Disney making live-action remake of 'The Little Mermaid'

[Zulithe]

You can’t trust RT reviewers on anything with the sort of controversy this film has generated. A large chunk of reviewers will give the film a passing score just to avoid being called a racist. Their careers are in the crosshairs.

And RT will be heavily filtering the Audience Score too, like always. RT isn’t the gold standard it purports to be.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Zulithe

You can’t trust RT reviewers on anything with the sort of controversy this film has generated. A large chunk of reviewers will give the film a passing score just to avoid being called a racist.

Or to get acclaim from other SJWs with how enlightened they are to publicly appreciate something as evolved and progressive as the TLM reimagining.

[TurtleManiac]

This actress looks nothing like Ariel. She has a unique mole on her face that is still visible while she’s dressed as Ariel. Like that mole is now part of Ariel’s look

This remake was directed by hateful anti-American commies who just want to stir controversy with their wokeness. I remember when Princess and the Frog came out, it really was stunning and brave to finally see a new, original Black Princess get her own movie. But this Mermaid remake just comes off as a race baiting publicity stunt by racists.

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by TurtleManiac

I remember when Princess and the Frog came out, it really was stunning and brave to finally see a new, original Black Princess get her own movie.

There is no 'original princess' in any Disney film. They are all based on mostly European fairy tales.

[Sumac]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

There is no 'original princess' in any Disney film. They are all based on mostly European fairy tales.

Please, stop being anal.
Its not like Disney versions are all that close to the source.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by TurtleManiac

But this Mermaid remake just comes off as a race baiting publicity stunt by racists.

I mean, yeah. If you don't have faith that an original story about a black mermaid will sell, that the only way you believe it can possibly succeed is if you hijack a movie about a white mermaid... that sends a pretty racist message, does it not?

"It's making the right people angry!" and so on.

[ranger_scout]

Here are the three new songs written for the movie.







In case anyone's missed it, here's Halle Bailey performing at Disneyland. This was shown on American Idol.

Originally Posted by Barkworm

There is no 'original princess' in any Disney film. They are all based on mostly European fairy tales.

Merida, Moana, and Raya are original characters. Pocahontas is based on a real person.

[Shark_Blade]

RT critics: 70% fresh
RT Audience: 95% fresh

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the...e_mermaid_2023

Already watched it twice, going for more with friends & family. Love it so much. WooHoo!

[Cowabung-Gal]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

RT critics: 70% fresh
RT Audience: 95% fresh

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the...e_mermaid_2023

I dunno. Something smells fishy…

[Andrew NDB]

I was going to say, let's wait for the Fandango audience ratings to come in. Because you can't even rate it unless you actually buy a ticket through them.

Then I looked... and Fandango ratings are gone now. In its place, they just plug in the Rottentomatoes scores into the site.

[ranger_scout]

The movie started off kind of slow. There's no song in it until Ariel sings "Part of Your World". Visually, especially in Dolby 3D, the films look very stunning. However, I'm still not crazy about the way that Sebastian and Flounder looked. Their designs were distracting at times. The latter's part is smaller in this version than in the animated film. Halle Bailey sings very well and brings a youthfulness to Ariel. Jonah Hauer-King is very good as Prince Eric and he has excellent chemistry with Bailey. Melissa McCarthy is a very entertaining Ursula. Javier Bardem nailed the overprotective father side of King Triton. The musical numers are well-done since Rob Marshall has lots of experience with musicals.

Spoiler:

In this version, when Ursula turns Ariel into a human, she makes Ariel forget that she has to kiss Eric before the sun sets on the third day and she makes Ariel give her a part of her tail instead of singing a scroll to make a deal. Later when she transforms into Vanessa, her human alter-ego, she doesn't trick Eric into marrying her only to have him propose to her. The engagement party takes place on a terrace/balcony instead of a ship. Ariel is also the one who breaks Vanessa's necklace and gets her voice back instead of Scuttle. During the final battle, Eric still saves Ariel when he throws a harpoon at Ursula, but Ariel is the one who steers the ship and kills Ursula. She doesn't know how to fully steer it. She just turns the wheel very hard. When Triton makes Ariel a human permanently, Ariel does not reappear to Eric in a shiny dress. She is instead seen wearing the cerulean dress from the day that Eric first saw her.

Jodi Benson makes a cameo as a vendor in the market that Ariel and Eric visit. She gives Ariel some food and a fork.

[Shark_Blade]

Ariel steering the ship I just remember back when Eric handed Ariel the horse rein, so she she just took control of it similarly naturally.

I think Triton didn’t die just zapped unconscious but he sorta look like he dissipated into the abyss? I dunno cuz that’s just weird so I just shrug it off. The trident just revived him back to full health.

[Shark_Blade]

‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ debuts with A on CinemaScore

http://bit.ly/DFMermaid

[CyberCubed]

Were any of Ariel's sisters lesbians?

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Were any of Ariel's sisters lesbians?

Unknown at this time, but Prince Eric is adopted and his mother Queen is Black while his adopted father is dead.

[ChosenOne]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Or to get acclaim from other SJWs with how enlightened they are to publicly appreciate something as evolved and progressive as the TLM reimagining.

Where I'm from, we call that an echo chamber.

[IMJ]

Yeah. There is no access media critic or left wing writer that will crap on this movie. All of the boxes are checked for it.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Unknown at this time, but Prince Eric is adopted and his mother Queen is Black

Of course she is.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by IMJ

Yeah. There is no access media critic or left wing writer that will crap on this movie. All of the boxes are checked for it.

Not if they want to keep their jobs they don't.

[Cowabung-Gal]

What the…

“Kink”???

Way to prove the concerned parents right. Again.

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1663268933347028992