Once Upon A Nostalgia

Hello Disney Friends! Happy Monday! We hope you all had a wonderful week...but let’s make this week ever better! Anyone who hasn’t seen this movie, stop reading or doing whatever you’re doing and go watch “Finding Nemo” from 2003! We LOVE this movie. I mean, who doesn’t? Avery and Joel both watched this film countless times growing up. Avery had watched it more recently, since this is her favorite Pixar(tied with The Incredibles) movie. Both of us know the story, can quote lines from it, and know pretty much everything that happens. In Part 1, we discuss Australian accents, the geography of Hawaii, and movies we watched in school. In Part 2, we do a lot of googling. So be prepared to learn some pretty awesome marine biology facts! Avery also calls out the most unrealistic part of this film, which you might be surprised to find out what we think that is. Hint: It involves a man’s bathroom habits. We both love this movie so much and get so excited to talk about it and review it, that we basically go scene by scene through the whole movie...so if you haven’t seen this in awhile, don't worry, we basically tell you everything that happens. Lol. So if you love Finding Nemo as much as we do, then laugh along and listen to this week’s podcast episode! Enjoy!

Hello Disney Friends! Welcome to this month’s DisNOT episode! As 90s kids, of course we choose a movie from the 90s that gives us all the nostalgic feels that the classic Disney movies give us…”The Sandlot” from 1993. Also, fun fact! This movie was made by Fox studios, which Disney bought out, so you can watch this on DisneyPlus, even though it wasn't made by Disney. Yay! Joel remembers this very fondly and watched this many times growing up, however, he mostly watched it in Spanish, so he knows the movie really well...just maybe not the voices as much. Avery watched this a few times growing up, but she didn’t own it and doesn’t remember the basic plot. She does remember the main parts though, like playing baseball on the Sandlot and their love for Babe Ruth, the pool scene, and the chase scene at the end. She also was a big baseball fan growing up(and still is...GO GIANTS!) and admired Babe Ruth. Listen and find out what she did in honor of him and this movie. There were definitely some parts of the movie we didn’t remember and it was fun watching this now and still loving it! Between all the sarcastic comments made by Ham, to the sweet side of Benny, to fun facts from behind the scenes, we really cover all our bases. ;) Like what I did there? Anyways, if you like baseball, friendship, old movies, or just want to laugh, then join us and listen to our podcast on, “The Sandlot”!

Hello again Disney friends! Happy Monday! This week we jump back in time to a classic, one of the OG Disney movies….”Bambi” from 1942. Joel admits that the only time he might have seen this was when he was a young, wee lad. Therefore, his memories are far and few between. Avery thinks she remembers this movie very well, and for the most part she does. However, in Part 1 she makes a few major mistakes while trying to remember the plot. She gives a few plot points away to Joel and he is blown away by the lack of memory he has for this movie. Spoiler: Bambi’s mom doesn’t die in the beginning of the movie! We get into an interesting debate about hunting, the morals of hunting, and how sometimes hunting can be done conscientiously. After watching this movie, Joel is VERY surprised at his reaction to it. Listen to find out if he liked it more than he thought he would or not at all. We talk about all the cute animal characters, the rainstorm song, and how funny it was when the boys all got “twitterpated”. So if you’ve never seen Bambi, then go watch it. If it’s been a loooong time, go watch it. If you saw it yesterday, then ok, maybe just listen to our podcast and Enjoy as we talk about “Bambi”!

Happy Monday Disney Friends! It has been ONE WHOLE YEAR since we started releasing these. That’s crazy! We’ve had so much fun traveling back to our childhoods and rewatching some of our favorite movies. We hope you’re watching and listening along with us! This week, we stay in the 90s (what a surprise! lol) and discuss, “George of the Jungle” from 1997. Joel has many fond memories of this film since it was one of the few VHS his Grandmother owned in Mexico. He would spend long summers in her small town and spent his days playing video games and watching George of the Jungle. Avery did not have as much nostalgia for this, probably because this was one of those “boy humor” movies that she just didn’t get into as a little girl. We don’t want to perpetuate stereotypes, but this movie definitely has a certain “type” of humor. After watching it again, however, she did find it to be hilarious and absolutely ridiculous. If you watch this movie, just know, do NOT try to analyze it logically. There is NO logic to it and that’s fine. This movie is ridiculous in every way possible. We review the movie, try to sprinkle some fun facts throughout, and discuss the exact curvature of Brendan Fraser’s muscles. So if that sounds like something you want to hear, then listen and enjoy this week’s episode!

Hello fellow Disney friends! Happy Monday and Happy August! Can you believe “Monster Inc” came out 20 years ago?? Feel old now? So do we. Joel and Avery discuss the benefits of streaming services releasing movies on their “premier access” vs. actually going to the movies. We see the benefit of both, but some movies you just HAVE to see in theaters.  In Part 1, Avery picks her favorite character, even without remembering much of the movie...but it takes awhile for us to get on the same page about which character we are talking about. Lol. In Part 2 Joel and Avery both agree this plot is pretty messed up. Making children scream? Kidnapping children? Like, how did this Corporation even begin? Where did the doors come from?? We have questions, Pixar. Joel had a lot of nostalgia for this film, Avery not so much. However, we both loved it and laughed along even more now as some of the quirky lines went over our heads as children. Avery also re-tells the original idea this movie was based off and it is UH-mazing. We wish they would make that movie too! This episode comes at a perfect time because the new show on Disney+ is out now and has 5 episodes out of ten already released. So after you watch Monster Inc, then of course listen to our podcast, you can go enjoy the sequel “Monsters at Work”! So listen and enjoy as we discuss “Monsters Inc” from 2001!

