Never forget that Chinese Historian and New York Times Best Selling Author Xiran Jay Zhao created a youtube channel just because they hated the Mulan Live Action Movie so much that a long ass twitter thread was not enough for them to convey how much of a dumpster fire this movie was. Absolutely iconic 2020 moment
The Cinderella doll was absolutely gorgeous but the live action Belle doll was absolutely terrible. I was working retail when When the live action Belle doll was released,not a single one sold and majority were put on clearance. Even workers were cracking jokes about Belles forehead.
YES OMG Mulan was so so horrible!!! Like the director was like “she’s not a super hero” but then changed her to have magic powers? The whole point of Mulan was that she was the underdog, what made he special wasn’t a power she was born with, it was her ability to persevere, think outside the box, and use her weaknesses as advantages. She turned being a woman into a strength in a situation when being a woman was a weakness. And then they took out the songs?! Like wtf was Disney THINKING
Exactly! The original Mulan felt useless when she was rejected by the matchmaker, she was a "disgrace" to her family, so she decided she could sacrifice herself to save her father. And then she becomes the greatest by discovering strength in the feminine, finding solutions that no man could think about. The remake Mulan is pointless, she is already powerful and wants to go to war, she is not sacrificing anything to save her father, she has powers, there is no way she can evolve and persevere.
The Disney Store live action dolls are a textbook case of uncanny valley. There needs to be some level of stylization at that scale and with those proportions. Like they literally use the same doll bodies as the animated characters which makes the hyper-realistic heads look huge and insanely out of place. It seems the new Halle doll has a better proportioned head so that’s good, but it still seems people are liking the stylized Mattel face more
I have an Alice Through the Looking Glass Mad Hatter that I found at one of my local comic book stores. He is stunning and actually looks like the character without being ugly (which is an issue I find with quite a few of the live action dolls).
@@rubenazul7421 I think Alice Through The Looking Glass is way better Alice adaptation film, capture the crazy adventure vibes from the novel and the Walt Disney classic, while the first one is Narnia on Wonderland
I might not be remembering correctly but I think Cinderella was Walt’s favorite princess? So they might have pushed for it to be super good partially because of that.
@@TheAmazingTachan That's actually correct. Disney said it himself that Cinderella is his favorite princess because her story reminds him of his rags to riches story.
I like the High School Musical playline dolls that Mattel did. Although they all got new face sculpts based on the actors, there was no attempt to make them too hyper-realistic so they looked great and not uncanny. And their clothes were good quality. Where the Belle doll and other celebrity dolls went wrong was trying to recreate every laugh-line and wrinkle. It just made them look old and tired!
I think the boys from HSM only that got new faces, Kelsi has a new face too. Gabriella has the Carnaval mold, Sharpay has the Summer mold, Taylor has the Nikki/Desiree mold. Troy has also a Ken sculpt from early 2000s. They are just painted differently to make closer and accurate to the actors/actresses.
The infamous live action Beauty and the Beast Belle doll from Disney Store. Her face is really terrifying and odd looking. She is mostly called as "Justin Bieber". The hair line is so wide, so the forehead too. The head is big, the face is so much realistic looking and she has a classic Disney Princess body. That makes her look weird. I think Mattel will release their very own Disney live action Princesses dolls very soon. I am so excited for the Emma Watson as Belle doll. Mattel is really good at capturing and transferring actors and actreses into dolls.
NOT THE ANGELINAJOLIEUSSY - But I L O V E the 2015 Cinderella, oh my god. I’m in love with Lily James and Richard Madden, so that helped a bit. I just think the film is stunning. Wish the Cinderella face was…a bit prettier. But I need them all! I only have the Wedding set! Super excited for The Little Mermaid!
I cant wait to see his opinion on the dolls of Ursula and the sisters... I feel like the tentacles and various tails are going to divide everyone on whether they like them... I worked in a pet shop with tropical fish as a teen so I'm in love with the different tails just off my own nostalgia but I can see some ppl might think the patterns are too busy or dreamtopia ish
Yeah, you are likely right. Especially as the animated movie had it more simplistic colors and it was easier to tell which sister was which. But I’m sure the live action sisters will look neat too!
@@KatieLHall-fy1hw How was it easier then? The sisters in the live action are almost all literally different races lol. And all the sisters originally had A names, they were essentially identical. It's easier to tell the difference between them now
@@LifeisaBeautifulting not speaking for the names, but I always felt the block colors for the tails made it pretty easy to tell (blue tail, pink tail, yellow tail, orange tail, etc.) but hey, different ways to look at it!
I thought the limited edition doll face sculp was a little bit better than the regular Belles Cruella was absolutely amazing i loved it i wish they had more dolls of her
Marry Poppins is a stunning Masterpiece of Special Effects. Watch a Making Of if you can. The makers did put so much efford into the Special Effects, it's mindblowing to see how the live action effects were matched with the animation!
Ah, I feel empty if there are no new videos from Joey for a while, but then he comes back with some amazing, long, well made, well prepared videos (how is it possible that it's unscripted? 😅) and I just can't be mad 💘 Joey's channel is literally, definitely, obviously the BEST doll channel out there, periodt. 😌
Ceasarian Syndrome. Talking about a person you know is standing next to you. This person thinks the creator of this video and the person who they adress their comment are totally different / not the same. What makes you think this way? #curious
i really love the Cinderella live action, it's the only live action Disney remake i would call a legitimately good movie, and when you watch some behind the scenes making of it really shows how much effort they were putting into that movie that lacks in all the latter ones
Even just the effort they put into the dress alone is amazing for me and it shows. Proper layering and structuring to make it gigantic and poofy, I adore that dress
Have to be honest, the only live action of the latest bunch that did it for me was Cinderella - The costumes, the story, perfection. It didn’t try to be the cartoon, but had enough smart references that I think any diehard fan of the cartoon would notice. Enjoyed the video, thank you!
