Lets Her Hair Down

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A standard Disney-mulching of the story of Rapunzel, Nathan Greno and Byron Howard's Tangled (11.24.10) looks like the same old family crap, to go by the trailer. Same goofy-rompy vibe, same late '80s-early '90s Disney-Katzenberg attitude, same glib and rascally hero, same prom-queen heroine with perfect feet (and a pedicure to die for), same initial hostility between them followed by a gradual warming...zzzzzz.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 11, 2010 at 11:23 AM

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Josh Massey says ...

My reaction is similarly negative, but for a different reason. The grammar nerd in me is screaming about the Capitalization Of Every Word In Every Sentence.

It's even more annoying than the title card: Disney Tangled, as opposed to Disney's Tangled.

That's absolutely enough for me to write this film off forever.

Posted by Josh Massey at June 11, 2010 2:33 PM

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Krillian says ...

They're aiming for flat-out comedy since the "traditional classic" type marketing didn't bring in enough for The Princess & the Frog. Hopefully it's not as frenetic as TP&TF. It's surprisingly DreamWorksy in its trailer.

Posted by Krillian at June 11, 2010 3:03 PM

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End Cat says ...

Even worse, the hero's doing that god damn thing with his eyebrows.

Posted by End Cat at June 11, 2010 3:06 PM

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Wrecktem says ...

Fucker looks just like Billy Baldwin at 1:22.

Posted by Wrecktem at June 11, 2010 3:11 PM

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televisiontears says ...

"...same prom-queen heroine with perfect feet (and a pedicure to die for)..."

The recent obsession with feet at HE frightens and confuses me.

Posted by televisiontears at June 11, 2010 3:33 PM

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George Prager says ...

Looks like a Teva-wearing, Matsiyahu-listening douche.

Posted by George Prager at June 11, 2010 3:37 PM

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jackfly says ...

Does it look like vapid shit? Yes.

Will my 7-year-old daughter and her mother eat it up? Yes.

Posted by jackfly at June 11, 2010 3:42 PM

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George Prager says ...

So why is Disney making their heroes look like hipster douches, or rather Jam band-listening douches (not hip)?

Posted by George Prager at June 11, 2010 3:49 PM

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DeeZee says ...

It doesn't completely suck unless it has singing.

Anyway, Toy Story 3 clips.
Hex clip.
Despicable Me spots.
Predators spot.
Eclipse clips.
Wow, I can't believe Karate Kid 2.0 has a 67% Fresh. That's gonna make Swank look even more ashamed of the last one, since she was upstaged by Will Smith, Jr.
Breaking dough.
Departed, Taken, and Mean Girls two?
No Red Dawn for you.
Bay turns 3-d whore for TF3, which means he knows the next one could bomb. And apparently, it was the writer's strike which made TF 2 suck, since we know he relies on only the finest of scripts.
Haunting in CT 3?
I guess Hollywood didn't learn from the last Cleopatra, or Alexander, for that matter.
New Wind in the Willows adaptation. I hope it doesn't get corrupted by the furry fanbase.