The Little Mermaid - Absolute Bilge

[@Pomoscorzo]

Ariel killing Ursula herself not only undoes the "she saved him and then he saved her" narrative; it also completely cancels Eric's agenda. By killing King Triton's arch-enemy he proved to him that humans are not actually bad but can be capable, good-hearted people. That's why he relents, allows his daughter to marry him, and in the final scene forms a rainbow with his trident to show that the human world and the sea world are now one. So, Ariel being "a brave woman who does not need a man to rescue her" is completely beside the point. 🙄

[@Miraclestimesten]

that’s why there was no rainbow at the end

[@MROYvids]

Um...In the original film it's NEVER addressed that the king finds out that Eric is the one who killed Ursula. "Eric earned the respect for humans from Triton agenda" in the original NEVER happened. Triton discovered that his daughter would go to the lengths of even making a deal with the sea witch to fulfill her dreams and desires of living on land. No matter what Triton does to "protect" her she will always be curious of what is out there. Also he comes to terms with his own emotions ("I'm gonna miss her") and realizes his daughter will live her own life, so he relinquishes his control and allows her to become human. Even tough Triton says "She really does love him" to Sebastian, it was never really about Eric that he allows her to become human but more for her to create her own path in life.

[@RatedAwesome]

​@@MROYvids I think he's talking about Triton appearing with a nod of approval for Eric. Which is earned by his actions of saving his daughter. Triton knew Eric killed Ursula to save Ariel. That's why he approved of their love. You are right about the other part though

[@JakeTraver]

"So, Ariel being "a brave woman who does not need a man to rescue her" is completely beside the point." - It's okay. Eric will just have to become a passport bro. ;)

[@TheSaintFrenzy]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@bingobongo9521]

You guys remember „Fox and the Hound“? It‘s a underrated but brillant old Disney movie. It got straight to my heart as a kid, and never left. It‘s just beautiful. At least this one is pretty safe from a remake. There is just no way this could be adapted for today‘s audience: It deals with death, loss, friendship, growing up, sacrifices, choices…Disney thinks that kids nowadays are to dumb and fragile for anything that goes beyond fart-jokes and quick comical relief.

[@minanikolic1456]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that remembers that movie. It taught me so much and set my standards for art while i was just a kid. Those heartbreaking scenes by the end still roam through my brain rent free Children are capable of understanding any complex matters if those are layed out through a story. Headquarters in Disney currently just don't care about any children at all.

[@TheHammerofDissidence]

I had nightmares of the bear as a kid..

[@AManOnline.]

That movie is fantastic, for real. One of the best Disney movies, from a storytelling perspective. It's not my favorite enjoyability-wise, but I still respect it.

[@alrose8870]

What I really liked about that movie, in typical Disney fashion, was that Todd and Copper can still hang out as friends but in secret since they live in different situations.

[@tequilamockingbird758]

So fuking good.

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

The fact the crew had to redo the water scenes because the actress 'couldn't swim' is comedy on itself.

[@devekut2]

None of "them" like the water.

[@danialyousaf6456]

So that joke really did come true.

[@balthazarasquith]

​@@paulbarclay4114 are you saying there are nice racist things one could say? 😂

[@MrShinoTheBugman]

@@balthazarasquith she might be good at basketball?

[@cleanerben9636]

WHAT

[@StrunDoNhor]

You what I genuinely love about this movie? The directorial team presumably made Ariel's sisters all different races because they're a _progressive_ team that _values women, no matter the skin color,_ when all they did in reality is imply that King Triton has a multi-racial harem with whom he's fathered many children.

[@rtmis1]

Holy based

[@secretname2670]

Well duh, slavery was rampant in coastal, especially the african triangle zone. Keyed Triton just abducted mermaids from their homelands or got them gifted as a sort of tribute. Disney being as amazing as always.

[@TheGreyman61]

Who gives a shit

[@Onsideharbor894]

​@Martha Morgan pretty sure this is sarcasm

[@azazenson55]

@@Onsideharbor894 one can hope...

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

I absolutely hate the "realistic" trend of CGI animals. The old Disney made strange-looking animals like crabs and flounders cute instead of realistic for a reason.

[@Mediados]

It's not really a trend. It's just Disney trying to make it one and nobody follows.

[@absolite6]

I mean I'm an animal lover and I sometimes find even some odd looking animals cute but the problem is that many don't translate well in CGI, especially for showing expression. The CGI on Flounder and Sebastian are a testament to that. I'm still screaming at the fact that Sebastian is now a ghost crab. A crab species that *can't breathe underwater!!* -And seriously why does his mouth look so weird.-

[@GeraltofRivia22]

Sebastian looks absolutely horrific in just the trailers. I can't imagine how bad it must be to look at that for an entire movie.

[@Mediados]

@@GeraltofRivia22 Imagine having to work on that abomination.

[@joeyj6526]

@@GeraltofRivia22 and yet id rather kiss that then arial. That's just fucking haunting.

[@Argedis]

Eric saving Ariel at the end of the original movie was the WHOLE POINT that earned the King's respect/blessing and trust of humans.

[@TheSourcerer99]

That wasn't even acknowledge in the original movie. I watched the original one right before seeing the new one and thought that shit made no sense.

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

And as the Drinker pointed out, was him saving her just like she had already saved him before.

[@xxnyaxx269]

that point wasn’t expanded on in the movie enough for me to even notice it.. i much prefer the main character getting to be the hero of the story

[@Nicole-em9yo]

Also to return the favor since she saved his life twice in the movie and killed flotsam and jetsam. The feminists seem to conveniently forget that because most of them are GenZ years who have never seen the original movie.

[@mrwelshi7201]

@@TheSourcerer99 You're saying that the movie needs to spell it out for you? "Hey thanks for saving my daughter Eric i now trust humans because of your selfless deed." lol

[@johnleonard9102]

Scuttle was an absolute unit in the animated film. He's the one who conducted the espionage mission that led to the discovery that Ursula was going to marry Eric. He gathered air and sea units to lead a joint operation to stall the wedding, with himself leading multiple bombing runs. He went toe-to-toe against the sea witch, hitting her with a deafening scream which resulted in him getting choked; even through the asphyxiation, he grabbed the locket and pulled until its string broke, crashing the locket to the ground and returning Ariel's voice where it belonged. Now he's just Awkwafina.

[@dustincameron787]

Talk about a downgrade.

[@themightycrixus1131]

For real!!

[@janhornak5739]

Using military terminology makes this 100% better. =D

[@flamej3982]

I'm so tired of her voice I could puke. She's played so many unfunny comic reliefs she's become a burden...

[@Noble713]

Damn man, the next time I'm told I need to recommend a Marine for an award I'm coming to you to write the narrative!

[@demoral3030]

Ariel's actor being unable to swim will never stop being hilarious to me.

[@CharleyGurl]

She scuba dives. I think she can swim, mate.

[@rusty7984]

Seeing the *ahem* certain demographic having to take remedial swim qual during boot camp was when I know some stereotypes are too damn true

[@CharleyGurl]

@@rusty7984 What is wrong with you?

[@rusty7984]

@@CharleyGurl Nothing just pointing out some stereotypes exist for a reason

[@CharleyGurl]

@@rusty7984 Thanks, Rusty. Enjoy your next NASCAR race.

[@Mlai00]

There's a reason why all the other characters immediately shut the seagull up whenever he tried to sing in the original movie. In this one, they let him. It's a perfect encapsulation of this movie.

[@macethorns1168]

That's a great point.

[@nizm0man]

"Him" hahaha

[@liampatrick3110]

her

[@xptaco2298]

@@liampatrick3110 it

[@Papa_Straight]

​@@liampatrick3110 it

[@XeniaChow]

There's a reason Disney keeps making its villians sympathetic. Because then young people will learn to always excuse their bad behavior.

[@Zathren]

Terrifyingly accurate.

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

Remember when making sympathatic villains was actually cool and made villains better, now we are looking for the classic villains because we are tired of sympathetic villains

[@wyssmaster]

It's so they can excuse their own awful behavior. "Oh, you found out that I rape children? Well my parents were mean to me, so I had no choice!"

[@HeavyMetalisLaw]

I see it as grroming them to accept evil, whether that evil is being done to themselves or others

[@lonewolf9578]

@@wyssmaster don’t give Hollywood ideas

[@TransformersBoss]

I like how, because Ariel’s sisters are a diverse cast, that directly means King Triton is a major player with many baby-mamas

[@shasvrefirios1536]

HAhahaha! Nice

[@notyetawomen5257]

He really did rule them seven seas 😂

[@GreyhawkTheAngry]

Or its the other way around: Triton's a cuck and his wife was sleeping around.

[@shanicestella2226]

Triton technically Zeus nephew That’s why he shares Zeus sexual appetite on harems

[@fairfortune67]

Always liked king Triton lol

[@Humbertusmarius]

The way Sam Neill's screaming in fear was used as a reaction to Aquafina's rapping is priceless.

[@rusty7984]

That was exactly what I felt when watching that uncomfortable song. I regret not taking a piss break during it cause damn it dragged on

[@nickytommymancinelli8066]

Waaaa chicka waaaa chicka waaaa waaaa

[@brandonspain12345]

A princess saving herself. Who could've seen that coming? 🤯 But honestly, in the animated film, Prince Eric saving Ariel causes Triton to see humans in a different light. It's a character defining moment. Instead, Triton sets her daughter free for what? "Hey, Ariel. Go leave the ocean for this man who can't protect you. He's not royal blood either. He was adopted. He's actually pretty useless like I assumed humans are. But, be set free! You're in good hands!"

[@HerrRitschwumm01]

Cant have a man saving a woman these days, can we? Because that would totally be anti-woke? And we cant have that for sure!

