Masters of the Universe (1987)
Starting off as a top-selling line of toys (primarily action figures) made by Mattel in the early 1980s, “The Masters of the Universe” proved to be immensely popular throughout the decade, spawning several animated...
1980s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 17, 2018 · Last modified July 11, 2018
Starting off as a top-selling line of toys (primarily action figures) made by Mattel in the early 1980s, “The Masters of the Universe” proved to be immensely popular throughout the decade, spawning several animated...
1990s / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published March 20, 2017 · Last modified July 10, 2018
A key entry in the Disney revival of the 1990s, Beauty and the Beast retells the old French fairytale, originally written centuries before, to a new generation. Paige O’Hara voices Belle, a provincial French...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 27, 2012 · Last modified February 27, 2019
The Brothers Grimm classic gets dusted off yet one more time, the first of two Snow White adaptations done in 2012 alone (Snow White and the Huntsmanbeing the other). The story starts with the...
2000s / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published April 23, 2001 · Last modified March 10, 2019
With the exception of in-jokes taking jabs at family film industry leader Disney and their former monopoly in the animation industry, Shrek is a straight-forward, hip adventure. At the same time, while it may be derivative,...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.