Christopher Robin | August 3, 2018 | 70% on RT (and rising!)

[The Futurist]

Just now, Chewy said:

 

you know this isnt a biopic right

No, so the other movie with Margot Robbie was ?

Too many pooh movies I guess, I am lost ...

[MovieMan89]

1 minute ago, Treeing Me Apart said:

winnie the pooh is literally a teddy bear, why the fuck you all so stunned that the live action version is an actual teddy bear?

That's not the issue, the issue is the Pooh characters have a look that is nothing if not charming. This design is just odd and stiff. It doesn't look anywhere near as appealing as this:

[MCKillswitch123]

1 minute ago, The Futurist said:

No, so the other movie with Margot Robbie was ?

Too many pooh movies I guess, I am lost ...

This is a movie set in the actual Pooh world. The Margot Robbie movie was the biopic (about Pooh's creator and his family).

[MovieMan89]

Ok, I take that back. The fact that it looks too much like an actual teddy bear is the issue. The design should be inspired by a teddy bear, but they took it too far. It's like uncanny valley for stuffed animals. For example, Paddington's look in the films is inspired by a real bear cub, but they didn't try to make him look just like a real bear cub. They still imbued the design with a sense of charm and whimsy that would be missing if they had literally tried to make him look just like a talking bear. 

[MrFanaticGuy34]

1 minute ago, MCKillswitch123 said:

This is a movie set in the actual Pooh world. The Margot Robbie movie was the biopic (about Pooh's creator and his family).

Kinda like Saving Mr.Banks was a biopic about P.L Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins (rather than Mary Poppins herself) & Walt Disney.

 

That kind of movie.

[Ledmonkey96]

Terrible opinion time, Paddington looked horrible to me, he reminded me of the old Country Bears movie.

[MovieMan89]

9 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

No, so the other movie with Margot Robbie was ?

Too many pooh movies I guess, I am lost ...

To start off with, you're aware Christopher Robin is a fictional character, not a real person, right?

[MovieMan89]

2 minutes ago, Ledmonkey96 said:

Terrible opinion time, Paddington looked horrible to me, he reminded me of the old Country Bears movie.

Opinions and all, but wow. I literally can't think of a more endearing looking CGI animal creation in movies than Paddington. It's a huge part of why the films work so well. 

Edited March 6, 2018 by MovieMan89

[DAJK]

I really think this could do well. Paddington 2 with Disney marketing machine.

 

38/125

[MovieMan89]

Just now, DAJK said:

I really think this could do well. Paddington 2 with Disney marketing machine.

 

38/125

If only Paddington 2 could have had Disney's marketing behind it. *sigh*

[Avatree]

12 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

No, so the other movie with Margot Robbie was ?

Too many pooh movies I guess, I am lost ...

yes, it was. It was about A A Milne, who wrote Winnie the Pooh. This one is a fictional movie about the fictional Christopher Robin who is a character in Winnie the Pooh.

[The Futurist]

The movie about George Lucas college years is looming people.

[CoolioD1]

Spoiler

 

[Premium George]

5 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

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This honey will make a fine addition to my collection.^{from reddit.}

[dudalb]

2 hours ago, filmlover said:

This looks like a more serious-minded PG version of Ted lol.

You did not get that the whole joke of "Ted" was a cute Winnie The Pooh like bear using four letter words?

[dudalb]

1 hour ago, MovieMan89 said:

The Pooh design is horrendous.  I have no idea how that design got past so many people at Disney to get approved. When you compare it to the lovable and charming design and CGI of Paddington it's especially bad. Otherwise, I like the teaser and concept seems promising. But it's not going to work if the Pooh characters don't like right or as charming as they do in the books/animated films. 

I have to agree. The whole charm of the original drawings for the Milne books,and which Disney did capture in his original Pooh animated films, has been totally lost.

[Zakiyyah6]

Look like another Pete's Dragon. 80mil at best.

[dudalb]

2 minutes ago, Zakiyyah6 said:

Look like another Pete's Dragon. 80mil at best.

And I suspect "Nutcracker" will be the same story. Not a huge release for Disney.if they make a decent profit on a mid level budget, the Mouse will be satisfied.

[Premium George]

Oh yes, Nutcracker. That's coming too.

[WrathOfHan]

Pooh looks fine to me. IDK WTF all of you are whining about.