What classics did you see last week ? (1 Mar - 7 Mar 2020)

What classics did you see last week ? (1 Mar - 7 Mar 2020) Apr 4, 2020 22:10:07 GMT morrisondylanfan likes this

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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Apr 4, 2020 22:10:07 GMT

Mar 25, 2020 20:29:27 GMT morrisondylanfan said:

Mar 19, 2020 7:55:53 GMT Chalice_Of_Evil said:

A much-belated hi to you, morrisondylanfan.

My apologies for not replying to you before now. I hope you didn't think I was ignoring your post. If you did, my sincerest regrets, as that wasn't my intent.

I've actually been debating with myself what I could say in response to your post.

A thread was started on the Film General board a while ago asking about how people respond to differences of opinion on this site. I myself have always made an effort to respect others' opinions and never start arguments with those I disagree with. As a result, I've (mostly) been able to avoid conflict with other posters (though there has been the odd one who has attacked me for my opinion or some other reason - but I just ignored them/didn't respond).

In the case of your post, you in no way 'attacked' me for my opinion - and I was grateful for that/appreciated it. I wish more posters could manage to remain civil when responding to those with different opinions to them (thankfully, pretty much everyone on the Classic Film board has proven themselves capable of this). However, I was unsure of how to respond, as we had very different views/opinions of the film Frozen II. I'm not one of those people who tries to 'change' the opinions of those I disagree with. I accept that they see things one way and I see them a different way.

So, after much debate with myself on how to respond to your review of the film, I've elected to go with the neutral (albeit rather 'generic') response of:

I respect your opinion, but I'm afraid I disagree.

I hope you won't take any offense, and once again my apologies for taking so long to respond. With posts from other posters who've been negative/aggressive in response to my opinions, I've just simply chosen not to respond to them. I made a mistake in not responding to your post as soon as I saw it, instead choosing to mull over what I should say. You didn't deserve to be kept waiting for a response from me.

Hi COE! I'm really sorry about the late reply, (have been busy offline helping family/friends sort things out in the run-up to the lockdown) and I hope you are doing well. It's fine that you disagree with how I found Frozen 2 to be,what did you most like about the movie?

Hi again, morrisondylanfan. I hope you're doing okay during the lockdown and that your friends/family are okay.

Again, apologies for my much-belated reply to you.

I find it tricky to articulate why I like a movie sometimes and I tend to procrastinate a lot when it comes to doing things I'm not very confidant doing, which is probably why I've taken so long to reply to you (though it's also likely due to my memory being shoddy and just simply forgetting).

I think my thoughts on the movie could best me summed up with my mini review I included when I posted pics/GIFs from the film in this thread back on Page 1:

"Although the plotline of the movie was a little ‘iffy’ (Elsa follows a voice that she’s hearing and the others go along with), I didn’t really have a problem with this sequel (though I thought Evan Rachel Wood, who voiced Anna and Elsa’s mother, would be featured in the movie more than she was). I know people have said that the songs in this movie weren’t as ‘catchy’/’memorable’ as the first, and while there’s certainly nothing that’s on the same level as ‘Let It Go’, I *did* like ‘Into the Unknown’, ‘Show Yourself’, and ‘Lost in the Woods’. I’ve read comments that the ‘spiritual successor’ to ‘Let It Go’ is supposedly ‘Show Yourself’ (probably because, like with ‘Let It Go’, Elsa lets down her hair and uses her ice powers during ‘Show Yourself), but I actually liked ‘Into the Unknown’ a bit more.

I didn’t have a problem with there not being any clear ‘villain’ for them to fight this time around like Hans in the first film, nor did I think Kristoff was ‘useless’ like some claimed. Sure, he mightn’t have had that much to do, but he saved several people (and reindeer) and was a good friend (I found his ballad amusing in how clearly 80’s-inspired it was, and while it was nice to hear Sven – and the other reindeer – speak/sing, I’m glad it wasn’t a permanent thing, as I prefer it the way it is with Sven just making noises and Kristoff speaking for him). I loved Elsa’s new fire lizard and water horse companions.

I think if the first hadn’t been such a roaring success, then this sequel wouldn’t have been put under such close scrutiny/judged quite so harshly. I found it to be a worthy sequel with stunning visuals (though I still like the first one better)."

I'll just add to that^ the fact that I didn't get into Frozen (2013) until rather late in the game (the first time I ever saw it was when it was on TV here) might have contributed to my not getting swept up in the craziness of how successful it was. For me, it was just like watching a normal animated movie because I didn't really know what it was going to be like going into it (I hadn't watched any animated movies in quite a long while), so despite everyone having said how great it was, I just made up my own mind about it.

I also wasn't expecting the sequel to match the original like so many people hoped it would (which is kind of an unrealistic expectation), and so I was just happy that I didn't dislike/hate the sequel. Was it as good as the first? Not in my mind, but I think it's a movie some people will appreciate more with repeated viewings. It definitely feels like a 'middle film', so we'll wait and see if the third (which I presume there'll be) will be able to cap things off in a decent way (third films are usually where things seem to 'fall apart' a lot of the time).

Sorry if I didn't really answer your question. If I'm unsure how to answer questions, I usually just ramble on a bit. Anyway, I hope you stay safe. Take care.