acsnmama Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I see endless posts on FB about Frozen. Please fill me in! I haven't seen the movie yet, but everyone says it's like the best Disney movie ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I don't know what the hype is about. I just watched it yesterday with my kids, and while they enjoyed it, I didn't like it very much. The LEGO Movie was so much better - very funny, had a better message, and a lot fewer not-so-great songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhanaBee Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I really don't understand the hype. It was cute....but so are a bunch of other Disney movies. However, in my own house we have my 18yo who thinks it's the Best Disney Movie EVER! And my 15yo who wrote a scathing review of it on her blog, basically ripping her sister's opinion to shreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 My kids enjoyed it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I have no idea. We saw it in the theater and while the kids liked it (6 and 3) they never mentioned it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 We finally went to see it at the cheap theatre yesterday. The three of us (48yo female, 16yo female, 12yo male with Down Syndrome) enjoyed. I don't know that it was "best ever", but it held my attention well. I really appreciate how they handled the "act of true love"--moving away from previous Disney stereotypes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I agree that we liked it too, but personally, there are lots of other animated movies that I liked better and thought had even better messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsnmama Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 I would like to see it, but it'll be forever until we can get it through the library, and I'm not one to run out and buy a movie before seeing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 It's... fine. Not horrible. But it certainly wasn't as amazing as the hype claimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I really liked it. My girls will not stop singing "Let It Go" at the top of their lungs. My boys hate that and hate it even more when I join in instead of telling them to be quiet. :001_smile: I liked how true love was portrayed as laying one's life down for someone rather than all the gushy feelings a girl can get when she first meets someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I just watched it too, and it was cute, but I didn't love it. I don't know! I liked Mr. Peabody & Sherman better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Things I liked about it: Quote from Elsa, "You can't marry someone you just met!" Quote from one of the male characters, “You mean to tell me you got engaged to someone you just met that day?†The girls save themselves with no interference from anyone else. The final message of the movie is self-sacrifice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I loved it. The more I watch it, the more I catch. My 13 yo non-literature loving kid caught on that every time Elsa and Anna are in the same area, the ice starts melting. Love!!!! I didn't catch that! I loved the theme of self sacrificial love. I loved the music. I really love Olaf ("Some people are worth melting for!"). But, maybe the reason I love it so much is that I got to see it the first time in 3-D on a Disney cruise! So, I was in the Disney spirit and mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I wouldn't say it was the best movie ever, but I really enjoyed it, and my daughter loved it. I think it's just one of those cultural currency things right now... all the parents of young kids are aware of it and have seen it, so if you make a joke about it everyone will get it. People like making in-jokes that their peers will get, and people like getting in-jokes too. Makes everyone feel current and funny :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Wasn't the DVD released this weekend? I heard some of dc's classmates talking about it being released soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 We loved it. Did anybody notice Rapunzel and Eugene in the movie? DD picked them out and I had to pause the movie to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 We loved it. Did anybody notice Rapunzel and Eugene in the movie? DD picked them out and I had to pause the movie to see them. There's a theory out there that the King and Queen were going to Rapunzel's wedding when their boat wrecked, and that that's the shipwreck that Ariel is exploring in the beginning of The Little Mermaid. http://www.eonline.com/news/523425/after-reading-this-you-will-never-watch-frozen-tangled-or-the-little-mermaid-the-same-way-again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 There's a theory out there that the King and Queen were going to Rapunzel's wedding when their boat wrecked, and that that's the shipwreck that Ariel is exploring in the beginning of The Little Mermaid. http://www.eonline.com/news/523425/after-reading-this-you-will-never-watch-frozen-tangled-or-the-little-mermaid-the-same-way-again I saw that yesterday. Funny thing was in the theater DD kept insisting she saw Rapunzel in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I honestly hated the movie the first time I saw it. The story line was too painful and distressing even for Disney. My kids loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Ds 16 saw it in the theater with friends then insisted we all watch it when it came out on DVD. I thought it was okay. He and his friends, both girls and boys, think it's one of the best Disney movies to come out in a long time. I don't get it. :confused1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I enjoyed it but WAY over the top hype on it. My 9 year old daughter is over the moon about this movie. I have a 17 year old niece that has hundreds of dollars in Frozen merchandise already and she