Wow, what an adventure these two months have brought. But especially the past couple of days. After C and I treked to Blockbuster, Movies etc., Amazon.com, Itunes.com and even a few "bootleggish" websites. Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King were no where to be found. So-o sad news The Beauty and the Beast will have to wait to a further date. The good news is we stumbled across Lion King at the last minute and were able to get number 1 in!
Toy Story 1&2 in 3-D is playing this weekend (we've already purchased tickets) so I'll be using that for my post on that movie :)
Thanks to our friend Chris for letting us borrow The Lion King DVD, you rock :)
LION KING SUMMARY:
Great movie, it definitely earned it's spot in the Top Ten Disney Movie Listings! Not only was it the saddest of them all (come on who knew I'd need a tissue for this one) but it had a super great reuniting at the end. I won't lie I dozed off for a sec. or two only because it's 11:45 and I am usually fast asleep (but I had to stay up for you fans that were counting on me to get these in before October, all 1 of you...named Chance).
Simba and Nala (sp?) are super cute little cubs that set off on and adventure to the Elephant Grave Yard. They are saved by Mufasa (yay!) but warned never to enter again, this scene helps us see a little relationship between dad and son that ends up softening your heart for the hard blow when Mufasa's brother Scar pushes him off of the cliff to his death. Scar then tells Simba to run away and never return so that he inherits the kingdom.
We meet Timon and Pumba at this time and watch them as they grow up. Later down the road Simba and Nala re-unite and fireworks fly. They end up conquering the hienas and settling down to have the next royal family.
And now...it is officially 11:53 and I have completed my list! Good night to all, thanks for tuning in to the Top Ten Best Disney Animated Movie Listings. Leave comments and let me know which Top Ten genre you want to hear about next! (Possible idea is Disney Non-Animated Movies)
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Showing posts with label Top Ten Best Disney Animated Movies. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Alladin!
Well, the clock is ticking and October is soon to be here. I am writing this with 30 minutes left in September and Lion King playing. So let's talk Alladin...
Great movie, as I get closer to "number one" I realize what a great job Disney did with all of these flicks, a little bit of conflict, a little bit of love and always a friendship or two is made.
Jasmine, of course beautiful as ever, had such a sweet heart with her quest to find "true love" instead of having an arranged marriage (you go girl)! This was really what started the adventure that includes a genie, handsome lad who steals for food and his cute little monkey!
Alladin, the thief of the town, is quite the ladies man. As he run through produce stands and fresh baked breads he is met by several lady friends that are very quick to swoon. However, as much as he enjoyed the attention there was only one gal for him! Jasmine would escape the palace and begin her search for mr. right (not to be confused with Wright, reference for Cousin C!). Alladin just happened to be that fella in her way :)
The story goes on and Alladin and Aboo come across a magic carpet, and a lamp that contained a geenie with 3 available wishes. Alladin and Jasmine work things out and fall in love, Geenie is freed from his lamp (thanks to Alladin) and the rest is history....
Great movie! Post about Lion King is next!
Great movie, as I get closer to "number one" I realize what a great job Disney did with all of these flicks, a little bit of conflict, a little bit of love and always a friendship or two is made.
Jasmine, of course beautiful as ever, had such a sweet heart with her quest to find "true love" instead of having an arranged marriage (you go girl)! This was really what started the adventure that includes a genie, handsome lad who steals for food and his cute little monkey!
Alladin, the thief of the town, is quite the ladies man. As he run through produce stands and fresh baked breads he is met by several lady friends that are very quick to swoon. However, as much as he enjoyed the attention there was only one gal for him! Jasmine would escape the palace and begin her search for mr. right (not to be confused with Wright, reference for Cousin C!). Alladin just happened to be that fella in her way :)
The story goes on and Alladin and Aboo come across a magic carpet, and a lamp that contained a geenie with 3 available wishes. Alladin and Jasmine work things out and fall in love, Geenie is freed from his lamp (thanks to Alladin) and the rest is history....
Great movie! Post about Lion King is next!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Little Mermaid #5
Little Mermaid was a fun adventure to take "Under the Sea"! So-o many cute ideas came to mind, and how I could tie them into lessons...(mainly just ideas).
