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Monthly Archives: October 2023
Giving De Vil Her Due Part 2 (Hey, That Rhymed!)
Better the Devil You Know: 102 Dalmatians (2000) Since I specifically mentioned the opening credits sequences for the first two Dalmatians movies, I should note this one has a surreal visual one much like the original animated film. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Comparing Different Adaptations, Remakes
Tagged 101 Dalmatians, remakes
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Giving De Vil Her Due Part 1
In my last post, I mentioned that one of my favorite things I’ve written on this blog has been a series about the 2014 movie, Maleficent, despite my having-at best-a very mixed opinion on it. I published it to coincide … Continue reading
Posted in Comparing Different Adaptations, Remakes
Tagged 101 Dalmatians, Defending Disney Nostalgia Bait, John Hughes, remakes
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How Into the Woods (2014) is Messy but Worthwhile and Why That’s Weirdly Appropriate
Many eyebrows were raised when it was first announced that Disney would be doing a movie adaptation of the 1987 stage musical Into the Woods. Dark, cynical, adult deconstructions of fairy tales are kind of the opposite of what we … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinderella, fairy tales, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, musicals, Rapunzel
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