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Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 6:56 pm
by Sotiris
Doesn't he say this about every Disney movie?
Iger said he has personally seen the live-action Lilo & Stitch “a few times” and “can endorse it wholeheartedly,” adding: “Tracking is enormous.”
Source:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/busin ... 236209856/
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 7:14 pm
by Disney's Divinity
I doubt it. They already knew this one would be huge. They should ride it while they can, since Moana and Frozen are the only other potential remakes after this with this same potential. Although it would be interesting to see how an Encanto remake would do considering the original's performance was marred by the pandemic.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 7:34 am
by DisneyFan09
Disney's Divinity wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 5:48 pm
Yes, but Menken was required to work with others on Aladdin and TLM. Of course, the partnership worked out well on the former, not so much the latter.
Sorry, but I disagree. I found the partnership in the
Mermaid remake to be superior to the one in
Aladdin. I never cared for
Speechless, as I thought it was a shrill and melodramatic song. The new songs in
Mermaid were superior to
Speechless.
I'm surprised they didn't let him come back since Sanders is also back unlike people like M&C, Hahn, etc. with other remakes. I can't recall, did Hans Zimmer come back for TLK remake?
Yes, he did.
Btw,
Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride is now on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OM7oi79hd4. It`s surprising how they`ve released it, since the movie haven`t been released yet.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 11:11 am
by Disney's Divinity
Interesting. I did like WUW and the new reprise to be POYW, but the other two songs didn't work for me.
Thanks for posting about the song release.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 7:45 pm
by Sotiris
UmbrellaFish wrote: ↑Wed May 07, 2025 6:04 amI’m really surprised he was allowed to say that. I assume boring Pleakley was a decision made by the higher ups due to the unfortunate current political climate.
The director clarified what he meant in a new interview.
The director confirms his team experimented with "some tests and some character design work" to see if they could render CG aliens wearing human clothes, but the results felt like "a bridge too far." He explains further, "The humor of them walking around Hawaii dressed in these terrible disguises where Pleakley still has one eyeball, it's a little harder to buy in live action."
There are other more "boring limitations," like budgets, that contributed to this decision, he adds. "If you have Jumba and Pleakley in alien disguises, then you're going to have to shortchange how much development work you can do on Stitch and these other elements. It's not that they're not aliens in the movie. You definitely see Jumba and Pleakley in their alien forms through a lot of the movie, but they are in human skin suits for part of it."
Source:
https://ew.com/lilo-stitch-animation-li ... e-11728587
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sat May 10, 2025 5:19 am
by UmbrellaFish
Thanks for sharing, Sotiris.
I get what he means about the comedy not working the same in live action.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sat May 10, 2025 7:25 am
by DisneyFan09
Disney's Divinity wrote: ↑Fri May 09, 2025 11:11 am
Interesting. I did like WUW and the new reprise to be POYW, but the other two songs didn't work for me.
Okay
Well, I have nothing against
Wild Uncharted Waters, but I found it to be forgettable. My favorite of the new songs was
For the First Time. It had an enchanting melody and orchestration, despite how the melody felt derivative from Menken`s previous work. I didn`t mind
The Scuttlebutt either, despite how it was utterly pointless and the movie could`ve survived without it.
Thanks for posting about the song release.
You`re welcome
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 6:12 pm
by Sotiris
The Rock posted another one of these posters with Stitch holding Maui's hook, probably as a way to promote next year's live-action Moana.
https://www.instagram.com/therock/p/DKAUXo9vN0F/
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 12:14 am
by Sotiris
‘Lilo & Stitch’ First Reactions Praise Film as ‘Heartfelt’ and ‘Easily the Best Disney Live-Action Remake Yet’
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/lilo ... 236399452/
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 1:27 am
by PatchofBlue
Hm ... I do feel like I have been burned by this sort of talk before. But such remakes always had clear and visible warning signs. I haven't been impressed with anything I have seen, but neither has anything really bothered me. (I'll admit I'm not crazy about the alien designs, I guess?) So we'll see.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 1:53 am
by Farerb
It doesn't look like a bad film, just one that's completely unnecessary. Doesn't feel like a "must watch", I still think it'll do well.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 1:58 am
by reee9948
I remembered before Snow White was released the critics were praising it as one of the best Disney's live action movie but then the movie came out and most people ended up hating it. I'm wondering if that's the case here. Are they legit or are the critics being paid by Disney again?
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 4:53 am
by UmbrellaFish
I’m confident this one will be a crowd pleaser.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 8:25 am
by Thumper_93
It's going to be a massive success. The character is very popular right now and the people who think that they are Disney influencers on instagram and social media use to love the character. They are going to consume all the merchandise and I bet that they are going to watch the movie more than once. Kids also love Stitch so parents are going to take them to the theater to see the movie. This franchise and Sanrio are the most popular right now and you can find useless stuff everywhere.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 10:01 am
by DisneyFan09
Well, I`m with everybody else here: It`s contradictory to hear statements about a remake being "the best remake yet", when critics are most likely going to tear it afterwards. At least the remake of
The Little Mermaid was regarded to be the best remake of the early Renaissance Quartet. But hey, the only two remakes who truly were critical hits were
Cinderella and
The Jungle Book.
Btw, here are some videos of the premiere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=norxXpfKlkU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZtwDX5l6_c
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 1:17 pm
by Farerb
Apparently, Captain Gantu will not appear in this, which is strange because how will the climax of the movie play out without him?
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 1:45 pm
by UmbrellaFish
Farerb wrote: ↑Sun May 18, 2025 1:17 pm
Apparently,
Captain Gantu will not appear in this, which is strange because
how will the climax of the movie play out without him?
I read this, too! It’s interesting that nobody clocked this.
I read (not sure if this was based on spoilers or pure speculation)
that Cobra Bubbles plays a more active role in the climax.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 1:50 pm
by Thumper_93
I read that on X too.
Why they deceided to change a thing that already worked? I understand other changes but this one is really stupid. People complained a lot for changes like this one in other movies.
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 5:05 pm
by DisneyFan09
Re: Lilo & Stitch (Live-Action)
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 11:40 am
by reee9948
Overall score so far on this movie is a 71 % with 42 critics giving it a rating. So it's not terrible, but not amazing either. Just alright. Of course we will have to wait for audience reaction since crtics and audience's opinion often clash with one another.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lilo_and_stitch_2025