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The Jungle Book (2016) Movie Review

June 30, 2016 Steve Baqqi

I’ve been a fan of The House Of Mouse most of my entire life. Disney consistently produces fantastic films of wide varieties, from their world class animation to their Marvel Studios Division. Having said that, I am still not on board with these live action reboots of their classic animated films. Maleficent was so close to being great but was ultimately ruined by its internal problems: a terrible and boring second act and no one else being able to hold a candle to Angelina Jolie’s ferocious presence. And in comparison, Cinderella (2015) was dull and just god awful. The Jungle Book (2016) is the next of these live action remakes, but almost certainly not the last. Despite being the third highest grossing movie of 2016, The Jungle Book is, unfortunately, another misstep in the Disney Animated Remake Live Action Canon (that’s a mouthful).

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Tags The House Of Mouse, Disney, Maleficient, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, 2015, 2016, Disney Animated Live Action Canon, Bear Necessities, Rudyard Kipling, Mowgli, Neel Sethi, Bagheera, Ben Kingsley, Shere Khan, Idris Elba, Baloo, Bill Murray, Bengal Tiger, Jon Favreau, Akela, Giancarlo Esposito, The Duality of Man
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Zootopia (2016) Movie Review

March 26, 2016 Steve Baqqi

I’m an ardent fan of both Disney and Pixar’s animated films. The original “Disney Renaissance” coincided with my childhood; as did Pixar’s meteoric rise to rival Disney before the former’s acquisition by the latter. So it’s no surprise to me that Zootopia is easily the best film I’ve seen so far this year. Perhaps that’s because it's one of two new films I’ve seen thus far...but still! Disney has made another fantastic film that will only continue to bolster the “Second Disney Renaissance”.  Zootopia is a fast paced, exciting, and funny animated film with a surprising amount of depth.

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Tags Disney, Pixar, Zootopia, Judy Hops, Ginnifer Goodwin, Nick Wilde, Jason Batemen, Idris Elba, Police Force, Profiling, Stereotypes, Prejudice, Animation, Family Film, Disney Renaissance, Second Disney Renaissance, Buddy Cop, Animals, Fox, Rabbit, Sexism
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