Cartoon Corner- Ralph Breaks the Internet

This sequel feels more like a Disney movie than the original.  The Pixar-ian emphasis on creating the world of the original forms the backbone of that story, and having that in place is the only reason this film can have an entirely new setting but have the conflict it does.
Although I guess in a way the saturation of reference humor maybe makes this the Dreamworksiest of Disney films.

Cartoon Corner- Chicken Little

So I watched this a couple days ago and mostly forgot it.  Rather than do the simple thing of watching it again, I think writing things out to remember them will more accurately capture what this movie is about.  Chicken Little is in the running for worst film of the Disney Animation Studios canon, and while the other two most-cited contenders aren’t movies I’ve seen, that’s definitely a fair statement.  And the reasons why it fails are best illustrated by this lack of memorability.

Cartoon Corner- Gravity Falls (Season 2)

Dipper Pines and the Quest for Manliness (Part 2).

Cartoon Corner- Gravity Falls (Season 1)

The thing about perpetually coming late to the party, especially for a completed series like Gravity Falls, is you tend to get people’s impressions based on how things end, not how they’re received as they air.  So in that respect the oddest thing about Season 1 is how much of a slow burn it is.  ‘course, considering it spent a year and a half airing 20 episodes, and included a lot of overt elements to intrigue fans between episodes, it’s a fair argument to say that watching all of them over the span of a few days isn’t the intended means.

Cartoon Corner- Incredibles 2

So, after chewing on this a few hours this morning, I started coming up with crazy theories.  Buuuut it’s also out in theaters now, so let’s talk some basics first before we get down to that.

Cartoon Corner- DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

So when I sat down to watch this, it’d been many a year since I’d actually seen the film.  I was immediately struck by the fact that the villain was unmistakably Christopher Lloyd, and I somehow didn’t know this fact.  Clearly my memory and insights will be impeccable for this outing.

Cartoon Corner- Alice in Wonderland

We live in a world Alice created.  The Internet is the entire world, right?

Cartoon Corner- Bolt

So this is a new one for us, a Disney film from the dark times, before Princess and the Frog.

Cartoon Corner- Finding Dory

Originally posted at the DL July 2016

Just keep swimming

Cartoon Corner- Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Originally posted at the DL May 2016

Ahh man.  This movie.  Let's talk the technical bits first.  There are very few movies animated with the level of detail the toons in Roger Rabbit are.  A recurring fact I bring up when we revisit Disney is their tendency to sink ridiculous time and effort into things the average viewer won't notice.
The film industry refers to this as the Roger Rabbit Effect, because they bloody well should name it after this movie.

Cartoon Corner- Fantasia

Originally posted at the DL April 2016

Oh god what have I done.

Cartoon Corner- Robin Hood

This seems to be considered one of the weaker films by Disney itself, based on how it’s generally marketed, released, and priced.  I can kinda see it.

Cartoon Corner- Zootopia

Originally posted at the DL March 2016

God, how is there anything BUT Zootopia porn left on the internet.  This is the second furriest thing I've ever seen.

Cartoon Corner- Ratatouille

Originally posted at the DL January 2016

Y'know how when you know a lot about a subject stories about it usually become hard to watch because it turns out writers don't usually know shit about shit and get everything wrong?

Yeah Ratatouille isn't that movie.

Cartoon Corner- Wall-E

Originally posted at the DL January 2011

The Best Pixar Movie.

Cartoon Corner- The Sword in the Stone

Let’s talk about Winnie the Pooh.

Cartoon Corner- Tangled

Originally posted at the DL December 2015

Something about the opening needs comment but I can't figure out what I want to say.  Having Flynn narrate it doesn't quite work for me, I think because they go in a slightly different direction with him in the movie itself where the melodrama feels a bit off I think.  Still, making the sun a prominent motif throughout the movie was a good move and helps keep things fairly cohesive in its way.

Cartoon Corner- The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Originally posted at the DL December 2015

The Write-up of Disney's 34th Animated Feature.

The Good Dinosaur

Originally posted at the DL December 2015

Hey so this movie is not one where you just kinda know everything about it going in.  At least I didn't.  I knew something something there's dinosaurs and a little toddler thing and yeah that's what we got.

Cartoon Corner- Hercules

Originally posted at the DL December 2015

I've always had some love for this one, and I don't know why.  Let's see if we can figure it out by the time we're back from the songs!