Monday, October 29, 2012

The Disney Catalogue Through My 3-year-old's Eyes

We've been making our way (back) through the Disney catalogue with the 3-year-old. Believe it or not, we're watching most of the movies on video cassettes left over from the older girls. For what it's worth, here's a somewhat paraphrased set of movie reviews through her eyes:
  • Little Mermaid - Good movie. The witch is too scary so I won't ever watch it again.
  • Lion King - Is Simba's Daddy DEAD? I don't ever want to watch that again. (Note - Daddy advises me to not watch Bambi either, so I haven't).
  • Tarzan - I don't get why baby Tarzan's Mummy and Daddy left him on the island and my Daddy doesn't know either, but still a good movie. Monkeys were too scary, so I'm not sure I'll watch it again.
  • Hercules - Saw the picture on the video cover - not interested.
  • Peter Pan - The best. Peter is so hot. Why doesn't Tinkerbell ever talk? Hate the crocodile.
  • Tinkerbell - Where's Peter? Maybe if I watch it a few more times he'll show up. He's so hot.
  • Fox and the Hound - What's a hound? Why doesn't the big dog like the fox? Why are the fox and the little dog friends? Is the big dog dead? Why are the two friends fighting? This movie is way beyond me. Who can watch it when I've got a question that needs answering in every single scene? And the bear is too scary.
  • Finding Nemo - Don't really get what happened at the beginning (and again, Daddy doesn't know either). Fun after that.
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - So good. I understood everything; no questions. Filmmaking at its finest. Christopher Robin's kind of hot too. And the bear's name is poo - that never stops being funny.
  • Pocahontas - Lot's of questions on this one too. Biggest question - why is Princess Tiger Lily an "Indian" in Peter Pan, but Pocahontas isn't? The John Smith character was pretty 2-dimensional and I found the tree's motivation confusing.
  • Tangled - This was my first movie in a theatre. Great hair. Loved the popcorn.
  • Brave - Another theatre movie. Went with Daddy and my sisters. Brave's Mummy turns into a bear. My big sister cried and then hugged Mummy when we got home. Does that mean my Mummy is going to turn into a bear?
  • Aladdin - Kind of liked it. Aladdin's cute. I want a magic carpet. 
  • Jungle Book - Good, but now I'm confused. Are tigers good (Aladdin) or bad (this movie)? Are bears good (this movie) or bad (Fox and the Hound) or both (Brave)? And why do the vultures sound like the Beatles? 
At the time of this writing, we still have many, many Disney movies to go. I know some we haven't watched will be favourites (Beauty and the Beast, for one). But for her, it always comes back to Peter Pan. This girl is very, very, very in love with him. That said, she's dressing as a pirate for Halloween. Go figure.

2 comments:

  1. No surprise about the pirate costome - after all, isn't he out to get Peter Pan, too?

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