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[Tricky I Shadow]

Introduction:

Welcome to the Frozen OT from the same guy that proudly brought you: Tangled Is An Animated Masterpiece! Now let’s get this out of the way right now – ignore all of the trailers you’ve seen for this. PLEASE! According to pretty much everyone who has seen early screenings they pretty much all say that the trailers don’t represent or do the movie any justice at all. For the most part the trailers are indeed terrible, just like the trailers for Tangled. Don’t be put off by them, check out the ‘reviews’ section and it becomes pretty clear that this is another classic in the making that seems to be plucked right from the Disney renaissance. And I know a few of you are already saying that you hate Olaf the snowman, but a lot of critics are actually saying that he really surprised them and is a fantastic character – so give the little guy a chance GAF.


Plot:

There are two Princesses of Arendelle: Elsa (Idina Menzel), the soon-to-be Queen, and Anna (Kristen Bell). Elsa has the ability to create snow and ice, yet has been suppressing these powers after a traumatic childhood incident involving her sister. After letting her cryokinetic powers get out of hand during her official July coronation, she goes into hiding, only for her emotions to trigger a magical, eternal winter that freezes the entire kingdom. The arrogant Duke of Weselton (Alan Tudyk) plots to turn everyone against "the monster" Elsa for his own devilish needs. Anna, a fearless and daring optimist, must journey with extreme mountain man Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and reindeer sidekick Sven in an epic journey, encountering mystical trolls, a comical snowman named Olaf (Josh Gad), Everest-like extremes and magic at every turn in a race to find Elsa (now known as the Snow Queen), save their kingdom from eternal winter, and make things right before it's too late. The story treads along familiar territories at times, but overall it’s incredibly refreshing and more than welcomed when it comes to its conclusion and overall message. A few of the twists towards the end are a great addition too.


Music:

The songs for Frozen were written and composed by the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, both of whom had previously worked with Walt Disney Animation Studios on Winnie the Pooh. Lopez and Anderson-Lopez's "Let It Go" and "In Summer" were previewed at the 2013 D23 Expo, with the former being performed by Idina Menzel. In February 2013, Christophe Beck was hired to score the film, following his highly acclaimed work on Paperman, a Disney animated short film released the year prior to Frozen. Kristen Bell also confirmed that there will be a duet between her and Menzel. It was also revealed on September 14, 2013 that Frode Fjellheim's Eatnemen Vuelie will be the film's opening song. On October 21, 2013, Demi Lovato released her cover of "Let It Go" for the film's soundtrack. Two editions of the soundtrack will be released by Walt Disney Records on November 25, 2013; a single-disc and a two-disc deluxe edition (containing original demo recordings of songs and score compositions, unused outtake recordings, and instrumental versions of the film's main songs).

For the orchestral film score, composer Christophe Beck gave homage to the Norway-inspired setting, employing regional instruments such as the bukkehorn and traditional vocal techniques, such as kulning. The music producers recruited a Norwegian linguist to assist with the lyrics for an Old Norse song written for Elsa's coronation, and also traveled to Norway to record the all-female choir Cantus, for a piece inspired by traditional Norwegian music. The score was recorded by an 80-piece orchestra, featuring 32 vocalists, including native Norwegian Christine Hals. Beck worked with Lopez and Anderson-Lopez on incorporating their songs into arrangements in the score. The trio's goal "was to create a cohesive musical journey from beginning to end.


VOCALS:

1. "Frozen Heart"
Cast of Frozen

2. "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"
Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn, and Katie Lopez

3. "For the First Time in Forever"
Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell

4. "Love is an Open Door"
Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana

5. "Let It Go"
Idina Menzel

6. "Reindeer(s) are Better Than People"
Jonathan Groff

7. "In Summer"
Josh Gad

8. "For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)"
Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell

9. "Fixer Upper"
Cast of Frozen

10. "Let It Go"
Demi Lovato



NON-VOCALS:

