136 Movies down!

We have reached the end of the second year of our Disney Movie challenge. We began the year doing one movie a week until after my wedding and honeymoon when we stepped it up to two movies a week, for a grand total of 84 movies!!

Here is a recap of the movies I have watched this year:

1. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
2. Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
3. Beauty and the Briefcase
4. Bedknobs and Broomsticks
5. Bedtime Stories
6. Bejewelled
7. Benji the Hunted
8. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
9. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
10. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3
11. Beverly Hills Family Robinson
12. Big Hero 6
13. Big Red
14. Black Arrow
15. Blackbeard's Ghost
16. Blank Check
17. Bolt
18. Bon Voyage!
19. Brave
20. Brave New Girl
21. Brian's Song
22. Bridge of Spies
23. Bridge to Terabithia
24. Brink!
25. Brother Bear
26. Brother Bear 2
27. Buffalo Dreams
28. Cadet Kelly
29. Camp Rock
30. Camp Rock 2
31. Campus Confidential
32. Can of Worms
33. Candleshoe
34. Cars
35. Cars 2
36. Car Toons- Mater's Tall Tales
37. Casebusters
38. Celeste in the City
39. Charley and the Angel
40. Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
41. Chasing Christmas
42. Cheetah
43. Chicken Little
44. Child of Glass
45. Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
46. Chimpanzee
47. Christmas Bounty
48. Christmas Caper
49. Christmas Cupid
50. Christmas Do-Over
51. Christmas in Boston
52. Christmas in Wonderland
53. Cinderella*
54. Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True
55. Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time
56. Cinderella (Live Action)
57. Cloud 9
58. College Road Trip
59. Condorman
60. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
61. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
62. Cool Runnings*
63. Cow Belles
64. Crimes of Fashion
65. Cyberbully
66. Dadnapped
67. Darby O'Gill and the Little People
68. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier
69. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
70. Den Brother
71. Descendants 
72. Desperately Seeking Santa
73. Diamonds on Wheels
74. Dinosaur
75. Disney's American Legends
76. Disney's Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
77. Don't Look Under the Bed
78. Double Platinum
79. Double Switch
80. Double Teamed
81. Doug's First Movie
82. Down the Long Hills
83. Dragonslayer
84. Duck Tales the Movie

You can find the full list here  and any movies that have been missed because of various reasons like availability are on this list here. 

There were a lot of movies that I watched alone since my boys are busy, but I still loved (almost) every minute of this challenge!

Here are my favorites of this year.

Favorite Live Action Movie: It comes down to Cinderella and Cool Runnings! I'm going to have to go with Cinderella

Favorite Animated Movie: It's between Cinderella (my childhood favorite), Cars, Bolt, and Big Hero 6. Winner is Big Hero 6. I just adore this movie and everything about it. 

Favorite Disney Channel Movie: Brink

Favorite Sequel: Cinderella 3

Least likely to ever watch again: 1 movie actually had half of a star, the lowest rating I ever gave! That means Don't Look Under the Bed, I will not be watching you ever again!

2016 was a roller coaster of a year. I know 2017 has a lot to bring in the movie world and I'm excited to get some more of these movies watched and rated! I will be switching up my layout again and seeing what works best for the challenge. Change is good!  I'm going to keep on going in alphabetical order because I love the variety it brings. 

52 Movies Down!

We have reached the end of the first year of our Disney Movie challenge. That's 52 movies! Here is a recap of the movies we have watched this year:

1. 101 Dalmatians

2. 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure

3. 101 Dalmatians (Live Action version)

