Wish upon a star - Disney animated films

[Reply #160 on:]

Disney, why must you take a good thing and rape it until it bleeds?

EDIT: TOTP-out-of-context!

[Reply #161 on:]

Because they use blood for lube.

[Reply #162 on:]

Also, what kind of half-assed rapists would they be if it didn't bleed?

And isn't that just a short? I don't know how much raping could be done of a perfectly enjoyable movie with such a compressed run-time.

[Reply #163 on:]

I freaked out, then I found out that indeed, it is a short. I'm not as bothered now, although it'll probably be predictable.

I'm just getting sick of Disney and Pixar making sequels that I don't want and are afraid to watch.

[Reply #164 on:]

Am I the only person that hates all of plain Disney's CGI films. I couldn't get past 20 mins of Tangled and Bolt had a ok story but they did it so crappy. Same with Blue Sky films.

[Reply #165 on:]

I've never seen Bolt...but I don't really have the urge to. It just didn't look interesting to me.

[Reply #166 on:]

Tangled was good, but I actually preferred The Princess and the Frog.

[Reply #167 on:]

I agree with Smarty, Bolt never looked interesting to me. Maybe as a kid it would have but not so much now. And I think since this follow up to Tangled is a short it shouldn't be bogged down by sequel troubles. On the website I found the picture on a lot of people were complaining at how 'Shrek-esque the poster is. Not gonna lie that does ruin the feeling for me. But I don't consider Tangled and Shrek to really be in the same ballpark. A wedding between Rapunzel and Flynn shouldn't be too bad. I mean if they end up making a 3rd sequel where Rapunzel goes back in time or something, then yes the dead horse will definitely be beaten. Let's hope it doesn't get to that point.

[Reply #168 on:]

Bolt is pretty forgettable and if you've seen any other film with a human/animal companion who gets lots you've seen Bolt. It's kinda like Chicken Little; nobody remembers it ten years later or sooner.

[Reply #169 on:]

Tangled was good, but I actually preferred The Princess and the Frog.

Oh my goodness, same here. I loved the return to classic Disney animation, and at this moment, it is my favorite traditionally animated Disney film. Yeah, there are the classics, but this just overwhelmed me with happiness. And the music was great, too. Randy Newman is a genius...They need more hand drawn animation!  

[Reply #170 on:]

The music was indeed awesome, probably my favorite part. I also loved the characters, though. In particular, Dr. Facilier is probably my favorite villain since Scar.

[Reply #171 on:]

I didn't much care for The Princess in the Frog (it had some good songs, and the characters were intriguing enough, but something didn't quite work for me), but was shocked at how much I loved Tangled. I don't usually go for CG stuff (not even Pixar's, so I am one of the few people alive who doesn't give a damn one way or the other about, say, the Toy Story franchise), but Tangled was just so vivid and well-done, and funny as hell. And I love Mandy Moore. There, I said it...albeit in small-voice.

[Reply #172 on:]

Tangled was really fine.

Like Gorky said, it was well done. And vivid, too.

The lanterns reminded me of my cousin's wedding where some of his friends did that sort of thing, too.

And the music was okay.

And I simply *love* Aristocats and the Disney Robin Hood.

[Reply #173 on:]

I preferred The Princess and the Frog to Tangled although I liked both -but both felt lacking in some department for me. They were so close to being films I would adore and just, somehow, missed the mark.
A big part of this was definitely how flat all of the music was. Friends on the Other Side started out as a brilliant song but soon turned into boring exposition set to music -and that's the musical highlight of The Princess and the Frog which was better than any of the songs in Tangled. It was all functional, but none of it's really lasted with me.

That said and done, Wreck-It Ralph is one of my most-anticipated films at the moment, far ahead of the likes of Brave and Monsters University.

[Reply #174 on:]

GossenPrinz, I love the Disney version of Robin Hood. I used to watch it obsessively as a kid, and it's one of the two DVDs I have in my room right now- the other is Disney's Alice in Wonderland.

[Reply #175 on:]

I watched Aladdin recently. Gotta love that one.

Disney's Robin Hood really is a wonderful movie as well. I have that on video somewhere

[Reply #176 on:]

On the website I found the picture on a lot of people were complaining at how 'Shrek-esque the poster is. Not gonna lie that does ruin the feeling for me.

Dreamworks' marketing has always relied on, to quote Megamind, "the taunting power of [the publicity shots of the characters] eyebrow." Given that this not only works, but also that Dreamworks is well-known for making fun of Disney films, Disney used Tangled as an opportunity to blatantly rip off Dreamworks' marketing style without modifying their actual product one bit.

The Nostalgia Chick discusses it here, I think.

[Reply #177 on:]

I think that Tangled could probably survive a full-lengh sequel. It's one of those films that has a rich and detailed background world we could explore another part of without feling like we were re-treading old ground. Yet, it would have to be very well done. Disney would probably ruin it by trying to put too many elements of the first film in there.

