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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Nov 26, 2023 10:41:28 GMT -6
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Nov 28, 2023 14:22:28 GMT -6
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Post by hardback247 on Nov 29, 2023 13:28:32 GMT -6
Also, it does feel like this movie tries to mimic Shrek a lot of the time. It even opens and closes with a book opening/closing just like the Shrek movies, which is ironic because Shrek was made out of spite against Disney. Ummm… do you not realize that Disney did the opening storybook thing FIRST? Have you never watched Snow White, Cinderella, or Sleeping Beauty?
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Nov 29, 2023 13:32:04 GMT -6
Also, it does feel like this movie tries to mimic Shrek a lot of the time. It even opens and closes with a book opening/closing just like the Shrek movies, which is ironic because Shrek was made out of spite against Disney. Ummm… do you not realize that Disney did the opening storybook thing FIRST? Have you never watched Snow White, Cinderella, or Sleeping Beauty? You are right. It is coming back to me now. Been so LONG since I've seen those Disney classics.
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Post by hardback247 on Nov 29, 2023 13:41:10 GMT -6
Ummm… do you not realize that Disney did the opening storybook thing FIRST? Have you never watched Snow White, Cinderella, or Sleeping Beauty? You are right. It is coming back to me now. Been so LONG since I've seen those Disney classics. I think that’s part of the problem with how people are perceiving Wish. That they’ve forgotten what Disney’s classic movies were like, especially the Walt-era movies.
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Nov 29, 2023 13:55:27 GMT -6
You are right. It is coming back to me now. Been so LONG since I've seen those Disney classics. I think that’s part of the problem with how people are perceiving Wish. That they’ve forgotten what Disney’s classic movies were like, especially the Walt-era movies. Yup!
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Post by hardback247 on Nov 29, 2023 14:06:43 GMT -6
Still. How in the HECK is the Rotten Tomatoes score for this the lowest for WDAS since Chicken Little??
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Post by UltraStar26 on Nov 29, 2023 14:33:11 GMT -6
Also, it does feel like this movie tries to mimic Shrek a lot of the time. It even opens and closes with a book opening/closing just like the Shrek movies, which is ironic because Shrek was made out of spite against Disney. Ummm… do you not realize that Disney did the opening storybook thing FIRST? Have you never watched Snow White, Cinderella, or Sleeping Beauty? Yes, I indeed realized this afterwards, for some reason Shrek is what immediately came to mind.
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Post by UltraStar26 on Nov 29, 2023 14:55:24 GMT -6
Also, UltraStar26 = StarWarsIsAwesome123, FYI. I heard ya the first time.
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Dec 10, 2023 11:18:55 GMT -6
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Post by UltraStar26 on Dec 10, 2023 13:04:25 GMT -6
Brutal performance, it might've even out-bombed The Marvels!
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Dec 10, 2023 13:45:58 GMT -6
Wonder if audiences are catching on Disney's bullshit lately. Can't be a coincidence that so many of their movies have been bombing.
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Dec 17, 2023 10:02:54 GMT -6
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Mar 18, 2024 10:34:06 GMT -6
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Post by UltraStar26 on Mar 18, 2024 10:35:44 GMT -6
4 months, I'm surprised they waited this long.
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Mar 18, 2024 10:54:17 GMT -6
This movie had such an awkward release window. I know it got pushed back because of the pandemic, THEN they had to face a strike. On top of all that, it was Disney's 100th birthday.
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Apr 2, 2024 0:45:29 GMT -6
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Post by UltraStar26 on Apr 8, 2024 9:15:54 GMT -6
So.... When I first saw this back in November, I claimed that it was the definition of a fine movie. Seemingly I was in an overly generous mood that day (I did happen to see it in a double bill with The Marvels) because after rewatch my opinion has regressed substantially, it really isn't that good. The plot makes almost no sense if one stops to think about it, it feels like a mash-up of unfinished half-baked ideas and other ideas lifted from better movies. Asha and Magnifico have some charm and personality largely due to committed voice acting, but their motivations aren't fleshed out very well. Everyone else is a group of non-entities with no real personality traits. The attempts to be emotional and sincere come across as forced and awkward, and some of the dialogue is pretty rough. There are 1 or 2 decent songs, but the rest feel more like an imitation of Disney music rather than the real thing (not surprising given the songwriters' track record). I still think the animation looks rather nice, the star can be quite cute, and as mentioned the voice acting is generally good. It's superficially watchable, but there's very little beneath the surface, this film has no distinct identity.
Also, I've now watched Nimona (twice), and it's embarrassing how much better in every way the film Disney tried to bury is compared to Disney's big 100th anniversary celebration. Nimona has an actual compelling story, genuine emotion, passion and creativity on display, and a well rounded and lovable lead character. Wish has pretty much none of that, Disney had no excuses to not make something better for their 100th anniversary, they've made really good animated movies before.
I think I gave this a 6.5/10 originally, now I'd probably give it a 5/10, I still don't hate it like some people do but it's the definition of mediocrity.
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Apr 8, 2024 9:27:52 GMT -6
It is not awful, its just I don't get the concept at all. Is there something about Southern Europe/Northen Africa that I don't know about? Because we all know Disney loves to make movies about other people's cultures. Aladden, The Princess Frog, Coco, etc. But Wish is too obscure to relate, despite my ancestors being southern european. Also villain was too over the top and the music were not memorable.
5/10
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Apr 9, 2024 11:52:53 GMT -6
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