Bluff's Castle Corner

Or, people don't want 2D animated movies, they want Disney-like movies Internet users have repeatedly expressed the sentiment that they want 2D animated movies to return, usually accompanied by attached images of Treasure Planet, Atlantis, The Road to El Dorado, Anastasia, The Iron Giant, The Prince of Egypt, Spirit, and Sinbad. Then when 2D animated movies do get released nowadays, whether in theaters or on streaming platforms, those same people ignore them. They think foreign movies, such as Robot Dreams and Chicken for Linda, are yucky, they still think anime is all just violence or tentacle stuff or whatever 90s stereotype. People understandably made a big stink about Coyote vs Acme being shelved, but didn't show up to support The Day the Earth Blew Up. People correctly state that animation is for everyone, only to clutch their pearls over an adult animated movie. So recently, the trailer for Sony Pictures Animation's Fixed, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, was released....

  Cars on the Road is the latest addition to the Pixar Cars franchise since Cars 3. Despite being Pixar’s biggest money maker, no one expected this show to be a thing. Could Pixar be testing the waters for a Cars 4? We’ll have to see As you can guess by the title, this show takes Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater on a cross-country road trip to Mater’s sister’s wedding, with each episode taking them to a different stop where they get into strange situations.  We get to learn some more of the Cars universe lore, like that there were car dinosaurs and car cryptids. These outlandish scenarios enable the animators to go all out with the animation and special effects, to amazing success. It’s astounding what you can do on a TV budget. The colors in the circus episode were especially eye-popping. This show has a more comedic and surreal tone than the Cars movies, which is perfectly fine. After all that happened in Cars 3, we certainly need a breather. There are also some great pop cu...

  Baymax!  is a miniseries based on the movie Big Hero 6 . Unlike the previous show Big Hero 6: The Series , Baymax!  is more of a slice-of-life show. Don't expect any dangerous robot battles here. Every episode is about Baymax helping people around San Fransokyo. It's also worth mentioning that this is the first TV show made by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Animation - 2/2. I am pleasantly surprised at how well the show is animated, as it looks just like the original movie. They probably had a bigger budget for this show than for, say, Monsters At Work . Characters - 2/2. There are only six episodes, and each of them are only eleven minutes, so there's no serious deep character arcs or anything. But all of the characters that Baymax helps in each episode are likable and fleshed out in their own right, as they each have a backstory of sorts. Writing - 2/2. The series manages to talk about family, taking risks, food allergies, puberty, periods, time management, and owning...

  The Proud Family  was probably one of the best Disney shows of its time. It managed to tackle heavy topics while being funny and memorable. Now we have a revival/continuation of it. I decided to release this review once season 1 had concluded. This is apparently supposed to pick up from the original series, but the show acts as if Penny had just turned 14, even though she was 14 in the original show and was 16 in the movie. The continuity can get a little weird. The whole show is updated for the 2020s, pop-culture wise and socially. For example, the theme song is updated to have a trap beat instead of being R&B. As for the social part, there are more openly LGBTQ+ characters. Michael is now openly gay and gender non-conforming, and there's a new character, Maya, who has two fathers. Animation - 2/2. On the whole, the animation and art is much better than the original's. Although I liked the original show, I was never too keen on the minimalist backgrounds, I felt that th...

  Put on your yarmulke Here comes Hanukkah So much funukkah To celebrate Hanukkah! Even though I'm a goy, I enjoy learning about Jewish traditions, and Hanukkah cartoon episodes in particular taught me a lot as a youngster. Yesterday, The Ghost and Molly  McGee , a great show you should watch, premiered a special Hanukkah episode, "Festival of Lights". As tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, consider this editorial my Hanukkah present to my Jewish readers, subscribers, friends and followers. SPOILERS AHOY! As Libby has now found out about Scratch's existence, she invites the McGees and Scratch to celebrate Hanukkah with her and her mom in their family bookstore. There's a power outage in town, but luckily the bookstore has a generator. Molly and her family learn all about Hanukkah traditions, such as playing dreidel and eating latkes. Scratch in particular adores fried food. This is pretty basic stuff, but the way it's presented is so entertaining, like the...