I know I am in the minority but I can not get on-board with Studio Ghibli. From watching my first “proper” Ghibli movie in My Neighbor Totoro, it soon become apparent that the dream-like worlds, the bizarre characters and the … Continue reading Spirited Away (2001) Review
By 1970, Disney had stumbled on to some winning formulas. Princesses were a must and had seen obvious success, as had adapting some literary classics. Another formula was the “fish-out-of-water” meeting of worlds movie, usually mixing the rich and the … Continue reading The AristoCats (1970) Review
Although not the best, at least Dumbo and Pinocchio had stories. Bambi suffers from the outset from not really having a plot. If you had to work out what this movie was about, it would be “deer grows-up.” There is … Continue reading Bambi (1942) Review
Dumbo has a runtime of just over an hour but even under-cutting most feature length animations, this is far too long. Dumbo suffers from there being very little story to actually tell but an awful lot of padding to be … Continue reading Dumbo (1941) Review
Deadpool took the superhero template and blew it out of the water. It lampooned the genre, poked a stick at the poe-faced seriousness and managed to laugh at itself, the biggest characters and stars and still come out with a quality … Continue reading Teen Titans Go to the Movies (2018) Review
There is a difficult balancing act to strike when you are trying to launch a new franchise and introduce a character to a new generation while also trying to keep happy the faithful fans who grew up with the original. … Continue reading Casper (1995) Review
If there was ever a case for DC having a wealth of worthy material that they could take their stories from, it would be an animated movie like New Frontier. Not held by the restrictions of a big budget, tent-pole summer … Continue reading Justice League: New Frontier (2008) Review
If you wanted the perfect blueprint for a kid’s sports movie, you’d look to Mighty Ducks. It has it all; a reluctant coach, comic-relief kids alongside others who are noble, full of heart and positive spirit. It also has the bullying … Continue reading Review 800! The Mighty Ducks (1992)
The fact that Disney can stay relevant and fresh with something as tired and out-dated as a “princess” is testament to their unique story-telling. Moana is not your typical, long flowing dress and damsel-in-distress type princess. Moana is a tough, … Continue reading Review Bonanza: Moana (2016) Review
It would be very easy to roll your eyes and see The Angry Birds movie as a cheap cash-in on the success of the game. It wouldn’t be the first video-game movie to try this and usually they fail spectacularly, especially … Continue reading Review Bonanza: The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
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