Tag: Disney

42 Word Retrospective: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas dir. Henry Selick

by Derelict Space Sheep on December 22, 2015 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

dir. Henry Selick (1993)

Cue the skeleton:

“If Christmas fills your heart with woe, a schmaltz-fest souring your December

maybe you’ll prefer macabre stop-motion Halloween adventures

(but) Disney brings the curse of singing, rhymes so trying, Walt’s will lurking

Elfman’s lyrics don’t deliver Burton’s dark disturbance.”

42 Word Review: Inside Out dir. Pete Docter

by Derelict Space Sheep on July 8, 2015 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Inside Out

dir. Pete Docter (Disney/Pixar, 2015)

Cleverly conceived, coherently executed, emotionally and intellectually mature, Inside Out is (arguably) the first animation in recent memory to be pitched more at parents than their children. Actor Richard Kind and the creators deserve an award for their portrayal of Bing Bong.