11. "Vuelie" (featuring Cantus)
Christophe Beck

12. "Elsa and Anna"
Christophe Beck

13. "The Trolls"
Christophe Beck

14. "Coronation Day"
Christophe Beck

15. "Heimr Arnadlr"
Christophe Beck

16. "Winter's Waltz"
Christophe Beck

17. "Sorcery"
Christophe Beck

18. "Royal Pursuit"
Christophe Beck

19. "Onward and Upward"
Christophe Beck

20. "Wolves"
Christophe Beck

21. "The North Mountain"
Christophe Beck

22. "We Were So Close"
Christophe Beck

23. "Marshmallow Attack!"
Christophe Beck

24. "Conceal, Don't Feel"
Christophe Beck

25. "Only an Act of True Love"
Christophe Beck

26. "Summit Siege"
Christophe Beck

27. "Return to Arendelle"
Christophe Beck

28. "Treason"
Christophe Beck

29. "Some People Are Worth Melting For"
Christophe Beck

30. "Whiteout"
Christophe Beck

31. "The Great Thaw (Vuelie Reprise)" (featuring Frode Fjellheim)
Christophe Beck

32. "Epilogue"
Christophe Beck

(• Click here to listen to a preview of each song on iTunes! •)

BONUS! - "Let It Go" featured in Disney's World of Color.


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[Tricky I Shadow]

Reviews:




A113 Animation: 10/10

To cut back to the chase, Frozen is a triumph: a musically thrilling, narratively gripping, gleefully enthralling feat of animated excellence. It’s the best Disney film since The Lion King and, yes, it is the best animated film of the year.

Den of Geek: 5/5

The biggest compliment I can thus give Frozen is this: somebody watching it is going to feel the same way about Disney's latest that I felt over 20 years ago when I first saw Beauty And The Beast. At its peak, Frozen is Walt Disney Animation Studios firing with everything, demonstrating why it's emerged in recent years as the most interesting mainstream producers of feature animation (with terrific features such as Wreck-It Ralph, Tangled, The Princess And The Frog and Winnie The Pooh). And this is very much a Disney film, the kind you feel nobody else could make. It's a fairytale, but co-director Jennifer Lee's screenplay manages to modernise it, whilst never losing the feeling of tradition. There's no cheating here - it's the story itself that's been made more relevant, rather than any gimmicks attached around it.

This is the best Walt Disney Animation Studios movie in a generation, and the best family movie - by a considerable distance - of the year. It's an astounding piece of work, and the kind of film that we'll still be buying on whatever's replaced DVD in 30 years' time.

Digital Spy: 5/5

Everybody remembers their first Disney film. The most remarkable thing about Frozen, the fairytale adaptation that has been in the works for more than half a century, is that it feels like your first Disney film all over again, with all the dizzying joy and emotional power that implies. Eschewing the traditional boy-girl core story in favour of the relationship between two sisters, this is Disney Animation Studios' strongest outing in years. With heart and wit and powerhouse songs in spades, it has the feeling of an instant classic.

Frozen is an exhilarating, joyous, human story that's as frequently laugh-out-loud funny as it is startling and daring and poignant. Hot on the heels of the 90th anniversary, it's impossible to imagine a more perfect celebration of everything Disney is at its best.

Population Go: 5/5

Frozen is the best Disney animated movie since the 90s. Yeah, I am going to have to jump on the bandwagon here. 2011, 2012, and most of 2013 have been extremely poor when it comes to its animated offerings, so I am glad to see that the genre is not completely bone dry. Frozen blends a tightly paced and wonderful plot, gorgeous animation, memorable characters, and show stopping songs and creates a film so good that it gives me hope for the future of the studio. I liked Frozen so much that I now have to rethink how I will rate my favourite Disney movies. Frozen is truly one of the greatest animated/family films to come out in recent memory and I am now excited to see what other tricks Disney has up their sleeves.

Examiner: 5/5

“Frozen“ is a Disney musical in its finest form and an instant classic that isn’t just great for this holiday season, but for any time of the year. If you’re a Disney animation fan, then you’re going to want to see this. If you are the casual Disney fan, you’re going to want to see this. If you are not a fan of Disney at all? Well…then…you’re going to want to see this.

Awards Circuit: 4/4

Another film lives up to the hype and then some. Frozen is one of the year’s best films and should walk away with the Oscar for Animated Feature.

CinemaBlend: 4/5

Big animated movies are under crazy pressure to teach kids the "right" lessons, but Frozen wears that pressure lightly, putting much more focus on its gorgeous animation, its insanely catchy songs and its well-earned emotional highs. Especially as Disney turns toward revamping older princesses like Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella for live-action dramas, it's a pleasure to see the studio go back to what they've always done well and prove they've still got it.

IGN: 9.3/10

Top to bottom, Frozen is a delight. The writing is witty, the voicing is excellent, the story is nuanced and the songs are some of the best since Beauty and the Beast. It's a throwback to a wondrous time in Disney animation, and just a ton of fun.

