History YMMV / Maleficent

* InternetBackdraft: The official synopsis garnered a... less-than-enthusiastic response from the fans of ''Theatre/{{Wicked}},'' ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' itself:

** SerialNumbersFiledOff: [[SarcasmMode Sure, Disney, that sounds totally original.]] Although the similarities to Elphaba are most likely because 1) the Broadway version of ''{{Theatre/Wicked}}'' is still wildly popular and the film rights are owned by Universal, and 2) ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' kind of boxed Disney into a corner.
* {{Narm}}: The trailer's dialogue where Maleficent tells Aurora that if she emerges from the shadows, "then you'll be afraid". While there's no doubt her powers are to be feared, Maleficent as played by Angelina Jolie does not inspire terror by physical appearance.
** Various child actresses and five of Jolie's six children [[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/03/05/angelina-jolie-vivienne-maleficent-photo/ disagree.]]

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Fans were less than impressed that [[CardCarryingVillain Maleficent]] was changed on the lines of a misunderstood AntiHero.

** And now there's an uprising when the latest trailer revealed that Maleficent used to have wings.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The filmmakers' have nailed Maleficent's look.

* InternetBackdraft: The official synopsis garnered a... less-than-enthusiastic response from the fans of ''Main/{{Wicked}},'' ''TheWizardOfOz'' and ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' itself:

* MassOhCrap: The official synopsis garnered a... less-than-enthusiastic response from the fans of ''Main/{{Wicked}},'' ''TheWizardOfOz'' and ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' itself:

* WTHCastingAgency: Creator/AngelinaJolie as Maleficent has been controversial to say the least.

* WhatTheHellCastingAgency: Creator/AngelinaJolie as Maleficent has been controversial to say the least.

** The PlantPeople army, especially the dragon.

** SerialNumbersFiledOff: [[SarcasmMode Sure, Disney, that sounds totally original.]] Although the similarities to Elphaba are most likely because 1) the Broadway version of ''{{Theatre/Wicked}}'' is still wildly popular, and 2) ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' kind of boxed Disney into a corner.

* UncannyValley: The faeries in the trailer, they just look ''off''.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music/LanaDelRey's cover of "Once Upon A Dream."

* NightmareFuel: Maleficent casting a sleeping spell on Aurora from the "Dream" trailer. Rather than just sink to the ground, Aurora's unconscious body floats horizontally in mid-air and follows Maleficent as she walks. It's an incredibly creepy image.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The filmmakers' have nailed Maleficent's look.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The filmmaker's have nailed Maleficent's look.

* UncannyValley: The faeries in the trailer, they just look ''off''.

** SerialNumbersFiledOff: [[SarcasmMode Sure, Disney, that sounds totally original.]] Although the similarities to Elphaba are most likely because 1) the Broadway version of {{Theatre/Wicked}} is still wildly popular, and 2) OzTheGreatAndPowerful kind of boxed Disney into a corner.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: LanaDelRey's cover of "Once Upon A Dream."

** The names of Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather are also apparently being given new names (Flittle, Thistlewit, and Knotgrass) and their personalities are "neglectful and superficial." That's quite a far cry from their portrayal in the original.

* [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks They Changed Maleficent Now She Sucks]]: Fans were less than impressed that [[CardCarryingVillain Maleficent]] was changed on the lines of a misunderstood AntiHero.

** SerialNumbersFiledOff: [[SarcasmMode Sure, Disney, that sounds totally original.]] Although the similarities to Elphaba are most likely because 1) the Broadway version of {{Theatre/Wicked}} is still wildly popular, and 2) OzTheGreatAndPowerful kind of boxed Disney into a corner.

* MassOhCrap: The official synopsis garnered a... less-than-enthusiastic response from the fans of ''{{Theatre/Wicked}},'' ''{{Literature/Wicked}},'' and ''TheWizardOfOz''.

-->''Maleficent is the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty. A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.''