I love Cinderella’s live action dress, it really has that magical princess look. But I’m not a fan of Belle’s dress, because it doesn’t look like gold in the animated movie. I think they should’ve kept it gold for the live action, that would’ve looked stunning.
Emma Watson’s refusal to wear a corset also ruined the dress, at least for me. she refused to wear one under the guise of “feminism” which is absolute bs to anyone who knows the history of fashion and women’s garments. women didn’t wear corsets for a smaller waistline… they had to wear them because of the structure of the dresses. sure, they were uncomfortable and restrictive but that wasn’t intentional. they didn’t wear the corsets for “beauty standards” or anything like that, of course it played a role but to write off such an important garment for women at the time feels condescending and… stupid. this may be an unpopular opinion but casting Emma Watson was such a huge mistake. but that’s a common theme i see in a lot of these remakes. they make huge changes to the story and characters all for the sake of “progression” when nothing about the changes are actually progressive. it just proves they don’t even know what they’re talking about.
@@crab2195 I don’t think Emma Watson was a good choice for Belle. Belle is feminine, she’s soft spoken, and caring. She walks, dances and reads like she’s in her own world, she’s also very passionate about books. While Emma Watson acts masculine most likely because of feminism. Some feminists believe being feminine is weak, which I completely disagree with as a feminine feminist. She walks like she owns the world. She’s also not passionate about books, she barely looks at the book and doesn’t sound like she’s passionate about books. She didn’t even help the Beast when he got injured, they also had terrible chemistry. Also, she can’t even sing. Broadway actors were side characters and they outshined the heavily autotuned Belle. I liked the other outfits in the movie. Such as the Beast’s and Gaston’s outfits, they look good and they’re historically accurate. Belle’s ballgown dress didn’t look good and it wasn’t even historically accurate, but if it had that magical gold look like in the animated movie, I wouldn’t have cared about historical accuracy. The dress was very expensive to make as well, but it looks very cheap.
@@MinisDunyasi5 i completely agree with everything you said!! i couldn’t have said it better. I truly don’t understand their decision to go with Emma Watson… they didn’t need the publicity or name recognition. i also agree that the whole “feminist = masculine” is total bs and another way of taking away women’s individuality. she didn’t capture the essence of Belle whatsoever. and like you said, can’t sing. i don’t think the film needed to be historically accurate but when you go out of your way to pat yourself on the back for doing the “feminist” thing and not wear a corset… you should at least know what you’re talking about. if you don’t know why women wore corsets at the time, you shouldn’t even mention your decision to not wear one. i’d rather pretend this movie never existed😂
@@crab2195 I agree. The animated movie was way better. In the live action there was no Belle, there was Emma Watson. They should’ve called it “Emma Watson & the Beast”. That would’ve been more accurate. The live action didn’t feel like it had that “Disney Princess Magic” effect either. The dress wasn’t shining or pretty, there was no chemistry between Emma Watson and the Beast, it didn’t even feel like romance. Belle can’t sing, so the songs she was in weren’t good. Almost every outfit except Belle’s outfit was historically accurate, Belle’s dress looks so out of place, especially for the time.
The 1994 Cruella dolls are sublime! She is the queen of fashion and her dresses are magnificent, i love her hat too 🙂 My god the Oz dools are so pretty! I like Glenda's dress and the tiny white doll; she is adorable!
I have the Mattel live action Cinderella in the ballgown. She’s gorgeous in person. Her features are a little harsh, but the quality of the gown is decent and she actually has a fully rooted head.
your collection baffles me so much, baffles in a way that impresses me. Youve pretty much introduced me more to the world of doll collecting, I knew nothing of it before finding your channel because I thinkit was the life in the dreamhouse video I loved and started watching more. But in every video you say you own one or two of the dolls for so many collections, its really impressive
In my humble opinion the best remake is the one NEVER talked about... The lady and the tramp. It was cute, accurate to the animation, it had diversity, but it didn't affect the story. I love how the darlings had their own story as well, without taking the spotlight out of the dogs.
That one was good. It was very cute! I thought Cinderella was one of the best ones, but I personally prefer Ever After for my live action Cinderella story 😎 worst live action to me is Pinocchio. They laid a huge egg with that one
But Beauty and the Beast…. Dumpster fire when Disney+ was released I wanted to watch it couldn’t get through 5 minutes I literally stopped watching at 2 minutes and 17 seconds 😒🙄
I think the reason they made only the limited edition doll with Cruella was because the movie was actually very adult. So I think it was hard to make fashion dolls that would appeal to kids. But I still wished they could have made at least some barbie sized dolls with her.
I never had a Disney doll. My mother bought Flora from the Winx, a purple Barbie mermaid doll and a few Bratz. It was enough to entertain me during five hours. I had a lot of fun with thoses dolls especially the mermaid. She was my favorite! Sadly, my mother gave her to the poor when i was 13. She knew the mermaid was my favorite but still did it and said '' They need her more than you! '' with a severe tone. I will always remember this tragic day 😢
I still keep all my +100 barbies collection since childhood (and other toys). I’m extremely protective over my possessions, my parents know it very well and wouldn’t have dared to do something like that just like I wouldn’t have dared to take something that belong to them and throw to the trash or give it to someone. For example my mother has a jewelry collection she doesn’t use the half of it, now imagine I took the cheapest necklace she had and gave to a friend because she is por and has no jewelry at all and said to my mother “mom you know that necklace that looked the cheapest, well I took it and gave it to someone because they needed it more that’s you do” and now imagine she would have told me “how could you that’s the first thing you father gifted to me!”. I would have felt horrible as a normal human being should but a normal human being wouldn’t have taken someone’s else belongings to give away without permission. It’s a mutual respect, that’s how relationships work and kept strong. Considering you had those 3 favorite toys not like me who had more than one hundred Barbies as a kid that’s basically “I don’t know my kid, I”m not bothered to understand her or him”. Like who does that? Not everyone will keep their toys like me, most end up giving them away anyway but when they ready to do so. This just made me really mad. It’s not even about a toy but the decision to be unnecessary cruel to someone…
Tbh dolls based on live action movies and shows give me major uncanny valley. Something about the way they try to capture an actor's facial features just creeps me out (I think it goes back to the Mary Kate and/or Ashley doll I had as a very young kid that somehow managed to look both 13 and 35 at the same time)
Disney so missed the mark on Cruella dolls. I would have bought that doll in a heartbeat, especially if you could have gotten a bunch of outfits. The costumes were stunning.
