With so much garbage polluting the channels these days one has to wonder, “Just what kind of a nut thought the XFL was going to be a thing?” Yet questionable sports programming is barely the tip of the iceberg, certainly, no one could explain what the hell Galactic 1980 was about or who thought the…
Tag: Walt Disney
Follow Me, Boys! (1966) – Review
When discussing actor Fred MacMurray film buffs will cite such classics as Double Indemnity and The Apartment but even if those clearly show the power and range of this actor’s talent, and no one can deny how good he was in those films, those titles are not what he was most known for.
In Search of the Castaways (1962) – Review
With the success of Walt Disney’s adaptation of the Jules Verne classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, it’s no surprise that Disney would try and adapt more works by the world-renowned author, and so almost ten years since James Mason and Kirk Douglas wrestled with a giant squid aboard the Nautilus we got Haley Mills…
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) – Review
Long before Doc Brown was installing a time-travelling device inside a DeLorean Professor, Ned Brainard was outfitting his Model T with an anti-gravity material in this Disney classic from 1961which is a perfect example of the trope of the befuddled scientist that the movie was named after and Fred MacMurray played the part brilliantly, and…
Disney’s The Legend of Tarzan (2001-2003) – Review
With the success of their 1999 animated feature Tarzan it’s no surprise that the House of Mouse would bring the Ape Man to television, as part of their Disney’s One Saturday Morning lineup, but what was a little surprising is how good it was.