Its goal is to create a generation of political camp-followers, nonthinkers, and future Broadway tourists — in short, miseducated consumers.
68% on Rotten Tomatoes. That is not good for a Disney movie. Almost as bad as John Carter a few years ago.
Surprised that National Review would actually state the 1991 version was awful (not that I disagree with them. If anything, yeah, I have to agree it was pretty bad, especially when they turned Belle into a snob in that movie, not to mention those triplets that fawned over Gaston came across as being a LOT closer to the beauty in and out than Belle did, in both areas, I should add, and came across as feminist propaganda well before the 2017 version doubled down on it).
And yeah, the 2017 version doubled down on the left-wing tripe that the 1991 version already (the latter of which was all Jeffrey Katzenberg and especially Linda Woolverton’s fault).
Last night we watched on tv the Disney movie from the mid 60s, Follow Me Boys, Fred MacMurray as a Boy Scout master down through the years. I had seen the movie years ago but last night marveled at how both Disney and the Scouts have changed for the worse. Neither are recognizable today from what was in the movie.
I actually liked the 1991 animated version (though I much prefer the Cocteau film). My main problem with this “new” version is that it’s just another pointless remake. I think it is terribly unoriginal of Disney to remake animated classics with live actors and CGI effects. I guess live-action Pinocchio and Snow White cannot be far behind.
Pretty brutal review, as though he’s more interested in trashing the idea of it than reviewing the movie itself.
In his rage, he couldn’t even spell “Olaf” (as in the _Frozen_ snowman) right. ...unless there’s some inside joke about “Orlof”.
ping
Walt Disney took fairy tales and made them into wonderful timeless movies for kids.
Now the DISNEY CORP takes these wonderful tales and makes them into “FAIRY” tales.
No doubt Gaston, when he finds Lefou has the hots for him, will cry...”GIVE ME BACK MY BEAST’S GIRL!”
The songs from the 1991 film are wonderful and enduring. This guy has no ear.