I finally walked up to Dollar General Market yesterday morning and bought some Barbie dolls to use in my future plush series as toys for Bowser Junior.
Maybe the 2013 Lone Ranger Dolls where trying to appeal to the "Boy/Action Figure" market, you could get Lone Ranger Lego too and you could get Lone Ranger Action figure / dolls in the 70s [Marx/Gabriel toys, 1973]
The face sculpt for Belle actually kinda good, the face paint was the one that failed it, seeing the custom face paint done by artist, the face really resemble of the actress, and the head kinda big for the body as well, it's make her look really awkward.
I think the facial proportions were also a bit... smooshed in. Emma Watson's a lovely woman, but trying to accurately put her facial features on a doll just made it look really narrow and just... not very pleasant to look at. I think the Ariel doll got it right in that there's clear resemblance to the actress, but they "cartoonified" the features just enough that it felt properly proportioned. There's probably some psychology factor behind why certain doll face features hit our "how pretty!" or "how cute!" response and others don't.
19:17 for months in my op shop (thrift store) there has been the most bizarre barbie on their shelf. Its face is in a constant grimace. I searched so hard to figure out what doll it was, to no avail. UNTIL NOW. I recognised her immediately when you showed the photo of the Kylie Minogue doll. The mystery is finally solved.
Before Disney started the limited edition dolls, they had partnered with Tonner Dolls. Tonner was known for their larger vinyl dolls ranging from 16" to 17" (they did make dolls that were smaller and even larger than that). Tonner created most of the Disney Princesses and several other Disney films/series - Mary Poppins, Davy Crocket, 101 Dalmatians, Chronicles of Narnia, Prince of Persia, Princess Diaries, Tron and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. I think the reason there weren't many smaller dolls for the Alice film was because Tonner had the license for that movie.
i just looked up the Princess Diaries dolls because i never knew they existed and wow, Julie Andrew’s doll is gorgeous. Anne Hathaway… not so much. It’s so nice to see a “middle-aged” doll be sculpted so beautifully. you never see that!
I absolutely LOVED cruella! I thought it was so well made, the costumes were GORGEOUS! The CGI dogs were bad looking. I also didn’t hate the Beauty and the Beast remake. Belle’s singing was meh, but I thought it was really good
Crazy that I found this video! I went through my old dolls and found that I have the Cinderella Wedding day doll, Alice through the looking glass doll (its a very nice doll), beauty and the Belle village outfit doll. They’re all gorgeous!!
Dat Belle Doll was a mess. I had to change her head with the Hermione doll for my daughter 😅. Give us a review for The Little Mermaid movie when he comes out!❤
You forgot the Disney's Nutcracker and The Four Realms' dolls... but I don't blame you, cause I found out these existed literaly yeasterday... anyway, great video!
Yeah, you're right about the Belle doll having that scanning method! I also remember seeing news about it. The new The Little Mermaid dolls look good.I really hope they sell well and incent Disney to keep making live-action dolls for the Snow White movie, and start having again the quality Cinderella dolls had. Snow White is my favorite princess and I would love to see such cool dolls for her, I regret not buying any Cinderella doll at the time, the wedding set was gorgeous. Btw I love your videos
🤭 I bought the LE Mulan, she's not so bad. I have the Disney playline Belle, actually 2, but I bought them because of that beautiful dress and they were really inexpensive. I just love collecting dolls, and their like little pieces of art. All art is not necessarily beautiful, but still a person may find that one element in it, that attracts them. Great video 😊
I would say that Alice in wonderland and through the looking glass, Maleficent and Cinderella don’t really count as remakes. Since they are a continuation of the original, a different point of view or more fleshed out story. You can really say that they are new material in a good way. Giving a different feeling than the original and a good feeling at that Edit: had me at the woaw XD 27:07
I remember walking in the Disney store and showing my mom that Belle doll and saying it is the doll that is all over the internet for looking like Justin Bieber. The employee did not give a nice look in my direction. The only live action dolls I have are the Mattel Cinderella and the Hasbro Belle with the red dress.
I've dressed my animated Belle doll up in the live action dress which made me appreciate the amount of detail they put into it. Really looking forward to TLM too! Only two days until the dolls are released here in the US but I'm hoping I can find them at the rumored stores with more relaxed requirements.
Seeing this makes me wish more movies and tv shows had dolls. I would have loved Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon fashion dolls. Costume designers make such incredible work and to have that in miniature would be amazing. Crimson Peak and Pride and Prejudice dolls would be incredible, anything that has major costume work
I saw Alice in Wonderland live action not caring about Alice in Wonderland or live action, but got the DVD and watched it millions of times every night because of the costume design. Oh my god. At the time it blew my mind up. Very good.
i seen the beauty and the beast film when i was like 10 so i liked it then but to be fair i havent watched it since (also i havent seen any other live action besides that one, so today i just found out there was one for mulan )
You should check out the Phantom of Opera dolls. Ken is dressed as the Phantom and Barbie is dressed as Christine Daae. They are amazing and are a super rare Phantom of the Opera item. My mom got them for me for Christmas last year after I begged and begged nonstop for months and months and I completely LOVE them. They come with doll stands. Ken is in a black suit with a black cape and he comes with things like the white Phantom mask which he’s wearing and the skull staff. Barbie is in the wedding dress from the musical and comes with things like a veil which is on her head. I don’t know if she comes with anything else, though. I’m sorry.