[@matheuskirisame]

wamhen power >>> logic and context behind actions, pls understand.

[@anoushkasood4383]

The whole point of the movie is that Triton as a dad should not control Ariel’s decisions and that’s what he realises later on, so Eric being the saviour does not make sense in the storyline, so your comment is dumb

[@shack8110]

@@anoushkasood4383 actually the remake is dumb, and so is anyone who enjoys it. Thank you for ruining disneyfor the normal, intelligent people.

[@syamelkiller5804]

​@@anoushkasood4383 idk man, there's the reason he's change his mind, if its not him being a savior then what is it?

[@RyllenKriel]

These Disney remakes are not entirely worthless. For me, the best part about it is seeing guys like The Critical Drinker review this tripe.

[@mrvespuccia.k.ameganite1747]

They also give us examples of how NOT to make a film

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Do you want to watch your favorite animated Disney movies to be live action? Why not just watch Broadway or any stage performances in Disneyland? Or if you want to feel nostalgia, just watch the animated movies many times.

[@shadowpathfinder7723]

Calling this filth tripe is an insult to cow intestine. Some people really think it brings out the flavor and nutrition in their dishes

[@welit2287]

Mama shes like me 🌚

[@yllekfrizco4557]

Hailey really nailed her rendition of WAP in this movie.

[@RabbiSteve]

“When Melissa McCarthy is the best thing in your movie, you know you’ve got problems.“ That just about says it all. Thank you Drinker

[@bygoneegowaitingremoval]

I came looking for this comment

[@shlomophobe5582]

To be fair, she was great as Dzhewish literary forger Lee Israel in Can You Ever Forgive Me? The first thing I ever liked her in

[@horatio_lionheart]

*insert Kronk "no, no. he's got a point." gif*

[@DavidNefelimSlayer]

Best cast as a manatee.

[@alanlee67]

Halle Bailey is just plain unattractive and has no star power. Complete waste of the budget.

[@creepykretins]

My 3 yr old niece can watch the animated one without moving but as soon as this movie started she was bored and playing with her doll 😂

[@lethukuthulamaphumulo1040]

Literally laughed my ass off when you asked how did it cost 200 million dollars 😂😂

[@jonnyshanon2103]

Some of that was the cost to cover Reperations for the black cast.

[@hgonz14]

$250 million sadly lol

[@quiver5756]

@@hgonz14 And not even counting the marketing of course.

[@spiritsplice]

I doubt it did. Most of hollywood is just money laundering.

[@saltycat662]

@@spiritsplice Facts. Don't forget the child trafficking.

[@73elephants]

It takes a brave man to watch a new Disney movie in this day and age. I thank you for your courage and fortitude.

[@diaryofafreebitch]

LOLLLLLL yes so courageous ! Wow the celebration of mediocrity is wild. (This is sarcasm. I think it’s pathetic how grown adults are losing their shit over Disney movies. Y’all weird af.)

[@mediocreman2]

Alcohol on hand lol

[@sigmaarmstrong8460]

As long as he didn't pay to see it.

[@iro6758]

​​@@diaryofafreebitchtf... 1. Disney can't make anything good or meaningful with Disney properties anymore... If you actually comprehend basic morality, to say nothing about the source material, their new "wares" are blatantly egregious and illogical. Read: incompatible with a well-meaning rational mind. 2. Disney and their malicious/vacant stares literally slander and black ball anybody willing to be honest about them. (He's a writer/director. Fyi.) 3. Any one of us could drop dead at any moment from a stroke or embolism... Is watching a black washed little mermaid, as opposed to telling the unique African myths surrounding them, where you want to be "when Jesus comes back"???

[@randycliff4045]

So far I have not seen one of the live remakes of the Disney-crap-train. Glad I don't have to feel sad missing this one. My grandchildren will just have to enjoy the original.

[@veronikamajerova4564]

It´s sad how they butchered Eric, because he was IMO one of the best Disney princes. He had personality - was fun loving, adventurous and as curious about the see as Ariel is about the land. Their personalities match, which is why they are perfect for eachother. You also don´t see Eric in "princely" attire, unless it is formal occasion. He eagerly talks with the people of his kingdom as equal, and when the statue of him, where he is all noble and heroic, is unveiled, he is like "Who is this guy? That´s not me." It was also his personality that made Ariel like him when she secretly watched the ship. Also, the fact that it was him who saved Ariel and stabbed Ursula was pretty important story-wise, since it was this action that in the end finaly convinced Triton that not all humans are bad, which is why he allowed Ariel to go with him and made her human.

[@ronnielee1009]

Everything except for the final Ursula scene is exactly how he is portrayed in the movie. You should watch it for yourself.

[@whoasked6696]

So you didn’t watch the movie..

[@FarhanaK]

I don't think you watched the movie? Eric was exactly like his animated counterpart apart from the Ursula ending ship part

[@ItsCarde]

This is what happens when you don’t actually watch the film and want to dick ride off of others have your own opinion next time

[@hastur-thekinginyellow8115]

Alright, I agree that this movie is shit, but what in the flying fuck is "fun loving"? As if to suggest there are people out there who hate fun, like somebody's going to create a dating site profile and put the words "fun hating" in their profile. NO FUCKING FUN TO BE FOUND HERE, YOU SHUT YOU'RE FUCKIN' MOUTH. We're going to sit here in silence and watch CNN.

[@formerevolutionist]

My daughter, who doesn't care about Ariel being black or anything like that, actually saw the movie and said it totally sucked. It was dark and boring. Also, she said that Halle Bailey's eyes were so far apart she looked like one of the fishes.

[@suspiciousbird487]

👁️ 👁️ 👃🏿 👄

[@fallenforgotten7063]

I’m not gonna lie. I laughed out loud at this one.

[@matthewfusaro2590]

Kids are the most honest critics.

[@jadasweets3029]

Well if she looked like one of the fishes, it seems to me she was best suited for the role. So what’s your problem Mam, you and your daughter didn’t have to watch! You would of just stayed at home

[@iagreewithyou3478]

​@@jadasweets3029Shut up Jada. Go back to messing around with Cleopatra.

[@MrHeavy466]

I'm suprised Disney didn't make "Ursula": a film that goes into the tragic backstory of how Triton unfairly banished his former court magician because she jammed herself into an octopus.

[@Mr__Geno]

@Shepard’s P1e I'll admit, Maleficent was actually a decent movie but give it a week and soon you will see that Disney is working on an "Ursula" film on how she was forced by men to become an evil, octopus.

[@cvn6555]

That was just the official story that they fed the media. The true story is that she came out as non-binary to Triton and he banished her because he's a transphobe. The octopus thing is just Ursula living her life as her true self. That will be the central theme of her origin story movie.

[@olisk-jy9rz]

Oh, they probably will. Give them time.

[@nhmooytis7058]

They will, like Cruella.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Is a trans octopus a calamari trapped in the body of an octo? Just askin 😊

[@thefairybug40]

I hate that they took away Eric ramming Ursula for a reason that I don't think I'v seen addressed yet: he wasn't just saving Ariel, Triton, and the entirety of Atlantica, but he was also avenging himself. She HYPNOTIZED and mentally dominated him. She would've forced him to marry her, and it wasn't even about HIM. It wasn't even about ARIEL. It was barely even about Triton. It was all about power. She made him a pawn, took away his agency and his soul just so that she could still use a totally different pawn against Triton, and he made her regret it with the very ship she stuck him on to prevent his rescue. THAT is what they took away from Eric. It's not about the killsteal -- it about everything it represents.

[@taylorlovesbooks94]

You are WAYYYYY over thinking it dude, calm down. Eric was such a nothing character in the original.

[@eljefeamericano4308]

You're not way over-thinking this, as Taylor said. You made a great point. And this is a trend in a lot of these remakes. The people making the movies only recognize the most superficial aspects of their characters and the stories they're dealing with.

[@taylorlovesbooks94]

@@eljefeamericano4308 so you’re saying Eric was not a superficial, 2 dimensional character? Nah, bro, you literally have no idea what you’re talking about.

[@thefairybug40]

@@taylorlovesbooks94 Whatever, dude.

[@vcdonovan5943]

@@taylorlovesbooks94 LOL please don't make the mistake of thinking you're smart or clever. You're not.

[@MM-xn6tn]

Not only is Sebastian a pants shitting CGI nightmare that no little kid would enjoy looking at, but they made him into a Ghost Crab, a species noted for their inability to survive in deep waters.

[@haydn-db8z]

That's not the only demographic here that can't survive in deep water...

[@RavenousDrake]

They're also known for catching and eating baby sea turtles as they desperately try to reach the ocean after hatching.

[@5588sunshine]

@@haydn-db8z OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@thrrax]

It's a woke diversity feminist fantasy. Real life facts have no power here.

[@nischay4760]

That doesn't matter, the crab species in the deep clearly need more diversity.

[@be8w]

They were 6 lovely children, but the youngest was the most beautiful of them all, her skin was as clear and bright as a rose petal, her eyes as blue as the deepest lake, but like all the others she had no feet, her body ended in a fishtail. - H.C Andersen

[@Softpaw1996]

which the cartoon stayed mostly true to. Because allegedly it was based on H. C. Andersens, work. and supposedly the remake (its a remake afterall) was based on the cartoon. So why the raceswapped Ariel is beyond me. Let alone all her sisters and ofcourse not to mention the parents to Erik. Who is somehow an adopted child???? also seeing as HC wrote it back in the what 1800's ? he wouldn't have known much about the outside world in general. So its obvious the setting was a renascence era nordic european.