Crave Online: 9/10

Despite occasional, welcome commentary about the backwards themes of Disney Princess movies past, Frozen is a sincere addition to the canon, with lovable performances, gorgeous animation, impressive songs and an unusual take on a familiar type of story, one that thrills at all the right moments, but not for the reasons that we’re used to. I suspect it will thaw the iciest cynic and cool the most heated detractors of the Disney fairy tale genre. Frozen really is a beautiful and unique snowflake… reminiscent of the rest, but really, there’s nothing quite like it.

Indie-wire: A

Over the last few years Disney Animation has solidified and with "Princess and the Frog" and "Tangled," have refocused on the classic fairy tales that fueled both golden eras of Disney Animation. "Princess and the Frog" was genuinely magical, but it often felt like the audience was resistant to the old school animation, and "Tangled" was an attempt to make those classic tales multi-dimensional, which worked (mostly), but was somewhat sabotaged by forgettable songs and occasionally clunky plotting. With "Frozen," the lessons learned from those previous movies have been sharply utilized. "Frozen" feels like classic Disney animation. If someone had announced "Frozen" as the studio's follow-up to "Beauty & the Beast," no one would blink. It's that good.

And this film is an incredibly strong addition to that lineage, one full of genuine magic and awe, where ice castles can materialize out of wintery air and snowmen can dream about hot weather. As far as animated movies go, it doesn't get that much better than "Frozen." It's a new Disney classic.

HIT FIX: A

Confidently written and positively spilling over with charm, "Frozen," co-directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, belongs on a shelf right there next to "Beauty" and "Mermaid" and "The Lion King" as one of the most effective expressions of the Disney ideal as possible. For some reason, though, if you were to look at the marketing for the film, it would be hard to figure out exactly what film it is, something that seems like a strange disconnect based on just how good the movie is.

The Scene Magazine: A-

People who are fans of classical Disney musicals should find a lot to love in Frozen, and considering how many generations grow up on these pictures, there are plenty. What makes this film notably special is how it focuses on the relationship of two sisters: one in fear and the other trying to understand why she’s scared. It’s an emotional tale filled with Broadway-bound tunes and it is obvious the amount of care put into it. Despite Buck being a long-time animation veteran and Lee being fairly new to the field (her only previous credit is co-writing Wreck-It Ralph), the two work well together and it’s actually that combination of classic and new that makes Frozen work. This is certainly going to be spun in the players of many families for years, joining the ranks of the other Disney productions that have remained popular through the decades. The possibility of me feeling even more positive about Frozen on repeat viewings is also likely. Walt Disney Animation Studios has been on a tremendous roll lately and this continues their current streak of success.

Kitsap Sun: A-

'Frozen' mixes music and animation to create a soaring holiday delight.

Screen Crush: 8/10

I left ‘Frozen’ convinced that this was a major new page for family entertainment. Then again, I’m the same guy who was convinced ‘The Princess and the Frog’ was going to usher in a widespread fervor for N’awlins jazz and Creole culture. If ‘Frozen’ is merely a mild success like ‘Princess,’ the message is clear: Disney should stick with temperate climates.

Honeycutts Hollywood: 8/10

Walt Disney Animation is back from the dead.

The Upcoming: 3/5

Frozen drags a little when it gets close to the end, a little self-indulgent in its age-old pretense that a happy ending isn’t necessarily forthcoming. However, it picks up its pace quickly enough with pulse-quickening emotional drama and an unexpected sacrifice that, for a moment, seems very uncharacteristically harsh – but thankfully, true love can seemingly melt even the hardest of hearts, and this tale of sisterly love is certain to send the frostiest of audiences away smiling.

Slant Magazine: 2.5/4

Beyond allowing Disney to release a film that's apt for the holiday season (and one that, to boot, is notably secular), it's never clear why Elsa could summon the tundra in the first place, just as it's anyone's guess why Arendelle's theme music sounds African in nature. But what matters most is something that would surely please Disney-princess-fatigued moms: These sisters, both queens in their own rights, are doin' it for themselves.

