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Disney’s Frozen (Buck & Lee, 2013) — The Reviews Thread
#28
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And we loved the Mickey Mouse short at the beginning. Extremely creative.
I agree with your thoughts. Didn't see the "twist" coming, though I was thinking at one point that Anna had 2 potential guys she could end up with and wasn't sure how that was going to be resolved.
Our family really enjoyed this one and were talking about it all the way home. The Olaf character had some great lines. I was a little surprised that it took so long for him to make an "official" appearance in the film.
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#30
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I stayed for 90% of the credits and missed the late scene. Bummer.
And we loved the Mickey Mouse short at the beginning. Extremely creative.
I agree with your thoughts. Didn't see the "twist" coming, though I was thinking at one point that Anna had 2 potential guys she could end up with and wasn't sure how that was going to be resolved.
Our family really enjoyed this one and were talking about it all the way home. The Olaf character had some great lines. I was a little surprised that it took so long for him to make an "official" appearance in the film.
And we loved the Mickey Mouse short at the beginning. Extremely creative.
I agree with your thoughts. Didn't see the "twist" coming, though I was thinking at one point that Anna had 2 potential guys she could end up with and wasn't sure how that was going to be resolved.
Our family really enjoyed this one and were talking about it all the way home. The Olaf character had some great lines. I was a little surprised that it took so long for him to make an "official" appearance in the film.
#31
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Some dude said that in Anna and Hans's song you could notice that he's just copying/following her lead to act like they have stuff in common ("that's what I was going to say", etc). I'll have to listen again for more of that.
#32
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Me too.
Loved this movie. Took my 3 year old and 5 year old, and they were mesmerized. They didn't even take a bathroom break, which is a new record for them. Great songs as well. I'm going to have to rate it as 5 stars, mostly because it was so good compared to the crap I am used to taking the kids to (Cars 2, Turbo, Planes, etc).
#34
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Me too.
Loved this movie. Took my 3 year old and 5 year old, and they were mesmerized. They didn't even take a bathroom break, which is a new record for them. Great songs as well. I'm going to have to rate it as 5 stars, mostly because it was so good compared to the crap I am used to taking the kids to (Cars 2, Turbo, Planes, etc).
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Bumping this thread since everyone's now posting in the wrong one.
I liked the movie. I expected to LOVE it, though, and somehow it left me a little... cold.
Seriously, though, I enjoyed Tangled much more than I thought I would, and the early reviews on this were so insane that I guess I started expecting the moon. The story was interesting, and the cast was good. I'm a fan of Idina Menzel and am glad she wasn't a non-singing second banana here, but the big song wasn't hugely memorable for me, and the rest was even less so. It did look fantastic on my 2-D screen, though.
So yeah, a good movie, but a bit of a disappointment for me.
This is when I feel smug about always staying through the end of the credits.
I liked the movie. I expected to LOVE it, though, and somehow it left me a little... cold.
Seriously, though, I enjoyed Tangled much more than I thought I would, and the early reviews on this were so insane that I guess I started expecting the moon. The story was interesting, and the cast was good. I'm a fan of Idina Menzel and am glad she wasn't a non-singing second banana here, but the big song wasn't hugely memorable for me, and the rest was even less so. It did look fantastic on my 2-D screen, though.
So yeah, a good movie, but a bit of a disappointment for me.
#36
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Moving this from the other thread:
Saw it yesterday and loved it. I really liked the sisters aspect, as that's not something in most Disney movies. And that it wasn't all necessarily about finding a boyfriend/husband. And a nice twist on the typical "villain" from a couple of different directions. And the songs were outstanding.
And I actually loved the visual style. The creation of the ice palace was amazing. That whole number was great.
My 10 year old son and 8 year old daughter both loved it.
As for staying through the end credits - on every movie I see now, once the credits roll I do a quick internet search on my phone to see if there is anything afterwards. Hasn't failed me yet!
Saw it yesterday and loved it. I really liked the sisters aspect, as that's not something in most Disney movies. And that it wasn't all necessarily about finding a boyfriend/husband. And a nice twist on the typical "villain" from a couple of different directions. And the songs were outstanding.
And I actually loved the visual style. The creation of the ice palace was amazing. That whole number was great.
My 10 year old son and 8 year old daughter both loved it.
