Lady and the Tramp
Yes, Lady is sufficiently princessy for me. But the rest is all bleh. And I hate that, like, the only cats Disney chose to make were those horrible mean cats in that movie. I realize Mickey is a mouse, but dude. Get over it. Cats are the coolest.
Dumbo was incredibly sad, with the mom and the baby, and just mean, at times. And the Elephants on Parade business gave me nightmares for years. It still creeps me out, to this day. I don't get any pleasure out of watching that movie. Just pain and fear. Which is why I don't like it.
Also, I just got off the phone with my mom, and we've made plans to see "The Polar Express" in Imax 3-D. We're kind of looking forward to the scariness. We figure, if we're going to see it, let's see it right. This is the first time I'm actually going to see a scary movie of my own free will, which is interesting.
So, an ordinary guy given a heroic opportunity, who loses a lot, goes a little dark, goes a little crazy, nearly destroys the universe, finally finds some redemption.
Huh. Yeah, that'd work. *grin*
Dumbo makes me cry every. single. time. Specially when he goes to visit his momma and she sticks her trunk through the bars and rocks him with her trunk and I'm all teared up just thinking about it.
Interesting--this week's Nova is about the real story behind The Great Escape. Trivia tidbit for those who grew up in Chicago: one of the Americans who helped to dig the tunnel (although he was transferred out of the camp with many other Americans before the breakout) was WGN-TV's Ray Raynor, children's TV host extraordinaire.
I still know the Green Lantern Oath, which I learned when I was about 8. I forget birthdays and deadlines, but the brain cells hold onto the Green Lantern Oath, something so obscure that they won't even ask it in trivia.
You want useless? I still know the Boy Scout Laws, even though I never was (or did) a Boy Scout.
trustworthy loyal helpful friendly courteous kind obedient cheerful thrifty brave clean homophobic and reverent
I still know the Green Lantern Oath
I pledge allegiance to the green
Which from my ring does bellow
To evildoers I'll be mean
I run when I see yellow
A friend of mine came to the realization that the Green Lantern Oath can be sung to the Talis Canon.
Here it is, without googling:
In brightest day, in blackest night
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might
Beware my power, Green Lantern's light.
eta: OMG. It can be sung to to the Tallis Canon.
