Widely considered one of Disney's more underrated films, Treasure Planet is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel Treasure Island - but set in space, with robots and shape-shifters to boot. While it didn't do well on its initial release, its animation style had a special touch, setting hand-drawn 2D traditional animation atop 3D computer animation. 20 years on, we look back at this film and see if critics and audiences got it wrong at the time.

<p>Widely considered one of Disney's more underrated films, Treasure Planet is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel Treasure Island - but set in space, with robots and shape-shifters to boot. While it didn't do well on its initial release, its animation style had a special touch, setting hand-drawn 2D traditional animation atop 3D computer animation. 20 years on, we look back at this film and see if critics and audiences got it wrong at the time.</p>

Talking apes and Jedi Knights are cool, but how do they impact Hollywood as a whole? That's the kind of stuff we talk about on Popcorn Culture - a mixed-bag-exploration of the movies, TV shows, and pop culture buzz that we love, as well as the ones we love (slightly) less.

<p>Talking apes and Jedi Knights are cool, but how do they impact Hollywood as a whole? That's the kind of stuff we talk about on Popcorn Culture - a mixed-bag-exploration of the movies, TV shows, and pop culture buzz that we love, as well as the ones we love (slightly) less.</p>

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