[@feelstora3]

I think disney not staying true to that aspect of the story isn't the biggest problem with the live action remake. Personally I think the story of the cartoon version was perfectly fine but they just had to change it and somehow manage to make prince Eric very uninteresting and useless. I love Hans Christian Andersen so I'm usually critical whenever one of his stories is adapted (for me Disney screw one of the best fairytales "The Snow Queen" when they decided to make "Frozen"). The original "The Little Mermaid" by disney was legit imo... but this live action version tried to hard and not hard enough at the same time. Like aas if it was enough to quote Andersen in the beginning but not even really pick it up as part of the story but simply show something that was supposed to represent how crucial it was for Ariel so she could shed a tear at the end of the movie. And they didn't have time to include that as aspect of the story?

[@JordiH69]

Damn your logic, Spock!

[@Eazy-ERyder]

Ariel is a FICTIONAL character and in case you didn't know, mermaids are NOT tral. Halle Bailey only made her far more atteactive

[@Softpaw1996]

@@Eazy-ERyder fictional, alright. suppose you dont mind we switch Black panther out with Ryan Gosling then. I mean black panther is fictional after all. the argument that because its fictional its somehow okay to raceswap is incredibly stupid. Ariel was written by a Danish author who described her as white. also Halle is in no way attractive. Have you seen the gap between her eyes?.... damn. the only thing halle did well was sing, her acting was wooden plank level, almost no emotion or expression. just the same blank expressions most scenes.

[@wowkir]

My biggest gripe is how they changed the story, so Ariel “doesn’t go on land for a boy any more, but for herself” in some female empowerment moment. 1989-Ariel went on land partly because she fell in love but mostly because she wanted to be independent of her father and see the world upstairs. She wanted an adventure. Falling in love was the last push she needed. And what’s so wrong about sacrificing yourself for love anyway?! Stupid postmodernist bullshit narcissistic ideologies BLERGH!

[@chewxieyang4677]

That's not even mentioning the fact that the original story does not have a happy ending as we understand it. She did not get the guy, who thought it was someone else who saved him. It's a tragedy with that ended with her getting a soul.

[@BigBenzilla]

Love? Society wants you to know... *checks notes*, "It's more empowering for you to dedicate your life to your career than to find love or meaning in this short life." Now get back to work!😂

[@TheYodelingViking]

@@chewxieyang4677 She also had the choice to either kill him and live or to die and let him be happy with his wife. Neither the prince nor his wife were bad people and didn't deserve death and she didn't kill him. Her father wasn't cruel either and rather it's the humans that tend to hate mermaids, but every mermaid loves the things they find from the human world. Ursulas equivalent only called the sea witch is also just someone who can do magical potions for a price with no cheap tricks. She even tells the little mermaid that it would probably be best to just not do it as she will feel like getting stabbed when tranforming, every step is like walking on knives and she will most likely get a broken heart since the prince has no knowledge of her. Also her voice was just the most valuable thing she had outside her life which is why it was the price. There is no villain in the story. Only a girl in love who couldn't get the guy.

[@Paraludic]

How do you feel about Drinker admitting to pirating the film and not paying attention while saying the CGI looks bad? Also, do you not think it's weird that the byline of the ScreenRant article he shows to show that the film is being panned really just proves his whole argument wrong?

[@TheYodelingViking]

@@BigBenzilla How about both though? Like the original where her dream was to live among humans and her love was just a tiny bit? Of course today love can't exist. Unless of course it's same sex, but we can't have hetero love on screen. We don't want equality, but rather reverse the roles. White people need to be discriminated against, Men are to be seen as worthless and Heterosexual love is to be seen as disgusting. I'm all for equality, but the people actively saying they fight for it don't know what they want. Do they want to make the privileged equally unprivileged or the unprivileged equally privileged? They tried doing both and fail to notice they are just making the world just as bad, but just reversed roles. Make love not war got lost in translation.

[@crescentblueee]

Ariel was a mermaid who sought adventure and loved the land. Eric was a human who sought adventure and loved the sea. They complimented each other beautifully, which is why they were such a good couple. They took away nearly everything that made Eric such a good prince and that bothers me a LOT. How is a brave, kind, and cunning prince who risks everything for his love a BAD thing??

They didn’t make it a bad thing and the movie actually made his love more pronounced both of the sea and of ariel

[@MarineScoutSniper]

@ummm no.

[@MarineScoutSniper]

It doesn’t fit “The Message”😂

[@mathewsperes4556]

@ you’re not very bright are you?

[@user-rt8gi4sq7e]

Disney doesnt like stories about brave, good men. Because a nation of brave, good men would not sit idly by while a multinational corporation of sexual deviants and pedos indoctrinates their children

[@CVHFitness]

5:36 I...I just died. I haven't laughed that hard in months. I don't know what I was expecting a talking bird to sound like, but it certainly wasn't THAT

[@gollyg9339]

Here's 3 unbiased and honest reviews. I have 3 kids (ages 11, 9, 7) who all loved the animated movie. We took them to see this and after an hour my 7 year old was asking to leave and my 9 & 11 year olds (who are obsessed with the animated movie) said the movie was okay but that they'd never watch it again. They simply wanted to be entertained, and Disney failed at that.

[@wondergirl1586]

That's how I felt watching A Wrinkle in time

[@vehzee]

@@wondergirl1586 are you a child?

[@ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord]

@@vehzee So much salt.

[@Mockingbird7504]

So this movie is not for kids is what I am getting.

[@cvn6555]

Disney is no longer trying to entertain. Their goal is to indoctrinate, to alphabetize everything. To change the culture irrevocably. Their end goal? Don't want to say what I think it is but I think it is the same end goal for a lot of people on the far left. The last frontier in stripping away all societal mores and taboos. You can guess.

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

The "lessons" taught in movies in 2023: - If you're a teenage girl, you've got nothing to learn and no flaws or personal growth left to have because you're perfect the way you are. - If you're a villain you're actually a very special nuanced shade of grey that no one understands but we stand with you (oh unless you're a hetero yt man then you're just the devil). - Romantic love isn't real and any man who pretends to love you is just getting in the way of your independent slayyying gOrl you need ta DUMP his azzz.

[@Afrologist]

What happens when you hire female writers.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

- the best a person of color can aspire to be is a second-rate knockoff of much loved white character.

[@rrwholloway]

My three year old daughter will never see this abomination, or any of the live action remakes. The morals they teach are evil.

[@jonsnow2555]

​@@Afrologist female Gen z writers

[@daikansanchez7674]

Yep, that about sums it up.

[@corning1]

God I love when he says “modern audiences” and “the message”. It gets me every time. The echo and deep voice lol

[@PrinceFloof]

It's the motto mostly everyone follows now

[@huntertherealtor0.o]

I read your comment right when he said it 😂😂

[@kalebwieland4938]

Freaking fart noise XD

[@fideo2775]

Even splash, a movie from 1984, had better underwater scenes than the messy CGI from this movie Impressive to say actually

[@amandaJ7449]

Shhhhhh 🤫 don't mention that film lest they try and remake that one too casually changing all the characters ethnicities in the process like they did with this

[@YouSuprised]

The way princes Ariel kicked Eric in the balls and shouted: ''This is for all the mansplaining that I have endured", and when Eric says: ''You are right, you are absolutely right, I am so sorry, I have wronged you, I should have had checked my white privilege before meeting you'', were truly the most inspiring moments I have ever seen from a Disney film. A 10/10.

[@TrevorMoses312]

😳😆😆😆

[@joex8au04]

Wait is this true?

[@toddmacadam3888]

The sad thing is that since I haven't seen the movie, I'm only 75% sure you're joking.

[@Eroxi3]

You know the movie is bad when you're not entirely sure if this is satire or not

[@SILCIllustrations]

Did this actually happen?

[@KoongYe]

The seagulls in Finding Nemo that just shouts "Mine" all the time has more character than anything in this dull movie.

[@whatadollslife]

haha.......who did Aquafina have to blow to get this part ????? besides whoever wrote that freakin song /I mean urban poetry rap-------e

[@Simon-xc5oy]

Yes they were hysterical! I kept wanting to see more of them...for me it was the funniest part of the movie and it was also an accurate mockery of seagulls in general...Always hungry and aggressive...

[@codyrockarano5220]

@@whatadollslife mock our society

[@wyslanniknewworldorder9525]

@@codyrockarano5220 *Mine! mine! mine! mine! mine! mine! mine! mine!*

[@walterwhite1]

@@whatadollslife she apparently loves BBC 😉

[@Lyssasarus]

Eric saving Ariel just genuinely and simply made sense. She was in mermaid form and stuck in a circle of no water she could get to, not much to mess up that with. But I saw the book they released and she's steering the ship in mermaid form?

[@mbob4337]

Yeah. The reason why Eric had to save her. Was the way it was written. If you wanted Ariel to finish off Ursula. You'd have to change the entire ending. So that she fights Ursula. Like Simba did to Skaar. Instead, they were like: "Screw logic. Let's make no sense" The original film did a proper setup and pay off, with logic. Ariel saved Eric from death. He repaid that love in saving her. With his own ship, no less. The thing he liked. Live action movie. HERP DE DERP! WHATEVER!

[@lainiwakura1776]

I saw the picture from that, it looks like she's floating, whoever did it failed in that regard. If she's really standing on her tail like that, it would hurt because it's not made to support weight.

[@jackmeeks2294]

​​@@lainiwakura1776 which makes her all the more heroic sacrificing her future back pain for her love. Oh and let me just crash homeboys ship real quick, I'm sure it's fine.

[@SEELE-ONE]

Never mind that... How the hell does she know how to steer a ship in the first place?

