A Different Kind of Frozen Parody

Disney certainly outdid itself with Frozen.   It certainly deserves all the praise, awards, and box office bucks it generated.  The story, the animation, the music were all above and beyond what they’ve done recently.

                      

And that’s coming from someone who thinks what they’ve done recently was awesome.

The popularity of “Let it Go” has, justifiably given Idina Menzel’s performance of the impressive and empowering song, managed to outmatch even that of the film itself.  This despite the fact that (or perhaps because) along with building a castle and a sparkly wardrobe, Elsa appears to also build herself a new bust line mid song.

Yes, I have been informed by those who know more about women’s fashions than I (translation: everyone) that the two dresses she wears in the song would require vastly different undergarments which may be responsible for that effect.

I’m sticking with my original idea  though, because while the thought of an ice brassiere is humorous, it is nowhere near as funny as bazoomcicles. 

During the near infinite shoveling and scraping days, I found myself often singing “No More Snow” to the tune of that fantastic number. (Along with the occasional demented howling of "In Summer.") 

I was going to write it down, but two things prevented me.

George Awards: Special Little Hats for their Special Little Heads

Warning

This post contains bad, foul, filthy and unacceptable language - the words that “will curve your spine, grow hair on your hands and maybe, even bring us, God help us, peace without honor.”

This is not a post for children.  Kids, take a hike. 

This is also not a post for those adults who are offended by this type of language.  Do yourself a favor, and go read some of my cute stuff before moral outrage can kick in.

End of Warning.

With the lasts of the lists finished, it’s almost time to draw the curtain down on the first George Awards.

RoboCop 2014, the Future of the Future of Law Enforcement

What an amazing theatrical experience!

A perfect mixture of over the top action and humor, with heavy doses of satire and commentary on important issues concerning society, interpersonal relationships, and the reduction of television shows into one note jokes!

There were nostalgic nods to the past mixed in with high end effects used to create situations never before seen on the big screen!

A fun and freewheeling thrill ride of a film that had a strong emotional core about the most important parts about individuality and human connections!

But enough about The Lego Movie…

George Awards: Around the Kitchen if Someone Drops a Casserole

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This is not a post for children.  Kids, take a hike. 

This is also not a post for those adults who are offended by this type of language.  Do yourself a favor, and go read some of my cute stuff before moral outrage can kick in.

End of Warning.

A Company that is Moving in Many Ways

There are a lot of dance schools around that show off by filling their front windows with trophies and championship photos of sparkle, sequin and stage make up festooned girls.

I don’t think any of the dancers in those pictures won anything nearly as important as what the members of Danceworks’ Moving Company received.

One of the main reasons we chose Danceworks for our daughter was knowing, through family history, that their main focus was on the technique and artistry of dancing, not competing.

I'm about as far from a dance expert as you can get, but "practicing dance for the competition" always seemed to me like the way schools are now focused on "teaching material to the standardized test.” 

It misses the whole point of what the students should be getting out of the learning experience in the first place.

Yes, quantifiable ranking systems have their merits, but I tend to inhabit the camp of thinking the artistic expression itself is the important part, as compared to sports like competitiveness.

I knew about the school’s “traveling team” called the Moving Company before our daughter was old enough to join it.  However, being a Dad instead of a Mom I had no idea what it was about. 

I figured since I saw them at local parades and street festivals with other dance schools, there might be venues similar to those schools’ competitive meets.

Nothing could have been further from the truth.

George Awards: Happy, Y'know, Kind of Word. Handy Word.

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This is also not a post for those adults who are offended by this type of language.  Do yourself a favor, and go read some of my cute stuff before moral outrage can kick in.

End of Warning.

“Think about it, chum. Good business is where you find it.”

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This is also not a post for those adults who are offended by this type of language.  Do yourself a favor, and go read some of my cute stuff before moral outrage can kick in.

End of Warning.

The RoboCop remake opens next week.

It will not be as good as the original.

Sure, it looks to have a great cast, top notch effects, and wall to wall action, but it simply will not match the 1987 classic.

This is not because the original’s blend of over the top violence and social satire made it require its own post to avoid taking over the entire list of “Awesome ‘80s Movie Quotes.”

This is not because the original’s use of profanity would overwhelm multiple categories of the George Awards if allowed to compete.

After all, the more personable, image conscious and corporate professional villain of the piece (Dick Jones as played by Ronny Cox) delivered what started as a gentle, erudite and well-spoken warning, then escalated into what may be the most venom laden and threatening use of the F-Bomb in film history.

George Awards: Your Stuff

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End of Warning.