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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Cool Runnings (1993) in Movies

Jan 2, 2018

Cool Runnings (1993)

1993 | Comedy

7.4

(22 Ratings)

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A great Icy ride

Disney yet again comes through with a portrayal of a true sports story that hits our hearts. The cast is a unique blend of serious and comic actors who come together to tell that tale about the 4 Jamaican sprint runners who want to be be in the Olympics so bad they train to become Olympic Bobsledders. Though being ridiculed and bullied throughout the movie they overcome adversity and make it to Lake Placid to show that everyone deserves to represent their country no matter what they are there to compete for.

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Lenard (726 KP) rated Dumbo (2019) in Movies

Apr 1, 2019

Dumbo (2019)

2019 | Animation, Family, Fantasy

6.5

(81 Ratings)

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While in some ways a strange marriage, Dumbo has several Tim Burton elements: an evil rich guy, Michael Keaton/Danny DeVito/Eva Green, outsiders, people who don't get a lot of sun even though they live in a traveling circus. The most Tim Burton thing about it is when Dreamland is engulfed in smoke surrounded by dark clouds and Nightmare Island. The rest of the film is mostly live action Disney. Dumbo has Bambi-like doe eyes and except for the evil wannabe tycoon the humans are sentimental and protective of the kids.

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Justin Taylor (59 KP) rated Shrek (2001) in Movies

Oct 30, 2018

Shrek (2001)

2001 | Animation, Comedy, Family

8.1

(72 Ratings)

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Very funny characters (4 more)

Parody of disney icon-er I mean fairy tale characters that make very quoteable lines

A great soundtrack by smash mouth

Cast chemistry

Although this is a kids movie there many innuendos that adults will laugh at

Villain is kinda weak but credit where credits due he is pretty funny (0 more)

Shrek is very funny

This movie is arguably DreamWorks greatest film and most recognizable too.

The cast is great and almost all of the characters are hilarious and the humor is gut hurtingly funny.

One negative is the villain is not that great

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David McK (3473 KP) rated The Jungle Book (2016) in Movies

Jun 30, 2019 (Updated Jul 18, 2020)

The Jungle Book (2016)

2016 | Action, Family

7.4

(43 Ratings)

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Pseudo Live action remake (or should that be re-telling?) of the 1967 Jazz-tastic Disney original, with a star studded voice cast that includes Bill Murray (as Baloo), Ben Kingsley (Bagheera), Idris Elba (Shere Khan), Scarlett Johansson (Ka) and Christoper Walken (King Louis).

It's rather weird, however, seeing/hearing these voices come out the impressive-CGI'd creatures: for me, a disassociation that the film never really gets over.

But, yes, the "Bear Necessities" and "I want to be like you" both do get a reprise in this movie, but neither version can hold a candle to the original.

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JUMPCUT ONLINE (77 KP) rated Aladdin (2019) in Movies

Jul 3, 2019

Aladdin (2019)

2019 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical

7.2

(157 Ratings)

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In terms of the Disney live-action remakes, Aladdin falls somewhere in the middle. Not nearly as good as The Jungle Book or Christopher Robin, but not nearly as bad as an Alice In Wonderland. An updated story is just enough to not make it a carbon copy, but they did eliminate a lot of the magic from the original in the places that counted most, the music. Its saving grace is Naomi Scott and Will Smith, who jointly bring superb charisma and carry the film to the very last scene.

Full Review: https://jumpcutonline.co.uk/review-aladdin-2019/

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Andrew Kennedy (199 KP) rated The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) in Movies

Dec 10, 2019

I love the Muppets.
This film is the best of many retellings of Dickens classic ghost tale.
Gonzo is my favourite as Charles Dickens, his narration along with Rizzlo the rat is humorous and fun.
Kermit as Bob Crachit as the lead book keeper is amusing and his team of rats are hilarious.
Michael Caine plays Scrooge who's path of redemption is believable as he is visted by three ghosts who show Scrooge the errors of his ways.
Also, the songs are catchy.
Disney tried other versions but none can top this one. A true Christmas classic to watch every year.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) created a post

Mar 3, 2020

Little update, so I know that "Films That I Missed in 2019" won for my poll recently. Unfortunately, their are films that recently came out on dvd, that have a long holding list for the library system that I use. Plus not everything for 2019 is out yet on dvd, their are films in December that I wanted to see and Didnt. That I wanted to see, so i have to push it back until September. Hopefully you guys are not upset/mad/angry with me. So for next month I'm doing "More Classic Disney Animation Films".

-Matthew.