Review – Something’s Fishy (“The Little Mermaid”)

In the never-ending and depressing saga of Disney turning all their beloved animated classics into live-action remakes (because $$$), we have The Little Mermaid, the teenage mermaid who wants to be a human. However, with all of the lousy Disney remakes, a light finally shines through!   Taking elements of the 1989 animated feature film,…

Review – Drive A Hook Through It (“Peter Pan & Wendy”)

Right on schedule, here’s another Disney live-action remake of one of their animated films. (*scream*) This time it’s a remake of the beloved 1953 classic Peter Pan, the timeless story by J.M. Barrie, based on his 1904 stage play, Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. To date, there have been many, many…

Review – Disney Digs Deep (“Strange World”)

Disney is no stranger to animated feature films where someone goes on an adventure into the strange and unknown (Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, Up, Lightyear), so can this one bring a fresh and new story to the same ‘ol, same ‘ol? Super explorer and adventurer Jaeger Clade (voiced by Dennis Quaid) is hailed…

Review – Happily Never After? (“Disenchanted”)

No, this isn’t the stage musical nor Matt Groening’s Netflix series, but a sequel to Disney’s 2007’s Enchanted movie (see review below). In this age of reboots and sequels, can this one recapture the magic after fifteen years? Let’s see. . . The former princess of the magical animated land of Andalasia, Giselle (Amy Adams), has…