Who would have guessed that Robin Williams would turn out to be a better singer than Will Smith?
Also, why did they change "Brush up your Sunday Salaam" to "Brush up your Friday Salaam"?
Yeah I felt that way about the Beauty and the Beast songs too. I thought it might be because actors can't move as fast as animations. And because my nostalgia is informing me of the "real" tempo of the song, it feels even slower.It feels like they just took the original and made it 30% slower.
One thing that this new "Prince Ali" does better than the original: The new "Prince Ali" is more vibrant and colorful.
I didn't like the original's color palette much, with the drab yellows and browns. I'm glad they made it more colorful and vibrant this time around. That's how a festival should be.
Wow, that really does improve it. The other issues are still there (autotune, bad singing), but they're mitigated by the increased tempo and it has the energy that everyone here says is lacking.
So, the question is: why did they go with a slower tempo?
Wow, that really does improve it. The other issues are still there (autotune, bad singing), but they're mitigated by the increased tempo and it has the energy that everyone here says is lacking.
So, the question is: why did they go with a slower tempo?
Sisqo, Sisqo
You mean you don't like the tried and true "that lyric has swords in it how about he takes out some swords while he says the line?" approach?They should have just hired some Bollywood choreographers for this movie cause that looked stale as shit.
Man, just fuck everything about this movie.
Should be ok. Mulan was even that great anyway...
Yes thanx for letting us know how great it is..
Liking the costuming and sets the more I see them. If this reviews decently I'll probably see it in theaters.
Speeding up the video does not make it better at all, stop it.
For an additional comparison, and to show the song in a real life with a lot less resources, here's the broadway version.
If only there was an actor who had both the comedic chops and vocal prowess to pull of a role like Genie...
Disney's Genie having an accent just seems antithetical to the character. Like Robin Williams version he's supposed to be a cosmic being out of time. All the contemporary references he makes would sound weird if he tried to sound more authentic to the region/time period.I feel like Aladdin is a good counter-argument for the whole Black Panther "make everybody speak English with an accent" thing. Imagine if Will Smith was trying to fake an accent the same way Forrest Whitaker does.
Okay, well imagine the cartoon Aladdin movie having everybody speak with a fake accent.Disney's Genie having an accent just seems antithetical to the character. Like Robin Williams version he's supposed to be a cosmic being out of time. All the contemporary references he makes would sound weird if he tried to sound more authentic to the region/time period.
if you hate fun.
I feel like Aladdin is a good counter-argument for the whole Black Panther "make everybody speak English with an accent" thing. Imagine if Will Smith was trying to fake an accent the same way Forrest Whitaker does.
It sounds exactly like the broadway/west end version of the song. The film seems to be 25% based of the animated version but like 75% from stage version. The stage version is waaay better.
Idk, I think people were gonna hate it regardless. There is some kind of backlash to the live action Disney flicks at least from what I see on here, even Lion King isn't safe, don't remember how Jungle Book was received here.
Jungle book was very well received by everyone dude. It holds a 90+% on RT as well. JB (and LK) looked amazing, Aladdin doesn't.Idk, I think people were gonna hate it regardless. There is some kind of backlash to the live action Disney flicks at least from what I see on here, even Lion King isn't safe, don't remember how Jungle Book was received here.
I would think, hypothetically, it would be the opposite. More popularity = more people who want to see something. It's just Aladdin botched its execution pretty badly, but we'll see, maybe people turn out in spite of that.I think Jungle Book had the advantage of being based on an inferior Disney movie. Low expectations and all that, I guess. Then there's the Robin Williams factor, giving Aladdin a huge hurdle to overcome.
Yeah you know what... Chris Tucker would have been awesome as GenieI don't get it, why is it like they are holding back all the razzle dazzle? The magic, the pop, the spectacle of the Genie is just missing here.
Will needs to put more power behind his voice, he needs to be more eccentric, electric, he needs to be
It feels all over the place. And I just don't know how it got to this point considering the source material, the amazing cover songs on Disney's own We Love Disney YouTube channel, and the broadway musicals.
Also funnily, watching the video at 1.25x helps bring some energy back into the song. I don't know why they slowed the song down when it's meant to be very upbeat, festive. I mean, a prince is rolling into town looking to impress the princess of the sultan, you go big or go home. BPM is one thing though, it's still missing so much more.