Reboot of Disney movies

Somewhere along the line, Disney thought it would be a great idea to reboot their old tired animated moves, and decide to make it better, using live animation.



   But does it really work, or does it belittle the creativity that Disney animators once had.


For me, I think it might have started back when 101 Dalmatians went from animation to live action. With Glenn Close portraying the villainous Cruela De Ville.

It was pretty good, have great actors, not bad story....then what went wrong? Was it Glenn Close's acting?
  No, it was nothing, but for some reason, some fans were not pleased.

But for me, it would get worse.



Dumbo, The Jungle Book. Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and even the Lion King.

   I'm not saying they're all horrible but did anyone ask for them?


The worsts would have to be:

Cinderella (2015)
Why? It's not the acting (although not great), but I feel the story was nothing like the original, but then again the Grimm's version was darker.
    This is just lame. I don't know why, but I just feel as if they aren't trying hard enough and it wasn't even worth seeing. I prefer the original cartoon as well as Cinderella III: a twist through time.




Alice/Through the looking glass


First off, I thought the cartoon that Disney created was pretty amazing. Now we get a Tim Burton wash out with Johnny Depp becoming the mad hatter. I just found it to be stupid. They even made a sequel that involved a time traveler. They even had to make the actress who portrayed the evil queen's head large. NO!



Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Well, I'm gonna say, weak and bunch of lame actors trying to become something they aren't. The CG is horrendous, the actors try too hard, and the film is longer than it should be. Why do they have to destroy such a beautiful story of two people falling in love, but are different from one another. First off, Paige O'Hara, the voice of Belle in the original, is %1,000 better than Emma Watson. No disrespect, but no comparison. Just awful.


Sleeping Beauty/Maleficent (2014)


Well, it's not about Sleeping Beauty, but this involves the villain, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. She's ok, She portrays a great villain, but I just never cared for Sleeping Beauty. Even in the original, it seemed the princess was so boring, and useless, they decide to focus more on the main villain. And with this movie, they give her a back story. (Then again the Grimm's fairytale of sleeping beauty was darker)





There are some good sides to them but not many:


The Jungle Book (2016)

This wasn't half bad, but it also wasn't half good either. Bill Murray does voice Baloo and there were other good voice actors too. The story does show a little more, and it feels as if it knows the story. The acting from the kid playing Mowgli, not bad. Some of the story is kind of hit and miss, but what do I think of this vs. the cartoon, they're both equally fine.



Mulan (2020)



Ok. I'm not saying anything negative about something I haven't seen. What Do I think of the previews? Decent. I think this could work. No there won't be a talking dragon, but I might give us what we want. Maybe better than Aladdin or even the original, however I do worry that it could focus more on the actress portraying Mulan, than the movie itself.



The Lion King (2019)


The plus side, it isn't horrible. Kind of like the Jungle Book feel using CGI characters, but I'm hit and miss with this. I fear that it might go too far into insanity, but deep down, it doesn't seem bad. However, I loved the original when I was little. Blessed they still have James Earl Jones voicing Mufasa. The styling of the lions, they're ok. The voice acting, also ok



What do I feel is the best one they have done? Well the one I think was one of their best:


Christopher Robin (2018)


I don't know why, but ever since I was little, I loved reading Winnie the Pooh books. And seeing this on the big screen, well, I had mixed feelings, but deep down, I knew it was going to be good. Having the voice acting talent of Jim Cummings, who had been voicing Winnie and Tigger for a long time, it just feels as if every child would fall in love with Winnie once again. Ewen McGreger did an amazing job, and believe me, this movie will bring you to tears.




  With others like Aladdin or Dumbo: they're hit and miss. But some of these do you think some of these movies need to be done in live action, or do you think it's best to leave the nostalgity of Disney alone? you be the judge.

Dr. Seuss movies

Dr. Seuss holds a place in everyone's hearts, why? Because of the stories he had told us; and the short cartoons that came with it.


   Now, we have to talk about....


Dr. Seuss movies.  Are some of them good, or should Dr. Seuss be rolling in his grave so many times that he'd probably reached China by now.


  The first one that started it all:





How the Grinch stole Christmas (2000)- Jim Carey portrayed the Grinch in a Ron Howard movie that was the adaptation of the famous Dr. Seuss book. What did I think of it? Not great, but not horrible. Jim Carey did a good job portraying the grinch, and it seemed they tried their best to make it like the book and old cartoons, but it doesn't seem the kind of Grinch story kids would relate too. I loved the small cartoon movie more where there was a song called...

          "you're a mean one, mr. Grinch"



On a scale of one to 10: I'd give it a four, not amazing but ok.





     The Cat in the hat (2005)- Then came a trainwreck that started the downward spiral that would be what the people that made these movies think is considered appropriate for children. Pop culture refrence, Mike Myers in a scary cat suit, and what are the morals??? I wouldn't remember, maybe because they shove pop culture down your throats. A low for Mike Myers career.

On a scale of one to 10: I'll give it a two, the acting's fine but the story, thumbs down



 
  Horton Hears a who (2008)- This actually took me by a surprise, and in a good way. How and why? Well first off, the animation is different, even if it is computer animated, I think it worked. We didn't wanna see Jim Carey in an elephant suit. There are some downsides, but there little. This one is actually very true to the book in everyway. The voice acting is pretty good; although they do throw in Japanese refrences, Jim Carey acting like a goof, but they are small.



On a scale of one to 10: Eight, yes it's a high one. Out of all these movies, wow, this was actually one of the best ones. Give it a watch




The Lorax (2012)- When I was little, I fell in love with the story of the Lorax. When the cartoon came out, I loved it even more. When this came out.....where's the garbage can? First off, having pop culture referenced in a movie that talks about saving the environment, for the love of god. The voice acting is ok, for the most part, but for the love of god, the morals are not understand well in this movie as it did in the book as well as the cartoon. I just feel dirty seeing this. Danny DeVito does a good job voicing the Lorax, but that's it, everything else seems really stupid. They even had a villain in this movie. There are no villains in the original Lorax. It's just common sense and this movie has none of it.



On a scale from one to 10: 0 just 0. No understanding at all of what Dr. Seuss was trying to get at when he created the Lorax. Stick to the book.


The last one I wanna talk about just came out recently....another version of :




The Grinch (2018)- Nothing like the Jim Carey version. It's computer animated, Benedict Cummerbund voices him, and for me...I find it bland. He tries his best, but I think Jim Carey gave it more of an omph. The colors are hit and miss, It does stick true to the story, somewhat, but not that well. For me this just seemed boring and not needed.


On a scale from one to 10: 2 just a 2. Got nothing negetive or positive to add, just a 2.




     I read that they will be doing a computer animated version of Cat in the Hat. Hopefully it'll be better than the Mike Myers version, but I doubt it.



   There are some good, and bad in Dr. Seuss, but you like what you like and remember that his memories will always be in the stories he gives us, no matter how old we get.