Little Mermaid (2023) - Poor Unfortunate Souls

[Gizmo]

They've released the new first look at Ursula for The Little Mermaid coming in May this year. Melissa McCarthy looks so different.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5971474/

 

[MrDawn]

Nope. Not watching it. I'm not a big fan of musicals.

 

[Nebulous]

I don't like musicals either but I'll probably go see this one. Love Melissa McCarthy too.

 

[Gizmo]

A lot of hate has gone into this movie so will be interesting to see how popular it is. The main hate is because Ariel is Black in this one... I honestly wouldn't care if Ariel was pink with purple polka-dots... so long as the actress can tell the story that's all that matters.

 

[MrDawn]

The main hate is because Ariel is Black in this one...

People are still going on about that?

Are they forgetting about roles like Agent Fury in the MCU? The original comic book character was originally white. Samuel Jackson nailed it like a bad ass.

 

[Nebulous]

A lot of hate has gone into this movie so will be interesting to see how popular it is. The main hate is because Ariel is Black in this one... I honestly wouldn't care if Ariel was pink with purple polka-dots... so long as the actress can tell the story that's all that matters.

Yeah been reading a lot of hate about the fact that she isnt white in this new film.

People are still going on about that?

Are they forgetting about roles like Agent Fury in the MCU? The original comic book character was originally white. Samuel Jackson nailed it like a bad ass.

Agent Fury isn't as well known as Little Mermaid so it didn't make headlines as much.

 

[Gizmo]

Plus it's MFer Samuel L Jackson no one would dare talk crap about him.

 

[Nebulous]

Plus it's MFer Samuel L Jackson no one would dare talk crap about him.

 

[Gizmo]

Exactly who's going to complain about Mace Windu.

 

[Daltonio]

Anybody seen this yet? Was gonna see it a few days ago before I got sick so I’m gonna go on Sunday. It’s getting better reviews than I was expecting!

 

[Nebulous]

Anybody seen this yet? Was gonna see it a few days ago before I got sick so I’m gonna go on Sunday. It’s getting better reviews than I was expecting!

Not yet, I might take my daughter this weekend.

 

[Daltonio]

Not yet, I might take my daughter this weekend.

Nice, hope she (and you) enjoy it! How old is she?

 

[Nebulous]

Nice, hope she (and you) enjoy it! How old is she?

Almost 20, she watched little mermaid her whole childhood. On a loop, over and over again for years. Lol

 

[Daltonio]

Almost 20, she watched little mermaid her whole childhood. On a loop, over and over again for years. Lol

Oh wow, I thought she was younger for some reason! Hope she likes it!

Just saw it and I enjoyed it quite a bit! It's not perfect (my biggest problem was that some parts of the movie were so dark visually that I could barely even tell what was going on) but the cast was excellent and it was a good movie! Loved the new songs too, especially Prince Eric's!

 

[Nebulous]

Oh wow, I thought she was younger for some reason! Hope she likes it!

Just saw it and I enjoyed it quite a bit! It's not perfect (my biggest problem was that some parts of the movie were so dark visually that I could barely even tell what was going on) but the cast was excellent and it was a good movie! Loved the new songs too, especially Prince Eric's!

Awesome, glad it was good. I hate when they make super dark scenes in movies too.

I didn’t get a chance to see this one this weekend, maybe during the week.

 

[Dee]

I watched a cam rip not too long ago and for a live-action Disney flick, it wasn't too bad!

 

[Daltonio]

I watched a cam rip not too long ago and for a live-action Disney flick, it wasn't too bad!

I’ve avoided a decent chunk of the live action ones but I agree. Outside of Aladdin it’s my favorite one I’ve seen.

@Nebulous - saw that you’ve seen this now, what did you think?

 

[Nebulous]

Aladdin

I didn't know there was a live action Aladdin, I'll have to check it out.

@Nebulous - saw that you’ve seen this now, what did you think?

It was good! I seen it twice (took two different people to see it). They made a few tweaks but still honored the original.

One scene I wish they would have included in the live action movie was this one:

 

[Gizmo]

I'll probably have to wait until it comes out on Disney+ as I can't be bothered trying to go to a movie that kids will be watching.

We've tried going to a few movies that are more kid friendly and they just ruin it with their noises.

 

[Daltonio]

I didn't know there was a live action Aladdin, I'll have to check it out.

Will Smith played the Genie. Also that’s where my current avatar is from

One scene I wish they would have included in the live action movie was this one:

I was surprised it wasn’t there but that was probably my least favorite song from the original so I wasn’t too mad Prince Eric’s new song is already one of my top new Disney songs so for me the trade was worth it.

I'll probably have to wait until it comes out on Disney+ as I can't be bothered trying to go to a movie that kids will be watching.

We've tried going to a few movies that are more kid friendly and they just ruin it with their noises.

I was a little worried about it but even with a packed theater they were all pretty well behaved around here