Really, Mermaid was basically the Frozen of its time: An animated movie that came out of nowhere to become a much bigger hit than expected (back in 1989, $100 million for ANY movie was a huge deal, let alone an animated one), had kids singing songs, a monster seller on home video and then kicked off a wave of…

I do remember the fun bit in 2012 when you had Brave and then Wreck-It-Ralph and as many a person stated, "Pixar did a Disney movie while Disney did a Pixar movie."

And in the midst of it all comes Gargoyles which is so damn dark and mythology-laden you can't believe it came from 1994 Disney.

Well, now, Wreck-It-Ralph and Zootopia prove they can do some good stuff without the musical aspect

I remember in 1991, someone wrote "the best Broadway musical of the year was Beauty & The Beast." And someone at Disney saw it and realized "saaaaaaaay……."

If you haven't, check out the excellent documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty on this, nice talk with Katzenberg admitting how he wanted to drop "Part of your World" and some other bits and yet was all about "yeah, I helped make the animation department" later on.
I remember being at the Disney-MGM Studios shortly after…

Hard as it is to believe, Disney animated movies were once considered forgettable, a serious rut before this one came along to change it. I still remember me 14, my sister 12, both of us telling our mom we didn't want to see it as were "too cool for Disney films." Cut to seven months later and we're wearing down our…

Remember a bit where Jodi Benson (still looking great) was at the opening the Little Mermaid ride at Disney World and her kids reveal that, thanks to her role, they basically have a lifetime pass to any Disney park and come there all the time. That's a nice bonus.

It's Natalie Dormer, the woman who played Irene Adler AND Anne Boylen, you think they have her as the innocent?

For Fuck's Sake, you cast FUCKING IAN MCSHANE and you off him in ONE episode?

The man fought SUPERMAN. No, really, he did, big treasury special and if that doesn't prove he was the Greatest….

Bowie, Prince, Rickman, Doris Roberts, Gary Shandling, George Kennedy and we're just into June.

He's nowhere near M. Night status but still sad how Blonkamp has gone from a fantastic debut movie to this.

Reminds me of the cartoon where Frank Miller has a gun to his head to force him to write a comic that doesn't have a woman as a man-hating stripper or use cursing.

*Backs away slowly.*

I just want the sight of Wolverine's claws scratching Cap's shield.

I do like the Rogue cut a bit more not just her subplot, just seems to flow better, enjoy how we see the elder Magneto fighting while we see his younger self in the past getting back his helmet, the vast difference between them yet still the same man.

Hugh Jackman is about a foot taller than the comic book Wolverine and no one cares because he nails the character perfectly.

Yeah, we know "toad struck by lighting" is the worst line, what's the best? Me, it's a tossup:
1: The talk between Magneto and Pyro in X2: "You are a god among insects. Never let anyone tell you differently."

Actually, in Apocalypse, you see it flying all over the place when he's slicing up guards.