Category: Disney

January 18, 2020

The Most Bearific Winnie the Pooh Quotes!

In honor of the adorable, honey eating treasure, on this day I bring you his best quotes. All of these are sure to put a smile on your face and warmth in your heart.

Image via Oh My Disney

“A hug is always the right size.”

“If you live to be a hundred, I hope I live to be a hundred minus one day, so that I never have to live a day without you.”

“A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.”

“It isn’t much good having anything exciting, if you can’t share it with somebody.”

“If it’s not Here, that means it’s out There.”

“I always get to where I’m going by walking away from where I have been.”

“Love is taking a few steps backward maybe even more to give way to the happiness of the person you love.”

Image via Rappler

Winnie the Pooh is an icon. Period.

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January 10, 2020

‘The New Mutants’ Is At Last On It’s Way!

The New Mutants was supposed to come out in 2018, but was pushed to this year. With reshoots done and a new trailer out The New Mutants is set to be released this spring in April.

Image via CNET

One thing I really enjoyed about the very first trailer way back when was the vibe to it. It was incredibly different to any X-Men movie we’ve gotten, it was dark and took on more serious tone. Although Logan had the same feel, New Mutants looked like a straight up psychological horror, and I was down. In the trailer we see a clear view of our protagonist and side characters. We also get more glimpses of their powers.

We’ve seen an array of mutant powers from shape shifting, flying, to teleporting and they all seemed incredibly cool, but one mutant that has been highlighted to having frightening powers was Rogue. With a single touch she could literally suck the life out of anyone. Hopefully we’ll get to explore these new mutants powers in the same way we did with her. That we will get to see how terrifying some mutant powers can be.

In the trailer, the mutants are at an asylum which gives a new and interesting location. It’s literally the opposite of Xavier’s school, which adds a different dynamic. Instead of seeing young mutants learn and practice their powers, we see having to repress them.

Image via MCU Cosmic

But I am a bit weary that the movie is rated PG-13. Logan being rated R proved that with a higher rating a comic movie could capture a more mature tone and absolutely better action. It is also taking a bit of a Joker route where it’s connected to the established X-Men universe but not directly, which leads room to surprise us.

Watch the newest trailer here

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December 6, 2019

Black Widow Returns

The stand alone Black Widow movie trailer is out and fans seem excited. Personally, I am a little apprehensive. We could have had a Black Widow movie by now, you know, when she was actually alive but better late than never.

The trailer first starts off with flashbacks and flash forwards to her time in the Avengers, being best friends with Clint (Hawkeye) and we hear her line from Avengers: End Game about how the Avengers were her family, which was touching to hear.

Image via Polygon

We see Natasha going to back to Russia or maybe Budapest; it was unclear. But she meets with her “sister” Yelena Belova, and two other heroes we are introduced to. Melina Vostokoff (The Iron Maiden) and Alexi Stoshakov (The Red Guardian). The movie is set after Captain America: Civil War where Natasha was forced into hiding after helping Cap and Bucky escape, so her family reunion is a bit involuntary.

The big bad of this movie is the villain Tony Master (Task Master), who has a photographic reflexes and who can copy any adversary’s physical movement which makes him extremely dangerous. In the comics he could rival Captain America, Spiderman and others.

We also see glimpses of the infamous Red Room, where Natasha was trained. It has been hinted at through the years of the MCU, so it’s exciting to actually see it and not just in a Scarlet Witch mind read flashback/vision.

Black Widow’s back story in the movies is a still bit of a mystery and there is no telling how much we will actually learn but hopefully we learn enough to really appreciate Natasha’s character. R.I.P girl.

Image via CNN

Black Widow Trailer: here

Featured Image via The Mary Sue

December 5, 2019

The Mulan Trailer Is Here!

The full trailer for the March 2020 live action remake of Disney’s Mulan has finally dropped, and I think I might still be willing to check out the movie when it hits theaters. When it was first announced that Mulan was being remade, everyone was thinking, “Here we go.” Then we heard that Shang wouldn’t be in it, or Mushu and that it wouldn’t be a musical, I, personally, was floored.

Mulan is one of my favorite Disney movies for the music and singing. Mushu is undoubtedly one of the funniest characters in the movie and has his own journey to go on. He and Mulan’s relationship works because they have to realize that who they are is enough and that they can do great things as themselves. So a lot of people were not too keen on ever seeing this movie.

Image via Evening Standard

But when the teaser trailer came out it, honestly piqued my interest. The teaser looked gorgeous and I had a spark of hope even though I was still wary. The full trailer is out and it looks interesting. There’s a shapeshifting witch so…that’s a little weird. Instead of fighting Shan Yu there is another evil army leader, named Bori Khan that will be the main antagonist. Not a bad change so okay. Again, it looks beautifully done but that’s all I can really say about it.

It could be a hallow remake where they try to do things exactly from the cartoon-like The Lion King (2019) or they could add new concepts and ideas but some of which are unneeded or flop for me entirely, i.e Aladdin (2019) and Beauty and The Beast (2017).

