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Dec 22, 2024

late, but back in 2019 when me and my entire family watched it, both me and my older sister fell asleep 30 minutes in. boring.

Nov 30, 2024

The plot is incredible. I cried. See if you haven't seen it yet.

Sep 22, 2024

This sweet tale is beautifully filmed and of course sad in places. Enjoyed the great acting, special effects & adorable Dumbo. Better than the original.

Sep 3, 2024

If this movie had been made a thousand years earlier, it would be the worst punishment in Dante’s inferno.

Jul 7, 2024

A baby elephant that can fly helps teach a circus the meaning of family. When I heard that Tim Burton was directing this film, I was excited to see what he was going to do with the pink elephant scene. What we got in this film was about three minutes of creativity without the original song. Think back to the original 1941 film. What do you remember that was enjoyable in that film? Well, it isn’t in this one or it is stripped of its emotional weight. In this sense, this film fails in bringing back a nostalgic feeling for the original. They also added a brand new story involving humans in the circus to add time to the already short original film. That story isn’t engaging. Do yourself a favor and skip this film.

Jun 9, 2024

It's fine, I personally prefer it from the original cuz it feels more structured

May 2, 2024

This movie deserves better reviews. The original in my opinion, wasn’t that good because of its one hour slow plot. But this remake has good actors and actresses star in an amazingly better film, although it might be a bit too much sometimes.

Dec 29, 2023

This is one of the very few movies that made me cry one of the best movies ever. However many people say it wasn't as detailed in the story as the original film but this is some what true but this version of the film is a new take on the original story and it is live action so I wasn't expecting it to be as a amazing as the original but it was a very good film would recommend if you like Disney classic films that are simple but overall good but not great film would have given 4 stars but I I can't change my rating.

Dec 29, 2023

I loved this film! Yes, it's lacks the heart of the first film. However, I love the approach Tim Burton brought to the film with his signature style! I believe this film is underrated and is a must see view for any Disney fan!

Dec 28, 2023

Sottovalutato. Sarà che di questo film tengo un ricordo positivo, capisco che ha poco dello spirito e del materiale originale, ma va bene così. Questo Dumbo con Burton alla regia vuole essere qualcosa di nuovo e per me c'è riuscito.

Nov 8, 2023

The concept is fairly simple, but dumbo just doesn't translate well into live action and the original animated version is perfect. The story and acting although adequate is completely eclipsed by the AWFUL art style. Everything looks as depressing as a hot gray room with 500 damp, sour socks nailed to the walls to dry.

Nov 4, 2023

Too many gaps left in the story in what was already a 2 hour movie.

Oct 30, 2023

After taking on Alice In Wonderland years prior for Disney, Tim Burton directed Dumbo, another live-action remake of one of the studio's own animated classics. The original Dumbo was released way back in 1941 so, while it remains a brilliant film and one of Disney's best, a remake may not have been all that necessary but it was at least understandable in this instance. Tim Burton being no stranger to live-action remakes (and creepy circus settings), he was an obvious choice to direct, plus his unique visual style seemed like a good fit. The film opens promisingly with a lively Casey Jr. steam train montage in which Danny Elfman's joyful score shines as we are introduced to Max Medici's (Danny DeVito) circus at its most successful. Cut to years later and the circus is struggling to generate the interest it used to so Medici purchases a pregnant elephant in order to present a brand new show. Meanwhile, ex-performer and WWI veteran Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell), who lost an arm during the war, returns to his family and is hired by Medici to take care of the elephants. When the surprisingly big-eared titular animal is born, this throws a wrench into Medici's plans and young Dumbo struggles to fit in. Soon enough, Dumbo is separated from its mother and the circus is bought by V. A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton), a flashy amusement park owner with his own plans for Dumbo. Burton being a champion of outsiders perceived as strange to the world in his movies, he handles Dumbo's more tragic moments very well, along with the elephant's sweet relationship with Farrier's kids, and he throws a good amount of weirdness at us, without overdoing it. Some scenes recreated from the original hit the mark (Dumbo's clown show, Casey Jr., Dumbo's mother getting locked up) while others don't ("Pink Elephants On Parade" is a disappointment) so, as far as live-action Disney remakes of their own animated classics go, this is about as good as most of them: not bad but not great either. While Burton himself shows a lack of care in some parts of the film, it's the writing that really prevents this one from being great: Ehren Kruger's script is often too bloated, too full of plot-holes and too inept to carry what should have been a pretty simple story. By the end, the film seems to have forgotten what elephants are, how bubbles work and what the film was about in the first place. There was a truly brilliant remake in there somewhere but the structure of Tim Burton's Dumbo is too weak to pull it off. There are good scenes, appealing visuals and fun performances to be found, Dumbo himself is cute, but by the time the messy third act hits, you'll just be flashing back to how good the original was. Sweet but uneven.

Sep 17, 2023

One of the few movies which Disney failed on. Not as good as expected at all. Story is very dragging long also

Sep 16, 2023

Dumbo (2019) for me is my favorite Disney live action, and the company's sixth favorite film, behind "The Emperor's New Groove", "Leroy & Stitch", "The Princess and the Frog", "Aladdin and the king of thieves" and "wreck it ralph". I think live action is better than animation, I thought it was great to have human characters and transform the ringmaster into a hero, and the new villain VA Vandervere is one of Disney's best villains, and the ending is very beautiful with Dumbo saying goodbye to his friends, I give this film 10/10.

Sep 4, 2023

This is Tim Burton's live action remake of Walt Disney's classic animated movie. It is 1919 and the Medici Brothers' Circus is in debt so Max Medici (Danny DeVito) sells all the circus horses and buys a pregnant elephant, (Ms Jumbo) and puts Holt Farrah (Colin Farrell) and his two young children Joe and Milly in charge over them. Soon the baby elephant is born but he has huge ears and the circus puts him in the clown act. In the baby elephant's debut, Holt hides his ears but the his ears accidentally are shown and the audience laughs and mocks him, calling him "Dumbo" Now Ms Jumbo is not happy and stampedes into the tent destroying the big top. So Ms Jumbo is sold, separating Dumbo from his mom. But when Joe and Milly discovers Dumbo can fly, they make it apart of the act. Word of the "Flying Elephant" spreads fast.... all the way to V.A. Vandevere the wealthy creator and owner of "Dreamland" a futuristic amusement park. Now Vandevere intends to buy Dumbo and make him his star attraction. "You have something very rare. You have wonder. You have mystique. You have magic" - V. A. Vandevere This remake is so much better than I thought it would be. The story is basically the same as the animated classic, the actors are well cast, and I love that they kept the "Baby Mine" song. Oh and Dumbo is so cute and not at all silly. Nothing really groundbreaking, but a fun entertaining family film.. Cast - Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Michael Keaton, Alan Arkin

Aug 10, 2023

Visually stunning, but let down by lack of development and Disney charm, "Dumbo" is passable, but certainly nothing special.

Big Red
Verified Jul 21, 2023

Cartoon is better. Still, check it out.

Jul 10, 2023

Way better than the animation movie. Great for families. Dumbo is pretty cute I can't lie. Has a really good cast as well.

Jul 4, 2023

The movie had a good start. Unfortunately, it wasn’t able to keep it up for very long.

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