actual original story and not a remake of an early short) got the main share of critical praise. |
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* Before release, ''Sausage Party'' was seen as this: an R-rated CGI-animated film starring [[Anthropomorphic Food]], full of raunchiness, crude jokes, offensive stereotypes, and inappropriate visual puns. It became a critical and commercial success, unexpectedly. |
* Before release, ''Sausage Party'' was seen as this: an R-rated CGI-animated film starring [[Anthropomorphic Food]], full of raunchiness, crude jokes, offensive stereotypes, and inappropriate visual puns. It became a critical and commercial success, unexpectedly. |
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* ''The Emoji Movie''. A film about the smiley face symbols you use when you text from your cellphone. This concept could have worked, had Sony Animation (the studio that made it) not filled the story with assloads of [[Product Placement]], a [[Cliche Storm]] that could sustain the whole [[Animation Age Ghetto]] for decades by itself, an absolute [[Critical Research Failure]] on its main subject, and a profound contempt towards its stated public. |
* ''The Emoji Movie''. A film about the smiley face symbols you use when you text from your cellphone. This concept could have worked, had Sony Animation (the studio that made it) not filled the story with assloads of [[Product Placement]], a [[Cliche Storm]] that could sustain the whole [[Animation Age Ghetto]] for decades by itself, an absolute [[Critical Research Failure]] on its main subject, and a profound contempt towards its stated public. |
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* ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls'', the [[High School AU]] for ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' had [[Peripheral Demographic|bronies]] foaming before the premiere. The mere concept irked them due to both being |
* ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls'', the [[High School AU]] for ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' had [[Peripheral Demographic|bronies]] foaming before the premiere. The mere concept irked them due to both being a "Human AU" and going against the spirit of the original producer Lauren Faust's plans for the show. People have since warmed to it and the concept, but the [[Broken Base]] remains. Furthering it was when a sequel, ''Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks'' was announced, reviving the controversy yet again, only to ease it when it proved to be a [[Surprisingly Improved Sequel]]. |
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* The double whammy of ''[[Titanic: The Legend Goes On]]'' and ''[[The Legend of the Titanic]]''. Because the only thing more baffling that one Italian producer thinking "well, what better idea for a kiddie film that ripping off [[Titanic|that movie about the most famous sinking in history]]?" and going ahead with such a plan is that ''two'' Italian producers independently had the same idea and went ahead accordingly. |
* The double whammy of ''[[Titanic: The Legend Goes On]]'' and ''[[The Legend of the Titanic]]''. Because the only thing more baffling that one Italian producer thinking "well, what better idea for a kiddie film that ripping off [[Titanic|that movie about the most famous sinking in history]]?" and going ahead with such a plan is that ''two'' Italian producers independently had the same idea and went ahead accordingly. |
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