Movie Thoughts: Sniff the Dog and the Flying Phantom (2008)

• Released: September 9, 2008
  
• Directed by: Steven de Jong
• Running time: 1 h 37 min
• Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

Some time after the war, Snuf, Tom, Mirjam and Brandenburg are dead-set on solving a case involving a supposed "flying phantom" haunting the local swamps and causing mayhem.

Movie Thoughts: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

 

• Released: December 16, 2022
• Directed by: James Cameron
  
• Running time: 3 h 12 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

Jake Sully and his family become hunted by the Sky People years after the events of the first movie. To stay safe, they join a clan of sea-Na'vi where his children have trouble fitting in, all the while the Sky People are still tracking them down.

Movie Thoughts: My Little Pony: Winter Wishday (2022)

 

• Released: November 21, 2022
• Directed by: William Lau
  
• Running time: 44 min
• Rating 2/5

Synopsis

The mane five celebrate their first Winter Wish holiday together, however they soon find that they each have slightly different plans and traditions regarding the holiday. They set up a schedule to be able to participate in everyone's own traditions just in time. Meanwhile, the winter snow turns to out to be more intense than initially anticipated.

Movie Thoughts: Sniff the Dog in Wartime (2008)

• Released: June 26, 2008
  
• Directed by: Steven de Jong
  
• Running time: 1 h 37 min
• Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

During World War II in the Netherlands, a teenage boy lost both his parents in the war and is determined to fight the Nazis to get revenge. He hopes to train his German shepherd, Snuf, in order to fight them. However, things get only more complicated when he helps hide a Jewish girl and a gunner from the English army on his uncle's farm.

Series Thoughts: Dragons: The Nine Realms (Season 4)

 

• Released: 23 December 2021
• Amount of seasons: 4
  
• Seasons watched:4
• Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

The dragon riders explore a new realm, the Ice Realm, while Tom tries to figure out his ancient puzzle box and Thunder still longs to find his Night Light family.

Movie Thoughts: Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble (2012)

 

• Released: October 12, 2012
  
• Directed by: Kari Juusonen, Jørgen Lerdam
• Running time: 1 h 19 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

After his mother brings a stepfather and stepbrother into the family, Niko refuses to accept both. But when Jonni, the new stepbrother, gets kidnapped by eagles working for Black Wolf's vengeful sister, Niko and the others set out to rescue him.

Movie Thoughts: Frozen (2013)

• Released: November 27, 2013
• Directed by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
• Running time: 1 h 42 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A princess goes on a quest to stop an eternal winter after her older sister's ice powers accidentally freezes all of their kingdom.

Movie Thoughts: Strange World (2022)

• Released: November 23, 2022
• Directed by: Don Hall, Qui Nguyen
• Running time: 1h 42 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

In order to save their local power source, a family of farmers travels down the depths of their known world. Here, they come across a realm filled with all different kinds of creatures and learn a mysterious truth about the world they inhabit.

Series Thoughts: The Dragon Prince (Season 4)

 

• Released: September 14, 2018
  
• Created by: Aaron Ehasz, Justin Richmond
• Amount of seasons:4
• Seasons watched: 4
  
• Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

Two years after the war, both factions on the side of good and bad are looking for the mysterious schemer pulling the strings behind the curtains: Aaravos the Startouch Elf.

Movie Thoughts: My Father's Dragon (2022)

 

• Released: November 11, 2022
• Directed by: Nora Twomey
• Running time: 1 h 39 min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A boy rescues a dragon from being held prisoner. Now together, they must find a way to stop the island they're on from drowning, while also trying to escape some of its inhabitants which are trying to re-capture the dragon.

Movie Thoughts: A Belle For Christmas (2014)

 

• Released: November 4, 2014
  
• Directed by: Jason Dallas
• Running time: 1 h 31 min
• Rating 1.5/5

Synopsis

A family adopts a puppy around Christmas time and the children instantly bond with the dog, Belle. However, the father's girlfriend doesn't like the dog and tries to get rid of her. It's a race against the clock for the children to get Belle back before she's put down.

