Jul 24, 2009

Harry Potter


Ok, I just finished Harry Potter!!!! Hooray! I loved it! It was so much fun to read! I loved all of the books except for #2, I can't tell you why I don't like that one because I have no idea. . . My favorites were first #4, then #5, then #3, then 6&7, and then 1, 2 being my least favorite. I'm so excited to see the movie with my friends! Although, I'm not sure I quite believe that HP6 could possibly be PG, it doesn't seem possible. . . Oh well! Ok, well, just thought I'd make that announcement. Love you guys!

Jul 7, 2009

Why Disney Princesses Need Some Help (Continued)

For today's review I watched The Little Mermaid, this is one of my favorite Disney movies. It is so cute and I love it, it still holds some magic even though I'm an adolescent. I did have quite a few issues with the characters of this show though, they had some problems that I wanted to address.

The Little Mermaid:
-Her father is VERY temperamental, he didn't even give Ariel the chance to explain when he called upon her to inquire about her lateness.
-Flounder has no personality at all, he's just the helpless little yellow fish with an annoying habit of following Ariel everywhere.
-Sebastian has no sense of patience, I do not have this quality myself but I find it pertinent to point out. He acts as if Ariel is two and can't take care of herself.
-Ariel doesn't do anything when her father finds her treasures, all she does is cry "No, daddy!" and doesn't even try to protect her beloved statue from her dad.
-Ariel has a petty crush and acts as if the world revolves around Eric. She has only seen him and heard him talking to the sailors and Grim. When she runs away to Ursula she has no idea if Eric is going to accept her.
-Ursula has to be my favorite character in this movie. She is malicious, evil and persuasive. She does have a prominent fault, however, she fails to keep the seashell that contains Ariel's voice in a safe place. Why would she keep it around her neck? The movie fails to describe any reason why she must place it there and if she doesn't need it there couldn't she have kept it in her room where it would be safe from potential damage?
-Eric should have kissed Ariel when they returned to the surface after the eels pushed over their boat, it would have been the perfect time. This would have ended the movie and their would have been very little drama but it still would have been the sensible thing to do.
-Eric has so little personality, all we know of him is that he's the Prince and he needs to get married soon. We sort of know that he's strong and brave from when he saved his dog from the fire but these are the only characteristics of the esteemed Prince Eric.

A little note I must add here is the obvious romantic relationship between the cook and maid, this was so cute and I love the flirting they do through out the movie.
I have had a few requests for other movies to review, these are Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty. These are the only others I am going to do unless you have any other requests. Thanks for suffering through my ramblings and just to let you know, I have enjoyed doing this! I might have other mini series in the future so be sure to keep coming for more little tidbits of joy.

Jul 6, 2009

Cutest Couple Ever!

This is the cutest couple I have seen in a long time, I hope you enjoy them and smile as I did with the joy they are spreading around.

Why Disney Princess Need Some Help (Continued)

In order to portray Snow White accurately and show others her faults I chose to watch the film before I made this post. To put it simply enough, it was painful to watch. I don't know what appeal it held as a child, I was to the point of suicide before it was over. Well here you go!

Snow White:
-Can her voice be any more annoying? Is she singing through her nose?And how come her echo from the wishing well doesn't sound nearly as bad as her own voice?
-How on Earth does she know who she loves when she hasn't been outside the castle walls? And how does the prince know that he loves her when he's only heard her sing, personally I think he's crazy for liking her when all he's heard is her crazy voice.
-Is Snow White really a princess? The Huntsman said she was, but she surely doesn't act like it.
-Who did her hair? Where does she get it cut? And why can't she do it without it being clear up to her ears?
-Wasn't it day time when she ran into the woods? The sun must have set in about ten seconds because when she went into the forest it was all of the sudden dark. And then it gets light again! Again in about ten seconds!
-Is she still touching all those animals? Hasn't she ever heard of rabies? And how does she understand what those animals are saying? I mean, she hasn't ever gone to school, how does she even know how to walk and talk, let alone comprehend all the things the crazy birds are chirping. And then the fact that all of the birds and animals understand what she is saying is miraculous. :\
-Personally, I would not eat off of a plate that was cleaned by a deers tongue and then washed with a squirrels tail! Yuck!
-Do the dwarfs own the mine? Because if they don't, technically they are stealing. The whole time when Snow White was cleaning she didn't see any deed to that mine.
-Has anyone besides me noticed that they don't have an outhouse? How and where are they supposed to use the bathroom to do their necessities?
-How come Doc is the leader when he can't even speak correctly? Does he crack under pressured, and if so, isn't he just in front of his own brothers?
-Why is Dopey the guinea pig? I mean, he's the dopiest of all and obviously won't be able to do the job correctly.
-If Doc hadn't ever washed himself, how did he know how? He was teaching all the other dwarfs how to wash even though he didn't know how.
-Where did the light in the cabin come from at night when they were doing the music? And couldn't Snow White have done the whole light thing when she was cleaning their house?
-When Snow White was telling the story to the dwarfs she described the Prince as handsome and romantic but when she actually saw him, she ran away into the house!
-When you're alone you don't tell a strange old lady that comes to your house that you're alone! And hasn't anyone told her to not accept food from strangers?
-Snow White is so naive, honestly, even though it's a fairy tale, who believes in Wishing Apples?
-Why doesn't Dopey have any hair? They don't have buzzers to cut it off and scissors wouldn't be able to cut the hair that cleanly!
-When the Prince kisses her it's like one second! Usually when you love someone it's a little longer than a second. Oh well. The best part of the movie ruined. . . :)
-She just trusts that the Prince is going to take care of her! Has she spoken to him even once?

And here lies the end of our second review of the poor characters these princesses turn out to be. I hope it didn't end up being too boring. Alice in Wonderland, I believe will be the next review. Let's see how this one turns out. Love you!

Jul 5, 2009

Why Disney Princesses Need to Have Some Help

Those of you who enjoy the disney movies, I have no problem with this. I enjoy them too, they are great little stories. Here are just a few things I noticed that spoiled some of the glory and magic these movies possessed ever since I was little. I'm going to start with Cinderella and then I will do reviews, or criticisms of other lovely princesses.

Cinderella: Where to begin, where to begin!
-Why doesn't Cinderella run away? How hard would this be? It couldn't be harder than the rotten life she leads with that evil stepfamily!
-Why does she take that crap from her step mom? Seriously, it couldn't be very hard to at least tell her "No!"
-When you sing a song, it generally has more than six words in it, "Sing sweet nightingale, high above me" These are the only words to that silly song!
-When little girls watch this movie, they see that when Cinderella has something go wrong her magical Fairy God Mother steps out and makes everything PERFECT, perfect I tell you! What are we teaching the future of America?
-When you meet Prince Charming, you generally learn their name before, "So this is love!" Did they speak once to each other while they were dancing?

Thanks for listening! Next victim, Snow White from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.