FW MOVIE PICK: MICKEY’S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS

Switching to computer-animation for this “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas” was a bold move, but does the gamble even pay off!? A computer-animated omnibus featuring five shorts starring classic Disney characters. The shorts include “Belles of Ice,” in which Daisy Duck and Minnie Mouse’s friendship comes under strain during an ice skating competition which I […]

FW MOVIE PICK: MICKEY, DONALD, GOOFY: THE THREE MUSKETEERS

All for one and one for all and Mickey, Donald and Goofy will please them all! Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy are lowly French peasants who dream of greatness as members of the musketeers. Though they are rejected by that elite unit, conniving Pete hires them to “protect” Princess Minnie Mouse, believing their incompetence […]

FW MOVIE PICK: THE LION KING 1½

Arguably the most memorable installment in “The Lion King” Trilogy thanks to its parody of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”! This retelling of “The Lion King” is conveyed from the perspective of meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa and shows how the pair became friends. When Timon leaves his colony because he doesn’t fit in, he meets […]

FW MOVIE PICK: PIGLET’S BIG MOVIE

Well it was only a matter of time that they’d our favorite “Piglet” his own solo movie! When Piglet comes up missing his Hundred Acre Wood friends use Piglet’s own Book of Memories to find him, discovering along the way just how big a role he’s played in their lives. A movie centering on my […]

FW MOVIE PICK: THE JUNGLE BOOK 2

Okay, while introducing us to the Man Village and getting to know The Girl (Shanti) is one of the notable things about this “The Jungle Book” sequel, but what about the rest of the film overall!? Wild child Mowgli has grown fidgety with his life in a rural village. So he sneaks back to the […]

FW MOVIE PICK: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME II

While I’m all for Quasimodo finding happiness in this sequel to “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, this movie hardly does it justice! Take a journey back to Paris’s magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral, to revisit Quasimodo and his friends. The lovable yet lonely bell ringer pits his wits against evil circus owner Sarousch, a master of […]

FW MOVIE PICK: 101 DALMATIANS II: PATCH’S LONDON ADVENTURE

I actually ended up enjoying this sequel to “101 Dalmatians” more then I thought especially for expanding on the pups favorite TV Show “Thunderbolts”, now lets take a look at it shall we!? Being one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn’t feel unique. When he’s accidentally left behind on moving day, he […]

FW MOVIE PICK: CINDERELLA II: DREAMS COME TRUE

Yet another Disney property they decided to make into a series of three shorts, that being “Cinderella”, but does that gamble pay off!? It consists of three segments featuring Cinderella planning a party which is just as boring as it sounds; one of the mice, Jaq turned into a human which is just plain weird, […]

FW MOVIE PICK: RETURN TO NEVER LAND

And thus the story of “Peter Pan” continues with this sequel centering on Wendy’s Daughter, but does it make for an interesting story!? In London during World War II, this is the story of Wendy’s daughter, Jane, who is kidnapped by Captain Hook and Peter Pan must come to the rescue. Is it nothing more […]

FW MOVIE PICK: LADY AND THE TRAMP II: SCAMP’S ADVENTURE

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! I really wasn’t expecting them to make a sequel to “Lady and the Tramp”, but here we are, but how does the movie fair overall!? Seeking the freedom to be a wild dog, the son of Lady and the Tramp runs away to join a gang of junkyard dogs. It makes absolutely […]