A Goofy Movie-- It was pleasant enough when my kids wanted to watch it and I was forced to sit through it with them. On the other hand, it triggered a period of time when I was unable to watch movies. Children's movies were the one time I could get to the theatre because I could take my son, then other kids, until we could afford babysitters. But the opening scene when Max has a nightmare that he has turned into his father had enough body horror that my preschool son freaked out, we had to leave immediately, and he refused to enter a theatre for years until the memory faded. He watched the movie later on a laptop screen with no ill effect. Anyway, I hold the film no ill will, but I also am not interested in re-watching it.
Sleeping Beauty-- As a young adult, I decided that I had seen too few Disney movies so as they were re-released into theatres, I would seek them out. This is the film that made me understand the beauty and majest of Disney art. I still love it for that, although, I admit, the story is lacking.
Brave-- My daughter and I love this movie so much. I am surprised at Carrie's reaction, but perhaps I shouldn't be. It was ungratitude to the ultimate degree. I think I balance it out by the fact that her mother was forcing her to marry one of three baffoons, which is an act of horrible parenting.
Isn't It Romantic?
Rebel Wilson from the Pitch Perfect movies continues her style of comedy in a high-concept in which she is trapped in the most cliche of romantic comedies, fully aware of her fate. It felt at times to be a repeat of I Feel Pretty, the funny Amy Schumer vehicle last year, but this year's film works because I think Rebel Wilson is funny and because the film presents her as a real romantic lead, not "fat person comedy", which was the box she was often forced in the PP movies. It was an excellent time with my daughter, who has been having a hard time, and we both laughed a lot. Good enough. 3.5/5