[@mbob4337]

@@SEELE-ONE That's why the whole ending had to be rewritten. Because they made the movie dumb. When they changed it. Because the writers are idiots.

[@bangazboom9925]

The Little Mermaid is a tale from Danish indigenous culture, but Disney has cast actors from a different race and culture for the lead role. Will they do that to other indigenous cultures too? For example, will they take an African story about an African hero, but cast a Mongolian as the lead?

[@writelyY67777]

Well, it was a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Anderson, rather than a traditional folktale. But it was inspired by traditional folklore and Anderson was Danish himself, so the point still stands.

[@kimmerrill3165]

You forget, "only white people can be racist. It's not racist if we do it to them."

[@croaton07]

Blacks can replace anyone else, but no one can dare replace a black person's role. That would be considered racist. /s

[@bootsdad13]

Disney changing the bright gorgeous colors of the original, to resemble stock WW2 footage was a bold choice.

[@zamar2158]

Yes looked like a submarine disaster movie. I also expected to see Jaws come by in the murky water.

[@smakfu1375]

I legitimately feel bad that the Drinker had to watch this movie. No one, not even the Drinker, should be asked to endure such things merely for our entertainment.

[@rey_nemaattori]

He watches this shit, so we don't have to.

[@Dave-ks9fi]

Sure Jack was with him for support

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Hopefully he at least chose a cheap day, cant suck the regular ticket price cash out of him that way

[@luurchify]

He's not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

@@luurchify who is we?

[@stoopidpursun8140]

"It's very simple - if you stop going to bad movies, they'll stop making bad movies. If the movie used to be a TV show, just don't go. After Roman numeral II, give it a rest. If it's a remake of a classic, rent the classic! Tell them you want stories about people, not a hundred million dollars of stunts and explosives. People, it's up to you! If the movie stinks, just don't go!" - "The Critic", 1994

[@masterlinktm]

And then ESG happened.

[@GreyDeathVaccine]

@@masterlinktm ESG is such a scam.

[@mattandrews2594]

Doesn't apply to Disney. Their profits are kept afloat by their theme parks, so it doesn't matter if every remake loses money, as they can afford to keep making them. Which they will to keep the copyright "active" for years to come.

[@jnorton8402]

I can't imagine how anyone but black women with children would be interested. A theater filled with loud bored kids must be fun.

[@Space_Cowboy.22.]

​@@GreyDeathVaccine what's ESG?

[@offsewingdragons9142]

As a theater kid, we're told in auditions over and over that our director will cast a more expressive actor over us, even if they don't sing as well. it doesnt matter to her if we can sing like Christine Dae, as long as we can't perform what we're singing, we don't get the leads. I think my theater director should start directing Disney's casting lol.

[@silverblade357]

I'm just honestly shocked they didnt pull a Maleficent by having Triton be the true villain all along.

[@toastedbabybuns1000]

they almost went that route actually, they made Ursula seem a little more apologetic, explaining that she was his sister and both were competing as rightful heirs to the throne. They also made Triton a bit more threatening/menacing in his acting.

[@silverblade357]

@@toastedbabybuns1000 Oh, FFS!

[@Funeral_Mannequin]

Maleficent was a great live action movie.

[@MrJackWorse]

The writers will be reading this and think: 'Goddammit! Knew we missed something. No wonder Rotten Tomatoes hates us.'

[@mhiggs8001]

Honestly I’m very surprised they didn’t make her a sympathetic villain. Melissa wasn’t nearly as menacing or clever as the og. I saw where awkwafina called her performance “terrifying” and I’m like wtf? Did we see the same thing? The actors just praise it all and probably haven’t even watched this piece of shit. There are so many things I’d love to change, but I wish Ursula at least felt threatening.

[@jonathanharwood1255]

They literally could've cast actual mermaid enthusiasts in the roles of every single mermaid. They wear fins and know how to move under the water.

[@zanitzeuken]

yea, but that's hella weird, dawg, i mean wtf

[@mjverostek1278]

They could have genetically engineered actual mermaids for less than they wasted on this.

[@iro6758]

Well first Disney would need to vet those pros for blackness, then queerness, then grooming availability. So, to be fair, they may have but the deal fell through...

[@DawnAAA]

​@@zanitzeuken you should search mermaid fanatics, you'd be surprise how people are obssessed with mermaids

[@samblack5313]

Obviously too white.

[@kerravon4159]

I'm in awe of what a perfect analogy comparing modern Disney remakes to 'Invasion of the Bodysnatchers' is. We're not being given entertainment, we're being given fake pod-people.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

To my knowledge, the 2 remakes I've watched and paid money to see worth existing is 101 Dalmatians 1996 and The Jungle Book 2016. Sure John Hughes writing the screenplay in his slapstick phase meant it's more toned down but Glenn Close is perfectly casted for liveaction Cruella, there is a fair amount of nice humour and the trained animals were splendid. Now for the Jungle Book 2016, my biggest praise is the new Mowgli since the original 60s mowgli is pretty insufferable at times. In the 2010's remake, he is given more character and a satisfying arc

[@tombrady4217]

Close; it's entertainment for clones and npcs

[@spiritsplice]

When infant mortality dropped from nearly 50% to under 1% due to the industrial revolution it was only a matter of time before those people became the majority of society.

[@ShaunInce123]

THIS

[@nojuanatall3281]

Soulless movies for soulless "people". The earth has literally ran out of souls and these creatures are a cheap imitation of humanity.

[@Maharvel]

I actually hadn't seen the animated movie a very long time. My wife and I went to see this and we both thought "yeah, that was alright, nothing special". Then the next day we rewatched the animated movie and just tore this apart realizing how many little things they changed that just didn't make sense when you actually think about it.

[@dannyhernandez265]

Stupidity is what it is.

[@odststalker5117]

the worst part is, Eric is one of the best Disney Princes from the animated films. He isn't one dimensional, has some good comedic timing, is actually the DAMSEL of the story for a short time, giving Ariel a chance to save him from Ursula's spell, and then works WITH Ariel to kill the villain. The movie does a great job of showing they are made for each other, and not in a cheap hollow way. They're both brave, kind, and selfless. The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite Disney movies, and I knew they were going to screw it up with this shitty remake.

[@MarklovesAngels]

Luckily, the originals till exists. This one can sink to its reward of being forgotten.

[@jaxsazerac4904]

Would you go see a movie if Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in it today that isn't a Terminator film? I am asking because Arnold won't be in The Expendable's 4. If you ask me that is a good thing.

[@odststalker5117]

@@jaxsazerac4904 most Arnold movies are good

[@PrinceFloof]

@@jaxsazerac4904 He should do it, it's not like the franchise was perfect to begin with, they're fun movie's so no harm no foul

[@emiliereal1520]

I knew it the moment I heard they raceswapped Ariel. Snow White will also be raceswapped and Snow White was my favorite as a child. I’m pissed because I know they are going to fuck it up so badly

[@Laxhoop]

Fun fact: The specific species of crab that Disney chose to base this new CGI Sebastian on, cannot actually breath underwater. I hate.

[@myklorenzo87]

Fun fact: it's a fairytale

[@viddork]

@@myklorenzo87 But it's a _realistic_ fairytale now.

[@runek100]

Thats like the mosquito in Jurassic park. They say that you can extract dinosaur DNA from mosquito that is trapped in amber. And they show the only type of mosquito, that doesn't suck on blood.

[@Laxhoop]

@@myklorenzo87 If this movie is a fairytale, then I’m one of the Easter island statues.

[@callmecloudy6225]

They did the same thing to Scuttle, a bird. If nobody questions the crab breathing underwater, they should question the bird breathing underwater. The only reason I don't hate that, is because I grew up loving Happy Feet and thought penguins could fly

[@CappyK]

Eric was a badass in the in original movie. Remember he straight freedived down to save Ariel with a fishing spear and chucked it Ursula? Then when Ursula was about to zap Eric with the trident Ariel went feral, tackled Ursula and ripped her head back by the hair, throwing her aim and getting the two eels killed? Remember when Eric did that "I lost her once, Grim, I'm not gonna lose her again!" and then solo captains a risen shipwreck right into kaiju Ursula's gut? Those two save each other in the movie over and over. I miss that spirit of two awesome people helping and complimenting each other's awesome. That's where friendship is forged and romance is born. One of the trends I really appreciated in some of the last generation Disney productions was how the Princess of the story rescued the guy from his pain. Flynn was crippled with self loathing, and Rapunzel gave him space to talk, encouragement, and kindness that helped him see his own worth. Kristoff feels unwanted by the world and lives in a state of exiled loneliness until Anna, seeing his good heart, reaches out to him. Moana rescued Maui from exile and his feelings of worthlessness. Disney Princesses rescue the men from things men are actually scared of. I'll fight a dragon, sword and shield, lets go. But I'm scared to the point of locked knees at the thought of getting out of bed in the morning to face another day of endless isolation and loneliness.

[@Eazy-ERyder]

The thing is, Ariel rescued ERIC in the ORIGINAL cartoon and hardly no one batted an eye. I lived this new version

[@CappyK]

@@Eazy-ERyder Yeah? Recommend it? Ariel and Eric pretty much rescued each other at a 1:1 ratio and it was pretty great.

[@linaquiet4606]

Sorry fam, we women are way too good for cooperation, we can handle the world alone. /s

[@AndrewThoesen]

Frozen is unironically good. More Disney princesses should have god tier superpowers and have fun with it.

[@gregsthrottle]

RW, every single word of your comment hits hard. Thank you for seeing the beauty and teamwork beaming from the soul and themes of the original film.

[@zohircherifi5616]

Hearing Aquafina sing was the worst thing I've ever heard & slaughter animals for a living

[@BloodSplatterArtist]

The overwhelming casting goal of every "diverse" movie is to suggest to audiences that everyone community at any point in history, no matter it's size, had the demographics of a 21st century cosmopolitan city.

