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1997 – The Love Bug

  • Title: The Love Bug (1997)
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Largely forgotten, the 1997 entry in the Herbie franchise was a TV-movie which premiered on The Wonderful World of Disney. Perhaps the first requel, The Love Bug follows the same structure of the original film with Herbie falling through the hands of a villain (John Hannah) and into the possession of a mechanic and failed race car driver who has seen better days. While confused by the odd things which happen in the car, Hank Cooper (Bruce Campbell) refuses to acknowledge its sentience, or Herbie’s help in winning a race, leaving his wacky best bud (Kevin J. O’Connor) to be the one who first connects with the car. And, just for good measure, we get a romantic story thrown in as well.

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(Herbie) The Love Bug

  • Title: The Love Bug
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1969’s The Love Bug introduced audiences to Herbie, a sentient 1963 Volkswagen Beetle who comes into the possession of washed-up racecar driver Jim Douglas (Dean Jones). Douglas regains confidence driving the remarkable little car, finds love in the unlikely assistant (Michele Lee) to his villainous rival (David Tomlinson), and finally learns to accept and appreciate Herbie as far more than a car.

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Hoppers

  • Title: Hoppers
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Hoppers is an odd film. For those who enjoy when Disney or Pixar go a bit further off the more established path (while they are also preparing yet another Toy Story sequel and a live-action Moana), that still hits on established themes of family and nature, there’s certainly something here worth considering.

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Zootopia 2

  • Title: Zootopia 2
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We don’t get very many mainstream animated feature films centered around a mystery, especially from Disney. While the 2016 film wasn’t as big a hit as Finding Dory, it still cleaned up at the box office and earned enough to deliver a new mystery to be solved by our intrepid bunny and wiley fox team (even if it did take nearly a decade).

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