Fantasy Guy Ritchie Directing Disney's Aladdin

[Broseph44]

It looks like hot garbage.

And if anyone is appalled by how bad Disney's live action remake of Aladdin looks? Don't just boycott that film. Boycott all of Disney's live action remakes. That includes The Lion King and Lady and the Tramp.

Because if you contribute to The Lion King being hit, you are not showing Disney anything other than you want more of this horse****. Bad reviews won't mean a thing. Disney cares only about the bottom line and pure profit. Aladdin could completely tank and lose hundreds of millions of dollars and Disney would not bat an eye if The Lion King makes over a billion.

Aladdin looks like crap, the CGI that was crapped on the original film on the enterance to the cave looks just as fake as the teaser and doesn't have any of the style or flare the CGI one did, this has none and feeling not of the cast members even Will Smith as Genie. The CGI of him is atrocious and Disney is getting raked over the coals on how poor this is and looks bland/boring and none of it is making me go "Oh it looks like an event film", same for Lion King. Can't we just re-issue the original films with some updated animation because they still hold up really good to this day, both Aladdin and Lion King and two of them in my opinion are the best animated films of the 90s among others. We don't need an update, we don't need a live-action remake of Lion King which isn't even live-action, it's CGI, don't need a live-action remake of Aladdin as it's already been made, i mean maybe do a new adaptation of Aladdin and his wonderful life than do a remake of the Disney film.

I hope the people who saw the trailer and didn't like what they saw then speak with your wallet, and if your tired of Disney's lazy halfassed cashgrab remakes of their classics, don't pay to see them and that's how your gonna send your message. So if you are sick of this lazy **** as much as I am, do not pay to see any of their live action remakes and just contribute to diminishing returns. I have yet to give them a single cent for these casghrab efforts and I will continue to do so. That is the only way they will consider stopping. Because if they keep making money, no matter how bad the word of mouth and reviews are, Disney will not give a damn and keep making them. And if any film of live-action bombs which has happened to Dumbo then Disney will be like "oh wow, i guess people are tired of this! i guess audiences doesn't want this!" and that's how your gonna send your message. And if they are hits and make a billion dollars, all it takes is just one of them and one be saying "Oh i wanna see Lion King" and if your like "Aladdin looks like crap but the other ones i wanna go see" then it defeats the purpose, cause if Aladdin underperforms then it doesn't mean cause Disney can absorb that hit in the face, no problem. But if Lion King is a big hit then they are gonna keep these remakes, i guarantee it, no matter how bad the reviews are for Aladdin, no matter how many people don't go to see it, no matter how big of a flop it is, it doesn't matter cause if Lion King makes a billion dollars that just shows them you still want more of that, just watch, watch this all unfold.


I mean your gonna get live-action remakes of Little Mermaid or Pocahontas, it's going to happen, i guarantee it and all but eventually the bottom will completely fall out and they are just gonna get diminishing returns, because they are no longer about the ideals that Walt Disney built his company around. They are about greed, power and manipulation of your nostalgia.

If not? That what is the point? There is no need for lazy live action Disney remakes and it is a shame that films like this get the pass and make millions. Like i said, eventually your just gonna get diminishing returns and soon the bottom will eventually fall.

I want the Disney that made the original and was a genuine trendsetter back in the good old days. Not the current version which is just pumping out reheated left overs, bad Pirates sequels with a upcoming reboot, sequels to Pixar films (except Incredibles 2 which i wanted a sequel since 2004 and Toy Story 4 is not needed when the story ended with 3 as your just beating a dad horse after 3) and failed adaptations of parts of their park like Tomorrowland. I want them to do creative things like Zootopia and some others.

You’re not looking to stick around these boards long it seems. With posts like this it will only be a matter of time.

 

[terry78]

It's like one of those "why I hate Brie larson" types. He joined just to rant and possibly get some kinda following.

 

[Zant]

That Beauty and the Beast remake was a scam though....So bad...Most of these remakes feel like scams ...

 

[MovieSlave]

That Beauty and the Beast remake was a scam though....So bad...Most of these remakes feel like scams ...

What the hell?!

How exactly is it a scam? They simply wanted to remake it with CGI instead of fully animated. A scam? No. A bit of a cash grab? Of course.

Personally I hope "Aladdin" bombs or simply doesn't do huge numbers. It looks bland and despite what people said about the "BatB" redo, this looks like they didn't do the original justice.

I actually enjoyed the "BatB" redo. I still didn't care for Emma Watson being cast as Belle but I don't agree that it was as hollow as others have said in comparison to the original. "The Jungle Book" was damn solid and I'm sure Favreau will knock it out of the park again with "The Lion King".