@@KatieLHall-fy1hw I do actually. How do you know that? Do we know each other and I just don’t know it? Or is it simply because of what I obviously said in my comment? Oh my Disney! I just realized I might sound stupid. I’m so sorry.
@@theroseofversailles Not that I know of. Then again, I am not a fan of Raoul at all. So if there is a Raoul doll out there, I could care less. The only characters I love/care about from Phantom of the Opera are Erik (Phantom) and Christine.
Ty for doing this, Joey. Ur so charismatic and reasonably excited to share ur knowledge of dolls. I enjoyed the whole video! It’s crazy to see Van Dyke next to Hatter cause both men have the same sharp facial features IRL, but the Van doll doesn’t portray them as harshly. I love the 80’s Barbie shape face. I also love the 50’s barrel curl and stripes Barbie, but that’s a classic look. I expect 80’s Barbie face on dolls. Otherwise, I think the doll is human hybrid. It’s so very nice to share an interest in something without controversy. I mean, we can debate, but nobody’s gonna be gaveled by a doll, ya know. I just really appreciate this moment. This is gonna fill my cup up for a while. Thanks!
The only dolls I wanted were the Scooby Doo Barbie dolls, but I waited too long. I do collect horror dolls like Chucky, Tiffany, Annabelle, Raggedy Ann, Slappy, and Billy aka Jigsaw. I also collect Lego minifigures and minidolls.
Robert Tonner also released dolls based on the first Alice movie. They had 3 different sizes and versions of Alice and also released Red Queen and White Queen.
The movie was garbage. Emma was a huge miscast. She won't wear a corset because wah wah "I am a feminist." She made the dress and it looks so freaking ugly! Also she can't sing! Disney had to use autotune and it made her sound robotic. Emma sucks!
I heavily dislike Disney remakes, the most soulless cashgrabs in history possibly. But it was nice to see the use of fashion dolls to market the movies. This was a great video Joey! ❤
the new Ariel dolls look gorgeous but… where’s the red hair?😭 i know that her hair is barely red in the film but geez that’s straight up brunette hair with a slight ginger tint!
I thought it was okay. I walked away and went “huh” and didn’t think about it much after that. Emily Blunt was great but she didn’t have the same charm as Julie Andrews
The Belle doll still haunts me in my dreams. Absolute nightmare fuel
Know that I have two ready to haunt you 😂
I bought 1 on clearance a couple years ago😂
THIS COMMENT OMG I'M FLOORED... I didn't know that doll existed and when I saw the squared face combined with your comment... 😂 😂
plssssssssss this doll is so....
The ugliest Belle.
Has Emma Watson ever commented on the terrible doll of her as Belle? I can't believe someone designed that thing and it got approved 😂😂
At least the Hermione dolls weren’t that creepy
I can't believe people bought it 😅
@@HeheheheHAHAHAaaa just put the Belle dress on a hermonie doll and call it a day.
Never forget that Chinese Historian and New York Times Best Selling Author Xiran Jay Zhao created a youtube channel just because they hated the Mulan Live Action Movie so much that a long ass twitter thread was not enough for them to convey how much of a dumpster fire this movie was. Absolutely iconic 2020 moment
For real?! Woah
I adore that video, it’s so funny.
i love her videos
And how absolutely viral that video went. Love that for them.
The Cinderella doll was absolutely gorgeous but the live action Belle doll was absolutely terrible. I was working retail when When the live action Belle doll was released,not a single one sold and majority were put on clearance. Even workers were cracking jokes about Belles forehead.
Emma Watson is 💪 in the Face. Very masculine in that film 🎥.
@kayanorudog2638 the live action Emma Watson is not terrible the only thing that's terrible it's you cause you're acting like a foo
She looks like she's waiting for facial feminisation surgery!
YES OMG Mulan was so so horrible!!! Like the director was like “she’s not a super hero” but then changed her to have magic powers? The whole point of Mulan was that she was the underdog, what made he special wasn’t a power she was born with, it was her ability to persevere, think outside the box, and use her weaknesses as advantages. She turned being a woman into a strength in a situation when being a woman was a weakness. And then they took out the songs?! Like wtf was Disney THINKING
Remember kids, you can be anything you want! (As long as you are born blessed with super powers)
Exactly! The original Mulan felt useless when she was rejected by the matchmaker, she was a "disgrace" to her family, so she decided she could sacrifice herself to save her father. And then she becomes the greatest by discovering strength in the feminine, finding solutions that no man could think about.
The remake Mulan is pointless, she is already powerful and wants to go to war, she is not sacrificing anything to save her father, she has powers, there is no way she can evolve and persevere.
I think the director did a Google search on Chinese films that take place in ancient China and decided to go with that.
"being a woman is a weakness" is not the plot of Mulan, it's always been about sexism and overcoming that through intelligence
I don’t even remember it. I watched it with friends, but I could not get engaged until the ending fight sequence. Very sad 😢
The Disney Store live action dolls are a textbook case of uncanny valley. There needs to be some level of stylization at that scale and with those proportions. Like they literally use the same doll bodies as the animated characters which makes the hyper-realistic heads look huge and insanely out of place. It seems the new Halle doll has a better proportioned head so that’s good, but it still seems people are liking the stylized Mattel face more
I have an Alice Through the Looking Glass Mad Hatter that I found at one of my local comic book stores. He is stunning and actually looks like the character without being ugly (which is an issue I find with quite a few of the live action dolls).
I don't count that as a remake, more of a sequel to the original animated one.
@@smb-c3poAlice remake and sequel, Both movies sucked.
@@rubenazul7421 I think Alice Through The Looking Glass is way better Alice adaptation film, capture the crazy adventure vibes from the novel and the Walt Disney classic, while the first one is Narnia on Wonderland
Cinderella has been by far the best live action remake
I swear!!
I might not be remembering correctly but I think Cinderella was Walt’s favorite princess? So they might have pushed for it to be super good partially because of that.
