I only ever watched the first movie once sometime after it's home release. Since then my exposure to it has been Kingdom Hearts 3 and videos of the stage show at Disney World (which I recommend watching).
Curious if I should go this weekend or wait out the potential young crowds.
I gave the soundtrack a quick sample listen last night, and it sounded promising! I don't want to listen to the full thing until after watching the movie, though. (except for Into the Unknown - couldn't help myself)
Got my wife and I tickets for Dolby cinema on Saturday. May be in the minority, but I'm digging the darker tone from the trailers. From what I've heard of the soundtrack, it feels more broadway than the first movie.
So, what's everyone's verdict on the new songs? I'm liking Frozen 2's songs better and I might place it over Frozen 1 (and I currently do), and I haven't listened to all the songs yet.
Lost in the Woods is such a cheesy ballad but it works? Like I can't stop listening to it.
I'm sure so many people can relate to The Next Right Thing.
I don't know. I still get a weird feeling watching these CGI characters. It's like watching a plastic doll come to life and move around. I get why kids like it, but to me it's creepy and unsettling and I've always gotten kinda nervous when watching these movies (Tangled was the biggest offender in this regard--it took me three settings to get through that movie because I had to take a break every twenty minutes or so due to being so creeped out by the moving plastic dolls. That was actually the first one of these CGI animated movies I'd ever seen). I've never liked it, all the way back to the Toy Story days. I much prefer the old style of animation. But I've been defeated by history on this one.
Doesn't open until next week here in Aus, soon as someone sees it I need a detailed millisecond breakdown of any and all Elsa and Honeymaren scenes, looks, micro-expressions, even if they are in the background. I NEED IT!
Doesn't open until next week here in Aus, soon as someone sees it I need a detailed millisecond breakdown of any and all Elsa and Honeymaren scenes, looks, micro-expressions, even if they are in the background. I NEED IT!
Doesn't open until next week here in Aus, soon as someone sees it I need a detailed millisecond breakdown of any and all Elsa and Honeymaren scenes, looks, micro-expressions, even if they are in the background. I NEED IT!
Will probably do the second weekend, when things calm a bit. Excited to take my daughters to the film, since they've only seen the first one a million times.
the ending felt a bit anticlimactic though, everything happened really quickly, i actually wish there were some consequence to all this, like the city actually being destroyed while everyone lives... a bit sad but not depressing
Also Really liked that many music had a leitmotiv!
Still great though, plenty of good songs and great moments! Maybe they should have given a bit more time to the new characters
Sooooo much hype I have not seen a single image from this yet no trailer / teaser no song no character reveal NOTHING.
I know nothing but after haveing seen Frozen 1 about 15 since its first cinema release so ready for this :D.
IMAX tickets ready for tomorrow.
Ready to cry and laugh a lot :D
I'm so sad that I'm going on a trip and won't be able to see it until mid-December. One of the few films in the last couple of years I wanted to be there day 1 for.
Loved how funny it was. The humor often really hits the mark, and Olaf is lovingly annoying. The animation was beautiful too, and for the first time since long I actually regretted not getting a 3D showing, as I feel some shots would be beautiful with extra depth.
But I was disapointed by the story though.
It felt really thin and most of all lacked conflict. Most of the important beats and most of the thematic exploration are pushed into songs, meaning we often just hear the characters sing/tell them, in stead of it being shown trough their actions. And because those songs take a minute or two, it feels like a lot of stuff is solved superquick.
It also lacks a good third act. Once Ana figures out the truth, she immediately knows what to do and just does it without opposition. It's over in 5 minutes.
I did like the end. How Ana and Elsa are now two sides of the bridge between Arandele and the Forrest, but I feel the road to it was lacking
Crap, there was a stinger? Usually I stay put untill the end of the credits, but I was with friends now and they wanted to leave for a drink. Thought there wouldn't be a stinger anyway.
Loved how funny it was. The humor often really hits the mark, and Olaf is lovingly annoying. The animation was beautiful too, and for the first time since long I actually regretted not getting a 3D showing, as I feel some shots would be beautiful with extra depth.
But I was disapointed by the story though.
It felt really thin and most of all lacked conflict. Most of the important beats and most of the thematic exploration are pushed into songs, meaning we often just hear the characters sing/tell them, in stead of it being shown trough their actions. And because those songs take a minute or two, it feels like a lot of stuff is solved superquick.
It also lacks a good third act. Once Ana figures out the truth, she immediately knows what to do and just does it without opposition. It's over in 5 minutes.
I did like the end. How Ana and Elsa are now two sides of the bridge between Arandele and the Forrest, but I feel the road to it was lacking
Crap, there was a stinger? Usually I stay put untill the end of the credits, but I was with friends now and they wanted to leave for a drink. Thought there wouldn't be a stinger anyway.
Just saw it with my daughter, she loved it. It is definetly darker than the first and during one longer sequence my daughter was pretty shook (4 years old).
I think Elsa freezing and Olaf dying was pretty dark, especially because the Olaf scene is pretty long. But I though the Lyrics of Annas song after were the best of the movie, very amazing.
Also when Elsa rode in front of the wave something really looked off for me. You have this super realistic water (holy shit it was AMAZINGLY animated) and then a kinda out of place comic-Elsa. But the rest of the movie fit very well from the artstyle
-The film is beautiful. All the environments, character micro-expressions and song sequences are striking.
-That's probably the darkest something like Frozen will get. I imagine people dealing with depression are going to connect a lot with Anna's "The Next Right Thing."
-It's also -really- funny. Olaf's recap of the first movie and Kristof's "Lost in the Woods" song made me laugh my ass off.
-The ending is a bit anti-climactic, but the new status quo of Anna becoming queen and Elsa choosing to live in the Forest were pretty risky for a franchise that has so much invested in merchandising.
