Eight Below

The next movie on our list is Eight Below. It was a great movie inspired by a true story. There were these wonder huskies that were in the Antarctic surviving on their own as they waited for their owner to come back to them. The owner tried so hard to return but it was difficult. Paul Walker plays the owner, Jerry, which made the movie seem even sadder because he passed a few years ago. 

It was a good movie and I certainly recommend it if you are a dog lover or interested in the Antarctic. 

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Another Davy Crockett adventure! Well, there are a couple of adventures. I think I liked this one better than the other. Davy and his friend get into all sorts of trouble again and show off how brave and talented they are. 

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Next up, Davy Crockett! I'm not going to lie, I thought he was pretty dreamy. Ending was obviously sad. I didn't like all the violence but I suppose it is pretty true to our nation's history so of course it is in there. The relationship he had with his friend was pretty funny. 

Child of Glass

Next up is a random movie from the 70's called Child of Glass. I believe it was a TV movie. 

This one was not my favorite. It was hard to follow and pretty random. 

Candleshoe

This movie surprised me. I wasn't expected to like it and I ended up liking it very much. This is why I love this challenge. I would have never watched a lot of these movies had it not been for this challenge.

This reminded me a lot of Anastasia (animated movie is not a Disney movie). A girl pretends to be a long lost child of someone because some guys bribe her. Pirate movies are usually pretty cool, too. 

Bambi

This week we watched another Disney Classic - Bambi. This movie is so sad! But now the kid won't stop saying "bird!". 

I'm sure most people can say they have seen this Disney movie, so no need to go into detail. There are some silly parts and some boring parts. 

We took our reindeer, Amber, out on an adventure to the city. 

Avalon High

It is time for another Disney Channel Movie. This one is called Avalon High.

The actress from the recent Tomorrowland movie is in this and I so desperately wanted to like her Disney Channel movie but something about it seemed off. It all felt rushed and almost like for a second they were surprised that the Camelot characters were reincarnated and then a second later they got over it. But Disney sure loves to make movies about Arthur and Merlin! 

Since I watched most of the movie myself, I did the activity myself with a friend at work. We went for a walk at lunch through a trail, much like the one that Allie and Will run on in the movie. 

Atlantis: Milo's Return

I think they meant to make a TV series out of this, but instead put three episodes into a sequel and moved on and away from Atlantis after it didn't do well in the box office. 

If these stories were part of a TV series, we might watch it. But it was a randomly pieced sequel that didn't make much sense to the story overall. I found it hard to follow. Not much else to say about it!

We took inspiration by going on our own little adventure into the woods to take some pictures of the Halloween costume we have picked out this year. The kid also dressed up as Harry Potter and a Ghostbuster for some parades in the area. 

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

This time around we watched Atlantis: the Lost Empire. This movie is seriously underrated as far as Disney Animations go. I feel like when this came out, people were too focused on new things like chat rooms and getting their first cell phones before me. Or maybe I'm thinking that because I was just starting my teen years and those things seemed important to me instead of going out to see a Disney movie (you know how teens are...). 

I really liked that this was more of a science fiction and the animation was interesting and different. There were some funny characters, but there was also a lot of people dying in this movie. With Disney animations, I typically expect one or two key characters to go, but this one had lots of people dying here and there. I might be a little traumatized. 

We took inspiration from the glowing crystal and had a glow stick party with the kid's cousins. We played glow stick tag and what time is it Mr. Fox and just ran around with them in the dark by a fire pit. Fun times.