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joeyabukiMar 31, 2019

It's not a bad movie buuuttt it could have been much much better, I am disappointed. At first it is slow and boring, and I almost fell asleep; at 35 minutes it takes off and it gets a little bit interesting. Although it's the Disney movieIt's not a bad movie buuuttt it could have been much much better, I am disappointed. At first it is slow and boring, and I almost fell asleep; at 35 minutes it takes off and it gets a little bit interesting. Although it's the Disney movie that has the Tim Burton fingerprint of the 80's everywhere. OST reminds us a LOT of Edward Scissorhands. I can not say either that it's a good movie, is not up to the old one. It has the essence of the original but a lot of things are changed (I already said it, the Burton label). The villain (Michael Keaton) is horrendous, great actor wasted. Batman and the Penguin together again after almost 30 years, Burton made it possible. The elephants are VERY WELL MADE IN CGI. And "Jumbo" is REALLY cute.… Expand

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Compi24Mar 30, 2019

Admittedly, this was one of the few live action Disney remakes I was actually looking forward to. But what we ended up getting in Tim Burton's "Dumbo" is a movie that tries too hard to be different than the original animated effort. WhetherAdmittedly, this was one of the few live action Disney remakes I was actually looking forward to. But what we ended up getting in Tim Burton's "Dumbo" is a movie that tries too hard to be different than the original animated effort. Whether it's Michael Keaton's evil carnival tycoon character, the financial integrity of his suspiciously anachronistic amusement park, or any of the other non-animal beings associated with the title character's plight, there's simply too much going on in here that either diverts too far from the source material, fails to entertain, or does both of these things. In fact, the only elements of this movie that do work are the few that are actually retained from the original. Dumbo is cute, you ache at the fact that he's lost his mother, and it is a joy to see him fly. What exactly are you trying to be, movie? A faithful retelling of a beloved children's tale or a more post-modern examination of the same events? Trying to be both of these at once is unwise, yes? Yet this is the film we're given; a moderately enjoyable yet frequently baffling mishmash of ideas that amounts to what I can easily say is the weakest of Disney's live action remake catalogue.… Expand

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faisalnaseer82Jun 20, 2019

This was nothing like the classic I remember from my childhood. It should have been called Milly and the baby elephant considering how much screen time she hogged. Gone are the mice and the crows and are now replaced by a subliminal messageThis was nothing like the classic I remember from my childhood. It should have been called Milly and the baby elephant considering how much screen time she hogged. Gone are the mice and the crows and are now replaced by a subliminal message of feminism ringing throughout the movie. The boy actor was annoying too. Or he was just deliberately made a stupid character to prop up the character of Milly. De Vito was excellent. Farrel was meh. Rest of the characters were forgetful as well. Saving grace of the movie were the scenes of Dumbo and that's it. Disney really needs to keep SJW politics out of their movies.… Expand

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BrianMcCriticMar 29, 2019

Dumbo is adorable and the film has tons of visual flare and amazing costumes. It also has dull almost lifeless characters (minus Danny Devito) and a poor excuse for creative storytelling. Aka Tim Burton the last 20-25 years!! Overall a middle 4 a C-.

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The3AcademySinsOct 11, 2019

The 2019 live action remake of Dumbo helmed by Tim Burton falls short on almost every aspect. The plot of the original Dumbo takes up the entirety of the first act of the movie. The second and third acts of the film become a weird, metaThe 2019 live action remake of Dumbo helmed by Tim Burton falls short on almost every aspect. The plot of the original Dumbo takes up the entirety of the first act of the movie. The second and third acts of the film become a weird, meta commentary about Disney as a corporation, with a scenery-chewing Michael Keaton holding the audience's hand as he guides them through a diesel-punk capitalist nightmare. There's a lot of strange attempts by the movie to be "woke" about animal cruelty, but being "woke" about race or class is strikingly absent. Maybe this is intentional, as the original Dumbo is racially insensitive at best. While the movie isn't bad per se, it is disappointing, and left me with a feeling of "so what?" as the credits rolled.… Expand

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JLuis_001Apr 23, 2019

It's amazing that this film managed to make quite a mistake in such a basic element like the protagonism of the title character and that not only it showed that not all of Disney animated classics should have a live-action adaptation, it alsoIt's amazing that this film managed to make quite a mistake in such a basic element like the protagonism of the title character and that not only it showed that not all of Disney animated classics should have a live-action adaptation, it also reaffirmed that Tim Burton has remained in a devastating phase of complacency as a film director.

