Disney's Tangled

[jmc]

Rapunzel's way better looking.

 

[Nathan]

Rapunzel has some big old manga eyes!

Manga eyes? You mean Disney eyes. Which manga eyes are based on.

 

[BLACK-SPIDEY]

I lol´d

 

[Timstuff]

The Nostalgia Chick's new video is up, where she analyzes the rivalry between Disney and Dreamworks and brings up Tangled.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thedudette/nostalgia-chick/29052-dreamworks-vs-disney-rise-of-the-eyebrow

Personally, I think she favors Disney, but I do as well. I think Dreamworks has made some really good stuff and their best is yet to come, however in some ways I feel like they really need to get past this "it's like Disney, but with ATTITUDE!" thing they've been doing for so long.

Dreamworks movies are almost always great entertainment, however very few have been masterpieces on par with what Disney and Pixar can put out. How to Train your Dragon was probably the first Dreamworks movie I've seen since The Prince of Egypt that sold itself on story rather than attitude, and as a result it was the first Dreamworks movie I've seen since Prince of Egypt that I really felt was up there with Pixar and Disney.

Their track record is spottier than Disney's, which wouldn't be saying a lot if not for the fact that Disney's track record is about 60 years longer. When you've been around that long you're bound to screw up sooner or later at least once. I think Dreamworks, while still in their awkward years, if given enough time will mature into something better than just the ruder alternative to Disney.

 

[jmc]

Eh, Dreamworks have always felt like the poorer second cousin to Disney and Pixar, their films have never have the same polish as the other companies.

 

[mr. peasant]

I think Dreamworks and Disney can be summarised as follows:

Dreamworks: Entertaining and edgy. Good to watch with friends.
Disney: Timeless and classic. Good to watch with family.

 

[Timstuff]

I just saw this movie tonight with some friends. We saw it in a D3 Digital 3D cinema, and the theater was completely empty except for us (which wasn't surprising, since earlier today I was under the impression that most theaters had stopped showing it). I was amazed by how great it was. It truly felt like a classic Disney film, which was quite a refreshing contrast to the very Dreamworks-esque "hip and edgy" trailers that had led up to the film's release. I love all of the characters and it actually had a worthwhile story to tell.

I think that out of all the movies Disney has made over the past few years, this one had one of their most sinister villains yet:

Spoiler

Seriously, Mother Gothel played EVERYONE in the movie. Her ability to read into what all of them wanted, and use it against them was downright scary. It reminded me a bit of Ursula, except that the way in which she was evil was not nearly as obvious initially. I actually wondered at several times earlier in the film if she genuined cared about Rapunzel, since she had been raising her as her own daughter since infancy. The movie kept it ambiguous at first, and made it feel like a real stab in the back when you were reminded how little she actually thinks of Rapunzel, and that she only wants to use her. And she managed to enact all of this trechery without the use of any magical powers except Rapunzel's!

I'll be buying this one right away as soon as it's out on Blu-Ray. The 3D effects were amazing too and I'll definitely miss not seeing them on my home screen, but even so the beauty of this film is something that should be quite easy to appreciate even without the 3D. It truly felt magical.

 

[jmc]

I kinda felt the songs were a bit out of place in this film.

 

[CGHulk]

Eh, Dreamworks have always felt like the poorer second cousin to Disney and Pixar, their films have never have the same polish as the other companies.

Dreamworks to me was is always made cheap attempts at humor instead of characters and a good story. But How to Train your Dragon was good, since Chris Sanders the director was from Disney, and was one of their best.

I kinda felt the songs were a bit out of place in this film.

The lantern song was pretty good, where they are out on the boat singing. The song to make her hair grow was good too. Those two I think sounded traditionally Disney.

 

[Nathan]

Me personally, I just wasn't used to seeing people sing in Movies anymore. It's been a while since I watched any Disney Movies.

 

[JP]

Well, that's just a shame.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

wanted to see this, is it still in theaters? when it comes to the whole dreamworks vs disney thing, i prefer disney (pixar more specifically) but i do love some of dreamworks more genre oriented films. the first two shreks i thought were good, the third not so much, and the forth, well, i liked it, i thought it mayed more focus to a good story which i liked, unlike three which tried to hard to be funny. but my favorite dreamworks films are how to train your dragon and kung fu panda, i think dreamworks really outdid themselves with those two.

 

[jmc]

The lantern song was pretty good, where they are out on the boat singing. The song to make her hair grow was good too. Those two I think sounded traditionally Disney.

I actually think the most 'Disney' like of the songs was 'I've got a Dream', the rest felt way too contemporary.

 

[Majik1387]

Honestly a lot of the music reminded me of Menken's Sister Act musical.

 

[CGHulk]

I actually think the most 'Disney' like of the songs was 'I've got a Dream', the rest felt way too contemporary.

"Mother Knows Best" sounded very 1940's musical. The only song that sounded contemporary was "When Will My Life Begin" because of the electric guitar and drum set. Still a very good song though.

 

[Crockett]

Alan Menken said the inspirational it's medieval mixed with 60’s folk rock. My favorites is "I See the Light" and "When Will My Life Begin", the ones that are just music are "Kingdom Dance".

 

[Majik1387]

'Mother Knows Best' actually reminded me of Menken's unused song 'Wasting Away' for the Little Mermaid Broadway musical.

 

[jmc]

''Mother Knows Best'' sounded very 1940's musical. The only song that sounded contemporary was ''When Will My Life Begin'' because of the electric guitar and drum set. Still a very good song though.

Don't know how to explain it but 'Mother Knows Best' and 'I See the Light' almost sounded like they were trying too hard to be Disney songs, 'When Will My Life Begin' is the one that feels really out of place, even though lyrically it has some good wordplay. 'I've Got a Dream' really is the only one that felt naturally part of the film, everything else felt almost forced in. Not that the songs are bad, they just don't mesh well.

 

[CGHulk]

Something That I Want (at the Walt Disney Animation Studio)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oWhovB02Hg&feature=player_embedded#

 

[jmc]

I so want to work there.

 

[Grillz]

I so want to work there.

QFT! I wanted to get an internship there, but online it said I needed to be done with my sophomore year of college, so by this time next year .
Hopefully I can work there someday and be one of the people who bring back traditional animation to what it once was.

 

[jmc]

^ I actually think 2D animation is my calling but unfortunately I just happened to live in a time where it's started to fade away. I'm still hoping it stays around, but I'm not confident.

 

[Grillz]

True dat, I think disney just needs to get a story and turn it into a 2d animated movie and just "wow" the audience and show those higher ups that 2d is alive and kicking.

 

[ironwez20]

I think Dreamworks and Disney can be summarised as follows:

Dreamworks: Entertaining and edgy. Good to watch with friends.
Disney: Timeless and classic. Good to watch with family.

Imho the oly films that dreamworks did to rival disney were The prince of Eygpt(which was an astounding flim) and shrek one and two.

 

[CGHulk]

From a animation standpoint (not an entertaining) all of Dreamworks 2D films were way better than any of the Disney film of the last 30 years.