All we can do is what until March I guess or until it eventually comes on Disney +.

Image via Vanity Fair

Watch the Mulan (2020) trailer here

Featured Image Via South China Morning Post

November 26, 2019

Hulu & Netflix ‘Sleigh’ With December Adaptations

The holiday season is upon us, and you know what that means—families coming together to bicker and brawl about politics, panicking about decorations and dinners, and gifts, gifts, and more gifts! So hide away from all the chaos in either these book adaptations or the original books themselves.

This month we have the long-awaited release of Netflix’s adapted series, The Witcher, to be released December 20th. Marvel fans can find entertainment on Hulu with the 2008 Iron Man film released, and, for those of you who dare to watch it, Spider-Man 3 is being released at the end of December as well.

December is also bringing a whole lot of intense action and drama. The award-winning adaptation of No Country for Old Men will be shooting its way onto Hulu at the very start of the year, and the legendary martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will also be released to start the month.

The Silence of the Lambs will be available to chill the already chilly season, on top of a new season of You.

Experience this horrific sight all over again December 31st on Hulu | Image via tenor

There’s even more streaming to look forward to this December! Check-out the full adaptation list below.

Every new release has been put into categories and include the Netflix and Hulu release dates to boot! Click on the titles or where it says “book” or “novel” to either the watch film/show trailer or to purchase the original book!

Sci-Fi/Fantasy

The Witcher will make his entrance December 20th on Netflix | Image via giphy

Nightflyers (Season 1) – based on the novella and short stories by George R. R. Martin (December 2nd, Netflix)
Outlander (Season 3) – based on the popular book series by Diana Gabaldon (December 10th, Netflix)
The Witcher (2019 Netflix Original) – based on the book series by Andrzej Sapkowski (December 20th, Netflix)

Thriller

You’d be crazy to not watch this new season of You on Netflix | Image via giphy

The Counterfeit Traitor (1962 Film) – based on the nonfiction novel by Alexander Klein (November 1st, Hulu)
You (Season 2) – based on the novel Caroline Kepnes’ follow-up novel Hidden Bodies (December 26th, Netflix)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968 Film) – based on the novel by Ira Levin (December 1st, Hulu)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991 Film) – based on the novel by Thomas Harris (December 1st, Hulu)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013 Film) – based on the novel by Mohsin Hamid (December 27th, Hulu)

Crime

Watch No Country For Old Men, it’ll blow your mind! | Image via Giphy

Lawless (2012 Film) – based on the novel The Wettest Country in the World by Matt Bondurant (December 29th, Netflix)
No Country for Old Men (2007 Film) – based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy (December 1st, Hulu)

Drama

While Morgan Freedman is Driving Miss Daisy, you can “drive youself” to Hulu to watch the film December 1st

Driving Miss Daisy (1989 Film) – based on the novel‎ by ‎Alfred Uhry (December 1st, Hulu)
Indecent Proposal (1993 Film) – based on the novel by Jack Engelhard (December 1st, Hulu)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005 Film) – based on the novel by (December 1st, Hulu)
On the Road (2013 Film) – based on the novel by ‎Jack Kerouac (December 6th, Hulu)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016 Film) – based on the memoir The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker (December 24th, Hulu)

Action

While the holidays “dragon”, find peace in the action packed film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000 Film) – based on the novel by Wang Dulu (December 1st, Hulu)
Die Another Day (2002 Film), Goldeneye (1995 Film), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997 Film), and The World Is Not Enough (1999 Film) – based on the James Bond novels by Ian Flemming (December 31st, Netflix)

ROMANCE

Tired of Holiday Shopping? Chill at home by watching A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish on Netflix

A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish (2019 Film) – based on the folktale Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper (December 1st, Netflix)
Doc Hollywood (1991 Film) – based on the novel What? Dead…Again? by Neil B. Shulman (December 1st, Hulu)
The Bridges of Madison County (1995 Film) – based on the novel by Robert James Waller (December 1st, Hulu)
Virgin River (2019 Netflix Original) – based on the novels by Robyn Carr (December 6th, Netflix)

Comics

Suit up for Iron Man, December 27th on Hulu

Teasing Master Takagi-san (2018 Anime) – based on the manga series by Souichirou Yamamoto (December 5th, Netflix)
V Wars (2019 Netflix Original) – based on the comic series by Jonathan Maberry and Alan Robinson (December 5th, Netflix)
Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy (2019 Film) – based on the manga series by Miki Aihara (December 28th, Netflix)
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened (Netflix Anime) – based on the manga by Shūichi Asō (December 30th, Netflix)
Iron Man (2008 Film) – based on the Iron Mam Marvel comics (December 27th, Hulu)
Spiderman 3 (2007 Film) – based on the Spiderman Marvel comics (December 31st, Hulu)

Who knew all these movies and shows were based on book? Granted, its obvious that the book will always be better, but we’re glad that these authors are receiving the recognition that they deserve!