 

[MOVIELORD101]

Btw, here's a new clip of the "Prince Ali" number:


And yes, I've got the biggest smile on my face while watching this. My inner-'90s kid' is so happy right now.

 

[OutOfBoose]

That Beauty and the Beast remake was a scam though....So bad...Most of these remakes feel like scams ...

Not scam, but cash grab for sure. Like all those hyper-realistic frame-by-frame remakes, CG or live action.

 

[samsnee]

Btw, here's a new clip of the "Prince Ali" number:


And yes, I've got the biggest smile on my face while watching this. My inner-'90s kid' is so happy right now.

Not me. Feels like paint by numbers like something you'd see in a mid-day parade at Disneyworld. There's just no spark to it.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Btw, here's a new clip of the "Prince Ali" number:


And yes, I've got the biggest smile on my face while watching this. My inner-'90s kid' is so happy right now.

They fixed it from 'Sunday Slaat' in the animated movie to 'Firday Salaat' here, this is at least a nice touch.

 

[terry78]

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

Btw, here's a new clip of the "Prince Ali" number:


And yes, I've got the biggest smile on my face while watching this. My inner-'90s kid' is so happy right now.

 

[daddydivine]

I think the remakes can never live up to the animated movies we saw while growing up. I do see how these movies could allow a younger generation that has grown up in the monthly event film era to find them as their classics. It's why these movies continue to make money and earn praise.

I refuse to join the "back in my day" crowd.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

There is no special greeting for a special day, so I doubt they meant the title of this video in this song.

 

[MOVIELORD101]

I think the remakes can never live up to the animated movies we saw while growing up. I do see how these movies could allow a younger generation that has grown up in the monthly event film era to find them as their classics. It's why these movies continue to make money and earn praise.

I refuse to join the "back in my day" crowd.

Finally, someone who agrees with me on this matter!

 

[InvisibleWoman]

Thing is... there are some things that are "acceptable" in an animation that just won't work the same in live action. If the genie started changing his appearance in front of a crowd, I'm sure it would draw attention to the fact he's a magical being.

Animation always allows for a degree of suspension of belief that you just can't get with live action.

Prince Ali clip looked just fine. Bless Will Smith for trying to sing. I thought Be Our Guest in the BatB live action was an amazing rendition of a sequence that I thought would be impossible to translate to live action... so with that in mind, I feel they could have gone a little more extra with Prince Ali.

Still seeing it opening day. Not sorry.

 

[Darkness Falls]

Btw, here's a new clip of the "Prince Ali" number:


And yes, I've got the biggest smile on my face while watching this. My inner-'90s kid' is so happy right now.

I see you there iago bobbing your head

 

[sueb1863]

I wouldn't mind the remakes if they tried to do something different with them instead of just makingcopies of the cartoons.

If they felt they had to redo Aladdin, why not do a non musical live version that hews closer to the original story and doesn't have any elements of the cartoon at all?

 

[JP]

I just don't get why Disney felt thy wanted to make a blockbuster musical and GUY RITCHIE was their best option

 

[samsnee]

I just don't get why Disney felt thy wanted to make a blockbuster musical and GUY RITCHIE was their best option

Seriously. What in his resume suggested he was the right fit?

 

[jmc]

That Prince Ali clip really just captures how much Robins Williams brought to the Genie, not just with the character, but with the songs also. That clip is dry as ****, and at worst boring to look at.

 

[kaypain]

I'm sorry I disagree with all of you. I think your problem is you keep comparing this to the cartoon right down to the toes. You're only setting yourself up for failure. Dont see how it looks boring.

 

[terry78]

It doesn't look boring per se, but they had to tone it down since the cartoon allowed for almost instantaneous and non-stop energy that live action just can't pull off.

 

[jmc]

It looks like they literally just jumped on a parade float and started filming. There's no energy to the song, the camera work, the choreography, it's all flat and lifeless.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Yeah I don't think it's boring but it's definitely toned down. There's just a slower, less energetic pace but it's not BaTB slow...still disappointed by that films recreation of "Be our Guest". This film looks just cartoony enough to work for me, though.

 

[terry78]

I mean when you look at something like The Mask, that is pretty much the best they could do regarding Genie, as he's in 3 dimensions and not a flat cartoon. The technology really can't do any better than that.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

The Mask is a good example. I have to admit, I got a jolt of excitement when the ostriches came running, tilting their heads as they passed the meta-camera no one else could see. Seeing Genie ride around on ostriches is also pretty excellent.