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I knew the major twist at the end of the movie, but the fakeout still caught me off guard. Wonderful callback, too!
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"Silence of the Lambs" meets "Kung Fu Panda" to make a Disney Masterpiece. That might seem utterly bizarre, yet it's accurate. Directors Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush have delivered an astonishing film.
Zootopia starts off in ruthless fashion, depicting the death of a rabbit to a fearsome predator. That this is the setup to the school play makes no difference: The satire throughout the rest of the movie is just as brutal.
Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) defies social norms when she becomes the first rabbit police officer in the city of Zootopia, where history was made when predator and prey learned to co-exist in peace. Still, old bigotries persist, and there is an undercurrent of resentment among the species.
Being stereotyped as docile and weak, Judy is assigned parking duty. In order to further her career, Hopps blackmails a con-artist fox named Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman) into assisting the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of Emmet Otterton, who is one of 14 predators who have gone missing. Time is of the essence, for if Judy does not solve the case in two days, she will be pressured to resign her new job.
I dare not give away more of the plot. Even so, I had the story spoiled for me before I saw this film, and I was still enthralled by the wondrous and dangerous world of this film. This is an adult movie: There may be no curse words used, but this sober and grim tale is aimed directly at mature audiences. And while it is sober and grim, it is also hilarious and moving. It's all in the dialogue, in which the characters use elevated speech that will go over the heads of young children.
For example, Judy tells Nick when they first meet, "You an articulate, good fox," to which Nick replies "And you are the least patronizing animal I've met."
And speaking of young children, they probably shouldn't attend this film. There are scenes of violence and menace that might leave 6- year-old kids wailing. The snappy one-liners and uproarious sight gags won't calm them down. Anyone who is mature and over the age of 9 should be able to handle this film, though.
In short, if you love movies, you should see this production. It is among the best work that Disney has ever made, and it is one of the most exhilarating films I have ever seen.
That's my long form review.
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21 minutes ago, juni78ukr said:
Making huge money in Russia. Definitely will have biggest original animated opening ever.
Where are you getting this info.
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12 hours ago, Poseidon said:
It's looking very big in Germany, too. Should do more than 600k admissions on OW and easily double Big Hero 6 here when all is said and done.
How do you know that? Is data out already?
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It can't be more embarrassing than Cars 2. After that movie came out, you had to give up on Pixar's spotless record.
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Zootopia: 90M
London Has Fallen: 15M
WTF: 9M
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18 minutes ago, Infernus said:
There has to be one anime film of course.
Lolwut? So far, the only anime the Academy acknolledges is from Studio Ghibli, and the only announced project from that studio is an international co-production called The Red Turtle. That movie doesn't even have a confirmed American release date yet.
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That's my box office derby submission.
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6 minutes ago, Telemachos said:
I'm sure Cameron doesn't give a rat's ass about any other movie's release date. He's deep in his own world creation, and he's not gonna come up for air until he's well into post. And at this point, he can lay fair claim to being another 800-lb gorilla in the movie world. It'll come down to Fox strategists and what they think will be best.
I was just merely pointing out that he most likely doesn't have full control over the release date, either.
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6 minutes ago, Kalel009Shel said:
Much more likely production has started and Jim wants idiots off the radar... Haha civilians to how Jim works are gullible my friend. Same delays were intentionally put out there for titanic, avtr and t2. May still come out in 2017?
You serious? Disney isn't giving up its Star Wars schedule for Avatar.
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Good god, that image is horrifying.
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54 minutes ago, Olive said:
Tuesday
Deadpool: 126,768 /2,831,740
Zootopia: 237,334 /1,495,113What holiday was it?
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This film has no reviews yet. Does that mean the studio thinks it sucks?
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2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:
Couple of things:
1. I guess this takes the spot of the DW/Blue Sky film
2. Depending on the quality this could destroy DM3's late legs
I didn't know there was going to be a third Despicable Me. I naively thought that all of us have had enough Minions for the rest of lives.
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4 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:
This movie is filler between the release of Ice Age 5 and 6. lmao
Oh, come on. Don't shit talk this movie when there aren't even any images available.
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Zootopia increased its weekend total in at least three markets.
Weekend 9 of the year (Ended February 28)Italy: $3,412,507
The Netherlands: $772,001
South Korea: $2,557,114
Weekend 8 of the year (Ended February 21)
Italy: $3,124,874
The Netherlands: $578,535
South Korea: $2,050,725
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16 minutes ago, kkccoo said:
Compared to other Disney animation movies, it IS a bomb in asian markets
Well, sure, if you use Frozen as a benchmark. It's pretty average by normal standards.
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How did they get away with ridiculing Suge Knight? That was bizarre.
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I didn't know that they made commercials specifically for the Oscars. I thought only the Superbowl was big enough for that.
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Correction. Zootopia had a 30% gain over last weekend in South Korea. That's pretty nice.
http://www.thewrap.com/zootopia-a-beast-but-deadpool-too-tough-at-overseas-box-office/
Plus, from my other internet browsing, I know this movie has a devoted fanbase in South Korea.
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It seems to have held up in South Korea. Other than that, not much else is interesting. No mention of the new markets of Norway, Sweden or Singapore.
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14 minutes ago, firedeep said:
It's out in half of the markets ? how do you figure out ...
It's just normal that HLW blockbusters make 70% of their grosses from overseas, so if 300m DOM happens, 700m OS could happen too.
The last four WDA titles had OS ratio between 60~70% (Frozen OS was very close to 70%). With OS market expanding, expecting a 70% OVERSEAS box office ratio for Zootopia is very reasonable.
You're forgetting that the US Dollar is strong right now. That means boxoffice from places outside North America will be worth less.
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27 minutes ago, tribefan695 said:
Technically at the very least I don't expect this to be Foodfight. Rogen's said they're going for Pixar level visuals
There is a surprising amount of A-list talent going into this film.
I have a hard time believing they spent more than $50 million on a story about a sausage, though. It's not going to actually meet Pixar standards.
Zootopia (2016)
in Review That Movie! (Spoilers Allowed)
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You know videos like this:
That guy could do a video for The Silence of the Lambs and Zootopia!