Movie #417 - The Lion King

The Lion King
1994 - Rated G - 1 hr 29 min
Directors: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Starring: Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jeremy Irons, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Moira Kelly, Cheech Marin, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Who doesn't love this movie? And who hasn't -- at some point -- quoted those iconic lines? "Everything the light touches..." "The king has returned..." "Hakuna Matata..."

Really, this one's so ingrained in my generation's childhood, it's hard to escape.  And now that it's a Broadway musical, everyone else loves it too.  It's easy to see why, with such a gripping story of deceipt that even adults can love, the kind of jokes that get mom, dad, and the kids all laughing, and some of the best songs Disney ever churned out of their powerhouse years.  This puts the cap on Disney's golden age for me.  I'll watch it over and over and over again.  Anytime Ellie asks.

Movie #142 - The Cutting Edge

The Cutting Edge
Interscope
1992 - Rated PG - 1 hr 41 min
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, Terry O'Quinn

Ooh, it's fun to revisit the early 90s! And it's really easy to do watching this ice skating love story. And isn't DB Sweeney just adorable?  Plus, it has John Locke from Lost before the show was even a twinkle in JJ Abrams eye! Cool!

It's a classic love story, a modern-day Taming of the Shrew of sorts, that charts the journey of a mismatched pair of pairs skaters on their way to the1988 Olympic Games in Calgary. Will they overcome their differences to win the gold? How will their feelings toward one another change?

Yeah, you can see it coming a mile away, but it's still fun to go on the journey with them.  Just don't forget your toe pick...