Originally Posted By mawnck >>Your opinion<< Uh, yeah. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-127623-P-1.asp">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-1.asp</a>
Originally Posted By darcy-becker >>Your opinion<< Therein lies the whole problem. It's all just a bunch of people's opinions mixed in with movie politics.
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ Those that count when it comes to the Academy Award are likely to follow critics and give it to The Wind Rises. Never a thing as a sure bet but I think this is as close as it gets. It is a FAR superior movie.
Originally Posted By mawnck Meanwhile, just got a memo from the "I Think I'll Have a Heart Attack and Die From Not Surprised" department: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Disney-Confirms-Its-Turning-Frozen-Stage-Musical-41082.html">http://www.cinemablend.com/new...082.html</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Inevitable, once it became such a big hit. As the article points out, it had Broadway talent behind it from the get-go.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 My guess is the Oscars reward them both by giving Animated Feature to Wind Rises and Song to Frozen.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I don't know the logistics part of it or anything, but this seems like it would be an AWESOME replacement to Aladdin in DCA.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 It would be interesting to see it take that route; intentionally taking the 45-minute park show interim step en route to the full Broadway show. B&B and now Aladdin have done so. They need to figure out some way to make "Elsa gets angry, waves her hands, and scary ice shards crop up everywhere" thing look impressive and not cheesy. It's so integral to the plot and it happens numerous times, so they all should be different. Doable in animation, obviously; tougher on stage.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>They need to figure out some way to make "Elsa gets angry, waves her hands, and scary ice shards crop up everywhere" thing look impressive and not cheesy.<< Yeah. Like they did the "Jafar turns into a dragon" thing.
Originally Posted By andyll >>^^ Those that count when it comes to the Academy Award are likely to follow critics and give it to The Wind Rises.<< Strangely enough, the top critics on RT easily rate Frozen over The Wind Rises... and that was when Miyazaki was actually retiring. Can't judge for myself until I get a chance to see it.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>Inevitable, once it became such a big hit. As the article points out, it had Broadway talent behind it from the get-go.<< <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.playbill.com/news/article/186415-Disney-Developing-Animated-Musical-Frozen-for-the-Stage?tsrc=hph">http://www.playbill.com/news/a...tsrc=hph</a> Disney's next "Princess-Pirates-Pixies" phenomenon. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb-dYVEBtfM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...dYVEBtfM</a>
Originally Posted By oc_dean sarcasm aside ... don't get me wrong, I, along with so many other people would love to see Frozen on the stage - either Legitimate or Theme Park venue. Or both. Right now ... it's special. And having it appear in one daily format of some kind would be nice. But when the stage show is proceeded or preceded with a part in WoC, AND part of the Fireworks show, AND meet & greets, AND parades, AND an overly to an existing ride, AND part of the Disney character raid on IASW, AND a themed restaurant, AND character breakfasts, AND character lunches, AND character dinners (Lets not forget spin-off home videos, and sequel*S*, Xbox games, etc) .... then it just becomes way overly repetitious - and just get sick of it. For now though .... I loved the movie, wouldn't mind seeing it again, and would like to see how it works as a stage show .. BUT THAT'S IT!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I agree that it seems like a no-brainer that they would make a Frozen stage show, but I'm surprised that they announced it so quickly. It will be interesting to see how the snow/ice effects translate to the stage; I sure hope it looks better than the falling rocks in the Cave of Wonders during the DCA stage show It will also be interesting to see how they handle Olaf. I can't imagine they would want to cut him from the show, but I can't think of a way that he would translate well to live theater. They got rid of Abu from Aladdin (if you can nix one lovable sidekick, why not another), so it's possible he'd be removed too (though his song will likely save him). Although a nice tie-in/throwback to the earlier scenes, and some comedic relief, he's really not essential to the plot. I'm also assuming the reindeer won't make it into the show in any form; the trolls could be interesting as well >>...then it just becomes way overly repetitious - and just get sick of it.<< I completely agree with this sentiment. The Little Mermaid currently suffers from it the worst, but others also have the same issue (Mary Poppins, Aladdin, Pooh, Lion King, etc). Most of them are actually good films, but they're just so overexposed and overhyped that there's nothing remotely special about them
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: It all depends on one's perspective. I don't blame Disney for promoting the things they know will make them the most money. While it can be annoying to fans, they really shouldn't let it bother them so much. Just ignore the hype and let those who still enjoy it, enjoy it. (That's what my sisters do when it comes to Sports because that's what we think is over-hyped so we just ignore it all and don't let it ruin our days.)
Originally Posted By oc_dean The point is, too much of one thing, but in a variety of formats .. brings less variety to a theme park. More of the same ... makes for a less entertaining theme park. Disney has acquired so many properties of late - They'll probably exploit them more, rather than over-milk just ONE property.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Again, you don't have to let it bother you. Just ignore the things you perceive as being over-hyped. You can't police the whole world, you know.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Oh, forgive me! I thought I was just making a simple point in a discussion forum for Disney theme park fans?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm with Dean here. It's a good observation, and something that happens all too often with popular films. Even films like Finding Nemo, which doesn't seem to have a huge presence in the parks, manage to pop up in multiple locations and bring a feeling of sameness to everything And good luck trying to ignore oversaturated brands like the Princesses, Cars, Pooh, or Mermaid (and even Mickey!). Try as you might, there's really no other option in many cases
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Then let it bother the two of you all you want. I was just trying to help you rise above the useless concern of letting certain things get to you so much. In the grand scheme of things, it's not worth letting it upset you at all.
Originally Posted By oc_dean It's not bothering me 'R' .. but it seems to be bothering you. I know you got a deep love of the Disney characters. It goes really far. So, stop being so defensive. Okay?
