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Lady and the Tramp (2019)
You're waiting for it to respect the original and it just doesnt
At first, I liked some of the real life visual that matched the original and I was waiting in anticipation to see how the story would pan out, but then you discover they've made Jock a girl, the Siamese cats are just tabbies who sing a very forgettable song (btw Aunt Sarah doesnt even look after the baby as they take the baby with them when they go away. The cats just get out the basket and randomly decide to trash the place, instead of going looking for baby's milk in the original, which is why the place gets trashed as Lady tries to stop them - so this whole sequence just had no purpose), the Beaver is replaced by a beaver statue and its not even clear how "his" role helps get the muzzle off... the story is disjointed as the whole end rat scene happens after Aunt Sarah is long gone, Trusty doesnt get hurt by the cart, Tramp does, and Lady and the Tramp dont even have babies at the end!! instead, female Jock's owner has bought Lab and staffie pups. WTF? It does kinda follow the story but the ONLY bit i felt was at all faithful to the original was the meatball scene. That was done very well.
otherwise, just a confused, annoyingly PC disappointment. Like other reviewers I am NOT racist, but the interracial couple and mix of other races shown in other characters was just distracting bearing in mind its 1900's America.
Too much changed, left out, confused and just sub par throughout. Sad really.
Spirit Riding Free (2017)
It's not the film, but IS a great show for kids
No, "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" it is not. I can see why fans of the movie are disappointed (offended just screams snowflake to me) and yes, historically it is not accurate in terms of fashion and life in frontier America. There are anachronisms aplenty.
BUT it's a children's show about girls who go on adventures with their horses and learn important lessons in friendship and life.
Yes the animation is somewhat lazy (limited character types) but I would argue that the storylines are original and interesting. There is humour and some very touching moments too.
I really enjoy it as does my 4 year old daughter. And the 3 protagonists represent all kinds of girl, from girly girl to tomboy and all independent, intelligent people who are kind and loyal to their friends with an accurate amount of teenage attitude I'd say.
It really doesn't deserve the bad reviews it's getting here! The toys (barbie type dolls) are crap so buy the Playmobil stuff as this is good.
Or don't buy the toys and just enjoy a wholesome kids show about young girls and their horses.
Just chill out a bit about it!