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Happy Birthday Barley!!! 🤘🎉

(and these are just some of my favorite moments of his!) ⤴️

You are an amazing older brother and father figure to Ian, a force to be reckoned with, and our greatest protector and friend! ❤️‍🔥

Funny, wise, and very quotable! I swear on Chantar's Talon that I always quote at least one of your beloved quest mottos once a day everyday lol

Your undying passion, contagious energy, encouraging words and daring actions have inspired me to do many great things like stand up for what I believe in, take risks, get out of my comfort zone, but most importantly to never back down from a fight!

We in the Onward fandom believe in you and your brother and will continue to do our part to keep your legacy alive until justice is reached! You've not only pushed Ian to be more than he ever thought he could be, but you pushed us too!

So let us raise our Mountain Doom soda cans in a toast to our dear Barley! 🌋🥤

#it's that time of year again! #and these words still ring true a year later! #a very happy birthday to the very best big bro in animation 🥳 #barley lightfoot #onward #cd's reblogs

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Watch the newest Meet The Robinsons fan-animatic on our YouTube too!

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can we just...admire the way Barley looks at Ian being the proud older brother/father figure that he is for a sec?

and not just ANY time!!

but like...the times when Ian's not looking...

I'm a big nerd when it comes to great composition and I just love this!

it's small details like these that really add to the big awesome build up that Barley has been looking out for Ian all along!

#happy anniversary to my most popular post! #cd's reblogs

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welp...looks like I really am in busy as hell territory at the moment...

I didn't think it'd last this long but now I feel like I'm gonna be busy for the next good number of days...

on top of spending the last three or so days tirelessly filling out applications for internships and my watchlist just growing and growing and never stopping, my aunts and older cousin are visiting for Fourth of July, which YAY! I've been dying to see them! but also...I've seriously got my hands full... 😅

so I'll probably be offline for a week (not that I haven't already been offline...let's be real, I really feel like I have been and been busy this week alone), and hopefully by the time that's through I'll be active and posting again in no time! 🤞

#cd announcements #real life update #day in the life of cd #cdmagic1408

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Yet another fairly balanced poll!

But it looks like what I'll be watching next is...

Kubo and the Two Strings!

I'm once again not going to launch another new poll today, and not for the next few weeks as well, for busyness reasons so you can expect the next one to be out on Saturday, July 15th!

I also still owe you all thoughts on The Bad Guys which I have watched! I want to share my thoughts on that, as well as non-spoilery thoughts on Elemental which (for context) I saw after The Bad Guys

So I appreciate you all for baring with me on this, I know I myself would prefer to be perfectly chill, have no pressure whatsoever, and write and post whenever I feel like it, so thank you all for being patient! 😄

Movie Poll #3 - Saturday, June 17th, 2023

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And the movie poll is back!!! 🤘😄

I've decided to put both Kubo and Howl back on the poll cause they seem like really good ones! And Raya as well from the very first poll cause that one also had a good number of votes, and finally, two new movies!!

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Movie Poll #3 - Saturday, June 17th, 2023

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And the movie poll is back!!! 🤘😄

I've decided to put both Kubo and Howl back on the poll cause they seem like really good ones! And Raya as well from the very first poll cause that one also had a good number of votes, and finally, two new movies!!

#24 hour reblog #cd's reblogs

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Happy Birthday Dan Scanlon! ✨

The Man, the Myth, the Legend, the Creator of all that is Onward!

#reblogging cause it's the Onward god's bday once again! #i really loved writing this letter with you all! #you know who you are! #I still look back on this day very fondly btw I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE WE DID THIS!!! #and yeah still wanna know the names of the months in the world of onward... #cd's reblogs

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Movie Poll #3 - Saturday, June 17th, 2023

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And the movie poll is back!!! 🤘😄

I've decided to put both Kubo and Howl back on the poll cause they seem like really good ones! And Raya as well from the very first poll cause that one also had a good number of votes, and finally, two new movies!!

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I just want to say I’m super happy Peter Sohn got to bring his very own original story to life for Elemental

He’s worked at Pixar for about as long as I’ve been alive and this is HIS moment

That said, I’m watching his film in theaters in a few hours and I can’t wait to see it 🔥❤️💧

#pixar #elemental #pixar elemental #peter sohn #animation #animated movies #cdmagic1408

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Just to set the record straight...

Onward is my favorite Pixar film

and my favorite film, period.

