That is also beautiful. And it is clearly a whole different approach.For comparison, as if it's needed:
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The Lion King (2019) Review Thread
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Yeah that first clip is actually the first time I've seen anything appealing from the movie. It's not half bad. Obviously not the vivid, expressive, colorful almost abstract like the animated version but it looks alright.
Seeing it in Dolby Cinema first thing Friday morning. My expectations are really low... but hopefully there's a few things about it I'll appreciate.
I'm not sure what happened since Jungle Book. But I'm hoping The Mandalorian can begin Favreau's redemption arc
I'm not sure what happened since Jungle Book. But I'm hoping The Mandalorian can begin Favreau's redemption arc
Huh how did favreau miss the mark so much?
Spread too thin with him doing the mandalorian, spider - man and chef show?
Spread too thin with him doing the mandalorian, spider - man and chef show?
breh, the pacing, the buildup, the anticipation. whoever helmed this has no idea what they're doing.
Jesus. I've been disappointed by the trailers.... im seeing the original movie tonight at home (im a huge fan of it, I have it on every media format!) and seeing the remake tomorrow night with my daughter. Posting my thoughts on it soon.
Seeing this in Dolby Saturday afternoon and this thread has set my expectations to the bare minimum. Not like they were all that high to begin with judging by the footage I've seen already.
I guess at the least it's an excuse to go out of the house for two hours.
I guess at the least it's an excuse to go out of the house for two hours.
I've been complaining.. but I Just Can't Wait to be King looks good to me.
My expectations have been set that they're just doing a Planet Earth adaptation, so obviously they're not gonna have simba jumping on giraffe heads.
Still.. there's no point to this movie other than being a cool VFX reel (and all the money it will make)
My expectations have been set that they're just doing a Planet Earth adaptation, so obviously they're not gonna have simba jumping on giraffe heads.
Still.. there's no point to this movie other than being a cool VFX reel (and all the money it will make)
Yes, Jon Favreau has said "every blade of grass" is animated.
I hate people defending the look of this movie with the 'but it's supposed to look realistic!' argument.
Here's a screenshot from Planet Earth II, a documentary series:
Desaturated colors =/= realism
This comment sums it up nicely
what a cutie
Should have remade it in the modern day Disney animation style, or gone the Milo and Otis route and don't attempt a shot for shot remake that doesn't have a chance in hell to be as good as the original.
As someone who knows every line of the script of the original by heart (both the English and Brazilian Portuguese versions), I'm watching this new version in less than 12 hours with no fear in my heart. lol
Are people supposed to feel some kind of emotion in this scene
K, this honestly looks like a joke.
Looks fucking awful. My parents bought tickets to it already and want me to go but I want to duck out, even though it's free
They won't bring it back sadly. There's just too few people doing it nowadays and it gets to be costly. Just at Mary Poppins Returns. Creating the hand drawn animation in it was tough for the team.
It's wild that the RT score is hanging around 60% considering the negative reviews are among the most negative reviews I've ever seen. I guess you'll either like it or really really hate it.
It's just an ill-conceived idea to begin with. If he had nothing else going on, it'd be just as bad.
How did they manage to make John Oliver as Zazu BORING?
Also, I can't tell the damn lions apart at all.
Oh I just can't wait for this remake fad to be over.
RT is a binary percentage, it doesn't gauge how much critics liked a movie.
Im sitting here thinkinf I would have wished if they had a shot for shot ramake, least then they wouldnt lose the intensity and passion the old movie had and it would have been a suitable update.
It just looks like a nature documentary but with some weird uncanny valley shit put onto there mouths.
I've enjoyed the disney remakes up until this point but this is just eh. Looks like a complete remake but without any of the life or visually interesting aspects of the original.
I've enjoyed the disney remakes up until this point but this is just eh. Looks like a complete remake but without any of the life or visually interesting aspects of the original.
I know but it's wild that 60% of critics still like the movie when the 40% that don't like it REALLY don't
I think John Oliver isn't really suited to playing the sort of stuffy, pompous buffoon that is Zazu compared to Atkinson. He's an animated fellow but I think that works against him for a role like this.
I think a lot of folks in this thread are overestimating how much the general public values 2D animation/design. If its a cartoon/has a cartoon aesthetic most people won't see it or automatically put it in the "kids genre" ghetto. The fact that its so hyper realistic will be a draw for people because it makes it more "serious/adult/legitimate" etc.
This will probably be another situation where film twitter mercilessly dunk on the movie while general audiences eat it up.
This will probably be another situation where film twitter mercilessly dunk on the movie while general audiences eat it up.
I think the distinction here is that the CGI actively works against the characterization and the story they're trying to tell. They're trying to tell a hyper-emotional story with characters that literally cannot emote and voice actors who are deliberately giving out subdued, restrained performances because of this.
The story they're trying to tell simply does not function effectively with the visual style they're using to tell it. They could've made the realistic CGI animals emote more and it would've been way, way more effective at telling this story.