Movie Thoughts: Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

• Released: November 2, 2012
  
• Directed by: Rich Moore
  
• Running time: 1 h 41 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A video game villain is tired of being constantly dismissed by the people in his game and goes on a journey across other games in order to obtain a metal to get the recognition he deserves. Along the way, he ends up befriending a spunky young racer named Vanellope.

Series Thoughts: Dead End: Paranormal Park (Season 2)

 

• Released: June 16, 2022
  
• Created by: Hamish Steele
• Amount of seasons: 2
• Seasons watched: 2
• Rating: 3.5/5

Synopsis

The ongoing adventures of Barney, Norma, the magical talking dog Pugsley and their demon friend Courtney as they try to keep a haunted amusement park safe from demons, ghosts and ghouls.

Movie Thoughts: Rescued by Ruby (2022)

• Released: March 17, 2022
  
• Directed by: Katt Shea
  
• Running time: 1 h 30 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

Based on a true story, a cop who wishes to join the K9 forces adopts a shelter dog and trains her in hopes of achieving his dream.

Series Thoughts: The Lion Guard (Full Series)

• Released: November 22, 2015
  
• Creator: Ford Riley
  
• Amount of seasons: 3
• Seasons watched: 1, 2, 3
• Rating: 3.5/5

Synopsis

Simba's son Kion and his friends are tasked with keeping the Pride Lands safe and defending the Circle of Life.

Movie Thoughts: Winnie the Pooh (2011)

• Released: July 15, 2011
  
• Directed by: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
• Running time: 1 h 3 min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

The small misadventures of a bear plush named Winnie the Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Woods.

Series Thoughts: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season 1)

• Released: September 1, 2022
• Created by: Patrick McKay, John D. Payne
• Amount of seasons: 1
• Seasons watched: 1
• Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

The goings-ons in ancient Middle Earth, where the dark lord Sauron is about to rise to power and an elf named Galadriel is doing anything in her might to stop him. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger surprises a bunch of Harfoots and the elf Elrond has a conflict with the dwarves.

Movie Thoughts: Wolf (2022)

• Released: September 15, 2022
  
• Directed by: Cees van Kempen
  
• Running time: 1 h 30 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A documentary following "Scout", a young and inexperienced dispersal wolf who is born in Germany and travels to the Netherlands as one of the first wolves to return and start a pack there after the species was wiped out 150 years ago.

Movie Thoughts: June and Kopi (2021)

• Released: January 28, 2021
  
• Directed by: Noviandra Santosa
• Running time: 1 h 30 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A young couple takes in a stray dog that's afraid of children. From here on we see how their lives progress as their daughter Karin grows older and she and the dog, June, grow very close.

Movie Thoughts: Marley & Me (2008)

• Released: 25 December 2008
• Directed by: David Frankel
• Running time: 1 h 55 min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A young couple adopts the an un-trainable Labrador retriever and from here on we follow their lives as Marley the dog grows older and more out of control.

Movie Thoughts: A Lion Called Christian (2009)

• Released: March 24, 2009
  
• Directed by: Suemay Oram, Jackie Osei-Tutu
• Running time: 45 min
  
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A documentary about Christian, a lion cub raised in a furniture store in London. It documents the process of trying to re-introduce him into the wild.

Movie Thoughts: Storks (2016)

• Released: September 23, 2016
  
• Directed by: Nicholas Stoller, Doug Sweetland 
• Running time: 1 h 27 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

In a world where storks have abandoned delivering babies and now basically work for Amazon, a stork dead-set on becoming the next boss must together with a young-adult orphan to deliver a baby to her home on a journey full of peril.

Series Thoughts: My Little Pony: Make Your Mark (Season 1)

• Released: September 26, 2022
  
• Total amount of seasons: 1
• Seasons watched: 1
• Rating: 2.5/5
  

Synopsis

The ongoing adventures of Sunny Starscout and her friends in the seaside town of Maretime Bay.

