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Hi all, this tumblr mainly exists as a way of tracking all the movies I've been watching and some of the initial thoughts, and general feelings, I've had about them.

5/5 - Fantastic movies; movies which need to be seen and enjoyed by everyone.

4/5 - Movies which are very good but don’t have that spark which compels you to make others watch them as well.

3/5 - Average movies; watchable and enjoyable, but nothing which elevates them higher. The baseline all movies are given before watching.

2/5 - Can be watched but really bland and forgettable.

1/5 - Minimal to no reason to watch these films. It may have some redeeming factors e.g. it’s so bad it’s good or there’s one character that’s awesome enough to make it not a total waste of time.

0/5- Total waste of time. Nothing redeemable about these films.

As with every review blog/site, this is all my own personal opinion so feel free to take everything with a grain of salt.

Also I'm Scottish so all reviews will be in UK English. Get used to theatre, colour and words ending in -ised.

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#355/#72 Lady and the Tramp (Rewatch) Upper class cocker spaniel Lady is shown a good time on the town by the lovable Tramp while her owners are away. This film has never been particularly high up on my list of Disney movies. I don’t dislike it but there is just not an awful lot to it. Much like Dumbo, it feels more like a collection of animated shorts, following the adventures of Lady at different points in her life, rather than a fully realised narrative tale. Nice enough but lacking the emotional investment, or punch, of earlier or later Disney films. I do enjoy the supporting cast of Jock, the Scottish Terrier, and Trusty, the old bloodhound, though. Both of them have some great bits of dialogue, a great back and forth with each other and even a poignant moment near the end. Trusty’s continual attempts to relay his grandpappy Old Reliable’s advice is probably the funniest part of the film as well. It’s still drawn to the usual Disney standard, and I liked it fine as a kid, but there is just something lacking for this one that doesn’t make it a must watch/own in the way some of its brethren are. 3/5 P.S. If you are rewatching this film as an adult look out for the communist joke from the Russian wolfhound in the pound. Certainly didn’t pick up on that the first time around.

#355/#72 Lady and the Tramp

(Rewatch)

Upper class cocker spaniel Lady is shown a good time on the town by the lovable Tramp while her owners are away.

This film has never been particularly high up on my list of Disney movies. I don’t dislike it but there is just not an awful lot to it. Much like Dumbo, it feels more like a collection of animated shorts, following the adventures of Lady at different points in her life, rather than a fully realised narrative tale. Nice enough but lacking the emotional investment, or punch, of earlier or later Disney films.

I do enjoy the supporting cast of Jock, the Scottish Terrier, and Trusty, the old bloodhound, though. Both of them have some great bits of dialogue, a great back and forth with each other and even a poignant moment near the end. Trusty’s continual attempts to relay his grandpappy Old Reliable’s advice is probably the funniest part of the film as well.

It’s still drawn to the usual Disney standard, and I liked it fine as a kid, but there is just something lacking for this one that doesn’t make it a must watch/own in the way some of its brethren are. 3/5

P.S. If you are rewatching this film as an adult look out for the communist joke from the Russian wolfhound in the pound. Certainly didn’t pick up on that the first time around.

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