OT: Disney's live action Dumbo movie

By: Lets Brooooo Hokies on June 13, 2018, 2:45 PM | 35 comments

I saw the trailer for the upcoming (2019) live action remake of the Disney Classic, Dumbo. Directed by Tim Burton who I feel is hit or miss. Staring Eva Green, Michael Keaton(I love), Danny Devito, Collin Ferrell, Alan Arkin and more.

How do we feel about this? They are playing around with some classics now and they can be very well done( Junglebook) or in my opinion poorly done (Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton himself)

Discuss....

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Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 8 years 3 weeks #

Tim Burton? Eva Green? Michael Keaton?

Count me in.

afreitas112's picture afreitas112
| 8 years 3 weeks #

I agree on your take with Tim Burton, I gave up two separate times on making it through Alice in Wonderland. I am cautiously optimistic about Dumbo though, that could be a really fun one if done correctly, both Junglebook and Beauty and the Beast certainly were.

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Beauty and the Beast? That movie was....underwhelming to say the least

vtandy's picture vtandy | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Lets Brooooo Hokies's picture Lets Brooooo Hokies | 8 years 3 weeks #

I would feel a lot more comfortable if Jon Favreau was directing like Junglebook and the upcoming Lion King live action. He seems to have a great feel for this kind of stuff. I will say that Dumbo was always trippy enough that it could suit Burton's style well though.

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HokieStone's picture HokieStone | 8 years 3 weeks #

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wasknick's picture wasknick | 8 years 3 weeks #

Michael Keaton and Tim Burton always go together well


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Lets Brooooo Hokies's picture Lets Brooooo Hokies | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Agreed on both of those but same could have been said at one time about Johnny Depp...

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07Hokie's picture 07Hokie
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| 8 years 3 weeks #

There is no way this doesn't end in tears

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wasknick's picture wasknick | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

I'm about to speak the dam troof, but I have never seen Dumbo.

I love a good nap. Sometimes that's all that's getting me out of bed in the morning.

LancerHokie's picture LancerHokie | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

What kind of childhood did you have?

2 time Longwood grad married to a Hokie.

wasknick's picture wasknick | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

I was more into true stories like Star Wars and Star Trek. Flying Elephants is pretty far out.

I love a good nap. Sometimes that's all that's getting me out of bed in the morning.

vtfly's picture vtfly | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

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senjohnblutarsky's picture senjohnblutarsky | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

The physics is sound in Nick's assertion. Those ears lack the structure and area to provide enough lift to help an elephant fly. No stabilizers. No controls to make those turns.

Light sabres... totally possible.... right?

vtfly's picture vtfly | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

With the amount of booze and drugs Dumbo does, it's more amazing when he's not flying.

"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

“When life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

Leonard's picture Leonard | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

You're better off than me.

What THE FUCK is it with Disney, and killing off everybody's mom in the animated classics?

Just in case I got to you in time, don't watch Bambi, Old Yeller, King Kong (I know... It's not Disney, but's its fucked up. Jesus Christ, I tear up just thinking about King Kong) The Fox and the Hound, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Leonard. Duh.

AssPocketFullOWhiskey's picture AssPocketFullOWhiskey
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| 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Spoiler alert, FFS!!! /s

Not /s for Nick's sake, apparently.

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Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Have you ever heard of Grimm's fairy tales?

Kids used to get injected with reality even before they got cell phones.

HokieMacGruber26's picture HokieMacGruber26 | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Not anymore.

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LancerHokie's picture LancerHokie | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

You forgot The Land Before Time... Just the 1st one (maybe the second)... They are not good after past that.

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07Hokie's picture 07Hokie
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| 8 years 3 weeks # ^

What you don't like Land Before Time 23?

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VTMaroonOrange's picture VTMaroonOrange | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Team Petree!
...Damn, If only this thread happened 4 months ago when I hadn't yet named my kid.

LancerHokie's picture LancerHokie | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Sigh... The movies of our childhood... We are officially old... Yup!Yup!Yup!

TLBT related--- who else had the puppets from Pizza Hut? I think I had the whole set.. I was so into dinosaurs and this movie, I had purple dinosaur Converse high tops.

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AssPocketFullOWhiskey's picture AssPocketFullOWhiskey
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| 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Hey, I remember those.

If you play it, they will win.

"How the ass pocket will be used, I do not know. Alls I know is, the ass pocket will be used." -The BoD

vtfly's picture vtfly | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Walt Disney's mom died when he was young which is why they like to kill off the mom in the classics. He basically wanted the movies to reflect his life in some way.

"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

“When life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

VTFootballGrad's picture VTFootballGrad | 8 years 3 weeks #

It looks good to me!

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dmcross's picture dmcross
| 8 years 3 weeks #

I hate the off-season!

coldblood4vt's picture coldblood4vt
| 8 years 3 weeks #

I would assume that the murder of crows that give him the feather to hold onto so he can fly are going to be very different from the original version.

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Jander75's picture Jander75 | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

Not to mention the drinking scene...

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VT_Warthog's picture VT_Warthog | 8 years 3 weeks #

I wasn't excited for this at all, like thinking I would pass on it. But it looks awesome. Lord willing moviepass is still around then.

BUT JUST GIVE ME A LION KING TRAILER.

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wasknick's picture wasknick | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

I love a good nap. Sometimes that's all that's getting me out of bed in the morning.

hokie07ME's picture hokie07ME | 8 years 3 weeks # ^

FTFY

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Hokie in The Wire's picture Hokie in The Wire
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| 8 years 3 weeks # ^

This may have been the best Honest Trailer I've seen

wasknick's picture wasknick | 8 years 3 weeks #

I am the worst at TKP. Fixed my post.

I love a good nap. Sometimes that's all that's getting me out of bed in the morning.

4VPISU's picture 4VPISU | 8 years 3 weeks #

Honestly I thought "Dumbo" in the thread title was just going to refer to something else that Bronco Mendenhall said...

Carry on!