Forbes

Frozen is a wholehearted embrace of that musical legacy, even if its partially in service of the Broadway show that this film is destined to become, as well as an unapologetic re-embrace of the fairy tale genre. The film pushing the fairy tale princess story forward rather than mocking it or bathing in nostalgia. Frozen is not just a new animated classic but a turning point for the Mouse House. Walt Disney Animation has spent the last decade attempting to define what it represents in the shadow of Pixar and Dreamworks. With Frozen, Disney has made good on the promise to “keep moving forward”. It has reignited its own towering relevance by admitting what it does better than anyone else and once again doing it better than anyone else. It does iconic female-centric fairy tale adventures with terrific songs. That’s not the only thing a Disney animated film can be, but it’s what separates Disney from Pixar, Dreamworks, and and all the rest.

Frozen is both a declaration of Disney’s renewed cultural relevance and a reaffirmation of Disney coming to terms with its own legacy and its own identity. It’s also a just plain terrific bit of family entertainment.

Hollywood Reporter (SPOILERS!)

Shrewdly calculated down the the smallest detail in terms of its appeal factor, this smartly dressed package injects a traditional fairy tale, Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, with enough contemporary attitudes and female empowerment touches to please both little girls and their moms. Energetic, humorous and not too cloying, as well as the first Hollywood film in many years to warn of global cooling rather than warming, this tuneful toon upgrades what has been a lackluster year for big studio animated fare and, beginning with its Thanksgiving opening, should live up to box-office expectations as one of the studio's hoped-for holiday-spanning blockbusters.

Disney has loaded on the TLC to make sure this becomes one of its big ones.

Variety

But this always enjoyable tale of mysterious magic, imperiled princesses and square-jawed men of action proves longer on striking visuals than on truly engaging or memorable characters. With the family crowd pretty much to itself this holiday season, “Frozen” should generate considerable box-office heat, if not quite the same level of critical and audience affection that attended the superior “Tangled” and “Wreck-It Ralph.”

The Wrap

This is the best animated musical to come out of Disney since the tragic death of lyricist Howard Ashman, whose work on “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast” helped build the studio’s modern animated division into what it is today. And while “Frozen” may provide some new outfits for young princesses-in-waiting, it’s a movie that inspires inner strength to go with those outer ruffles.

Toronto Sun

Some of these are good movies that will earn Oscar noms for best animated feature -- and you just have to love those minions in the Despicable Me movies. But Frozen is a breed apart, for its classical fairytale roots and for what it means to the Disney tradition that began 76 years ago with the debut of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on Dec. 21, 1937.

Neon Tommy

Disney has officially won over our hearts again with its new movie "Frozen," a fairy tale based off of "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Anderson.

Networked Blogs

Disney’s animation has been on a roll and with having won an Annie (Animation Award) last year forWreck-It-Ralph, they are going to be giving Universal’s Despicable Me 2, a fight for the title of Best Animated Feature. I have not seen animation this beautiful since the hand drawn Snow White, and using modern technology in animation, Disney is once again leading pack. You won’t need your gloves, Frozen will melt your heart.

Inside the Magic

Disney built expectations high when suggesting “Frozen” is “the greatest Disney animated event since The Lion King.” I can’t say I’d push the comparison quite that far, but their 53rd animated feature film is indeed a very good one. With likable characters, memorable songs, and gorgeous scenery this movie is emotional and relatable, with just a handful of crucially cringe-worthy moments that thaw the overall satisfaction it delivers.

Sasaki Time

The film comes together beautifully. There is no story lag and the movie keeps moving forward. The animation is beautiful and the snow looks alive and at times acts as a character in the movie. The directors knew when to hold things back and let those big moments soar! They also were not afraid to take some unexpected twists and turns here. Again I will not spoil these for you! I want you to be as surprised as I was when these moments happen!

If Frozen is any indication of where the Walt Disney Animation Studios stands then this is the studios at its peak! Frozen is a movie that feels classic with contemporary themes as well as music to create an unforgettable movie experience that will bring you back to see it again and again!

Badass Digest

Frozen is a throwback to the quality of the 90s Disney animation renaissance, but with a very modern feel. It straddles the classic and the current in a way that will delight Disney geeks of all stripes, and its wonderfully girl-powered story melted the heart of even a Disney cynic like me.

Flick Filosopher

Oh my goddess. Where did Frozen come from?

