▲ 61 ▼ Online Wars Aside, 'Snow White' Simply Isn't Getting Moviegoers to Buy In (www.thewrap.com) submitted 1 year ago by TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee [M] to c/movies@lemm.ee 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments Non-paywalled link.
[+] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee [S] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children) People want original stories. People often say that, but box office grosses tell a different story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yeah, that’s not the reason this one is failing. I think it’s much simpler… it looks terrible and the CG dwarves are disgusting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago There's a difference between original story and original IP permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) I haven't cared about any of their live-action remakes so far, but I have to admit I'm looking forward to the Lilo & Stitch one. EDIT: And I just looked it up and apparently Jumba and Pleakley will appear human most of the time. Never mind! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago The only one I enjoyed was Branagh's Cinderella. Good visuals, no weird messing with the story, just a straight up retelling, just with good acting and direction. permalink fedilink source parent [+] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago Of the top 10 box office movies last year 9 were sequels, prequels or remakes. The exception was Wicked, as an adaptation of a very established IP. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago They're reselling the IP to the next generation of kids. permalink fedilink source parent [–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 1 year ago Eh. Ever since i saw these mentally ill people who started crying during the lion king remake, i don't belive that anymore. There are enough people who just watch everything with a disney logo on it. permalink fedilink source parent [+] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee [S] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children) People want original stories. People often say that, but box office grosses tell a different story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yeah, that’s not the reason this one is failing. I think it’s much simpler… it looks terrible and the CG dwarves are disgusting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago There's a difference between original story and original IP permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yeah, that’s not the reason this one is failing. I think it’s much simpler… it looks terrible and the CG dwarves are disgusting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago There's a difference between original story and original IP permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) I haven't cared about any of their live-action remakes so far, but I have to admit I'm looking forward to the Lilo & Stitch one. EDIT: And I just looked it up and apparently Jumba and Pleakley will appear human most of the time. Never mind! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago The only one I enjoyed was Branagh's Cinderella. Good visuals, no weird messing with the story, just a straight up retelling, just with good acting and direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago The only one I enjoyed was Branagh's Cinderella. Good visuals, no weird messing with the story, just a straight up retelling, just with good acting and direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago Of the top 10 box office movies last year 9 were sequels, prequels or remakes. The exception was Wicked, as an adaptation of a very established IP. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago They're reselling the IP to the next generation of kids. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 1 year ago Eh. Ever since i saw these mentally ill people who started crying during the lion king remake, i don't belive that anymore. There are enough people who just watch everything with a disney logo on it. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent