LittleBuford
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I honestly hadn’t noticed its removal until you just pointed it out, which is weird because that scene has always been a favourite of mine. It’s a fun little song, and I’m surprised they cut it.
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Disney's Live Action The Little Mermaid
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BuddyThomas
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Rob Marshall knows what he’s doing.
Californian Elitist
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You’re right, the shipwreck is the very first time she reaches the surface. I didn’t realize the differences between Ariel and the surface until this post. Her facial expressions and hesitation when she sees the colors of the fireworks and contemplates going up make more sense. In the animated version, she wonders what’s going on, but doesn’t think twice about swimming up because she’s already done just that so many times.
Thank you for pointing that out.
It’s one of my favorite scenes, too. Once again, nothing lol.
I was also hoping they’d include Scuttle squawking directly into Vanessa’s ear. It’s one of the funniest parts in the movie, in my opinion.
"The soundtrack to the new live action The Little Mermaid film jumps 4-1 on Billboard’s Soundtracks chart (dated June 10), while also surging 103-21 on the overall Billboard 200 chart. On the latter tally, the new set swims past the peak of the original soundtrack to the 1989 animated The Little Mermaid, which topped out at No. 32 in 1990.
The new album earned 22,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending June 1 (up 174%), according to Luminate."
Full article below.
www.billboard.com
The new album earned 22,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending June 1 (up 174%), according to Luminate."
Full article below.
‘Little Mermaid’ Tops Soundtracks Chart, Swims Past Peak of Original Album on Billboard 200
The 1989 version topped out at No. 32 on the all-genre tally.
www.billboard.com
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
What do numbers matter to a small start up studio like Disney? It’s about the art and making sure the world is a better place…
Yep…that Mary poppins trilogy was gold
BuddyThomas
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He is Broadway royalty, and he was nominated for the Oscar for his direction of Chicago. But you just want to be negative about everything.What do numbers matter to a small start up studio like Disney? It’s about the art and making sure the world is a better place…
Yep…that Mary poppins trilogy was gold
erasure fan1
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Always funny
TalkingHead
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What will be the highest-grossing film of summer 2023?
Which beloved franchise will prevail?
This article from May had predicted Mermaid would be the number one grossing film of the summer with $1b. It also had Indy 5 at number two with $950m, and Elemental with $600m.
And didn’t have Spiderverse on the list at all.
Which is to say, this was expected to be a big summer for Disney, and it’s not playing out the way they hoped. Someone needs to do a massive reimagining of their feature film plans. Frozen 3, Zootopia 2, Moana, etc. are all diminishing returns. Disney has totally lost the plot.
Angel Ariel
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I agree with you on Moana and Zootopia 2.What will be the highest-grossing film of summer 2023?
Which beloved franchise will prevail?news.yahoo.com
This article from May had predicted Mermaid would be the number one grossing film of the summer with $1b. It also had Indy 5 at number two with $950m, and Elemental with $600m.
And didn’t have Spiderverse on the list at all.
Which is to say, this was expected to be a big summer for Disney, and it’s not playing out the way they hoped. Someone needs to do a massive reimagining of their feature film plans. Frozen 3, Zootopia 2, Moana, etc. are all diminishing returns. Disney has totally lost the plot.
Frozen 3, though, I think they’ll be fine. Frozen 2 was the rare instance where the sequel was as good as the original, and if kept with the thanksgiving release schedule the previous 2 have had would likely do very very well.
(For my bias, IMO, Frozen 2’s soundtrack is better than the original’s, so if that composing team continues to improve I think it bodes well for a 3rd movie).
Tha Realest
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Chicago was over 20 years ago, and how many Tony Awards has he won for his Broadway work?
LittleBuford
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These are the scores received by the film before it was even released, so all they tell us is that a bunch of people who haven't actually watched the film are opposed to it (sound familiar?).
At any rate, I hope it does better in Japan than it has elsewhere outside the US.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
And that matters to Disney how, exactly?
Fact: they were disappointed with poppins and cancelled planned further films
Fact: Tentpole mermaid is in danger of being a write down…small writedown…but a decent chance.
You want to blame Miranda instead?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
No you’re right…it will probably be a smash hit in Kyoto
LittleBuford
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I made no predictions one way or the other. I merely pointed out that the scores aren’t based on actual viewings of the film.No you’re right…it will probably be a smash hit in Kyoto
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Fair…
I don’t think Japan is gonna move the dial much at this point.
The movie will make its last stand in the NA box office in the next 60 hours. As far as the business goes.
We do seem to have some disagreement over whether that matters here…but I dont doubt what Burbank is looking at?
LittleBuford
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I’m just posting here as a fan of the film, not an economic analyst or shareholder.
It also says a lot about those leaving a review that they would one-star it.
One stars are for disasters. TLM is no disaster. Since it hews so closely to the original, that's like saying the original is a disaster.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
So noted