12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 12th Day

It's the 12th and final day of Disnerdy Christmas! Again, there weren't exactly 12 of anything so I had to go with sidekicks. Also, I supposed "siding" isn't exactly an action verb, but that's kind of what sidekicks do right? They loyally side with their hero (or villain, though I didn't include any villain sidekicks here).

And since we're on our final day, here are all the other 11 days for review. My goal was to use as many different movies as I could; I think the final count is 28. 

I'll be resuming movie reviews next week, starting with where we left off - Sword in the Stone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 11th Day

10 films rebirthing
9 princesses dreaming,

8 mice a-mending,

7 dwarfs heigh ho-ing,

 Six Lost Boys playing,
Five fairies' wings...

Four crooning birds,

Three handsome thieves,

Two hunny pots,

and Rafiki in his big tree!

In all my research, there really wasn't exactly 11 of anything. So I had to cheat a little. I would like to note the interesting observation that most villains are depicted with the colors purple or red, and varying shades thereof. Why is that?

Only one more day to go! Wouldn't it be nice if we actually did celebrate Christmas for 12 days?

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 10th Day

9 princesses dreaming,

8 mice a-mending,

7 dwarfs heigh ho-ing,

 Six Lost Boys playing,
Five fairies' wings...

Four crooning birds,

Three handsome thieves,

Two hunny pots,

and Rafiki in his big tree!

Okay, so "rebirthing" probably isn't really a verb. But you know what I mean. We're about 8 weeks away from the Renaissance films and I am super excited! This is by far the most popular era of Disney animation among my generation. Which Renaissance film is your favorite?

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 9th Day

8 mice a-mending,

7 dwarfs heigh ho-ing,

 Six Lost Boys playing,
Five fairies' wings...

Four crooning birds,

Three handsome thieves,

Two hunny pots,

and Rafiki in his big tree!

You might be wondering where Mulan is. I actually took her out of this photo. It's not that I don't like her, it's quite the opposite in fact. First of all, the others pictured here were either born royal or became royal after marriage. (I suppose Pocahontas is also questionable, but she was the chief's daughter, I think that counts). Mulan was neither. She was just a common girl who, ahem, saved China. That's pretty sweet. I feel like the term princess doesn't fit her. I'd rather call her a heroine. :)

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 8th Day

7 dwarfs heigh ho-ing,

 Six Lost Boys playing,
Five fairies' wings...

Four crooning birds,

Three handsome thieves,

Two hunny pots,

and Rafiki in his big tree!

Happy New Year, Disnerds! 

Maybe it means my life is a little sad, but this blog has definitely been a highlight of 2011. I've enjoyed the ways it has built community, inspired creativity, and given me an excuse to write again. I'm looking forward to the rest of the journey that will conclude some time later this year (in approximately 33 weeks).

Thanks to all of  you who have been following this blog thus far!

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 7th Day

 Six Lost Boys playing,
Five fairies' wings...

Four crooning birds,

Three handsome thieves,

Two hunny pots,

and Rafiki in his big tree!

7 was a little too easy... :)

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 6th Day

 Five fairies' wings...

Four crooning birds,

Three handsome thieves,

Two hunny pots,

and Rafiki in his big tree!

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 5th Day

Meant to be sung like the original: "Fiiiive, fairies' wiiiiings..." As far as I know, there are exactly five fairies with wings in the Disney animated canon. It rhymes with the original lyrics too, if you didn't notice. :)

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 4th Day

Jungle Book is next on my watch list! The vultures are one of my favorite parts of the movie. Did you know they originally planned to have the vultures voiced by the Beatles? 

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 3rd Day

Yup, that's right. I just called Robin Hood handsome. He is a fox, after all. Aladdin and Flynn Rider, well they speak for themselves.

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 2nd Day

Did you know? Winnie the Pooh & friends are only one of two casts to be featured in more than one animated Disney film released in theaters (that is, not counting the crappy straight-to-video sequels). The other is the Rescuers, Bernard and Miss Bianca.

12 Days of Disnerd Christmas - 1st Day

Merry Christmas! I'm taking a break from reviews this week, but I will be posting these special Disnographics for the next twelve days. Stay tuned for more Disnerdy Christmas fun!