The witch's vengeful ghost prowling the countryside stealing the breath of sleeping people and turning them to stone or something is probably the simplest method of bringing a new threat to the kingdom, but there are tons of other ways that they could pull a second film together - if for example it were widely known that the princess could cure fatal wounds with her tears, then she could end up being kidnapped by some vicious villains and a rescue party headed by Flynn has to explore more of fucked-up-fairytale-land to find her.

There's a lot of stuff that Disney could do to get more mileage out of the world they've built here, and a lot of potential for a sequel or two that are just as entertaining as Tangled was.

Trouble is, Disney have never done sequels particularly brilliantly.

Edit Spelling corrected. Thanks Spacedal.

[Reply #178 on:]

TNUK you're teasing me with stories that I know will ever happen. Ah gee-wiz, I'd watch everything you just said in a heartbeat. (I take it you meant ghost not ghast). But I agree unless they get the writing team behind the Toy Story movies, there is no chance that Tangled could get a good, even adequate sequel. Disney doesn't do sequels, something I really do admire, although that is considering I'm only talking theatrical films. When it comes to straight-to-video that's completely different. The animation alone sets all of their sequels back, let alone plot or characterization. I would hate to see Tangled go this root, so seeing this short-film in its glorious animation is a real happy pleasure for me.

On the website I found the picture on a lot of people were complaining at how 'Shrek-esque the poster is. Not gonna lie that does ruin the feeling for me.

Dreamworks' marketing has always relied on, to quote Megamind, "the taunting power of [the publicity shots of the characters] eyebrow." Given that this not only works, but also that Dreamworks is well-known for making fun of Disney films, Disney used Tangled as an opportunity to blatantly rip off Dreamworks' marketing style without modifying their actual product one bit.

The Nostalgia Chick discusses it here, I think.

Oh don't worry, I've watched that video plenty of times. I love Nostalgia Chick, her analysis on the industry always gets me hooked.

[Reply #179 on:]

On the website I found the picture on a lot of people were complaining at how 'Shrek-esque the poster is. Not gonna lie that does ruin the feeling for me.

Dreamworks' marketing has always relied on, to quote Megamind, "the taunting power of [the publicity shots of the characters] eyebrow." Given that this not only works, but also that Dreamworks is well-known for making fun of Disney films, Disney used Tangled as an opportunity to blatantly rip off Dreamworks' marketing style without modifying their actual product one bit.

The Nostalgia Chick discusses it here, I think.

Entirely covered. Also I'd like to mention the girl in the black? Totally how I act when I'm at Disneyland/World. Also I'd like to say that the eyebrow marketing DreamWorks uses has failed on me. I only saw Megamind because a friend saw it and liked it. The trailer looked God-awful.

[Reply #180 on:]

I think that Tangled could probably survive a full-lengh sequel. It's one of those films that has a rich and detailed background world we could explore another part of without feling like we were re-treading old ground. Yet, it would have to be very well done. Disney would probably ruin it by trying to put too many elements of the first film in there.

I hate sequels a whole bunch, mostly because I have never seen a sequel that did not in some way sully or cheapen what came before it (then again, I say this as an infrequent moviegoer at best). Sometimes you're lucky enough to make a movie or write a book or embark on some other artistic endeavor, and it's so well-done the first time that you simply won't be able to top it. And in that case, the creator has to be honest with him- or herself and say, "Shit, man, I'm really awesome, and I'm really lucky to have gotten such a great reaction to my awesomeness. I ought to just quit while I'm ahead, and try something new and unrelated to this project."

I loved Tangled but would hate a sequel for precisely that reason. You spoil the magic of your initial effort when you try to one-up yourself with a second go-around.

[Reply #181 on:]

I hate sequels a whole bunch, mostly because I have never seen a sequel that did not in some way sully or cheapen what came before it

Terminator 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Short circuit 2, Tremors 2, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Harry Potter and the Chamer of Secrets, Gremlins 2, The Dark Knight.

All excellent sequels that added to and built on the preceeding films without cheapening them. It's possible to do, and it does happen. It's just rare.

[Reply #182 on:]

Short Circuit 2? You're really comparing Empire Strikes Back and the Dark Knight with Short Circuit 2? Bitch you crazy.

[Reply #183 on:]

I'm not comparing these films at all. Just pointing out that Short Circuit 2 is a sequel, and that it doesn't cheapen or sully the original.

[Reply #184 on:]

 I'd even go so far as adding Shrek 2 to that list.

[Reply #185 on:]

 I'd even go so far as adding Shrek 2 to that list.

Shrek 2 isn't that bad in fact I used to love it even more than the first because it was full of magic and it felt more modern

3 and 4 are the worst tough

[Reply #186 on:]

Terminator 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Short circuit 2, Tremors 2, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Harry Potter and the Chamer of Secrets, Gremlins 2, The Dark Knight.

All excellent sequels that added to and built on the preceeding films without cheapening them. It's possible to do, and it does happen. It's just rare.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but aren't some of those movies (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter) part of franchises? Like, the creators knew going in that they would be producing more movies with these same characters and the basic setting or premise?

