Oh, Flannel Cakes...what have you done to us? This week we watch the movie that sunk Don Bluth's animation studio...the absolutely "fowl" (get it?) singing chicken story Rock-A-Doodle. Don't blame us. Our friends over at the Flannel Cakes podcast made us do it. Loosely based on characters from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, this movie stars one "cocky" (can't ever get enough chicken based puns!) rooster named Chanticleer who thinks that he makes the sun rise when he crows. But the evil Duke of Owls hates Chanticleer's singing and devises a nefarious plot to keep him off the farm forever! That's a very basic plot summary...this movie is far more bananas than that. You gotta see it to believe it. Or are you too...chicken? Join us, darlings! And don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!
OK, so no joke...when people ask me who my favorite Disney princess is I always say Jessica Rabbit. And anyone who has seen this movie I'm sure would agree! This week, I introduce Dan to one of my childhood favorites, the live action/animation masterpiece Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Starring the late great character actor, Bob Hoskins, as the whiskey-soaked former gumshoe to the animated stars of old Hollywood, this movie has everything: a lovable cartoon rabbit, Christopher Lloyd at his most insane, and of course, everyone's favorite cartoon femme fatale. You can probably tell from the blurb that I still love this movie so hard...but will Dan love it as much as I do? Join us and find out! And don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!
Our friends over at the Wine & Crime podcast (#podernfamily) put in a request for us to watch The Brave Little Toaster ... So we did...and hoo boy, this one is a doozy! Wine & Crime ladies, I hope we're still friends after this one! Your dear hosts did not grow up with this movie, so this one is a double blind taste test, darlings... Join us on the epic journey of a group of household items that leave the cabin they live in to find their master, a goofy red-headed kid named Bobby. This movie is at times charming, funny and grimly dark. Mostly that third one. We're scarred for life now. Find yourself a portable power source, plug in and don't forget to RATE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE!
What a glorious feeling! We welcome back (by popular demand!) Dan's sister, Ellie, and watch another of her childhood favorites, the movie musical classic Singin' in the Rain! We discuss the most traumatic parts of the movie as well as the things we love the most (a.k.a. Donald O'Connor) as well as the genius of Gene Kelly and how this show is the greatest movie musical of all time and the worst stage musical ever! Also...is there anyone that isn't completely confused by the "Broadway Rhythm" dance sequence? Regardless, this movie is amazing and we can't help but live in awe of it. Chills! Thrills! Romance! And above all...dignity. Always, dignity. Join us for the timeless darling, Singin' in the Rain!