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The Last Unicorn, a review by Danae Cassandra

The Last Unicorn
Year of Release: 1982
Directed By: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Starring: Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Tammy Grimes, Robert Klein, Angela Lansbury, Christopher Lee
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Animation

Overview:The Last Unicorn will reignite the hearts of its fans and entrance all who enter.

My Thoughts:
I adore this film. I've loved it since I first saw it as a child and I love it still. Yes, there is a certain nostalgia factor to this, but there are things we love as children that don't hold up as adults (the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon comes to mind). This does. It speaks to me now just as much as it did in the 80's. It has wonderful songs provided by America, and characters that are unique. I love both the tragic love story, and the one that isn't ... and that those who end happily aren't the beautiful people. It's a story of love, heroism, selfishness and sacrifice. It's also pretty true to Beagle's book, which I would highly recommend as well.

For me, this is a nigh-perfect film, and a long-time personal favorite.  I know it isn't truly a 5-star film, but I don't see it as anything less.

Bechdel Test: Pass
Mako Mori Test: Pass

Overall: 5/5

(From July Movie Marathon: Musicals (Yes... You read right!) on July 24th, 2016)

Toy Story, a review by Dragonfire

Toy Story My Thoughts I decided to watch this one for the first time in a few years the other night.  I thought the idea of toys coming to life when no one is around was a good idea for a movie when it first came out and I still feel that way.  The story makes sense and is entertaining and it has held up really well.  The characters are interesting and while they are likable, they also have issues and flaws..even Woody.  The story isn't overly complicated, but there is still more than enough going on to keep things interesting. The animation has held up well, though it doesn't look as good as the new movies that Pixar makes..which is understandable considering how long ago it was made and how much Pixar has continued to improve since then.  Even though it doesn't look as good as the new Pixar computer animation, the animation is still wonderful and looks great.  The people look a bit off and some of the characters move a bit jerky at times, but those are minor issues.  The backgrounds don't have the same level as detail as the later Pixar movies, but some of the details are there..nicks and scratches on furniture or baseboard to give the house and room a more lived in feel.  I never noticed all that before. The movie looks wonderful on Blu-ray.  There are extras about the making of the movie that are very interesting.  A decent amount of information is shared about what the animators at Pixar call Black Friday when the first version of the movie was shot down...after they incorporated all the notes they got from Disney and Eisner into the movie...which changed everything so it wasn't the same movie any more.  Black Friday was covered in A Pixar Story, but there is a bit more about it here, including showing some of the rough footage they had at that point.  Thankfully they were able to quickly start over and get back on track.  It is really interesting to see the reel or whatever from that screening.  Lasseter is right..it was horrible.  If they had kept going in that direction, the movie wouldn't have been anywhere as good.  Sure it would be known as the first computer animated movie, but it wouldn't be the well loved movie it became.  Woody was awful and if I'd had to watch much more of that version of the character, I would have wanted to feed him to a wood chipper or run him over with a lawn mower.  The extras from the DVD that came out about 5 years ago are included as well.  Those were new to me since my DVD of Toy Story basically had no extras.  The one with the Lasseter, Peter Doctor, Andrew Stanton, and Joe Ranft sitting around talking about the movie is really interesting.  The extras are definitely worth watching. I did post a longer review on Epinions a few years ago. Toy Story Yes it was worth upgrading to the Blu-ray..though I still blame Jon.

(From Toy Story on June 12th, 2010)

The Flash Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Guest Stars:
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
George Dickerson as Quinn
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Deborah May as Ruth Werneke

My Thoughts:
A good episode. I did enjoy it... but I have to say I thought the antidote for the toxin that was released in Star Labs was a bit on the convenient side.

My Rating:

(From The Flash Marathon on April 13th, 2010)