Release Dates:

Argentina - January 2nd 2014
Australia - December 26th 2013
Belgium - December 4th 2013
Brazil - January 3rd 2014
Bulgaria - November 29th 2013
Cambodia - December 5th 2013
Canada - November 27th 2013
Croatia - November 28th 2013
Denmark - December 25th 2013
Estonia - January 24th 2014
Finland - December 20th 2013
France - December 4th 2013
France (Paris) – November 20th 2013
Germany - November 28th 2013
Greece - December 19th 2013
Hong Kong - December 19th 2013
Hungary - December 5th 2013
Iceland - December 13th 2013
Ireland - December 6th 2013
Italy - December 19th 2013
Japan - March 14th 2014
Lithuania - January 3rd 2014
Macedonia - November 28th 2013
Malaysia - November 28th 2013
Netherlands - December 11th 2013
New Zealand - November 28th 2013
Peru - December 25th 2013
Poland - November 29th 2013
Russia - December 12th 2013
Serbia - December 26th 2013
Singapore - November 28th 2013
Slovenia - December 5th 2013
Spain - November 29th 2013
Sweden - January 31st 2014
Taiwan - December 27th 2013
Thailand - December 5th 2013
Turkey - January 17th 2014
UK - December 6th 2013
USA - November 27th 2013
Vietnam - December 13th 2013


Get a Horse:



Get a Horse is short film that plays before Frozen and follows Mickey, his favourite gal pal Minnie Mouse and their friends Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow as they delight in a musical wagon ride – until Peg-Leg Pete shows up and tries to run them off the road. Tom McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter lauded the short film as "one of the wittiest and most inventive animated shorts in a long time". He particularly points out that the film "begins as an early black-and-white Mickey Mouse cartoon but then bursts its boundaries into colour and 3D in marvellously antic ways that call to mind the stepping-off-the-screen techniques of Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. and Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo. It's a total winner." Scott Foundas of Variety agreed, labelling the film as "utterly dazzling".


Final Thoughts:

I’ve read every word of the script when it leaked (I couldn’t help myself!) and I’m completely confident this will be a classic and sit right alongside Disney’s best. After listening to most of the songs I can already tell that the music in this is going to be a big step up from Tangled. Speaking of songs, Disney really went for it when trying to get dem feels out of you. ‘Let it go’ and ‘For the first time’ scream broadway and golden era Disney. Actually, the whole movie has a very emotional/personal undertone to it. When it wants to it can lay on the drama thick. This is another case of the trailers not representing the movie well at all just like Tangled. Surprise! Surprise!

Whilst the characters and humour seem very Tangled - Frozen seems to be a little more ‘dark’ and definitely pulls at your heart strings more often than Tangled did. Now I completely understand why some critics were comparing this to Beauty and the Beast - it has very similar themes. The sister relationship dynamic also helps the movie differentiate itself from past Disney princess movies, they surprisingly have a decent amount of depth to them. Another thing that surprised me was a very refreshing plot twist that I didn’t see coming. Maybe it’ll be more obvious when I watch the movie, but when reading the script it kinds threw me. It’s harsh, but I wouldn’t have had it any other way! So who’s ready for the second Disney renaissance? Move over PIXAR, it seems like Disney has re-taken the animation throne. Enjoy the movie. That is all!

 

[qindarka]

Good job. You may have overdone it on the reviews, though, I can't see the early acclaim being entirely sustained. (Yes, I know I've very annoyingly yapped about this constantly).

 

[Rageino]

Nice OT.

It looks beautiful.

 

[Peru]

Tangled - solid craft but lacking any sort of heart, warmth, or wit to the story and characters. An ok template for a return to the classic Disney storeytelling though, nice musical numbers too, and it seems this movie takes that and adds something a little more fresh script-wise.

 

[Hamlet]

Pretty Hyped for this as I absolutely loved Tangled and those fantastic reviews are hyping me up even more
Great OT by the way

 

[Mondy]

Australia - December 26th

 

[AMUSIX]

This will hit Broadway in no time at all. The music alone is guarantee of that.

 

[Jay Sosa]

As good as tangled?

 

[addik]

This is showing here next Wednesday! After I'm done with classes and with my thesis filming, I'll go to the cinema and watch this!

 

[kazebyaka]

As good as tangled?

Most critics agree that it's even better than Tangled. And Tangled is near damn perfect.

12 December for me. Damn it.

Tangled - solid craft but lacking any sort of heart, warmth, or wit to the story and characters.

 

[qindarka]

Most critics agree that it's even better than Tangled. And Tangled is near damn perfect.

12 December for me. Damn it.

Eh, that's more to do with the fact that critics didn't rate it that highly. Tangled is a well regarded film, but it's not generally considered to be top-tier, I've noticed that this forum tends to rate it higher than average.