[@savioblanc]

Its like Disney is making a high school production number in an inner city school rather lthan a multi million dollar production

[@Miraclestimesten]

Liberalism is not rooted in reality. It’s an inherently anti reality ideology. They only want to see postmodern utopia.

[@garlicgorilla6540]

Also it is to culturally appropriate all White history and legacy

[@pinball8701]

True, but only when it's a white majority. Wakanda wasn't very diverse, was it? Diversity, as we all know, only has one direction of travel.

[@englishatheart]

Its* size. Sorry, had to. 😛

[@Phattydumpz]

I was watching another movie, in theater, with my eleven year old daughter and we watched the preview for this. She's a fan of the original. Like play the Little Mermaid songs on the radio when in the car type of fan, she loves disney stuff for the most part. I asked her if she would want to see it and she straight up said, "no" nonchalant. I was proud. I asked her why and she told me none of the people looked the same from the original and it didn't look like The Little Mermaid. If an eleven year can parse out the problems without understanding the bigger picture I think we all know.

[@Phaserdeath]

My daughter said the same thing. An Little mermaid is her favorite.

[@johnnyvvlog]

Same here from both my daughters. No wonder it's flopping. Even the target audience wants nothing to do with it.

[@arizona_anime_fan]

@@Phaserdeath my niece said the same thing. and this is a girl with every stuffed animal you could purchase from TLM, who could sing the whole score front to back and back to front without needing a sound track to remind her. she was utterly unimpressed by the look of this woke disaster and actually asked why everything looked so drab.

[@JohnSmith-nj4zq]

The crazy left will label her a racist even though she is not. That's how crazy they are.

[@syca5094]

My 5 year old BLACK lil sis said the same 😂

[@darkgate33]

I love how Critical praises Melissa and bashes her at the same time 😂

[@snozzlehead92]

That was some top-notch casting. She knows how to play evil, because she has plenty of real-world experience.

[@Erasureeraser]

At least Melissa is probably the only one that seems to be having a good time with her role. Everyone else is just under pressure for their roles, Javier Bardem seems like he's just collecting a massive paycheck and I can't blame him

[@Eazy-ERyder]

@Fuhgeddaboudit No, the very BEAUTIFULLY voiced Halle Bailey looked obviously hapoy with her role. Even CD praised her voice

[@soultpp]

@@Eazy-ERyder People keep saying that she sings good. Maybe she does in other things, I don't think she necessarily had a bad voice per se, but when I heard Halle Bailey singing her version of Part of Your World in the one trailer I cringed hard.

[@Eazy-ERyder]

@Soul Tpp I LOVED it and so did CD. Rewatch the video here and tell me I'm wrong

[@ginger_gains]

The thing that really bothers me with the race swap reboots is that Disney is more than capable of doing a diverse fairy tale movie. Princess in the frog is a good example. The film took a classic fairy tale and altered the setting to accommodate the changes and it worked. However, that takes creativity to pull off and Disney is more interested in using minorities as a shield from criticism.

[@giuffre714]

I think Tarzan is safe.

[@MaticTheProto]

Also Hollywood hates depicting actually progressive and historically accurate events if they aren’t American or fantasy. A movie about the Night Witches or any other woman from eastern Europe during the world wars? Nahhh Another D-Day it is

[@cacophonousantiquarian8803]

The Princess and the Frog is my favorite.

[@Colonel_RamRod]

@@giuffre714dude you just made me imagine them doing a remake of Tarzan. And we all know Disney would put a black dude in the main role. And that sounds kinda racist to me but you know they don’t care about that. Just gottta get them diversity checkboxes 😂

[@giuffre714]

@@Colonel_RamRod They wouldn't dare. "The Ape Man"? Never!😀

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

Calling these Disney remakes the cinematic equivalent of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is so spot on, I don't think anything else can or needs to be said.

[@michaelkeegan9260]

The lotus eaters podcast uses the phrase "progressive skin suit" and I think that's also a pretty apt description

[@raypurchase801]

@@michaelkeegan9260 I'm disappointed the Little Mermaid wasn't played by Denzel Washington.

[@DravgonPL]

​@@raypurchase801 I would watch that lmao

[@raypurchase801]

@@DravgonPL I had a cat who used to eat you, Whiskas.

[@peanutwars]

Sebastian was cute don’t trip

[@androidsychoshocker]

The thing that bugs me the most in this movie, is that they took away the fact that Sebastian is a music conductor. It takes away a lot from the character about why he loves music and why he is the main singing personality in the movie. It even adds more connection between him and Ariel given that he probably trained her in voice.

[@davidwilliam9681]

What were they thinking? Terrible adaptation.

[@rrwholloway]

It’s like the original writers understood logic and character motivation…

[@lolahernandez6871]

True. In the 89 movie, while he's with the King at tjr begging of the movie, talking about Ariel's show, he mentionned something about her not attending the rehearsals 😄😄😄😄

[@jonsnow2555]

This is what happens when Gen Z gets to write the script

[@LK-mo8bj]

Sounds like they had plenty of screen time to show that. Didn't he say there's almost an extra hour of run time? 😂

[@kevinoneil5120]

Imagine Melissa McCarthy being the best part of your movie... I'm at least happy that she respected the role, with Ursala being my favorite Disney villian.

[@tsuyu032696]

If anything Melissa McCarthy carried that movie, and that's saying a lot for a movie that does very little and does everything wrong.

[@trequor]

Tbf it is perfect casting

[@rileyperkins2724]

Melissa McCarthy disrespected the late Queen, so she's the 'best part' of nothing.

[@Dirtnasty420]

Oh wow I didn't even realize that it was Melissa Mccarthy, I've seen the preview so many times in the theatre it's downright nauseating. My initial thought from the preview was "atleast Ursula seems like she's casted well"

[@alessandrocernuzzi]

Really? I thought she was the worst of the characters by far

[@bellalunaoxox]

My favorite Disney remake is “Ever After.” I know it’s not really Disney, but a life action version of a classical fairy tale Disney made popular. I’d love to see more remakes like this. Such a wonderful movie. Critical Drinker, check that movie out.

[@8Dataman8]

In the original film, there's a shot that lasts for a few seconds. Ariel grabs the reigns of the carriage she's riding with Eric and swings them, causing the horses to speed up. Eric stumbles a bit but is clearly happy. Ariel's carelessness appeals to his own desire to not live according to the rules set by others and he's clearly having a fun time. All this is communicated in a few moments. In the remake, Eric asks if Ariel would like to take the reigns, which she agrees to. This immediately takes away from Ariel's curious-to-a-fault nature, since her riding without experience was Eric's idea. Then the horses speed up but oh no: There's now a cart in front of them sideways, going... Somewhere, I guess. Ariel dodges the cart expertly and Eric looks scared. Then they drive into a little outdoor farmers market and Ariel makes really tight turns to make it out safely, until halting the carriage right on the edge of a cliff. As they ride off, much slower now, Eric turns around and meekly says "sorry about that" to the people at the market. Curious, fun-loving, brave and lucky --> Rey Skywalker energy. 😂

[@geminisfl]

Never EVER mention that name again

[@Isus24-s8e]

Lmao Rey can only dream of being a Skywalker. It's been a while since any character annoyed me as much as her. But now THIS movie came out so I think we got a new winner.

[@Isus24-s8e]

@Darth vader Not worthy of Palpatine as well.

[@8Dataman8]

@@geminisfl I should never say Rey Skywalker's name again?

[@hanburgundy4317]

​@~Dataman~ She's not related in any way to Luke, Leia, Anakin, Shmi, or even Padme. She's not even in by marriage, or a cousin. She's Rey Palpatine, who did exactly as the old Clone wanted and killed him, so now she IS Sheev Palpatine. Great story.

[@AnnaK101]

"Awkwafina has the voice of a 7 year old chain smoker" i spat out my drink from laughing so hard. And spot on. Thankyou for the review. You saved me $20.

[@RachelRichards]

I think he said 70 year old chain smoker.

[@thatkeyboardgirlsha3442]

BOW CHIKA WOW WOW CHIKA

[@albertabramson3157]

Drinker is saving us more money than our coupon book!

[@puppiesarepower3682]

Last time I checked AquaFina was a barely passable aftershave product.

[@leenux2k]

Maybe I'm too European to understand Hollywood casting her in anything. every character I've seen her in was obnoxious at best, annoying as hell and her voice doesn't help either. and no, she's not fun.

[@lifewiththelaurences]

Imagine a world where entertainment companies were actually trying to entertain

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

Puss in Boots 2 was entertaining asf, Mario was entertaining, Spider Verse might be actually great because I loved the first movie

[@visorij3374]

News flash its not for you, it's a children movie

[@VioletDeathRei]

​@@visorij3374So children don't deserve good entertainment?

[@Unapologeticweeb]

​@@visorij3374 this rtarded defense never gets any less rtarded And it absolutely is given that these movies are designed as nostalgia bait most zoomers don't care about any of these films this is targeted towards the people who watched the original overwhelmingly so look at the marketing alone

[@xNevikKx]

'Entertainment companies' are now ideology/cult companies.

[@adam-the-one-and-only]

7:19 Can't believe my race was mentioned in this monstrosity

[@ikahloayza3530]

I so wish they had written a whole new story for Halle. Just like Splash, a story on its own. They just wanted to start a moral war by keeping their same Ariel but completely changing her. A new story would had been great

[@Kittysuit]

i remember that in the ariel animated tv show there was a dark skinned hispanic character who is deaf and communicates in sign language. i absolutely LOVED that character as a kid. i wish they had made a movie with a unique character like that because it is incredibly inclusive (as hollywood likes it) and it would just be cool because nothing like that has been done before. but alas... we got this instead.

