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Kevin Phillipson (10017 KP) rated Robin Hood (Disney) (1973) in Movies
Sep 5, 2022
Rosaline (2022)
7.0
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Rosaline is a fresh take on shakespeares romeo and Juliet as seen thru the eyes of romeos ex...
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Mulan (2020) in Movies
Dec 18, 2020
Completely uninteresting
Mulan (2020) is the live action adaptation of the 1998 Disney animation of the same name, the latest in the live action remakes of Disney classics based on a young woman who disguises herself as a male soldier to save her father.
I’ll start with an admission: I’ve never seen the original animated Mulan. Despite being an avid Disney fan, growing up living and breathing everything Disney, somehow as an eleven year old when it was first released Mulan just passed me by, and has carried in doing so in the 20+ years since. Unlike the other live action Disney remakes in which I had so many preconceptions and so much love for the originals, I went into Mulan entirely open and with no expectations. This I hoped would prove to be a benefit when watching this remake, however I’m afraid to say that it actually may have put me at even more of a disadvantage.
The biggest issue with this film is that is entirely lacking in everything you’d usually expect from an animated Disney film and what I don’t doubt is present in the 1998 original. Disney films are full of heart, laughter, cutesy creatures and catchy songs whilst with an underlying serious plot with more menace and threat than you’d expect. This remake appears to have removed everything you know and love about Disney and replaced it with a very serious, very drawn out and actually quite dull plot. Yes there is still the good message in here that hopefully will motivate young women, but it’s lost behind a film that is severely lacking in any really spirit or character.
Yifei Liu does well as Mulan, at least with what she’s given to work with as far as the script goes. However she really suffers with the romance side, as there is zero chemistry between Mulan and Honghui, even with Yoson An’s charismatic performance. Jet Li is barely recognisable as the Emperor and Donnie Yen really needed to channel more of his Rogue One character to lighten the mood. Even the villains, Bori Khan (Jason Scott Lee) and Xianniang (Li Gong) have little to work with, with Xianniang’s witch being let down by the most by the poor writing and character development.
The cast however aren’t really at fault here. The film looks good, the sets and costumes are impressive and everything feels lush and colourful. However I felt the action scenes had been so obviously ‘Disney-fied’ that they lost all sense of fun and, well, action. They felt over choreographed and with the large amount of fight scenes in this, the lack of proper violence and blood was far too obvious. And the over-used slow motion alongside some questionable CGI was unbearable. Considering they wanted to make this a more accurate and serious Disney adaptation, it’s a shame they didn’t go far enough to make the action a little more adult.
I really wanted to like this, but for me it was just severely deficient in anything that makes a Disney film likeable. Had I seen the original, it may have at least brought some form of love and nostalgia. However all this has succeeded in doing is making me want to watch the original, both as a comparison and for some much needed fun and laughter.
I’ll start with an admission: I’ve never seen the original animated Mulan. Despite being an avid Disney fan, growing up living and breathing everything Disney, somehow as an eleven year old when it was first released Mulan just passed me by, and has carried in doing so in the 20+ years since. Unlike the other live action Disney remakes in which I had so many preconceptions and so much love for the originals, I went into Mulan entirely open and with no expectations. This I hoped would prove to be a benefit when watching this remake, however I’m afraid to say that it actually may have put me at even more of a disadvantage.
The biggest issue with this film is that is entirely lacking in everything you’d usually expect from an animated Disney film and what I don’t doubt is present in the 1998 original. Disney films are full of heart, laughter, cutesy creatures and catchy songs whilst with an underlying serious plot with more menace and threat than you’d expect. This remake appears to have removed everything you know and love about Disney and replaced it with a very serious, very drawn out and actually quite dull plot. Yes there is still the good message in here that hopefully will motivate young women, but it’s lost behind a film that is severely lacking in any really spirit or character.
