Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Bombs, On Pace For One Of Company’s Worst Box Office Showings

[roamer_1]

I have to agree @roamer_1 . Being a True Grit/John Wayne purist I resisted seeing the remake. I was very surprised a very happy. It was really good.

I used to sit thru the whole darn movie (original) just to see Rooster put the reins in his teeth with all guns blazing!
(Caution, kids, do not try this at home.)

That's right! It has got to be one of my favorite films of all time... And like you, I resisited watching the remake, figuring I didn't have time for them dingbats hacking up such a treasure - That's how I thought going in, when I finally set down to watch it.

And like you, I was very pleasantly surprised - They honored the original in every way.

So they CAN tell a story like they are supposed to. 

[IsailedawayfromFR]

That's right! It has got to be one of my favorite films of all time... And like you, I resisited watching the remake, figuring I didn't have time for them dingbats hacking up such a treasure - That's how I thought going in, when I finally set down to watch it.

And like you, I was very pleasantly surprised - They honored the original in every way.

So they CAN tell a story like they are supposed to. 

I never saw remake for same reasons, the Duke.

Now I guess will have to see Jeff Bridges after listening to you 2.

[roamer_1]

I never saw remake for same reasons, the Duke.

Now I guess will have to see Jeff Bridges after listening to you 2.

Opinions vary, surely. But I know no one who would say it is not worthy - Many might defend the Duke, and I get that. but anyone would say Jeff Bridges did a great job. YES go get it. Let me know what you think.   

[Sighlass]

Good news is this remake will not kill the love of the original that saved Disney from bankruptcy back in the day...

Bad news (for Disney and the MSM) is all the pushing they did didn't help... You couldn't go to IMDB and not be bombarded with "Snow White" everything on the front page... They bent over backwards to push this film.

Even liberal Reddit had a hard time keeping patrons from dogging on this film... and they report it only got 42.21 (USA) million over the weekend.

BBC is probable reporting global results.

[roamer_1]

Good news is this remake will not kill the love of the original

No, but look at distribution though... It's all locked up behind Disney's paywall. Foolish Disney... In a few years there will be people right here in the US that have never seen the classics... or the Avengers, or Star Trek, or... on and on and on. Their greed for every penny has taken them right out of circulation unless you pay for Hulu, Disney, or Disney Plus.

[catfish1957]

I actually viewed that silly prequel to Wiz of Oz as more of an "affront"

[andy58-in-nh]

Say "have a bite" again, motherf***er!!!

[LadyLiberty]

It's a shame that some movie theater can't play the original at the same time the "remake" plays on a Saturday afternoon. I'd bet money that seats for the classic version would be sold out, and hardly anyone would be viewing the recent bomb.

[LadyLiberty]

I would offer 'True Grit' - Forgive me y'all, but I like the new one better than the Duke... And I think they did it justice.

I say that to show that they CAN, if they want to.

That's because the remake was done by the Coen brothers. Their goal was to stick to the original book, not the original movie. I suspect that in the original, some things were changed because viewers didn't want to see Rooster Cogburn (and by association, John Wayne) being such a big scoundrel, and the Coen brothers didn't have those reservations with Jeff Bridges (who did an amazing job playing that character).

[roamer_1]

That's because the remake was done by the Coen brothers. Their goal was to stick to the original book, not the original movie. I suspect that in the original, some things were changed because viewers didn't want to see Rooster Cogburn (and by association, John Wayne) being such a big scoundrel, and the Coen brothers didn't have those reservations with Jeff Bridges (who did an amazing job playing that character).

I will say something here that is hard for me to quantify...
It's all about the storytelling.
There is something ancient in it... In the telling.

I'll give you say, 'Old Yeller'. That is a story imbued in Americana. Everyone, at least everyone from my generation, knows Old Yeller. And everyone is wrecked by that story.

But it is SUPPOSED to wreck you. It is part of what it teaches.

Now, you could remake Ol Yeller... And I guess the writers could make it cleaner... make Old Yeller live on... and save everyone the shock... but that would remove that teaching, you know?

I dunno. I can't exactly put my finger on it. It is something that has my attention these days... The way they have taken the storytelling away from the true storytellers in favor of indoctrination. There is something big in that.

[jmyrlefuller]

Good news is this remake will not kill the love of the original that saved Disney from bankruptcy back in the day...

Bad news (for Disney and the MSM) is all the pushing they did didn't help... You couldn't go to IMDB and not be bombarded with "Snow White" everything on the front page... They bent over backwards to push this film.