And if anybody asks...yeah, it’s Onward

No matter what the situation is, no matter what anyone thinks

As far as I’m concerned it’s always going to be Onward

And I am not afraid to admit that 😎

❤️‍🔥✨

#yes i am posting this on the eve of Pixar's next newest release cause what the heck #i always seem to have this ritual every several months these days #bc i love these precious elf bois so so much 🥺 they deserve the world #nothing but love and positivity for Ian and Barley! #onward #pixar onward #pixar #cdmagic1408

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sorry a little late to this but thanks for the tag, Shay!

So...as you all can see from this very complex pie, I am very much a Spotify user who is mostly a pop-rock kinda gal that loves classics but also fairly modern music/artists as well 🎶

really anything with a catchy beat is my jam!

And anybody that wants to do this can! 😉

here’s a tag game made by me! :D

share your top music stats! for me, i use spotify, so here’s my pie chart!

if you don’t use spotify, i saw that apple music shows your top 25. other than that, idk how other music streaming platforms show your top music stats :/

tagging: @starsaysstuff @cdmagic1408 @aloftmelevar @grmpgm @toxicknightaesthetics @valuedartist22 and anyone else who would like to join :]

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The Road to El Dorado is such a beautiful movie omg.

The visuals combined with the music?? Hello??

#you're welcome 😉 #ngl i'm also slightly obsessed with it still #cd's reblogs

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Wow, this was a very close race! 😯 I must've picked some really good films! 😏

But in the end, only one winner came out on top...

And that winner is...

The Bad Guys!

And it appears I have 2 runner-ups!

Howl's Moving Castle AND Kubo and the Two Strings!

As I said, I'm not making another poll just yet (that'll be out next Saturday) so luckily I will have a little more time to determine what'll go on my third poll

In the meantime tho, only two polls in and it's another Dreamworks film! Again, wow! I can't help but sense a specific taste here lol but all the same I can't wait to check this one out! I've heard some really great things about it! 👀

Movie Poll #2 - Saturday, June 3rd, 2023

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And now...for ROUND TWO!!

so Howl's Moving Castle is still on, but everything else is completely fresh! 

on another note: I've decided to add the years of release next to each of these films cause what the heck? it provides some context!

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Good news but also (sorta) bad news...

The good news is I’m seeing Elemental next Friday! 🌬️🔥💧🌱

The bad news is I’ve decided that this means I will not be releasing a new movie poll today

I would rather dedicate this next week to focusing on Elemental and giving my thoughts on that just like I would a winning movie on these polls

And with all that's going on in the world from writers strikes to bad air quality, Pixar needs all the support it can get right now! And I'm very excited to see their latest film! And if I don't, well then I'm gonna be stripped of my "seen every single Pixar movie" title lol

So yeah with all that said, my third poll will go live next Saturday rather than today 🌟

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Movie Poll #2 - Saturday, June 3rd, 2023

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And now...for ROUND TWO!!

so Howl's Moving Castle is still on, but everything else is completely fresh! 

on another note: I've decided to add the years of release next to each of these films cause what the heck? it provides some context!

#24 hour warning! #vote if you haven't already! #cd's reblogs

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CD's Movie Poll #1 Winner

The Road to El Dorado

* fair warning: spoilers ahead *

Kicking off the start of my movie poll/movie watching series is Dreamworks’ The Road to El Dorado!

ngl this film has been on my watchlist for quite a while, and yet I never got around to actually watching it until now! (or rather, not until the other night lol) I’d heard so many great things about it before like the memorable characters, the kind of 2D animation that you really don’t see in Dreamworks films these days, and of course, the music!

I will say that I really enjoyed all three of those things in some ways and others 🤩

Right off the bat, Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh have really great chemistry! In fact, I loved their chemistry so much that I wanted to see footage of them recording their lines. so I legit looked up something like “road to el dorado behind the scenes” on youtube as soon as I finished watching the film and found that not only did they do ALL their voice recording sessions together in the same room but they also used plastic swords and playfully had it at each other!! AHHHHHH! so good!! 😂 ⚔️

but yeah they're hilarious! both on screen and behind it. I also just love the fact that both Kevin and Kenneth come from theater backgrounds cause I think that definitely added to how well they portrayed being con men 🎭

Ofc actors aside, some of you probably know this about me already, but I’m a BIG fan of dynamic duos when it comes to media...

