DVD Cover Copyright Disney A live action throwback to Disney’s animated package films of the 1940s, which amalgamated multiple short segments based around a common theme in lieu of a single plot-based story, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones was theatrically released on March 25, 1964. The 91-minute comedy was followed by a sequel, The Monkey’s…
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Movie Review: The Strongest Man in the World
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Following The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) and Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (1972), The Strongest Man in the World was theatrically released as the final installment of the “Medfield College trilogy” on February 6, 1975. The film, the fifth of six overall Disney flicks to take place at…
Movie Review: Now You See Him, Now You Don’t
DVD Cover Copyright Disney The second installment of the “Medfield College trilogy,” following The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) and preceding The Strongest Man in the World (1975), Now You See Him, Now You Don’t was theatrically released on July 12, 1972. The film, the fourth of six overall Disney movies to be set at…
Disney Princesses Sing in Their Original Language
Watching Disney movies when I was younger always left me with the impression that every character was English because, well, they spoke English. It wasn’t until later in life that I realized not just Disney movies, but every movie, is actually telling a story about a specific time and place and that these stories didn’t…
Zootopia Film Review (Spoiler Free)
I have to tell you. My initial stance on Zootopia when I first heard about it was that I was very unimpressed. Even with the trailer and everything I had seen about the film, this was almost the first Walt Disney animated film I didn’t want to go see in theaters. I initially felt this…
Movie Review: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
DVD Cover Copyright Disney The first installment of the “Medfield College trilogy,” The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes was theatrically released on December 24, 1969. The film, the third of six Disney films to be set at the fictitious Medfield College, is 91 minutes in length. Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (1972)…
Disney’s Zootopia DVC Member Sneak Peek
Hey look – we’re in Zootopia! On our most recent trip to Walt Disney World, we were lucky enough to be randomly selected by Disney Vacation Club (DVC) to attend a special Members-only pre-showing of Disney’s Zootopia. Scott received an email from DVC inviting us to view the film at the AMC Theater in Disney…
Movie Review: Flubber
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A remake of Disney’s 1961 live action comedy The Absent-Minded Professor, Flubber was theatrically released on November 26, 1997. The 93-minute film, a box office success in spite of generally poor reviews, was the sixth and, to date, final Disney movie to be set at the fictitious Medfield College. A Remake…
Roger Rabbit at Disney-MGM Studios: History, Possibilities, and Reality
Who Framed Roger Rabbit was arguably one of the biggest films of 1988. With its combination of live action and animation, director Robert Zemeckis created a classic film that was not only critically acclaimed, but also won the hearts of audiences around the world. Disney first obtained the film rights in 1981, based on the…
Movie Review: The Island at the Top of the World
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Ian Cameron’s 1961 novel The Lost Ones, The Island at the Top of the World was theatrically released on December 20, 1974. The 93-minute flick, a commercial flop, was preceded by the short “Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too,” which was subsequently repackaged as the third segment in The…
Movie Review: Son of Flubber
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A sequel to Disney’s 1961 live action comedy The Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber was theatrically released on January 16, 1963. The film is 100 minutes in length. Plot Summary On the gridiron, Medfield College is preparing to get destroyed by rival Rutland College, which has neither lost a game nor…
Movie Review: The Absent-Minded Professor
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A live action comedy with faux intellectual overtones, The Absent-Minded Professor was theatrically released on March 16, 1961. The 97-minute film inspired both a sequel, Son of Flubber (1963), and a remake, Flubber (1997). Plot Summary After one half of play, Medfield College’s basketball team trails its opponent from Rutland College…