One idea I can still remember (5 min. after watching..) When Aerial and Flounder take their adventure to the sunken ship and discover, oh so many treasures...they then go to the Seagull and he tells them very confidently what each thing is. For instance: fork=hair brush & pipe=instrument
*My idea, how can we look at different things (toys, random objects especially) and use our imagination to create what we want them to be! (Children already do this, so a lesson wouldn't be necessary unless they were struggling to come up with ideas)
Oh well, so much for using movies to teach...may not be the best way anyways!
So basically this amazingly sound tracked movie consisted of a family (Aerial, her father and all of her sisters, who's name I tried to remember...no luck) that slowly watched their daughter/sister fall in love with a...how dare her HUMAN! She went above and beyond and even saved his life which was not only a big no-no but also the first time he laid eyes on her, which meant love @ first site.
Of course there had to be an evil villain "Ursula" who crafted this plan to take away Aerial's most prized possession, her voice, in order for her to get to see Eric (the human). As all happy endings would have it, they wrestled for power and love conquered all (hey that sounds familiar huh?!)!
Aerial and Eric were wed and the movie leaves the audience, of course, with their "Happily Ever After!"
(field trip @ the elementary school tomorrow, yay!)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Jungle Book #7
Last night I watched movie number 7, Jungle Book. Good little story line with a fun group of characters. I enjoyed this movie mainly because as I was watching it I recalled several stories in the Bible. In fact, one entire scene all of the dialogue quoted scripture. Here are some examples of stories I was reminded of:
*When the "man cub" Mowgli was transported in a basket I thought of Moses.
*The snake Kaa, was like the serpent in the Bible. He tried to deceive Mowgli and Bagheera. I thought this one was kind of funny because Bagheera was in the middle of being "deceived" by Kaa and Mowgli snapped him out of it. This kind of reminded me of how our brothers/sisters in Christ help bring us back to reality...holding us accountable.
*Bagheera tells Mowgli when Baloo is thought to be dead... "Greater love hath no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
Overall, I thought this was pretty neat. I don't know if any of this was intentional or just common sayings/actions which I'll talk about in my next Blog (ideas are running through my head like crazy!). Go Jungle Book, very deserving of spot number 7 on this list!
Blogs still to come: Recipes from Progressive Dinner, Common Sayings idea, Local eating joints
*When the "man cub" Mowgli was transported in a basket I thought of Moses.
*The snake Kaa, was like the serpent in the Bible. He tried to deceive Mowgli and Bagheera. I thought this one was kind of funny because Bagheera was in the middle of being "deceived" by Kaa and Mowgli snapped him out of it. This kind of reminded me of how our brothers/sisters in Christ help bring us back to reality...holding us accountable.
*Bagheera tells Mowgli when Baloo is thought to be dead... "Greater love hath no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
Overall, I thought this was pretty neat. I don't know if any of this was intentional or just common sayings/actions which I'll talk about in my next Blog (ideas are running through my head like crazy!). Go Jungle Book, very deserving of spot number 7 on this list!
Blogs still to come: Recipes from Progressive Dinner, Common Sayings idea, Local eating joints
Monday, August 31, 2009
Robin Hood #8
Oo da la ly, I forgot how good Robin Hood is! As sad as I was that Fox and the Hound didn't make the top ten I definitely have found a second favorite. I mean, who knew Disney could combine helping the poor (we'll forget the stealing part for this blog, hehe) and a super cute love story all together in an overall, masculine way! No boy ever remembers that love scene and I guarantee no gal ever forgets it ;)
Obviously this one tickled my fancy and I def. give it a 10 (scale 1-10). Okay so those of you who haven't seen this movie in a while here's a little summary. [opening song] "Robin Hood and Little John walking through the forest (whistle, whistle, whistle)..." Robin Hood is the spry young fellow who can shoot bulls eye on any ol' target and Little John is the not so little bear that joins Robin Hood in his adventures. These two together make a great pair and help many families in Nottingham. They both love to help others out, in a very selfless way (great example, huh!). Maid Marian is the beautiful fox the kids run into outside of Prince John's castle. She is sooo sweet and very much a female version of Robin Hood (cupid's arrow here). In the end Robin Hood and Little John defeat Prince John and his army so that they can save Nottingham from being taxed to death. To top this tale off Maid Marian and Robin Hood tie the knot @ the local chapel and start their adventure as one beautiful couple!