I loved the straight man-ness that was Tulio, and he was probably my favorite of the two. I tend to like characters that find comfort in strategy, cause I tend to be that kinda person too. I know sometimes the logical and level-headed ones aren't always funny, entertaining, or the people to root for in the slightest. But Tulio definitely isn't one of them. I found myself chuckling at a good number of things he said and did like not believing in fate simply cause he relies on loaded dice for example, plus his sarcasm, and how much he tried to compose his patience as well

Miguel was great too! It was fun how much he loved the city of El Dorado and just wanted to take it all in, and his endless optimism of course! But he definitely needed more guitar playing scenes! idk there’s something about those characters who just have an instrument to play at the ready for dramatics that’s really humorous for me, it’s almost, if not totally, breaking the fourth wall in a way 😆

I also really enjoyed the Chief, I love how it’s implied that he knew all along Miguel and Tulio were humans and not gods and yet he still liked them and let them stay anyway. that said, it's kind of a shame that the pair didn't stay in el dorado cause there genuinely were people there who adored them when clearly the people of Spain didn’t…heck they didn't seem to have a problem that they weren't actually gods!

and you have to admit, Miguel and Tulio did match the stone art of the gods quite nicely, like the resemblance there was freaky 😳

Chel was great as well, her cleverness and way of sweet talking definitely stood out to me the most about her character, and I also really loved her voice! 😌

and Altivo the horse? I wanna say he was truly Miguel’s companion when compared to Tulio earning the heart of Chel. after all, Miguel was the one who wanted to rescue him and bring him along, and I was genuinely happy when they decided to bring him on their journey cause the horse wasn’t a bad guy, like he not only gave Tulio and Miguel the keys to escape the ship, but he wasn’t spiteful to them or anything. basically what I’m trying to say is he isn’t how Maximus treated Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzherbert initially, horse to con man

As for the villain? well…this is the first of three times I’m gonna be saying, “I got some Aladdin vibes from this movie" 😅 👉👈 which isn’t completely a bad thing by any means! 

But yeah…I immediately got Jafar vibes the minute Tzekel-Kan came on screen (also I had to look up this name cause I didn’t catch it very well while I was watching this film, I just kept calling him “Priest Guy”)

I mean…the fact that he can do sorcery, on top of serving a sweet kind-hearted ruler, tangling with not just one but two thieves, anybody picking up what I’m putting down? Yeah that’s really all I gotta say about that guy 🤷🏻‍♀️

also I swear to god that Jim Cummings is in literally everything that was 2D-animated in the 1990s-2000s! and he's always gotta play that big tough guy. Again, that also reminded me of Aladdin. but then again the conquistador didn’t really have that big of a role in this, at the very least I just hope he gave T-K what he got coming to him

I guess just to get it out of the way, I was admittedly humming "One Jump Ahead" in the beginning when Tulio and Miguel are getting chased through the city, but that’s all there is in terms of Aladdin similarities the way i see it

lastly in terms of the characters and cast, I gotta give credit to Elton John for being part of it too! I mean who doesn't love a singing narrator? and he and Tim Rice did an awesome job crafting the soundtrack for this film. every song was absolutely BEAUTIFUL 🎶 ✨

Needless to say, the animation was 👌 and the opening sequence was definitely one of my favorites throughout the whole film as well as the expressions and the solid movements of the characters, very well done no question there. oh! and how there were just gold objects of anything from butterflies to apples in el dorado! they didn’t call it the city of gold for nothing! ✨✨✨

but in the end, did it really have go the route of the overall goal is get all the gold by the end only to actually lose most, if not all, of it by the end? I just feel like that plot line is done a lot in movies. tho to be fair, this was made in the 2000s so heck, it probably began that trend. But I’ve found in recent years that when it comes to treasure hunting movies, this exact scenario happens just repeatedly and it’s nothing new. I’d say movies like The Goonies and Uncharted are two that come to mind for me that have this happen...

Now there’s no way I can conclude my thoughts here without saying how AMAZING the “It’s Tough to Be a God” sequence was! I LOVED the “It's Tough to Be a God" sequence from the singing of the two leads to the colors to the everything about it, it was all magnificent! I'd arguably say it was my favorite scene in the whole film! And I'd be lying if I said that Miguel and Tulio’s version hasn't been stuck in my head ever since I watched it, because so help me it HAS and STILL IS and why that version is not on Spotify, I have no clue, but it SHOULD be. Again, props to Elton and Tim for writing this song and the others!!

So overall, I thought El Dorado was a great movie! It was definitely worth the watch! It's not perfect by any means, I'm not even sure it's my favorite Dreamworks film, but it was still very fun and entertaining all the same and I'm really glad that I finally got to see it after all these years! 🤗

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Movie Poll #2 - Saturday, June 3rd, 2023

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And now...for ROUND TWO!!

so Howl's Moving Castle is still on, but everything else is completely fresh! 

on another note: I've decided to add the years of release next to each of these films cause what the heck? it provides some context!

#cd's movie polls #cd's polls #movie poll #animated movies #what should i watch #cdmagic1408