For all the inexplicable strange movies we've watched on We Want The D, and all the ones yet to come, it's hard to imagine that any of them will match the off-the-wall absurdity of this week's Disney film. There's a zany energy to this movie that doesn't compare to anything else the House of Mouse has produced, but that doesn't mean that it's missing the core or heart of what makes a great Disney movie. Which is what made watching MEET THE ROBINSONS such a delight for Vicky, Nolan and Jill. It's...
Aug 18, 2016•55 min
We're about to get as cultured as hell on this week's mini episode of We Want The D. Join Nolan, Jill and special guest/resident art expert Cat for a look at the surreal Walt Disney/Salvador Dali collaboration that took over half a century to bring to life: Destino.
Aug 12, 2016•30 min
We Want The D has Olympic fever! (Not to be confused with the fever many of the athletes will come down with at the Rio Games.) To celebrate this historic athletic competition that supports good sportsmanship and fosters international relations, Vicky, Nolan and Jill are taking a look at Disney's COOL RUNNINGS. For some, a cult classic; for others, a problematic film that makes jokes out of serious competitors. Our hosts will have to reconcile their fond memories of this movie with the knowledge...
Aug 04, 2016•59 min
As much as Disney movies may have delighted and entertained us throughout our lives, what makes these movies so special is their ability to scare the pants off us. In this mini-episode of We Want The D Vicky, Nolan and Jill are reopening old wounds and facing old fears as we recount the scariest moments from some of our most beloved or not-so-beloved Disney films from our childhood.
Jul 28, 2016•22 min
It's easy to imagine a reality where Disney's Around the World in 80 Days went down in history as a classic. After all, it stars noted and beloved martial artist and actor Jackie Chan, the versatile British comedian and performer Steve Coogan, and features enough cameos in the second half that it almost made our hosts' heads spin. But, alas, that is not the reality, as this live action cartoon ended up bombing hard at the box office, despite all it had going for it. Where did it all go wrong? Co...
Jul 20, 2016•1 hr 15 min
EXPLICIT CONTENT WARNING. We Want The D is always marked explicit everywhere you listen, but this (not so) mini episode deserves a second warning. Probably a third and fourth, too. Because Vicky, Nolan and Jill are fulfilling the request of multiple listeners to explore the world of Disney Fan Fiction, and boy howdy if it isn't every bit as crass, hyper-sexualized and downright disturbing as we hoped and feared. Needless to say, this is a non-family friendly episode of a podcast that not very fa...
Jul 14, 2016•44 min
This week on We Want The D, Vicky, Nolan and Jill face a brand new challenge - how do you talk about a movie that is actually just several episodes of a television show from the late 1950s edited together for a theatrical release? To our hosts' dismay, the answer is "with difficulty." The series the movie is cut from, Disney's very popular 'Zorro,' came out long before the golden age of television, so the resulting film is a bit lacking when it comes to impressive set pieces, non-expository dial...
Jul 07, 2016•51 min
Welcome to another debate-filled mini episode of We Want The D. Things only get a little heated this week as Vicky, Nolan and Jill put forth their picks for the best Disney Princess pairing. There's a lot to consider when trying to figure out which relationship is the most stable and has the best chance of not ending in divorce or otherwise acrimoniously, but you can rely on your diligent hosts to look at every angle and discuss our opinions without resorting to too much speculation on what goes...
Jun 30, 2016•33 min
It's officially summer, which means parents all over the world are spending thousands of dollars to ship their kids off into the woods just to get a few weeks of peace and quiet. Vicky, Nolan and Jill all have their own fond (or not-so-fond) memories of summer camp, but none can compare with the experience the cast of overweight characters have is Disney's HEAVY WEIGHTS. From the mind of a young comedy writer named Judd Apatow, this movie has everything you could want in a summer adventure: pris...
Jun 23, 2016•1 hr 2 min
It's another head-to-head episode of We Want The D as 1959's The Shaggy Dog faces off against 2006's The Shaggy Dog. Unfortunately for Vicky, Nolan and Jill these two movies actually have very little in common aside from the basic premise of "one character turns into a dog at random intervals for seemingly no reason." So rather than just give you an hour of comparing the shagginess of the respective dogs, your hosts instead spend the time trying to figure out which of these two barely coherent m...
Jun 16, 2016•1 hr 7 min
We Want The D is back with another mini-episode this week, and this time we're talking about some of the most popular (and in some cases most nonsensical) fan theories about beloved Disney movies old and new. Not only that, but as a special treat Vicky, Nolan and Jill also dive into the world of Pixar movies for the first (and probably last) time. Are separate characters from different movies actually related? Do all of Pixar's movies take place on the same timeline? Is a family film really an a...
