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  Released in 1970, The Aristocats is my first animated classic film review.  The Disney movie follows a Parisian cat and her three kittens as they are kidnapped and left in an estranged location and struggle to adventure home. Along the way they familiarise themselves with stray alley cat Thomas O’Malley who helps teach these indoor felines the ropes of an outdoor lifestyle. FUN FACT: According to IMBD, “The Aristocats was inspired by the true story of a Parisian family of cats, circa 1910, that inherited a fabulous fortune”, and yet here I am- a human, waiting for my next student loan to grace my bank account!   If you’re an avid reader of my reviews you’ll be pleased to know that I am actually familiar with this classic and it is in fact, one of my favourite Disney movies ever! I know it may come as a surprise but when it comes to talking animals having a little sing song, nothing can get past me!   Who’s your favourite kitten? Berlioz, Marie, or Toulouse? I feel ...

Released in 1995, Braveheart has stolen the hearts of every non-English person of the United Kingdom.    Up until Monday evening, I think I was just about the only person who hadn’t seen this movie, where William Wallace led the country of Scotland to rebel against the cruel rulings of King Edward I of England. Legend has it, Wallace is still screaming ‘FREEDOM’ now!   I had mixed emotions about this movie at first, I absolutely loved the entire movie until the end… Where it felt as though I had wasted 2 hours and 45 minutes of my life as Wallace lay headless on what was basically a chopping board- that is until I was told it was based on a true story! Let me tell you, it was as if I finally put my prescription glasses on and could finally see the movie for what it was!   I’d like to give a round of applause to Mel Gibson, the most American man ever, for portraying the character of William himself and even directing and producing the movie! He sure makes a better Sco...

This weekend I had the pleasure of watching the 1985 masterpiece, ‘The Goonies’. With the screenplay written by Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg and the distribution by ‘Warner Bros’, what else could we expect other than greatness?   The Movie follows The Goonies, a group of kids on a quest to find the treasure of One-Eyed Willy, on the day where notorious criminals break out of Prison. We see the likes of Sean Astin and Corey Feldman do what they do best as child stars and create a classic, that even us younger generation is familiar with.    The first thing I must mention is, what a cast! How funny is it seeing the likes of Sam of ‘Lord of the Rings’, (Sean Astin), Thanos of ‘Avengers: Endgame’, (Josh Brolin) and Teddy of ‘Stand by Me’ (Corey Feldman) run around an underground tunnel together looking for a pirates treasure! The 80’s era is quite literally the Feldman era, who starred in almost every teen movie: ‘Gremlins’, ‘The Lost Boys’, ‘Dream a little Dream’, ‘Th...