@@TheAmazingTachan That's actually correct. Disney said it himself that Cinderella is his favorite princess because her story reminds him of his rags to riches story.
it's the only one I'd dare to say might actually be better than the og
@@TheAmazingTachan oh please look at what they did to sleeping booty and snow flake
I like the High School Musical playline dolls that Mattel did. Although they all got new face sculpts based on the actors, there was no attempt to make them too hyper-realistic so they looked great and not uncanny. And their clothes were good quality. Where the Belle doll and other celebrity dolls went wrong was trying to recreate every laugh-line and wrinkle. It just made them look old and tired!
I think the boys from HSM only that got new faces, Kelsi has a new face too. Gabriella has the Carnaval mold, Sharpay has the Summer mold, Taylor has the Nikki/Desiree mold. Troy has also a Ken sculpt from early 2000s. They are just painted differently to make closer and accurate to the actors/actresses.
The Cruella doll looked like it had a really nice face sculpt!
The infamous live action Beauty and the Beast Belle doll from Disney Store. Her face is really terrifying and odd looking. She is mostly called as "Justin Bieber". The hair line is so wide, so the forehead too. The head is big, the face is so much realistic looking and she has a classic Disney Princess body. That makes her look weird.
I think Mattel will release their very own Disney live action Princesses dolls very soon. I am so excited for the Emma Watson as Belle doll. Mattel is really good at capturing and transferring actors and actreses into dolls.
NOT THE ANGELINAJOLIEUSSY -
But I L O V E the 2015 Cinderella, oh my god. I’m in love with Lily James and Richard Madden, so that helped a bit. I just think the film is stunning. Wish the Cinderella face was…a bit prettier.
But I need them all! I only have the Wedding set!
Super excited for The Little Mermaid!
I cant wait to see his opinion on the dolls of Ursula and the sisters... I feel like the tentacles and various tails are going to divide everyone on whether they like them... I worked in a pet shop with tropical fish as a teen so I'm in love with the different tails just off my own nostalgia but I can see some ppl might think the patterns are too busy or dreamtopia ish
Yeah, you are likely right. Especially as the animated movie had it more simplistic colors and it was easier to tell which sister was which. But I’m sure the live action sisters will look neat too!
@@KatieLHall-fy1hw How was it easier then? The sisters in the live action are almost all literally different races lol. And all the sisters originally had A names, they were essentially identical. It's easier to tell the difference between them now
@@LifeisaBeautifulting not speaking for the names, but I always felt the block colors for the tails made it pretty easy to tell (blue tail, pink tail, yellow tail, orange tail, etc.) but hey, different ways to look at it!
I thought the limited edition doll face sculp was a little bit better than the regular Belles Cruella was absolutely amazing i loved it i wish they had more dolls of her
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There is also a small doll line for Disney's Nutcracker: and the four roums
Marry Poppins is a stunning Masterpiece of Special Effects.
Watch a Making Of if you can.
The makers did put so much efford into the Special Effects, it's mindblowing to see how the live action effects were matched with the animation!
Totally agree! I loved the movie and seeing the behind the scenes was mind blowing! Such a practically perfect sequel to me
Ah, I feel empty if there are no new videos from Joey for a while, but then he comes back with some amazing, long, well made, well prepared videos (how is it possible that it's unscripted? 😅) and I just can't be mad 💘 Joey's channel is literally, definitely, obviously the BEST doll channel out there, periodt. 😌
Ceasarian Syndrome.
Talking about a person you know is standing next to you.
This person thinks the creator of this video and the person who they adress their comment are totally different / not the same.
What makes you think this way?
#curious
@@CordeliaWagner what 💀
i really love the Cinderella live action, it's the only live action Disney remake i would call a legitimately good movie, and when you watch some behind the scenes making of it really shows how much effort they were putting into that movie that lacks in all the latter ones
Even just the effort they put into the dress alone is amazing for me and it shows. Proper layering and structuring to make it gigantic and poofy, I adore that dress
That Emma Watson Belle doll is haunting…
She's 💪 in the face..... Her only good role in Her life was Harry Potter.
Have to be honest, the only live action of the latest bunch that did it for me was Cinderella - The costumes, the story, perfection. It didn’t try to be the cartoon, but had enough smart references that I think any diehard fan of the cartoon would notice. Enjoyed the video, thank you!
I can't believe they never made Pirates of the Caribbean Dolls!
barbie made them at least
I got an Angelica collector doll , she is amazing ........... I regret not buying Jack Sparrow .
Was gonna say, thought Mattel did
@@paluxyl.8682 I have both Jack Sparrow and Angelica.
@@Disneyfan82 Nice ^^
I love Cinderella’s live action dress, it really has that magical princess look. But I’m not a fan of Belle’s dress, because it doesn’t look like gold in the animated movie. I think they should’ve kept it gold for the live action, that would’ve looked stunning.
Emma Watson’s refusal to wear a corset also ruined the dress, at least for me. she refused to wear one under the guise of “feminism” which is absolute bs to anyone who knows the history of fashion and women’s garments. women didn’t wear corsets for a smaller waistline… they had to wear them because of the structure of the dresses. sure, they were uncomfortable and restrictive but that wasn’t intentional. they didn’t wear the corsets for “beauty standards” or anything like that, of course it played a role but to write off such an important garment for women at the time feels condescending and… stupid. this may be an unpopular opinion but casting Emma Watson was such a huge mistake. but that’s a common theme i see in a lot of these remakes. they make huge changes to the story and characters all for the sake of “progression” when nothing about the changes are actually progressive. it just proves they don’t even know what they’re talking about.
@@crab2195 I don’t think Emma Watson was a good choice for Belle.
Belle is feminine, she’s soft spoken, and caring. She walks, dances and reads like she’s in her own world, she’s also very passionate about books.
While Emma Watson acts masculine most likely because of feminism. Some feminists believe being feminine is weak, which I completely disagree with as a feminine feminist. She walks like she owns the world. She’s also not passionate about books, she barely looks at the book and doesn’t sound like she’s passionate about books.
