Tag: musical
REVIEW: Frozen (2013)
“What power do you have to stop this winter? To stop me?” Frozen has an interesting history. A loose adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, it was originally intended to stay closer to the original story. It was in and out of production from Walt’s time until it was ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Season 2, Episode 8 “King Pascal”
*Spoilers* “King Pascal” begins with the group on a makeshift boat, trying to remain calm as a storm comes. Rapunzel gives everyone tasks except for Pascal, who she urges to hide below deck. The chameleon sees that the jib of the mast is loose and tries to re-tie it, but ends up falling and ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Season 2, Episode 7 “Keeper of the Spire”
“Mom? I’m four years older than her!” “I just saw the crow’s feet and assumed.” *Spoilers* In “Keeper of the Spire,” Adira tells Rapunzel that she needs to find a missing piece of the scroll concerning the rocks. Rapunzel and her friends head to the Spire, a mountain with a museum of...
Read MoreREVIEW: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Season 2, Episode 6, “Vigor the Visionary”
*Spoilers* “Vigor the Visionary” begins with Rapunzel and Eugene planning a special date until they hear magical chimes in the distance. They follow the sound to a wagon containing Vigor, a monkey who tells the future. His fortune for Rapunzel says, “If you see someone fall, pick them up.” R...
Read MoreREVIEW: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Season 2, Episode 5, “Freebird”
*Spoilers* In “Freebird,” Cass finds Rapunzel meditating and insists that the break is over and they need to move on. Eugene, Lance, and Hookfoot get into a disagreement over who’s the strongest, provoking the bemused female party members to go off on an adventure. They come upon a couple ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Princess and the Frog (2009)
“Dreams do come true in New Orleans!” After years of box office bombs, moderate disappointments and a lot of computer animation, Disney returned to basics in 2009 with The Princess and the Frog. Arguments can be made regarding whether Disney should stick with what works or experiment with differ...
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