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We Want The D

Disney films have shaped and supported childhoods for over 75 years. But when you watch them as adults there are things that make you want to unfreeze Walt's head and say, "What the hell, guy?!". Tune in each week to hear Vicky, Nolan, and Jill rip apart, analyse, and laugh at beloved childhood classics from the Disney catalogue.
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Now displaying: January, 2017
Jan 26, 2017

It's time once again for our hosts to pay tribute at the Altar of Menken, First of His Name, Composer of the Jams and the Ballads, Masterful Creator of the Timeless Classics. This time, we're praising His Works in the Disney mixed live action and animation film ENCHANTED, for when you want to goof on your own successful stable of Princess characters and stories, who better to sign up than the man responsible for the music of so many movies that feature them? Menken aside, Enchanted did entice our hosts with its charming lead in Amy Adams, it's nefarious villains in Timothy Spall and Susan Sarandon, and it's perfectly adequate if somewhat puzzling uses of Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsy and the WICKEDly talented Adele Nazim. It may not be the riskiest attempt to subvert Princess Story tropes, but it's still plenty of fun to watch and enjoy.

Jan 19, 2017

As we reach the end of this bizarre-o political spiral culminating in the inauguration of an orange Russian sock-puppet as President of the United States; Vicky, Nolan and Jill thought they would take a more light-hearted look at life in the White House by watching Disney's FIRST KID. YUGE MISTAKE. Not only was watching this 90s Sinbad vehicle akin to some type of torture for two your hosts, one of them actually LIKED this...this inexplicable non-movie about nothing. It's another contentious battle of opinion on We Want The D, and while our hosts would love to hear where your thoughts lie on this one, we can't in good conscious endorse watching this movie...well, at least a two-thirds majority can't.

Jan 12, 2017

Ahoy mateys and welcome to another chapter o' We Want The D. Gather ye 'round as we spin the yarn o' Disney's BLACKBEARD'S GHOST, a tale fraught with adventure and villainy. Tis a story of a milksop of a man taken under the wing o' the mightiest pirate, who's savagery is only matched by his affection for rum. Be amazed as the fearsome Blackbeard does all manner o' pirate activity, like placing bets and sabotaging gambling implements! Or using his mighty ghost strength to toss young crew members around during their competition o' speed and agility. What do ye mean, that don't sound pirate-like at all? We'll have none of that talk, lest we have your guts for garters!

Jan 5, 2017

It's a new year and you know what that means, D Lovers. That's right, it's the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, which happens every year around this time - a fact that certainly did not require a trip to Wikipedia to confirm while writing this episode description, no sir. And it certainly wasn't prompted by any sort of need to justify our choice to tackle one of the great (in memory if not reality) Disney sports movies - THE MIGHTY DUCKS. As Canadian a movie can possibly be while still taking place in Minnesota, it's all your favourite actors from Heavy Weights and a future resident of a certain creek being coached by EMILIOOOOOOO in a classic underdog tale. It's the poorly equipped kids led by a man with a shocking number of moving violations versus an elite squad of pretty shitty children led by a victory-obsessed senior who has been coaching the same peewee team for what must be two decades. A match-up equal to the Canadians vs the Soviets if there ever was one! 

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