The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – animated film review
A combination of three animated short films previously released by Disney Animation, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was released in the…
Category: Movie reviews
Reviews of films and direct-to-video works, including anime (excluding television series).
ParaNorman – film review
While the premise of ParaNorman had sounded interesting when I first saw previews of this film a couple years ago, I wasn’t sure…
World War Z – film review
I don’t normally like zombie movies. I find the slow, shuffling monsters very silly. Then they eat somebody’s face, and the victim screams.…
Brother Bear – animated film review
Brother Bear has never been one of my favorite Disney animated features. It follows Kenai, a Native American boy who angers the Spirits…
The Incredible Hulk (2008) – film review
The 2008 The Incredible Hulk film, the second work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was supposed to continue the amazing example set by…
Walt Disney’s Bambi – animated film review
It had been a very long time since I saw Walt Disney’s Bambi, and after watching it again recently, I’m sad I haven’t…
Guardians of the Galaxy – film review
From the trailers, I had not expected much of Guardians of the Galaxy: a fun, brainless summer “popcorn” flick. I should have known…
The Black Cauldron – animated film review
I remember reading one or two of the Prydain Chronicles books when I was younger, and I enjoyed them. Walt Disney’s animated film,…
The Three Caballeros – animated film review
The Three Caballeros is a sequel to Saludos Amigos, and features Donald Duck receiving gifts from his friends in Latin America. This film…
Treasure Planet – animated film review
The first time I saw the poster (left) for Treasure Planet, I remember thinking, “Is Square working with Disney now?” The film came…
The Princess and the Frog – film review
I love the atmosphere of New Orleans, the food of New Orleans, and the architecture of New Orleans. So, when I heard back…
Lilo & Stitch – film review
The thing I noticed about Lilo & Stitch the first time I watched it was how “soft” all the character designs were. It…
How to Train Your Dragon – film review
I just found out nobody on this site has reviewed How to Train Your Dragon. Now I get to introduce one of my…
Tangled – animated film review
I was excited when I heard Disney was doing a film based on the Rapunzel fairy tale. I remember reading several different versions…
Snow White and the Huntsman – film review
Snow White and the Huntsman came out about the same time as Mirror Mirror, and the trailers made it look spectacular. A darker…
Melody Time – animated anthology film review
Melody Time is an anthology of mostly musical short films. Some have regular plots and others are pretty free-form in nature, but all…
Battleship – film review
The first thing I thought when I heard someone was making a film based on the original Battleship board game from Milton Bradley…
The Mortal Instruments – City of Bones – film review
A few months ago, I reviewed the first book of The Mortal Instruments series: City of Bones. I found it an interesting read…
Saludos Amigos – film review
Saludos Amigos was the first of several anthology-style films released by Disney in the 1940s. It was created as a way to engender…
Pixie Hollow Games – short film review
Shorter than the other Disney Fairies films, Pixie Hollow Games is also the first to not feature Tinker Bell as the main character…
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad – animated film review
It’s been a long time since I last watched The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, and I had pretty much forgotten about…