Disney's Live Action The Little Mermaid

LittleBuford

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I forgot to ask this in the spoiler thread. How old do we think Ariel is in this one? It’s revealed that Eric is 21, so that got my friends and I trying to guess her age. We assume she’s supposed to be 17 or 18, since Ursula points out that Ariel doesn’t remember her and she’s been banished for 15 years. That means Ariel was at least maybe 2 or 3-years-old (maybe even more), plus 15…
I would have guessed 18 to early 20s. I’m pretty sure she’s not meant to be understood as a minor (even by a year).
 

DKampy

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How do you rate “good word of mouth” other than the dailies?

Cause they don’t agree. Maybe it’ll get a bump this weekend? Then you have a claim. Don’t right now
A cinemascore 95% rotten Tomatoes verified audience Score…typically anything below 60% decrease 2nd Weekend is considered a decent hold… The Little Mermaid was 56% once actuals came in(not estimates)Domestically it has been keeping a dead heat pace with what Aladdin did… which was I believe 355 million in the US
 

Trauma

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A cinemascore 95% rotten Tomatoes verified audience Score…typically anything below 60% decrease 2nd Weekend is considered a decent hold… The Little Mermaid was 56% once actuals came in(not estimates)Domestically it has been keeping a dead heat pace with what Aladdin did… which was I believe 355 million in the US
That’s just media spin.

Adjust Aladdin for inflation and then see what happens.
 

Sirwalterraleigh

Premium Member
A cinemascore 95% rotten Tomatoes verified audience Score…typically anything below 60% decrease 2nd Weekend is considered a decent hold… The Little Mermaid was 56% once actuals came in(not estimates)Domestically it has been keeping a dead heat pace with what Aladdin did… which was I believe 355 million in the US
Cinescore only matters if PEOPLE GO…

The “hold”?…flimsy but ok I guess?

I still can’t take any claim seriously for a Tentpole That’s not gonna make a significant profit? This won’t likely even cover.

This is a remake…not art house that nobody heard of
For gods sakes…this isn’t Shawshank

We keep trying to give out participation trophies here
 

LittleBuford

Well-Known Member
Someone pointed out something I hadn’t noticed. During “Part of Your World,” Ariel reaches into some sort of chasm and it looks like she’s close to the surface. But when the darkness fades, she’s actually still sitting at the bottom of the ocean and she’s gone absolutely nowhere. Very neat trick.
That is a clever trick! I’ll have to rewatch it to see exactly what you mean. The original shows Ariel reaching the top of her cavern before “sinking” down again as she finishes the song, which conveys a similar meaning.
 

Trauma

Well-Known Member
Cinescore only matters if PEOPLE GO…

The “hold”?…flimsy but ok I guess?

I still can’t take any claim seriously for a Tentpole That’s not gonna make a significant profit? This won’t likely even cover.

This is a remake…not art house that nobody heard of
For gods sakes…this isn’t Shawshank

We keep trying to give out participation trophies here
The spin machine is in full force.

If your memory works at all you remember how this was trumpeted as a BILLION EASY.

It has been reduced to talk about breaking even, bolstering D+ viewership (lol ok) and people posting positive things on social media.

I never seen so much copium over a movie before.
 

Californian Elitist

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This resonated with me:

They really did have great chemistry. I haven’t seen Aladdin yet, but I think Halle and Jonah have had the best chemistry so far out of all the live-action princess/prince couples.
 

Angel Ariel

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That is a clever trick! I’ll have to rewatch it to see exactly what you mean. The original shows Ariel reaching the top of her cavern before “sinking” down again as she finishes the song, which conveys a similar meaning.

Yes!! I had to rewatch the original scene. She comes back down to the bottom.

I also noticed that the live action is clearly set up to show that Ariel hasn’t broken the surface before she goes to see Eric’s ship (whereas from the beginning of the animated, she’s above water chatting with scuttle). The change of bird species for scuttle makes it possible for scuttle to come to her rather than her go to scuttle. she clearly pushes her father’s rules, in going to the shipwrecks and collecting the artifacts, but isnt consistently ignoring his rule of breaking the surface. It gives more meaning to her choice to break the surface to see the ship, imo.
 

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