Top 5 Live-Action Films That Are BETTER Than the Original

MsMojo

Sometimes, live-action remakes surpass their animated originals in surprising ways. From adventurous turtles in Hong Kong-style fights to a heartfelt grown-up Christopher Robin and a cinematic journey through Middle-earth, these films broke the mold and won over fans with their unique charm and storytelling. Join us as we explore live-action adaptations that improved upon their animated predecessors.

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00:00welcome to ms mojo where we'll be looking at times a live-action remake of an animated project

00:11defied expectations and ended up better than the original

00:15number five teenage mutant ninja turtles

00:23i have no idea where you came from if you will please just sit down and calm yourself

00:31i will tell you where we came from talks this franchise started as a comic book first published

00:38in 1984 three years later an animated series was made running for almost 10 years

00:44both were highly acclaimed while a line of action figures only elevated the brand's popularity

00:56this led to a live-action movie in 1990 the concept was considered risky with studios worried it would

01:04flop when it hit the screen in 1990 the exact opposite happened it had a 13.5 million dollar

01:12budget but earned over 200 million dollars in cinemas i guess they're not game show fans and

01:18i thought everybody loved that while both the movie and the animated series are iconic fans of the comic

01:26will find the former to be closer in tone to the source material it's fun to see the turtles fight

01:31in hong kong style action scenes with a hard pg rating fans generally thought the original series

01:37declined in quality after the early seasons with it eventually feeling more like a toy commercial

01:43than anything else the animation also had a far lower budget plus it failed to lean into the family

01:50aspect of the turtles which the movie did a superb job of now the 1990 film is considered the definitive

01:57live-action ninja turtles movie what are you guys doing here we figured we owed you a thanks number

02:04four christopher robin winnie the pooh has been a widely adored children's character since his debut

02:11in the 1920s since then there have been several animated movies most notably the many adventures of

02:18winnie the pooh from 1977 i wonder what's for breakfast

02:28there was also a series of soviet adaptations starting in 1969 where pooh looks entirely different

02:35the 1977 movie is still the highest rated animated entry in the series however it's not one continuous

02:43story but rather a collection of shorts some fans consider 2018's christopher robin to be the greatest

02:50in the series winslow will eat me for breakfast a woozle will eat you for breakfast yes a great big

02:56woozle will gobble me up well that doesn't sound like fun but that's the real world for you it features

03:01ewan mcgregor as an older version of the titular character blending adult themes into its story more so

03:08than any other poo tale the performances are so sublime with jim cummings doing a great job as poo and tigger

03:16its central theme is not losing the joy of childhood no matter how overwhelming adult life is

03:22a lot of live-action adaptations of stories about animals frequently end up looking cursed but this one

03:28doesn't instead of making them look like real animals with an uncanny ability to talk english

03:34they look more akin to stuffed toys this gives them an adorable feel making it stand out compared

03:40to other movies about talking animals that way if you lose someone you'll be able to find them again

03:46thank you christopher robin number three hook the character of peter pan appeared in scottish novelist

03:53j m barry's 1902 novel the little white bird he first came to cinemas in 1924 in a silent film called peter pan

04:04the character has since been adapted to death the 1953 disney version is the most iconic alongside

04:16of course hook it's a classic children's film from the 90s which almost everyone who grew up in that era

04:23will remember it features robin williams as peter pan who set the bar exceptionally high for subsequent

04:29adaptations it was also directed by the hugely famous steven spielberg unfortunately spielberg

04:46isn't particularly happy with the final product in a 2011 interview he said he would do the sets

04:52digitally if it were possible he was particularly displeased with the aesthetic of neverland but not

04:58everyone agrees numerous fans adore it immensely some of the practical effects used were also

05:05revolutionary for example they filmed old-fashioned matte paintings in 3d which were used for the shot

05:12when pan flies to neverland

05:21it easily stands out as the most unique and charming peter pan movie to date and still holds up even as an

05:28adult number two paddington for a brief period paddington 2 held the top spot on rotten tomatoes

05:35implying it was the greatest film of all time if that's the only metric you consider that's miles away

05:42mr brown i'll i'll see you there it was a sequel to the 2014 live action movie which was adored to a

05:53similar degree they're the first film adaptations after the prior ones being animated tv series paddington

06:00has been adapted in more than a few animated shows most notably a stop motion one from the 70s

06:07i don't suppose there are many bears who've been inside a buffet mr brown he exclaimed no no while that

06:15series has its charm nothing is as adored as the modern live action films they do a great job at

06:22making paddington look cute a major challenge for cgi animals

06:33since its release there have been two sequels with the third even featuring the late queen elizabeth

06:39the second the performances in the series are spectacular with wonderfully charming writing

06:45while many adults will avoid it as it's a children's film don't let this stigma put you off people of all

06:52ages found it an amazing experience if you're british you may enjoy it more as it's littered with uk

06:59pop culture references if you're not it might instead make you want to book a holiday to london

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07:25settings and switch on notifications number one the lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring

07:32ralph bakshi's 1978 animated the lord of the rings movie has been so overshadowed by the 2000s trilogy

07:40that most fans don't even know it exists you cannot pass go back to the shadow

07:55it made substantial use of rotoscoping which is where you trace over a live action shot to animate

08:02this gives it a strange style which deteriorates as the film goes on due to lack of budget this

08:08means by the end it's more live action than animation it concludes with the battle of helms

08:14the animated film was a box office success likely due to its fairly low budget but fans were upset

08:34that it only adapted half of the original book it never got a sequel unless you count the rank in

08:41bass return of the king on the bright side the 1978 film inspired peter jackson's later trilogy

08:48implying bakshi walked so jackson could fly now fans of the book have nothing to complain about as

08:54jackson's films are considered one of the greatest adaptations in history some fans even believe

09:00they're better than the books but that's a disputed take

09:13there was also an animated version of the hobbit in 1977 which has an aesthetic many find creepy

09:21unfortunately the peter jackson trilogy wasn't as well received as fans would have liked meaning the hobbit

09:27is yet to have an overwhelmingly adored adaptation according to this map the main gate lies in this

09:34direction follow me gentlemen were there any we didn't mention that you feel deserved a spot

09:40on our list let us know in the comments

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