Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

This made-for-TV movie was based off of a book called Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. The book was a remake of the Cinderella story but from the perspective one of the stepsisters. 

The movie was not my favorite version of Cinderella but it is meant to be different. I still want to read the book! 

Cinderella (Live Action)

In the past few years, Disney has been taking their animated movies and re-telling them as live action movies. I personally love how they have been turning out. They almost feel like a more mature story - while I loved Cinderella the animation when I was a child, I connect with the live action version now. Nostalgia is a big thing with us nearly 30 year olds right now and we are constantly revisiting different things we loved in our youth so this is right up my alley. 

We loved it and we simply cannot wait until next year when the Beauty and the Beast Live Action comes out. Squee! 

Chasing Christmas

Chasing Christmas was an ABC Family TV Movie. It is a retelling of the story A Christmas Carol. This one has a time travel twist. 

I think they could have told the story a bit better. Maybe I just wasn't in the Christmas Spirit when I watched it! 

Around the World in 80 Days

The Kid was much too busy to watch our next movie with us, which was fine because it wasn't super entertaining for his age (or ours.. really). 

Some parts were funny, and I did like a lot of the cast, but the movie overall was certainly not the best and most entertaining for a family movie. There are many others to spend your valuable time watching. But I don't care - I am loving this Disney mission and glad to have another one under my belt.

The kid has been learning some geography. We started with a map of the United States. He is learning all of the states and their locations. Each time he gets one right, he gets the M&M that was sitting on that state. He likes that part! 

Annie (1999)

Our next movie is Annie - the 1999 TV movie version that aired on ABC. I think it may be our first musical, too. I like musicals. 

Annie is a classic, of course, but this version was not the best. It was a TV movie after all. Annie has been redone several times over the years. I do like the cast in this one, though. 

We were pretty boring about the activity this time around and just did some house chores. I didn't even get a picture of it! Unfortunately for the boys I do know all the words to It's a Hard Knock Life. I'll have to make them miserable with that next time I clean.