The Disney Thread: For Everything Concerning the House of Mouse
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Again, I make the fatal mistake of scrolling all the way down to the comments.
First comment is that Sulu is racist because his skin is too yellow.
This seems like a complete rehash of Little Einsteins (another Disney property), which I have the displeasure to watch over and over again as I'm a father of 4 year olds. Same concept. Bunch of multi-cultural kids flying around seeing the world.
Those are the good seasons too.
I saw Maleficent today and, while I do have a lot of issues with it over in the movie review thread, I really dig this new cover of "Once Upon a Dream" by Lana Del Rey.
I got chills...
That's a lot of her songs.
figmentPez
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I liked Traci Hines' version as well:
Nice. That version is also good. Honestly, I really like these slower, more melancholy versions over the original. Not that the original version is bad or anything, just I love the feel these covers bring.
Indeed. The lyrics do have a sad quality to them that a more melancholy sound works better for.
In the meantime, I'd like to say something. Although Maleficent may not have been executed well, I still think that there was an intriguing idea at its core. I am not opposed to the idea of giving a glance towards their animated films for potential live-action material. I'm all for their upcoming adaptation of Cinderella, which is being directed by Kenneth Branagh. Even the news of a new adaptation of The Jungle Book doesn't sound terrible, considering they could do more of a "coming-of-age" type story rather than the episodic approach of the animated film.
However, not everything needs to have a live-action update. There is word of a potential Cruella film, exploring her backstory (which I don't think is needed), and a live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (which is especially not needed, considering how great the animated film is). Seriously, Disney, cool it. If you want to mine your animated work for live-action films, go for the things that could make do with an update or have a worthwhile angle for exploring it in live-action form.
I would love to see Cruella as like a horror movie in the vein of Damian... about how she grew up abusing animals and had all the signs of a potential serial killer, but instead just became a fashion designer... who's rivals would always just seem to disappear at the right moment. But I doubt Disney has the balls to do something that dark.
Her story could be that she is actually a jilted lover of Jenny McCarthy.
Just sayin'.
--Patrick
YES! Everyone celebrate!
Wait a minute...their showing two seperate episodes on two seperate channels? Uh...odd.
It's not. I think Disney has finally decided to drop the bomb and is moving all animated stuff (that isn't their young children stuff) to Disney XD because it's on all the same cable packages as Disney now. This makes sense. Alternately, they are axing the show after this season, which should be apparent because they sure as fuck dragged their feet with it so far.
Yeah I figured as much, damn shame cos I've read that they had enough stuff for 3 seasons.
It did well enough to get a second season and that's with a shit time slot, constantly moving it around, and never advertising it. It might actually do BETTER on Disney XD.
Regarding that earlier mention of a live-action Jungle Book film on the way from Disney, I've heard some news about. Firstly, it is being directed by Jon Favreau. As for the cast, Ionly know a few. Still, what I do know is that Idris Elba will voice Shere Khan, Scarlett Johansson will voice Kaa the python, and Sir Ben Kingsley will voice Bagheera the panther.
Why would you have Scarlett Johansson voice anything? Her speaking voice is the most monotone, boring thing about her. I don't care if they make Kaa a female, but they could at least get someone good instead of a famous name.
Considering the critical acclaim she received last year for her voice work in Her, I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.
I thought there was already a good live-action Jungle Book? Maybe I'm thinking of Tarzan.
There was also one in the '90s, directed by Stephen Sommers. That one starred Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Sam Neill, and Lena Headey.
Really, Disney, really? Now they're looking at doing a live-action Dumbo.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=120315
At least it doesn't seem quite as dumb as the idea of making it a Broadway musical.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=120315
At least it doesn't seem quite as dumb as the idea of making it a Broadway musical.
They made Lion King not only work as a musical, but as one of the better regarded ones.
Yeah, a lot of folks do hold that musical in good regard.
Still, Dumbo isn't one of those properties I see as really working as well in live-action.