[School of Movies 2023]
For many years we have been planning a show or a series of shows on the Disney live action + CG remakes. The plan was to start with the 2015 Cinderella (or even the 1994 Jason Scott Lee version of The Jungle Book, thence to 101 Dalmatians with Glenn Close) and we would watch every single one of them, and talk about the good and the bad.
But over time, having covered the details of all of the originals in our Disney animated series, the job itself grew insanely huge and exhausting, with so little to say that wasn't already being said by every film pundit on YouTube (because Disney gets you maximum clicks). Luckily this one came along, 8 years into the remake period that boasts both high points and low for the whole concept.
By absolutely NO means anywhere near the level of the small original 1989 film with its $40m budget and its changing of the world of cinematic animation in a way that would not be matched and diverged from until Toy Story and then Shrek, there are still definitely things to like about Mermaid '23, including the earnest and talented Halle Bailey as Ariel.
However, with its $250m budget and the remit of adherence to photorealism at the expense of abstraction that Disney seem to have slammed all of these with, it makes for an extensive focus point to talk about many of the elements which have been frying our fishes. Back as a special guest this week is Willow.
About Time
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ralph Breaks The Internet + Frozen II
Godzilla vs. Kong
The Others
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Return to OZ
WandaVision
Hades
Kung Fu Hustle
Grease
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The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Wonder Woman 1984
Super 8
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