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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2021 17:14:56 GMT
released in May.... maybe?
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Post by shirleydevore on Feb 19, 2021 18:07:58 GMT
All these adaptions strip the characters of the the theatricality and campness the original characters benefited from in my opinion.
To me nothing sets this apart from the other adaptions and having just watched Birds of Prey, Cruella and the design looks exactly like it's from that world.
Also I think making Cruella a 'demon' (?) really takes away from the horror of the character.
I know it's an origin story and these follow a typical pattern of saying the villain is just misunderstood.
I also hate the wigs bar the one where she's a mess, some of the costumes in the film look like they've been designed for the older Cruella rather than a young Cruella. From the trailer it looks like they don't strike the right balance between the darker gritty moments and the upper class world she inhabits, but I think the trailer is poor because we don't really get a sense of where the film is going bar some cliched lines about feminism.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2021 18:42:09 GMT
I got Birds of Prey vibes off that trailer too. I enjoyed that film though so that’s not an issue for me.
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 19, 2021 19:09:52 GMT
So apparently her name is Ella.
Put the cruel in front
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Post by talkingheads on Feb 19, 2021 20:04:06 GMT
Ah yes, just what we need, a two hour film about an evil puppy killer. What's next, the tragic upbringing of The Child Catcher?
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Post by Prof. MM on Feb 19, 2021 20:15:44 GMT
Ah yes, just what we need, a two hour film about an evil puppy killer. What's next, the tragic upbringing of The Child Catcher? Indeed; and given the impact breeding animals for the black market has had on the globe now, possibly a bit raw too. Not to mention how irrelevant animal fabrics and fur are these days. We don't need fiction glorifying skin suits. Yes suspension of disbelief and all that but, no time for this. Let have something original Disney, not some spinoff, hacked up side story. Edit: also 2hrs might be pushing it
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2021 20:46:57 GMT
I think it looks fab. I’m in!
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Post by shirleydevore on Feb 20, 2021 1:06:43 GMT
I got Birds of Prey vibes off that trailer too. I enjoyed that film though so that’s not an issue for me. Birds of Prey was fun and in some ways is probably why I wasn’t impressed with this trailer. It looks and sounds very like Birds of Prey.
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Post by d'James on Feb 20, 2021 2:47:35 GMT
The first line of the trailer got got my back up but I liked the rest. Wigs: to be decided...
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Post by shirleydevore on Feb 22, 2021 12:51:00 GMT
I got Birds of Prey vibes off that trailer too. I enjoyed that film though so that’s not an issue for me. I mean't to say do you remember the song Smile by Maisie Peters used at the end of the film? Does it remind you of anything? It reminds me of a song from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Goes Public. I used to have a CD of that show but can't find it and it hasn't made it's way to streaming. Here's an infomercial and the melody that comes in at 4:53 I was reminded of. I hope I find the CD because I loved listening to it to 2 or 3 songs, one of my favourite Broadway flops. Edit: Video is cringe be warned.
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