[@iDrinkRaid]

Yeah but the shareholders wouldn't like the risk or the art, better make like the Star Wars sequels and just rehash old stuff to print money.

[@MaxMurdock22]

They wanted to start a war😂

[@sp123]

It's easier to sell as a reimagining of the little mermaid than a new story

[@Rockhard1492]

Leftists cannot create, they can only destroy. They can't make stories of their own, because they're not interested in creating. They're only interested in taking the stories and characters we love and destroying them.

[@therabman_5606]

As a child of the 80s I remember Disney being a power house of entertainment! And now I don’t let my young children view anything made by them

[@papabear9481]

I'm the same brother, no more Disney!

[@epiphannytaylor3211]

Yeah. Too many black people nowadays. Protect those kids.

[@cbandit7715]

@@epiphannytaylor3211 okay thats just racist

[@davidabest7195]

​@@epiphannytaylor3211unironically agree. Buy more ammo.

[@timedfoot1020]

@@epiphannytaylor3211 bro you’re racist

[@theoriginaltoadnz]

"When Melissa McCarthy is the best thing in the movie, you know you've got f***ing problems" well put.

[@genevahendersom3593]

I was so bored with that movie until Ursula showed now that's saying something. Walt Disney ought to be turning in his grave.

[@yuujin2490]

I kinda like Melissa despite all the hate Drinker is giving her. That said, I still think this movie is 💩

[@jarrakis4834]

Zing!

[@BL-hw4mn]

@@yuujin2490I know an actor who’s worked with her and he had only nice things to say about her

[@bellissimo4520]

McCarthy is as talented as Adam Sandler. She's basically the female version of him. How anyone keeps casting her (or Adam Sandler) in movies is beyond me...

[@feelstora3]

Aside all the other issues I'd have with this movie I'll forever be upset about the fact they changed the way Ursula was defeated from Ariel saving Eric and then Eric defeating her for Ariel just doing everything by herself... (thus making Eric's character kind of useless). Why did they take this moment from him? I guess if they want to teach kids it's never alright to ask for help and do everything yourself I'd say: mission accomplished. idk. Also speaking about Eric I feel like his character was originally more dimensional. Of course they added more background for his character but at the same time I feel like this made him more one-dimensional. The only detail I really liked was that he collected stuff from the sea but all the rest didn't really add to his character imo.

[@artbytesia]

It's an example of wokeism. They have a mindset that goes all "Oh, we can't have the guy save the girl; that makes the girl weak!" or some bull like that.

[@Ozymannaz]

With regards to the killing of Ursula... How amazing would it have been if Eric, the seasoned sailor decided to work around sails, ropes, and all other constitutive parts for a ship to actually work whilst allowing Ariel to drive the ship towards the belly of Ursula. What a powerful message would that have been? man and woman working together, doing something neither can do on their own, to have a fighting chance against their greatest peril and actually winning through cooperation and collaboration? But no, instead we get another "step aside, plebian with testes" moment for the sake of insisting on a message that has been heard to the point of inducing voluntary deafening by virtually all of western society at this point.

[@tackytrooper]

That wouldn't be on brand at all, modern leftists hate families.

[@kenanbroersma709]

That's kind of how it was in the OG. Ariel saved Eric then Eric saved Ariel. True equality

[@KoBaC]

How dare you attempt to actually improve the scene to actually be wholesome and supportive. Don't you know women power is best power?!

[@gamera5160]

Eric didn't work any ropes or sails because he was piloting a wrecked ship with rotten rigging. He turned the rudder of the ship to run into Ursula... which physics wise doesn't work because using a rudder to steer a ship relies on the ship moving faster than the water it's on. If you're moving at the same speed as the water around you, like Eric would be in the whirlpool, he shouldn't have been able to steer the ship into Ursula. All that being said, I don't care. It's a great scene and a lovely payoff and a way of showing that Ariel's love is not unrequited and Eric does indeed care deeply for her and is willing to risk his own life to save her.

[@christopherbrown5409]

​@@gamera5160 are you a man?

[@therevanchist7066]

You've gotta give props to Disney's evil genius. They've found the krabby patty formula to keep releasing the lowest-tier content they can, while guaranteeing free advertisement through controversy, and the cherry on top is that they get to silence any criticisms as prejudice. Its honestly genius if you think about it.

[@raidenshogun6013]

Lmao for real bro

[@Jza-GZa40k]

Genius in their minds,To us they are sinking their own company,They are only as bright as their movies 😂

[@trequor]

It's really not. It's a losing strategy. There is no longevity to it.

[@Vassilinia]

​@@trequor companies seem to have given up on long term planning in favour of short term gains

[@seangambone8534]

Just like Walt would have wanted.

[@rmcclure21]

Haven’t seen the movie but my daughters (8 and 10. You know, the target demo…) just got exposed to the characters via Happy Meal. They have thoughts… “Flounder looks like he just got out of fish jail.” “Sebastian looks horrifying!” “What did they do to Scuttle!?” So yeah, this one is a hard pass for us. Thanks Drinker!

[@fishtailfuture]

doubt any of that happened. My kids loved it. Maybe stop indoctrinating them and priming them with you bullshit. Find it hard to believe your kids wouldn't have loved it if dipshit daddy wasn't getting his panties in a bunch every time a preview commercial came on.

[@Thrawn23.]

An understandable response. They desimated almost every character and have upset the kids because of it. Even the ones who haven't watched the animated one

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

All decent, rational, and wholesome reactions, clearly you're a good father

[@Pilts82]

hmmmm tough room. Our thresholds / likes / dislikes for certain things is fluid. Willing to tolerate less than ideal in some situations but not in others

[@theinnerlight8016]

Were they exposed via happy meal, or via you, letting them eat at McGarbage? 😂

[@joshuashaw2923]

I feel like one of the reasons Disney chose to cast her as Ariel was because they love pulling the "if you don't support this, that means you're racist" card. Disney loves to find ways to *make* people feel like they need to see a movie, and certain ways of doing it aren't bad. Advertising as a "must see" or how phase 1-3 of Marvel was "leading up to" something made people sit down because they WANTED to see it, but now Disney is trying to push it further saying you "have to" or else you're labelled "racist" "sexist" or any other crap they like to say.

[@evanairnomad4361]

This is like the exact reason why Marvel is kinda failing now. Like we know Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars are coming, but they’ll never top the 11 years of buildup and hype for Endgame.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Who even fucking cares now. I've been labeled racist because I asked my Hispanic neighbors to stop honking horns and slamming car doors late at night and in the morning. Fine, I'll call the police next time.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

In a word: Guilt. "If you don't like this, there's something wrong with you." Disney are churning out crap and blaming the audience for not liking it, further turning them away from Disney productions. Not wise.

[@deborahminter6231]

🙄 Most people criticizing Arial were racist though.

[@lessismore8533]

@@deborahminter6231 You can’t prove this unless you back it up with research and REAL statistics, atleast share a link. Of course there ARE real racist ppl BUT I think a majority just didn’t like Ariel looking different. She had an ICONIC look just like all the other princesses. Not everyone likes change..

[@miks301]

The part where Eric turned around and said, "It's you, Ariel. You're The Little Mermaid." was definitely the scene in the movie.

[@averagecoasterenjoyer]

It's actually Rotten Tomatoes Scene of 2023

[@yeldarb2022]

@@averagecoasterenjoyeryou’re kidding. Right?

[@shawnmurphy9245]

Yeah, he even turns to the camera and says it

[@averagecoasterenjoyer]

@@yeldarb2022 yeah

[@adam-11herbs]

I like the part when Ariel stares down Ursala and says "it's mermaidin time."

[@ballzybaits4414]

My 6 y.o daughter disliked it so much, she asked for us to leave...only to come home to watch the original. Yeah, that's how good it is. 😂

[@Erasureeraser]

Few days ago, i asked my little cousin if she's interested in this movie. She said no because Disney remakes haven't been all that impressive, she literally fell asleep while watching the shitty Mulan remake lol

[@Hi-cu2vx]

That’s depressing

[@codlover93love24]

Ya right

[@MerlosTheMad]

hope you got a refund... stop giving disney your money

[@entropybear5847]

Based daughter.

[@sidwhiting665]

Race swapping Ariel and several of her sisters adds nothing to the movie, except for leading us to believe that King Triton is having at least one (if not several) extra-marital affairs. Nothing like inserting serial adultery into a kids' movie. Well played, Disney... well played!

[@amandaWrushen]

The sister is literally represent the seven seas from all over the world You sound ridiculous.

[@TheFourthWinchester]

@@amandaWrushen Did they tell u that in the movie? Then it's official adultery.

[@chickadeedoodledooo788]

@@janjanl1812 in the movie they said they share the same mother... so it was as someone here said...the Milk Merman's fault

[@sidwhiting665]

@@amandaWrushen , your comment fails to explain why they all have distinctive biological features. How does having black or white skin, or oriental features, or any other distinctive ethnic physical trait "represent a sea?" * And as others have noted, there is no explanation for this in the movie. The only logical conclusion is Triton has had many wives and/or mistresses. * P.S. You used the word "literally" incorrectly, as so many people do these days. I believe the world your looking for is metaphorically.

