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First Reviews for Disney's Moana (dir. Ron Clements & John Musker)
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Messofanego
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It's not inaccurate, you're just getting defensive. Not trying to sell people on a movie, cause most people here have seen the other movies. The Lego Movie was great entertainment, but I'm not going to lie that it's deep or thematically rich compared to other animated films.
Brianimaniac
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It literally says more than that in its surface-level text. That's not a claim of deeper meaning, that's me saying you're misremembering, didn't pay attention, or are being willfully reductive.
Film is also a visual medium, so just talking about the meaning of the written word is a disservice to what's on screen in The Lego Movie. Strong visual comedy isn't all that common.
I agree that was shit! Even my 6 and 10 yo hated it.
Shadow Hog
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For better or worse, Moana doesn't have the directors of either of those films attached (Rich Moore and Byron Howard, respectively) - they put out Zootopia instead.
Tricky I Shadow
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It's still at 100% at Rotten Tomatoes with 9 reviews counted....
Also, Grace just posted her review on YouTube. She loved it!
Also, Grace just posted her review on YouTube. She loved it!
Fuck..FUCK..Rogue One was to be the only movie left this year. Fam is gonna wanna see this one too..
Money money money..
wait for the blu ray
captainpat
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People still say this crap? It's like the last Disney movie they watch was the sleeping beauty.
Tricky I Shadow
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Zootopia, Big Hero 6 and Wreck It Ralph say hi.
BH6 was the most bland, forgettable movie that DAS has produced in quite some time, but I guess it didn't have a funny animal sidekick in it
I know there are departures from the Disney formula and movies which dressed up the formula better.
I'm still rather tired of it.
Tricky I Shadow
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I pretty much agree with you, but for me I'd say Wreck It Ralph was slightly more forgettable. At least Big Hero 6 had Baymax.
Fair enough.
Agreed. BH6 is way at the bottom of the New Disney Renaissance totem poll.
IIRC, it also had the unfortunate honor of beating both Princess Kaguya and Song of the Sea at the Oscars just because a ton of voters had no idea what to think about foreign animated films. Not really its fault, just the way it worked out.
Disney(+Pixar) is going to have the monopoly on that award for years to come, whether they deserve it or not, sadly.
heh, Silverman alone ensures that the movie won't fade into obscurity, even if only because of how divisive she is
the videogame setting is also far more unusual than yet another superhero movie, of which there are quite a few now even in animation
BH6 barely ever gets mentioned here, which I suspect is because there isn't really anything to discuss - a throw-away plot, a few likeable but ultimately unremarkable characters, visually nice but nothing exciting. If nothing else, Ralph has a more engaging story to tell
User 479360
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Guess I'll go see it next week, especially since I have some free passes to use up before Nov. 30. (Thank you cereal addiction)
It's not in 3D, though?
That's actually a good thing for me given that the tickets don't cover 3D.
It's not in 3D, though?
That's actually a good thing for me given that the tickets don't cover 3D.
Tricky I Shadow
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Still at 100% with 18 reviews.
They've done it again. From what I've seen the movie looks to be on par with both Tangled and Frozen. Also, 'We Know The Way' sounds fantastic!
They've done it again. From what I've seen the movie looks to be on par with both Tangled and Frozen. Also, 'We Know The Way' sounds fantastic!
Frozenprince
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Woooo my people finally get a good movie.
Now the next challenge. A good movie without the rock in it.
Now the next challenge. A good movie without the rock in it.
RBelong2Us
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Ah man people crap on BH6? It's so enjoyable regardless of being generic in ways
Tricky I Shadow
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The general consensus so far seems to be that's it's pretty by the books in terms of story, but it's execution of it is really great.
Diprosalic
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fucking LMM getting the EGOT.
BH6 was bad, but thankfully Frozen is there to keep it from being the worst thing they did since their resurgence!
Infact, i'd say only Tangled and Zootopia were really great, technical wonders aside.
Diprosalic
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do we dislike frozen now?
I personally think BH6 would've worked better as a serialized television series, which is why I'm looking forward to watch the BH6 animated series that will debut next year.
Really, Disney's animated television division has brought out some wicked shows & shorts, though it's a bummer that some of them had ended up on the chopping block.
Really, Disney's animated television division has brought out some wicked shows & shorts, though it's a bummer that some of them had ended up on the chopping block.
KeyBladerXIII
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Amazing song, I wonder how many from this movie will end up being classics. From what I've heard of this and 'You're Welcome', those two will definitely be remembered.
LordOfLore
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Not out here until February.
LegendofJoe
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Looking ahead it seems like Disney Animation's production is going to slow for a bit. Their next original film is Gigantic, which is two years away. I'm glad their last film for a while looks to be good.
This i agree with, though i quite liked Zootopia.
"We"? I always did, since i got to see it, you can follow along now if you want.
Bland songs, terrible pacing, boring story, unappealing character design, and all around not very interesting art direction.
Discotheque
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It's still a far cry better than big hero 6 or wreck it Ralph imo. Those are truly the bottom of the barrel for recent Disney flicks
ratcliffja
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Tangled is their worst since Chicken Little.
The only character I remember from BH6 is Baymax. I know there was a troupe of friends who were heroes...but I literally can't remember any of them. Totally forgettable.
BH6 is truly bad, but at least it's visually interesting.
Wreck It Ralph is decent i think, at least it has some creative setting, even though it doesn't play much with it (and focuses on the racing plot).
Frozen had none of that.
George Oscar Bluth II
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manzoman96
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Can't wait to see this! I'm reviewing it for my school newspaper.
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I wouldn't mind this being 3D if the studio actually still had a hand drawn plan still in place. But they don't
CopperPuppy
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Just wanted to pop in and say that this is correct. Tangled is a modern classic.
Also, can't wait for Moana.
No lies detected.
Tricky I Shadow
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I've heard all of them and every single one is solid. 'You're Welcome' is instantly catchy and fun and 'Shiny' sticks out because it sounds so different. 'How Far I'll Go' could potentially be the next 'Let It Go'.
Overall, the songs are great and match the Polynesian theme like a glove. Really good stuff!
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Disney just dropped the full soundtrack on YouTube. Some of the songs are seriously top tier Disney songs. GOGOGOGOGO!
Tangled is pretty darn good.
tangled was dope as fuck. frozen was solid too. looking forward to this a lot if only for lin-manuels song. 100% on RT doesn't mean too much to me personally considering if it's mostly positive it counts as a 'good'. It's a fantastic sign though.
whaaat, link that shit
whaaat, link that shit
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