Episode 5x04 - Sleeping Beauty

08/24/22 • 156 min

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Confront the Mistress of All Evil with us as we discuss Sleeping Beauty, one of Disney’s most visual-forward films that unfortunately trades style for substance in some cases.

Don’t miss:

The iconic art style of this film that makes nearly every shot a frameable masterpiece
How the title misleads the audience about who the real protagonist of the film is
A discussion of the film’s score, which is largely lifted from the original Tchaikovsky ballet
Our final score, which represents the peak of the Silver Age

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including those who joined us for #ddpwatchnight on Twitter!

Links for you:

Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
Check out our guest Darin on his podcast, NostalgiaCast
Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Sleeping Beauty
When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

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Confront the Mistress of All Evil with us as we discuss Sleeping Beauty, one of Disney’s most visual-forward films that unfortunately trades style for substance in some cases.

Don’t miss:

The iconic art style of this film that makes nearly every shot a frameable masterpiece
How the title misleads the audience about who the real protagonist of the film is
A discussion of the film’s score, which is largely lifted from the original Tchaikovsky ballet
Our final score, which represents the peak of the Silver Age

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including those who joined us for #ddpwatchnight on Twitter!

Links for you:

Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
Check out our guest Darin on his podcast, NostalgiaCast
Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Sleeping Beauty
When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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Episode 5x03 - Dinosaur

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Travel back in time with us as we break down Dinosaur, Disney’s only prehistoric adventure, which combined incredible technological advances with an excellent score and still somehow ended up lackluster.

Don’t miss:

The strong visual elements of the film that unfortunately couldn’t save its story
How the character development absolutely tanks this film’s score
A discussion of the sheer power of James Newton Howard’s score in this film
Our final score, which mirrors the beginning of the Digital Age

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including some of our good friends on Twitter who love this movie despite its flaws.

Links for you:

Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Dinosaur
When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

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Bonus Episode 17 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

You best start believing in ghost stories, dear listeners - we're in one! We're tackling fan-favorite Disney franchise Pirates of the Caribbean for our latest bonus episode, so join us as we take our rubric to the first film, Curse of the Black Pearl.

Don’t miss:

The sheer number of quotes the three of us throw into this episode
How the fights in this film do so much work for the character development
A discussion of the way this film has fed back into other Disney phenomena
Our final score, making this easily the best-ranked film of any of our bonus films thus far

Links for you:

Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
Follow our guest Bray on Twitter
Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney
When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!