When a studio announces they have a remake in the works my reaction ranges from an eye roll to a tired groan to a despondent sigh, but when I heard Disney was remaking the 1977 musical Pete’s Dragon I was actually intrigued.
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The Jungle Book (2016) – Review
Back in 1967 Disney released an animated version of Rudyard Kipling’s stories from The Jungle Book, which was also the last animated film to have the personal touch of Walt himself as he passed away in1966, and this is what the Disney Studios have tried to remake here today.
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) – Review
Today we pretty much take our computers for granted, but that was certainly not the case back in the sixties when the typical computer took up an entire floor of an office building.
The Good Dinosaur (2015) – Review
The question most likely asked by many a viewer of this film would be, “Just who was Pixar’s target audience for this movie?” As a studio, Pixar has easily one of the best track records, from the likes Toy Story to Inside Out they rarely let a person down (my exception is Cars as I…
Tarzan (1999) – Review
It’s hard to believe that this is the first big-screen attempt at doing the Tarzan story in animation because if any story lent itself to that medium it would have to be Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs.