Originally Posted By mele I'm totally excited for this movie and don't have any problem with the name but, then again, I rarely choose what film I want to see based on the title. I think Americans would have a problem with the name "Merida"; I don't think it would go over well at all since it doesn't have an obvious pronunciation. Something referencing Scotland would be nice but I'm not sure what that would be aside from using the character's name. I just saw "Tangled" for the first time last week. It was alright. I don't know why the name bothers people; it didn't deter me from seeing it in the theater. My FIL took my daughter so I was off the hook! LOL (The same reason I didn't see that 'frog' movie.)
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>I think I like the Austrian title better. But then again, didn't Disney title "Tangled" as "Rapunzel" in Germany and Austria? I'm looking forward to seeing how the movie does in Austria - if only to prove that the U.S. marketing team's "we can't name it so it sounds like a princess movie" attitude is nonsense. <<< Tangled was called "RAPUNZEL - Neu verföhnt" which translates into "RAPUNZEL - Newly blow-dried". That subtitle should make clear that the fairy tale got a new modern look. Tangled was very popular over here and Pixar movies are nearly always doing very fine. So I guess Brave will also be a success.
Originally Posted By EmmaJayne 'newly Blow dried' yuck. How ridiculous. I actually think thats almost misleading and implies it's been set in a more modern time ( eg one where we have blow dryers) rather than just a new, padded out version of the tale. I also don't understand the logic behind this whole it wot sound like a Princess movie.. Every synopsis would have immediately said 'Rapunzel has been locked in a tower', everyone knew it was the Rapunzel movie so I don't think their 'creative' title changed anything..
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: I also believe that one of the main reasons Rapunzel was such a success was due to the fact that it had been in production for so many years that it whetted people's appetites to finally see it--and that meant the title change was useless. It served only to make a bunch of silly marketing stooges feel more comfortable with themselves. The fact that it was actually a fairytale was enough to sell it--plus the word of mouth advertising that said how good it was. Sometimes Disney marketing tries too hard to second guess the public and a movie either succeeds because it's good or it fails because it was bad or for any number of other reasons. But current Disney marketing can't really be credited with making ANY wise decisions lately. (Think John Carter...)
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance " At DL a while back, I heard a little girl refer to the character as "Princess Tangled". I'm still not sure how I feel about that..." I think a lot of people do this, especially kids. My kids do it all the time, and I try and tell them it's Rapunzel and Tangled is just the name of the movie she is in, but they aren't having any of it. I heard a lady say it yesterday to her daughter. I've heard it a lot. I bet the poor Rapunzel girls gets called "Tangled" at DL and WDW all the time.
Originally Posted By EmmaJayne ^ Well if you ask my Dad ( and many others I've over heard at the parks) every princess is Cinderella.. it drives me crazy!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I feel like there is some precedent for renaming films on subsequent releases, but I can't think of any right now.<< "The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective". Because, you know, why would you go see it again unless you knew that there were adventures in it? >>I bet the poor Rapunzel girls gets called "Tangled" at DL and WDW all the time.<< I bet Aurora gets called Sleeping Beauty a lot too. ;-) And if Eilonwy ever showed up in the parks ... oh never mind ... >>Well if you ask my Dad ( and many others I've over heard at the parks) every princess is Cinderella.. it drives me crazy!<< And every Anime character is Speed Racer or Sailor Moon. What is the MATTER with people?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>I bet Aurora gets called Sleeping Beauty a lot too. ;-)<< In all fairness, at one point in time Aurora was actually a beauty who was sleeping. To my knowledge, Rapunzel was never actually 'tangled' (that's why she was always brushing); plus, it's not even a noun, so it couldn't possibly be used as a descriptive nickname. Calling the princess 'Sleeping Beauty' gets a pass in my book; 'Tangled', not so much.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "^ Well if you ask my Dad ( and many others I've over heard at the parks) every princess is Cinderella.. it drives me crazy! " hahaha Dad's are funny.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: It's the same problem for poor Maleficent. Just today while watching the castle stage show at the Magic Kingdom a man standing next to me referred to Maleficent as the 'wicked queen'. I politely advised him that the horny old broad on stage was NOT the wicked queen but the evil fairy from Sleeping Beauty, instead. He laughed and said, "Yeah, her!"
Originally Posted By basil fan Everywhere I go, it seems that folks who are fans of a movie or series can't remember the names of the characters. I so don't get that, but maybe that's just me. Anyhow, it's not solely a Disney phenomenon. For Disney Girls Only www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/girls.html
Originally Posted By xrayvision Witches said: >> the horny old broad on stage was NOT the wicked queen but the evil fairy from Sleeping Beauty.<< Ohhhh, I didn't realize that Maleficent was horny. I thought that those were antlers. I guess that I need to watch Sleeping Beauty again.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: It's the Horny King that has antlers. He an' ol' Mal' have somethin' in common, if'n ya asks me. The two of 'em really oughtta git hitched!
