Disney's Maleficent Trailer Has Arrived

Leading up to Disney's Maleficent I really had no interest in checking it out.. But today somehow it ended up in my Facebook feed so I decided to check it out.. I have to say I was very impressed with what I saw. To a point.

It begins very dark and foreboding like the classic Disney films from back when I was a kid. Something I have always hoped Disney would go back to. But this all ended when the name Angelina Jolie flashed on the screen. My heart sank.

I have nothing against the actress. She is actually very good. However I feel like in a movie like this one she has become too high profile. It will always be Angelina Jolie playing Maleficent and not just a living embodiment of that character. A shame really because it looked very promising. I think some of the special effects could use a bit of a touch up towards the end but other than that very good. Hopefully I will be proven wrong and Jolie will be able to make me forget who she is like Tom Cruise did in Tropic Thunder. Only time will tell.