Method to the MADNESS

All right. I have finally decided how I will go about ordering these reviews/analyses/what-have-yous. Hold your applause.

It won't be chronological. That can be such a slog during the 40s and 2000s. And once I get to my personal favorite of the DAFs, I lose steam. Why bother after you have viewed perfection? Ahem. Well. While chronological just isn't going to work for me, I fully encourage you to check out Antagony and Ecstasy and The Unshaved Mouse who have done the Disney Canon run before with thought, finesse, and humor.

As for myself, I am going to complicate matters by separating the DAFs in categories solely based on my personal preference. From each group, I will be drawing a title randomly and reviewing it until that category has been exhausted. Then I will move on to the next category of films which I will like more than the last. So....Worst to Best with Randomness thrown in. Keeps it somewhat fresh, but also structured.

The uncleverly titled categories are:

1. Bottom of the Barrel
2. Something Amiss
3. Meh
4. On the Fence
5. Fondness
6. Reverence
7. Favorites

To make it fun for you, dear reader, I will not be revealing which movies belong to which category. You might be surprised where Chicken Little ranks in the scheme of things. (But probably not. Probably definitely not.) Plus, it might keep you coming back for more! Hopefully? Please?

Well, we'll be commencing this epic endeavor soon enough with the Bottom of the Barrel. Best to get them out of the way, right? And while I have seen these films enough times to know that they are for sure my least favorites I will be trying, very hard, to see the good and say something positive or redemptive. My "reviews" (and I'm loathed to call them that) will list stats--directors, writers, premiere dates, running times, MPAA ratings--then a short synopsis followed by my random thoughts and ruminations on the film. These will range from the extremely personal, including stories and reflections nobody wants to hear, to sometimes thoughtful analysis, right on down to lazy quoting, BECAUSE I CAN. 

So here I am with the tiny pile of pieces of paper, each with a title hastily scribbled. I am picking one. And the first review on Disney Dearest will be...

Fucking perfect.