Frozen Preview and Expectations

So, for North America and various other parts of the world, Frozen has arrived. As many of you go off to see it this weekend, the UK and many other parts of the world have to wait a week or maybe even later (Frozen hits Japan March 14th!). Meanwhile, I'll be whittling away the time by taking a look at what I expect from Disney's 53rd Animated Classic.

Olaf
WOAH, he's looking forward to Olaf! Let's face it, you cannot blame Disney for putting Olaf at the forefront of their marketing campaign. His antics will entertain kids and they are the demographic for animated films, like it or hate it. Plus, he has a goofy voice, unique design (yeah he's a snowman, but which other snowmen can fling themselves around without dying?) and seems to be very funny. I've laughed at his role in the trailer and he might even have the potential to be useful to the story too, who knows?

Olaf has spearheaded the Disney marketing for the film.

Two brand new princesses
For those of you who read my earlier article about Disney Princesses, you'll know that I love them. I think they're symbolic of many of Disney's greatest films, such as Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. So, the fact that we get two new princesses is great. Add that to the fact that Anna and Elsa both look like great fun and have good designs (with Elsa particularly), what can go wrong? Whatever happens in any Disney film, the characters are usually pretty good fun.

Frozen gave us a wealth of new posters.

The return of the musical
Nowadays, the Disney musicals from Disney make sporadic appearances. Sure, we had three on the trot from 2009-2011. But the last time we had one before that was Home on the Range, all the way back in 2004 (nearly ten years, I know). Many of the classic Disney animations are musicals, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella, to contemporary treats like Tangled, so it can't be a bad thing that this one will have a few songs (even Rotten Tomatoes says they're catchy).

(Left to right) Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, Olaf, Anna, Hans.

 Ultimately then, I have high hopes for the latest Disney feature. We know that the animation will be impeccable and the voice cast is top notch, but we'll see about the rest in due course. In the mean time, Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy the 53rd Animated Classic in the star-studded Disney pantheon.

Poll Results - October

The results are in for October! Over the course of the month, Animation Central has run four polls to determine: 

• Your favourite Pixarian
• Your favourite CGI Disney movie
• Your favourite Monsters University fraternity/sorority
• Your favourite Dreamworks movie

You can vote now in our four new polls, details at the bottom, polls right.

Now, the results: 

Pixar poll - Who is your favourite Pixarian?
This was very close, which is understandable. All the main Pixarians have their merits, but Pete Docter came on top, one vote in front of 2nd place Brad Bird. John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich came in a joint third. 
My vote: Brad Bird.

Current film poll - Which Monsters University fraternity/sorority is your favourite? 

Unsurprisngly, Oozma Kappa stormed to victory in this one, with Roar Omega Roar in a predictable second place and Python Nu Kappa in a mildly shocking third place. Of course we all prefer Oozma Kappa...

My vote: Oozma Kappa.

Disney poll - What is your favourite CGI Disney film?

There was a bit of an error in this one, without thinking I put The Princess and the Frog and 2011's Winnie the Pooh on the list, so sorry about that! Anyway the results, Wreck-it Ralph won by a decent margin, followed by Tangled, which also had a sizeable amount, then Bolt, which won third place with a last minute vote. 

My vote: Wreck-it Ralph

Dreamworks Poll - What's your favourite Dreamworks animated movie?

This was a very widely spread poll. How to Train Your Dragon won, with only a few votes, followed by Shrek and Shrek 2 in 2nd place. Third place was a massive tie, with The Croods, Kung-Fu Panda 2, Madagascar 3, Rise of the Guardians and Kung-Fu Panda all getting a vote each. Pretty incredible.

My vote: Shrek 2.

Vote now in our four new polls for November!

Pixar Poll: Which future Pixar feature film are you most excited about?

Current Film Poll (Cloudy 2): Which of the "foodimals" is your favourite?

Disney Poll: Which of the seven dwarfs is your favourite?

Dreamworks Poll: Which of the Guardians is your favourite?

Vote now!