Sunday, 28 September 2014

The Great Mouse Detective

The Great Mouse Detective is a movie I only found this year and it's a really good and really fun movie. What's the story? A little mouse girl named "Olivia" get's her father kidnapped by a bat named "Fidget." She tries to get him back and come across a mouse named "Dawson" and they both find a detective mouse named "Basil of Baker Street" who actually lives in Sherlock Holmes house. They're off to not only find Olivia's father but also stop an evil rat named "Ratigan." His plan is to have Olivia's father who's an inventor to create a robotic Queen so Ratigan can replace the real one at some kind of ceremony where the robotic queen would then name Ratigan the ruler of the mouse land. O.K so what's good about the movie. Well honestly the best thing about this movie is the main character and the main villain, Basil and Ratigan. Basil is a really, really good character. He's egotistical but still very likable. He's energised, he's kooky, he's tenuous, he's a jerk at some moment's but still has a good heart. And not to mention he's incredibly smart. And then there's Ratigan. This villain is really funny. And on top off that he's really fun. He's egotistic, he's selfish, he prances around, he giggles. He just enjoys being nasty so much that it's hard not to enjoy it along with him. Let's also talk about the animation, it's really good. Actually this is actually the first animated movie that used computer animation in it. So yeah I'd say check it out. It's really fun and funny that is enjoyable to watch.

The Black Cauldron

I have very mixed feelings about The Black Cauldron. People say that this is probably one of the worst Disney films ever but I don't know about that. I mean I do agree it's probably a bad movie but I still found a little entertainment in it but not really that much. What's the story? It's about a teenage boy named "Taren" who wants to be a warrior hero. Except he's much more talk and much less do. And boy I mean really, really talk I mean I can't remember one second of this movie where I didn't hear him talk. And voice is annoying. He barely even does anything in this movie. The main thing he does is praise himself and that's it. Even his design is weird. Anyway, he's looking after this pig named "Hen Wen" who has the ability that whenever you put her head in water she can see the future. Apparently there's this evil demon known as "The Horned King" and he wants to kidnap Hen Wen so he can get her to look into the future to see if she can lead him to the "Black Cauldron." The Black Cauldron is a devise that can bring dead people back to life and create an invincible destructive army. Along Taren's journey to protecting Hen Wen he comes across a princess. And in my opinion, making her a princess is absolutely stupid. Why!? Because we see absolutely nothing that has to do with her being a princess. The name is the only thing she's got and that's it, nothing else. O.k so let's look at the characters. Taren is incredibly annoying. He barley does anything, he's egocentric and he's a complete wimp  in some scenes. There's also this really annoying and weird comic relief named "Gurgy" who's design is really disgusting. And he has one of the most annoying voices ever. Even The Horned King at first I thought he looked really cool. Even his introduction was cool and creepy. But his voice ruined it for me. He barely does anything either. So yeah I've said a lot of bad things about this movie and while it does deserves to be called bad I will say there is so tiny fun things in it but aside from that this movie is just bad and in my opinion I'd definitely skip this one.

The Fox and the Hound

When I was a kid The Fox and the Hound was one of the rarest movies I could ever see. I mean I did watch it a few times when I was little and I did like watching every time but it was a bit hard to get a hold of it and watch it. So now year later I actually found t to be pretty good. What's the story? A little fox's mother get's killed and then the fox is founded by an old lady an she takes him in. Unfortunately she lives right next door to a hunter who's the exact same person who killed the fox's mother. The hunter has a dog and adopts a little puppy named "Copper." One day when the fox named "Tod" is playing around he sees Copper and they immediately become the best of friends despite the fact that everyone is telling them they're going to be the worst of enemies in the future. But they keep playing and having fun and getting into trouble. That's not until the Hunter takes Copper and the other dog away for a long, long time and he becomes a professional hunting dog. And the woman decides she can't hold onto Tod anymore and let's him go in the wild. Copper tells Tod the friendship they once had can no longer be and through an accident with a train Tod injures the other dog and Copper vows revenge. So now the two of them are out to get each other and see who'll come out on top. The story is pretty good particularly with the setup. Tod and Copper themselves aren't bad, they certainly have very unique personalities. Actually they are jut like real kids except the fact that they are both animals. I actually found my favourite characters were the side characters. They're funny and they have their own form of identity. The hunter is the villain and while he isn't bad villain he is pretty boring and a weak one. However I will say he does get his redemption at the end. Actually yeah, the big scene after a really intense climax is a really good payoff scene. However I would say this movie is hat good. I mean I'll admit it does have some flaws especially when I think some scenes could be stronger. For example, when the dog is hit by the train I kept wondering why didn't he die. In opinion this movie would of been a lot more powerful if that dog died. However as a film I thinks it's O.K. I don't it's fantastic or spectacular but it's alright. I definitely say take a look.

