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Frozen is Disney's highest-grossing animated feature
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Can Crusher
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Who would've thought that such an average attempt would've resulted in this kind of success?
Female audience taking over da world
Female audience taking over da world
Dagobert Duck
Member
May be Off-Topic, but Toy Story 3 made over a billion worldwide? Damn the movie is good, but it was really that good internationally?
Are there any figures concerning merchandising and stuff? I mean Toy-Story franchise must be overly worthy... It made for merchandising and toys since the main characters are toys...smart move Pixar...smart move
Are there any figures concerning merchandising and stuff? I mean Toy-Story franchise must be overly worthy... It made for merchandising and toys since the main characters are toys...smart move Pixar...smart move
childplease
Banned
I am going to have to see this arent I
See what the hype is about.
See what the hype is about.
Hari Seldon
Member
May be Off-Topic, but Toy Story 3 made over a billion worldwide? Damn the movie is good, but it was really that good internationally?
Are there any figures concerning merchandising and stuff? I mean Toy-Story franchise must be overly worthy... It made for merchandising and toys since the main characters are toys...smart move Pixar...smart move
Merchandising is where Frozen is going to clean house. The only time I have seen frozen merchandise at the Disney store was when the movie was just released, everything has been sold out since then. The line to see Anna and Elsa at Disney was 6 hours long according to a friend who went there recently.
Never underestimate the power of a princess movie to sell merch to little girls. Princesses are Disney's #1 franchise after all.
Takamura-San
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I was thinking about renting Frozen and finally be able to see what the fuzz was all about...
But it is a MUSICAL?
Nah. Fuck that. There is no excuse to break into song... EVER.
But it is a MUSICAL?
Nah. Fuck that. There is no excuse to break into song... EVER.
The first half of the film is a little liberal with the musical numbers but the second half is virtually song-free.
You never seen a classic Disney movie before?
Jeff Albertson
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No way is its success due in a large part to its Internet popularity.
The vast majority of it is kids going mad for it.
Came out on blu ray here today and watched it with the tiddler for the first time since cinema and still thought it was great
The vast majority of it is kids going mad for it.
Came out on blu ray here today and watched it with the tiddler for the first time since cinema and still thought it was great
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
In their world, musicals don't need an excuse. Myopic opinion.
Aquamarine
Member
Umm...What?
Jeff Albertson
Member
I noticed that today it's almost like there was a change in direction on who the villain should be after they made half of it.
No subtle hints really
Is that a good thing since it proves Elsa point that Anna was being an idiot when she was rushing to marrying a guy that she just met and knew nothing about?
Someone in the thread said
Elsa was suppose to be the original villian, they couldn't make it work I guess...?
Black-Wind
Member
I really don't know how to explain it any clearer than I have so I shall just concede to the notion that it's gonna pull lack-luster numbers.
Yuuuuup, it's a shitty movie that deserved to do poorly. And my love for Disney runs long and deep.
Tell me why it's not shit and I will tell you why I feel it's shit. Until then I would prefer you not doubt my love for 2D Disney.
I have no problem with the actual concept since it basically proves that point, but the execution wasn't done well. Like Jeff said, there was an abrupt switch. No build up really
except maybe for the 13 brothers bit and finishing each other's sandwiches lol
Kitsunebaby
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Finally saw it yesterday and was a bit disappointed. It wasn't bad per se, but the characters were pretty shallow and I didn't care for the very broadway-esque songs. I doubt it'll get many re-watches from me. I wish I could have gotten the Snow Queen adaptation Disney first sold it as when they announced it.
Black-Wind
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Weeelllll ...
he was also a bit too ready to take up the command of a place he just visited and took too well to it for someone who shouldn't be expected to reach the thrown in his home land in like EVER.
I don't know it could have worked if they had focus on Elsa's loneliness and fitting into a "monster role" because the people outcast her and it was Anna that brought her back and showed everyone that Elsa isn't a monster and that Elsa isn't alone.
The way I see it is that the scrip needed another re-write, as it was so close.
Because it had black people and if you think it's crap then you're racist.
I am only joking I haven't even seen the movie.
I haven't seen it but good for them. The quality of Disney animation certainly seems to be back.
Also, I went to Disneyworld a month ago and it seemed like every little girl was dressed like Anna or Elsa. The merchandise sales have to be insane. It was also something ridiculous like three hours to do the meet and greet with them. I couldn't believe people were waiting for that!
