Enchanted

Oh, I absolutely love this movie! It needs to make a comeback, now! It was so good. 

Enchanted starts off as an animated movie with a princess, prince, and evil queen/stepmother. As part of an evil scheme, the princess is sent off to the real world where she stays with a man and his daughter and makes rodents clean their apartment. It is all very funny and musical and wonderful. 

Dumbo

Can you believe that this is the first time I have ever seen this movie in its entirety? No, seriously!

This movie is a classic without princesses and one I recommend seeing! 

Duck Tales: the Movie

Duck Tales was a great TV show. I loved the movie, too! (even have the updated video game!) 

This movie is entertaining. I think kids today would still like it and the show. 

Doug's First Movie

Back in the day, when ABC had "One Saturday Morning" cartoons, they bought Doug from Nickelodeon, made him a little older in high school, and progressed his story a little. Then Nickelodeon came out with their Rugrats movies so Disney tried to do the same with Doug. 

Every early 90's kid I know loved watching Doug Funny get into shenanigans with Skeeter, Roger, Patti, Porkchop, and the gang. 

Disney's American Legends

This is another set of short stories from Disney about a few of America's heroes. It is educational and short and easy to follow. 

I'm just not the biggest fan of the short stories I have been watching. 

Dinosaur

When I see a kids dinosaur movie, I'm always comparing it to the first couple of Land Before Times. Don't lie - you are, too. This one just didn't compare well. In Disney's defense, I think it was their first try at computer animations mixed with real landscapes (without Pixar being involved). 

The kid didn't seem too impressed either... In fact, I bet if I went and asked him now if he even remembers it he won't. 

Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time

In Cinderella 3, we have more of a story. This one is all about what would happen if the slipper did fit one of Cinderella's stepsisters instead. 

I did enjoy this sequel and found the story to be a nice twist. 

Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True

Next up is the first sequel to Cinderella, which is basically another one of those short story compilations similar to what they did for Atlantis and Cars and Beauty and the Beast in some of their sequels. 

For being such a big Cinderella fan, I wasn't impressed with this. The stories didn't flow or make much sense with the overall fairy tale. 

Cinderella

Get ready because it is time for my childhood favorite - Cinderella! I loved this movie as a kid and would watch it over and over and over. The songs were upbeat and there was magic and shoes and funny mice. So fun! 

This is a classic and I enjoyed introducing it to my son. He thought the mice were hilarious. 

Chicken Little

The next movie we watched together and it was an animated movie I never saw before! This movie came out during my rebellious teenage years. I'm glad I finally took the time to watch it because it was so funny.

I wasn't sure what to expect, other than the sky falling. This movie made me laugh. Watch it! 

Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales

Next up is a few episode shorts from Pixar, mostly about Mater. If you really like Cars and love Mater, then these shorts are for you. If you cannot stand Mater and the annoying things he says and does, then skip it. 

It keeps the kid entertained but I'm OK not seeing it again. I'm more excited for Cars 3. 

Cars 2

Time for the Pixar sequel, Cars 2. This one focuses a lot more on the sidekick, Mater.

Mater can be funny, but I prefer him in small doses. This film is still good with the added bonus of a lot of spy-fun! Lots of our favorite characters are back and new characters to love and hate, too. 

Cars

Yay! It's time for another Disney Pixar movie! I love this one. 

The talking cars and hilarious characters are so fun. I watched this with my nephew when he was little and loved it so much I couldn't wait to show my son when he was old enough to understand the film. There are so many good quotes from this movie but I do love the Float like a Cadillac Sting like a Beemer quote. 

If you have kids or you like cars and racing, this is definitely one to see. 

Brother Bear 2

The sequel to Brother Bear is next. I didn't realize how many stars voiced the characters in this one. Mandy Moore voices the main female Nita and I was surprised at how many Disney projects she's done, from Princess Diaries to Tangled to Kingdom Hearts. Great, now her first single is stuck in my head. Anyway, on to our thoughts!

The ending was a bit predictable but very sweet. I enjoyed it anyway!

Brother Bear

Next up is a movie called Brother Bear. This one came out when I was a teenager too cool for new Disney movies, so this was my first time seeing it! Here's what we thought.

Overall I liked the storyline, and I thought the little bear cub was super cute. Oh, and the moose brothers! Hilarious! The Kid seemed to like the movie when we watched it, but has now completely forgotten what it was all about. 

Brave

Time for a fired-up princess with an attitude! We watched the Disney Pixar's Brave. 

I enjoy this movie but it does start out pretty slow and dull. I think that is what made the boys a bit too antsy to enjoy the rest of it. Frank didn't seem to think Merida was good enough to be included in the Disney Princess line up. I think she is pretty bad ass and spunky. I just love her accent. The kid liked the "feast your eyes" parts. Anything that has to do with a butt is okay in his book. 

Bolt

This movie came out when I wasn't concerned too much about watching new Disney movies. I was a senior in college and we were all into the retro/nostalgic things so we watched old Disney movies from the 90's instead. That being said, I have seen Bolt before and liked it enough - I thought it was cute. It was even better watching it with a 6 year old son, though. Hilarious.  

Big Hero 6

I am so excited to talk about this movie! It is one of my favorites. This love-able, adorable, hilarious robot is my soulmate- I'm just sure of it! There are so many quotes from this movie that my family and I just find ourselves repeating over and over. If you haven't watched this one, you definitely should! 

As you can see from our scores, this is one we all can agree on watching again and again together. 

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Our first movie of 2016 is a sequel - Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. The gang is all there and they have a flashback to a Christmas they spent together when they were all still household objects. 

It was a straight-to-video film and it really wasn't the best Disney sequel, but it was nice to see it right around Christmastime. The kid didn't seem too impressed. 

I cannot wait to see the Live Action version next year! So many exciting things are happening with Disney movies in the next couple of years! 

Beauty and the Beast

The last movie of the year is one of my favorites, Beauty and the Beast. I remember every girl in my class wanted to be Belle for Halloween the year it came out. Such a classic tale of learning that appearances aren't everything.

There are so many great songs in this movie, but we love to sing the Gaston song in our house.