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Disney’s long-awaited entry into the streaming space is here, with Disney Plus racking up more than 10 million subscribers to its service
in just a matter of days.It’s a promising start for Disney’s battle against Netflix, with its focus on its own in-house content paying
dividends thanks to the likes of its animation classics, Star Wars franchise and library of Marvel films.But wow-eee, Disney really has had
to plumb the depths of its archive in order to fill the gaps between those tentpole titles
Yes, the masses will be lapping up The Mandalorian, but the true Disney connoisseur should be turning to these insane flicks for their next
Disney Plus marathon.(Image credit: Disney)Darby O’Gill and the Little PeopleLet’s start off with some mildly inappropriate cultural
cliches, as Disney takes a trip to the Emerald Isle
Very much tapping into the stereotypes of the Irish being superstitious drunks, Darby O’Gill and the Little People is full of leprechauns
It has its charm – not least a rare performance from Sean Connery in which he abandons his native Scottish accent for an Irish one
And beats up a leprechaun.(Image credit: Disney)FuzzbucketPicture the scene: it’s the late 1980s and TV execs the world over are riding
high on the inexplicable success of ALF, a TV show about a puppet alien
Thinking it can bag itself a bit of the ‘next E.T’ pie, Disney lands on… Fuzzbucket.If you were one of the many kids who shudder at
the thought of actually being visited by E.T, wait till you get a load of Fuzzbucket
Part mole, part troll, maybe part man? It’s a fine line between someone dressed in a furry suit being cute (see: Ewoks) and someone
Fuzzbucket falls very much into the latter category – even the kid who stars opposite Fuzzbucket looks like he doesn’t want to be
there.(Image credit: Disney)The Ugly DachshundJust, the absolute NERVE to call any dog ugly
Unlike Fuzzbucket above, they’re wonderful little balls of fluff, in whatever shape or size
This one’s a retelling of the ‘ugly duckling’ story, swapping ducks for dachshunds and swans for great danes
Controversial opinion: dachshunds are overrated, and great danes rock
Take THAT, Disney. (Image credit: Disney)Return to OzThe Wizard of Oz: a fantastical coming of age story full of talking lions, loveable
scarecrows and (admittedly creepy) flying monkeys
Return to Oz is the sequel you’d get if you only ever showed the director that flying monkeys scene
It is unwittingly terrifying, opening with Dorothy in electrotherapy after her first trip to Oz, before heading off to thwart another evil
An anti-kids film to ruin the sleeping habits of a whole new generation, thanks to Disney Plus.(Image credit: Disney)The Shaggy
D.A.Unbelievably, this is a sequel
As a boy, Wilby Daniels was once turned into a dog by a magic ring, in a prior misadventure that saw him returned to his human form by its
Now he’s comfortably in his middle age, and is a lawyer
Depending on your stance on lawyers, you may feel what happens next is perfectly deserved as, when Daniels looks to run for District
Attorney, a rival stumbles into the ring, turning him back into a dog
Freaky Friday with a canine twist, essentially, which is far better than what this actually turns out to be
Great tagline, though: “It's Laughter By The Pound! You'll Roll Over, Sit Up, And Beg For More!”(Image credit: Disney)Mr BoogedyA
practical jokes salesman takes his family to live in an apparently haunted house
Are the crazy poltergeist-like shenanigans the work of real spirits, or just dad mucking around again? Surprise! It’s Mr Boogedy
Except, Boogedy isn’t some cute Casper-alike
He’s like a sentient booger, and his grotesque face will be seared permanently onto the retinas of any who dare watch this made for TV
effort.(Image credit: Disney)Operation Dumbo DropRemember when Disney made a Vietnam war film? A Vietnam comedy, no less? Sure, it’s a
kid-friendly ‘parental guidance’ flick, but the synopsis sounds far more sinister, with an army officer and his unit working to prevent
a warlord from dropping an elephant out of the sky and to its doom
Starring Danny Glover (Predator 2), Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) Dennis Leary (the Holsten Pils lager adverts)
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