Hello Hello! Happy Monday Disney Friends!! Do you hear something? Maybe a drumming sound with unexplained origin? That’s right, that’s the sound of this week's movie, 1995’s Jumanji. In this month's Dis-NOT choice, we take a stroll down Joel’s favorite era, the 90s and take a look at the movie that scared young Avery and that left young Joel in awe. After rewatching the movie, we discuss the possible origins of this chaotic board game, the hilariousness of CGI monkeys and of course, the amazing performance of the late Robin Williams as well as the rest of the main cast! Just grab a snack and try to relax as we dive into the insane world of… Jumanji.

Hello Hello! Happy Monday Disney Friends!! We are SO excited because this episode we have a special guest! Avery’s childhood friend, Valerie, joins us in this episode to discuss “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” from 2003. This was such a fun trip down memory lane for Avery and Valerie. The reason we chose this film was Avery remembered going to the midnight premier of one of the Pirates films with Valerie. It was our first midnight premier and we were like, 12 or 13 years old. Midnight premiers used to be the most fun and exciting events. If you used to go to them, then you know. We may even share a few pictures for proof later this week on our IG. All of us had seen this movie, but it had been awhile for all three of us. After re-watching the movie, we discuss some of our favorite scenes, character moments, and lines. Valerie shares some fun facts about wigs and syphilis. You’ll have to listen to the episode to understand that one. The music is iconic, Jack Sparrow is a living legend, and we loved this one so much we all decided to binge the rest of the movie series this week. So listen and be inspired to join us in watching Pirates of the Caribbean! Enjoy!

Yes, it took us 53 episodes to FINALLY do this movie. We don’t want to be so mainstream, so we went off the classics for a while...but we’re back! This week we discuss the 1994 classic, “The Lion King”. We both were very familiar with this movie, Avery more so because she had seen it more recently. We also both watched the new CGI version and did not like it one bit. However, we do LOVE this one! In Part 1 we go through some of the saddest Disney deaths, we talk about the Broadway show, and possible future Halloween costumes for Avery and Joel. In Part 2 we discuss how amazing the music is(duh) and how much more meaningful some of the lines between Mufasa and Simba are than we first realized. This movie is scattered with powerful messages that flew over our heads when we were children, but now we can really appreciate what this movie is telling us. This really is a magical film and one we both treasure. So please enjoy our discussion of “The Lion King”!

Hello Disney Friends and Happy 4th of July!! We hope you had a wonderful 4th, maybe even hung out with friends, watched some fireworks...it finally feels like life is getting back to normal after COVID and it feels SOOO good! We tried to theme this episode, so this week we discuss “National Treasure” from 2004. Some of you might not have realized this was made by Disney, but it was! So it counts! It also is about American History and stealing the Declaration of Independence is a main topic in this movie, so it definitely relates to the 4th of July. We talk about some memories we have of past 4 of the Julys...mostly about working in a restaurant. We have a fun chat about escape rooms, midnight premieres, and allllll the great and terrible movies Nicholas Cage has been in. We both agree on our favorite character in Part 1 and that doesn’t change after watching the movie. Listen to find out who we both love. In Part 2, we basically nerd out on the whole movie. We love it so much and go through the whole thing and which parts we love the most. This movie is truly the perfect rainy day movie. Bored? Watch this. Hungry? Watch this. On a date? Come home and watch this. Just kidding….sorta. But really, we love everything about it and it keeps us entertained from start to finish and even after the hundredth time. So enjoy our episode on “National Treasure'', as this film truly is a National. Treasure. ;P Enjoy!

Hello Disney Friends! Welcome to our 5th DisNOT episode! We chose a 90s classic, “Matilda” from 1996. Based on the classic children’s novel by Roald Dahl (Yeah, we don’t know how to pronounce that either) and directed by the infamous Danny Devito, this movie could not be any better. We LOVE the suspense of disbelief one must have for this movie. You truly must have the imagination of a child and look through a child’s eyes to believe this fantasy. In Part 1, you can hear Avery and Joel argue about the songs in this movie(hint: Avery was right). Joel almost ruins this film with an awkward, dramatic pause. Just listen...you’ll hear it. After watching this movie as adults, we couldn’t stop raving about it. Everything was done perfectly. Perfect casting. Perfect acting. Perfect dramatization. Perfect setting. We love everything about this movie! I’m sure you can guess our ratings at the end ;) We also sprinkle some fun facts about how they created the “Trunchbull” look and how they got the children to actually seem scared of her. If you haven’t watched this movie in awhile, now is the time to do it. So please go watch Matilda, then come listen to our podcast! Enjoy!