In that case, I suppose I should qualify my original comment about sequels: I think something that is preconceived as a franchise has the potential for the individual movies to get better as they go along. A franchise, to me, is in some ways analogous to a TV show (you follow the same characters as they grow and develop and find themselves in new and cuh-razy adventures; you add to a fictional world incrementally and in layers), and not as problematic as having one successful stand-alone film and then deciding after the fact that you could make a few more and maybe they'd be all right.

But, again, some movies get it right the first time and don't leave much wiggle room for a sequel. I thought Tangled was great as it was, and I don't need Disney to add to that story and tell me what happens with the characters. In some ways it's more satisfying to use my imagination and picture where Rapunzel and Flynn Eugene will be however many years from the end of the movie, and to fill in the blanks.

So, yeah. Forcing what was obviously a standalone film into a franchise is different from adding more films to the original in what was always intended to be a franchise--the latter usually has a greater success rate than the former.

[Reply #187 on:]

I hate sequels a whole bunch, mostly because I have never seen a sequel that did not in some way sully or cheapen what came before it

Terminator 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Short circuit 2, Tremors 2, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Harry Potter and the Chamer of Secrets, Gremlins 2, The Dark Knight.

All excellent sequels that added to and built on the preceeding films without cheapening them. It's possible to do, and it does happen. It's just rare.

Temple of Doom is utter garbage. Now The Last Crusade, there's a good sequel.

[Reply #188 on:]

1) Lion King
2) Brave Little Toaster
3) Beauty and the Beast
4) Fantasia
5) Little Mermaid

[Reply #189 on:]

2) Brave Little Toaster
3) Beauty and the Beast
4) Fantasia

I like the way you think.

[Reply #190 on:]

2) Brave Little Toaster
3) Beauty and the Beast
4) Fantasia

I like the way you think.

I like that you agree with me

[Reply #191 on:]

Update on the new movie Brave:




And the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEHWDA_6e3M







Looks pretty damn awesome. And finally a female lead that isn't a princess but rather seems like a strong person on her own.

[Reply #192 on:]

That looks pretty cool..
Dosn't really interest me so far, I'll have to see more trailers when they come out

[Reply #193 on:]

Update on the new movie Brave:



And the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEHWDA_6e3M






Looks pretty damn awesome. And finally a female lead that isn't a princess but rather seems like a strong person on her own.

first born of the leader of the clan, that's princess by another name
Kelly Macdonald is great, so that bodes well

[Reply #194 on:]

Not every leader's daughter is a princess.

[Reply #195 on:]

Tell that to the Disney Princess franchise. Yes, I mean you two, Mulan and Pocahontas!

[Reply #196 on:]

And even worse, leaving out Princess Eilonwy.

[Reply #197 on:]

This thread is relevant to my interests... but talk about old. I renew it, with a classic!

Just watched my newly acquired Pinocchio DVD (platinum edition) $15 - thank you kmart!    It was my favourite Disney movie as a child and I knew exactly how the story went. What I didn't realise was the subtle (and some not so subtle) sexual references...


No regard for political correctness


And some really dark and depressive moments


But I'm glad it's got all this, cause otherwise it wouldn't be much of a story. I think this movie is very underrated.

Also... YOLO?!



le edit: Couldn't help myself.

[Reply #198 on:]

I would say my favourite Disney films are Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, in that order.

I would say my favourite thing about Sleeping Beauty is that it's essentially Snow White featuring the Dwarfs as the protagonists, rather then the goofy sidekicks.  I love how it's about three old lady heroines and their heroic attempts to save their adopted daughter, her true love and an entire kingdom from an evil Sorceress who could easily fry the three of them at once in terms of raw power.  Plucky doesn't even begin to cover it.

As for Tangled... Flynn Rider has ruined me for all flesh and blood human males.  I have to admit, I would have liked Tangled to have been a traditionally animated film (if it had been animated the way the Princess and the Frog had been, maybe it would have been Disney's better bet on winning back the crowd?)  I'm also very excited for Frozen, even though I would have rather they had animated it traditionally as well (and picked a less goofy name, I know they are worried with good reason about The Snow Queen scaring off boys, but c'mon now).

I'm just wondering, now that's Disney has finally done Rapunzel and the Snow Queen, what other fairy tales are left?  I can only think of Vasilissa the Beautiful (and other Baba Yaga tales) or East of the Sun and West of the Moon. 

[Reply #199 on:]

Hansel and Gretal
Thumbelina

There's another princess one I know of that I don't remember the name of that they could do. It's fitting for Disney as it has evil step-mothers and step-sister, a fairy and a prince. (lol, I  made a type when first writing this, 'prince' came out as 'ponce') There's blessings and cursings and all very moral-like.

I'm sure there's lots more and I'm sure Disney has a research team so they can keep pumping out classics.


I love Tangled! And I don't see why they couldn't animate it the way they did. The laterns in particular give me chills whenever I watch it.