posted pictures of it all over facebook. Weird! SPOILER - I do like it was about 2 sisters sticking together, and not a typical the prince saves the princess story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 We saw it twice in the theater, own the soundtrack, and bought the DVD when it came out. My oldest dd, 14, and her friends love it. We had a big sleepover a few weeks ago and they kept singing parts of it so often that it was annoying. ETA: The hype is crazy though. We were just at Disney and people were waiting up to four hours to see the characters at Epcot. :huh: The Norway section was so busy we just walked right past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I haven't heard much hype about the movie itself—just Let It Go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I saw that yesterday. Funny thing was in the theater DD kept insisting she saw Rapunzel in the movie. She's correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 We really like it. I like that it had a better message than the typical girl needs rescuing by a handsome prince. My girls love "Let it Go". Even my one year old runs around singing it which is really cute. I don't know if I'd say it's the best Disney movie ever, but it ranks pretty high for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 We all love it here. That includes DH. It was our first theatre movie (for the five of us together) so it's special in that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I watched it yesterday at SIL's and both DH and I thought it was just ok. Olaf was the best part and even he wasn't stellar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Ds is five and he likes it. He has watched it several times and he has been singing the songs. :) I like that the girls save themselves, the "prince charming" was a snake, and it is more about acceptance of oneself. But really....who was the last princess who needed rescuing? Aurora? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Well, I'm glad you all are listing things about it that make me want to watch it. I guess I'll have to get over my extreme "miff-ted-ness" that they (Disney) once again took a classic fairytale (The Snow Queen) and twisted it beyond recognition. The Snow Queen is probably my favorite fairytale ever, so it's hard to Let It Go. (See what I did there?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari C in SC Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Initially, I just thought it was a pretty good movie. I thought it was pretty to watch. Had a bit too much singing for me. Then... My 15 year old daughter told me why she loved it. Oh my goodness... It brought me to tears. She is the proud owner of being diagnosed with depression. Since her brother died, it hit her hard. It took me awhile to see it and even then it was more because she told me that she needed help. She has spent a year working on finding a better place. She told me that the Let It Go song summed up how she felt perfectly. I told her that made me sad that she suffered. She told me that I shouldn't be sad because I saved her just as Anna saved Elsa in the movie. She said true love saved her. Oh... It still makes me cry when I hear the song. I bought her the DVD and gave her a card saying I would walk to the ends of the earth to save her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Well, I'm glad you all are listing things about it that make me want to watch it. I guess I'll have to get over my extreme "miff-ted-ness" that they (Disney) once again took a classic fairytale (The Snow Queen) and twisted it beyond recognition. The Snow Queen is probably my favorite fairytale ever, so it's hard to Let It Go. (See what I did there?) I love The Snow Queen as well. Some of them really sting like The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, and Mulan. I think if one separates it from the fairy tale then it stands alone as good. At least they changed the name of the story. :lol: I hate it when they mess with Han Christian Andersen or REAL PEOPLE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I haven't seen the whole movie, just bits and pieces when my nieces were here with the DVD so I can't really comment on the movie itself but I am impressed that it is a movie that is appealing to the tween/young teen and even above girls. SOOOOO much better than so many other things out there aimed at those age groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I saw it and it was ok. I thought Rapunzel was better. There were weird plot holes in Frozen that bugged me. Here's the honest trailer for it (honest trailer tells what movies are "really" about, pointing out plot holes and stuff. They're funny.) http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb5IH57SorQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Initially, I just thought it was a pretty good movie. I thought it was pretty to watch. Had a bit too much singing for me. Then... My 15 year old daughter told me why she loved it. Oh my goodness... It brought me to tears. She is the proud owner of being diagnosed with depression. Since her brother died, it hit her hard. It took me awhile to see it and even then it was more because she told me that she needed help. She has spent a year working on finding a better place. She told me that the Let It Go song summed up how she felt perfectly. I told her that made me sad that she suffered. She told me that I shouldn't be sad because I saved her just as Anna saved Elsa in the movie. She said true love saved her. Oh... It still makes me cry when I hear the song. I bought her the DVD and gave her a card saying I would walk to the ends of the earth to save her. Oh my goodness!!!! What an amazing story. ((hugs)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I didn't read all the replies, but why does it need to have a message? Can't it just be a fun, cute movie? That said, if I had to find a message, I could find a few. We really enjoyed it. It