Originally Posted By TDLFAN OK.. this will only tale a few seconds of your time.. Attended a preview last night only because I didn't have to pay to see this turkey. This movie SUCKED. Plain and simple. While I expected minor changes in plot, the changes made to the overall core turned the Mistress of all Evil into a bonafide WIMP. This is simply an embarrassing effort to cash in on a popular villainous character, but the writers here took Maleficent's mean spirited soul and turned it to mush. Can't fault Jolie. She does the best she can and actually comes thru when Maleficent needs to be mean. The CGI characters are a distraction no one here needs, and for the most part they only serve the purpose of dragging the storyline to boring haults. All in all wait for this movie to be in the bins on dvd. Or get the 3D blue ray when it comes out if you must have it. In the meantime, stay away and withdraw your money from this effort and by doing so, send the message to Disney that you are not interested in seeing familiar characters we love be distorted and revised for the pursuit of the mighty summer blockbuster dollar, which this movie isn't. You want to see a real monster movie which retains the heart and soul of the original 60 years ago, then see the new GODZILLA. TDLFAN gives "Maleficent" a D-.
Originally Posted By utahjosh i wonder what you would have thought of the movie if you had never seen Disney's sleeping beauty.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip It is getting very mediocre reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, rating only 50% Fresh.
Originally Posted By u k fan I haven't seen Maleficent yet, but I heard Godzilla sucked so as always, it's best to make your own mind up!!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Sounds like what I assumed (and feared) about the film. I'm okay with them disregarding some of the Disney details from the animated film, but IMO Maleficent needs to be evil for the sake of evil; I have no interest in gaining sympathy for her, or having her be a misunderstood character
Originally Posted By doombuggy I went and read spoilers for the movie it is worse than I could have possibly imagined what they did to her. it's another Haunted Mansion screw up big time a perfectly good story already was there but some hack writer thought they had to reinvent something that everybody knows and is already well-established.
Originally Posted By andyll I loved it. I would have been disappointed if they had followed the original story. Then again I'm not one of those that believe everything in the past can't be touched.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Ha i drove all the way out to my favorite movie theatre (a really nice AMC) and they weren't even playing it this weekend. So I came all the way back to my local dumpy theatre and was only charged $4.50. So I guess I won't complain too much . Why could "M" repair all creatures in the forest but not her own wings? Did I miss something? I kinda liked it but kept thinking about Avatar creatures with all the CGI and then I was mad at myself for thinking about how much I am going to dislike Avatarland while trying to watch a Disney movie! Because I decided I was not going to criticize Disney anymore after admitting I was royally wrong about Olaf and the new Snow White adaptation in Fantasyland starring the 7 Dwarfs
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Interesting... They change up the 'Oz' stories, give the witches some backstory, and it becomes 'Wicked' That musical has been fairly successful.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Well, I think everybody who knows me knows that Sleeping Beauty is my favorite Disney movie. So if anybody was primed to be critical of this live action version of Maleficent, it would be me! But I liked it! ORDDU: It's amusing to read what some of the negative critics have to say about this film. I think they're over-analyzing it to death. ORWEN: As a result of that, they cheat themselves out of a fun time. ORDDU: The worst thing I have to say about MALEFICENT is the way they treated the 3 good fairies--making them out to be too self-centered and idiotic to be as loveable as Flora, Fauna and Merryweather were. ORWEN: But, then, what else would you expect from a liar like Maleficent? You can't trust her version of anything! ORDDU: In the same way that the Wicked Witch of the West worked so hard to make everyone believe she was the good witch instead of Glinda, Maleficent would have us all believe that she's really an innocent victim, too. ORWEN: But don't believe it, ducklings! She's just as mean as you always thought. She just wants to deceive you all! ORDDU: Fortunately you're smarter than that. So we'd advise you to just let yourselves enjoy her little work of fiction while keeping in mind that the REAL Prince Phillip can still offer a more dynamite kiss than they allowed him to in this live action version.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Yep ... been waiting for the Witches to appear. I have a ? about sorcery form another thread asking about using magic to repair her own wings. In the sorcery world Magic can only repair accidental acts but cannot be used to reverse a curse with malicious intent (dark magic). Is this true or just a rule according to the JK Rowling Harry Potter World? I don't mind being fed this rule of magic if it is true but don't think JKR should be given that much power to dictate if this is the source. Unfortunately my only source for evil and villains is Disney. I never thought about all the nuances of evil before just accepted Disney's fairytale world and the dark side without realizing the villains had legal obligations.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: We love you too, Jim, duckling--and MickeyMouseClub as well! ORWEN: While everybody else is busy talking about Maleficent, I just gotta say that my favorite character in this movie is Aurora. Her innocence and sweetness make me want to hug her to pieces! ORGOCH: An' that's just what she'd turn out ta be if'n ya ever got close 'nuff ta touch the poor little thing--pieces!!! I swear, sister! Yer too dang stout ta be anything else but dangerous ta anybody that meets up with ya!!
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I was trying to figure out the audience this movie would attract. I was really surprised that my late afternoon Friday was mostly black people and they really loved the Aurora toddler. What has been anybody else's observations?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: That's an interesting observation, MickeyMouseClub, dear. A friend of ours who also went to a movie theatre, yesterday, to see MALEFICENT said that they had noticed this same thing!! How odd!!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>>I was trying to figure out the audience this movie would attract. I was really surprised that my late afternoon Friday was mostly black people and they really loved the Aurora toddler. What has been anybody else's observations?<<< I didn't notice any particular group in numbers watching this movie but I can tell you that my take is that Disney intended this movie for the little girls and their parents who are willing to spend big money at the BBB boutique, which is why the main character was sanitized and robbed from being the meanest of mistresses of all evil. And while Godzilla may have sucked to some of you, it is still a much better movie with action sequences and a more true to the original feel than this Maleficent turkey really feels. But like someone else mentioned.. it's all in the opinion of each individual. Me? I don't care for it. Munificent is just a scorned woman out for revenge from the man who did her in. And forgets thru the movie that her powers are bigger than her messed up head is, and doesn't put them to use. And one more thing.. Fauna, Flora and Merriweather are the three most odd and annoying characters here. King Stephan was the only interesting character for being an unpredictable mess. And Prince Phillip, being one of the most gallant and handsomely drawn characters in the classic line of Disney animated movies is reduced here to being played by some kid straight out of High School Musical, hormonal and totally boring. The whole thing stinks of PC correctness for the 21st century and not in a good way. I would go see Godzilla again.
Originally Posted By pbjshakelover I really enjoyed Maleficent. Angelina Jolie was brilliant! Not sure why some people are not liking this film. It was everything I hoped it would be!
