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Inconsequential sequels sweep through cinemas
In an era of long-awaited sequels, remakes and “soft reboots” that roll into theaters decades after their corresponding media, Disney’s and Sony’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Zombieland: Double Tap were the least long-awaited, releasing five and 10 years after … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy, White Noise
Tagged #adventureland, #angelina jolie, #cinderella, #Disney, #james cameron, #jesse eisenberg, #snow white and the huntsman, #terminator 2, Abigail Breslin, aliens, Emma Stone, maleficent, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Superbad, woody harrelson, Zombieland, Zombieland: Double Tap
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‘Aladdin’ is one of the worst movies I have ever seen
2/10 As Disney plumbs ever deeper into its vault of classic- and renaissance-era features to remake live — or, “live” — it will inevitably begin to withdraw properties that will take more effort to translate into live-action or that make … Continue reading
Now is not 1964
3/10 The original Mary Poppins was a technical marvel, one that reinvigorated a dying genre and would be held unto this day as the crowning triumph of Disney productions. It was sold and resold and resold again on the strength of how … Continue reading
Posted in A less chaotic state, Entropy
Tagged #alice in wonderland, #avatar, #ben whishaw, #cinderella, #Disney, #emily blunt, Beauty and the Beast, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns, Meryl Streep, PL Travers, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Grinch, Walt Disney
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Predictably, Huntsman is a colossal mess
The Huntsman: Winter’s War is partially a prequel to Snow White and the Huntsman and partially a sequel. The plot has a timeskip in it, and the narrator — Liam Neeson, somehow — says “that entire movie happened in this spot.” It’s half-and-half. … Continue reading
