Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

In 2009, after Tinker Bell proved to be a good investment, a sequel was made. Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure was released on DVD and Blu-ray, generating about $50 million in revenue. It also premiered at the UN Headquarters and Tinker Bell was named the “honorary Ambassador of Green” to help promote environmental awareness among children. Most of the cast returned, but America Ferrerra was replaced by Angela Bartys.

As the nature faries are preparing to bring autumn to the mainland, Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) is trying to make a Pixie Express. But fails. However, Queen Clarion (Anjelica Huston), Fairy Mary (Jane Horrocks) and Redleaf, the Minister of Autumn (John DiMaggio) send for her, explaining that she is to create a new scepter for the Autumn Revelry.

Settle in, because there’s quite a few Pixie Hollow films, with more on the way. But if they continue to have the same quality this and the last film did, then it’s not so much of a worry as they’re far better than the onslaught faced before them.

Since she’s already realized she’s meant to be a Tinker Fairy, a new plot was needed and this one is definitely not a rehash of the first. Actually, it’ nothing like the first. Tinker Bell fully embraces her skills in order to create something and her craftiness when it goes south and when it continues to go south.

Once again, the pacing and stakes of the film makes for a good children’s movie. Instead of being able to wish the moonstone back together, she actually has to face presenting it shattered at the Autumn Revelry. But it’s the Eureka moment of a firefly creating a disco ball effect that she realizes a shattered moonstone would be more beneficial than a whole one.

Once again, meant for little girls, but has a charm that makes it better than expected. 
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Kim Possible: So the Drama

Right in the middle of 2005, April 8 to be exact, the second Kim Possible movie premiered on the Disney Channel. So the Drama was originally designed to be the series finale to the show, but audiences demanded it be brought back. It starred Christy Carlson Romano, Will Friedle, Nancy Cartwright, Tahj Mowry, Ricky Ullman, Raven, Kirsten Storms, John DiMaggio, and Nicole Sullivan.

Kim (Romano) is coming to the realization that her superhero life is keeping her from a steady relationship and the closest thing she can get is Ron (Friedle). However, Eric (Ullman) shows up and they wind up dating and Kim plans on going with him to the prom. Meanwhile, Dr. Drakken (DiMaggio) is getting ready to unleash his most diabolical plan yet.

So the Drama has a very simplistic plot, but still manages to be a very fun movie, especially in its climax.

The plot basically consists of Kim finding a date while Drakken takes over Bueno Nacho and a Japanese toy company in his efforts to take over the world. Kim’s date is also a syntho-drone created by Drakken and Ron and Kim end up getting into a relationship at the end. Very simple and easily resolved. But the journey is so much fun.  

Seeing Ron lose his mind at everything changing, namely Kim getting a boyfriend and everything about his favorite fast food joint becoming different is hilarious. Also the fight scene at the end is everything the series needed to go out on. Kim gets an experimental battle suit that can repair itself and Shego is electrocuted. The original story actually had her getting killed off for real, but test audiences were horrified and she wound up surviving. The final battle is also in the rain.

So the Drama was a fitting end to the Kim Possible series, but it was still great that there was another season. One that wasn’t horrible. #32