4. 102 Dalmatians

5. 16 Wishes

6. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

7. A Bug's Life

8. A Christmas Carol

9. A Far Off Place

10. A Friendship in Vienna

11. A Goofy Movie

12. An Extremely Goofy Movie

13. A Kid in King Arthur's Court

14. A Knight in Camelot

15. A Mom for Christmas

16. A Ring of Endless Light

17. A Saintly Switch

18. A Tale of Two Critters

19. African Cats

20. Air Bud

21. Air Bud: Golden Receiver

22. Air Bud: World Pup

23. Air Bud: 7th Inning Fetch

24. Air Bud Spikes Back

25. Air Buddies

26. Airborne

27. Aladdin

28. The Return of Jafar

29. Aladdin and the King of Thieves

30. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

31. Alice in Wonderland

32. Alice in Wonderland (Live Action Version)

33. Aliens of the Deep

34. Alley Cats Strike

35. Almost Angels

36. America's Heart and Soul

37. Amy

38. Angels in the Outfield

39. Angels in the Endzone

40. Annie

41. Around the World in 80 Days

42. Atlantis: The Lost Empire

43. Atlantis: Milo's Return

44. Avalon High

45. Babes in Toyland

46. Back Home

47. Bad Hair Day

48. Balloon Farm

49. Bambi

50. Bambi 2

51. Bears

52. Beauty and the Beast

Wow! That was a lot. And we started and ended the year with such great classics. 

Here is a recap of the things we have learned from these movies. (not all are meant to be serious!)

Disney Villains don’t need magic powers to be super scary
Always recount your kids if you lose count
Do not let your fur-obsessed boss find the creepy sketches you make of coats made from your pet’s fur because she will want to make your creepy drawing a reality
Hypnosis doesn't stick
Think before you wish - skip the one about wanting to be old! 
Giant squids are terrifying
Don't just assume things 
Keep Christmas in your heart always
Just don't go to the Kalahari
Listen to Grandpa
Focus on what is important in life
It is never too late to go back to school, and being able to embarrass your kids is an added incentive 
Never underestimate a pissed off princess
Keep your laptop charged and download an up-to-date encyclopedia in case of time travel
Do not throw mannequins away in the dumpster
Appreciate and use your talents
Do not assume others have it easy, you never know how difficult they may have it until you walk a mile in their shoes
Bears will steal your house
Documentaries can be super cool and educational
Treat your pets nicely
Some dogs have many hidden talents
Sometimes girls and dogs are way better at soccer than boys :P 
Put GPS chips in your pet's collars because these dog's get kidnapped all the time!
Using the same plot over and over is really getting old
Do not leave all the puppies alone
Moving to a new place can be difficult; finding a new hobby can help
Just be yourself
Forgiveness can lead to a change in your enemy's attitude
Family is the greatest treasure
Some days are not so good but you can try to make the best of it
Logic exists for a reason
Live life on your own terms
Some creatures can live and thrive without sunlight
Practice hard and stick with your team
Choir boys mean business
America has a lot of beautiful and interesting places to visit off the beaten path
Do not underestimate someone based on a disability 
It could happen
Everyone is a fan when the team starts to win
The sun will come out tomorrow obviously
There are many obstacles on the way to success
Great power should not be in the hands of bad people who would take advantage of it
Short Stories aren't very cohesive 
Girls can rule too
Keep track of your finances
There are many differences between England and the U.S.
Perfect is overrated
Faith is powerful
Man can be animal's enemy
Man is tricky
Male bears might kill young cubs
Beauty is found within
 So some of these movies have had better messages than others. We like to be entertained but it is nice to learn something new, too. 

I feel like I should award some of these movies. Here are my favorites of this year.

Favorite Live Action Movie: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 

Favorite Animated Movie: Aladdin (tough one! A Goofy Movie and Beauty and the Beast are both high up there, too!!) 

Favorite Disney Channel Movie: Alley Cats Strike

Favorite Sequel: The Return of Jafar

Least likely to ever watch again: 9 of these movies got a low 1 star rating from me this year, but I think the one I definitely won't watch again is a Tale of Two Critters unless I need help sleeping! 

I'm excited for the new year and all of the movies that we will see in 2016. There are so many new ones coming out this year - get ready!