[@ha-kh7ef]

"Race swapping Ariel and several of her sisters adds nothing to the movie" In other words it didn't affect you whatsoever, not a big deal is it? Who cares about race swapping about fictional characters? "except for leading us to believe that King Triton is having at least one (if not several) extra-marital affairs. Nothing like inserting serial adultery into a kids' movie. Well played, Disney... well played!" You're being disingenuous here. Your argument is based on being petty. You're just being picky and arguing for no reason. Doesn't surprise me you're trolling. Honestly if you break down every Disney movie or any movie in general, you can twist it as evil. Good lord, you're trying to hard. Who gives af. Its a fictional movie you mole rate.

[@rimthestew254]

seen alot of comments trying so hard to defend this kind of quality by saying "my kids loves it! I watched it 2 times and im going to watch it again next week!!, whoever said its bad because some those old mens dont want to grow up!! the movie is made for kids!!" Like cmon.. do you really need to lie that much to defend this crap? you dont watch them, your kids didnt even ask for it, you drag them with you, probably yall just sit down in the theater playing with your phones... just ask a kid, give them both classic and live action little mermaid poster.. which one the kid will chose.. go on.

[@smidge742]

I seen those comments too. And then having the audacity to say that the remake is better than the original, who is paying you to say this?

[@artbytesia]

I'm sick and tired of people using "it's for kids" to defend garbage or dog-dung storytelling. Even my own mom said something to that extent yesterday, saying, "Kids don't care about the story or how it's written, they just like the imagery." Well, that's the whole problem, isn't it? That's exactly why you should put effort into the writing, BECAUSE kids don't care about it and BECAUSE kids don't know any better. It's a counterintuitive but effective technique! If it wasn't effective, we wouldn't have good stories like the original Little Mermaid! And you know what happens if filmmakers have the exact same mindset as my mom? We get unadulterated trash like Norm of the North!

[@XeniaChow]

As a member of the fish community I'm glad Disney was prudent enough to cast a pufferfish to the lead role, it's good to see more aquatic representation on media

[@aryansarkar6816]

Ay bro where Nemo at he got lost smh

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

@@aryansarkar6816Found him in my sushi dish

[@uastyrdzhii]

Good to see my comment became a copypasta

[@holmesgoude2898]

So brave!

[@priapulida]

systemic terrestrialism is very problematic. so much aquaphobia out there.

[@warnerg80]

Shot out to all the old school artist that made the non live action movies. We miss you guys 😔

[@khfan4life365]

Also, shoutout to Howard Ashman who made the songs we love. If he saw these new songs, especially Scuttlebutt, he’d be spinning in his grave.

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

@@khfan4life365 If it was any other man I'd make a crass joke, but Ashman is music Jesus, the beginning of the Disney Renaissance had a lot to do with his genius.

[@genevahendersom3593]

@@khfan4life365 Honestly, when I watch a really good disney musical movie I can't get the songs out of my head. I actually forgot the songs in the movie as soon as I walked out of the theatre.

[@cbalan777]

@@khfan4life365 I had a discussion with someone once about how Ashman uses the songs to help show Ariel as autistic.

[@doverbeachcomber]

@@khfan4life365Let’s not forget Alan Menken, the other half of the team.

[@Zebronn97]

Imagine making a movie about a mermaid living in the sea, then making it look like it's unnatural for her to be in the sea

[@deceiver444]

That's the kind of magic modern Disney seems to excel in

[@mkultra2456]

UNDER DA SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEA! UNDER DA SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEA! I forget the rest of the lyrics.

[@backdoormischief9852]

I had never heard about this aquafina human before this movie, and i was happy with that

[@mletrout7942]

When I was a kid I loved anything Disney, but now that I’m an adult, I shield my kids from everything Disney.

[@tayIorswif]

such a soft parent lmao out of everything nowadays to shield your kids from its Disney😂

[@mletrout7942]

@@tayIorswif I know, right? We shouldn't have to deal with these people! 🙄

[@deon521]

Nothings wrong with letting youre kids watch the disney classics they are the best 👌 but this new age ideology yea keep them away thats why im signed to Disney to relive all my favorite disney classics every now and then The Lion King snow white pocohontas lady and the tramp ect these are the life long childhood memories 👌

[@lololta]

I grew up with the classics my kids will also grow up with the classics and I will do exactly the same that you do keep my kids as far as possible from Disney movies like this one

[@LAL17Times]

Wtf. Let them watch the originals..

[@robothips8159]

The live action Sebastian is a species of crab that can't even breathe underwater. You just keep hitting home runs, Disney!

[@josephippolito1402]

That's too good.

[@ultron374]

True - ghost crabs can't even swim 😊

[@robothips8159]

@@ApricusInaros How much is Iger paying you.

[@bigtony4930]

@@ApricusInaros I get the feeling that you don't like it when people are logical.

[@caffineandshiny]

There is a reason that they quickly backtracked on the "realistic" looking Sonic after the audience test. The anime eyes exist on animated (humanized) animals for a reason. Without them they look too freakish.

[@613harbinger316]

Another mistake is bringing the anime character look into real life. Nightmare fuel. [It's mostly the eyes]

[@caffineandshiny]

@613harbinger316 that's why you do what they ended up doing with Sonic (and the live action Pokemon). You don't make it hyperrealistic with anime eyes, just like you don't make a poor CGI crab/fish with realistic eyes.

[@chewxieyang4677]

Pro-Tip: Uncanny Valley is a B-Word.

[@yUm666]

​@@613harbinger316 Indeed! Alita: Battle Angel is a good example.

[@JumpOffHisNutts]

To this day I think they faked that sonic. They put it out there for the bad press and fixed it too fast. Would have took longer. It worked for them too.

[@apertioopening3425]

Wow, you've perfectly articulated my thoughts on this movie! It's a shame that what should have been a retelling of a beloved classic turned into a subpar experience. The unnecessary extension of the original story, the questionable CGI, and the awkward casting choices truly make it feel like a pale imitation of the original film. I think you've hit the nail on the head in saying that Disney's trend of live-action remakes needs to be evaluated for its artistic merit rather than its profit potential. Thank you for this thorough and honest review! Keep it up!

[@davesanchez6307]

Disney is well aware that their movies are complete shit. It’s not about delivering quality though, it’s about raising that ESG score

[@dereklopez9060]

It's more about making money off of people's nostalgia for the original films.

[@Alpha-ro8sc]

​@@dereklopez9060The ESG score brings in more revenue than the box-office.

[@poopsmith6853]

​@Alpha-ro8sc not when the money is no longer interest free. You can't print money for nothing when the qe is turned down.

[@StrunDoNhor]

It's also about "resetting the timer" on their copyrights. Disney has always been a huge supporter of extending Copyright to unreasonably, _comically,_ long periods in order to make to sure no one can sell "childhood nostalgia" the way they can. Current copyright length is "lifetime of the creator + 75 years", and by releasing remakes, they can make sure IP's like The Little Mermaid never enter public domain.

[@poopsmith6853]

@StrunDoNhor it's been ruled against them this does not protect the original incarnations. The mickey mouse of steamboat Willie is now public domain for example

[@Netherwolf6100]

Went with 5 other women to see this. One of their biggest annoyances: Eric didn't save Ariel at the end of the movie from Ursula. Throughout the entirely of the original film, Ariel was the one watching over Eric, protecting him when she could and providing aid and that last moment was, in a way, him returning the favor. That one moment to show off "Female Empowerment" pissed off 4 females I personally knew. Says alot. Right after watching, we went back home and watched the original just to cleanse our palate and boy.... did we notice almost all the mistakes made with the remake then..... just..... so many..... so damn many..... This may be the best remake.... but being the least smelliest turd in a bucket full of them doesn't amount to much.

[@somethingclever8916]

Ariel had more female empowerment before the "message" in 1989

[@faniahalirou6188]

Shut up

[@Kinosis79]

If people would stop supporting this stuff they would quit making them.

[@Bl913]

Completely agree but doing favors for someone only because you expect it back is also not a great way to to go about it or portraying a "hero". Kind of a pick your poison type scenario.

[@andyholstein237]

In reality, Eric would have turned in Ariel as soon as he found her at the shore, having assumed she jumped off a slave ship. I'm so sorry.

[@MohyDev]

Absolutely nailed it! That review was spot on and couldn't have said it better. Great job! 👌

[@mrgodzillaraptors8632]

Remember when equality actually meant people being treated equally. I miss that

[@amandalouise9046]

welcome to the era of victimhood

[@DeaDellaFortuna]

miss it, too

[@Ocean_Man_]

I have never agreed more in my life :D

[@tarfap.kpamber9732]

Today's definition of equality is more equal than yours, I'm afraid.

[@MarineScoutSniper]

Made for a “Modern Audience” equality be damned. 😂

[@bigd5773]

I asked my daughters if they were excited for the new Little Mermaid movie. My Freshman, who watched the original many times said. “Not really. It’s kinda wired. Ariel’s sisters are all different colors. I think Triton must’ve slept around.”

[@alexa-pd3pu]

They’re right tho 💀

[@Okbuddypal]

They're not wrong

[@traykunable]

😂😂😂

[@jjjakumbbs1043]

Ah kids you can always trust them to be brutally honest

[@positronichypersonic4928]

Yeah, I mean how dare the mermaids in charge of keeping an eye on the different parts of the world be beings that look like beings from those parts of the world.

[@Zinferbuddy]

Taking that final rescue scene from Prince Eric is the worst thing I’ve heard about it so far. That was so cool, and validated Ariel’s feelings for him.

[@DanielChannel57]

And proved to King Triton that not all humans were evil.

[@chairliftphilospher5710]

And it proved their love for each other. If Eric isn't allowed to TRY to help his girlfriend, then is he really worth it?

[@Asphedal]

Eric does help Ariel fight Ursula. He even rescues her while she was being grabbed by Ursula.

[@DanielChannel57]

@@Asphedal Exactly, Triton most likely saw that, as well as Eric finally slaying Ursula.

