Can 'Chicken Little' Reanimate Disney? - Page 3

€uroMeinke · 11-20-2005, 08:34 PM

Well, I saw Chicken Little at the El Cap yesterday in 3-D, and I have to say I was pleasently surprised. It wasn't a spectacular film, but I was amused and entertained. I particularly liked the soundtrack's use of Disco hits.

Ponine · 11-20-2005, 08:50 PM

omg- thats totally what I loved about it!
The story was so so... but I was not aware I knew all those lyrics!

I had fun, and my son loved it. Thats more than I generally ask for in a movie

flippyshark · 11-21-2005, 09:41 AM

This was marginally better than I was expecting, with a few good laughs, and great, not-in-your-face use of 3-D. The best gags were visual, often taking place in the periphery of the main "action." Unfortunately, our main characters spent a godawful lot of time yapping and yapping about "closure." We got the same "talk to your Dad" lecture at least three times.

I thought the baseball game was a very good sequence, funny and suspenseful, and, alas, it brought the story to a satisfying close at the halfway point. Dad and son are reconciled and dad sees that he should have had faith in his tiny nerdy kid. Then, the UFOs arrive, and Dad reverts right back to his previous attitude. Several noisy scenes later, father and son have an endless discussion in an empty movie theater. Talkity talkity talk. Aaargh! I hated this aspect of the movie.

As to the use of disco and other well-worn pop motifs, I wasn't a fan. I didn't like disco in the seventies, and it's impossible to get me to respond warmly to it three decades later. And for criminy's sake, could we please have a looong moritorium on REM's "End of the World As We Know It?"

This must be the first use of actual product placement in a Disney theatrical animated feature - Jolly Time Popcorn and Tic Tacs both got branded and prominent onscreen positioning. I know the Di$ney company has sold its soul, but do they have to flaunt it? Yeesh.

As much as I sound grouchy about Chicken Little, I didn't hate it. And, in spite of my earlier prophecies of box office doom, it has reached 99 mil over this last weekend. So, more power to it. I just hope that the folks at the "new" Disney don't take this as a cue to set the bar at mediocre for their next few features.

Tito's Kitten · 11-21-2005, 10:35 AM

My five year old thought the film was (in his exact words..) "That movie was awesome!" That is good enough for me and well I really can't hate Chicken Little because he was so cute and well I LOVE Zach Braff. When Chicken Little sang "We are the Champions" I could picture Zach Braff singing and it reminded me again that I would totally sleep with him. Is that wrong to think of that during a kids' film???????? I am so bad......

flippyshark · 11-21-2005, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Tito's Kitten

My five year old thought the film was (in his exact words..) "That movie was awesome!" That is good enough for me and well I really can't hate Chicken Little because he was so cute and well I LOVE Zach Braff. When Chicken Little sang "We are the Champions" I could picture Zach Braff singing and it reminded me again that I would totally sleep with him. Is that wrong to think of that during a kids' film???????? I am so bad......

Hey, that's no more wrong than the lust I used to harbor for Gadget in Chip N' Dale's Rescue Rangers. (I've posted my shameful confession about that elsewhere, I'm pretty sure.)

Capt Jack · 11-21-2005, 11:22 AM

so long as you dont think it out loud in the theater, I think you'll be ok.

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Ponine Virgin Ears Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,075	omg- thats totally what I loved about it! The story was so so... but I was not aware I knew all those lyrics! I had fun, and my son loved it. Thats more than I generally ask for in a movie __________________ There's something strange, There's something wrong. I see a change - It's like when love dies.
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11-21-2005, 09:41 AM	#23
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	This was marginally better than I was expecting, with a few good laughs, and great, not-in-your-face use of 3-D. The best gags were visual, often taking place in the periphery of the main "action." Unfortunately, our main characters spent a godawful lot of time yapping and yapping about "closure." We got the same "talk to your Dad" lecture at least three times. I thought the baseball game was a very good sequence, funny and suspenseful, and, alas, it brought the story to a satisfying close at the halfway point. Dad and son are reconciled and dad sees that he should have had faith in his tiny nerdy kid. Then, the UFOs arrive, and Dad reverts right back to his previous attitude. Several noisy scenes later, father and son have an endless discussion in an empty movie theater. Talkity talkity talk. Aaargh! I hated this aspect of the movie. As to the use of disco and other well-worn pop motifs, I wasn't a fan. I didn't like disco in the seventies, and it's impossible to get me to respond warmly to it three decades later. And for criminy's sake, could we please have a looong moritorium on REM's "End of the World As We Know It?" This must be the first use of actual product placement in a Disney theatrical animated feature - Jolly Time Popcorn and Tic Tacs both got branded and prominent onscreen positioning. I know the Di$ney company has sold its soul, but do they have to flaunt it? Yeesh. As much as I sound grouchy about Chicken Little, I didn't hate it. And, in spite of my earlier prophecies of box office doom, it has reached 99 mil over this last weekend. So, more power to it. I just hope that the folks at the "new" Disney don't take this as a cue to set the bar at mediocre for their next few features.
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11-21-2005, 10:35 AM	#24
Tito's Kitten Still in love with Ben Gibbard Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: where soul meets body Posts: 180	My five year old thought the film was (in his exact words..) "That movie was awesome!" That is good enough for me and well I really can't hate Chicken Little because he was so cute and well I LOVE Zach Braff. When Chicken Little sang "We are the Champions" I could picture Zach Braff singing and it reminded me again that I would totally sleep with him. Is that wrong to think of that during a kids' film???????? I am so bad...... __________________ Who the hell needs a damn signature anyway?
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11-21-2005, 11:22 AM	#26
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	so long as you dont think it out loud in the theater, I think you'll be ok. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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