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Never saw either.
And it doesn't depend on the musical aspect, it depends on what's around the music.
edited 22nd Jun '12 12:48:39 PM by Enzeru
Musical numbers work as long as they aren't overdone and sappy and there aren't too many of them.
Disney has a talent for making villains break into musical numbers adding to their villainy and sense of threat instead of diminishing them, I'll give them that. As a matter of fact, the best Disney villains are usually those who have a Villain Song (Frollo, Scar, Gaston) over those who don't.
edited 22nd Jun '12 3:25:46 PM by NapoleonDeCheese
My issue was that there wasn't enough focus on Prince Phillip. I liked that there was humorous moments between him and his horse but he was still a little flat. Honestly I think it was because they decided to use the two kings as the comic relief.
Don't get me wrong though, I really like the movie. I actually prefer it over both Snow White and Cinderella.
- Sneaking up on Snow White to finish her song for her.
- That pimpin' hat.
Another head to head about musical vs. non-musical would be to compare Mulan vs. Lilo & Stitch. If Nani Pelekai had her own musical number about meeting her own dream girl (preferably in a shower scene) then I'd find the two movies to be about equal. Instead we get Elvis.
"Show us the Galaxy Warp."
Eat less Cuban children.
...what?
We need a Disney musical about Che Guevara.
Would have liked to've seen what Bill Tytla (Night on Bald Mountain from Fantasia, among other things) could have done with The Hobbit.
^^^^ Well, Lilo and Stitch had vocal songs, they just weren't sung by the characters and were more thematic and/or setting music. Though He Mele No Lilo is arguably both.
My personal favorite is still Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
though. I hate how my laptops speakers make unable to hear the bass and backing tones/depth unless I wear headphones...
And funnily enough, Lilo and Stitch and Mulan have a similar feel for me, in that the sound and personality of the music is such that I would pay good, good money for an instrumental of either. A lot of Disney movies and musicals are like that, actually - I love the vocal versions, but for many songs I feel like I'd also really love to hear the instrumentals of the tunes as well, though Mulan is the movie that gives me that impression the most.
edited 22nd Jun '12 10:03:56 PM by KnownUnknown
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Show of hands, who prefers the non-musical version of Phineas and Ferb's Rollercoster? This is an excellent test as the two versions differ only in that one respect.
"Show us the Galaxy Warp."