We Want The D is back after our week off, and ready to finish off 2015 with Disney's animated film that defines the all-American hero: Hercules. Sure, he may be based on a Greek myth, but that doesn't stop our beloved House of Mouse from turning him into an icon of athleticism and can-do spirit with his own brand of energy drink and sneakers, complete with backing gospel chorus. The question is - do Vicky, Nolan and Jill let a bit of anachronism and cultural co-option get in the way of having a good time with this brightly coloured mid-90s palate cleanser? Or maybe we can just distract ourselves with James Woods' stellar turn as Hades, or Susan Egan's heavily sexualized Meg. We hope all you D Lovers out there have a wonderful New Year, and rest assured we will Go The Distance just like Wonder Boy and his rippling pectorals to bring you more D in 2016!
It's another colon massacre in this week's We Want The D, but you'll have to excuse Vicky, Nolan and Jill if they aren't too preoccupied by a case of too many subtitles. We're too busy trying to come to terms with the fact that our Krumholtz Creep was brought to an abrupt halt by Spencer Breslin, of all people. Yes, Bernard is gone from The Santa Clause franchise, with no explanation, and so of course things are a mess at the North Pole. The infuriating thing is that it's a mess entirely of Santa's own making - because seriously, what kind of Santa decides to invite his estranged in-laws for a visit right before Christmas when he knows he has to keep his true identity a secret? And what kind of Santa looks at a mythical being obsessed with having his own holiday and invites him to stay at the North Pole largely unsupervised? A Santa with no Bernard, that's who. Witness, D Lovers, the re-teaming of Martin Short and Tim Allen, the return of Ann-Margaret to Disney, and Judge Reinhold in a truly epic reversible sweater vest. We're finally finished with The Santa Clause, at least until Disney decides to make a new one.
Vicky, Nolan and Jill are OBVIOUSLY still on that Krumholtz Creep, and the only way to celebrate this most sacred festival of lights and stars is to keep this train rolling along with Disney's THE SANTA CLAUSE 2. No subtitle necessary in this sequel, and we can guess why - it's because which of the three distinct plot lines that this movie sets up and (mostly fails to) resolve do you name it for? The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause? The Santa Clause 2: Father Christmas Is An Absent Father? Or The Santa Clause 2: The North Pole Dictatorship Coup? None of those quite fit the bill in describing what this movie is about, because it contains all three but doesn't really seem to be about any of them. But the We Want The D team can take solace in the fact that at least the jokes are still funny, and of course there's always Krumholtz giving it his all to see us through.
The Holiday season is upon us, and Vicky, Nolan and Jill are ringing them in the only way we know how - with Tim Allen and Judge Reinhold battling it out for the love of a child actor. On the surface, Disney's The Santa Clause may seem like inoffensive and light Christmas fare, but looked at from certain angles, it can just as easily play as an episode of Criminal Minds. There's kidnapping, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and endangerment, child labour violations, and arguably even a brain-eating parasitic fungus that takes over Tim Allen's mind. But even with those shadows hanging heavy over this film, they are kept at bay by one shining star that guides all three of the We Want The D hosts in all of their dark times - David Krumholtz.