Watching all the Pixar Movies  – Finding Dory (2016)

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Pixar "Finding Dory" (2016) Movie Review
Pixar “Finding Dory” (2016)

It’s really amazing the sheer amount of sequels that Pixar produces. SO when I heard that Finding Nemo got a sequel called Finding Dory I ignored it and promptly forgot about its existence, and I liked Finding Nemo when I first saw it in theaters. And in truth, this title does not have the same reputation, for better or worse, than other Pixar titles have.

Going into this movie I had low expectations, other than knowing that Dory was the focus and trying to find her parents, I knew nothing. I didn’t even 100% if was a sequel or a prequel. 

Did Finding Dory meet my low expectations or was it even worse?  

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10 Best Orange Costumes From Fantasy/Sci-Fi Movies

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Natalie Portman as Padmé as a handmaiden, "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" (1999) Best Orange Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Fantasy & Sci-fi Movies
Natalie Portman portraying Padmé as a handmaiden in “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” (1999) In a stunning costume that looks like fire


Optimism, Ambition, and Freedom

Orange has all the energies of red along with the happiness of yellow. It is an optimistic color that also promotes creativity and ambition. As it’s a warm color it draws attention to the wearer without the overpowering attributes of a red. It can invoke fun and freedom as well as warnings. Since it can be a tough color to pull off, Orange is not seen a lot for movie costumes, but when it does it makes a bold statement.

This page ranks the best orange costumes from Fantasy/Sci-fi movies. Orange costumes from Period and Modern movies have their own rankings. Orange can range from super bright, like a traffic cone, to dark rust, copper, even pinkish/peach tones.

The costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well it suits the character/film. Undergarments, cover- ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc. are not included. This means Lucy’s Nightgown from Bram Stoker’s Dracula got cut, even though it’s weirdly fun. Also, Mrs. Coulter’s gown skewed orange in pictures, but in the film it appears brownish gold.

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10 Best Orange Costumes from Period Movies

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Eva Green as Sibylla, Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Best Orange Costume, Gowns, & Dresses from Period Piece Dramas Movies
Eva Green as Sibylla from 2005’s Kingdom of Heaven (2005) in a stunning costume made from a myriad textures of shades of orange

Fresh, Optimistic, & Freedom

Since Orange is a mix of red and yellow it’s a warm color that is energetic and happy. It stimulates creativity and ambition as well as drawing attention to the wearer without being as overpowering as red. It can invoke fun and freedom as well as warnings.

Despite being a hard color to pull off, Orange is quite plentiful in certain types of movies. This is because it is not as bold and suggestive as red or as youthful as yellow. It strikes a good balance in between.

This is a ranking of the best orange costumes from Period movies. Orange costumes from Modern and Fantasy/Sci-Fi movies have their rankings.

Orange can range from super bright, like a traffic cone, dark rust coppers to even pinkish peach tones.

Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included.

The costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well it suits the character/film.

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10 Best Orange Costumes in Modern Movies

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Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) Best Orange Costume, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Marilyn Monroe looks like a goddess in her sleeveless orange gown and beaded stole in 1953’s “Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes”


Creativity and Ambition

Orange is a power color that has the energy of red with the happiness of yellow. It’s always a warm color that is optimistic and promotes creativity and ambition. It draws attention to the wearer and fascinates without being overpowering.

Orange can range from super bright to dark rust to even pinkish peach tones and it invokes fun and freedom. It’s a color few people can pull off, so when it is seen in a movie it makes a bold youthful statement.

This page ranks the best orange costumes from modern movies or movies that are set when they are made depicting the current period of fashion. Orange costumes from Fantasy/Sci-Fi and Period movies have their own rankings.

Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included matching suits are. The costumesare ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well it suits the character/film.

Enjoy!

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Watching all the Pixar Movies  – The Good Dinosaur (2015)

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Pixar "The Good Dinosaur" (2015) Movie Review
Pixar “The Good Dinosaur” (2015)

Prior to making the decision to watch all the Pixar movies there were two Pixar movie titles I did NOT want to watch. One based on word of mouth and the other I had actually seen before. I knew I didn’t like it then. The Good Dinosaur is the later, I had seen it once before and I didn’t like it.

But MAYBE, just maybe on a rewatch I will like it more or at least appreciate its artistic or narrative merits more than the first time I watch this movie.

Maybe?

