16. Treasure Planet

2020-03-09

2002. It was a different time. Treasure Island? Pff! Forget that, it's a whole damn PLANET, mate! Joseph Gordon Levitt was hot stuff, fresh off 3rd Rock From The Sun and about to carve out his career as a serious actor, what better teen to take on the iconic role of Jim Hawkins. Disney was... well, struggling but there was great innovation to be made playing with 2D and 3D animation, did they crack it this time? How long did they spend on human characters or were they just having the time of their...

2002. It was a different time. Treasure Island? Pff! Forget that, it's a whole damn PLANET, mate!

Joseph Gordon Levitt was hot stuff, fresh off 3rd Rock From The Sun and about to carve out his career as a serious actor, what better teen to take on the iconic role of Jim Hawkins.

Disney was... well, struggling but there was great innovation to be made playing with 2D and 3D animation, did they crack it this time? How long did they spend on human characters or were they just having the time of their life making some dope space aliens?

A distant memory in James' childhood, did this Planet stand the test of time or was this not Treasure but trash?

Find out on this week's Mixed Bag...

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