Category: Animated
-
New Movie Review – Mulan (Live action 2020)
The obvious first step with a look at a film like Mulan is to do a compare and contrast piece with the 1998 animated version. And, obviously, there will be a bit of that but, bottom line, it would be a bit like comparing and contrasting apples and tractor parts… Other than the name and…
-
Scoob! and the Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe
Warning: contains spoilers for Scoob! I grew up on the cartoons of Hanna-Barbera. Before they moved them all to Boomerang, the USA Network used to air them on a show called Cartoon Express. Every summer, I went to Kings Island theme park where they had live mascots from the cartoons just like Disney World. The…
-
Movie Review – Trolls World Tour (A new movie actually *worth* watching)
—
Trolls World Tour is an actual new movie and it’s out there to watch at drive-in theaters across the nation. It’s also “live” here and there in any theaters that manage to be open during the pandemic. And we now have the Peetimes on the RunPee app to help you enjoy all the musical acts!…
-
5 Older Movies We’d Love Remakes Of (And 5 That Are Perfect)
It is a truth universally acknowledged: a single movie in possession of a large following must be in want of a remake. At least, that’s how Hollywood executives seem to see things! Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the real truth is that remakes aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. And that’s even understandable, to some extent.…
-
Top 10 Animated Fantasy Movies
Pixar’s latest adventure Onward hit cinemas last March 6, and it’s one of the only films still in theaters (at least those that are now open, including many drive-in theaters). It’s set in a world of mythical creatures such as mermaids, unicorns, gnomes, centaurs, manticores, and elves. I thought it would be fun to take…
-
Movie Review – OnWard
—
OnWard is just another average Pixar movie. Average for Pixar; better than most anything else. The trailer reveals the gist of the story, but the central theme is left out. I won’t ruin it for you here by saying what it is, but it has the Pixar magic. What Pixar does consistently– and better than…
-
Is there anything extra during the end credits of OnWard?
No, there are not any extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of OnWard. View details and movie information…
-
Video movie review of Sonic the Hedgehog by a Sonic fan
—
Here’s a candid movie review of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie by YouTuber — and Sonic fan — Nick Robinson. [Spoiler alert: he also has some great things to say about the RunPee app near the end of the review. Thanks Nick!] Sonic movie review video: I’m not a Sonic fan myself, so I couldn’t…
-
Is Mulan A True Story? Answered by a native Chinese
—
A Ballad in The 500s China Everyone knows that Mulan is an old Chinese tale. But is it just a story? Or is Mulan real? Having grown up in China, I learned the ballad of Mulan in 7th grade. Just like you, I had wondered if this brave and extraordinary young woman ever existed in…
-
Is Onward a Pixar film?
Onward is a Pixar film set in a suburban fantasy world about two brothers, Ian and Barley (voiced Tom Holland and Chris Pratt respectively), on a quest to reunite with their deceased father. Also voicing characters in the movie are Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Laurel Lightfoot, the mother, and Octavia Spencer as Manticore. Character Voices Tom Holland,…
