In the words of a certain shiny YouTube crab:
"I hate these live-action remakes, but I will acknowledge that they are not 100% worthless experiences" -Schaffrillas Productions, "Mulan is the Worst Disney Live-Action Remake So Far" (2020)
There's gotta be something you like about these soulless cash grabs, and this is where you can rave about them. If you can't think of anything nice to say, and only want to bang on about how awful they are, please take that vitriol elsewhere. If you want to start a counteracting thread to talk about these films' problems, by all means do it. I'll even chip in a few grievances of my own, because by golly do I have them!
Let’s get started:
-Maleficent:
You gotta give them credit for doing something outside the box on this one, and I honestly prefer these versions of Maleficent and Aurora.
-Cinderella:
I do like that, unlike the original, we actually get to see Cindy's formerly-happy life fall to pieces in real time rather than just having it exposited to us by a narrator. It makes it that much more devastating when Lady Tremaine and the stepsisters show their true colours after her father dies.
-Jungle Book:
Bill Murry is a good Baloo, Idris Elba is a good Shere Khan.
-Beauty and the Beast:
The already iconic Kevin Kline's take on Maurice is honestly really sweet and wholesome, I'd even go as far as to say he's better than the animated Maurice (coming from this steadfast BatB stan, that's really saying something!) "Evermore" is also a decent new song, though I much prefer Josh Groban's version from the end credits to the one Dan Stevens sings in-movie. Celine Dion also shows that she's still got it in her version of "How Does A Moment Last Forever".
-Dumbo:
As far as photorealistic Disney animals go, Dumbo himself is actually animated pretty decently. Arcade Fire's cover of "Baby Mine" is also oddly haunting.
-Aladdin:
One of the few remakes that I honestly think is a good movie in its own right. I love Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Will Smith does a great job of making the Genie his own, I love his version of "Friend Like Me", and I love this version of "A Whole New World".
-Mulan:
…I liked Ming Na Wen's cameo toward the end. That was neat, I guess.
-Pinocchio:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt absolutely nails Jiminy's voice; it actually blew my mind a when I realised it's the same guy who voiced Jim in Treasure Planet.
-Little Mermaid:
Right up there with Aladdin imo. Halle Bailey is fantastic as Ariel, Malissa McCarthy is a really great Ursula, "For the First Time" is an absolute bop, I think may actually prefer this film's version of "Kiss the Girl"(that one BS lyric change aside), and Ariel and Eric honestly have better chemistry in this version. Flounder is also kind of cute in an ugly sort of way. Oh, and Jodie Bendon's cameo, and the subtle symbolism behind it. Live-action cameos from the original, still-living Princess voices should really be reoccurring thing in these remakes.
"I hate these live-action remakes, but I will acknowledge that they are not 100% worthless experiences" -Schaffrillas Productions, "Mulan is the Worst Disney Live-Action Remake So Far" (2020)
There's gotta be something you like about these soulless cash grabs, and this is where you can rave about them. If you can't think of anything nice to say, and only want to bang on about how awful they are, please take that vitriol elsewhere. If you want to start a counteracting thread to talk about these films' problems, by all means do it. I'll even chip in a few grievances of my own, because by golly do I have them!
Let’s get started:
-Maleficent:
You gotta give them credit for doing something outside the box on this one, and I honestly prefer these versions of Maleficent and Aurora.
-Cinderella:
I do like that, unlike the original, we actually get to see Cindy's formerly-happy life fall to pieces in real time rather than just having it exposited to us by a narrator. It makes it that much more devastating when Lady Tremaine and the stepsisters show their true colours after her father dies.
-Jungle Book:
Bill Murry is a good Baloo, Idris Elba is a good Shere Khan.
-Beauty and the Beast:
The already iconic Kevin Kline's take on Maurice is honestly really sweet and wholesome, I'd even go as far as to say he's better than the animated Maurice (coming from this steadfast BatB stan, that's really saying something!) "Evermore" is also a decent new song, though I much prefer Josh Groban's version from the end credits to the one Dan Stevens sings in-movie. Celine Dion also shows that she's still got it in her version of "How Does A Moment Last Forever".
-Dumbo:
As far as photorealistic Disney animals go, Dumbo himself is actually animated pretty decently. Arcade Fire's cover of "Baby Mine" is also oddly haunting.
-Aladdin:
One of the few remakes that I honestly think is a good movie in its own right. I love Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Will Smith does a great job of making the Genie his own, I love his version of "Friend Like Me", and I love this version of "A Whole New World".
-Mulan:
…I liked Ming Na Wen's cameo toward the end. That was neat, I guess.
-Pinocchio:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt absolutely nails Jiminy's voice; it actually blew my mind a when I realised it's the same guy who voiced Jim in Treasure Planet.
-Little Mermaid:
Right up there with Aladdin imo. Halle Bailey is fantastic as Ariel, Malissa McCarthy is a really great Ursula, "For the First Time" is an absolute bop, I think may actually prefer this film's version of "Kiss the Girl"
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