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, it especially reminded me of a little boy I babysat recently. It was his first time to watch Robin Hood and it was such a reward to watch his excitement as he saw new adventures and ideas minute by minute! Needless to say Robin Hood definitely did his duty on this top ten list!
Upcoming Blogs: Recipes from progressive dinners so y'all can try them out!, Local Restaurant summaries in San Marcos (I'm on a new "kick" to try local, I'll let ya know)!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Treasure Planet #9
Alrighty so last night was the watching of number nine on the Top Ten Best Disney Animated Movies adventure I'm taking. To remind the folks that aren't caught up on my Blog. I am going through top ten movie lists (of my choice) and have a month to complete them!
So the summary of Treasure Planet...a cute little fella and his mommy open up the movie while reading the "Treasure Planet" storybook @ bedtime (super cute scene, made me think of all the youngin's running around C's & my family events these days). He makes the comment something like, "You think maybe I can find Treasure Planet one day?" of course his mommy rolls her eyes and says "sure." (Not exact quotes, obviously I don't write movies, ha!) You guessed it, the story goes on to say the poor little guy gets into trouble and can't do very much "right"...his mom gets flustered and all of a sudden a Pirate appears on their doorstep with the map. X def. marks the spot and he's on his way with the scientist to find Treasure Planet.
As he takes this risk he meets up with other pirates who want his map and we as viewers see his strong fight to hold onto doing something right, for once in his life. Overall I thought the movie was pretty cute (I will confess I fell asleep through one segment, I mustn't watch movies after 9 anymore, geez) but I caught the main parts! His mommy was super proud of him @ the end and she gets a brand new Inn, which she owned before and got destroyed...by her son's adventure. Cute show to encourage kids to go for their dreams, even when things never seem to go their way.
This evening's show is the infamous Robin Hood! Obviously, I'll be starting it a tad earlier than 9 tonight :) Check back tomorrow for a summary (which you can probably halfway write yourself) of my findings on this tale!
(The list is linked to the title of this post again for those of you who want to check out what's showing next!)
Friday, August 28, 2009
Kenya Sheik Djibouti? [Mad Gab of the night]
(To view pictures from these fun evenings click the Title of this Post)
The past two evenings have been fun filled indeed! Our first Refuge @ BSM kicked off the new semester last night on the patio of LBJ Student Center with free pancakes, worship by the band and an awesome testimony by Jenny! [ Along with all sorts of other adventures right Aub.?! ]
Tonight's Menu Included:
- Aub's House: Home made Italian bread with delicious herb dipping sauce (Look out Johnny Carino's)
- M&A's House: Scrumptious Crawfish Fettucinne (I heart Louisianna cousine)
- My House: Butterfinger Candy Bar Cake (Thanks K.J. for the recipe!) & Hazelnut Decaf Coffee
After dessert we played a few rounds of Catch Phrase and a game of Mad Gab. The girls tickled my fancy by watching "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly" on DVD (thanks C for the wonderful storybook collection for my bday!!) Everything ended up going over so well and I can't wait to do our next one. Which is next weekend right girls? ;) We missed you Jenny (unfortunatley you don't like crawfish or butterfinger and wouldn't have enjoyed this menu at all!).
I am so thankful for fun evenings with friends!
Hey Top 10 Disney Animated movie fans..Treasure Planet is on the schedule for it's viewing tomorrow evening, check back for fun news about it on Sunday! http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/best-disney-animated-movies.asp Here's the list of the rest of the movies, one month left to finish!
Who can figure out what the title of my post says? Mad Gab is the game where silly words make actual sayings, read it out loud. You may feel a tad ridiculous, but with a group it's a blast! Leave a comment if you know! (If your having trouble figuring out how to leave a comment, it's easiest to go as "Anonymous" and sign your name in your comment)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Once Upon a Time...
Cinderella was a nice ending to this wonderful day with C. He was finally able to get his massage that I got for his 20th bday in May this morning! So after that we had lunch at Jason's Deli (yummy), followed by an afternoon @ the pool. We were the only cute one's with our own goggles :)
We then went to H-E-B to stock up on our brain food for the upcoming semester (hot fries and chex mix were a must have)! After a trip to the supermarket we enjoyed a nice Bible study with our Sunday school class and then the adventure began...
