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Tron: Legacy (2010)

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Tron fans were super excited when a sequel to the cult film was finally being released in 2010. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Tron: Legacy returned us to the world we know and love wherein Sam Flynn (played by Garrett Hedlund) gets transported to the Grid while looking for his father, Kevin (played again by Jeff Bridges). Within the Grid he meets CLU (played also by Jeff Bridges), an antagonistic program as well as an ISO, Quorra (played by Olivia Wilde).

I personally found the film very entertaining and it kept me invested although the overall story was pretty weak and essentially a MacGuffin. The updated graphics and overall look of the Grid were so cool although the de-aged Jeff Bridges as CLU looked pretty bad even for 2010. The acting overall was pretty solid; I probably found Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund the weakest of the performances, but they were still commendable. My biggest issue is a scene involving everyone on a train of sorts where I feel the plot and pacing get incredibly slow.

But overall, I do enjoy this film. Not as much as the first one, but it still deserves to leave a legacy!

So, my final score for this film is 28/35 = 80% (B-) !

The next review will be posted on April 14, 2026.

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Upcoming Live-Action Disney Films in 2026

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It’s that time of year again to take a look at the upcoming live-action Disney films coming out in 2026!

Keep in mind that these are only the films with set theatrical or streaming release dates at the moment and do not include any documentaries, Marvel films, or Star Wars films. So, sit back and enjoy!

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The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)

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Directed by Francis D. Lyon, The Great Locomotive Chase tells the story of a Civil War raid of the same name wherein volunteers and soldiers from the Union stole a train from the Confederates with the Confederates pursuing chase. For their efforts, many of the Union soldiers involved would become among the first recipients of America’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor!

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025)

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Of all the live-action Disney films from the 2010s, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day was the last that I thought would ever get a sequel. Granted it was a hit at the box office, but I hadn’t heard anyone even mention the film in recent years, so I considered it to be forgotten.

How wrong I was as a sequel was planned in 2020 with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip finally debuting on Disney+ in 2025! Directed by Marvis Lemus and written by Matt Lopez, the film serves as a stand-alone sequel to the original with a Latino family instead of a white family. For all practical purposes, you could call it a reboot and nobody would consider you wrong.

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Return to Snowy River (1988)

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I really struggled with deciding whether or not I should review this film because by all accounts, it doesn’t seem that Disney had anything to do with the production of the film. A sequel to the successful Australian film, The Man from Snowy River, this sequel was released in the US via Disney’s Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Yet many lists include this as one of Disney’s official live-action films, so I dunno. Just to be safe, I decided to watch and review it.

And I dunno if it’s because I never saw the first film, but I had no idea what was going on. References and characters from the first film were called back, but I couldn’t for the life of me keep focused with what the plot was; it was just way too thin! Something about a cowboy-type fella and horse stealing? I dunno. There was also a romance, but I couldn’t get into it either.

The acting was nothing special either, with Brian Dennehy (replacing Kirk Douglas from the first film) giving hands-down the best performance. I suppose the best praise I can give the film is some of the nice background music that played throughout. But all in all, this film just wasn’t it.

So, my final score for this film is 14/35 = 40% (F) !

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Update Regarding this Blog!

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Dear readers,

As I’m sure you’ve realized by now, I haven’t been keeping up with this blog as often as I used to. The main reason has been that work keeps me very busy and I no longer work remotely which was an incredible asset to me previously in being able to keep consistent with this blog.

As I no longer have the time to keep up with this blog in the way that I want to, but I still want to continue my journey in watching all the theatrically-released live-action Disney films, I will be making a change to this blog.

I will no longer be posting my long recaps of the film with screenshots and jokes. Instead I will just be giving my thoughts on the film (basically what I do for the last couple of paragraphs of my reviews). I know this may be disappointing to some of you, but with the way my schedule is now, this is the only forseeable way I can see to keep this blog going and my dream alive.

Thankfully, I managed to go 12 years on this blog without a major change, so I think that’s something to be proud of! And this way, I may be able to update the blog more frequently, maybe even weekly.

Anyway, thank you to all for reading and hope you still stick around with my new changes!

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Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

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(If this is your first time on this blog, I ask you to read my About page first! Thanks!)

It’s no surprise that Disney decided to make a sequel to their “live-action” remake of The Lion King. After all, the film made over a billion dollars at the worldwide box-office! However, the sequel would not be based on Disneytoon Studios’ The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride; instead it turned out to be an original film detailing Mufasa’s backstory. Was it any good? Read on to find out!

(And like I said when I reviewed The Lion King, yes, I know this is an animated film and not a “live-action” one, but Disney is treating it as such and it’s my blog, so I can do what I want, hence I choose to review it on this blog rather than my animation blog.)

And remember, SPOILERS AHEAD!

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