Full disclosure, nostalgia made me watch this old Disneytoons cartoon movie. And mostly that is thanks to a certain video with clips from the movie, showing how chaotic this movie is with its humour, I highly recommend putting on the captions. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUkuYkH796c. It brought me back to watching this movie, both the Finnish Dub … Continue reading Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004) – An Underrated Nostalgia Trip
Category: Animation
I saw CATS (2019) or How to completely misunderstand the source material and travel to the Uncanny Valley
I sit in my comfortable seat in my local theatre for the first showing where the tickets were available, it is a comfortable lounge style room with reclining large seats and pillows. At least I am going to see this disaster of a movie in the best seats in the house. The music starts, we … Continue reading I saw CATS (2019) or How to completely misunderstand the source material and travel to the Uncanny Valley
Loving Vincent (2017) – A Masterpiece of Both Art and Cinema
A big statement for a film that might be too, dare I say, Art House for some, even if it is an Independent Film. Which is now on Netflix and I can't recommend it enough. Mind you, this review ended being more personal than I intended, but I will keep it, because it is the … Continue reading Loving Vincent (2017) – A Masterpiece of Both Art and Cinema
Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) – A Charming Story Of A Little Hero
I've heard of this classic movie one way or another, most likely cultural osmosis and I was so happy to finally see it! And its as beautiful as described. Summary: Somewhere in West Africa a woman is about to give birth when the baby in her stomach decides to birth itself. Coming out in to … Continue reading Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) – A Charming Story Of A Little Hero
Ivan Tsarevitch and The Changing Princess (2016) – Silhouetted Fables With A Clear Cut Story
Ivan Tsarévitch et la Princesse Changeante is the films original French title. Taking fairy tales and changing them or telling them anew is not a new thing, but the way this film frames it makes it ever more delightful that the ones who have remade stories in recent years (yes, Disney I mean you). Summary: … Continue reading Ivan Tsarevitch and The Changing Princess (2016) – Silhouetted Fables With A Clear Cut Story
Belladonna of Sadness (1973) – Evocative, But Suffers From A Mixed Message
Whoo boy is this going to be a complex movie to tangle open. Not in a plot way, but just in the imagery and how to put it. ANYWAY THIS MOVIE IS FOR ADULTS SO KIDS STAY OFF THIS ONE! I AM WARNING YOU ALREADY UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE THOROUGHLY TRAUMATISED! Summary: In the … Continue reading Belladonna of Sadness (1973) – Evocative, But Suffers From A Mixed Message
Anastasia (1997) – A Journey to Past Nostalgia
We all have our favourite animated movie that isn't Disney. This was mine as I remember watching this on TV and even remember that it was recorded on Video, then as time went on I forgot the name of this movie but I remembered what sorta happened in it (specifically the ending fight sequence) and … Continue reading Anastasia (1997) – A Journey to Past Nostalgia
The Snow Maiden (1952) – A Frozen Heart
What's so appealing about Russian (then Soviet) animation? Is it the acting? The art? The stories? The fact that this art was made at a time of great suppression of self? The fact that for a regime that killed its Tsar and his family to have these stories of Princesses and Fairy Tales in the … Continue reading The Snow Maiden (1952) – A Frozen Heart
Bolero (1992) – Ravel on a Surreal Scale
Maurice Ravel's Bolero is one of my favourite composition's of music. It can be attributed to anything if one knows how to use and this animated short is only one of them. There have been many ballet as well as modern dance sections based on the composition and they are all wonderful to watch, but … Continue reading Bolero (1992) – Ravel on a Surreal Scale
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