She didn’t even help the Beast when he got injured, they also had terrible chemistry.
Also, she can’t even sing. Broadway actors were side characters and they outshined the heavily autotuned Belle.
I liked the other outfits in the movie. Such as the Beast’s and Gaston’s outfits, they look good and they’re historically accurate.
Belle’s ballgown dress didn’t look good and it wasn’t even historically accurate, but if it had that magical gold look like in the animated movie, I wouldn’t have cared about historical accuracy. The dress was very expensive to make as well, but it looks very cheap.
@@MinisDunyasi5 i completely agree with everything you said!! i couldn’t have said it better. I truly don’t understand their decision to go with Emma Watson… they didn’t need the publicity or name recognition. i also agree that the whole “feminist = masculine” is total bs and another way of taking away women’s individuality. she didn’t capture the essence of Belle whatsoever. and like you said, can’t sing. i don’t think the film needed to be historically accurate but when you go out of your way to pat yourself on the back for doing the “feminist” thing and not wear a corset… you should at least know what you’re talking about. if you don’t know why women wore corsets at the time, you shouldn’t even mention your decision to not wear one. i’d rather pretend this movie never existed😂
@@crab2195 I agree. The animated movie was way better.
In the live action there was no Belle, there was Emma Watson. They should’ve called it “Emma Watson & the Beast”. That would’ve been more accurate.
The live action didn’t feel like it had that “Disney Princess Magic” effect either. The dress wasn’t shining or pretty, there was no chemistry between Emma Watson and the Beast, it didn’t even feel like romance. Belle can’t sing, so the songs she was in weren’t good.
Almost every outfit except Belle’s outfit was historically accurate, Belle’s dress looks so out of place, especially for the time.
@@MinisDunyasi5 exactly! perfect explanation. the whole movie was trash!
The belle doll is the most horrifying thing I have ever gotten for xmas, however I thought the Gaston was amazing
The 1994 Cruella dolls are sublime! She is the queen of fashion and her dresses are magnificent, i love her hat too 🙂
My god the Oz dools are so pretty! I like Glenda's dress and the tiny white doll; she is adorable!
I have the Mattel live action Cinderella in the ballgown. She’s gorgeous in person. Her features are a little harsh, but the quality of the gown is decent and she actually has a fully rooted head.
your collection baffles me so much, baffles in a way that impresses me. Youve pretty much introduced me more to the world of doll collecting, I knew nothing of it before finding your channel because I thinkit was the life in the dreamhouse video I loved and started watching more. But in every video you say you own one or two of the dolls for so many collections, its really impressive
In my humble opinion the best remake is the one NEVER talked about... The lady and the tramp. It was cute, accurate to the animation, it had diversity, but it didn't affect the story. I love how the darlings had their own story as well, without taking the spotlight out of the dogs.
That one was good. It was very cute! I thought Cinderella was one of the best ones, but I personally prefer Ever After for my live action Cinderella story 😎 worst live action to me is Pinocchio. They laid a huge egg with that one
In my opinion I loved 3 of the live action Disney movies I loved Cinderella The Little Mermaid and The Lion King
But Beauty and the Beast…. Dumpster fire when Disney+ was released I wanted to watch it couldn’t get through 5 minutes I literally stopped watching at 2 minutes and 17 seconds 😒🙄
I'm so dissapointed that Disney didn't make dolls for Into The Woods
They can make those when someone makes me an Audrey II, Seymour and Audrey doll
Nobody remember that film. Until you remind them of that film.😂😂😂😂😂
Long Ass Film 🎥
16:44 I literally screamed! OMG they did Emma Watson dirty with this one. I always enjoy your videos!
Emma Watson is oficiaaly against J.K. Rowling.
That's how Emma Watson looks in the Face. It's 💪 as a brick......
I think the reason they made only the limited edition doll with Cruella was because the movie was actually very adult. So I think it was hard to make fashion dolls that would appeal to kids. But I still wished they could have made at least some barbie sized dolls with her.
I never had a Disney doll. My mother bought Flora from the Winx, a purple Barbie mermaid doll and a few Bratz. It was enough to entertain me during five hours. I had a lot of fun with thoses dolls especially the mermaid. She was my favorite! Sadly, my mother gave her to the poor when i was 13. She knew the mermaid was my favorite but still did it and said '' They need her more than you! '' with a severe tone. I will always remember this tragic day 😢
I still keep all my +100 barbies collection since childhood (and other toys). I’m extremely protective over my possessions, my parents know it very well and wouldn’t have dared to do something like that just like I wouldn’t have dared to take something that belong to them and throw to the trash or give it to someone. For example my mother has a jewelry collection she doesn’t use the half of it, now imagine I took the cheapest necklace she had and gave to a friend because she is por and has no jewelry at all and said to my mother “mom you know that necklace that looked the cheapest, well I took it and gave it to someone because they needed it more that’s you do” and now imagine she would have told me “how could you that’s the first thing you father gifted to me!”. I would have felt horrible as a normal human being should but a normal human being wouldn’t have taken someone’s else belongings to give away without permission.
It’s a mutual respect, that’s how relationships work and kept strong.
Considering you had those 3 favorite toys not like me who had more than one hundred Barbies as a kid that’s basically “I don’t know my kid, I”m not bothered to understand her or him”. Like who does that? Not everyone will keep their toys like me, most end up giving them away anyway but when they ready to do so.
This just made me really mad. It’s not even about a toy but the decision to be unnecessary cruel to someone…
Omg the way you threw Mulan away at the end 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I ❤️ listening to your opinions on dolls! It makes me smile when you say “welcome to Beauty Inside A Box” 😊
Those Mary Poppins dolls throughout the years were always killing it! ❤
I completely LOVE most of Disney’s live action remakes. My favorite one is also my favorite Disney movie period and that is Beauty and the Beast.
Omg the Ariel dolls are gonna be sooooo beautiful I can already tell!!