Jun 09, 2016•34 min
We here at We Want The D can't sit around and pretend that this podcast isn't built on a firm foundation of nostalgia and rose-coloured glasses. Vicky, Nolan and Jill are more than happy to revisit old favourites in the Disney canon only to find they don't quite measure up. But that means its very exciting when these movies hold up, as is the case with DuckTales, the animated series that but Disney on the television map and spawned several spin-offs and one theatrical film about genies and lamp-...
Jun 02, 2016•52 min
Like Shere Khan stalking a man-cub, it feels like this week's movie has been stalking Vicky, Nolan and Jill from the shadows from some time now. It's as if we could sense the radical hairline of Nick Cage lurking around the corner, drawing ever closer until we could resist no longer and watched Disney's NATIONAL TREASURE. As one might expect from a Nick Cage blockbuster during the golden years of his career, there's a lot to unpack and discuss. Too bad our hosts would much rather get bogged down...
May 26, 2016•59 min
Superhero fatigue is real, D Lovers. Comic book movies have reach peak saturation in recent years, so you can't throw a rock without hitting a poster for a masked and/or caped crusader's latest adventure. Vicky, Nolan and Jill can tell you one thing, though - we'd probably take 1,000 more modern superhero movies if it means never have to watch Disney's CONDORMAN ever again. Is it a spoof? Is it a comedy? Who cares, it's awful. The special effects are abysmal, even for the early 1980s, with wires...
May 19, 2016•59 min
As summer approaches for the We Want The D team, our thoughts turn to escaping our run-of-the-mill, everyday lives and forging a new path - perhaps stumbling upon a tropical paradise. A place where no one can tell us what to do, where Napoleon won't come bursting down our door at a moment's notice. A place where we could build a state-of-the-art treehouse with only the barest of tools and materials. A place where the predators are easily trapped and the other wildlife is easily tamed. A place wh...
May 12, 2016•1 hr 10 min
'Great' and 'powerful' are not the word we here at We Want The D would use to describe the titular character in this week's movie. 'Swindler' and 'liar,' maybe. 'Selfish,' and 'jerk,' more likely. 'James' and 'Franco,' absolutely. It's very frustrating when dealing with a movie that stars a character so irredeemably awful, a guy who we would say is a magician's outfit shy of being one of those weird pick-up artists; except that he actually is a magician. It's especially grating when the potentia...
May 05, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Loyal D Lovers know that sometimes things can get a little risqué here on We Want The D. This week, we swear it isn't our fault. Because you can Disney-fy Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckling story of intrigue, romance, and betrayal all you want, there'll still be way more sexy than your typical Disney movie. But boy did they ever try to sap as much of it out as they could. Why else would they cast Oliver Platt as one of the musketeers, even at his most svelt? Why else pair Rebecca De Mornay is the wo...
Apr 28, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Welcome once again, D Lovers, to the wild and untamed frontier of 1960s and 1970s Disney Live Action film making. You may recognize the bizarre aimlessness of the stories Disney told in this era from past episodes, but none that featured a cast quite as stacked as this one. We've got Dr. Bruce Banner before Disney bought Marvel. We've got MASH's Harry Morgan, noted character actor Slim Pickens, and Sarnia's own Susan Clark. Most of all, THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG features the first appearance of co...
Apr 21, 2016•1 hr 5 min
Despite being a relatively young form of art and entertainment, movies still have changed quite a bit over the years, and Disney films are no exception. The classics of yesterday may have a little struggle standing up on their spindly little deer legs in comparison to more modern efforts. This week on We Want The D, we're looking at a perfect example of this with BAMBI. It may share some common story traits with another, more recent, Disney classic about a young animal prince who learns harsh le...
Apr 14, 2016•55 min
We're diving back into the wonderful world movies based on Disney Channel original series on We Want The D this week, and Vicky, Nolan and Jill couldn't be more excited. While none of us may have been big Duff-fiends in the height of her Disney career, the Lizzie McGuire star was certainly pervasive enough that we had an idea of what we were in store for, and THE LIZZIE McGUIRE MOVIE did not disappoint. Beautiful girl supposedly a social outcast because she is clumsy? Check. Eighteen year old wh...
Apr 07, 2016•1 hr 8 min
It's another double header this week on We Want The D. In this episode; Vicky, Nolan and Jill are braving the wilds of Canada and California to follow the journey of two groups of pets. In 1963, two dogs and a cat made their way from a remote cabin back to their home, encountering the very real dangers of being animal actors on a film set before there were any regulations in place to prevent them from being put in conflict with actual bears, bobcats, and porcupines; or being tossed willy-nilly i...
