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As of Friday July 1, 2016, you can watch a sneak-peak preview of scenes from Disney’s all-new “Pete’s Dragon” at Disney California Adventure® Park at Disneyland® Resort and Disney’s Hollywood Studios® atWalt Disney World® Resort.
AtDisney’s Hollywood Studios, the preview of “Pete’s Dragon” will be presented as part of the One Man’s Dream attraction, while Disney California Adventure Park Guests will get to see this advance look at clips from the film in 3D with special in-theater effects at the Sunset Showcase Theater in Hollywood Land.
I'm very excited for this live-remake as the original "Pete's Dragon" movie from 1977 was a childhood favorite of mine. The family-friendly film, is the adventure of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. In the new version, Pete is a big furrier than the Pete in the original movie. The reimagined version of “Pete’s Dragon” opens in theaters in 3D on Aug. 12, 2016.
Are you looking forward to this re-make? Let me know in the comments!
This past weekend, the weekend of June 17th, was the opening weekend of Disney-Pixar's Finding Dory!
One of my favorite Disney-Pixar movies is Finding Nemo. So needless to say when it was announced that there would be a sequel starring my favorite-forgetful blue fish, I was pretty excited. After seeing Finding Dory on Saturday, I can say this sequel will also be a Disney movie classic.
Finding Dory has a similar story line to Finding Nemo - something is lost (Dory's family) and they need to be found. The sequel starts a year after where Finding Nemo left us and Dory remembers that she has a family (her mom and dad). Dory and Nemo convince Marlin that they need to go on an incredible journey to find them. On their journey we learn why Dory is such a unique fish (for example, why she is able to speak whale) and we get to see some of the characters from Finding Nemo (Crush, Squirt, Mr. Ray to name a few) and we also get to meet some great new characters. The most memorable new character, for me, was Hank - the seven-legged octopus which Dory clarified for us that Hank is in fact a 'septapus'. Hank helps Dory along her journey to find her parents but Dory is also able to help Hank out.
Meet Hank the septapus.
Unlike some Disney movies, Finding Dory also doesn't need a "you're going to cry" warning. There is a moment that gets a little emotional and my eyes got watery but it wasn't enough to bring on tears needing tissues. Nor did my sister or mother need tissues. Finding Dory also doesn't need a "may frighten young children at a certain moment" warning. There is an 'almost-scary' moment in Finding Dory, similar to what Dory and Marlin experienced in the first movie while trying to read the snorkel mask but that moment was much scarier than what is in Finding Dory. The movie did have a lot of funny parts. I'm talking laugh out loud, slap my knee kind of laughs and multiple times through out the movie!
Over all I think this is a Disney move that the whole family (from babies to grandparents) will enjoy!
Disney's The Jungle Book is the story of Mowgli. Mowgli is a little boy, the man-cub, who has been raised in the jungle by a wolf-pack and under the watchful eye of his friend Baheera, the panther who brought him to the wolves when he first discovered Mowgli. One summer, Mowlgi is discovered by Shere Khan, a tiger, who sees Mowgli as a threat to the jungle and becomes determined to rid the jungle of Mowgli. The rest of the story is Mowgli's journey to leave the jungle, discover who he is and help those who've helped him.
When I heard that Disney was going into the movie-remake business, and remaking some of my favorite movies from my childhood, I was skeptical. Well, with this live-action recreation, The Jungle Book, my skepticism was uncalled for. This movie was good - really good. Even my boyfriend (who doesn't love Disney just as much as I do) found the movie to be quite enjoyable and worth watching.
The Good:
The movie was gorgeous. From the scenery to the digitalization, it was such a visually stunning movie.
It was good to watch from an adult's perspective. I recall being on the edge of my seat with anticipation as to what was to come in a few of the scenes; I was able to laugh with the jokes and I was emotionally affected in some of the scenes.
I haven't seen the cartoon Jungle Book that came out when I was I child, I don't remember it being exactly the same. So that was nice, I didn't feel like I paid to see the same movie I've seen years ago.
The songs. I love the music from the Jungle Book - and they kept all of my favorites!
The story line - it had me from the beginning of the movie until the end.
The Bad
King Louie is absolutely terrifying. If there are apes that large in nature, count me out.
While my favorite songs from the original Jungle Book were in this new live-action remake, I felt as though a few of them were butchered.... looking at you Christopher Walken.
If you haven't seen a preview for the movie, here is one for your enjoyment:
Rating: 5 out of 5 Mickey Mouse Heads!
If you've not seen this movie yet, go see it! If you've seen it, do you agree with my review?