Also, I went to Disneyworld a month ago and it seemed like every little girl was dressed like Anna or Elsa. The merchandise sales have to be insane. It was also something ridiculous like three hours to do the meet and greet with them. I couldn't believe people were waiting for that!
Did it really need that much buildup though?
If this wasn't a Disney kids movie then everyone would instantly be suspicious of how Hans acted from the second he met Anna. Elsa's incredulous reaction to the instant marriage proposal actually does a great job of showing how different she is from most other Disney females. Hans himself actually says this pointblank later on, in contrasting Anna and Elsa.
never will. I'll die first.
There's actually a super subtle moment where Hans shows his true colours that is really only noticeable on a rewatch lol. Like so subtle, I could just be imagining it haha.
At the fight in the ice palace, he looks up at the chandelier before redirecting the crossbow there. I'm guessing he probably meant for it to kill Elsa in a ~tragic accident~.
At the fight in the ice palace, he looks up at the chandelier before redirecting the crossbow there. I'm guessing he probably meant for it to kill Elsa in a ~tragic accident~.
You're missing out on A LOT of great films then.
No, the title is correct. It is grossing.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Princess and the Frog is ok and I appreciate a new 2D animated Disney, but I don't think many of the songs are that good and it crams so many characters down your throat as if to say "ARE YOU ENCHANTED YET?"
Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen were better because they didn't try to return to the Disney formula so much as they kind of did their own thing.
It's funny thinking about this movie in relation to Toy Story 3 because of the twist in Frozen with
just because I've heard a similar complaint about Lotso from a few people, which I think is more valid since Lotso never really benefits from being a dick. But Pixar tends to treat their villains as minor obstacles whereas people expect Disney movies to make their villains a focal point, especially during their Renaissance (Ursula, Jafar, Gaston, Scar, Frollo, Hades). So maybe people had higher expectations for Frozen, but I don't think it needed one since the villain's role is usually to take the spotlight off of their wonderbread protagonists, where Elsa is strong enough to carry her own story.
Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen were better because they didn't try to return to the Disney formula so much as they kind of did their own thing.
It's funny thinking about this movie in relation to Toy Story 3 because of the twist in Frozen with
Hans being a villain.
Calamari41
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I thought Lotso's entire lifestyle depended on being a dick and upholding his enforced status quo. Otherwise he would have been played with by the rough kids and ripped apart, right?
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I haven't seen Frozen yet, but good for Disney.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Never once doubted its quality from the very start. How could I after Tangled? And I didnt think it was going to bomb at all then again I definitely didnt expect it to be a phenomenon and be the highest grossing animated movie of all time.
The movie deserves all its success. Its great because the movie is phenomenal, and its doubly great because it shows that Disney is back. Its like seeing an old amazing friend again come back from a long holiday. It warms my heart! : D
SlipperySlope
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I noticed something was off about Hans as he was approaching the castle, and during the storming of it too. He was too aggressive to be one of the good characters. Then again they revealed it shortly after that anyway.
It is odd for a Disney movie to have a weak antagonist, but it works in this case. It would have been too weird to have Elsa be the antagonist. Walt Disney himself couldn't figure out how to make her the antagonist.
Given the options, I can't think of much I'd change about the movie. Perhaps how quickly whats her name falls in love, but that also plays into the antagonist's and her story. She didn't know what love was. He saw a chance at ruling a kingdom due to an easy and dumb girl and he took it.
One thing I don't understand is why she was so dumb. She's in a prestigious position. She has access to the outside world unlike her sister. Not terrible looking. She had to have dated a guy before... right? Completely clueless. Odd.
It is odd for a Disney movie to have a weak antagonist, but it works in this case. It would have been too weird to have Elsa be the antagonist. Walt Disney himself couldn't figure out how to make her the antagonist.
Given the options, I can't think of much I'd change about the movie. Perhaps how quickly whats her name falls in love, but that also plays into the antagonist's and her story. She didn't know what love was. He saw a chance at ruling a kingdom due to an easy and dumb girl and he took it.
One thing I don't understand is why she was so dumb. She's in a prestigious position. She has access to the outside world unlike her sister. Not terrible looking. She had to have dated a guy before... right? Completely clueless. Odd.
Vulcano's assistant
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More or less how I feel about it.
Pops Maellard
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I was under the impression that she was never allowed to leave the castle/go past the gates.
Makes sense since she is such a poorly developed character.
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