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Moana |OT| - "If you wear a dress and have an animal sidekick, you're a princess"
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Crazyorloco
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Dude, did you forget Inside Out? For me that was the last great Pixar film.
Man Called Aerodynamics
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Just came back from seeing this. Another amazing Disney triumph, but who's surprised at this point.
nicoga3000
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Saw it and loved it. Nothing else to say!
E: I lied. I really appreciated the amount of detail they put into the cultural aspects of the movie. After my wife and I spent 2 weeks in Hawaii, we learned a lot about different island histories, traditions and beliefs. They did a fantastic job.
E: I lied. I really appreciated the amount of detail they put into the cultural aspects of the movie. After my wife and I spent 2 weeks in Hawaii, we learned a lot about different island histories, traditions and beliefs. They did a fantastic job.
Glass Shark
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It sure felt that way. Had to be intentional.
Aaron Strife
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lol
The music was far and away the best part of an already great film.
There's always going to be one.
BronsonLee
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The ending bits were stunning as fuck visually, my god
No it really wasn't. The visuals and Polynesian themes were the best part. The standout song was the one Moana sings going out to sea, but the rest was uber forgettable. The rest was on par with Fixer Upper and Heart of Stone from Frozen. Almost nothing instantly classic like a song from Aladdin or Hercules or Mulan or B&B.
Christ @ that horrible Youre Welcome and Shiny song. Some of the worst melody and uninspiring lyrics in a Disney movie. At least compared to the renaissance.
Did the good composers from the 90s die? Even non-Disney like Anastasia and Prince of Egypt are still better than these CG Disney movie soundtracks.
Chezzymann
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I thought shiny and you're welcome was great. So was We Know the Way and Where you Are. On par with the 90's classic songs imo. To each their own i guess.
manzoman96
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Such a good year for Disney Animation.
All they have to do is bring hand drawn animation back to have the return of the GOAT.
god this movie was so good. I'd honestly put it as the same level as films like Little Mermaid and Aladdin. Beautiful story, wonderful characters (Moana is one of the best protagonists Disney has ever had imo), excellent music. Disney better not let Lin-Manuel go anytime soon, dude is a treasure and I'm gonna have "You're Welcome" stuck in my head for a long time. Absolutely gorgeous visuals too, probably the best looking CG movie I've ever seen with some great bits of hand-drawn animation thrown in too. Just an amazing package all around.
It was awesome lol
Basically Jermaine Clement's Tamatoa STILL stuck on his back, and whining about how if he was named Sebastian and had a Jamaican accent he'd have been helped up by now.
TangoAlphaLima
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Dude, you gotta Google "[insert movie here] end credits scene" before leaving any movie these days.
Fantastic film but the piggy was robbed. He/She should've been the companion instead of the chicken.
the big crab is upside-down talking to the audience, saying that if his name were sebastian and he had a jamaican accent, the audience would be more willing to help him.
Ten layers of visual effects stacked on each other.
This has been a Disney thing way back as early as POTC 1.
So edgy.
This is the composer who did Lion King
George Claw M.D.
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I thought the soundtrack was great. My fav Disney composer is Alan Menken, though. Dude is god-tier. Wikipedia says he's returning to score the live B&B and Little Mermaid movies. I can't wait!
Saucycarpdog
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Absolutely loved the movie, we really have entered a new Disney renaissance.
I also loved the short film before the movie, really charming. Anyone know the song that plays at the end of it? I know it's a 80s song but I can't remember what it was called.
I also loved the short film before the movie, really charming. Anyone know the song that plays at the end of it? I know it's a 80s song but I can't remember what it was called.
Tricky I Shadow
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'You're Welcome' was horrible? You sir, can not be trusted with your opinions. 'You're Welcome' is awesome!
Egypt is a classic you monster.
what the shit is this?
Tricky I Shadow
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Quick question! Are An Innocent Warrior and Logo Te Pate even played in the movie? I really hope they are. I love them both a lot!
I can't recall the second song, but the first is definitely played pretty early on.
Vincent Alexander
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I've been listening to those 2 and "How Far I'll Go" on Spotify since I left the theater. So damn good. I think I'm going to see this again on Tuesday. First time I can think that I've ever seen an animated film twice in theaters.
Tricky I Shadow
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Awesome! I'm pretty sure 'An Innocent Warrior' plays when Moana is a small child playing with the water, but when is 'Logo Te Pate' played?
manzoman96
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I'm hoping this wins the Animated Feature Oscar. No disrepect to Byron Howard/Rich Moore and Travis Knight, but Ron and John deserve one!
