First, I’m not thrilled with the live-action remake of animated classics trend, most notably Disney classics. I’m warning you now that Cinderella comes out next March with Helena Bonham Carter as the fairy godmother. Second, I’m also not thrilled with changing the story for marketing sake. In the case of Maleficent, Disney went for a better reaction, especially…
I’m a huge Disney fan, so to see Tom Hanks, this generation’s Jimmy Stewart, bring Walt Disney to life in Saving Mr. Banks was purely adorable and left me misty eyed several times. I visit DisneyWorld at least once every year. I could take you from Splash Mountain to Space Mountain blindfolded. I could tell…
Most Disney films are fabulous. However, most Disney films have one key moment that you must accept without question, and if you do not, then the movie collapses like an igloo in Aruba. Frozen, adapted from “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Anderson (“The Little Mermaid”), is fabulous, but it also has that collapsible moment. …
The Happiest Place on Earth? A typical family is winding up a Disney vacation when Dad gets a phone call that he has lost his job. The shock and sadness cause a series of delusions and hallucinations while they travel through the Magic Kingdom and other parks. Even a beautiful place like Disney can seem…
Reblogged, because it had been my single-most popular post until I was Freshly Pressed. From about 3 years ago, and I don’t plan to update it in any way, other than this introduction. This might also be a hint about where I can currently be found. Yes, having a sex-change operation. When my older daughter…
Sometimes a movie is so positive and covered with icing, sprinkles, and marshmallows that it’s very difficult to give it a negative review. However, a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. The Odd Life of Timothy Green is so soft and cuddly that it belongs on the Lifetime, Disney (who created it),…
No, it’s not another NASCAR event, although fans of racing would never complain about adding another race to their schedule. It’s my event – my 400th blog post, and I couldn’t decide how I should recognize it. First, I’ll ask a question that’s pressing none of you, why “Brainsnorts”? When I was in about 4th…
When my older daughter was 3, she spent a lot of time in costumes because – well – because she was 3. Although her mother would complain that the child should not go out to the supermarket dressed like The Little Mermaid, I argued, “Why not? Why must Halloween costumes be restricted to one day?” …
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