Blockbuster is our venue for renting all of these lovely movies I am preparing to "blog" about...unfortunately, Cinderella was no longer there. So we (mainly I) left a little bummed out, I just knew my fans would be disappointed (that's you). After a little conversing about the matter we decided to go back in and get another movie from the list and all of the sudden it was like Fairy God Mother appeared in BBuster and Cinderella was there (no lie, this really happened)!
My observations about Movie number 10:
Cinderella was a kind hearted girl who's lifestyle was not considered ideal. Although she had precious birds to make her bed and a couple of adorable mice friends (these were my fave characters), she longed for the love of her life to come sweep her off of her feet...and take the broom to the dump while he's at it!
All of this was wrapped into an hour and a half (aprox.) film that keeps viewers engaged and smiling. A few of my favorite memories were when Cinderella and the Prince are at the ball and "So this is love..." lyrics reign in the background, def. a heart flutter moment! Not to mention the feeling everyone got when Guss Guss was adorned with new clothes, what a cute little fella he was! Lucifer, the cat caused his share of mischief but was eventually defeated (sorry Aub. I know your love for cats) by Bruno, the dog. Her dress was amazing for the ball and those slippers would def. go for thousands of $ these days ;)...
Overall, I totally enjoyed this movie and am curious how it's number 10 on the list (attached again to the title of this post), they def. did not give credit where credit was due on this one. I'm still a little disappointed about Fox and the Hound, Lady and the Tramp and Bambi not making this list either...maybe we'll take a poll of your top ten Disney CLASSICS and go through those in a month, soon!
We then went to H-E-B to stock up on our brain food for the upcoming semester (hot fries and chex mix were a must have)! After a trip to the supermarket we enjoyed a nice Bible study with our Sunday school class and then the adventure began...
Blockbuster is our venue for renting all of these lovely movies I am preparing to "blog" about...unfortunately, Cinderella was no longer there. So we (mainly I) left a little bummed out, I just knew my fans would be disappointed (that's you). After a little conversing about the matter we decided to go back in and get another movie from the list and all of the sudden it was like Fairy God Mother appeared in BBuster and Cinderella was there (no lie, this really happened)!
My observations about Movie number 10:
Cinderella was a kind hearted girl who's lifestyle was not considered ideal. Although she had precious birds to make her bed and a couple of adorable mice friends (these were my fave characters), she longed for the love of her life to come sweep her off of her feet...and take the broom to the dump while he's at it!
All of this was wrapped into an hour and a half (aprox.) film that keeps viewers engaged and smiling. A few of my favorite memories were when Cinderella and the Prince are at the ball and "So this is love..." lyrics reign in the background, def. a heart flutter moment! Not to mention the feeling everyone got when Guss Guss was adorned with new clothes, what a cute little fella he was! Lucifer, the cat caused his share of mischief but was eventually defeated (sorry Aub. I know your love for cats) by Bruno, the dog. Her dress was amazing for the ball and those slippers would def. go for thousands of $ these days ;)...
Overall, I totally enjoyed this movie and am curious how it's number 10 on the list (attached again to the title of this post), they def. did not give credit where credit was due on this one. I'm still a little disappointed about Fox and the Hound, Lady and the Tramp and Bambi not making this list either...maybe we'll take a poll of your top ten Disney CLASSICS and go through those in a month, soon!
"So this is love..." will be ringing in my ear and lull me to sleep tonight. Good night Princesses (and prince's) may all of YOUR dreams come true....
Disney Animated Movie # 10
Okay, so tonight is the beginning of this challenge. Number 10 on the Disney Animated Movie list is Cinderella! Grab your glass slippers and head to the ball, hopefully you make it by midnight!
(Update and memories about the movie to come...check back later!)
For now,
Bippity, boppity, boo
An idea atlast...
Thanks to my recent viewing of the movie "Julia and Julie" I have decided to go through something with this blog, so my idea is, top ten movie lists. I'll have one month to go through each list and report my favorite things about each movie! This month's top ten list winner is, drum roll please.....
Top Ten Best Disney Animated Movies! I am so excited to start this one ;) Since it is the end of August I'll extend this deadline until October. I included the link to this page (click the title) so you can see which movies I'll be watching...to make it a little more fun, I'll start with number 10 and countdown to number 1. Unfortunately for me, Fox and the Hound didn't make the cut, bummer.
No worries, I'll still post other activities I've done, the movies are just for motivation and fun! Any takers for movie number 1?!
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