So, they are probably operating using a different scale. There were a couple of posters over at the last thread who mentioned that they really enjoyed Tangled and liked Frozen slightly less.

 

[AMUSIX]

I think comparing this to Tangled is doing it a disservice. Tangled was good, but nothing close to the Disney greats. I don't know if Frozen is better or worse than Tangled, but saying it's as good is sort of shooting for the middle. Well, upper-middle.


Oh, and just so people know, the voice of the ice queen did a damn fine job as Elphaba, so I'd expect to hear a lot of similarities there.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

I'm intrigued now...I bet I could drag my mom or sister to tag along.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

I think comparing this to Tangled is doing it a disservice. Tangled was good, but nothing close to the Disney greats. I don't know if Frozen is better or worse than Tangled, but saying it's as good is sort of shooting for the middle. Well, upper-middle.

The fact that a lot of the critics are really hammering home that this is one of Disney’s very best gets me crazy excited - but when I say "they pulled another Tangled", I'm not just talking about the overall quality of Frozen, but also the fact that the trailers were awful for both movies and pretty much everyone had written them off only to be blown away when watching them...I adore Tangled and would personally put it right alongside Disney’s best. I think it gets so much right and even does some things better than some of Disney’s best. However I still think it lacked that overall emotional hook. It certainly had its moments, but for the most part it felt very sugary for a lack of a better word. It seems like Frozen really goes for that more serious emotional undertone throughout the whole movie. It also seems to tackle much more serious themes.

 

[MilesWebber]

I don't care how good the reviews are. The snowman is so fucking annoying in the previews that's all I can think about. If they wanted people to understand it's a good film, why would they market it like that? The previews are not doing it any favors.

 

[Prophet Steve]

I don't care how good the reviews are. The snowman is so fucking annoying in the previews that's all I can think about. If they wanted people to understand it's a good film, why would they market it like that? The previews are not doing it any favors.

Well, same thing with Tangled. Probably trying to appeal to children or something and they thing the snowman looks at that. Really want to see this now, but shame it is only out here December 11th, so still have to wait for a while.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

I don't care how good the reviews are. The snowman is so fucking annoying in the previews that's all I can think about. If they wanted people to understand it's a good film, why would they market it like that? The previews are not doing it any favors.

Sorry, what was that?! I couldn’t hear you back here. I’m over by the loud stove cooking up your juicy crow for later! : P

Rule one of a Disney movie now days is to not be fooled by the trailers. I really think people need to give him a chance.

 

[Raxus]

I don't care how good the reviews are. The snowman is so fucking annoying in the previews that's all I can think about. If they wanted people to understand it's a good film, why would they market it like that? The previews are not doing it any favors.

Have you seen many animated trailers? Toy Story 3 featured a poop joke.

They market it toward kids (their main audience, duh) so the trailers are made to attract them. The music and story is to keep the adults engaged.

Look at it this way. The trailers didn't spoil the best parts of the film.

 

[scarlet]

So what's the 'I see the light' in this movie?

 

[BrokenEchelon]

I don't care how good the reviews are. The snowman is so fucking annoying in the previews that's all I can think about. If they wanted people to understand it's a good film, why would they market it like that? The previews are not doing it any favors.

By annoying you mean cute and adorable, right Scrooge?

I'm really surprised this is getting good reviews. I'm super happy that it is, after the garbage that was Brave, I'm looking forward to a good Disney flick again

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

So what's the 'I see the light' in this movie?

‘Let It Go’. You can have a listen to it in the OP.

 

[qindarka]

By annoying you mean cute and adorable, right Scrooge?

I'm really surprised this is getting good reviews. I'm super happy that it is, after the garbage that was Brave, I'm looking forward to a good Disney flick again

Well, Brave got pretty good reviews as the critical reception may not be indicative of how much you will enjoy it.

Brave was by a different studio, though.

 

[scarlet]

‘Let It Go’. You can have a listen to it in the OP.

I don't like it

Speaking of tangled, I was rewatching it 5 times a week ago because of your Tangled post in Frozen thread.
Thanks for reminding me about the movie

 

[entremet]

Holy shit at those reviews. I thought is was gonna be a stinker.

 

[truly101]

I have two girls dying to see this so the question for me is do we go opening weekend, or the weekend after...

 

[Loomba]

Holy shit at those reviews. I thought is was gonna be a stinker.

