Time for the next batch, and let me say that I fully enjoyed both sets so far and can’t wait to do the next one. Before I start with the three “new” cartoons I’m reviewing, let me give a special mention to my first repeat short of the series- “Thru the Mirror”, which I reviewed last time. Besides being on one of the hard-to-find Treasures sets, it has recently been rereleased on Alice in Wonderland‘s Blu-Ray release, and it looks,…
Everybody who reads this blog should love Disney. Can you blame us? Arguably no one has done more for the animation industry than Walt, and just about everyone should have at least one project from the Mouse House that they enjoy, be it a particular movie, a Winnie the Pooh character, or if you just. really like Phineas & Ferb. As you guys might know, I personally enjoy Disney quite a lot. The studio has left an undeniable impression on…
The production history of Tangled, Disney’s 50th animated classic based on the classic fairy tale Rapunzel, is as tangled as the title itself. This time i want to get straight to the review, so I’ll just say that if you’re interested in discovering how the making of this movie went down, look it up. you’re sure to find some interesting info if you take a look around. The basic gist of it is that Tangled was Glen Keane’s(animator of Ariel,…
If you know me, you know that I love the Looney Tunes. And why not? The cartoons from the late 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s, as well as some early 60’s ones, were constantly hilarious and have a lot of replay value., which has helped them survive the test of time for generations. My grandparents liked them, my parents liked them, and while my sister wasn’t as big of a fan, I definitely grew to like them while watching these old…
So what have we learned, kids? Disney is awesome and have made some great stuff in the 80 + years of the studio’s existence, and their old syndication block is up there with some of their best moments. I can watch a show like DuckTales again and still catch bits to laugh at, as well as subtlety’s I haven’t even considered. I can put on Darkwing Duck and think that there aren’t that many cartoons with jokes as varied as…
Ho boy. As great as the Disney Afternoon was when the block was started, things went south in the span of a few years for Disney‘s television animation department. Gone were the days of Gummi Bears, and on went mediocre shows like the Mighty Ducks, a tude-filled action show featuring a team full of hockey-playing ducks who fight crime, that aired on ABC’s One Saturday Morning block as well on the block(which I personally won’t be going through), and Quack…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dumGj-qDlIs Or if you’d rather Oh, this song. It is hard to ignore the popularity of this song, especially during the mid-90’s when Lion King mania was huge. “Hakuna Matata” is one of the most popular songs of the past twenty years just as The Lion King is one of the most popular movie in the past 20 years, so continuing to market the film for years after it‘s arrival seemed like a no brainer. As much as audiences gravitated…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljeP0jrpF-w I mentioned this on the blog once, but Aladdin is one of my very favorite Disney movies. The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast are fine movies, I liked them as a kid too, but I’m not a girl, so there wasn’t as much to attract me to their bandwagons, not to mention that the former came out about a year before I was born and I was barely over a year old when the latter came out….
Has there ever been something that you enjoy so very much but can’t necessarily put into words why you like it so much? Even if many agree with you, there’s just something about it that you can’t touch yourself. Gargoyles is that for me. I’ve seen most of the original 65 episodes multiple times and never tire of it, but for some reason, I just can’t put into my own words how much this series means to me. As you…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbqFGapihP0 Contrary to popular belief, Bonkers was not originally planned as a TV series for Roger Rabbit that was changed at the last minute due to complications. Rather, Bonkers was developed as a fully original cop drama spoof set in Toontown, based on the success of noir-esq Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Taking Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers off of the block, Bonkers premiered on September 3, 1993, during it’s third season, and lasted on the block until it’s sixth season…