Thanks for the review. Sooo just wait until it's in Disney Plus? That's disappointing, aw.
Edit- I did NOT know the goat was Tudyk. I thought it Patrick Stewart.
Edit- I did NOT know the goat was Tudyk. I thought it Patrick Stewart.
Disney's been sneaking his voice into all their major animated (or animated-related/adjacent) films since Wreck-It Ralph.Edit- I did NOT know the goat was Tudyk. I thought it Patrick Stewart.
It's kinda like how Pixar keeps sneaking John Ratzenberger into each of their movies.I was about to say he missed a few but no you’re right. It’s just he’s Disneys new Frank Welker doing a lot of animal sounds.
So saw the new movie “Wish” yesterday. To me it’s an okay movie. Decent songs, an okay story, and lots of fun with Disney fantasy tropes. Chris Pine’s King Magnifico starts with a story to make him feel empathetic to why he does what he does but by the end he’s gone fully Absolute Power on us. The other big name with Alan Tudyk is again a fun Animal sidekick as Valentino. Him as the tiny pet goat kid with a deep voice is fun, but sadly if you have seen the marketing his best has been spoiled well in advance.
And then we go into our lead Asha and well …. She’s just the generic contemporary female Disney character. And really that’s a lot of this movies feel. There are nods to a lot of early Disney throughout the movie. And most are pretty much hitting you over the head like Rapunzel with her frying pan in how obvious they are.
Anyways, overall it’s a decent Disney flick that tries a bit too much of nostalgia baiting you with references. And as the 100 year anniversary film the credits celebrate most of films before it with some obvious exceptions. Song of the South, The Rescuers, The Black Cauldron, and Meet the Robinsons all get snubbed. As most sequels in the Animated Film Canon like Rescuers Down Under, Frozen 2 and Ralph Breaks the Internet… yet Fantasia 2000 got a nod I realize now. And there is a sweet little post credit scene.
I’m hard pressed to recommend it or not. If you like Disney movies you’ll most likely enjoy it. But don’t expect it to be the next big Disney flick.
anyway here's my obligatory "the soundtrack and score to hunchback of notre dame is alan's magnum opus and is a goddamn masterpiece" post:
Alan Menken's done a lot of great work for Disney (admittedly he dropped the ball with Newsies and The Roseanne Barr Cow Movie, but he still tried his best to make those not suck), but his score for Hunchback really is on an entirely different level than his other work.Yes. Alan Menken's Hunchback score is so good that it ruined Hunchback for everyone else forever. Any film adaptation without his score will forever feel hollow. It is truly definitive.
Agreed. I thought it was a very cool show and really enjoyed it.Whatever the case, it's a shame, because I think it's a quality show. It deserved more love.