Disneyland Opens in China

For those of you who don't know the Walt Disney Company opened Shanghai Disneyland very early last Thursday morning (ET). Now you might be wondering why I am covering this on my movie blog- the answer is simple; China is a  important business region for movies, for example, the Chinese box office numbers for “Frozen” are astronomically higher then those numbers in the U.S. For a company like Disney to put a theme park in China is historic and if Shanghai Disneyland proves to be a success we will probably see other film companies  follow suit. Here is a little fun fact  for you, there is now 6 Disney parks across the world.

Goodnight,and Bee Happy!™ 

Mr. Bee 

 

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“One Hour in Wonderland”

Welcome to the final installment of Mr. Bee's origin month. Now, we have arrived at the moment that we have been leading up to for the last month; my finished review of One Hour in Wonderland (with some minor alterations). So, let's waste no time...let's begin.

Background:

First off, this is a TV special. A Christmas one, nonetheless (reviewing a Christmas Special in the middle of June? What a great idea). Now, this special premiered on Christmas Day, 1950 on NBC at around 4:00 pm (nowadays, a special like this would be in prime-time..but who knows? Maybe 4 pm was prime-time back then). Now, I don't know much like who came up with the idea, but I do know that this was the first time that anything Disney was seen on TV. Basically, if it was not for this special, we might not have the Disney Channel today (but I'm getting ahead of myself). The sponsor was Coca-Cola.

Plot:

Now the plot of this special (if it can be considered one) Edgar Bergen (who was a very famous puppeteer and ventriloquist) with his dummies, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd have been invited to a Christmas party at the Walt Disney Studios. The magic mirror started showing them Disney cartoons and movies.

Opinion:

Let's get this out of the way; this is a one-hour commercial for Coca Cola and Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Now, I need to give you some more background on this, in the 1950's sponsors for TV shows were the producers that were the driving force to get shows made. The only problem with that, for example, is this special are that during the show the characters all just took a break and started drinking Coca Cola. The announcer came on saying that you should go out and buy Coca Cola immediately and it was all part of the show. Despite all that, it was actually a pretty entertaining special. Edgar Bergen and his dummies gave me a few good chuckles. Of course, the Disney cartoons and scenes from movies were classic Disney, so they were pretty good. Now this one is going to be very hard to rate. It is really good as a time capsule – taking you back to the early 1950's. If you grew up during that time period, you will get a heavy dose of nostalgia here. For anyone else, it is really fun just to look back on it. For my rating, I would have to give it 3 stars. Thanks for joining me for Mr. Bee's origin month. Have a wonderful summer (Don't worry, I will still be posting a couple of blogs here-and-there.) And remember, during this summer it is always good to cool off with an ice cold Coca Cola (although not as refreshing as filling my wallet). Goodnight, and Bee Happy!™

By: Mr. Bee    

 

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Life Itself

*Sorry about how the font is a little different than normal due to technical difficulties

Welcome back to Mr. Bee's origin month.  Now, we are almost done with the month, if you can believe it!  Now, this film I am going to review is Life Itself.  Now you might have heard that this is a very well-received documentary from the critics.  It's about the life of of one of the most famous critics of all-time, Roger Ebert.  And, like many other critics, he inspired me.  So, let's get on with it.  

Plot:

Since this is a documentary, it is basically the life of legendary film critic Roger Ebert.  Now, it also takes place during the final months of Roger's struggle with cancer.  And, that’s about it for the plot.  

Background:

I don’t know much of the background.  I, unfortunately, failed to do my homework on this (along with the other homework assignments I have).  

Opinion:

This documentary is really fascinating.  Now, first off, I have not reviewed a documentary before.  There are several reasons why (which I would prefer not to get into).  And it is fascinating during the final part of Roger Ebert’s life, and it can make you tear up.  Now, let’s get into the bad stuff.  First off, I had trouble knowing what time period they were talking about, so I occasionally had trouble following the plot (but that is a nit-pick).  Now, another problem I had with it is that it never mentioned Richard Roeper.  Who, as you know, was ultimately the replacement of Gene Siskel.  So, overall, I recommend this movie.  It does exactly what a documentary is supposed to do; it is good, it is fascinating, it is entertaining (as all movies need to be regardless of genre), and I know more about the subject being depicted.  I am going to go ahead and give it 4 ½ stars.  

And, the answer to my quiz is Lilo and Stitch and Treasure Planet respectively.  Goodnight, and bee Happy!™

By: Mr Bee 

 

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