Live Action Disney Remakes: Yay or Nay

[rldvxi]

I just watched the new Jungle Book and it was really good. I am excited to see the Lion King as well. However, I am yet to see Beauty and the Beast

[VinzVinzClortho]

I have to admit, I was firmly in the Nay camp.

I was the grumpy old man yelling, "Why can't they think of any new ideas!" (when I wasn't yelling at kids to, "Get off my lawn!") then I saw The Lion King trailer and was BLOWN AWAY.

So I am ... cautiously Yay, now.

I also think I'll check out Jungle Book, too, now.

[davidbk]

YAY!

[rldvxi]

VinzVinzClortho

I also think I'll check out Jungle Book, too, now.

It does not follow the same pattern as the original movie, but if you can get past that, it is still a really good movie. It made me really sad at some points, because it pulls at the heart string

[rldvxi]

I also think I'll check out Jungle Book, too, now.

[rldvxi]

It does not follow the same pattern as the original movie, but if you can get past that, it is still a really good movie. It made me really sad at some points, because it pulls at the heart string

[Djinni]

Yay! with reservations.

Here's my list of YAY!

101/102 Dalmatians = (DOGS)

Alice in Wonderland = (madder than the hatter/ Tim Burton GGWP)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice = (N.Cage)

Maleficent = (Jolly Jolie)

Christopher Robin = (because who does not love Pooh?)

Beauty and the Beast = (OHYEAH! Hermoine!)

And my list of NAY 😞 :

Jungle Book = OHNO!

My Wish Lists : (Yay Hopefuls)

Dumbo

Aladdin

The Lion King

Mulan

Captain Nemo

Inspector Gadget

James and the Giant Peach

Lilo & Stitch

The Little Mermaid

Pinocchio

Snow White / Rose Red

Splash

Tron

Not-planned-yet-but-Disney-makes-dreams-come-true list :

Bambi (imagine a real life tear jerker)

Peter Pan (tick tock tick tock)

Treasure Island (this is my childhood)

Robin Hood (make it a bit darker like Arthurian legends)

Zorro (go with pg-13 and this will be a hit)

Popeye (come on, why not I feel it is about time)

Finding Nemo (real water, real fish semi documentary this will be a sure eye candy)

Wall-E (transformers w/o explosion!)

Up (this part might be too much)

Prince of Persia (ok I'm ruining my list now)

Toy Story (enough!)

[ATTKevin]

I haven't see the Jungle Book remake - I'll add that to my list!

The wife and I saw Beauty and the Beast when it was in theaters and we enjoyed it! It's definitely worth seeing.

@Djinni, you mentioned a live action Aladdin. Here's how I feel about that...

[Djinni]

@ATTKevin if you're Aladdin what is your 3 wishes?

[rldvxi]

Djinni

101/102 Dalmatians = (DOGS)

Alice in Wonderland = (madder than the hatter/ Tim Burton GGWP)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice = (N.Cage)

Maleficent = (Jolly Jolie)

Christopher Robin = (because who does not love Pooh?)

Beauty and the Beast = (OHYEAH! Hermoine!)

My Wish Lists : (Yay Hopefuls)

Dumbo

Aladdin

The Lion King

Mulan

Captain Nemo

Inspector Gadget

James and the Giant Peach

Lilo & Stitch

The Little Mermaid

Pinocchio

Snow White / Rose Red

Splash

Tron

Not-planned-yet-but-Disney-makes-dreams-come-true list :

Bambi (imagine a real life tear jerker)

Peter Pan (tick tock tick tock)

Treasure Island (this is my childhood)

Robin Hood (make it a bit darker like Arthurian legends)

Zorro (go with pg-13 and this will be a hit)

Popeye (come on, why not I feel it is about time)

Finding Nemo (real water, real fish semi documentary this will be a sure eye candy)

Wall-E (transformers w/o explosion!)

Up (this part might be too much)

Prince of Persia (ok I'm ruining my list now)

Toy Story (enough!)

