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Disney making Dumbo Remake
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Tony Perkis
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I’ll never see this film.
Not because it looks bad. It actually looks decently solid. I haven’t had tht reaction to a Tim Burton film since Big Fish, which is still the under appreciated masterpiece in his filmography.
I will absolutely lose it when mom and son are separated, which to me is the cheapest form of emotional manipulation I can imagine. And the reason I won’t see it because it works.
If I have to ever imagine where my pet GCC is forcefully taken from me, I’d be in pure hell.
Not because it looks bad. It actually looks decently solid. I haven’t had tht reaction to a Tim Burton film since Big Fish, which is still the under appreciated masterpiece in his filmography.
I will absolutely lose it when mom and son are separated, which to me is the cheapest form of emotional manipulation I can imagine. And the reason I won’t see it because it works.
If I have to ever imagine where my pet GCC is forcefully taken from me, I’d be in pure hell.
The first half of the movie is the original and then we all get to see Dumbo grow up and what happens. From everything I hear it will be great. I can't wait to see it. There are so many movies coming out this year I joined AMCs membership.
SteamboatJoe
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I don't like these live action cash grabs......but this one actually looks half-way decent. Not being a shot-for-shot remake and designing the film for an older audience (in a non-pandering manner) would help a lot. I just hope it's not too Tim Burton-y.
Tony Perkis
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Hopefully it’s more Big Fish and less Alice in Wonderland.
Tony Perkis
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Alamo Drafthouse is where it’s at.
BuddyThomas
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Uh-oh......
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dumbo_2019
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dumbo_2019
Tony Perkis
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Shocker. A Tim Burton film in the 2010s that’s visually appealing and otherwise empty. I can’t think of a single other Tim Burton film that fits that criteria except all of them.
BuddyThomas
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I agree he has had more misses than hits, but I loved Edward Scissorhards and Mars Attacks. Beetlejuice was fun, and Ed Wood had its charms, but basically, I'm surprised that from his whole list of films, there are only two that I really love.
Tony Perkis
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I love his work, and I particularly think Big Fish is an under appreciated masterpiece.
Mars Attacks, Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, Pee Wee, Edward Scissorhands, Batman 1 & 2 are great.
But he hasn’t made a good film since Sweeney Todd, with Alice in Wonderland being particularly unwatchable.
BuddyThomas
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How could I forget Pee Wee and Sweeney? Those were both awesome as well. And yeah, that Alice in Wonderland was awful.
Tony Perkis
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Mars Attacks is the best alien film of the 90s as well.
Tony Perkis
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Tick Tock
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Hands down the most unwatchable mess I've ever seen come outta the Disney library.
"Dumbo remake panned by critics"
"Shocking!!!" - No one.
Never been a fan of Burton's movies. Batman was about it for me as far as liking anything he did.
"Shocking!!!" - No one.
Never been a fan of Burton's movies. Batman was about it for me as far as liking anything he did.
BuddyThomas
Well-Known Member
Ummm, I haven't seen the original in a very long time but this is.......interesting.
Stripes
Premium Member
Saw it tonight at the theater. Maybe I went in with low expectations, but it was certainly better than I thought it would be. The beginning is a bit rough, but once things were established it was honestly pretty good. It's not a knock-your-socks-off film, but it's definitely not an Alice 2-style flop.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I saw it last night, it was cute. Story wise its a little slow at the beginning, but overall was a good time.