[@Asphedal]

@@DanielChannel57 I am talking about the live action movie. Eric and Ariel, together fight Ursula. Eric even rescues Ariel when she was held by Ursula. And Ariel, tells her father, verbatim, that Eric helped her slay Ursula, meaning, not all people are bad.

[@ladygamer9880]

I'm convinced they only casted that actress as Ariel because she resembled a fish to begin with?? I will never forgive Disney for the huge sh*t they took on my most beloved movie!

[@carldzoga1348]

Disney's remake binge can be perfectly summed up by Ian Malcom from Jurassic Park: "You were so concerned with whether or not you COULD do it that you never stopped to think whether or not you SHOULD do it"! 😂

[@TimoRutanen]

Malcolm didn't understand science. You always should. If you don't, someone else will regardless. It practically can't be stopped, and regarless of anything that happens, the rest of us learn something.

[@eufrosniad994]

@@TimoRutanen Your comment goes to show that people lost common sense as years went along. Science is just a field of knowledge. It cannot elk you whether you must know something in life or avoid it. That comes down to the person using their common sense and correctly weighing the costs. The very fact that you are insinuating that Malcolm was wrong shows that you have lost all common sense. Also, this talk about “rest of us learning something” is wishful thinking. Most people do not learn their lesson while societies, lives and livelihoods are ruined and damage is done.

[@TimoRutanen]

@@eufrosniad994 What I was trying to say is that it's not really the scientist's job to decide what we shouldn't research. That job should go to the politicians, hopefully with the help of philosophers and other experts in ethics. Anyway I'm not saying anything goes, I'm saying the scientists aren't the ones to have to worry about it. In a sense he was right, that we should have some ethical considerations but wrong in assigning the blame to scientists. Hope that clears it up.

[@SJ-007]

​@@TimoRutanenYou think that politicians are the best people to trust with ethical considerations?

[@TimoRutanen]

@@SJ-007 They are the ones making them by crafting the laws of the land. What's your suggestion?

[@Hawkeye26]

"If Melissa McCarthy is the best part of your movie, you've got problems!" - He's right!

[@JohnWick-9050]

the part where she shut down the patriarchy was so inspiring

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

The part were she said "it's time to show my little mermaid" made me cry in tears of joy

[@Jza-GZa40k]

⁠@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 It’s “mermaiding time “

[@VioletDeathRei]

I liked when the prince said "This is Maga-Country!" and and splashed some bleach on her.

[@Jza-GZa40k]

@@VioletDeathRei Beautiful

[@justaneditygangstar]

@@VioletDeathRei I like when the prince said white lives matter and committed race genocide because white people bad lol, truly one of the movies of all time

[@josteinhenrique2779]

A thing Disney's Live Actions taught us: some stuff should remain only as animation

[@kaykutcher2103]

The new ones are also animation except it's shitty.

[@myfartstinks]

⁠@@kaykutcher2103 true but the person is saying original animated movies that are iconic should only be stayed as animated

[@maxsommers6843]

Not Disney of course (they predate it) but there were two Eastern European live action adaptations of the tale that are both really good in their own way, coincidentally released in the same year (1976): Rusalochka and Malá Mořská Víla.

[@CharlieFoxtrot]

Even anime proved this in the 2000s-2010s. Remember the atrocious Dragonball live action movie?

[@kpenis17]

⁠@@CharlieFoxtrot anime/animated movies aren’t restricted by anything, you can create anything you want if you can draw it, filming a live action you lose all of it which is why it doesn’t make sense to even try like initial d and death note are examples of even real world anime that couldn’t even translate to live action

[@SnakePit6517]

The fact that they had the nerve to fake the rotten tomatoes audience score is both pathetic and disgusting!

[@iDrinkRaid]

...by preventing review bombing?

[@NoelleTakestheSky]

@@iDrinkRaid People leaving negative reviews of a movie they don’t like isn’t review-bombing. People who say that are just pissy that they’re in the minority in liking something.

[@cooliostarstache5474]

@@NoelleTakestheSky No, there a many people who legit just review bomb things. Sometimes I agree with the review bombs, but it's still review bombing

[@0Anubi0]

​@@iDrinkRaid How can anyone in their right mind like this shit under any capacity?

[@masterlinktm]

@@iDrinkRaid do they prevent it when the review bombing is positive? Thought not.

[@romanticblossom]

I love love love that you talked about how modern writers font even know what romance IS. It explains why there aren't even any epic romances since...since who knows when really

[@Pillowlips77]

Bridgerton is doing great in that aspect though

[@613harbinger316]

Time to make another Pride and Prejudice!

[@brontiq]

Black Ariel with disgusting hair color instead of vibrant red, dude pushing 30 playing 18yo prince, Triton having baby mamas from all the races and black queen for no reason. The list of reasons why this failed goes on. The question is why does Disney keep doing it?

[@anthonydomoracki4850]

I'm actually shocked they didn't recast Ursula. In the age of body positivity, how could an overweight/obese character ever be the villian

[@user_7239]

Imagine if it was Lizzo. 😂 that would have checked some extra boxes…

[@bradenharris8718]

@@user_7239 she literally put a Instagram video up to “put herself up for the part and she actually was brought in for an audition. Thankfully they didn’t cave in and hire her but I’m surprised that they didn’t

[@TwistedTeaRex]

@@bradenharris8718 They couldn't cast Lizzo for the role, because they needed the villian to remain evil, and therefore she had to remain white.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

I see current Melissa McCarthy is not as fat as she was like in Ghostbusters 2016 (which we should forget about it) but she still has curve on her body. Well, good for her to start losing weight and somehow being the only good part of this live action movie.

[@slowemm]

There's no such thing as fat any more, now it's just big and proud.

[@jessilyngray1223]

I took my daughter to see this...I didn't want to but she's 6. We saw it and I was like what the what is this garbage. Prince Eric was always a bit of a wet blanket but him taking the wheel in the original gave him a heroic moment. He saved the sea, his kingdom and through that proved to the girl's father that they're not all bad and thus got the girl. We ended up watching the original when we got home and my daughter said "this is better why did they remake it"

[@idlefluxx]

I was thinking your comment would go a different way, like her enjoying the movie and adults just having to resign to realizing we are no longer kids and not the target audience or something but.. yeah. Even she recognized how better the original was. Idk how Disney went from making back to back classic hits to whatever it is they're doing today. edit: after scrolling some more through these comments it seems like most if not all children couldn't sit through this film and much prefer the original.. yikes

[@FardtilUshid]

You're the one with money and a car.

[@nahla_004x]

@@FardtilUshid what is that supposed to mean

[@bargaintuesday812]

That happened.

[@nellybae1640]

Coming on the internet to lie on hood child is crazy lol

[@dougsmith6262]

This movie will truly be remembered as a movie, that had actors, who said things from a script.

[@godoftwinkies574]

"Truly remembered"? I think not Sir!

[@CinemaSeven]

…who said things from a script… is debatable

[@eenayeah]

Indeed, it will be remembered when The Little Mermaid said it's The Little Mermaidin' time and The Little Mermaided all over the place.

[@friday7669]

​@@eenayeah 😂

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Why does the vibrant, colourful, fantasy underwater world look like it's come out of a Zack Snyder DC movie?

[@CHANNEL711ONE]

There was a lot of love put into the original film back in the 1980s and it was a passion project involved for everyone who worked on it. They wanted to recapture the old Disney magic that had been lost for years and worked weekends to make the movie happen and put out a classic. Always nice to know that regardless of this corporatized demake that the original is still out there for everyone to appreciate and enjoy.

[@MarklovesAngels]

Well said. The love showed in the finished product. And, we DON'T HAVE to consume this crap. The original still exists for all to enjoy and appreciate.

[@SImonDeLikaeble]

I don’t know much about music. But was glued to a radio show which have the background to how each song was made. I was on a long journey at the time, and stayed in my car for another 30 minutes after I reached my destination. Just to listen to the end of the show. Simply fascinating, and you could tell that the people involved were still passionate about the music , years after it was made.

[@kosmosfan01]

It's also good to know that we can still have those classics to enjoy, even years later as adults.

[@wurt8142]

At this rate, not for long. The commies are rewriting history again. Old movies and shows have been getting censored on streaming platforms. Better get physical media while it lasts, and only from resellers, so these fascist morons don't get any money from it.

[@gravityissues5210]

Yeah, wasn’t this the film that marked Disney’s triumphant return? Before this no one was talking about _Oliver and Company_ or _The Great Mouse Detective_ but when this was about to be released people who I never thought cared were going on and on about how it was “classic Disney reborn.” Those were the days.

[@quanlinglingdingle6122]

The actors acted, the script was written, the dialogues were spoken, truly the movie of all time

[@Teachworth01]

This comment copy+pasted

[@hubertcumberdale2651]

"And that's all she / her wrote"

[@1dayatAtimeking]

-kamala harris

[@Sr.BulletBill]

I found a bot that stole your comment.

[@Elite_Gamer_1337]

movie showed on a screen

[@aa-ze5cz]

When you're more excited for reviews like Critical Drinker, RedLetterMedia, etc. on terrible Disney movies than the actual movie itself 🤣

[@LoneWolf-rc4go]

This. Looking forward to Disparu tearing this apart.

[@IMBLACKDAMMIT]

when you're a weird ass person who probably smells like dick cheese

[@abbamalami9171]

It's because your idiots that can't think for yourselves, I'm 100% you didn't watch it and only hate it because critical drinker told you it's bad and woke😂😂

[@thalanoth]

RLM doesn't have time for this garbage lol

[@Icetea-2000]

Of course you’re less excited for movies you don’t like than criticism of those movies genius