tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post3000367546110898191..comments2024-02-05T03:04:14.407+01:00Comments on A Film A Day: Thursday Movie Picks: Childhood FavouritesSonia Cercahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-36300817166396441562018-03-24T20:26:10.874+01:002018-03-24T20:26:10.874+01:00Same with me. My mother would buy me VHS only of m...Same with me. My mother would buy me VHS only of movies I really loved. But at least I didn't make her waste money with a movie I'd watch only once haha Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-36309579106045444862018-03-22T21:12:49.296+01:002018-03-22T21:12:49.296+01:00The Emperor's New Groove is the only one I hav...The Emperor's New Groove is the only one I have not seen, it just never seemed interesting to me.<br /><br />It's totally a kid thing to do, watch something over and over again. Plus I only had a few movies on video, so I just watched the same ones again and again.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-78187097245449986182018-03-22T20:13:19.310+01:002018-03-22T20:13:19.310+01:00YAY more love for A Bug's Life! Also, Disney f...YAY more love for A Bug's Life! Also, Disney for life hahaSonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-3189538370355366142018-03-22T17:59:47.387+01:002018-03-22T17:59:47.387+01:00Love it, all Disney! Although I never really got i...Love it, all Disney! Although I never really got into The Emperor's New Groove, I did love Krunk, but I think its because Patrick Warburton's voice. Mulan is awesome - has my favourite Disney song and I agree - A Bug's Life is superb!Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-88095645413453080372018-03-16T20:20:01.237+01:002018-03-16T20:20:01.237+01:00I'm sorry you don't like animated films. A...I'm sorry you don't like animated films. Anyway, I haven't seen any of your picks but I'll watch Mary Poppins soon. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-27100573710310808532018-03-16T20:19:01.493+01:002018-03-16T20:19:01.493+01:00I rewatched it last year and I also found it darke...I rewatched it last year and I also found it darker than I thought. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-57801859606618933752018-03-16T18:41:15.007+01:002018-03-16T18:41:15.007+01:00Yikes all these being animated I've never seen...Yikes all these being animated I've never seen any of them all the way through. They all came out when my nieces were in their later teens so I didn't even see them by osmosis they way I did The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.<br /><br />Mine are farther back, but then so was my childhood, but I'll wager you've seen at least one.<br /><br />Papa’s Delicate Condition (1963)-Based on silent film star Corinne Griffith’s memoir of her small town childhood with her brash, tippling father (Jackie Gleason) and aggrieved mother (Glynis Johns) who while frustrated with her feckless husband and the troubles he causes when he’s in his cups still loves him very much. Homey and sweet film introduced the song “Call Me Irresponsible” which won the Oscar.<br /><br />Mary Poppins (1964)-Practically perfect in every way nanny appears on the doorstep of the staid but colorful Banks residence one day and nothing is ever the same again. Julie Andrews IS perfect as Miss Poppins, the songs are wonderful as is the rest of the cast including Dick Van Dyke (terrible Cockney accent and all), a delightfully addled Glynis Johns again and Oscar winner Jane Darwell in her last film appearance as the Bird Woman.<br /><br />Angel in My Pocket (1969)-Minister Sam Whitehead (Andy Griffith) arrives at his new post in the small town of Wood Falls, Kansas with his wife Mary Elizabeth (Lee Meriwether), kids, mother-in-law Racine (Kay Medford) and trouble making brother-in-law Bubba (Jerry Van Dyke) hoping to lead his flock in a peaceful fashion. Instead he finds himself smack dab in the middle of a feud between the families of Mayor Will Sinclair (Henry Jones) and his rival Axel Gresham (Edgar Buchanan). While he tries to deal with that unbeknownst to all Bubba (Jerry Van Dyke) turns the church boiler into an alcohol still leading to another set of problems. As things come to a head and Sam fears he is losing his faith something happens that leads to a happy conclusion. Homespun and comfy movie with Griffith adding just the right blend of warmth and gravity to the lead.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-51790682269268631572018-03-16T11:06:09.557+01:002018-03-16T11:06:09.557+01:00Great picks! All movies are entertaining, though o...Great picks! All movies are entertaining, though on a recent re-watch of Mulan, I found it to be darker than I thought. I have a feeling I wasn't really listening to what they were saying and was just focusing on the visuals and song numbers and the whole Mulan-saves-China plot.Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-24029261603563731092018-03-15T21:27:45.310+01:002018-03-15T21:27:45.310+01:00I completely forgot about Home on the Range. That ...I completely forgot about Home on the Range. That movie was so bad I never finished it. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-25438228936149967832018-03-15T21:26:34.471+01:002018-03-15T21:26:34.471+01:00YES! Finally someone who thinks this movie is unde...YES! Finally someone who thinks this movie is underrated. I can't actually believe some people prefer Antz to this. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-15754399262936832192018-03-15T20:50:08.761+01:002018-03-15T20:50:08.761+01:00I was in my late teens/early 20s when those films ...I was in my late teens/early 20s when those films came out. I have seen <i>Mulan</i> and <i>A Bug's Life</i> as they're both amazing films. I haven't seen <i>The Emperor's New Groove</i> as I'm not really sure if I want to since that was a film that represented the beginning of Disney Animated Films' early decline in the 2000s where they were starting to make mediocre to really bad films like <i>Home on the Range</i>.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-57582099141322789492018-03-15T15:17:13.591+01:002018-03-15T15:17:13.591+01:00These are all great! I think A Bug's Life is s...These are all great! I think A Bug's Life is so underrated. That's never at the top of anyone's Pixar list and it's #2 behind WALL-E for me. I still remember going to the skating rink before watching this in theaters. It was a good day. lolBrittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com