Personally I'm glad they look newer - while the distressed look works super well in Animal Kingdom's Africa and Asia, I think it can also be said that in this modern age of travel (influenced more by the likes of influencers and social media), many more African tourism spots are on the map...
My ride count is 16; I believe this is the number of times I've gotten each:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World x5
September x3
One Way or Another x3
Disco Inferno x2
Conga x2
I Ran x1
As for favorites, I'm officially Team Conga (so upbeat and danceable), while my least favorite is Everybody...
Thanks for the updates as always!
A lot of notable stoppages today, and it seems to be down right now - really hoping it’s back in time for After Hours.
One more thing I liked, relative to expectations: Under the Sea.
Have seen it getting ragged for not being as magical as the original, and of course it wasn't going to be. But I never expected to see fish playing instruments during the bridge, and the dance breakdown before the final chorus...
Typically analysts are able to project the full weekend numbers by the time Sunday morning rolls around. Sometimes they’re from the studio, that’s what Deadline is indicating.
The numbers may fluctuate slightly, but this should be the ballpark.
I found quite a bit to enjoy, but still - Halle is the driving force of why this one's enjoyable, with Ariel and Eric's improved chemistry also up there.
Another big thing I'd add: the soundtrack doesn't suck. In fact, it's extremely listenable, because they went with talent that could actually...
In looking at some of the discussions that have popped up on Reddit (yikes), I’m seeing a wide range of observations, many of which are unfortunate:
“The movie just sucks” (from people who clearly haven’t seen it)
Asian audiences prefer lighter skin tones
Asian viewers are fine with black...
A change to Triton I disliked was the moment after he destroys the grotto collection.
In the original, there’s a brief but noticeable look of sadness on his face, before he shakes it off and leaves. We don’t see him for a long time afterward, so it sets up his “what have I done?” moment.
I...
Not going to break down everything, but something I enjoyed about this one was seeing Ariel and Eric's relationship more fleshed out.
We lose the comedic aspects of their first meal together, but instead see them bond over their shared curiosity and longing to explore.
During Kiss the Girl...
The Little Mermaid's RT score might still fluctuate, but seeing it fare worse than Beauty and the Beast with critics is proof of fatigue if I've ever seen it.
That movie was so lackluster, with the highlights literally being the trailer and the bona fide opera star.
Seriously, watching that...
As I walk around listening to ‘For the First Time’ on repeat, thought the same thing - the original album was clever enough to include (nearly) the whole score. Give us those instrumentals, they were a great addition!
Just got out as well and truly enjoyed it. Easily my favorite of the ‘Big Four’ Renaissance remakes, with Aladdin ironically number two. BatB and TLK were butchered, in comparison.
Halle Bailey crushed it as Ariel. No one can replace Jodi, but this was no Emma Watson scenario - her new song is...