Becuase the amount of Live Action remake threads are getting cluttery, I made this thread so people could discuss all of them in one neat place. For ease of catching up, I'll post all the Live action Disney movies we have and the movies that will be coming soon.
In Production:
- Beauty and the Beast
thread
- Winnie the Pooh thread
- Dumbo thread
- Mulan thread
- Pinocchio thread
- Night on Bald Mountain from "Fantasia"
- Maleficent sequel
- Prince Charming thread
- Aladdin prequel: Genies
- Sword in the Stone thread
Released:
edited 15th Jul '17 2:12:16 PM by VeryMelon
What do you think was the funniest moment in Aladdin (2019)? It was the entire "Prince Ali rambles on about jams and spoons in his increasingly futile attempt to please Jasmine" scene. Especially this gem:
- Jasmine: And what do you hope to buy with this expensive?
Aladdin: You. No. No, no, no, no, no! A moment with you, a moment. That's not...
Jasmine: Are you suggesting I'm for sale?
Aladdin: Of course. (Beat) Not! Of course not! No!
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I loved that scene. It might be the worst case of foot in mouth Iāve seen in a movie since āwhat else is there?ā from The Swan Princess.
Smaug wasnāt the result of a transformation. The idea Iām batting around is that the transformation sequence itself may have been difficult enough to animate believably in live action that they decided not to bother.
Edited by KnownUnknown on May 27th 2019 at 8:56:04 AM
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Except, we did have someone transform into a dragon in Maleficent. It just wasn't Maleficient.
Edited by Nightwire on May 27th 2019 at 11:01:49 AM
Disasturbator
The Head of the Hydra
I think it was her crow servant.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Disasturbator
Huh just like Jafar's parrot,that is similar enough to be a pattern,i wonder why they're so averse to transformations of the main bad guy
New theme music also a box
Yes, it was almost the 'exact same thing' they did with Jafar: giving the character's transformation to their pet/animal sidekick. Why?
Edited by Nightwire on May 27th 2019 at 11:04:12 AM
Disasturbator
I have one reason
It's a conscious decision on the filmaker's part,they wanted things to be different,everyone knows the villain change sizes but their pets changing their appearance is something unexpected
New theme music also a box
CGI creature to CGI creature is a little less tricky, Iād guess. Plus animals are a lot less likely to hit the Uncanny Valley.
Edited by KnownUnknown on May 27th 2019 at 11:13:15 AM
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Disasturbator
Probably to do with dialogue delivery too,having someone else transform means they keep talking
New theme music also a box
The new Cinderella had several animals turn into humans and vice versa.
Disasturbator
right but they weren't related to the villain
New theme music also a box
Yeah but the budget and means were there.
The Element of Hyperbole.
Also, Jafar DID talk as a snake in the original.
"A snake, am I? Why don't I ssssshow you how sssssssnake like I can be!"
"You ssssstay out of thissss!"
He's actually quite intimidating as a snake. I just dislike this trend of taking awesome disney villains and making them absolute shit.
Kaze ni Nare!
The Camp Crystal Lake Slasher
I mean, I don't know about you guys, but if the same formula holds true for Ursula in The Little Mermaid, giant eels would be pretty badass actually.
Jason has come back to kill for Mommy.
The Head of the Hydra
Well Ursula doesn't actually transform into anything, she just gets bigger at least.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
The Element of Hyperbole.
She transforms into Not!Ariel too. =P
I'm watching you!
Maybe the filmmakers wanted Iago more involved somehow.
With all the memes about women choosing a bear over a man, Hollywood might wanna get on an 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' adaptation
I can tell you what the difference between Maleficent and Cinderella was.
The mice weren't expensive actresses that they spent a lot of money and time to put on screen.
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Are they really planning a Cruella movie?
Secret Signature
This is going to be so much fun.
And yet Iago felt less involved in the live action somehow. Like, in the animated film he was an active schemer and had a revenge going on.
Disasturbator
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Aww. Ursula prequel would be more interesting.
Unless they're planning that too.
Secret Signature
Disasturbator
Nah,a film about Ariel's mother is more likely
New theme music also a box
Wait Penguins? It's a really great watch. Dunno why it's seen as a "bad" film.
@Swanpride Turbo is mostly mediocre. Boss Baby actually is very substantial if you look past some of its jokes.
Edited by Ookamikun on May 28th 2019 at 3:59:01 AM