Winnie the Pooh (2011)

Winnie the Pooh (2011) – Man oh man, this movie just made me happy. When I was a little kid I used to love watching The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh every Saturday morning. I love that as the head of Disney’s animation department, John Lasseter is trying to bring back traditional 2D animation. … Continue reading

Cars 2 (2011)

Cars 2 (2011) — I don’t know why I ever have doubts about Pixar. I thought a cooking rat sounded dumb and it turned out to be one of the best movies they’ve ever done. I was also pleasantly surprised by the first Cars (particularly the ending). That being said it’s probably my least favorite … Continue reading

Tangled (2010)

Tangled (2010) — For a while Disney seemed to be struggling to make animated family films that were even one tenth the quality of the classic ones.  That seems to be turning around now that Pixar’s John Lasseter has taken over the animation department.  Between this movie and The Princess and the Frog, they seem … Continue reading

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

The Princess and the Frog (2010) — Caught this on cable and it just made me happy that John Lasseter is now in charge of Disney Animation.  It was just a fun sweet Disney movie, the type I haven’t seen in a long time.  I wouldn’t put it on the same level as the ones … Continue reading

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Toy Story 2 (1999) — The Godfather Part II, The Silence of the Lambs, Terminator 2: Judgment Day: all part of that rare fraternity of sequels that surpass the quality of the original (though some would exclude Lambs due to technicalities).  Toy Story 2 is another.  Toy Story is a masterpiece, and to one-up it … Continue reading

Toy Story (1995)

Toy Story (1995) — I remember seeing this movie in theaters when I was 10.  Then it’s been on TV a bunch and I own the DVD but now it was playing on the big screen again so fourteen years later I saw it again.  In 3D this time so that was cool.  What I … Continue reading