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Love That Leviathan

I’d been meaning to discuss Leviathan a little more, which I think was inspired by the name being used for the base of the rebel organization Astrea in Cosmic Star Heroine. Considering all the other references to classic games, I had thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Cartoons, Celtic, Christianity, Comics, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Japanese, Judaism, Language, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Pokémon, Religion, Semitic, Video Games, Welsh | Tagged astrea, atlantis: the lost empire, behemoth, bible, cecil harvey, cenobites, cosmic star heroine, crabs, davy jones, dragon quest ix: sentinels of the starry skies, dragons, dragoons, dylan ail don, dylan jones, eidolons, emblem of roto, espers, euripides, final fantasy ii, final fantasy iii, final fantasy iv, final fantasy ix, final fantasy xii, groudon, helen of troy, hell, hellraiser, hellraiser ii, job, jona jones, jonah, kyogre, let's talk about myths baby, leviathan, lleviathan, mabinogion, manga, moon, mysidia, porth llaffan, psalms, ricard highwind, ringworms, robots, rydia of mist, ryujin, sea serpents, sharks, sin, summoned monsters, terry gilliam, the adventures of baron munchausen, ultima, whales, wobbegong sharks |

Mooks, Monkeys, and Mercs

My Blue Heaven – Rick Moranis was one of Beth’s first crushes, and she’s still a fan, but she hadn’t seen this before. I actually had, but I didn’t remember it all that well. It stars Steve Martin as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged brad pitt, bruce willis, colossus, deadpool, marvel comics, my blue heaven, negasonic teenage warhead, rick moranis, rob liefeld, ryan reynolds, steve martin, terry gilliam, the magic of oz, time travel, twelve monkeys, x-men |

All These Things Really Happened

What is it that separates the literary tall tale from straight-up fantasy? I think a lot of it is in the intention and presentation of the author. Tall tales are stories that are supposed to be ridiculous, yet the teller … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Humor | Tagged baron munchausen, don quixote, herodotus, homer, lucian of samosata, moon, odysseus, odyssey, rudolph erich raspe, sun, tall tales, terry gilliam, the adventures of baron munchausen, the surprising adventures of baron munchausen, true history |

Wait, There’s a SOUTH America Now?

I had previously mentioned that I thought Dumbo was the shortest Disney animated feature, but technically that’s not true. The shortest is actually Saludos Amigos, a collection of four short cartoons interspersed with footage of Disney employees in South America. … Continue reading →

Posted in Revisiting Disney, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged aconcagua, andes mountains, aquarela do brasil, brazil, censorship, donald duck, el gaucho goofy, goofy, jose carioca, lake titicaca, llama, moxy früvous, pedro, saludos amigos, terry gilliam |

A Visit to the Imaginarium

While I can’t say I fully understood it, I did enjoy The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. It had a good story, but I think the main appeal might have been that it was a recent fantasy film that DIDN’T concentrate … Continue reading →

Posted in VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged brazil, fear and loathing in las vegas, heath ledger, hunter s. thompson, lily cole, monty python, terry gilliam, the adventures of baron munchausen, the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, time bandtis, tom waits |