And I'm not saying that Dumbo is a bad film but it's just a correct film. Visually attractive and certainly entertaining but there's no more.
The rest of the cast is irrelevant and even so I think the biggest sin of this film is that it's called Dumbo and unfortunately Dumbo is not the star here and that is certainly unforgivable.… Expand

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NoahboyJul 13, 2019

Dumbo (2019): This movie tries way too hard to bring a "serious" story about an elephant that flies. For some reason the king of style over substance, Tim Burton, thought that an over-reliance on CGI and poor child acting would help.

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JosymarAbarcaMar 30, 2019

Una película apresurada, sobreproducida, con escenas forzadas y que terminan dañando la historia original. Para mi, es mala, muy mala.

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BrunoVn00Apr 3, 2019

It was a fine movie, not terrible but far from great. It was slow, boring and extremely predictable for the most part and the final act was when the movie started to get me invested. I'm glad that this is not a blatant remake shot-by-shot ofIt was a fine movie, not terrible but far from great. It was slow, boring and extremely predictable for the most part and the final act was when the movie started to get me invested. I'm glad that this is not a blatant remake shot-by-shot of the animated movie (like the live-action Beauty and the Beast) and I give it praise for showing a different perspective, too bad the writing wasn't good enough to make that perspective interesting or exciting.

The references to the animated movie are soooo forced and serve no purpose to the plot, almost felt like their only purpose was just so adults that saw the animated movie as kids, go "Awww, I remember that". I mean, that was the marketing for this movie after all.

Oh but we got a stellar cast: Michael Keaton as Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito as Danny DeVito and Colin Farrell as Colin Farrel, their acting was bland and it felt like watching three competent actors get wasted with bland and one-dimensional characters and the child actors were just not good.… Expand

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KeithDowMar 30, 2019

Dumbo is a sweet tale. The movie has tons of visual flare and dazzling costume design. But in typical Tim Burton style, everything is to excess and the story suffers as a result.

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QuintonKnightMar 29, 2019

Disney’s latest live action/CGI remake of a classic film is not good. You don’t get invested in the story at any points throughout the film once or ever and the acting isn’t a highlight. In fact, the acting can used as a complaint. Looks likeDisney’s latest live action/CGI remake of a classic film is not good. You don’t get invested in the story at any points throughout the film once or ever and the acting isn’t a highlight. In fact, the acting can used as a complaint. Looks like Disney’s first live action fail.… Expand

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PanchogulMar 29, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No tiene ni la mitad del encanto y carisma que tiene la película de 1941, sin mencionar la ausencia de Timothy, sin embargo la sola presencia de Dumbo, cuyo encanto y ternura lo convierte en un noble y maravilloso ser es todo lo que la película necesita, lo demás no genera mucha gracia y está demás.

Lo bueno: Dumbo y Danny DeVitto.
Lo malo: Demasiado relleno y poco cariño.

No me decepcionó pero no estará entre las mejores sin duda alguna.… Expand

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JPKDec 18, 2019

Not Very Interesting
This remake of Dumbo has good intentions and tries something new, But the writing hinders it’s potential (Considering it was written by a guy who was involved with Transformers.)

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TVJerryApr 5, 2019

It's been since childhood that I saw the original animated version, but even so, I don't remember it being so menacing. This live-action re-imagining takes the plot in very different and much darker directions. The baby elephant with theIt's been since childhood that I saw the original animated version, but even so, I don't remember it being so menacing. This live-action re-imagining takes the plot in very different and much darker directions. The baby elephant with the giant ears discovers pretty quickly the he can flip his ears to fly, then he gets exploited by an evil entrepreneur (Michael Keaton). Colin Farrell plays the good guy, Danny DeVito is the ringmaster and 2 kids figure prominently (to add to the family appeal). While it's never dull and the "realistic" Dumbo is just too adorable, there's not much joy or humor to lighten the burden. Speaking of "burden," director Tim Burton's gloomy visions may exacerbate the film's intensity. There are moments of visual appeal and youngsters probably won't be bored, but the predictable plot and uninspired direction won't make this a Disney classic.… Expand