For the third time in 2017 we're heading to France to visit some of Disney's most beloved characters. That's right, even in the direct-to-video sequel, the gang's all here. Belle! Lumiere! Cogsworth! Babette (for like two seconds)! Beast! A Jewish Axe! It's Christmas time at the cursed castle, so its time to dust off the estate's help that are trapped in storage AS WELL as in the form of an inanimate object and spread some holiday cheer. Because if anything will help your beastly master seduce the human woman he's holding prisoner, it's letting her celebrate Christmas. Add in family favourites Tim Curry and Paul Reubens, subtract a hefty chunk from the animation budget, and you've got BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: THE ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS. 

The holiday season is upon us once again, but unfortunately for Vicky, Nolan and Jill the well of theatrical Disney Christmas movies has already run pretty dry. Desperate for anything even tangentially related to Christmas, our host have turned to C.S. Lewis, an author who really put the "Christ" back in "Christmas" with THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. That's right, in their desperate search for a Lord of the Rings-esque high fantasy franchise of their own, Disney briefly hitched their wagon to the Narnia train, with decidedly mixed results. On the one hand, everything about this movie is pretty lousy, from the cast and performances to the score and soundtrack to Edmund - perhaps the biggest piece of garbage in movie history. On the other hand, a fresh-faced James McAvoy walks around shirtless but for a scarf, so at least one of our hosts is pretty happy. 

It's remarkable to think that Disney has been making theatrical films for nigh on eighty years, and they still haven't cracked the formula - sometimes they put out bona fide classics, sometimes they put out real stinkers. So it's always a surprise when we go deep into the Disney Canon and pull out something from their early years, and it turns out better than our hosts expected. This week on We Want The D, Vicky, Nolan and Jill watch the second fully live action movie the House of Mouse ever produced, THE STORY OF ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRIE MEN, and all three were pleasantly surprised at the competency on display. Shot on location in Sherwood Forest, featuring period costuming and set design, and actors who really embraced this family friendly version of a classic tale. Don't get us wrong, this is no cartoon fox version of the Robin Hood story, but its still a solidly entertaining outing all the same.