Even liberal Reddit had a hard time keeping patrons from dogging on this film... and they report it only got 42.21 (USA) million over the weekend.

BBC is probable reporting global results.

the main issue is that this is the dump months, a time of year when there is virtually no competition. So it can do doodoo on a raw numbers scale and still be a huge number one.

The one that is disappointing me is The Day the Earth Blew Up. Rave reviews, true to the characters, and only a few million dollars in sales.

[berdie]

That's because the remake was done by the Coen brothers. Their goal was to stick to the original book, not the original movie. I suspect that in the original, some things were changed because viewers didn't want to see Rooster Cogburn (and by association, John Wayne) being such a big scoundrel, and the Coen brothers didn't have those reservations with Jeff Bridges (who did an amazing job playing that character).

I will agree, the remake stayed truer to the book...which is excellent btw.

[Smokin Joe]

Say "have a bite" again, motherf***er!!!

GMTA!

[Smokin Joe]

I will say something here that is hard for me to quantify...
It's all about the storytelling.
There is something ancient in it... In the telling.

I'll give you say, 'Old Yeller'. That is a story imbued in Americana. Everyone, at least everyone from my generation, knows Old Yeller. And everyone is wrecked by that story.

But it is SUPPOSED to wreck you. It is part of what it teaches.

Now, you could remake Ol Yeller... And I guess the writers could make it cleaner... make Old Yeller live on... and save everyone the shock... but that would remove that teaching, you know?

I dunno. I can't exactly put my finger on it. It is something that has my attention these days... The way they have taken the storytelling away from the true storytellers in favor of indoctrination. There is something big in that.

In a roundabout way, Ol' Yeller encouraged people to get their dogs their shots.
Subtle enough, and I don't have a problem with that.

[Wingnut]

Opinions vary, surely. But I know no one who would say it is not worthy - Many might defend the Duke, and I get that. but anyone would say Jeff Bridges did a great job. YES go get it. Let me know what you think.   

I couldn't understand a damn word jeff bridges said in that movie.  I hated it.

[roamer_1]

I couldn't understand a damn word jeff bridges said in that movie.  I hated it.

Yeah, but you were drunk.

 

[Sighlass]

I couldn't understand a damn word jeff bridges said in that movie.  I hated it.

Yeah, I preferred the original too. (Sorry Roamer)

[roamer_1]

In a roundabout way, Ol' Yeller encouraged people to get their dogs their shots.
Subtle enough, and I don't have a problem with that.

Yeah, but there is more than that... A 'life ain't fair' thing... a 'bad things can happen to good folks' thing. A 'life goes on thing... There's a lot of cope in it.

It's a weird thing. A storyteller has always made the story his own. I can imagine some sort of embellishment happening along the way... But there is a framework in the story that must remain... almost a sacred thing.

Look at something more ancient - The story of Arthur and the Round Table, and all of that. You can see embellishment through its iterations, but the framework of the story remains true. The Grail stuff is all a latter addition... but it falls neatly along the lines of the original framework, and thus does the story no harm.

It's weird, I know. I don't have it sussed out... but a storyteller has the art of embellishment without changing the story. That thing is what Disney has lost. Lost utterly and entirely.

[Cyber Liberty]

I never saw Old Yeller or True Grit.   

[roamer_1]

I never saw Old Yeller or True Grit.   

Heathen.

 

[roamer_1]

Yeah, I preferred the original too. (Sorry Roamer)

That's alright - I don't mind your preference. The point is that the new version told the story well. At least acceptably. They stayed true to what it was.

[catfish1957]

Yeah, I preferred the original too. (Sorry Roamer)

John Wayne can't be topped in a Western.   Also, watching "The Dude" isn't just the same in the same role.

[berdie]

I never saw Old Yeller or True Grit.   

Both are worth the watch. Have a box of Kleenex for Ole Yeller. And, like I've already said, the scene in True Grit (both versions) where Rooster puts the reins in his teeth and rides at the outlaws with guns in both hands blazing is a "Heck Yeah!" moment.

[berdie]

Yeah, but there is more than that... A 'life ain't fair' thing... a 'bad things can happen to good folks' thing. A 'life goes on thing... There's a lot of cope in it.


Sort of like The Yearling. Both movie and book. I think those types of movies are too real for today's audiences no matter how good the storyteller.

[libertybele]

John Wayne can't be topped in a Western.   Also, watching "The Dude" isn't just the same in the same role.

I love the "Duke" and there's just no one that could ever replace him.  I guess I am the odd person out here, I like the original "True Grit" better than the remake.