Mar 31, 2016•54 min
Vicky, Nolan and Jill are willing to go above and beyond for our loyal listeners, and this week's episode of We Want The D should prove that beyond a doubt. Why else would they venture forth from the recording studio/living room and spend their hard-earned money on actually going to a movie theatre and watching Disney's latest offering, ZOOTOPIA? It's all for you, D Lovers, and don't let the hosts' shared critical consensus fool you, this was still a lot of hard work! Warning: this one is so fre...
Mar 24, 2016•1 hr 3 min
There's an old saying that you shouldn't mess with the classics. In one of the strangest twists Vicky, Nolan and Jill have come across in the Disney movies we've watched so far, Treasure Planet doesn't mess with a classic enough. The idea essentially starts and stops with "it's Treasure Island in space!" So instead of the ocean Jim Hawkins and John Silver are sailing among the stars, but they're still doing it in a colonial-era ship, wearing colonial-era clothing, and in search of treasure that ...
Mar 17, 2016•56 min
Prepare yourselves, D Lovers, for an epic audio adventure your ears will hardly believe. Your dedicated and humble hosts will regale you with the tale of Iron Will, brought to you by the Walt Disney Company of Moving Pictures! Be astounded as brave men ride on the backs of sleds from Winnipeg to Saint Paul, braving the elements as their dedicated dog teams do most of the hard work! Be awed as grown men smoke cigars, stroke their beards, and make wagers as to the survival of a teenage entrant to ...
Mar 10, 2016•1 hr 5 min
What happens when you mix together a cartoon dragon; a ginger child actor who can't sing; a seemingly endless soundtrack of largely mediocre songs; a stable of legendary performers including Mickey Rooney, Jim Dale, Helen Reddy, and more; and a plot brimming with family friendly subjects like slavery, child abuse, post-traumatic stress, and severe alcoholism? If you're Vicky, that adds up to a delightful childhood classic filled with charm and nostalgia. If you're Nolan or Jill, it adds up to on...
Mar 03, 2016•1 hr 2 min
On this week's episode of We Want The D, we're watching a movie all about the love between a singing harpoonist and a meek professor's assistant. Wait, no, that's not right. It's about the love between a professor and a megalomaniacal submarine captain. No, that doesn't seem right either. Is it a story about the love between a harpoonist a seal named Esmerelda? Or is it about the love between a squid and a submarine? You know what, D Lovers, it's probably none of those things. But what we can te...
Feb 25, 2016•1 hr 5 min
Don't get it twisted, D Lovers. The above subtitle and multiple in-episode endorsements to watch the brilliant television series Friday Night Lights shouldn't be taken as a recommendation to watch the show instead of Disney's Remember the Titans. It's just hard to talk about any piece of football-related entertainment without whole-heartedly recommending the adventures of Coach Taylor and the town of Dillon. But don't worry, Vicky, Nolan and Jill are able to keep mostly on-topic and have a blast...
Feb 18, 2016•1 hr 11 min
Welcome, D Lovers, to the World of Tomorrow! By which we mean, welcome to Disney's Tomorrowland, a film of multiple visual delights and even more head-scratching plot points. From the brilliant vision of acclaimed animation director Brad Bird and the often-criticized writer Damon Lindelof, this film is a hodgepodge of set pieces featuring an obnoxiously overly-intelligent teenager, killer robots who enter and exit the film with little fanfare, and terse romantic undertones between George Clooney...
Feb 11, 2016•1 hr 17 min
Dearest D Lovers. Vicky, Nolan and Jill would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of We Want The D. Because of wonderful people with ears like yours, we are now celebrating 50 episodes of Disney canonical investigations, fabulous journeys deep in to the vault, and dark, disturbing, sexual theories about beloved childhood memories. And because you have all been such lovely boys and girls and Kevin the Temps, we let you vote for what we should watch on this monume...
Feb 05, 2016•1 hr 35 min
It has occurred to the We Want The D team that perhaps we neglected to give Hayley Mills her due back when talking about The Parent Trap all those episodes ago. Watching this ingenue perform in her debut Disney role as the titular Pollyanna was something of an awakening for Vicky, Nolan and Jill. Pollyanna doesn't just fall firmly into the plucky, optimistic camp of the Disney Orphan, she damn near defines it. But the true feat is handling such a sweet, saccharine role, and making the audience f...
Jan 28, 2016•1 hr 4 min
