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Jab’s Disney Reviews: Frozen 2

(Spoiler: The salamander isn’t in it for very long! Buy a toy of it anyways!) FROZEN II Written by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee & Mark E. Smith Short Review: OMG it’s AMAAAAAZZINNGGGGGGGGGGGGG everyone go see itttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!! Longer Review: Disney Sequels stopped being a thing during John Lasseter’s run as Chief Creative Officer, but with the runaway success they were having with their New Renaissance, it was … Continue reading Jab’s Disney Reviews: Frozen 2

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Jab’s Disney Reviews: Enchanted

ENCHANTED (2007):Written by: Bill Kelly & Ron Howard (yes, that one)-This one’s a bit funny, in that it’s a cutesy parody of Princess Movies… that basically also plays them straight, to the point where it actually revolutionized and restarted the entire Disney Princess genre! Some of the gags are pretty good, and there’s some WONDERFUL over-acting from Jason Marsden & Susan Sarandon (who is looking way … Continue reading Jab’s Disney Reviews: Enchanted

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Jab’s Reviews: Disney’s Era of Garbage

And now it’s a trifecta of movies I’ve never seen and tooooooooootally don’t wanna! This is a time in which Disney’s animation was suffering horribly, and Pixar was dominating them and embarrassing the Mouse. HOME ON THE RANGE (2004):Written by: Will Finn, John Sanford, Michael LaBash, Sam Levine, Mark Kennedy & Robert Lence -One of the most forgotten Disney Canon films of all time, this one … Continue reading Jab’s Reviews: Disney’s Era of Garbage

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Jab’s Reviews: Brother Bear

BROTHER BEAR (2003):Written by: Tab Murphy, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Steve Bencich & Ron J. Friedman -I figured “what the hell?” and rented this one- it’s one of the latter-day Disney films, and didn’t do to well or get very well-received, but it’s… okay. Ish. It basically has some cool set pieces and one VERY awesome transformation sequence that reminds you how mind-blowing this studio is, but … Continue reading Jab’s Reviews: Brother Bear

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Jab’s Reviews: Treasure Planet

TREASURE PLANET (2002):Written by: Ron Clements, John Musker, Rob Edwards, Ted Elliot & Terry Rossio The backstory to the making of this movie is more interesting to me than the actual film itself, which is totally forgettable. Clements & Musker, two A-level directors responsible for The Little Mermaid, basically begged the studio for 12 years to make this, being rejected every time. Again and again, they were … Continue reading Jab’s Reviews: Treasure Planet

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Jab’s Reviews: Atlantis- The Lost Empire

ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (2001):Written by: Tab Murphy, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Joss Whedon, Bryce Zabel & Jackie Zabel -This is an interesting one. It comes on the tail end of the Renaissance (ie. well after it ended, but only by a couple years), so the hype was less extreme, the expectations were lowered, and the money was gonna be less. Even so, they did some … Continue reading Jab’s Reviews: Atlantis- The Lost Empire

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Jab’s Reviews: The Emperor’s New Groove

THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE (2000):Written by: David Reynolds, Chris Reynolds & Mark Dindal This one had a fabulously-awful production process, with a Prince and the Pauper-themed story being written by one guy, and a comedy film being written by another. When the first, also the director of The Lion King, quit over being forced to shorten his timeline, things looked to be a disaster. Instead, they completely re-did … Continue reading Jab’s Reviews: The Emperor’s New Groove

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Jab’s Reviews: Fantasia 2000 & Dinosaur

It’s time for more Disney reviews! Unfortunately, these are all shows I haven’t seen so this is just “Jab Reads Wikipedia”, lol. You might saw “a proper reviewer would just watch these, since they have Disney+ and could just click on them” but I DON’T WANNNAAAAAAAAAAAAA.. FANTASIA 2000 (2000):Written by: N/A -A largely forgotten part of the canon, it was released the same year as Dinosaur, and … Continue reading Jab’s Reviews: Fantasia 2000 & Dinosaur

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MCU Phase 4: Ups And Downs

Well, as of Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania, we are officially into Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the highly divisive Phase Four is finally and fully in our rear-view mirror. With the unprecedented success of, and overall affection for, the MCU’s efforts through its first three phases, a backslide in Phase Four was inevitable. Though exactly how far the slide regressed the … Continue reading MCU Phase 4: Ups And Downs

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Jab’s Disney Reviews: Tarzan

TARZAN (1999) Written by: Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel), Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker & Noni White Tarzan has a fair bit in common with Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in that it’s one of those stories based off of a world-famous work of fiction in and of itself and not just some fairy tale- the Disney version is therefore NOT the most-famous, most-iconic version of said thing. For … Continue reading Jab’s Disney Reviews: Tarzan

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Jab’s Disney Reviews: The Emperor’s New Groove

THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE (2000):Written by: David Reynolds, Chris Reynolds & Mark Dindal This one had a fabulously-awful production process, with a Prince and the Pauper-themed story being written by one guy, and a comedy film being written by another. When the first, also the director of The Lion King, quit over being forced to shorten his timeline, things looked to be a disaster. Instead, they completely re-did … Continue reading Jab’s Disney Reviews: The Emperor’s New Groove

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Jab’s Disney Reviews: Atlantis The Lost Empire

ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (2001):Written by: Tab Murphy, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Joss Whedon, Bryce Zabel & Jackie Zabel -This is an interesting one. Atlantis came comes on the tail end of the Renaissance (ie. well after it ended, but only by a couple years), so the hype was less extreme, the expectations were lowered, and the money was gonna be less. Even so, they did some REALLY … Continue reading Jab’s Disney Reviews: Atlantis The Lost Empire

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Top Ten Non-Disney Animated Movies

I’ve been sitting on this idea for SO LONG! You see, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, when I was doing my previous podcast, my then-cohost and I were asked to guest star on another podcast for their Pod V Pod challenge. Those challenges had two quiz rounds, followed up by a draft challenge. The draft for that episode was Best Non-Disney/Pixar Animated Movies. I had a blast … Continue reading Top Ten Non-Disney Animated Movies

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Jab’s Disney Reviews: Lilo & Stitch

LILO & STITCH (2002):Written by: Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois -This is a funny one, as it’s an original story, and has a completely unique art style (that of a long-time Disney Animator Chris Sanders, who always drew his stuff that way- one wonders if the others got annoyed at always having to shift his stuff into the “Mainline” Disney style). I have to agree with … Continue reading Jab’s Disney Reviews: Lilo & Stitch

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Jab’s Disney Reviews: Fantasia 2000 & Dinosaur

So today’s a double-whammy… mostly because I haven’t actually watched these, lol. I have Disney+ and yet I never set aside the time to complete the Disney Animated Canon! So have some notes about them instead! FANTASIA 2000 (2000):Written by: N/A -A largely forgotten part of the canon, it was released the same year as Dinosaur, and was an obvious sequel to Fantasia. Since the original was supposed … Continue reading Jab’s Disney Reviews: Fantasia 2000 & Dinosaur

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