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New Beauty and The Beast "belle" spot with a lot less autotune
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This looks so amateur-ishly put-together (acted, directed and produced), I can't believe it's actually releasing in less than a month. Wish Disney would make the same ruckus with this as it did with what made the Rogue One reshoots happen.
Not even the production design looks good. :/ Wonder what happened here, as Bill Condon has churned out competent stuff throughout his career as director.
Not even the production design looks good. :/ Wonder what happened here, as Bill Condon has churned out competent stuff throughout his career as director.
Probably easier to film/follow that way.
See, that's the exact comparison I was going to make, except I couldn't stand the visual style of that film.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Seems fine to me.
Get that man a Remembrall.
Get that man a Remembrall.
lightskintwin
Banned
Yeah, Bill did a great job adapting Dreamgirls to the screen, I think it's just the difficulty of translating an animated classic musical to live action while simultaneously making it unique enough on its own despite the animated version being perfect.
Yeah that's what I thought. Musicals should be choreographed, and not just dancing, but the camera should be constantly flowing and moving around the performers, giving everything some energy, the townspeople should crowd every shot bustling around the town and belle in the morning routines. The weird cuts and static camera shots don't work at all, it has less energy than the animated version, which has so much energy and detail in every shot.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Thank you, because I was trying to figure out what one of my issues with this film was, and this sums it up rather well.
Having said that, the animated Beauty and the Beast is my all time favorite Disney film, so I am going to be extremely picky and critical of this one. But, Cinderella is 2nd (or at least top 5) for me for favorite Disney films, and I absolutely loved what they did with that one.
Been thinking that as long as they take the Cinderella approach with this and just keep it simple and straight forward without fucking with it too much, it will be great.
Particle Physicist
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So is this just a 1 to 1 copy of the animated film? It does nothing interesting?
Glass Shark
Banned
It looks so much like a soundstage and it's really off-putting.
manzoman96
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Idk I'm still not entirely sold. It just looks like they're trying to make the original movie beat for beat but the performances just look and sound stilted from everything I've seen.
Edit: ^Yeah this too.
Edit: ^Yeah this too.
Demoncarnotaur
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Looks weirdly fake, yet somehow charming.
Realllly looking forward to this.
Realllly looking forward to this.
ThatCrazyGuy
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Looks to much like a sound stage. No sense of space.
blame space
Banned
what's my reasoning for not just watching the animated one instead
Discotheque
Banned
basically Disney's MO going forward with these movies. look forward to the exact same Lion King but in CGI sans Hans Zimmer/Elton John music.
did they write some new songs for this or what? the OG had some classics but it would be cool to hear one more from Gaston.
Emma Watson
Crazyorloco
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Lacks energy. Those pauses in the song kill it...The moments lack enthusiasm In them. Everyone looks great though. Well dressed.
Call me crazy, but I feel like the acting is better in the original movie. Feels more organic.
I fear for the Lion King now.
That's my thinking now. I guess it's to see some nice looking scenes. Belle In the original is hotter than Emma Watson to me.
I hope there's something in this version that really makes it special.
Call me crazy, but I feel like the acting is better in the original movie. Feels more organic.
I fear for the Lion King now.
That's my thinking now. I guess it's to see some nice looking scenes. Belle In the original is hotter than Emma Watson to me.
I hope there's something in this version that really makes it special.
Karsticles
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That's a reason not to watch the live one.
DOWN
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I think live action Cinderella and Jungle Book are absolutely as worthwhile as the animated originals. Cinderella maybe moreso - it blasted my empathy through the roof.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Yep, new songs.basically Disney's MO going forward with these movies. look forward to the exact same Lion King but in CGI sans Hans Zimmer/Elton John music.
did they write some new songs for this or what? the OG had some classics but it would be cool to hear one more from Gaston.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Cinderella did a great service to the stepmother. They didn't try and make her sympathetic or a misunderstood villain in it, but you could completely understand where she was coming from. She was still a shitheel, but you at least knew her perspective for being a shitheel.
Also,the live action one sold the prince falling for Cinderella much better than the animated film. Their first meet cute in the woods during the hunt was great, and it was obvious why Kit would immediately be smitten with Ella.
LumpOfCole
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I still think the Beast looks too handsome in this movie. Like dang, this is a pretty sweet curse.
Lee Chaolan
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Love it.
Although, I agree, can't wait for the Gaston song!
Although, I agree, can't wait for the Gaston song!
RiccochetJ
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I hope they do the songs "Gaston" and "Kill the Beast" justice.
Man, I'm completely OK if they do a close shot for shot remake of the cartoon.
This is different than the shot for shot Psycho remake was if that makes any sense.
Ha! There's going to be so many parents in the audience singing along with the movie while their kids look at them embarrassed.
Man, I'm completely OK if they do a close shot for shot remake of the cartoon.
This is different than the shot for shot Psycho remake was if that makes any sense.
Ha! There's going to be so many parents in the audience singing along with the movie while their kids look at them embarrassed.
Turbowaffles
Member
I liked Maleficent.
Fight me.
Also Emma has a nice signing voice, autotuned or not.
Fight me.
Also Emma has a nice signing voice, autotuned or not.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Can I ask if it was a full 8 minute cut from the film, or was it different scenes spliced together?
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
it was the full scene this mini clip is from (about 5-6 minutes), then 2 minutes of random shots from the rest of the movie, all which looked pretty rad imo
Discotheque
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dope. hope they reserve one for gaston. he was always my favorite disney villain, such a thirsty creep lol.
Was the editing this bad in the full clip?
Lee Chaolan
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Oh my god, you're right. haha.
I always find myself singing along at Disney's Hollywood Studios for the Live Beauty and the Beast Stage show at Disney World, but I mean, I think everyone is there.
This will be fun though!
gutter_trash
Banned
my sentiments exactly, she is wrong for the part
Haven't seen Jungle Book but Cinderella felt very much like its own thing despite some obvious influences of the animated version, whereas here every scene shown so far seems to be directly lifted from the original.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Yep. Feels odd but shouldn't. Maybe it's a better experience in the theatre?
RiccochetJ
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Who would be a better live action Belle for you?
EatinOlives
Member
La La Land has proved people don't care
The entire song is Belle going "fuck this town" and the entire town going "seriously tho fuck her". It's actually an amazing song of perpetual thrown shade
Every single one of these from Disney has been a big success, why would this be any different?
Honestly it seems likely to be the highest grossing one so far.
If by bomb you mean blow up and make a gazillion dollars, then yeah.
MineralCraver420
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It's weird that, even though this scene has no CGI, I still get a sense of the uncanny valley from it. Something about the synced actions, costuming, and editing just feels off.
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