Tag: disney
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The Ride Of a Lifetime by Robert Iger – A Book Review
No one is more surprised that I’ve become a Disney acolyte than, well, me. The serious devotion began after visiting Walt Disney World. Since then, I’ve paid close attention to Disney’s dealings–both past and present. The acquisition of Pixar, securing Marvel, getting hold of the Star Wars intellectual properties, taking Fox, introducing Disney+ … these…
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The Lion King (2019) – A Movie Review
This new photo-realistic version of The Lion King is both exhilarating and redundant. It’s a visual feast in that everything looks absolutely real. My understanding is that this film is almost entirely CGI, yet the animals, the environment–all of it–looks not only real, but also rooted in reality. You see labored breathing, you see real…
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Toy Story 4 – A Movie Review
Yesterday, I think you would have been justified to feel that Toy Story 4 is largely unnecessary. After all, Toy Story 3 ended just about perfectly. However, if you happened to watch the Toy Story Toons shorts, you know that Woody and the gang embarked upon a whole new set of adventures with young Bonnie. …
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Mary Poppins Returns – A Movie Review
To be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the original Mary Poppins from start to finish. We had it on a few years ago for the kids, but I thought it was really strange and didn’t pay it much attention. I definitely wouldn’t consider myself a fan of the character. However, when we first…
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) – A Movie Review
My wife and I took our daughters to see The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Friday night and I have to admit that I enjoyed it quite a bit. I think the most striking aspect of this movie is that it looks exquisite. The costumes, sets, and scenery are gorgeous. It seemed to me that much…
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Christopher Robin – A Movie Review
I’ll be honest, when I first saw the trailer to this movie, I felt totally turned off. It struck me as dark, dreary, and unnecessarily … adult. Well, I’m happy to tell you that I couldn’t have been more mistaken. Though we aren’t particularly big Winnie the Pooh fans, we like him well enough. Once…
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Traveling To Disney World: Family 2018 Disney World Vacation (Part 2)
Now that you’ve booked your trip to Disney World in Orlando, you need to actually get there. Our daughters are both under ten, so driving from Central Illinois all the way to Orlando did not seem like the ideal means of travel to me. We are very fortunate in that we have a local airport,…
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Beauty and the Beast (2017) – A Movie Review
I know we’re super late to this party, but we literally just watched this for the first time last night. I’ve been after my daughters for months to view it with me, but they were hesitant. They were concerned the Beast would be too scary, the wolves too vicious. Well, within minutes, they were completely…
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Han Solo by Majorie Liu and Mark Brooks – A Book Review
As you know, Disney bought Marvel some time ago, and then Disney bought the Star Wars franchise as well, so it only makes sense that Marvel would return to publishing Star Wars comics. I have to be honest, I’ve been pleased with virtually every title Marvel has released belonging to the Star Wars universe, and…
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My Thoughts On Disney Buying Star Wars
When I read earlier today that Disney bought LucasFilm (and all properties therein) my first reaction was utter astonishment. For one, the price is a number that my brain literally cannot conceive. Secondly, never, ever, in a million years did I ever think George Lucas would relinquish the rights to the universe he built from…
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