It was my favorite song from the movie, and it's even more fun seeing how much fun they had making it: https://youtu.be/4fRdwJch6uo?t=212
Both of them are practically dancing.
Gutted I still have to wait to see this. I downloaded some songs already to tide me over.
I love the animation and design in zootopia, but form a pure visuals quality perspective is probably have to hand it to Good Dinosaur (which was a mediocre movie at best). How do the visuals compare to good dinosaur visuals?
I love the animation and design in zootopia, but form a pure visuals quality perspective is probably have to hand it to Good Dinosaur (which was a mediocre movie at best). How do the visuals compare to good dinosaur visuals?
Tricky I Shadow
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Auli'i Cravalho is so sweet.
It's the best looking CGI movie ever made.
The colours, the hair and clothing physics, the facial expressions, the overall details and most of all, THE WATER are all incredible!
I've had random songs from the soundtrack stuck in my head since watching it. My girlfriend has been singing "You're Welcome" practically nonstop.
Astral Dog
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You're out of your mind.
it was good but very predictable, Joy and Sadness were the only characters that carried the movie imo,
manzoman96
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Yeah I thought Inside Out was just okay. I understand the hype around it at release though since it was the first halfway decent Pixar movie in a while.
Calamari41
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Can't believe someone was talking shit on "Shiny." That thing has been stuck in my head for the entire 24 hours since I walked out of the theater.
Tricky I Shadow
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Anyone?
Vincent Alexander
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I did the same thing. Pulled up Spotify on way home and popped on that song.
I saw it again today (twice in 12 hours) because friends wanted me to go and they paid for me.
I'm reconsidering how harsh I was on the soundtrack. It's better on a second go. Still kinda forgettable except for that sailing song and How Far I'll Go (which are both great, like top tier songs). The rest is decent and not nearly as bad as I thought, but still nothing too great (Shiny and You're Welcome remind me of something b-tier, like songs from Fox's Thumbelina).
Theres something weird about Shiny and You're Welcome that is mixed weirdly. Like the vocals are muffled out by the other sounds. At least to me.
I'm reconsidering how harsh I was on the soundtrack. It's better on a second go. Still kinda forgettable except for that sailing song and How Far I'll Go (which are both great, like top tier songs). The rest is decent and not nearly as bad as I thought, but still nothing too great (Shiny and You're Welcome remind me of something b-tier, like songs from Fox's Thumbelina).
Theres something weird about Shiny and You're Welcome that is mixed weirdly. Like the vocals are muffled out by the other sounds. At least to me.
Callibretto
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Tricky I Shadow
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You're Welcome is now on YouTube!
Aaron Strife
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I think just about every Disney movie/musical (hell musicals in general) has 2-3 standout numbers among several more decent but not super memorable songs. The early 90s run (B&TB, Aladdin, TLK) bucks this a little where just about nearly every song is timeless but I also kind of wonder how much of this is due to our generation presumably watching those movies millions of times on video.
The recent run of princess/musical films from Disney seems pretty comparable to their late 90s stuff on the whole. The heights are amazing, but if Beauty & the Beast is a 10, I'd put Moana at like an 8. I think of it the same way I think of films like Mulan or Tarzan - not at the level of the Menken/Ashman era, but still pretty damn good in its own right.
I'm glad you softened after revisiting the film, although I still really like You're Welcome. Shiny I will say I'm pretty neutral towards.
Chewy Spaghetti
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Not bad, I didn't really feel it emotionally though. And I felt it maybe borrowed a little too many ideas from other movies.
- Watching Moana grow up during a song is just like Simba in Lion King.
- The Crab who likes shiny golden things is like Smaug from The Hobbit.
- Mantra Ray Tala visual was just like the whale in Life of Pi.
- The island being a woman was also borrowed from Life of Pi.
- The Crab who likes shiny golden things is like Smaug from The Hobbit.
- Mantra Ray Tala visual was just like the whale in Life of Pi.
- The island being a woman was also borrowed from Life of Pi.
Tricky I Shadow
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The Little Mermaid wants to have a word with you. Literally every single song in that movie is a classic.
Part of Your World.
Under the Sea.
Poor Unfortunate Souls.
Kiss the Girl.
PERFECTION!
They still haven't fucking won.
Man Called Aerodynamics
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It's funny, while I was watching the film I was more engrossed in the serious/yearning songs, and during the comedic songs, it was like, yeah this is an all right side dish but let's get back to the main course. But since leaving the theater it's "You're Welcome" and "Shiny" that my kids and I keep finding ourselves humming and/or belting out.
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