Highlights: I like this move because it makes me happy. There is some action and some suspense (will she get locked up in her room after the ball or will the mice be able to free her?). But ultimately it’s all about the cheesy romance, and good overcoming evil. People now may complain that Cinderella is a […]
Thoughts on the Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Highlights: The Wind in the Willows is a fun short with a cute story and memorable characters. The Legend of Sleepy Hallow portion has some high points in it, though overall I wasn’t a huge fan (though I know many people are). But I did enjoy some of the music in it and some of […]
Thoughts on Melody Time
Highlights: None of the shorts here were really awful. Does that count as a highlight? On the flip side, while they were all at least okay, there were none that I really enjoyed. If I had to pick a favorite I suppose it would be “Little Toot,” about a young tugboat and sung by the […]
Thoughts on Fun and Fancy Free
The next in the series of “package films” from the 1940’s, this one features two shorts: Bongo, about a bear who runs away from the circus, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a sort of re-telling of Jack and the Beanstalk. Highlights: Mickey and the Beanstalk is a cute, fun film with lots of little gags […]
Thoughts on Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music was released in 1946 and is the 8th animated feature from Disney’s Studios, and consists of a series of shorts. Highlights: We felt like every other short was good. It has an old fashioned feel to it, and may not be the cartoons that kids would enjoy today, but they’re still fun […]
Thoughts on the Three Cabarellos
This follow up to Saludos Amigos really consists of three segments or shorts that are grouped together by a fairly weak storyline. First there is a tale of a penguin that wants to live where it’s warm, then a story about a flying donkey, and finally we have the adventures of the three caballeros. Highlights: […]
Thoughts on Saludos Amigos
If you’re not familiar with it, Saludos Amigos features four shorts, as well as some live action shots of cities in South America. It was created and filmed in a number of Latin American cities. It was created in the early 1940’s when the government commissioned Disney to work on the project as part of the […]
Thoughts on Bambi
Highlights: I really do think that Bambi is a work of art. The animation is beautiful, and I think extremely good for its time. Nature and the changing seasons come off really nicely. And it’s cute – little Thumper and Flower just make you say “awww!” And when they grow up and start to fall […]
Thoughts on Dumbo
Highlights: I really enjoyed this movie for a number of reasons. It’s shorter than some of the other Disney movies, which I appreciate. There’s also just so much cuteness going on, especially in the beginning with all of the baby animals! The songs are good and the plot is simple but nice, and it definitely […]
Thoughts on Fantasia
Highlights: Fantasia is a really unique movie, in that it’s basically a series of shorts that are all set to music – so there is no dialogue, the story is told through the images and the music. It’s a really neat way to introduce people to many of these famous pieces, and the way they […]