Sunday, December 13, 2009

Princess And The Frog Checklist:

Things I wanted to see:

Disney? Yes.
2-D? Yes.
Andreas Deja Animation? Yes, and it was frightening but fantastic.

Eric Goldberg Animation? Yes and it WAS awesome.

Glen Keane Animation? No.
Mark Henn Animation? Yes.
Keith David Voice? Oh yes.
Singing? Oh hell yes!
Jim Cummings Voice? Yes!
Was it an offensive stereotype? Not really.

Sweet Freaking End Credits? Yes.
Animated Short? No.
Rapunzel Trailer? No.
Beauty and the Beast 3-D Trailer? No.

Disney In-Jokes? I saw one for Hercules and one for Mermaid (both Ron & John films) nothing for Aladdin, Treasure Planet or Mouse Detective.

Surprisingly Awesome Looking Preview for a DreamWorks film? How to Train Your Dragon looks awesome. It must be a trick.

Things I didn't want:

Overpaid celebrity voices? No
Smash Mouth Montage? No
More then one sequel in the works? No

Barenaked Ladies in Vail: by the numbers.

Possibly the greatest concert I've ever seen? Let's break this sucker down:

Number of hours Aimee and I spent outside in the cold/snow: Approx 4.5

Number of hours we spent before allowed in the park: 1.5

Approx snowfall in inches, which began falling as soon as the band took the stage: 2

Number of songs played off of the forthcoming "All In Good Time": 5

Number of those I deemed immediately awesome: 2.

Number of songs sung by Kevin Hearn: 3.

Number of those songs that are my favorite BNL song: 1.

Number of fake guest appearances by Sarah Mclaughlin: 1.

Number of re-jiggered Steven Page songs: 4.

Number of mentions of Steven Page: 0.

Number of super obscure songs off of Gordon: 1.

Number of American Pie actors playing the tamborine: 1. (no really, it was Jason Biggs)

Number of songs sung by Jim Creeggan: 1.

Number of songs sung by Tyler Stewart: 1.

Number of fans rushing the stage in longjohns: 1.

Number of bandmembers doing snow angels on the stage: 1.

Number of times a man with a child on his shoulders forcably pinned me to a British man: 2.