Mickey the Merciful…? Part Two – Who Disney Killed Off

Continuing our (my) bout of morbid fascination, let's now look at some characters who survived the original but were doomed by Disney. Yes, this does actually happen from time to time, as these four will attest: #4: The Sea Witch Film: The Little Mermaid Original Version Left to continue organ-trading/spell-casting Disney Doom Impaled by ship's …

Mickey the Merciful: Part One – Who Disney Saved

Some of their characters have surprisingly horrible ends, so Disney don't always shy away from including darker elements in their films. That said, there are still occasions when they can't compete with the originals, so I thought we could look at a different kind of death match: a morbidly curious list of characters Disney decided …

My Top 5 Male Disney Characters

I haven't posted in this section for a while, so I thought I would add my undoubtedly long-awaited list of favourite male characters. I should probably say from the outset that I don't have a thing for bad boys, and I'm not condoning the behaviour of any of these chaps, but each of them have …

Five Characters Disney Took to the Dark Side

Disney's recent acquisition of Lucasfilm (and subsequent demolition of Lucas Arts, boo!) has reminded me that they can be just as adept at ramping up the evil as covering their characters in glitter and rainbows. Not all of them started off on the side of Luke and Yoda, but here are five characters the House of …

Tarzan vs. Tarzan of the Apes

Set in the early 20th Century, Disney’s Tarzan is the story of a man who is raised by apes in the wilds of Africa and  discovered by his own kind years later. Cue the “nature versus nurture” argument, identity crises on both sides, and lots of partial nudity. One of the most popular and famous …

Disneyfied, or Disney tried?

(Formerly known as "Disney - the Dettol of Storytelling?") Like most people, I grew up with Disney films, and some of my favourite films have been made in their studios. However, they are notorious for sanitising many a fairy tale for more modern and family-friendly audiences. Out of curiosity, I am embarking on a literary …