Saturday, 20 September 2014

The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh

Who doesn't love Winnie The Pooh. Heck he's one of the best Disney characters ever simply with nice & innocent. Another few things that makes him so likable is that while he is very optimistic he does make mistakes and he does get in trouble. He's very, very naïve but he's also very pleasant. And it all started with this film, The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh. The other supporting characters are so famous I don't even have to named them. You all know them. "Kanga, Roo, Tigger, Eeyore, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl and Christopher Robin. The story is very loose and that there's not that much of a flowing narrative mainly because there's a bunch of stories. In my opinion this is the most slow paced Disney film. But that's O.K because all of these characters are so interesting and nice you really do enjoy spending time with them. I really like Disney movies like that. They just let you enjoy the characters you're with and you really do enjoy being with these guys. Pooh is my favourite character. I especially like the ending. There's no big climax or chase scene. It's just Pooh and Christopher Robin walking and talking about the inevitability of the future. It's a really strong ending especially with what they're talking about. It makes me feel like I'm in my imagination every time I watch it.

Monday, 15 September 2014

Robin Hood

Robin Hood was another Disney film my sister wanted me to watch and yeah it's pretty good. What's the story? Well having it be Robin Hood it does follow the story pretty well. "Robin Hood" robs from the rich and gives to the poor in order to defeat "Prince John." He's in love with the princess "Maid Marian" and tries to win an archery contest but get's caught in the progress. From here on in it's sword fighting, archery, stealing and probably one of the best Disney climaxes ever. The action is great. Despite it being animated I would say these action scenes are pretty intense. Robin himself is a pretty basic nice hero and a very likable one at that. And the same with Maid Marian. She's just your typical nice princess. Though I never  got why they never added her in the third act at least until the very end when her and Robin get married. Anyway, the villain is Prince John and he's a very fun and comedic villain especially when talking to his sidekick snake named "Hiss." Prince John is also a very babyish villain and that leads to a lot of funny moments especially his arguments with Hiss. While watching it again I actually found the "Sherriff of Nottingham" is pretty funny too. He is just such a jerk-ass with the various ways he'll find to steal money from people. He'll even go so far as to rob a blind person, that has to be one of the most evilest things I've ever seen in a Disney movie. And like I said the climax is one of the best in all of Disney history as well a one of the mot suspenseful ones. Over all Robin Hood is a pretty good kids adventure movie. It's entertaining for everyone.

Friday, 12 September 2014

My top 3 Disney villain songs

Let me tell you something, I love villains. They're awesome and they're some of the most enjoyable characters ever and I'm going to show my top 3 favourite Disney villain songs.
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Sunday, 7 September 2014

The Aristo Cats

I can't give my review on this film unless I tell you a little backstory about myself and this movie. All my life my brother and sister, especially my sister have been asking me to watch this film because they said they absolutely loved it. And after a long time I finally sat down and watched it recently and I have to say... it wasn't bad. What's the story? In Paris a butler named "Edger" works for a old rich woman. One day he discovers that he's going to inherit a bunch of cats. And it turns out he hates cats. He's allergic to tem and can't stand them. So that night he tries to get rid of them so he can inherit the woman's money. There're actually these 2 funny dogs and there's actually a pretty entertaining chase scene with them and Edger. Edger loses the basket that the cats were in and the rest of the movie is the cats named "Duchess and her kitten children Toulouse, Marie and Berlioz" trying to get home with the help of another cat they meet named "Thomas O'Malley." So what exactly is it that I like about this movie? Well for one thing the main characters are likable. And also the animation isn't that bad. Actually another thing I thought was pretty good is the voice acting, especially with actors they got to play the five cats I've already mentioned. Edger, and I don't think I'm spoiling anything, is obiviously the villain and boy is he a really boring one. His motivation is just basic. It's just greed. However he does have his fun and funny moments too. Aside from that this movie isn't perfect because I do think there are some little weird and not that good moments. And nor is it one of my favourites nor is it even close, but it is pretty good. Watch it and you'll know what I'm talking about.

