Disney's 'Frozen' — Page 12

BWL,

Nice.

Stick to complaining about people's upper thighs....

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MusicalMaster also listed 5 films as their top 3 Disney films. I say we lynch the both of you!!!!

Congrats to film on its Annie Award nominations and Josh Gad for his nomination for Voice Acting in a Feature Film. I wish that Kristen Bell and other cast members received nominations.

http://m.deadline.com/2013/12/annie-award-nominations-unveiled/

I'm surprised Gad got a nomination for this part and Menzel or Bell didn't for theirs. Don't get me wrong, Gad was hysterical...but I thought Idina's part carried more weight and she delivered more of a punch.

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^ Did you see it before the spoiler was revealed? If you saw it afterwards, I'm sorry that it was revealed before you went to the theater.

Why do you think it was within a day? I understood it be quite a lengthy process.

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I agree with Kad's post...while I really really enjoyed FROZEN I really really LOVED TANGLED much more...I guess having DONNA MURPHY in TANGELD made that whole movie experience for me more worthwhile...and I LOVED the Mickey Mouse short in 3-D before the main film...WOW!..Disney IS OUTDOING Pixar these days!...

Should 'Frozen' be adapted for the stage, could 'Let It Go' be the Act 1 closer, or is the number too early/late in the story? (I haven't seen the show, but I've memorized the soundtrack)

I think "For the First Time(Reprise)" would be a great place to end the first act. It creates a conflict and its a cliff hanger.

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Updated On: 12/4/13 at 03:24 PM

LOL, Mother Gothel is a million times more entertaining than Frozen's villain.

Saw FROZEN a few days ago and really loved it. I found it pretty much equal to TANGLED, though. Both have strengths over the other.

I find TANGLED's score charming, though not overly wonderful and feel that FROZEN's is much stronger. "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" isn't necessarily a brilliant song, but it's a brilliant storytelling device. It propels the story, which no song in TANGLED ever did. There are also more levels and colors to FROZEN's score than in TANGLED's. The music changes from catchy and peppy ("Love is an Open Door") to epic and sweeping ("Let It Go" and "For the First Time in Forever" reprise). And with the exception of a few on-the-nose literal phrases, the lyrics are often hilarious or touching.

That said, Mother Gothel is a fantastic villain, ranking with Ursula, Jafar and Hades in meanness and hilarity. FROZEN doesn't really go for a "villain" until the last 20 minutes or so and while it's a twist, it doesn't have the same catharsis when they're beaten as it does when Mother Gothel is. Not to mention, Donna Murphy brings her to amazing life in probably the best vocal performance in a Disney movie since Jeremy Irons in THE LION KING. Hell, maybe even Robin Williams in ALADDIN.

I would also say that the screenplay in TANGLED is cleaner and smarter with a more developed arch and well structured three act storyline. But FROZEN gets many points for originality in many of its scenes and framing of musical numbers. While TANGLED was smarter, I never felt that it was as inventive with its writing as FROZEN.But FROZEN gets a little muddled towards the middle from the giant snow monster all the way through "Fixer Upper." TANGLED was pure, clean storytelling from start to finish.

Also, with the exception of Donna Murphy as Mother Gothel, I personally found the voice acting in FROZEN to be much stronger. The singing was definitely stronger in FROZEN, with Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell sounding their absolute best. Again, TANGLED's singing was really reliant on Murphy, who delivered in spades, but the rest of the cast was hit or miss for me.
This is all a lengthy way of saying that I enjoyed both, though don't necessarily feel one is vastly better than the other.

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Updated On: 12/5/13 at 10:23 AM

I personally felt that apart from one part of the film that actually sent the entire piece down like the Titanic, it was the best film Disney has ever released.

The opening sequence, "Frozen Heart," moved me to tears with how stunning it was. I saw it in 2-D and the way that the colors interacted with the ice was animated perfection.

I felt Idina sounded far too old in the role, vocally stunning as she was. Totally blown away by Kristen and Josh. Would have liked to have heard more of Jonathan's singing voice.

SPOILERS

(The part in question was when Anna got hit in the heart with the ice and was completely unharmed until it was plot-convenient for the curse to begun to take effect, even though in the opening when she was hit in the head with the ice it had an immediate and devastating effect. To have Anna not be affected until after "Fixer Upper," which was a great song but ultimately added nothing to the movie in my opinion, was some of the worst writing I've seen in any recent film.)

I also just rewatched Tangled, plus I went to see Frozen again a few days ago. As much as I love Tangled, I definitely think I liked Frozen better.

Tangled's story development and character development are much stronger and Gothel is miles better than the rather "after-thought" feeling villain in Frozen, but as others have said, Frozen's music and animation are top notch with some of the best computer animation I think I've seen and one of the best Disney scores.