was cute, Olaf was adorable and had some great one-liners, and the heroine decks the villain! When we saw it, a whole big group of teenagers, all boys, stood up at the end and gave the movie a standing ovation. These weren't young teens, either, they all looked old enough to drive. That made me smile. That a Disney movie could move a bunch of testosterone filled boys to find their inner child and appreciate a kid's movie. My 17 ds loves the movie, and sings the songs all the time. The theaters here do sing -alongs, and he really wants to go to one. BTW- it's still in the theaters here, (not the dollar movie) even though it has already been released on dvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Well, I'm glad you all are listing things about it that make me want to watch it. I guess I'll have to get over my extreme "miff-ted-ness" that they (Disney) once again took a classic fairytale (The Snow Queen) and twisted it beyond recognition. The Snow Queen is probably my favorite fairytale ever, so it's hard to Let It Go. (See what I did there?) Seriously? Frozen is a Disney-fied retelling of The Snow Queen? I had no idea, so yeah, definitely beyond recognition for me. I always loved The Snow Queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I saw it and it was ok. I thought Rapunzel was better. There were weird plot holes in Frozen that bugged me. Here's the honest trailer for it (honest trailer tells what movies are "really" about, pointing out plot holes and stuff. They're funny.) http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb5IH57SorQ FYI - If you are going to watch this, kick littles out of the room. There are some things I don't want my 8 yo dd repeating!!!!! (Hans being "turned on" by reindeer being one of them!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 While I liked Frozen, I do not recommend watching expecting to see The Snow Queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 We really like Frozen. It would be in my top 3 favorite Disney princess movies along with Brave and Beauty and the Beast. I think Brave is my favorite though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Yeah, this does not really resemble the Snow Queen, if that is what Disney was after. I do think the movie is about overcoming anxiety and/or depression or other personal mental health obstacles, and allowing those who truly love you to support and help you through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 FYI - If you are going to watch this, kick littles out of the room. There are some things I don't want my 8 yo dd repeating!!!!! (Hans being "turned on" by reindeer being one of them!) Ha ha, my friend had to explain to her 10yo daughter that singing "We're totally going to pork" was not appropriate. The friend turned bright red and wailed "But I've been singing it all day!" Oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soufflegirl Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I reluctantly tagged along to see it in the theater (I'm really not a Disney princess person) and ended up loving it. I really liked how they handled the whole act of true love part, and Olaf was nowhere near as irritating as I was expecting a little talking sidekick to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I don't think it is the best movie ever or anything but we all enjoyed watching it this week. My girls love it especially my 6 year old. Personally I liked Tangled better. I think the part where he says "You got engaged to someone you just met?" was hilarious considering the typical Disney princess movie. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 we all really enjoyed it. what is significant is how it has stuck with us, and become part of our daily replies to one another. that is the mark of a great story..... ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 My theory is that there are subliminal messages under the music that trigger an addictive reaction in the brain. (Not really, but it feels like it.) If it weren't for privacy concerns, I would post my video of dd8 singing "Let it go" backwards. "Tel ti og, tel ti og...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I got dragged to see it by my 9 year old son. I ended up loving it. He owns the soundtrack and does a mean cover of "Let it Go" I like it because he loves it so much. And we tend to love musicals in this house, so it wasn't a stretch. I am surprised that the boys ended up liking it much more than the lego movie. Don't get me wrong, they really like that one as well, but they haven't asked to buy the Lego movie or the soundtrack. They don't usually ask for stuff like that, so they must really like Frozen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I thought it was a cute movie. Not great, but cute. I think it has been popular with the FB meme crowd because of the never ending winter this year for the northern areas. I have seen several pleas to make Elsa happy so spring could show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I saw it and it was ok. I thought Rapunzel was better. There were weird plot holes in Frozen that bugged me. Here's the honest trailer for it (honest trailer tells what movies are "really" about, pointing out plot holes and stuff. They're funny.) http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb5IH57SorQ Oh my goodness, I laughed so hard I cried! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 After several viewings, dd8 finally asked me why Anna had to be locked in the castle for all those years, since she wasn't the one with a problem. Time to introduce a little concept called "plot contrivance." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Dh and I both loved it. Dd and ds, both older teens, loved it. We saw it recently at 9pm and the theater was still packed. I find it interesting how it is appealing to teens especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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