Me too, genuinely surprised. Thought it was going to be a try-hard intimation of Tangled, definitely going to see this with the gf now.

 

[BertramCooper]

Trying to avoid reviews for the most part, but I'm glad to see it off to a solid start on the Tomatometer.

Very excited for it. WDAS is on a hot streak.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

I don't like it

Even after watching this? Maybe you'll like it more when you actually sit down and watch the movie? Or perhaps it'll grow on you?

A lot of people say it's the peak of the whole movie as Elsa creates her palace and transforms into the 'ice queen' as she sings it...

 

[Manu]

Argentina - January 2nd 2014

Come the fuck on. I need to see this.

 

[qindarka]

Even after watching this? Maybe you'll like it more when you actually sit down and watch the movie? Or perhaps it'll grow on you?

A lot of people say it's the peak of the whole movie as Elsa creates her palace and transforms into the 'ice queen' as she sings it...

It's alright. Not everything will appeal to all tastes.

Truth be told, I am a little bit annoyed at how much focus is being placed on Let it Go, such as it being the only song from the film being submitted for the Oscars. Prefer For the First Time in Forever to it, to be honest.

The version used in World of Color (cut short) is the best form of the song with its grand orchestrations. I've read impressions from people who've attended pre-screenings who mentioned that the World of Color version is actually the one in the film, which begs the question of why a different, more subdued version is in the soundtrack. Rather confusing.

Anyway, thats a lot of talk about one song. We should also mention how the Lopez's deserve to be fired for cutting out the Reindeer(s) Remix which would have been the moment of the forever.

 

[Wilbur]

Surprised by this. I always walk past the cardboard stand at my cinema and didn't even know it was Disney, thought it was just some shitty animation coming out so to read things like best since Beauty and Lion King is nuts. Will have to go see.

Of Disney's recent offerings, I really liked Princess and the Frog, liked Ralph and thought Tangled was alright.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Dat OT. The only animated movie I've skipped over recently was Cloudy 2, so I'll be watching this eventually. Of course the trailers do it a disservice (snowman's is a bit annoying for older people) but the reviews and others' impressions have me more interested. Tangled was good (not amazing, but good, especially with its painty-feeling animation) and if this is said to surpass that, I'll most certainly give it a chance.

 

[Matt_]

Lord that is some high praise. I'll have to try and find someone to go see it with

 

[Symphonia]

I absolutely adore Tangled but something about Frozen just doesn't sit right with me. I can't quite put my finger on it, though, but I know it's about the snowman. Whether it's just the voice or the animation or just how he looks, it just doesn't seem...right. All the other characters look great, though, and I'll more than likely give this a watch.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

The version used in World of Color (cut short) is the best form of the song with its grand orchestrations. I've read impressions from people who've attended pre-screenings who mentioned that the World of Color version is actually the one in the film, which begs the question of why a different, more subdued version is in the soundtrack. Rather confusing.

Really? I’ve actually heard the opposite. If the World of Color version is straight from the movie I’ll cream my pants. I still like the one from the soundtrack, but the World of Color one is so much more powerful. You’ve got my hopes up!

I absolutely adore Tangled but something about Frozen just doesn't sit right with me. I can't quite put my finger on it, though, but I know it's about the snowman. Whether it's just the voice or the animation or just how he looks, it just doesn't seem...right. All the other characters look great, though, and I'll more than likely give this a watch.

Just to let you know......Olaf the snowman isn’t simply a talking snowman for the sake of being a talking snowman. The reason why he talks and even why he looks like the way he does makes perfect sense when you watch the movie.

 

[qindarka]

Really? I’ve actually heard the opposite. If the World of Color version is straight from the movie I’ll cream my pants. I still like the one from the soundtrack, but the World of Color one is so much more powerful. You’ve got my hopes up!