Tbh dolls based on live action movies and shows give me major uncanny valley. Something about the way they try to capture an actor's facial features just creeps me out (I think it goes back to the Mary Kate and/or Ashley doll I had as a very young kid that somehow managed to look both 13 and 35 at the same time)
I was waiting on your opinion on the new Little Mermaid Dolls!! 🙌🏻✨
I really like them
Disney so missed the mark on Cruella dolls. I would have bought that doll in a heartbeat, especially if you could have gotten a bunch of outfits. The costumes were stunning.
SAME!!
OMG I DIDN’T NOTICE THAT NOW IM SAD!!
Awww, this took me down memory lane when I myself bought a lot of these dolls! Amazing video, Joey! 💖
I finally walked up to Dollar General Market yesterday morning and bought some Barbie dolls to use in my future plush series as toys for Bowser Junior.
Maybe the 2013 Lone Ranger Dolls where trying to appeal to the "Boy/Action Figure" market, you could get Lone Ranger Lego too and you could get Lone Ranger Action figure / dolls in the 70s [Marx/Gabriel toys, 1973]
The face sculpt for Belle actually kinda good, the face paint was the one that failed it, seeing the custom face paint done by artist, the face really resemble of the actress, and the head kinda big for the body as well, it's make her look really awkward.
I think the facial proportions were also a bit... smooshed in. Emma Watson's a lovely woman, but trying to accurately put her facial features on a doll just made it look really narrow and just... not very pleasant to look at. I think the Ariel doll got it right in that there's clear resemblance to the actress, but they "cartoonified" the features just enough that it felt properly proportioned. There's probably some psychology factor behind why certain doll face features hit our "how pretty!" or "how cute!" response and others don't.
I have the Disney fairy godmother from the live action Cinderella, a very beautiful doll, the quality still holds up!
The little mermaid dolls are the best !
The dolls are so beautiful and Halle dolls face is so gorgeous
What you are saying about Beauty and the Beast I totally agree, what you are saying about the movie.
I actually adore the Halle Bailey Ariel doll, i think hers and Lily James Cinderella are my favorites
19:17 for months in my op shop (thrift store) there has been the most bizarre barbie on their shelf. Its face is in a constant grimace. I searched so hard to figure out what doll it was, to no avail. UNTIL NOW. I recognised her immediately when you showed the photo of the Kylie Minogue doll. The mystery is finally solved.
Before Disney started the limited edition dolls, they had partnered with Tonner Dolls. Tonner was known for their larger vinyl dolls ranging from 16" to 17" (they did make dolls that were smaller and even larger than that). Tonner created most of the Disney Princesses and several other Disney films/series - Mary Poppins, Davy Crocket, 101 Dalmatians, Chronicles of Narnia, Prince of Persia, Princess Diaries, Tron and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. I think the reason there weren't many smaller dolls for the Alice film was because Tonner had the license for that movie.
i just looked up the Princess Diaries dolls because i never knew they existed and wow, Julie Andrew’s doll is gorgeous. Anne Hathaway… not so much. It’s so nice to see a “middle-aged” doll be sculpted so beautifully. you never see that!
@@crab2195 Tonner made some amazing dolls! He would do stuff that was different like the Queen Clairsse doll. It's a real shame the company is gone!
@@LAQuadling ugh that is a shame! at least i learned something new! thanks :)
I absolutely LOVED cruella! I thought it was so well made, the costumes were GORGEOUS! The CGI dogs were bad looking. I also didn’t hate the Beauty and the Beast remake. Belle’s singing was meh, but I thought it was really good
You didn't include The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, the dolls look very pretty.
Crazy that I found this video! I went through my old dolls and found that I have the Cinderella Wedding day doll, Alice through the looking glass doll (its a very nice doll), beauty and the Belle village outfit doll. They’re all gorgeous!!
...to be honest, i forgot most of these movies even existed. 😂
i enjoyed the video though! it was very interesting!
Dat Belle Doll was a mess. I had to change her head with the Hermione doll for my daughter 😅. Give us a review for The Little Mermaid movie when he comes out!❤
OMG and the bell you held up is FUCKING GORGEOUS 😍😍😍😍😍
You forgot the Disney's Nutcracker and The Four Realms' dolls... but I don't blame you, cause I found out these existed literaly yeasterday... anyway, great video!
Yeah, you're right about the Belle doll having that scanning method! I also remember seeing news about it.
The new The Little Mermaid dolls look good.I really hope they sell well and incent Disney to keep making live-action dolls for the Snow White movie, and start having again the quality Cinderella dolls had. Snow White is my favorite princess and I would love to see such cool dolls for her, I regret not buying any Cinderella doll at the time, the wedding set was gorgeous.
Btw I love your videos
🤭 I bought the LE Mulan, she's not so bad. I have the Disney playline Belle, actually 2, but I bought them because of that beautiful dress and they were really inexpensive. I just love collecting dolls, and their like little pieces of art. All art is not necessarily beautiful, but still a person may find that one element in it, that attracts them. Great video 😊
The Snow White film should have gotten movie costume accurate dolls because the dresses in that were phenomenal
I loved this video, Cinderella, Maleficent and Cruella dolls are my favorite.
I would say that Alice in wonderland and through the looking glass, Maleficent and Cinderella don’t really count as remakes. Since they are a continuation of the original, a different point of view or more fleshed out story. You can really say that they are new material in a good way. Giving a different feeling than the original and a good feeling at that
Edit: had me at the woaw XD 27:07
OMG! i just got an Ariel on Land doll at target she it so neat! also Pinocchio was my favorite movie
Madam Alexander also did a Mary Poppins, which alter the mold that would be used for the overpriced diamond beauty.
I have Cinderella, Jasmine,the fairy godmother from Cinderella and Belle along with Gaston.
I'm hoping to get the little mermaid ones soon.
"She is the best actress for this character".
