Random Movie Review - Lady and the Tramp (2019)

Yep it happened. Disney have made so many remakes that now their remakes are finding their way onto Disney+. Now not all their remakes are bad as I have kept saying every time I review them. But after seeing so many of them, I've come to realise that some of them while having all the iconic moments from the original films, it just makes me think whether Disney know about what a remake is supposed to be. Its not just about doing the stuff from the original in a new way. Its also about expanding on areas that need expanding on, making way for new things in a respectable and understanding manner and above all, make the best possible film you can. Its not all about money. So let's see how they did with Lady and the Tramp:

So the remake this time has the same story as the original, played out in almost the same way. In 1909, the Dear couple (played by Thomas Mann and Kiersey Clemons) adpot a American Cocker Spaniel that they call Lady (played physically by a dog called Rose and voiced by Valkyrie herself, Tessa Thompson) who grows into a fine looking dog and makes friends with local dogs Trusty (voiced by Sam Elliot) and Jock (this time a female dog, voiced by Ashley Jenson). And of course she comes across the titular Tramp (played physically by a dog called Monte and voiced by Justin Theroux) who is trying to evade Elliot the dog catcher (played by Adrian Martinez) and winds up bringing Lady into his shinanigans and well you know the rest of the story from there.

So the bad stuff first. Apart from the rat who retains the same role as in the original, the other villains of the film (or rather those who gave Lady a hard time in the original) feel quite wasted and although have a presence in some of the film, they seem to be forgotten about striaght away. Then there is parts where they make a big deal about a broken vase and the dog catcher's cart falling down with the Tramp inside and both moments make out that somehow the vase starts flying for no apparent reason after some destruction and that Tramp can easily die or injure himself despite him being the only thing in an otherwise pretty big cart. Now onto the good stuff. All the iconic moments are done well and apart from where mentioned, the characters all play their parts well. The animals unlike in The Lion King are a lot more expressive this time (though Tramp licking his lips in his tragic backstory does raise some questions) even though you notice the difference between the real dogs and the CGI almost too quickly as its very noticable. So yeah a decent remake overall, but not a perfect one by any means. 7/10