As for staying through the end credits - on every movie I see now, once the credits roll I do a quick internet search on my phone to see if there is anything afterwards. Hasn't failed me yet!
#37
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I took the family last Friday to see Frozen. Everyone loved it (I have two girls, so that was a given). Personally I thought it was really good but still fell short of Tangled. The characters were good(Kristen Bell was destined to be a Disney princess), the story was pretty solid and not having a true villain was interesting. I also dug the 'sisterly love' twist at the end. The soundtrack was spectacular. Grabbed it to stash under the tree and we listened while we opened gifts yesterday. Where it fell short for me is the environments and cinematography. It was just lacking and other than "snow" the film didn't have a very unique style to it.
Tangled was just more fun overall, with better leads(Rapunzel & Flynn, even Mother Gothel) and secondary characters (Pascal & Maximus > Sven & Olaf) and more humor.
Where Frozen shone though was the soundtrack. The songs in Frozen are easily the best Disney has done since the 90s. Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel knocked it out of the park. Even Josh Gad's "Summer" was friggin' brilliant. This has Oscar written all over it.
Tangled was just more fun overall, with better leads(Rapunzel & Flynn, even Mother Gothel) and secondary characters (Pascal & Maximus > Sven & Olaf) and more humor.
Where Frozen shone though was the soundtrack. The songs in Frozen are easily the best Disney has done since the 90s. Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel knocked it out of the park. Even Josh Gad's "Summer" was friggin' brilliant. This has Oscar written all over it.
#38
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Oops, I swear this didn't come up when I searched for Frozen. My bad. Reposting my thoughts here -
Watched this yesterday and absolutely loved it. Enjoyed it more then Tangled, which I also really, really liked. Disney is on a nice roll again with this, Tangled, and Wreck-It Ralph; they're doing much better then Pixar of late in my opinion. I don't know what the deal is with the marketing for the movie, maybe the whole "boys don't want to see movies about princesses" thing. I guess the movie isn't really suffering for it, with over $200 million at the box office, but it's extremely weird since the snowman Olaf is a very small part of the movie yet heavily featured in the trailers. On the bright side, I really did come in to the movie completely fresh with no idea the movie was even about a pair of sisters. As far as the actual movie goes:
Watched this yesterday and absolutely loved it. Enjoyed it more then Tangled, which I also really, really liked. Disney is on a nice roll again with this, Tangled, and Wreck-It Ralph; they're doing much better then Pixar of late in my opinion. I don't know what the deal is with the marketing for the movie, maybe the whole "boys don't want to see movies about princesses" thing. I guess the movie isn't really suffering for it, with over $200 million at the box office, but it's extremely weird since the snowman Olaf is a very small part of the movie yet heavily featured in the trailers. On the bright side, I really did come in to the movie completely fresh with no idea the movie was even about a pair of sisters. As far as the actual movie goes:
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#39
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Wife and I loved it.
Fumanstan, not sure how you couldn't like Olaf, he was great.
My one question was that I thought all of the trouble with the ice sisters powers could have been avoided if they tried to teach her to use her powers instead of telling her to suppress them. Bad parenting.
Also, I have an app called RunPee that tells you when all the good times are for going to the bathroom during a movie and also if there is anything during and after the credits.
Fumanstan, not sure how you couldn't like Olaf, he was great.
My one question was that I thought all of the trouble with the ice sisters powers could have been avoided if they tried to teach her to use her powers instead of telling her to suppress them. Bad parenting.
Also, I have an app called RunPee that tells you when all the good times are for going to the bathroom during a movie and also if there is anything during and after the credits.
#40
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Spoiler:
There's a great deal to be read into this film!
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Boy, what a disappointment this was. In what world is this better than Tangled? The story felt messy, the characters were thin, the songs downright forgettable. Some of the ice palace stuff was visually cool, but that was about it. I don't understand the rave reviews for this one at all.
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took the kids New Year's eve day. Theatre was packed (2D show)
We all really enjoyed it. Had to put the soundtrack on my daughter's ipod afterward.
We all really enjoyed it. Had to put the soundtrack on my daughter's ipod afterward.
#44
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Boy, what a disappointment this was. In what world is this better than Tangled? The story felt messy, the characters were thin, the songs downright forgettable. Some of the ice palace stuff was visually cool, but that was about it. I don't understand the rave reviews for this one at all.