Quite a list, lol. Personally, I saw the live action 101 Dalmatians before the animated one, and could not get into the animated one. I haven't even any of the other ones.  There is the Inspector Gadget (1999) , Hook (1991) and I personally like, Robin Hood: Men in Tights. I want to see: Snow White, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, UP, Finding Nemo, Popeye would be awesome and Sleeping Beauty (saw it as a play). There is a Prince a Persia movie.  

Bambi is not on my list any way shape or form. The way the movie shows hunters is not how it is in real life. Ethical hunters will never shoot a doe who has a fawn. Poachers will, and those are criminals who deserve to go to prison.

[rldvxi]

101/102 Dalmatians = (DOGS)

Alice in Wonderland = (madder than the hatter/ Tim Burton GGWP)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice = (N.Cage)

Maleficent = (Jolly Jolie)

Christopher Robin = (because who does not love Pooh?)

Beauty and the Beast = (OHYEAH! Hermoine!)

My Wish Lists : (Yay Hopefuls)

Dumbo

Aladdin

The Lion King

Mulan

Captain Nemo

Inspector Gadget

James and the Giant Peach

Lilo & Stitch

The Little Mermaid

Pinocchio

Snow White / Rose Red

Splash

Tron

Not-planned-yet-but-Disney-makes-dreams-come-true list :

Bambi (imagine a real life tear jerker)

Peter Pan (tick tock tick tock)

Treasure Island (this is my childhood)

Robin Hood (make it a bit darker like Arthurian legends)

Zorro (go with pg-13 and this will be a hit)

Popeye (come on, why not I feel it is about time)

Finding Nemo (real water, real fish semi documentary this will be a sure eye candy)

Wall-E (transformers w/o explosion!)

Up (this part might be too much)

Prince of Persia (ok I'm ruining my list now)

Toy Story (enough!)

Quite a list, lol. Personally, I saw the live action 101 Dalmatians before the animated one, and could not get into the animated one. I haven't even any of the other ones.  There is the Inspector Gadget (1999) , Hook (1991) and I personally like, Robin Hood: Men in Tights. I want to see: Snow White, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, UP, Finding Nemo, Popeye would be awesome and Sleeping Beauty (saw it as a play). There is a Prince a Persia movie.  

Bambi is not on my list any way shape or form. The way the movie shows hunters is not how it is in real life. Ethical hunters will never shoot a doe who has a fawn. Poachers will, and those are criminals who deserve to go to prison.

[davidbk]

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@rldvxi wrote:

Djinni

Popeye would be awesome and Sleeping Beauty (saw it as a play).

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 Have you forgotten about ...

It was a mess but, in it's defense, it was an interesting mess.

[davidbk]

Popeye would be awesome and Sleeping Beauty (saw it as a play).

[rldvxi]

Did forget about that. This is a Treasure island from 1950 that is live action

[JaeDee]

I'm a sucker for Disney movies LOL

The Lion King trailer was just AMAZING and I didn't realize how well Disney could render the characters into an amazing live-action remake. I have high hopes about the movie because I grew up watching The Lion King on VHS tapes, so they better not let me down on this one. Although I would still miss the original voices (I get attached to the voices as much as I do with the aesthetics), I'm still looking forward to it.

Question though: When are they releasing the Aladdin and Mulan remakes? I have just as high expectations for those remakes as I also grew up with them. Robin Williams has set the bar really high as the Genie, and to be very honest, I still can't see anybody else play the Genie. I'd probably get my heart broken just by thinking about it... not to mention Mulan being a close call with the execs initially saying that there wouldn't be a lot of singing in the remake (BUT THE SONGS WERE AN IMPORTANT PART OF MULAN!!! Reflection and I'll Make a Man Out of You, anyone?)

[rldvxi]

No songs no Mulan for me

[VinzVinzClortho]

I don't understand the point of Mulan without the songs or Aladdin without Robin Williams, tbh.

[rldvxi]

Looky what I found. 

https://www.facebook.com/41937927436/posts/10157664336977437/

[VinzVinzClortho]

Honest to god, @rldvxi, that looks like it’s found it’s own brand-spanking new level of awful.

its a Whole New World of Bad.