Post by viserys on Apr 9, 2017 5:40:40 GMT
I finally got around to seeing this yesterday - I wasn't even keen on seeing this as the animated movie had been my least favorite of the bunch that came out in the early 90s and I didn't like the stage version at all. It was more about spending an evening with a friend and this being the only movie right now to be of interest at all. I consciously picked the 2D version since 3D gives me a headache.
This said, expectations were super low, so I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was lovely overall. For the first time the enchanted objects didn't annoy me and it was so much fun to watch them transform into all these well-known actors in the end. Dan Stevens was a pleasant surprise singing-wise and overall. I admit I never liked Emma Watson and to me it wasn't even her flat singing that bugged me. She just doesn't seem to exude any kind of warmth and kindness, in reality as much as here as Belle. Even if Belle is meant to be a somewhat intellectual type, I found her distanced and unlikeable. But this aside I thought the movie had great production values and I can see why it's become such a huge success. So many of the kids in the cinema yesterday weren't even born when the animated movie came out and admittedly today's CGI/animation possibility are just on an entirely different level.
As for Moana which was discussed earlier: I had been very much looking forward to it as I went on a "once in a lifetime" holiday to the South Pacific a few years ago and love the area and the culture. But after the initial 10 minutes or so on the island (which had me wallow in holiday memories) the film soon became flat as a pancake and very predictable. Maui and Moana were sort of fun, but still you knew exactly how the adventure would unfold. While I still don't get the incredible hype around Frozen, at least that movie did keep me guessing. I also saw a lesser-known animated movie called Kubo on a flight recently, which was absolutely wonderful and left me to blubber in the end. Moana just suffered from a very lame book and a lack of supporting characters.
This said, expectations were super low, so I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was lovely overall. For the first time the enchanted objects didn't annoy me and it was so much fun to watch them transform into all these well-known actors in the end. Dan Stevens was a pleasant surprise singing-wise and overall. I admit I never liked Emma Watson and to me it wasn't even her flat singing that bugged me. She just doesn't seem to exude any kind of warmth and kindness, in reality as much as here as Belle. Even if Belle is meant to be a somewhat intellectual type, I found her distanced and unlikeable. But this aside I thought the movie had great production values and I can see why it's become such a huge success. So many of the kids in the cinema yesterday weren't even born when the animated movie came out and admittedly today's CGI/animation possibility are just on an entirely different level.
As for Moana which was discussed earlier: I had been very much looking forward to it as I went on a "once in a lifetime" holiday to the South Pacific a few years ago and love the area and the culture. But after the initial 10 minutes or so on the island (which had me wallow in holiday memories) the film soon became flat as a pancake and very predictable. Maui and Moana were sort of fun, but still you knew exactly how the adventure would unfold. While I still don't get the incredible hype around Frozen, at least that movie did keep me guessing. I also saw a lesser-known animated movie called Kubo on a flight recently, which was absolutely wonderful and left me to blubber in the end. Moana just suffered from a very lame book and a lack of supporting characters.