Yifei Liu does well as Mulan, at least with what she’s given to work with as far as the script goes. However she really suffers with the romance side, as there is zero chemistry between Mulan and Honghui, even with Yoson An’s charismatic performance. Jet Li is barely recognisable as the Emperor and Donnie Yen really needed to channel more of his Rogue One character to lighten the mood. Even the villains, Bori Khan (Jason Scott Lee) and Xianniang (Li Gong) have little to work with, with Xianniang’s witch being let down by the most by the poor writing and character development.
The cast however aren’t really at fault here. The film looks good, the sets and costumes are impressive and everything feels lush and colourful. However I felt the action scenes had been so obviously ‘Disney-fied’ that they lost all sense of fun and, well, action. They felt over choreographed and with the large amount of fight scenes in this, the lack of proper violence and blood was far too obvious. And the over-used slow motion alongside some questionable CGI was unbearable. Considering they wanted to make this a more accurate and serious Disney adaptation, it’s a shame they didn’t go far enough to make the action a little more adult.
I really wanted to like this, but for me it was just severely deficient in anything that makes a Disney film likeable. Had I seen the original, it may have at least brought some form of love and nostalgia. However all this has succeeded in doing is making me want to watch the original, both as a comparison and for some much needed fun and laughter.
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Moana (2016) in Movies
Aug 4, 2017
Not one of Disney's best
Don't get me wrong, it's rare for a Disney film to be bad and this is far from it. It just sadly isn't one of the best. It's visually beautiful and you'd expect no less, but I found the main story a little boring and to be honest it's been done before. The songs are good but not spectacular, and I didn't find much to laugh about in the entire film, which is unusual for Disney. On the whole it's just a little underwhelming.
Rachel Howser Roberts (96 KP) rated Marvel Strike Force in Apps
Jun 24, 2018
Fun game for super hero fans
Strike force is a fun game where the player collects Marvel heroes and villains and battles with teams of five characters to level up and gain new characters. It’s almost exactly the same game as Star Wars Heroes and Disney Heroes (all three from Disney). This game allows you to auto play a level you’ve already beat without losing a team member automatically to farm supplies without using some sort of ticket, which saves a lot of time.
Andrew Kennedy (199 KP) rated Moana (2016) in Movies
Jun 23, 2019
As well as horror I also love Disney movies.
Moana involves one impulse driven chieftains daughter trying to defeat a curse brought about by the Demi God Maui when he removed something he shouldn't have. It's Moana's role to get Maui and restore what he took.
For Disney the songs are as always catchy and Moana's song How Far I'll Go is so uplifting and inspirational, Maui's song Your Welcome shows that The Rock can sing, villan Tamanota also gets Shiny.
Animation is great, voice cast is excellent.
The chicken is amazing.
Moana involves one impulse driven chieftains daughter trying to defeat a curse brought about by the Demi God Maui when he removed something he shouldn't have. It's Moana's role to get Maui and restore what he took.
For Disney the songs are as always catchy and Moana's song How Far I'll Go is so uplifting and inspirational, Maui's song Your Welcome shows that The Rock can sing, villan Tamanota also gets Shiny.
Animation is great, voice cast is excellent.
The chicken is amazing.
Toy Story Collectibles
Matt Macnabb and Holly MacNabb
9.0
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Disney/Pixar's Toy Story has been a magical part of our lives for over twenty years now. The film...
Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Cinderella (2015) in Movies
Oct 5, 2020
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Wasn't sure I'd actually seen it but was roped into watching it and turns out I had...
A live action adaptation of another disney classic that seemingly went unnoticed probably due to lack of advertising.
Unlike more recently released L.I.A's, 2015's Cinderella was kept closer to the original story and was both fun & rather well grounded with with it's emotional input.
Although there have been many other versions of the Disney tale, this is personally the best to date.
A live action adaptation of another disney classic that seemingly went unnoticed probably due to lack of advertising.
Unlike more recently released L.I.A's, 2015's Cinderella was kept closer to the original story and was both fun & rather well grounded with with it's emotional input.
Although there have been many other versions of the Disney tale, this is personally the best to date.
A.N.T. Farm
6.0
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Some might describe "A.N.T. Farm" as "Glee" for the Disney crowd. It features young music prodigy...