The Good Dinosaur: Eh.

I just saw the good Dinosaur, and my thoughts on it are as followed. Oh, Wait what?, hmmm, Eh. I definitely didn't hate it, but I'm not gonna praise it the same way I praise movies like Frozen or Inside Out. But before I discuss what's wrong with it, let's look at what's good in this movie.

What I really liked about this movie, like most Disney movies, is the art stuff. The way those landscapes are rendered is just amazing, those Dinosaurs, on the other hands, are a different bag of beans, but we'll get to that in a little bit. The relationship between Arlo, The Good Dinosaur, and Spot, the human pet, is okay, I guess. It's done well, but nothing really stands out about it. I also give points to this movie for giving the Velociraptors the feathers they long deserved. Take that, Jurassic World!!

But now to the parts that I didn't like so much. The designs of the Dinosaurs are kinda lame. They're not very good to look at, and they look like gummy dinosaur candy. If the Dinosaurs were more appealing to look at, then maybe I would've liked this movie even better. My other not very favorite thing about it is that for a movie about Dinosaurs, there's not much Dinosaur in it. Yeah, the main characters are mostly Dinosaurs, but only five species of Dinosaurs are present, and the four that show up are like the most generic types of dinosaurs that are used by everyone. I'd have liked to see more Dino diversity in this movie. If Jurassic World did one thing right, it's the cast of Dinos that show up. You got Pachycephalosaurus, Mosasaurus, Baryonix, Dimorphodon and Ankylosaurus. Those are some cool, fresh Dinos that deserve more screen time. And another thing that's not that great about this movie is that it's not particularly about Dinosaurs. You could literally replace the characters with any other animals and the story would still be the same.

My final problem with the movie is the lack of originality. While I was watching the movie, I couldn't stop thinking about Land Before Time. The part in the beginning where the baby dinosaur's legs hatches out of the egg and runs around is literally a recreation of Cera's hatching, and Arlo's dad's death is nowhere as good as Littlefoot's Mother's demise. It doesn't even compare. This movie is literally a scotchtaped rehash of Land Before Time, Ice Age and Finding Nemo. And why did Arlo's dad have to die? It feels completely pointless. Why are you so obsessed with parenticide, Disney?! One of the reasons I love Tangled is because Rapunzel is one of the few Disney characters who still has both parents. But if a certain favorite Dinosaur had appeared in the movie, then I might've actually liked the film. Not gonna name names, but If you've read anything Dinosaur related I've written, then you'd know....

Character fight, Holiday Edition:Frosty Vs Olaf

Welcome to Character Fight. Christmas edition! Character Fight is when I pit two characters against each other and see who's better. In this edition, The two characters I choose come from the Holiday Season. The first to characters I chose for the first Holiday Character Fight are both lovable snowmen, one is classical, and the other is very recent. In this match, it's Frosty the Snowman Versus Olaf!!! I also made new rules. There are only four rounds in the character fight, but if both characters are tied, then they will go into a fifth knockout round that will determine the winner.

ROUND 1: POPULARITY

There was a time where when you think of snowman, you think of Frosty. But in 2013, after Disney released their Uber successful feminist friendly  now highest grossing animated film of all time Frozen, all of that changed. And in 2014, when Frozen Mania began to kick in, and all the merchandises started appearing everywhere, the people could only say one thing. "Hi, I'm Olaf! And I like warm hugs!" You cannot go into a toy store and not see anything with Anna, Elsa and Olaf's faces stamped on it. And that's not only on the holidays, that's all year round! So for round one, I have to give this to Olaf.

ROUND 2: SONG

Frosty The Snowman, is a Fairy Tale they say. He was made of snow, but the children know, how he came to life one day. Frosty has had a very successful career. His song plays on the radio every year, and every year, we all sing it. Frozen has the most memorable songs in any Disney movie. For the First Time In Forever, Love Is An Open Door, Let It Go, but there are two songs I could never really get into in that movie. The Troll song, and Olaf's musical number. While Olaf is a likable character, and the first Disney Sidekick that didn't drive me crazy, I always fast forward his song when I watch the movie. Point goes to Frosty.

ROUND 3: POWERS

Neither Frosty or Olaf have ever really been known for strengths and powers, because both of them are made of snow but they do have some sort of magic. Olaf was brought to life by an over-excited Elsa about to sing Let It Go. And Frosty was brought to life by a magical hat. Both Olaf and Frosty melt in heat, but Elsa is always there for Olaf, and even gives him a magical flurry cloud that keeps him from melting. Frosty on the other hand, always needs the hat on his head to stay alive. And he has no protection from the sun't heat. So this round goes to Olaf.



ROUND 4: ALLIES

This one is gonna be tough. Both these magical Snowmen have amazing friends. Olaf is friends with Anna and Elsa, the two most popular Disney Princesses, like, ever. But Frosty is friends with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus. Anna and Elsa may have a big fan base,but Santa and Rudolph are forever. Point goes to Frosty.



Now here comes the 5th Knockout round that will determine which of these Snowmen are superior.

ROUND 5:  CUTENESS

Both these guys are easy to love and pretty huggable, Olaf is this cute snowman character that came from the imagination of a young Elsa, and Frosty was made up by a group of Children who wanted a friend. While Olaf is very likable, I think Frosty is the cuter one of the two. Olaf looks kind of awkward, and relies more on laughs than cuteness. Frosty however, is just straight up adorable. He has that circle snowman body, and and then he has that button nose and that calm, subdued voice saying "Happy Birthday" is just the cherry on the top. The winner is Frosty!! Love you Olaf, but Frosty will always be a classic.

Countdown to the 25 Days of Christmas

Now that Halloween is over, we're now in Christmas prep time, which means all my posts from now until January will be Christmas/Winter themed.