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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 4:43:43 GMT
Teaser trailer released this week ^
I didn’t realise how soon this is released, I wonder why Cameron and Disney thought that it was better to have Mary Poppins open in the west end to capitalise on the film, rather than allow Aladdin to remain despite this happening next year.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 5:37:26 GMT
I’m guessing Mary is going to be a much bigger deal of a movie, and make everyone nostalgic for the first one. Anyway, I love Aladdin, but I’m not seeing this. Guy Ritchie has enough of my money from when Madge divorced him. Maybe I’ll lend a dvd version of a friend one day instead.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 9:14:34 GMT
I didn’t realise how soon this is released, I wonder why Cameron and Disney thought that it was better to have Mary Poppins open in the west end to capitalise on the film, rather than allow Aladdin to remain despite this happening next year Maybe theres a plan to tour Aladdin in 2020? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 20:10:20 GMT
A tiny bit more of a tease of what's to come...
I'm probably best off keeping this opinion to myself.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 20:18:45 GMT
I wasn't the biggest fan of the trailer, I need more convincing at the minute.
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Post by david on Feb 11, 2019 20:22:38 GMT
For me, Will Smith looks like a very big Smurf.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 20:29:38 GMT
For me, Will Smith looks like a very big Smurf. Will looks like an absolute joke. I just can't take it seriously. 😂 |
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Post by 49thand8th on Feb 11, 2019 20:30:58 GMT
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Post by david on Feb 11, 2019 20:33:38 GMT
For me, Will Smith looks like a very big Smurf. Will looks like an absolute joke. I just can't take it seriously. 😂 I just hope he’s getting some serious $ to look like that! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 23:09:29 GMT
For me, Will Smith looks like a very big Smurf. And like he has put on a lot of weight. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 8:20:53 GMT
This is what Motion Capture can do.. Hope yall ready for Cats!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 9:03:43 GMT
There's no way Cats on film can be any more terrifying than Cats on stage, unless they start planting actors in cinema screeenings.
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Post by adrianics on Feb 12, 2019 12:31:59 GMT
I'm far from a fan of the live action remakes Disney are pushing through - Beauty and the Beast in particular was complete trash - but even so I am flabbergasted at how bad the Will Smith Genie looks. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was seven years ago and set the standard for mocap/CGI characters, a standard that was blown apart by Thanos last year, and with the amount of money behind the studio and the amount it's pretty much guaranteed to make, there's absolutely no excuse.
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Feb 13, 2019 13:27:49 GMT
If there's any consolation, the amount of Will Smith genie memes circulating online is incredible and worth a look if you want a laugh.
I don't plan on seeing this to be quite honest. It's not just Will Smith that's dodgy. Jafar's actor sounds pretty bad, too (in the trailer anyway).
Disney's mission to turn everything in their library into live-action is becoming ridiculous now. Nobody needs or wants these films. Have Disney really ran out of originality that they have to resort to this, or is it so they get more money by tugging at people's nostalgia? Both, I suspect.
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Post by adrianics on Feb 14, 2019 12:47:02 GMT
There's also a whacking great loophole in WGA rules that means the writers of the original animated film don’t need to be paid anything if their script is used for a live-action remake, if I understand correctly. The screenwriters for BATB and Aladdin both confirmed.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Feb 14, 2019 13:00:59 GMT
I have two questions, one of which can be answered by Google:
1) Who is that playing Jafar?
(A Dutch-Tunisian guy called Marwan Kenzari.)
2) Why can't he act?
(He's pretty hot tho, I will concede that.)
These Disney remakes take all the fun out of the bad guys - Idris Elba's Shere Khan was completely toothless and sounded pretty hilarious, and now this. NGL angular camp eyeliner'd Jafar was one of my heroes as a young girl, and I am NOT HAPPY.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 17, 2019 21:36:22 GMT
Is it me or the trailer was absolutely terrible? It looked faker than me when I tell my reflection in the mirror of a pub that I'm not drunk.
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Post by stuartmcd on May 23, 2019 15:19:14 GMT
Well what a surprise this movie turned out to be. Funny, romantic and a lot of fun. It’s a shame that the marketing has let the film down as there’s a lot to like here. I saw a clip of the Prince Ali sequence last week and thought it looked terrible but in the context of the movie it was an absolute joy.
