Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.
I’ve mentioned my love for a good movie speech before. So it was only a matter of time before we got to Elizabeth Swann’s speech at the end of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Take a look:
There are a lot of things that are required for a good speech. Continue reading
Wreck-It Ralph
Wreck-It Ralph: You’re a winner!
Vanellope von Schweetz: I’m a winner…
Wreck-It Ralph: And you’re adorable!
Vanellope von Schweetz: I’m ADORABLE!
Beauty and the Beast
The Villagers: We don’t like what we don’t understand, in fact it scares us, and this monster is mysterious at least.
Kermit: The skies are blue when it’s me and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and… well… all of you!
Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.
There’s an exchange in the preshow for Muppet*Vision 3-D at Disney World that goes a little something like this:
Sam the Eagle: Will you stop this foolishness?
Gonzo the Great: What kind of foolishness would you like to see?
To me, that statement is the essence of the Muppets. And with that in mind, here’s today’s Friday Favorite, presented without context:
The Emperor’s New Groove
Kuzco: How did you get back here before us?!
Yzma: Ah … How did we, Kronk?
Kronk: Well, ya got me. By all accounts, it doesn’t make sense.
Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.
I think even Disney was surprised by the success of 2011’s The Muppets. It revitalized the brand in a way that was unexpected considering the straight-to-DVD languishing that the Muppets had been suffering in recent years. Having a big name writer in Jason Segel and cult favorite Bret McKenzie to write the songs helped, but more than that I think people were eager for a real return of the Muppets they knew. The story had a clever setup, using new character Walter as a way to remind people what they loved about the Muppets, and it was full of stars either in cameos or full roles. (It’s the best film Jack Black has been in in a long time.) But beyond that, The Muppets captured the essence of the Muppets, that crazy, surrealist energy that only a band of misfits could have. It’s too early to tell whether the sequel, Muppets Most Wanted, can recapture that magic, but take a look at the first teaser trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcw2Aje5KU0
I could listen to Animal yelling out “Sequel” and other random words all day long. Continue reading
At the end of my D23 movie news roundup from yesterday I mentioned Tomorrowland. I didn’t want to go into the film there because I feel like it needs a bit more explanation, especially considering how little we still know of the film. You have to go back to last year for the earliest reports of the film. Brad Bird, who wrote and directed The Incredibles and Ratatouille for Disney/Pixar was announced as the director for a new film for Disney, bumping his rumored project with Pixar about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. People immediately began speculating that Bird was returning to Disney for a sequel to The Incredibles (something, incidentally, that needs to happen).
That wasn’t the case, however, as the title for his new film was revealed to be 1952. Continue reading
This year’s D23, a conference every two years exclusively for members of the D23 fan club, was full of news about upcoming projects, but unfortunately it wasn’t the news that people were expecting to hear. There was no Star Wars casting announcement, no surprises from Marvel or Pixar, no Pirates of the Caribbean sequel. What there was, however, was lots of smaller casting announcements, plus an in-depth look at some films which we previously only knew the title of. I’m a D23 member, but I wasn’t at the conference this year, but read on for the highlights of what was announced and shown, along with some of my opinions. Continue reading
I really hadn’t planned on writing any more about The Lone Ranger, but a series of news articles and quotes that have been floating around this week, along with countless commentary, have me feeling like I should weigh in. First, Disney has projected that it will lose $160-190 million on The Lone Ranger. At the same time, or possibly in response to this, several people behind the film have piped up to blame the critics for the box office failure of their film. Continue reading
The Love Pirate 