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Costume Repeats for the Spooky Season 

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Gina Lollobrigida's Esmeralda & Disney's Esmeralda, Halloween Costumes
Gina Lollobrigida’s Esmeralda & Disney’s Esmeralda


I hope it’s not great secret that I love costumes and Halloween is THE time of year when most everyone else is one the same page. And to start off this delightful spooky season of Halloween I thought I would highlight my many posts dedicated to Halloween costumes. Be them ranking or buying guides. 

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 Inferences on The Love Hypothesis (2026)

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A Movie Review: The Preface

Lili Reinhart as Olive Smith & Tom Bateman as Adam Carlsen , Amazon Prime Original "The Love Hypothesis" (2026) Movie Review
Lili Reinhart as Olive Smith & Tom Bateman as Adam Carlsen

I might have lied by omission. In my Wall-E review I liken EVE and WALL-E to more “likable” version of Rey and Kylo Rea/Ben from the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy or “Reylo.” While I do completely understand the divisiveness of the pairing I still did and do like the pairing and  have read fanfics of the of the pair.  I will just add that I think one the reason I enjoyed the pairing was what more based on speculation for what the pairing could bring to the saga, which it didn’t, how the characters changed through the lens of fanfics and also Reylo reminded me of my favorite jdrama from the mid-2000s.   

That being said I never read the fanfic that The Love Hypothesis is based on but I did read the book by Ali Hazelwood and it very much reads like a Reylo fanfic. I will also add that I have read three times but the most recent was ahead of the movie’s release. Which makes this a rarity for me as it one few times I have read the book prior to the movie. 

While the first two times I read the book I did enjoy but I will say I enjoyed it still less on the three reread. It’s not unenjoyable, it’s  entertainting enough  which is fine. 

But how did the movie do adapting the book? 

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Watching all the Pixar Movies  – Inside Outside (2015)

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Pixar "Inside Out" (2015) Movie Review
Pixar “Inside Out” (2015)

Inside Out is one of the few Pixar titles that I have watched the most as a jaded grown-up. Not sure if it’s more than four but this rewatch definitely makes it three times in the last few years. Arguably that is  not very impressive for some people but for me it’s quite a lot. 

Admittedly, the reason why I watched Inside Out  more over the other Pixar offerings had more to do with the subject matter than the entertainment of animation so in that capacity it was different viewing experience. 

But the question is as always is what are my own subjection feelings, opinions and emotions for Inside Out? Which emotion took control of my personality console as I watched Inside Out?        

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10 Best Purple Violet Costumes in Fantasy/Sci-Fi Movie

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Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala in "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith" (2005) Best Violet Purple Costume, Gowns, & Dresses from Fantasy & Sci-fi Movies
Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala appears twice on this list of the 10 best violet costumes in the history of fantasy, sci-fi, comic book, and superhero movies.


Wealth, Power, and Magic

Due to the huge expense of producing purple dyes the color was reserved for royalty or the excessively wealthy. This is why purple has connotations with royalty and luxury. It also has meaning involving creativity, wisdom, power, ambition as well as fantasy and magic. Because it combines red and blue, the color is both simulating and serene or warm or cool depending on the amount of pigments used.

This list is for shades of purple costume from fantasy/sci-fi/etc. movies that appear cooler. These shades include colors like Violet, Periwinkle, Indigo and so on. Violet costumes from period and modern movies have their ranking as do costumes that are warmer redder-purples. Articles of clothing, like undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear etc. are not included.

The costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how it suits the character/film. My own subjective opinions do influence the order as it’s my list. I do try and be objective as I can but it’s hard


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10 Best Violet Costumes & Dresses in Period Movies

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Emily Blunt as Queen Victoria in "The Young Victoria" (2009) Best Violet Purple Costume, Gowns, & Dresses from Period Piece Dramas Movies
Emily Blunt as Queen Victoria I in 2009’s “The Young Victoria.” This periwinkle dress was designer Sandy Powell’s favorite
costume in the movie.


Royalty, Creativity, and Wisdom

In ancient times, the color purple was so expensive to produce that only the super elite, like royalty, could afford such a decadent dye for their clothing. This linked the color purple with royalty. In addition to luxury, purple has associations with creativity, wisdom, power, ambition, and even magic.

Purple can be both stimulating and calming because it’s a mix of red and blue, making it either cool or warm depending on the amount of either pigment. Cooler shades of purple are violet, periwinkle, indigo, and so on. It’s also based somewhat on my perception of the color since purple can be tricky to tell it’s temperatures sometimes.

This list ranks cooler purple costumes from period movies. Costumes from Modern set and Fantasy/Sci-Fi movies have separate lists, as do warmer purple costumes. Articles of clothing, like undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, and outerwear are not included.

Costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how they suit the character/film.

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