the princess and the frog

Film reviews tend to focus on whether a movie was good or bad, specifically on advising an audience whether the film is worth watching. The Critical Eye isn’t a movie review. It’s a more in depth look at a film through a critical eye. As such, this is not a spoiler free look at the film. Key information will be discussed.

This week brings you everything you could possibly want in an episode of the Weekly Blend. We have new movie reviews of Invictus and The Princess and the Frog. We look at upcoming DVDs The Hangover and Inglorious Basterds. James Cameron month is continued with talk of Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Anymore, Disney seems to be spending most of their time these days playing “my daddy can beat you up” with DreamWorks over who can do the best computer animation. Pixar came along and has turned Disney into a character driven, fun, plot machine that has brought Disney’s name back to life.

I’m a huge fan of Disney’s animated classics, both the classic early films created under Walt himself and the second wave of successful tales (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, etc). Even as a huge fan, however, I have to admit that some of the movies from the House of Mouse just aren’t that good.