EmailMySwift Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Lin Manuel Miranda should be arrested. The original's songs are all flawless. For this alone I can tell this remake is inferior. https://twitter.com/artwithinpod/status/1659605545756639237?s=10&t=ow9U1J9QTanw52nX9gnMDg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethereal Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 I saw that Melissa was a disappointment in the spinets. No face expression, weak voice impression and minimal body language. A dead fish! I must say that this is, to a great degree, also the mistake of directors too. You can look at the scenes of Maleficent, Jolie runs circles around her. Truly a breathtaking performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V$. Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 35 minutes ago, EmailMySwift said: Lin Manuel Miranda should be arrested. The original's songs are all flawless. For this alone I can tell this remake is inferior. https://twitter.com/artwithinpod/status/1659605545756639237?s=10&t=ow9U1J9QTanw52nX9gnMDg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V$. Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 38 minutes ago, Darkgalord said: I was gonna say this 100% Vanessa ATE her UP. I was living for Vanessa Queen!!! Some BTS pics of the actress who is Vanessa (Jessica Alexander) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Alexander Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, monologueNacafe said: Saw it twice and really liked it. Halle and Melissa were great. Only critiques are that the movie was a bit too long and King Triton. 1 hour ago, MrLovett said: I also thought it was a bit too long (could've gotten rid of "Scuttlebutt") I didn’t think it was too long at all. It went by rather quickly for me. I think attention spans are just getting shorter and shorter for most people. Now, Black Panther II felt too long It’s clear they wanted another fun song, but Scuttlebutt shouldn’t have been it. The whole flea market scene where people were dancing would’ve been the perfect place for the fun song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Savers Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 I really liked it. It was so cute and Halle ate I’d risk it all for Eric too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman4life Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) Saw it for a second time again and I love it even more (if that's even possible) Gonna squeeze in a 3rd sometime next week for sure Edited May 28, 2023 by dman4life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianSolo Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 I may go see it sometime this next week, if not tomorrow. It just ultimately depends on how I feel; I wouldn't mind catching a matinee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopMusicJunkie Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 I watched, loved it, and I enjoyed the changes made. Especially the ending, it was good. Halle truly embodies the spirt of Ariel perfectly. I can't imagine anyone else portraying her in this movie. Scuttle, Sebastian, and Flounder all really grew on me. This Eric trumps his animated counterpart easily. I loved his origin story here, but hated his song. Melissa as Ursula was great, but her eels should have been able to talk. For all the praise for Vanessa eating up her 5 minutes of screen time ... she did nothing for me. King Triton also fall flat for me as did the other daughters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V$. Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 I love that Halle is getting all her flowers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family.guy123 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 https://twitter.com/meJat32/status/1662628259165777920?s=20 This is apparently not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V$. Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 Well it's over Nina bonina brown meme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasi Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 This was way better than I expected it to be (and I expected it to be good). I had CHILLS during part of your world. I saw the clips but it hits different in the theater. Going to see it in 4D tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Savers Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 58 minutes ago, family.guy123 said: https://twitter.com/meJat32/status/1662628259165777920?s=20 This is apparently not good I think it’s fine as long as it has legs? Which it should, based on cinemascore. A lot of people in my theater clapped at the end. Last time that happened for me it was Top Gun (). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNF91 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, family.guy123 said: https://twitter.com/meJat32/status/1662628259165777920?s=20 This is apparently not good It's honestly just fine. Definitely not the increase expected. But it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaggot Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 just got back from seeing it, and loved it halle was even better than I was expecting I was surprisingly impressed with melissa mccarthy in particular definitely going to see it again, in imax this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROPICUM Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Just saw it and WOW! My entire family absolutely liked it. My mother couldn't stop saying how Halle felt so genuine as Ariel. Really great movie, a bit long since when we left the cinema it was dark outside but we didn't even feel it the duration of the movie! An absolute 9/10, and Disney's best live action since Cinderella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellark Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 ended About My Father and Sebastian Maniscalco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNF91 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 I'm hoping that TLM can make up for it's debut shortfalls by having nice steady drops from good audience WoM. It's undeniable that those who have seen it, are enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebaby Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 ariel and ursula carried the movie with their performances...halle's singing and beauty awkwafina as scuttle was by far the worst part of the movie who thought that would be a good idea and the scuttle song was cringe too overall good movie though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebaby Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, blaggot said: I was surprisingly impressed with melissa mccarthy in particular same ! I really was worried when she was originally announced to be cast for the role. all of the disney villains from the original films are honestly so irreplacable and they own the screen when they appear — ursula especially is such an iconic character in the animated movie...so I was not sure but honestly she not only really embodied the essence of ursula but she also made it a little her own which I liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 I genuinely don't understand the issue with Awkwafina as Scuttle. I thought she was hilarious and the entire audience (especially the kids) was in hysterics over her. The juxtaposition to this forum is wild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxelFox Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Went to see it last night and I really enjoyed it, but I had much higher expectations given the raving from this thread. I feel like a lot of you overpraise it just to make a point and 'prove racists wrong'. Halle was definitely the highlight (more so on the singing part than the acting), Eric was ok-ish, his performance was saved by the fact that there was great chemistry between him and Halle; I did not feel Ursula at all however. The whole thing dragged on for a bit too long due to some unnecessary and cringey additions (the scuttle song what was that), and while I like the aesthetic and color palette they went for it does not encapsulate the magic of the original personally. I think 6/10 is a fair score for the movie. One of the better Disney live actions remakes but would not put it in a top5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimbo Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Just watched it, loved it If I could take anything out of it it would be Prince Eric's song, it felt like he was singing for 10 minutes and just really flat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Savers Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, MrLovett said: I genuinely don't understand the issue with Awkwafina as Scuttle. I thought she was hilarious and the entire audience (especially the kids) was in hysterics over her. The juxtaposition to this forum is wild! ATRL (and Twitter) just loves to be out of touch. My theater lived for Scuttle. The song, admittedly, is not one I’d listen to on Spotify, but it works in the context of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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