No one seems to remember “A Wrinkle in Time” dolls existing, but those were also gorgeous
Jakks Pacific did the Looking Glass dolls, I have the Time doll 😊
I remember walking in the Disney store and showing my mom that Belle doll and saying it is the doll that is all over the internet for looking like Justin Bieber. The employee did not give a nice look in my direction. The only live action dolls I have are the Mattel Cinderella and the Hasbro Belle with the red dress.
I've dressed my animated Belle doll up in the live action dress which made me appreciate the amount of detail they put into it. Really looking forward to TLM too! Only two days until the dolls are released here in the US but I'm hoping I can find them at the rumored stores with more relaxed requirements.
No other Disney doll is more awkward -looking than The "Emma Watson" Belle doll! 😂
Alice wonderland looking glass I loved it and I do still watch it now and then.
Seeing this makes me wish more movies and tv shows had dolls. I would have loved Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon fashion dolls. Costume designers make such incredible work and to have that in miniature would be amazing. Crimson Peak and Pride and Prejudice dolls would be incredible, anything that has major costume work
I saw Alice in Wonderland live action not caring about Alice in Wonderland or live action, but got the DVD and watched it millions of times every night because of the costume design. Oh my god. At the time it blew my mind up. Very good.
Also it was in 3D in the theater, so it was awesome that way.
i seen the beauty and the beast film when i was like 10 so i liked it then but to be fair i havent watched it since (also i havent seen any other live action besides that one, so today i just found out there was one for mulan )
Great Video Joey Love your honesty
You should check out the Phantom of Opera dolls. Ken is dressed as the Phantom and Barbie is dressed as Christine Daae. They are amazing and are a super rare Phantom of the Opera item. My mom got them for me for Christmas last year after I begged and begged nonstop for months and months and I completely LOVE them. They come with doll stands. Ken is in a black suit with a black cape and he comes with things like the white Phantom mask which he’s wearing and the skull staff. Barbie is in the wedding dress from the musical and comes with things like a veil which is on her head. I don’t know if she comes with anything else, though. I’m sorry.
I know you treasure those so much!
@@KatieLHall-fy1hw I do actually. How do you know that? Do we know each other and I just don’t know it? Or is it simply because of what I obviously said in my comment? Oh my Disney! I just realized I might sound stupid. I’m so sorry.
I want those Phantom dolls! Did anyone ever make a Raoul doll? I love him and would go nuts for a doll of him!
@@theroseofversailles Not that I know of. Then again, I am not a fan of Raoul at all. So if there is a Raoul doll out there, I could care less. The only characters I love/care about from Phantom of the Opera are Erik (Phantom) and Christine.
Ty for doing this, Joey. Ur so charismatic and reasonably excited to share ur knowledge of dolls. I enjoyed the whole video!
It’s crazy to see Van Dyke next to Hatter cause both men have the same sharp facial features IRL, but the Van doll doesn’t portray them as harshly.
I love the 80’s Barbie shape face. I also love the 50’s barrel curl and stripes Barbie, but that’s a classic look. I expect 80’s Barbie face on dolls. Otherwise, I think the doll is human hybrid.
It’s so very nice to share an interest in something without controversy. I mean, we can debate, but nobody’s gonna be gaveled by a doll, ya know. I just really appreciate this moment. This is gonna fill my cup up for a while. Thanks!
The only dolls I wanted were the Scooby Doo Barbie dolls, but I waited too long.
I do collect horror dolls like Chucky, Tiffany, Annabelle, Raggedy Ann, Slappy, and Billy aka Jigsaw.
I also collect Lego minifigures and minidolls.
"Beauty and the Beast" was great tbh... They had some nods to the other animated films that came out after the original (like the book you mentioned)
Robert Tonner also released dolls based on the first Alice movie. They had 3 different sizes and versions of Alice and also released Red Queen and White Queen.
I love both the original animated Disney and the live action Mulan! I didn't care how well or bad it did.
Me too my mom loves mulan original and live action dolls.
Maybe they made the main line Aladdin dolls cartoony after the Emma Watson doll backlash?
Can I ask a question, why do you unbox your dolls? I thought collectors preferred them in boxes?
That casual Lindsay ellis drop😮😂😂😂
i literally get so excited when you upload ! YAY! thank you for this deep dive. i loved it 💕
Finally someone said beauty and the beast live action is terrible !! You’re so brave!
The movie was garbage. Emma was a huge miscast. She won't wear a corset because wah wah "I am a feminist." She made the dress and it looks so freaking ugly!
Also she can't sing! Disney had to use autotune and it made her sound robotic. Emma sucks!
The Emma Watson doll is nightmare fuel 😦
I have the Glenn Close Cruella Devile Barbie. It's perfection!
I will say about Beauty & the Beast…that John Legend Ariana Grande version of Tale as Old as Time. 😳🫠🤩 It will never NOT give me chills!!! So so good.
Honestly that Maleficent doll is stunning!
Awww she is so beautiful and I like how haopy you are ❤❤ new subscriber
I heavily dislike Disney remakes, the most soulless cashgrabs in history possibly. But it was nice to see the use of fashion dolls to market the movies. This was a great video Joey! ❤
LOVE your honesty!!!
the new Ariel dolls look gorgeous but… where’s the red hair?😭 i know that her hair is barely red in the film but geez that’s straight up brunette hair with a slight ginger tint!
I loved Pinocchio!!! I wish they made merch!!!!!
I think Emma stones cruella limited edition doll is wonderful they did a beautiful sculpt and I think allot the Halle Ariel dolls are great too 😊
I have the wedding dress Cinderella, not the expensive one, still in box, and she’s beautiful.
I'm looking forward to the little mermaid dolls
Great video as always! And I am so happy that someone finally agrees that the second Mary Poppins movie was horrible! I was so mad after watching it!
I thought it was okay. I walked away and went “huh” and didn’t think about it much after that. Emily Blunt was great but she didn’t have the same charm as Julie Andrews
the lone ranger doll and his friend is so rare and they dont have it anymore in amazon.. been wanting to get one
"Angelina-NUSSY OFF" had me screaming!