Animated Films
Official Trailer: How To Train Your Dragon 2
Earlier this year we were treated to an epic teaser for the upcoming animation “How to Train Your Dragon 2” which showed Hiccup and Toothless flying high and my has Hiccup become HOT! (We do realize he is an animated character but we don’t really discriminate that way!)
Last week we were treated to the official theatrical trailer and it EPIC!
Toothless and Hiccup are now both grown ups!
Together, they are ready for another adventure!
They will travel to new lands …
Meet new people … [this one is a huge SPOILER right in the middle of the trailer] …
Discover new dragons …
Fight epic battles …
with scary new adversaries …
And still make it in time for friends! [Awwww these two <3]
The film is scheduled to release on June 13, 2014 and the characters are voiced by Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrerra, Craig Ferguson, Cate Blanchett and Djimon Hounsou among others. The film is directed by Dean DeBlois and produced by Dreamworks Studio. If you haven’t watched the first film, this is the perfect time to catch up before the film hits theatres next Summer!
Why You Should Watch “Frozen”.
This holiday season, the makers of Tangled and Wreck-it-Ralph, i.e. Walt Disney Animation Studios bring you a story unlike many other fairy tales that have been told before. Frozen is a heart-warming (despite the sub-zero weather depicted in the film) tale of two sisters and the adventures one of them goes through in order to bring back the other.
We did a post when the trailer for the film was released and included our reactions and stills from the film. The dialogues and interactions depicted in the trailer became widely popular even before the film was released and they will definitely be repeated long after the film has arrived on your DVD stores.
So why should you go watch a film about cold weather when it is already winter, you ask? Well, we give you five reasons why you should use this film to kick-off your 2013-14 holiday season!
1. A very different take on fairy tales!
Frozen has been adapted from Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen and as fairy tales usually to go, there is always a princess, a handsome prince and an evil queen/witch/sorceress out for vengeance. In the film however, there is no evil queen/witch/sorceress, instead it is the Crown Princess Elsa who is born with the gift of wielding ice magic. When Elsa loses control of her powers and runs away, her sister, Princess Anna joins forces with an ice trader and his reindeer to bring her back and restore Summer to the frozen city of Arrendale. Oh and there is also a handsome Prince involved.
Without spoiling the ending, I can say that the story highlights the importance of siblings and sisterhood, and the friendship the two share will make you want to pick up the phone and call that sibling (or BFF) and talk to them for hours. It is done in a very clever way and is a refreshing take on fairy tales of ages past.
2. The writing, the dialogues and the beautiful songs!
As mentioned above, the dialogues in this film are hilarious and the songs are beautiful and memorable. Musicals can get a bit tiresome, with song after song playing throughout the film, but in this case, as in most Disney animated films, the songs work and have been beautifully sung by the ensemble cast that consist of Hollywood and Broadway stars.
3. Olaf and the rest of the characters!
Olaf the snowman is the cutest thing EVER!!! His dreams mostly consist of wanting to experience the Sun and the Summer season, lie on a beach and swim in the sea, not realizing that he would melt and become a puddle of water. When he does start melting at one point in the film, Anna points it out to him and he simply replies saying “Some people are worth melting for.”
The characters in the film feel real and are relatable, be it awkward and hilarious Anna, quiet and reserved and wanting to be free, Queen Elsa and the charming and aloof Kristoff and his cute reindeer.
The supporting characters are well rounded off with the funny Duke of Weaseltown Weselton, the handsome Prince Hans, the lovable shop owner Oaken and the cute and adorable trolls – no, not the Internet kind!
It can definitely be said that the actors lending their voices to these characters have done a great job in bringing them alive.
4. The Animation – it is a Disney film after all!
This is a Disney animated film, and like all other Disney animated films, the animation is spectacular, especially in 3D. The beautiful landscape and city of Arrendale was recreated after the crew members visited Canada to study the reflection of snow and ice, Norway to study the landscape and architecture as well as being inspired by the winter season in Wyoming, United States. And it all shows! From the aurora borealis in the night sky to the blizzard ravaging the city to the exquisite ice castle, the visuals are a delight in the film!
5. Because it is the perfect way to kick-start the Holiday season!
Even though the film was in 3D, I sure did feel a sudden chill in the cinema as I watched Frozen. It gives you the feels as though you are there and with the Winter (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and holiday season upon us, it is the perfect feel good film to watch with your family and get into the spirit of December. After all, ’tis the season to be jolly, so sit back, relax and let the magic take over!
NEW Official Trailer: Disney’s “Frozen”
The official trailer for Frozen has arrived and it is EPIC-ally cute!
Frozen is an animated comedy from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the makers of Tangled and so many more awesome films and is loosely based on the Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale The Snow Queen. The film stars the voices of Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) as lead heroine Anna; Alan Tudyk (Suburgatory and the original British comedy Death at a Funeral) as the Duke of Weselton; Jonathan Groff (Glee) as mountain man Kristoff, Josh Gad (21 and Jobs) as Olaf the snowman and Idina Menzel (Enchanted and Glee) as Elsa, the Snow Queen and Anna’s elder sister.
The synopsis on IMDB reads as follows,
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.
Check out these cute moments from the trailer!
Anna [shivering]: “Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold.”
Kristoff: “You wanna talk about a problem? I sell ice for a living.”
Anna: “Oooh, that’s a rough business to be in now.” [laughs] “Uhm … I mean … that is really unfortunate.”
The Duke: “My lady.” [The boat tips over and the Duke saves her and the two are in an embrace]
The Duke: “Woah … woah.”
Anna: “This is awkward, not you’re awkward, but just cos .. we’re … I’m awkward, you’re gorgeous. Wait, what?”
Kristoff: “Hang on!”
Anna: “I like fast!” [puts her feet up and relaxes]
Kristoff: “Oh woah, woah, woah, woah, get your feet down. This is fresh lacquer, seriously, where you born in a barn?”
[Kristoff spits to clean the lacquer]
[Anna gets hit by an evil snow man] Anna: “It is not nice to throw snow, people!”
Kristoff: “Hey, hey, slow down feisty pants, just let the snow man be!”
Anna: “I’m calm, I’m calm.” [turns around, and then turns back and throws a snow ball]
Kristoff: “Oh, come on!”
Anna: “Olaf, you’re melting.”
Olaf: “Some people are worth melting for.”
[can we get an awwwwwww]
Olaf: “I can’t feel my legs, I can’t feel my legs … “
Kristoff: “Those are my legs.”
[Olaf’s base rolls over] Olaf: “Ay, do me a favour, grab my butt.”
[Kristoff reattaches Olaf] Olaf: “Oh, that feels much better.”
Frozen is directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf’s Up) and Jennifer Lee, who wrote the screenplay for Wreck-It-Ralph, and shares writing credits for Frozen with Shane Morris. Frozen is out in theatres on December 6, 2013.
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