I know some people have reservations about Will Smith and I’m still not sure if I’m on board with his version of Friend Like Me but he really did a great job as the Genie in this film. He really did make it his own and provided a lot of laughs and a lot of heart.
If you had doubts about this movie then all I can say is to give it a chance. I’m really looking forward to seeing it again.
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Post by vabbian on May 23, 2019 17:23:53 GMT
Naomi Scott really slayed me in this
When she sang Speechless... WOW
Honey I was speechless too I was deceased. Odeon should've warned me
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Post by talkstageytome on May 23, 2019 23:08:00 GMT
I saw a preview screening last week and enjoyed it so much that I'm dragging my family to see it on the weekend.
When it comes to beloved Disney animated movies, Aladdin has always stood out from the crowd for me (alongside a couple of others eg. Mulan and The Little Mermaid) with its solid story, gorgeous songs, and a sprinkling of that unmistakable Disney magic. And in this live action remake, Guy Ritchie has added in fast paced action, thrills and guts, elevating it way beyond it's live action remake predecessors (the less said about the Beauty and the Beast remake the better imo - having seen that I tempered my expectations for this movie MASSIVELY, and was subsequently REALLY impressed with this one!)
Mena Massoud is a real diamond in the rough as Aladdin- everyone's favourite rags to riches Prince - sharing the screen with Naomi Scott as Jasmine. For me they nailed their characterisation, and yep, their singing was also really lovely. The A Whole New World scene made me tear up, and as the audio is now on Disney's YouTube chanel I've listened to it a bunch of times over.
I'm still not really a fan of the idea of remaking all of Disney's iconic animations, but if they MUST do it then this is the way to go.
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Post by vabbian on May 23, 2019 23:36:57 GMT
Aladdin's hairline was very suspect in this film, but I checked after and it's his real hair!
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Post by sophizoey on May 24, 2019 7:21:19 GMT
The original animated film is possibly my favourite thing of all time, and I don't think it's even about nostalgia because I've seemed to like it more and more as I get older.
I appreciated that Princess Jasmine is actually a character, the seeds were there in the animated filmed but I'm glad they decided to have her take a more active role. Also loved the lavish costumes and sets, everything was so colourful and bright. It also felt a little Bollywood and I'm glad they threw in a bit more culture. With Jasmine's development into an actual character I was glad with the tweaks for the ending. The new orchestrations for the songs gave me chills.
However, it wasn't the film I love, which I wasn't expecting it to be. I didn't love Aladdin's characterisation to me it felt like setting the Genie free came out of nowhere and was Jafar even a villain, he was bored and creepy not villainous. Didn't love the extra politics in there I can't lie.
It doesn't matter how many times I see this in any form, the animated film, the musical or this. I will always cry at the first chords of a A Whole New World, that magic carpet sequence is so special to me.
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Post by daisy24601 on May 24, 2019 22:35:07 GMT
A lot of people have had things to say about Will Smith but I think you'd be hard pushed to find an actor with his showmanship who could pull this off. It's hard to compete with a childhood favourite, especially one who's dead. I think he did a fine job.
I saw it yesterday and it met my expectations, it's obviously not the animation we know and love but enjoyable. I agree that Jafar wasn't nearly scary enough, especially when he was hatless! Jasmine was great, made for 2019.
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Post by xanady on May 26, 2019 19:56:58 GMT
Saw it today with my daughter...it’s a winner! Very big on female empowerment,big spectacle and a winning turn from the old Fresh Prince himself.
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Post by Being Alive on May 26, 2019 22:59:45 GMT
So I went in to this full expecting to hate it and want to leave... and that didn’t happen!
I thought it was fine, but nothing more. Visually, yes it’s impressive and grand. But it felt 30 minutes too long (ie the stuff they chose to include to bulk it out was unnecessary and shows just how good and streamlined the original is)
Thought the cast was fine - Will Smith wasn’t as awful as I’d thought he’d be, but you are never going to match Robin Williams and he very much felt inferior to what we know the genie can be!
I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it. Probably give it a generous 3 stars.
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