Given that I wasn’t a fan of the original 1989 film (*gasp*), I thought this “live action” remake was a little better than the original. It still has a few of the same issues but it makes improvements to the … Continue reading
After delaying and delaying and refusing to succumb to the high price tag, I finally broke down and paid for “unlocking” the new live action Mulan on Disney+. I feel like a chump since it’s coming “free” to the service … Continue reading
Disney’s Lion King remake is out now. It’s the latest in a long line of remakes but this one is somehow the re-make-iest of them all. For both good and bad… but mostly bad. So here’s some math. Take … Continue reading
So the new live action Aladdin was released yesterday… and I kind of nervously and grudgingly went to see it. The internet freakout (a little deserved) over Will Smith’s genie and a very bad Prince Ali clip that Disney put … Continue reading
So the latest Disney live-action remake of a classic animated flick is at theaters. Tim Burton’s version of Dumbo… and that sentence contains two triggers for me. I do not like the original animated Dumbo movie. As a kid, I … Continue reading
The new Beauty and the Beast live-action remake of the 1991 Disney original is a remarkably good film. I suspect it’ll be a better movie if I see it again without having to constantly compare and predict how it’s different … Continue reading
Went to see the new “live action” Jungle Book, the remake of the Disney version of the classic novels. I put quotes around live action since, really, is it live action if the only thing that isn’t animated is the … Continue reading
Of late, the new live-action Cinderella is kind of a fascinating approach to a classic fairy tale remake. Consider Maleficent, Snow White and the Hunstman, Into the Woods, Once Upon a Time, and others… most of these recent fairy tale … Continue reading