Dog’s Movie House: Live-Action “How To Train Your Dragon” More Than Justifies Its Existence!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and I have kind of mixed feelings on this trend of “live-action” remakes of animated properties. I think that, when done well, these films bring something new and dynamic to a classic animated tale, but if not, these films come off as a blatant cash grab. Of course, Disney is the king of reimagining their classic animated library in live-action form (or computer animated form), and their output has run the gamut from excellent (“The Jungle Book”) to downright unnecessary (“Dumbo” anyone?). Dreamworks and Universal have now jumped into the fray with their live-action version of the beloved animated adventure “How To Train Your Dragon” and I have to say that it’s an excellent offering that will please both fans and non-fans of the movie alike!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Lilo & Stitch” Better Than Average Live Action Remake From Disney!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here noting that Disney Studios has had something of a mixed-track record lately For every “Lion King” there’s a “Snow White” and you would think that the recent inconcistancy would give Disney pause. That is definitely not the case because a live-action redo of the 2002 animated film “Lilo & Stitch” has hit theaters like a hurricane during this Memorial Day Weekend. “Lilo & Stitch” looks to be a home run for Disney as well as it’s tracking to do $180 million over the 4 day holiday weekend. That said, it’s a remake that actually works pretty well due to the heart of the script and engaging perfromances by the human cast.
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Snow White” A Delightful Update Despite The Creepy Looking Dwarves!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a pleasant surprise! The new live-action version of “Snow White” is not nearly the trainwreck I thought it was going to be. In fact, Marc Webb’s film is very good, heartfelt, and funny with some wonderful new songs and organic updates on the old classics. Rachel Zegler is a dynamite Snow White and Gal Godot is both radiant and hiss-worthy as the Evil Queen! Yes, the CGI dwarves are distracting as hell and creepy at first, but even they grow on you after awhile and some of the movie’s most emotional moments involve Snow White’s seven little protectors!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Mulan” Beautiful To Look At But Somewhat Cold!”
Howdy folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at Disney’s live action remake of the 1998 animated film “Mulan.” The original film is a musical about the coming of age of a woman who disguises herself as a boy to fight in the Chinese army in place of her ailing father. In undergoing this deception, Mulan finds out who she really is and becomes a Chinese hero in the process. The new film follows the same general plot with some noticeable differences. The result is a film that, while lovely to look at, keeps the audience at arms length from an emotional standpoint.
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