Everyone knows how much I love my Disney movies and how excited I get when a new one is coming out. However, you might think that all that hype I build up over months of waiting for the new one's release might fog my judgement a little bit. Well... this could be true a little bit for some of them. At least the first time around in my viewing experience, I am just so excited to be there watching it, I just think EVERYTHING is amazing! But usually after my second, third, or possibly fourth time viewing it, I've calmed down a bit and can fairly judge how good the film actually is. Since I've gotten older, I've been able to push aside my hype and been able to see the movie for what it truly is instead of what my crazy fangirl side is seeing.
Let me give you the lowdown on the recent releases:
The Princess and the Frog- 2009
I was looking forward to it for over a year. When I found out about it, I was so stoked! I mean, Disney was returning to the traditional animated fairytale for crying out loud! Why wouldn't I be excited?
I was determined to see it opening day, but (for reasons I can't remember) was unable to. And after loads of convincing, was able to- with my brother- the next day, after some church activity or something (because I remember being at the church and convincing my parents to drop me off at the theater). It was raining, I remember.
The first viewing was spectacular! I was so excited and loved every moment of it. I think I saw it at least two more times in the theater. I thought it was amazing. For sure it reached my expectations, yeah? Well... after I had time to un-hype myself and actually bought it and viewed it at home, I realized it was not as mind-blowingly awesome as I cracked it up to be. Don't get me wrong, I still think it's great. But I wouldn't categorize it as it one of Disney's finest. I'd give it a 7.5/10.
Tangled- 2010
Now this one. Ooh man, was I hyped up over this. I did NOT shut up about it. Rapunzel was one of my favorite fairytales as a kid and I was so happy Disney was adapting it. I dug up anything I could find on it. I actually ended up spoiling most of the movie for myself, which I greatly regret doing even to this day.
I was also determined to see this one opening day, but unfortunately for me, it came out around Thanksgiving and we were traveling. I had to wait a week before I could see it. It just about killed me. But we got to go see it it a ginormous theater in Utah with cousins, so all was well. I saw it seven times total in the theater. Seven!
It did not disappoint AT ALL! Best Disney movie to come out in years! "I laughed, I cried. It moved me, Bob." I can't say it exceeded my expectations since I was expecting most of it, but still. It was amazing. Even after I un-hyped myself and watched it at home, I still thought it was one of the best movies I had ever seen. It's one of my five unwavering favorite movies. I'd give it a 9/10.
Brave- 2012
I was definitely looking forward to this one, though I didn't put up nearly as much fuss over it as I did with Princess and the Frog or Tangled. Pixar had never done a princess story before, so I was definitely intrigued. And they were so vague about it, so I was never spoiled over anything!
My roommate and I planned like two months in advance to go see it opening day, and made sure our other recluse roommate (who always had an excuse not to go anywhere) had an open schedule that day too. So THIS one I got to see opening day! I believe I only saw it that one time.
Like I said, I was not super SUPER stoked over this one, so when the movie did not blow my mind like Tangled did, I was not left feeling like "meh" like with Princess and the Frog. I really liked it! Not Pixar's best (better than WALL-E, definitely), but still really great. I'd give it an 8/10.
Wreck-It Ralph- 2012
I was not looking forward to this one at all. I barely knew anything about it. I had seen trailers, but it didn't really capture my attention all that much.
I can't recall exactly why I decided to go see it, or if it was even on opening day (I think it might have been). I just remember sending out a general invitation over Facebook and getting only one positive response from an old friend from back home. We met at the theater (up at school) and went and saw it. I saw it three or four more times after that in theaters.
Wow. Just wow. This movie TOTALLY exceeded any expectations I had! It was incredible! It completely blew my mind! It had hilarious jokes, awesome characters, a wonderful and engaging story, and a great plot twist. I adored it! I wasn't hyped up for it at all, so my judgement was clear. I'd give it 9/10.
And now, coming soon...
Frozen- 2013
I'm about as hyped for this one as I was for Tangled. I'm determined not to make the same mistake I made with that one though, and am trying very hard to avoid spoilers. It's all basically the same story as it was with Tangled, except I haven't really spoiled anything so far. I did accidentally read one minor spoiler because some dumbbell posted it just out in the open for anyone to read, and after that I blacklisted everything Frozen from my Tumblr newsfeed. So after that I've only really been getting info from the official Facebook page.
As far as I know, I will be seeing this one opening day. I have been saying as much for months now: "I HAVE to see this one opening day! I didn't get to see Tangled opening day, so I HAVE to see this one!" etc. I believe it will be with my family sometime in the morning since Afton is coming home that night from college for Thanksgiving.
Back during Princess and the Frog's time, I was just getting back into Disney on an extreme level. The fact that Disney was coming out with a new movie was super thrilling for me and, yeah, I kind of just accepted it as a favorite because it was new and exciting. But then I realized that it wasn't as great as I originally thought, but I still just stuck to it anyways, saying it was my favorite.Then Tangled came out and it legitimately won me over. I thought it was fantastic. It has still remained one of my favorites (I have three) even through Brave and Wreck-It Ralph's releases. The same goes for my favorite princess, favorite romantic interest, etc. The whole point I'm trying to make here is that I don't want anyone to be surprised if all of a sudden my favorites start changing after I see Frozen. It could just be all the hype I've been building up for the past several months, but I could legitimately like it better than my old favorites. Like I said above, I've gotten better at looking past my crazy hyped-up fangirl side and judging the movie for what it is and deciding if I do legitimately like the movie better than the other one(s).
I'm just bringing it up because like 99% of the people who have seen Frozen already are saying it is better than Tangled and are comparing it to Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King and whatever. Now, I know not to trust other people and to always go judge for yourself, but with everybody saying these things, and all the amazing footage we've been given, and the songs, and the voice cast, and EVERYTHING... I am almost convinced that these people might be right.
Yay for Disney!!!
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