Category Archives: Between Logic and Enchantment
Between Logic and Enchantment: Strange Magic
There was a time, before the age of logic and reason, when George Lucas’s name held a certain creative clout. “A George Lucas film you say? Like the Star Wars? I want to see what that many cooked up this … Continue reading
Between Logic and Enchantment: Dragonslayer
Funny story: I remember seeing this film several times at my local Blockbuster and refusing to buy it simply on the title alone. I loved dragons as a little kid but absolutely hated seeing them killed, and I figured a … Continue reading
Between Logic and Enchantment: The Last Unicorn
I suppose it’s time I capped off my reviews of the four main Rankin Bass flicks, and thankfully we end on a high note. With the highest budget of them all, The Last Unicorn is by far the prettiest of … Continue reading
Between Logic and Enchantment: Labyrinth
Created by Jim Henson and his studio of master puppeteers, Labyrinth is a rightfully beloved fantasy film. As the film is a relatively famous cult classic, I don’t feel the need to sing is overall praises – lots of people … Continue reading
Between Logic and Enchantment: The Return of the King (1980)
The 1977 Rankin Bass adaptation of The Hobbit, while not a perfect film, managed to pack all the essential details of the classic story into seventy five minutes of animation, and did so with a lot of style and panache. … Continue reading
Between Logic and Enchantment: The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron may as well be called “The Black Sheep,” as there are few movies in Disney’s canon of animated films that are treated with as much disdain by the famous House of Mouse. Given the company’s fame for … Continue reading
Between Logic and Enchantment: The Hobbit (1977)
I know this is only the second entry of Between Logic and Enchantment, but I want to shake things up a bit anyway. Instead of the typical “break down the story plot point by plot point with analysis and light … Continue reading
