bitbydeath
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He looks like Shrek...
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Aladdin Special Look Trailer w/blue genie
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interactivemonodrama
Banned
why do they have to ruin stuff from the good times
trikster40
Member
The Fresh Prince of Agribah.
Not sure why Disney thinks they need live action movies of all of their animated movies. Waiting for the inevitable Toy Story live action movie.
Not sure why Disney thinks they need live action movies of all of their animated movies. Waiting for the inevitable Toy Story live action movie.
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triplestation
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It's literally just a blue Will Smith.
Everything about this feels off. Is Dev Patel's schedule that busy? Give everything to Jon Favreau and stay back.
Everything about this feels off. Is Dev Patel's schedule that busy? Give everything to Jon Favreau and stay back.
5secondrulesucks
Banned
hahhahahaha
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Not like this.
Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
Will Smith just blue himself.
Sqorin Hammerfarf
Banned
Once again, Disney has proven that they can do no wrong.
Wait, sorry. No. The other one. What's the word I'm thinking of? Oh, right.
Once again, Disney has proven that they can WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT BLUE ABOMINATION AND WILL FIRE KILL IT?!
Wait, sorry. No. The other one. What's the word I'm thinking of? Oh, right.
Once again, Disney has proven that they can WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT BLUE ABOMINATION AND WILL FIRE KILL IT?!
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
WhiskeyDiver
Member
I opened this thread on mobile and got 3 ads for porta-toilets. I guess it was fitting how much the trailer looked like shit.
Omega Supreme Holopsicon
Member
The genie was the best part.
At least it seems he will be blue for some parts, low budget but not as low budget as fully human all the time, but they could have made it more stylistic not just a simple copy paste scan of will.
Javthusiast
Banned
This ain‘t Aladdin: A XXX Parody.
That‘s what the movies cgi looks to be on par with.
Also, Jafar is way too young, good looking and has zero menace in his kid voice.
That‘s what the movies cgi looks to be on par with.
Also, Jafar is way too young, good looking and has zero menace in his kid voice.
ResilientBanana
Member
Quite frankly, my kids have been watching Tangled, Frozen, Big Hero 6 and so on. I can honestly say that with how great those movies look, there is no reason to go live action with Aladdin. It would have looked great as a CGI flick.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
I understood that reference.gif
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I understand no one can replace Robin Williams but I think Will Smith is a perfect fit for Genie
Now what Disney is does with it well... guess we're gonna have to wait and see.
But come in guys Will is probably the only thing they got right so far.
Now what Disney is does with it well... guess we're gonna have to wait and see.
But come in guys Will is probably the only thing they got right so far.
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DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Jasmine barely looks Arabic, but then again there are a lot Arabic peoples who don't have brown skin and stereotypical Arabic looks.
Will isn't TOO bad ... Hopefully the CG isn't done yet. They still have time to tweak it.
Will isn't TOO bad ... Hopefully the CG isn't done yet. They still have time to tweak it.
VulcanRaven
Member
I don't like it. I just don't like how this movie looks for some reason. It might be the bad cgi. The animated movie looks much better.
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ThatStupidLion
Member
oh jesus.
i shouldnt have looked.
i shouldnt have looked.
ThatStupidLion
Member
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Thank you, it's is completely unknown to people that I'm Arabic because I'm white, my friends call me Zohan ffs.
but just like in that film people keep mistaken us for the Arabs who do look stereotypical.
I've got mousy brown hair and blue eyes and I'm still represented like Aladdin is in this.
Fun fact, Mili Avital who played Shar're in the original Star Gate movie was one of the only actors/actress that was actually Arabic.
Although by today standards people would say her character was Whitewashed.
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VulcanRaven
Member
I hope they make live-action versions of Pinocchio and Tarzan. I think those could be great.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
Disney is basically implementing their 90s straight to video strategy.
now that the landscape has changed and there is no difference between TV and movies, this works for them.
so we get live action remakes and soft reboots, only difference is now they are in theaters, whereas in the past this is the type of trash they would shove onto a VHS.
but they own all the IPs so they don't need to do anything else. just keep hitting that "make product" button and people will buy.
now that the landscape has changed and there is no difference between TV and movies, this works for them.
so we get live action remakes and soft reboots, only difference is now they are in theaters, whereas in the past this is the type of trash they would shove onto a VHS.
but they own all the IPs so they don't need to do anything else. just keep hitting that "make product" button and people will buy.
kunonabi
Member
The sad thing is doesn't look that much better. It's so incredibly cheap looking for a major motion picture.
megamerican
Member
Not only is the Genie's appearance jarring physically, it's also jarring tonally. It's like Will Smith doing a Will Smith impression.
Also think was a mistake not to go with Dev Patel, this new Aladdin looks incredibly bland. Like I just watched the trailer and I would be hardpressed to describe one thing about him.
Also think was a mistake not to go with Dev Patel, this new Aladdin looks incredibly bland. Like I just watched the trailer and I would be hardpressed to describe one thing about him.
mutt765
Member
Everyone's talking about the genie, which does look bad, but I think Aladdin is the biggest worry for me. The original has a super confident swagger and likeability that this guy hasn't shown at all so far. Also, I don't think Abu is going to work as a real monkey, without the expressive face that he has in the cartoon he's going to be a much less integral character.
ruvikx
Banned
Flop of the year incoming. At this rate of shit on a stick movies & performances, Will Smith is going to look back with nostalgia at his Wild Wild West days. It's also tone deaf from Disney, i.e. someone should have told those guys the fact Will Smith's wisecracking comedy act hasn't been a box-office ticket seller since like... the 1990's. Yet the trailer's "big reveal" was Will Smith playing Will Smith & looking like the bastard offspring of a smurf, Dwain Johnson's infamous Scorpion King CGI-fest & Robin Williams' own legendary Popeye mistake back in 1980.
Space Runaway
Member
Hmmm...nope, pass.
Plus I've already seen The Thief of Bagdad.
Plus I've already seen The Thief of Bagdad.
LMJ
Member
It's a real shame they didn't distort the genie at all or try to make him a little more cartoony or a little more unreal, it basically looks like a slightly more muscular Will Smith.
The pictures
DeepEnigma
showed clearly point out that this could have been solved fairly easily, I mean let's not forget this is the same company that used tech to de-age Samuel L Jackson , and Robert Downey jr. Pretty convincingly, sloppy form Disney, sloppy form.
The pictures
DeepEnigma
showed clearly point out that this could have been solved fairly easily, I mean let's not forget this is the same company that used tech to de-age Samuel L Jackson , and Robert Downey jr. Pretty convincingly, sloppy form Disney, sloppy form.
VulcanRaven
Member
This looked a lot better in the animated version:
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