Disney troubles D:

It's going to be a bit harder to do my Disney marathon then I thought. I'm glad I started planning rather early so that I can figure it all out.

After going through our dvds, VHS and Blu Rays, I see that we own only 20 out of 50 movies. My initial plans were to buy all the movies, but that would be incredible expensive.

Second plan was to buy atleast 10 that I actually do want to own and then rent the other 20 via Netflix and my local rental store. This is still my plan although i canceled Netflix for the time being. I will restart my Netflix when I get some decent internet in my own house, but for the time being it will be remain cancelled.

I may resign up just for this Disney marathon if it becomes too difficult to get the other movies. There are some that I would absolutely love to own and then others that I - honestly - do not care to own. So I do not see owning something like Fantasia (unfortunately) but would LOVE Oliver and Company.

I'm glad we have atleast 20 out of 50 (our of 49 really since Tangeled is not out yet). I priced some at Best Buy and most of them still go for $20. I definently need to find a cheaper way of owning them that does not mean downloading them. No way would I download my beloved Disney films!

The marathon WILL HAPPEN. I am too excited about it to not go through with it.

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50 Disney Movies in a Month

My family goes to Disney as much as we can. Last time we visited the happiest place on Earth (and, might I add, one of my personal favorite places on this planet) was in 2007. Our next scheduled trip is in April of this year. I'm excited and can't wait to return there.

I'm a Disney fan through and through. Grew up watching all the movies and love every bit of it. We still have home movies of past Disney trips that we watch, remembering the times when we were young and enjoying what the park had to offer us.

Tangled was the 50th animated movie for Disney to release (not counting any sequeals and such). I'm amazed at this feat and very happy about it. This is just a testament to one of my true fandoms. the dvd for Tangled comes out March 29th and I've came up with this rather fanatic idea, to watch all 50 movies in a month. Now I could actually start this in March and celebrate watching the 50th on the 29th when I buy Tangled. But I think I want to allow our Disney vacation in April to be the crowning star on my marathon. Or perhaps maybe do a 50 day marathon if I can time it to end the day before our vacation. I would blog about the movies every day. This just seems like its going to be so fun!

My only thing is getting all the movies. We have A LOT of Disney movies on dvd and Blu-ray, but we unfortunately do not own all 50. I am going to start buying some that we don't have in preparation for the marathon, but some may be difficult to get or have been returned to the vault meaning they are uber expensive on eBay or such.

I'll make a list of the Disney movies we own tomorrow to better prepare myself on my hunt for the movies. Some may have to be rented from various sources (Netflix, movie rental store) so I'm able to have them for the marathon.

VERY EXCITED! It's an easy marathon to have, especially if I only have to watch a movie a day and the movies average about 90 minutes or shorter. I'm ready to start this, but certainly must collect the movies first and want Disney to be the end result! Maybe I should do a video as well. A brief sentence or two about the movie I watched.

I have a lot on my plate already but would love to do this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gqg3-5srs4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Movie Review: Toy Story 3

Nostalgic. There's really no other way to describe the recent and final installment of the Toy Story franchise. It has been 15 years since the story of a couple of toys belonging to a kid named Andy captured the hearts of many.

Now, Andy is off to college and the fate of the toys is questionable.

What follows is a truly captivating, heart wrenching, entertaining journey. I was certainly emotional the entire time as the movie kept me on the edge of my seat.

The movie seemed very adult, at least more adult then other Pixar films. Disney/Pixar has seemingly (in my opinion) been moving towards themes that can certainly keep an adult interesting (such as the theme of love and loss in Up). Toy Story 3's main theme is certainly the strange stage between being a kid and growing up. Any adult can relate to this.

Although the movie will be something great for adults, some of the scenes may confuse children and even scare them. I still think the rest of the movie despite these few intense scenes.

Toy Story 3 is a must see movie. It holds the charm of the other two and is an amazing end of the franchise.

Pixar a THIEF!?

I was browsing /Film as I so often do and happened upon another Pixar related article. This article talks about a French short film, Above then Beyond, that could have inspired Disney/Pixar's film Up. After reading the article and comments, this is what my conclusion.


There is not a shadow of a doubt in my mind that Pixar was inspired by the film and seemingly borrowed elements - maybe even direct screen-by-screen shots - for their film, Up. I do not, however, think this constitutes as blantant "stealing".

After reading Sciretta's - the article writer - timeline of the two films (as far as when things were actually published so to speak), it seems Above and Beyond was out long enough for Pixar to see it and get inspired from it. The students, or company, who did the film even have a partnership with Pixar.

While I do not think any idea is an original idea and most certainly not the idea of tying balloons to an object to fly away, i'm a little let down by Pixar from borrowing so many screen-by-screens from the French short film. That sequence in Up was my favorite part and, although the French film's cimentography and such do not tickle my fancy, they still seemed to have done it first. It does not make me like Up any less, but I'm just disapointed that my favorite part was heavily inspired by something else. Considering I thought the movie dragged at so many points after that, I am let down even further.

It seems that both Disney and Pixar draw heavily from other things. That does not make either any less of an amazing coporation for entertainment and film. As a fan, I just wish they were a bit careful about how they put their inspiration into their films. I am sure not many people knew about Above then Beyond - I know I did not prior to seeing it on /Film - but I really do wish Pixar would have mentioned being inspired by it. It does make them look incredibly like theives for not saying they were, especially after some of the comments Pixar made that seem contradictory to each other.

Movies That Excite Me: Tron Legacy

To say that i'm a Disney fangirl is an understatement. Since i was a young child, my head has been filled with Disney via my parents. Trips to the theme parks. VHS tapes of all the movies (and now DVDs that i'm older). Mountains of merchandise. My whole family has always been enchanted by Disney. Love it or hate it, Disney is one of those companies that will just keep rolling no matter what.

When i first viewed the Tron Legacy trailer, it was attached to Prince of Perisa: Sands of Time. I'm not behind in my movie news because I knew the movie was going to be coming soon, but the trailer just seemingly blew my mind. It did not seem to take much to draw me into the world of Tron and want to know more.

At 22 years of age, I barely remember the original Tron movie. It released about five years before I was born and i will honestly say i have only seen bits and pieces of it. Having played Kingdom Hearts 2 multiple times, I am at least familiar wit Tron. Now, i want to watch the movie in its entirety thanks to this new trailer.

The characters, even those that do not offer one line of dialogue in the Tron Legacy trailer, captivate me and I want to know more about them. I have even screencapped the females - for future, cosplay purposes.

This movie definitely excites me. 12/17/2010 can not get here soon enough. Check out the trailer at the youtube link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9szn1QQfas