Following on from the mega-smash Frozen, Disney look to an obscure Marvel comic book for there next animation; Big Hero 6. Following the successful branching out from the plain old romantic stories to exploring the sisterly relationship, this does the same but with brothers. … [Read more...]
Review: The Boxtrolls (2014)
In an animated world full of princesses and fairy tales, hats off to Laika who bring the disgusting grime, cross-dressing and extreme lactose intolerance in their latest film The Boxtrolls. … [Read more...]
Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
The Viking Empire Strikes Back [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003BIFPG2][/pullquote] Dreamworks used to play second fiddle to Pixar in the hit animated movie stakes but not anymore. … [Read more...]
Review: Mr Peabody and Sherman (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00DHJT7WS][/pullquote] Based on a series of shorts from The Bullwinkle Show in USA in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Mr. Peabody and Sherman follows the titular duo, one a super-intelligent dog, Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell) and one his adopted human child, Sherman (Max … [Read more...]
Review: The Lego Movie (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00EXPOEGO][/pullquote] Like video games based on films, films based on toys are often ill-conceived, produced cheaply and lack originality. Everything from Masters of the Universe through Transformers to Battleship, they are often just an excuse to cash in on a … [Read more...]
Review: Frozen (2013)
Disney's tradition of taking and adapting famous fables and tales continues with Frozen, their version of The Snow Queen. In the land of Arendelle, young Princess Elsa (Idina Menzel) has the elemental power to make and control snow and ice. While playing with her sister Anna (Kristen Bell), she accidently injures her and in a desperate attempt to protect them both the King and … [Read more...]
Review: Turbo (2013)
Turbo is the latest Dreamworks animation which follows the antics of Turbo the snail (Ryan Reynolds) whose love of motor racing has him daydreaming of being a famous racing driver, much to the annoyance of his brother and co-workers. … [Read more...]
Review: The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Following the staggering success of Pixar and computer-generated feature films, Disney moved away from the more hand-drawn ˜traditional' style of animation for many years. They returned to it in 2009 with their own unique take on the classic children's story The Princess and the Frog. … [Read more...]
Review: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Set directly after the events of the original film, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 follows eccentric young scientist Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader) who having saved his home of Swallow Falls from his own food-creating device, the FLDSMDFR begins looking to his future. However immediately after agreeing to setup a laboratory with his friends Manny (Benjamin Bratt) Earl (Terry … [Read more...]
Robin Hood (1973) review by That Film Guy
Following the end of what is affectionately known as the ˜Golden Era,' Disney found themselves in something of a creative slump. Not helped by the passing of patriarch Walt Disney, the output during the 70s and most of the 80s reads like a whose who of mediocre animated films; Oliver & Company, The Aristocats and The Black Cauldron all proved to be commercially and … [Read more...]