Sunday, 31 August 2014

The Jungle Book

I heard somewhere that The Jungle Book was actually the last Disney movie made while Walt Disney himself was still a live. What's the story? In a Jungle a baby is found and for all his life he's raised by a pack of wolves. One day when he's a boy the evil Tiger "Shere Khan" is coming to the Jungle. Shere Khan hates man and the wolves know he'll kill the boy named "Mowgli" if he ever finds him. So a panther named "Bagheera" to the man-village. Mowgli however doesn't want to go. He wants to stay in the Jungle and tries every chance he can to get away from him. Along the way he comes across a friendly bear named "Baloo", a marching elephant army, a crazy ape King named "King Louie", a hypnotising Snake named "Kaa" and of course the villain of the movie, Shere Khan. Let's talk about the good stuff first. The best thing in this movie is Shere Khan. He's a really great villain. We barely see him do anything but the amount of build up they have on him is so awesome. He just comes off as pretty intimidating. The only thing he fears is fire, and yeah that's pretty odd. But aside from that, he's really cool. The rest of the characters are O.K I guess and they are entertaining. The snake Kaa, though he isn't a main villain is actually entertaining and cool too. One of the best thing about him is that he's so long and they take advantage with making jokes with that. Mowgli is nice to be around and he is a pretty decent character. Baloo I have to say is my favourite character. I know that it's odd with me saying that seeing how I said Shere Khan was the best thing about this movie I'd say Baloo is my favourite character who's not a bad guy. As it is The Jungle Book is O.K. I'd say take a look at it.

Saturday, 30 August 2014

101 Dalmatians

I only found this one recently and I have to say I found it to be not bad but kind of boring a little bit. What's the story? One night a female and male Dalmatian dogs are about to get puppies. The husband and wife and the maid wait until the puppies are born and when they are everyone is happy. Just then a woman named "Cruella De Vil" comes to the house to try to buy the puppies to turn them all into fur coats. The husband and wife refuse to hand them over so late that night Cruella sends her henchmen to kidnap all 15 of the puppies. The race is then on for "Pongo" and "Perdita", the two grown up dogs to get them back as well as the other 86 puppies she kidnapped. The best thing in this movie is Cruella De Vil (which, ever since the live-action version has become one of the most infamous villains of all time.) She's just a really fun villain. It's a great design on her, it's this weak, fragile woman under this gigantic hairy, monstrous fur coat. It actually is a really cool design. And the character herself is fun. Constantly screaming and yelling while trying to be fabulous while she's doing it. The other characters are O.K I guess and while I said this movie a bit boring I meant the beginning is a bit but the rest of it I don't have a problem with. I don't really know what else to say. I mean it's not great but also not horrible. It has some O.K characters, a fun villain and actually, some pretty nice animation. Take it for what it is, I just don't think I'd see it again.

Sleeping Beauty

I'd said this before too that this is one of my favourite 2-D animated Disney films and yeah like with Peter Pan it still is. What's the story? One day the Princess "Aurora" is born and they have a party to celebrate her birth. The 3 good fairies "Flora, Fauna and Merryweather" come to give her magical gifts. Before Merryweather can give her gift the evil villain "Maleficent" comes and curses her saying that before the sun sets on Aurora's 16th birthday she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a pinning wheel and die. Maleficent then leaves then Merryweather casts a spell to make her sleep instead of dying if she does prick her finger. Flora, Fauna and Merryweather take her to the forest to raise her as their own to keep her away from Maleficent. First let's look at the good stuff. The animation seems to be a different from other Disney films. I actually heard it was supposed to be the only Disney film to have the animation mainly be inked. I found it to be pretty nice. The fairies are also great characters. And like I've said before there's Maleficent, the greatest Disney villain ever. The music in the movie is great too. It has some really memorable songs to as well as some great climax music, in fact I found the climax itself to be one of the best Disney Climaxes ever. Now the stuff that doesn't work for me. For example the main characters Aurora and prince Philip are really bland characters. Aurora doesn't do anything in this movie and not to mention Philip doesn't get a line to say after half of the movie is over which I found to be a real disappointment because I thought the voice actor did do a good job of making him likable. Also Aurora has barely any character in her. There's also a lot of things that aren't needed in this. I think this movie really liked it's side-characters a lot more. Most of the time we're watching the fairies or Maleficent or and King Stefan and King Hubert. A lot also seems like filler to me. However with despite that flaw I do like this movie and it still one of my favourites. The villain is great, the fairies are great, the animation is great, the music is great and the climax is great. I have seen this movie a bunch of time and I have liked it every single time. And I know I'll never forget it anytime soon.