Here are some examples :
Old Yeller
Would you believe I never watched this? A few years ago Doug Walker commented he never saw it because everyone ruined the ending. And…yeah I get that. There’s no impulse to see a movie where the ending is so memorable that it’s damn iconic. I mean, everyone has parodied it! But that’s also not fair since it probably is a good movie. It can’t be popular years later just because of the sad as hall ending. It’s a nice family movie about an awesome dog. And the dog is a normal dog, he doesn’t talk or anything. How rare is that?
Flight of the Navigator
Somehow I missed this one, even though when it came out I was close to the right age it should have been an easy one to catch. Was it advertised poorly? Anyway, after I found out what it was about it actually sounds pretty darn cool. In fact it sounds like it’s 100% up my ally! To be fair is one that probably will not be as cool if I see it today since it’s clearly a kids movie. As an adult I may be more nitpicky. Despite that, it’s a movie I would love to finally see sometime. It involves space ships, time travel, and deals with family dynamics. What’s not to love??
The Rescuers/Rescuers Down Under
I understand why The Rescuers went under my radar. It came out in 1977 when I was about three. And as I’ve discussed before when I grew up Disney movies were only so-so. This was the stretch before the big renaissance in 1989 with Little Mermaid. For example I knew Oliver & Company because I went to Disney and that year and obviously they were pushing the movie (and the song of course). I still haven’t seen The Great Mouse Detective either. But it sounds like Rescuers is a nice movie with Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor who I like, and from what I hard it’s underrated. As for the sequel, I remember the ads for these movies which were impressive and while it seemed awesome since I didn’t care about these characters I didn’t feel the need to see a sequel. Plus to add insult to injury, they advertised it alongside Three Men and a Little Lady as if they were saying “both these suck, pick one”. Like most people I picked “Lady”. Don’t remember the Three Men and a Baby Sequel? No one does, don’t feel bad. The Bottom line, I’ve heard good things and should check it out these movies someday.
Nightmare Before Christmas
I was going to exclude Touchstone Pictures, but the heck with it it’s my list. Call this a big fat cheat. This is the classic that everyone fell in love with. And I feel like I have seem it since I have seen clips and even hard the songs a million times. But I haven’t. I actually was going to watch it once at Christmas. Big mistake, this is a Halloween movie! But that being sad, it seems like a really good Halloween. The plot is original (for the time) and the characters stand out. This movie just gets a bigger fan base every year, and Disney uses it in their parks every Halloween. Someday I will see the whole movie at last.
Wall-E
I saw UP and was bored, maybe that’s why this one didn’t appeal to me. Yes I know UP came out after but I don’t see many movies when they’re released anymore. This movie sounds really simple and sweet….but Honestly, it sounds like it would be a bore. I heard there isn’t dialogue for a large part of the movie. Yawn. It’s an environmental movie? Yay. But…it’s gotten awards and accolades and maybe I am just not being fair. Especially when I see the critical praise hoisted on the film, talking about how its a visual wonder with a message that isn’t hammered in, it’s subtle. After all if you can make a lovable character without dialogue, you must have done something right.
Saving Mr Banks
I love Mary Poppins, it’s one of my favorite movies ever Disney or otherwise. So when I heard this was coming out, a movie based on how Walt Disney made the movie, I was intrigued. Tom Hanks looked the role of Disney and Emma Thompson is always awesome. And yet I still haven’t see the movie. I think the reviews kind of kept me away a little. No one hated it but i didn’t hear anything that made see say “I have GOT to see that!” But it’s still a story that I would really liked to see, and one of these day I will.
Inside Out
I can’t believe I still haven’t seen this one. It sounds so far up my ally I would have thought I came up with the idea. Course if I were that smart I would be making movies not talking about them. The story about what is really going on inside our heads and how tings change as we grow sounds fantastic. And from what I hear, Disney really hit a home run with it. Why haven’t I seen this yet?? I simply don’t know. I said Flight of the Navigator would be a little over my head, not the case with this one. My little nephew saw this movie and he loved it, so that’s enough for me.
Finally, I still haven't seen Frozen but I only want to because I want to see why everyone loves it so much. Aside from that it doesn’t sound like anything I’d like. Do you have any movies you still haven’t seen even though you want to?
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