Movie Thoughts: Christian: The Lion at World's End (1971)

• Released: 1971
  
• Directed by: Bill Travers
  
• Running time: 1 h 29 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A documentary about Christian, a lion cub raised in a furniture store in London. It documents the process of trying to re-introduce him into the wild.

Movie Thoughts: Pride (2004)

• Released: June 21 2004
  
• Directed by: John Downer
• Running time: 1 h 30 min
• Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

A vegetarian lioness named Suki grows up in her pride, which is under constant threat of being taken over by lone males from across the river.

Series Thoughts: Dragons: The Nine Realms (Season 3)

• Released: 23 December 2021
• Amount of seasons:3
• Seasons watched: 3
• Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

The Dragon Club still struggles with keeping their reptile friends a secret, all the while they long to explore the many realms that lie inside the rocks near the fissure.

Series Thoughts: Primal (Full Series)

• Released: October 7, 2019
  
• Total amount of seasons: 2
• Seasons watched: 2
• Rating: 4.5/5

Synopsis

In an alternate world where cavemen and humans live alongside dinosaurs and ice age fauna, an unlikely pair consisting of a Neanderthal and a T-rex take on the perils of the realm.

Movie Thoughts: Jurassic World (2015)

• Released: June 12, 2015
  
• Directed by: Colin Trevorrow
  
• Running time: 2 h 4 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

The dinosaur park is finally open, however trouble arises when a genetic hybrid dinosaur escapes and wreaks havoc among the other animals and park guests. The current park operations manager and a raptor trainer will have to come together in order to try and stop it.

Movie Thoughts: Born Free (1966)

• Released: June 22, 1966
  
• Directed by: James Hill, Tom McGowan 
• Running time: 1 h 35 min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Based on a true story, this movie tells the tale of Elsa, a young lion cub who is taken in by a husband and wife and eventually successfully re-introduced into the wild, where she would go on to have a pride of her own.

Movie Thoughts: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)

• Released: June 11, 2021
  
• Directed by: Will Gluck
  
• Running time: 1 h 33 min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

After feeling left out, Peter joins an older rabbit and his team on a heist rampage, stealing food from as many farmers as possible. But when he ends up endangering his own family, Peter must decide where his loyalties lie.

Movie Thoughts: Pinocchio (2022)

• Released: September 8, 2022
  
• Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
• Running time: 1 h 45 min
• Rating 1.5/5

Synopsis

In order to become a real boy, a living wooden puppet must prove himself to be virtuous.

Movie Thoughts: Peter Rabbit (2018)

• Released: February 9, 2018
  
• Directed by: Will Gluck
  
• Running time: 1 h 35 min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A mischievous rabbit dead-set on robbing the local mansion's garden gets confronted with the fact that the woman he values a lot falls in love with the mansion's owner. He must now choose between his instincts to rob the garden or to grant Bea happiness with her new partner.

Movie Thoughts: Buddy (2018)

• Released: November 17, 2018
  
• Directed by: Henny Honingmann
  
• Running time: 1 h 26 min
• Rating 2/5

Synopsis

A documentary that takes a look at various service dogs and what they mean to their owners.

Movie Thoughts: Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

• Released: May 26, 2011
  
• Directed by: Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Allesandro Carloni
  
• Running time: 1 h 35 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

After re-uniting with his panda-kind, Po must now teach them how to be their best selves in order to defeat a new villain: the undead bull called Kai.

Movie Thoughts: Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

• Released: May 26, 2011
  
• Directed by: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
• Running time: 1 h 30 min
• Rating 5/5

Synopsis

Now an accomplished Dragon Warrior, Po must face both a new foe and his past trauma in order to achieve inner peace and save the day.

Movie Thoughts: Kung Fu Panda (2008)

• Released: June 6, 2008
  
• Directed by: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson 
• Running time: 1 h 32 min
• Rating 4.5/5

Synopsis

A clumsy panda who loves to eat is unexpectedly chosen to be the Dragon Warrios, a legendary kung fu fighter who will defeat the villainous snow leopard Tai Lung.