There are these posts over at IMDB and I see no reason why the guy would be lying:

Ummm, I saw the film at a pre-screening.
The World of Color version is the movie version. Edited shorter, the movie version is way more powerful.
A also, your headphones or speakers however nice they are don't do it justice to a nice theater

This link (referring to the officially released version) was mostly piano and then some strings later on.
Prolly cause it's more sing-alongy
Imma be pissed if the movie version is not released

The movie version also has more instrumental bridges used when she is building stuff

The WoC version is a cut from the movie version
However, I've heard people rant about not being able to sing along to Idinas crazyness
so if they have this other edit imma be mad

But that same strength and gusto/ full orchestration in the WoC is the film edit

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/board/thread/222318113?d=222370587#222370587

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

There are these posts over at IMDB and I see no reason why the guy would be lying:

Ummm, I saw the film at a pre-screening.
The World of Color version is the movie version. Edited shorter, the movie version is way more powerful.
A also, your headphones or speakers however nice they are don't do it justice to a nice theater

This link (referring to the officially released version) was mostly piano and then some strings later on.
Prolly cause it's more sing-alongy
Imma be pissed if the movie version is not released

The movie version also has more instrumental bridges used when she is building stuff

The WoC version is a cut from the movie version
However, I've heard people rant about not being able to sing along to Idinas crazyness
so if they have this other edit imma be mad

But that same strength and gusto/ full orchestration in the WoC is the film edit

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/board/thread/222318113?d=222370587#222370587

 

[Symphonia]

Just to let you know......Olaf the snowman isn’t simply a talking snowman for the sake of being a talking snowman. The reason why he talks and even why he looks like the way he does makes perfect sense when you watch the movie.

See, this I was unaware of, but now I know this I can go in with more of an open mind. I thought it was Disney just being 'Typical Generic Disney' and throwing in a 'cute' snowman character who the kids will love. But if he has some depth and background to him, then that's not so bad.

 

[poppabk]

This is the snowmen football movie, right ?

 

[Jeff Albertson]

I don't care how good the reviews are. The snowman is so fucking annoying in the previews that's all I can think about. If they wanted people to understand it's a good film, why would they market it like that? The previews are not doing it any favors.

I'm guessing you're an adult, you aren't the target audience primarily.

A trailer played before despicable me 2 recently and my son and loads of kids were cracking up at the snowman in the trailer.

I can't wait to take him to see it, loved tangled and the reviews are surprisingly good so far.

 

[BertramCooper]

I don't care how good the reviews are. The snowman is so fucking annoying in the previews that's all I can think about. If they wanted people to understand it's a good film, why would they market it like that? The previews are not doing it any favors.

Trailers for animated films always feature the hammiest bits of the film. They're never a good representation of the final product.

The only Disney animated film in recent memory (including Pixar films) that had legitimately good trailers was WALL-E.

 

[entremet]

Trying to avoid reviews for the most part, but I'm glad to see it off to a solid start on the Tomatometer.

Very excited for it. WDAS is on a hot streak.

If you would've told that WDAS was going to bests Pixar for a streak a movies during Pixar's Wall-E, Rat, Up and TS3 run, I would've laughed, but now it's plausible as Pixar has been pretty lackluster of late, with two crappy sequels.

 

[Leeness]

There are these posts over at IMDB and I see no reason why the guy would be lying:


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/board/thread/222318113?d=222370587#222370587

Am I crazy? The World of Colour one and the one on the For Your Considersation site sound the same to me. Lol.

Edit: eh I guess it's a little different. Both sound great to me though haha.

And what is this about a Reindeer(s) Remix?! :O

Great OT, Tricky.

 

[Munin]

Wish they hadn't quit the hand-drawn stuff after Princess and the Frog. I imagine this would have been quite nice in the same style. But I'll take what I can get.

 

[BertramCooper]

Honestly, I'm still kind of shocked (and thrilled) that Disney finally made their Snow Queen film.

It's been in the Disney pipeline in various forms for no less than six decades.

 

[UrbanRats]

Even after watching this? Maybe you'll like it more when you actually sit down and watch the movie? Or perhaps it'll grow on you?

A lot of people say it's the peak of the whole movie as Elsa creates her palace and transforms into the 'ice queen' as she sings it...

I like it.
But compared to I see the light is a very different song, more aggressive and "powerful", so i don't think they hit the same strings.

That said, the real question should be: Does it have a Kingdom Dance moment? That was the real seller for me, when it comes to Tangled, everything from the music to the animation in that sequence was stellar.

 

[Necrovex]

My most desired film for this month. :-D

 

[thecouncil]

I like it.
But compared to I see the light is a very different song, more aggressive and "powerful", so i don't think they hit the same strings.

That said, the real question should be: Does it have a Kingdom Dance moment? That was the real seller for me, when it comes to Tangled, everything from the music to the animation in that sequence was stellar.

damn straight.

 

[Hari Seldon]

I'm in, can't wait. It will be my daughter's first movie going experience ever.