I finally saw the remake today and I
loved it! It's definitively one of the best remakes and certainly a far better than the generic and dissappointing
Aladdin. As with it's Renaissance remake predecessors, it was pretty much a carbon copy of it's animated counterpart, yet it should no be considered a bad thing, as it enhanced the strengths from the original.
I disliked how the movie began with the same Disney logo and the music as the live action version of The Jungle Book did (but to be fair, it made sense, though I would've preferred that it opened with no music prior to the chant. I got goosebumps during
The Circle of Life (though funny enough, it showed the landscape before the sun rose).I loved the bit with the little mouse
prior getting caught by Scar. Yet as with it's remake predecessors, it felt a little brisk with certain scenes, rushing through them. Certain scenes did look contrived, though, as some obvious CGI antelopes and some slow motion scenes and how the lightning stroke the fire at the end.
What was ultimately dissappointing is that there was no tears from Simba during Mufasa's death and even that scene felt too rushed and Simba's guilt not as invested in (Simba gets blamed for causing the death, yet nor this live action or the animated version truly dwells on what it truly meant. Does is apparently mean that Simba being the cause of Mufasa meaning that he actually killed his father?) Otherwise, with the exception of a few scenes, this movie wasn't too keen to fix and improve certain story points as it did with Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, as Sarabi choosing Mufasa over Scar was truly an intriguing story point that could've been explored more.
However, I felt Mufasa's speech to Simba was improved, because it was more nurturing and not as preachy and hammering as it was in the animated film (though I disliked that the skies barely resembled a lion). Otherwise, I liked that there were other animals in the jungle besides Timon and Pumbaa and that their screentime even got enhanced (though to be fair, they seemed like they came right out of The Jungle Book). And what's the point of trading the Hawaiian war chant for Be Our Guest?.
Aside from a couple of bits of off-putting cartoony jokes, this new remake was truly captivating and enchanting. It was visually stunning and crisp, the score was marvelous and the voice acting competent. I loved it and cannot wait to see it again.
disneyprincess11 wrote:Doug was 1000% correct in his video, but he needs to chill out. He has become such a mix of a man child and a rabid online fanboy.
You know what, that's always been my main gripe with Doug in the first place. He's always been a man child and rapid online fanboy and it seems to be just one of his trademarks that he's mostly known for. But that's really essentially one of his weaknesses. At least he can possess some comedic timing, yet his constant shrills makes him grating and unappealing as a Whole.
farerb wrote:I can't stand watching Doug anymore. He hasn't evolved as a critic at all, just shouting at the camera about things everyone noticed. If you saw his recent Lion King review (the original one, not the remake), you can really see that he is just continuing with what every nobody "critic" do these days - recapping the mivie while pointing out nitpicks.
To his credit, he has evolved to be constructive when it's needed, but it's mainly overlooked at the expense of his rabid screaming and shouting. Yet I feel that he as a critic lack overall substance and credibility, due to his personal taste and opinion can sometimes seems off (though he can have valid points as well).
At least his female counterpart, Lindsay Ellis (a.k.a. Nostalgia Chick), evolved from being a nitpicking and wisecracking pun-reviewer to at least portray credibility and substance as a reviewer (which is frankly what she mostly succeeds in and what makes her videos credible at the first place, since I've grown out of liking rabid and snarky online reviews on the Internet, which there's a lot of). At least I used to think that Lindsay succeeded in balancing of being funny and serious and balancing them both, unlike Doug, who mostly fails in both.
Sotiris wrote:Me too. We all have movies we loved that the critics hated and vice versa.
Word. I have plenty of favorite movies that critics disliked and vice versa.