Movie Thoughts: Luck (2022)

• Released: August 5, 2022
  
• Directed by: Peggy Holmes
• Running time: 1 h 45 min
• Rating: 2.5/5

Synopsis

A girl who suffers from permanent bad luck is transported to the Land of Luck, where all luck in the world originates, and has to find a way to get back home while also obtaining some good luck for her best friend.

Movie Thoughts: Kitty Love: An Homage to Cats (2020)

• Released: September 30th 2020
  
• Directed by: Mark Verkerk
  
• Running time: 1 h
• Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

A documentary "presented" by the Netherlands' most famous cat, Abatutu, detailing all about various cat behaviors and how he became a star.

Series Thoughts: My Pride (Season 1)

• Released: February 16, 2020
  
• Total amount of seasons: 1
  
• Seasons watched: 1
  
• Rating: 1.5/5

Synopsis

A disabled lioness is cast out of her pride and must find a way to restore balance to the world and get rid of the oppressive system known as Pride Law.

Movie Thoughts: Blood Lions (2015)

• Released: 22 July 2015
  
• Directed by: Nick Chevallier, Bruce Young
• Running time: 1 h 24 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A documentary on the practice of canned hunting, particularly surrounding lions.

Movie Thoughts: The Dog of Flanders (1997)

• Released: 15 March 1997
  
• Directed by: Yoshio Kuroda 
  
• Running time: 1 h 33 min
• Rating 4.5/5

Synopsis

A poor boy named Nello in 19th century Belgium dreams of becoming an artist. He must find a way to earn a living after his grandfather falls ill.

Movie Thoughts: Duma (2005)

• Released: 27 May 2005
  
• Directed by: Caroll Ballard
  
• Running time: 1 h 40 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A boy goes on a journey to return the cheetah he raised as a pet into the African wilderness, guided by a hardened drifter.

Movie Thoughts: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

• Released: 17 December 2014
• Directed by: Peter Jackson
• Running time: 2 h 24 min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

The final battle for the Mountain has begun. Bilbo and the Company will now have to face war to protect themselves.

Movie Thoughts: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

• Released: 13 December 2013
• Directed by: Peter Jackson
• Running time: 2 h 41 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

The Company finally arrives at the Lonely Mountain after much trials and tribulations. However, Smaug may not be as dead as the Dwarves had hoped, and an ancient evil is rising in Dol Guldur.

Movie Thoughts: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

• Released: 14 December 2012
• Directed by: Peter Jackson
• Running time: 2 h 49 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A Hobbit goes on an unexpected adventure by joining a company of dwarves (and one wizard) on a mission to reclaim their homeland from a dragon.

Movie Thoughts: Wolf Walk (2019)

• Released: 15 January 2019
  
• Directed by: Jean-Michel Bertrand
  
• Running time: 1 h 28 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

The movie's director treks through the French Alps, trailing a young dispersal male wolf as it makes its journey.

Movie Thoughts: The NeverEnding Story (1984)

• Released: 20 July 1984
• Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
• Running time: 1 h 42 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A boy reads a magical book about a fantastical world that needs saving, and ends up being involved in rescuing the realm himself.

Movie Thoughts: Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

• Released: 12 March 2009
• Directed by: Lasse Hallström
• Running time: 1 h 33 min
• Rating: 4/5

Synopsis

Based on a true story, this movie showcases the immense loyalty a dog can have to their owner.

Movie Thoughts: School of Magical Animals (2021)

• Released: 14 October 2021
• Directed by: Gregor Schnitzler
• Running time: 1 h 33 min
• Rating 1.5/5

Synopsis

A girl named Ida has trouble fitting in at her new school. Things get worse when a bunch of vandalizations take place around the school, and Ida gets blamed for them. Together with her new friends, one of which happens to be a talking magical fox named Rabbat, she goes to look for who the real culprit is.

Movie Thoughts: A Dog's Way Home (2019)

• Released: 11 January 2019
• Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
• Running time: 1 h 36 min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A dog ends up separated from her owner and embarks on a two-year long journey across the American wilderness in order to re-unite with him.