Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[Chi84]

It's really easy to snipe when they make decisions like replacing Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with Snow White and the Seven Magical Creatures.

Seems that was just some silly conspiracy theory. There are dwarfs in the trailers.

 

[Disney Irish]

It's really easy to snipe when they make decisions like replacing Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with Snow White and the Seven Magical Creatures.

Except that hasn't ever been confirmed to have been the real original plan for the story of the remake, just some rumor from a hack tabloid site. And even more isn't what is actually being released. So in this case the sniping is not even warranted.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

Seems that was just some silly conspiracy theory. There are dwarfs in the trailers.

That's what you're going with? That the magical creatures nonsense was a conspiracy theory?

 

[AdventureHasAName]

Except that hasn't ever been confirmed to have been the real original plan for the story, just some rumor from a hack tabloid site. And even more isn't what is actually being released. So in this case the sniping is not even warranted.

It set the release of the film back a year and undoubtedly caused the production budget to balloon (re-shoots). And it prevented them from using human actors in the lead roles.

 

[Chi84]

It set the release of the film back a year and undoubtedly caused the production budget to balloon (re-shoots). And it prevented them from using human actors in the lead roles.

Right that’s the stuff from the hack tabloid site. I forgot some of it.

 

[Agent H]

It set the release of the film back a year and undoubtedly caused the production budget to balloon (re-shoots). And it prevented them from using human actors in the lead roles.

I’m confused. As opposed to using robot actors?

 

[AdventureHasAName]

Right that’s the stuff from the hack tabloid site. I forgot some of it.

Which hack tabloid site?

 

[Chi84]

I’m confused. As opposed to using robot actors?

Don’t go down this road. The whole thing is so far fetched and ridiculous it’ll make your head spin.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

I’m confused. As opposed to using robot actors?

As opposed to using voice actors and CGI animated characters.

 

[Disney Irish]

It set the release of the film back a year and undoubtedly caused the production budget to balloon (re-shoots). And it prevented them from using human actors in the lead roles.

But wouldn't that put more credence into your idea that a closer remake is better overall?

So even if the original idea was to have something other than the dwarfs, which there is no actual proof of other than some hack tabloid site, they obviously went in a different direction to be more faithful to the original. So what is your gripe here, you're getting a more closely faithful adaptation to the original.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

But wouldn't that put more credence into your idea that a closer remake is better overall?

So even if the original idea was to have something other than the dwarfs, which there is no actual proof of other than some hack tabloid site, they obviously went in a different direction to be more faithful to the original. So what is your gripe here, you're getting a more closely faithful adaptation to the original.

First, which hack tabloid site?

Second, while the decision to use CGI dwarfs is closer to a faithful adaptation, the adaptation does not appear to be faithful (based on everything we've been told about the film, including from its lead actress).

 

[Disney Irish]

First, which hack tabloid site?

I mean you obviously know about the story, so you should know where it came from. I don't want to give them oxygen, so I rather not post its name here, but its easy to find if you look and really want to know the original source of the story.

Second, while the decision to use CGI dwarfs is closer to a faithful adaptation, the adaptation does not appear to be faithful (based on everything we've been told about the film, including from its lead actress).

The original was 83 minutes long, they obviously have to pad the story and update it a bit to make it a modern 2+ hour long movie. So yes its not going to be a shot-by-shot remake from start to finish, but enough of it should be that it'll be a fairly faithful adaptation based on just what we see in the trailers alone.

 

[Chi84]

First, which hack tabloid site?

Second, while the decision to use CGI dwarfs is closer to a faithful adaptation, the adaptation does not appear to be faithful (based on everything we've been told about the film, including from its lead actress).

This stuff got the Snow White thread shut down, so it's probably not a good idea to start rehashing it here.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

I mean you obviously know about the story, so you should know where it came from. I don't want to give them oxygen, so I rather not post its name here, but its easy to find if you look and really want to know the original source of the story.


The original was 83 minutes long, they obviously have to pad the story and update it a bit to make it a modern 2+ hour long movie. So yes its not going to be a shot-by-shot remake from start to finish, but enough of it should be that it'll be a fairly faithful adaptation based on just what we see in the trailers alone.

It doesn't need to be a 2 hour movie. They could make the movie an hour and a half and theater owners (and parents) would be thrilled because it means they'd get extra showings per day.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

This stuff got the Snow White thread shut down, so it's probably not a good idea to start rehashing it here.

*shrugs shoulders*

I wasn't aware the Snow White thread was shut down and I can't spend all day trying to figure out what discussion topics are verboten and which ones may grace the delicate eyeballs of the forum regulars.

 

[Chi84]

It doesn't need to be a 2 hour movie. They could make the movie an hour and a half and theater owners (and parents) would be thrilled because it means they'd get extra showings per day.

You mean extra empty seats.

 

[Disney Irish]

It doesn't need to be a 2 hour movie. They could make the movie an hour and a half and theater owners (and parents) would be thrilled because it means they'd get extra showings per day.

Would they be thrilled, either parents or theater owners, that is an assumption you're making without any proof. I don't see many if any theater owners actually complaining that they can't sell more showings because modern movies are now longer than in 1937.

Also even at 90 minutes that is still an extra 7 minutes that wasn't in the original that has to be added to the story, thereby still making its not a true shot-for-shot remake. But this movie will be, based on reports, 110 minutes just short of 2 hours, making it only 27 minutes longer than the original. So they aren't going to be adding too much more to the story anyways, so yeah will likely still be more of a faithful adaptation than what you're thinking.

 

[Chi84]

Would they be thrilled, either parents or theater owners, that is an assumption you're making without any proof. I don't see many if any theater owners actually complaining that they can't sell more showings because modern movies are now longer than in 1937.

Also even at 90 minutes that is still an extra 7 minutes that wasn't in the original that has to be added to the story, thereby still making its not a true shot-for-shot remake. But this movie will be, based on reports, 110 minutes just short of 2 hours, making it only 27 minutes longer than the original. So they aren't going to be adding too much more to the story anyways, so yeah will likely still be more of a faithful adaptation than what you're thinking.

I’m hoping they cut down on the floor-sweeping, dish-washing, bed-making etc. and replace it with some new content. Like maybe a good-looking prince with actual lines and screen time.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

You mean extra empty seats.

I mean more ticket sales per day.

 

[Disney Irish]

I’m hoping they cut down on the floor-sweeping, dish-washing, bed-making etc. and replace it with some new content. Like maybe a good-looking prince with actual lines and screen time.

We'll see what the extra ~27ish minutes entails, but I can't imagine its going to be much more than to fill out "fairest of them all" aspect to modernize it so we get the local villagers overthrow Queenie stuff.