It looks kind of funny, from the trailer. But it simply isn’t going to be Disney magic. Because they’re only making the movie to pander to a special interest group (which, as I’ve heard, is the only reason they;re making it)I’m afraid the story is going to sound forced, rather than letting the story tel itself with memorable characters that Disney is famous for.

It’s also interesting to note that the prince/princess scenario int he film if the first cross-cultural relationship in Disney Animated history, as, from all of the trailers I’ve seen, the “prince” of the story, is Caucasian.

It does seem like this year will be devoid of the Christmas time blockbuster list we’re accustomed to seeing.

Perhaps making this the perfect year to dig into the DVD collection and pull out your copy of “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown”?

Let’s be honest though, I’ll be lining up to see it December 18th with the rest of the nation who (from the looks of it) are going to be starved for some good films this Christmas season. Disney’s return to 2D animation with The Princess and the Frog may be good, but I’m anticipating a racially-based backlash from at least one major African-American organization, (I hope I’m wrong, but I could see someone getting up in arms if Disney gives them an excuse to read into anything more than they should in today’s politically correct bubble), and Sherlock Holmes a la Guy Richie’s vision may be interesting, but it’s a holiday season devoid of many of the blockbusters I’m used to seeing released at this time. So yeah, looks like I’ll join Cameron and co. in the world of Avatar since my options are limited. :-/ Considering that the average movie ticket costs upwards of $9 or $10 these days plus the fact that the economy isn’t great, I guess it’s a good thing there’s not a lot of movies I’ll be spending my hard earned cash to see at the cineplex this December, but it still seems like a slim menu this year…