Category: DAPs Magic Reviews
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3 Reasons To Do The World Of Color Dessert Party
The World of Color Dessert Party at Disney California Adventure is relatively new to the park. It premiered in March and has been entertaining guests through both show and food. Guests are seated at tables and served various items and drinks to their delight. Then, World of Color lights the night, and all from the…
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Once Upon A Time S5E17 – Her Handsome Hero Review
It’s time for another Once Upon A Time recap and review! As the season continues, so does the craziness of the Underworld. Let’s see what happened, shall we? Flashback Story The main storyline for the flashbacks of the Enchanted Forest involve Belle and Gaston. We see how Belle first agreed to marry the guy. The…
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#DAPsMagicTFA: A Tweet-Along of the Star Wars VII Blu-“Rey”
A couple nights ago, @mr_daps and the crew had the extreme geeky privilege of being some of the first people to watch Star Wars Ep. VII on Blu-ray from the comfort of the DAPs Studios. Naturally, we took to Twitter with the hashtag #DAPsMagicTFA to share our reactions to the film via live-tweet. And, as always…
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Once Upon A Time S5E15 – The Brothers Jones Review
It’s time for another review of Once Upon A Time! Here we go! Underbrooke Henry and Cruella plot about getting the Author’s pen. As they drive, Henry sees some light in the forest. As he goes to find its origin, he meets up with the Apprentice. The Apprentice’s unfinished business is to keep Henry making…
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Mr. DAPs Home Theater Review
The second Death Star has been destroyed. Darth Vader is dead, as is the Empire as we know it. In its place, a new threat is growing. Star Wars: The Force Awakens occurs 30 years after the events of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Kylo Ren and the First Order are the new threats to…
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How Does Daredevil’s Second Season Compare To The First?
Daredevil’s second season has been out for almost a week, and it’s time to size it up to the first run. The first season of Daredevil was spectacular. It knocked the socks off of many other comic book shows, and maybe even some of the Marvel movies. It paved the way for the future Netflix…
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Once Upon A Time S5E14 – Devil’s Due Review
This episode of Once Upon A Time was a revelatory one, and should have been titled “The Elephant In The Room.” But, I’ll get to why that title later. First, the recap. And, I’m going to try a new thing and divide up the three storylines into their own explanations. Second Storyline I’m going to…
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Once Upon A Time S5E13 – Labor of Love Review
The newest episode begins with Hook in an alcove in what may be Hades’ deepest dungeon. A woman tells him to try to not escape, but he does anyway, beckons her to come out too, and distracts a Cerberus beast while the woman goes. Hook tells the woman to get a message to Emma. We…
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Marvel’s Haunted Mansion – Is It Worth Reading?
Marvel and Disney Kingdoms released their new series this week – The Haunted Mansion. Taking a cue from the famed attraction, this series explores what makes the mansion so ghostly. The story follows Danny, a young boy who loves his grandpa. But, his grandpa has a tragic end that results in a connection to the…
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Zootopia: Much More Than Cute Fuzzy Animals – Mr. DAPs Review
Zootopia is a modern mammal metropolis where both prey and predator live in harmony. When officer Judy Hopps (Ginny Goodwin) arrives on the scene as the first bunny officer of the Zootopia Police Department, she discovers that Zootopia isn’t as perfect as it seems. Her dreams of becoming a police officer turn into the reality that…
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The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar – Mr. DAPs Home Theater Review
The Lion King is back, well his son is, in the newest continuation of the story of Simba and his family. The Lion Guard focuses on Simba’s son Kion who becomes the leader of the Lion Guard. This is the group tasked with protecting the Pride Land and insuring the Circle of Life continues in…
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs The Walt Disney Signature Collection – Mr. DAPs Home Theater Review
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs is the original Disney animated feature. Not only was this Disney’s first animated feature, it was the world’s first full length animated feature. The story tells of a young princess who is hated by her stepmother because of how fair she is. Her stepmother is so jealous that she…
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The Silly Symphony Collection Review
One of the things that Disney is known for is great music. Since the beginning of his cartoon days, Walt Disney wanted not just great cartoons, but great sounding cartoons. Eventually he married the two in the acclaimed Silly Symphony shorts. These experimental films incorporated music almost like a character itself. There have been 75…
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The Force Has Awoken: Spoiler-Free Musings on the New Film
We did it, everybody. We made it to Episode VII. Around the world, it was as if millions of geeky voices cried out at once, and were suddenly silenced (by the opening crawl, that is). First things first, there are NO SPOILERS in this writing, in keeping with ol’ Uncle Mark’s request. Loose lips sink…
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Once Upon A Time S5E11 – “Swan Song” Review
Once Upon A Time has reached its mid-season finale, and it was a doozy of an episode. Recap The episode begins with a flashback of Killian as a child being abandoned by his father. A haunting question from that time that echoes through the whole episode is “What kind of man will you become?” After…
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Once Upon A Time S5E10 – ‘Broken Heart’ – Review
The stakes are higher with Once Upon a Time this week as the show approaches its mid-season finale. Summary As we’ve seen from the last couple of episodes, Hook is now Captain Dark One, sharing the darkness with Emma. He seems bent on revenge on Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, but there’s something more that Emma is sure…
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Is ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Worth Seeing?
Pixar’s newest release has premiered for the holiday week. This movie had a delay of release where it was supposed to be released last year. But, so far there has been a lot of good things to say about the film. Sound and Music Let’s dive into a hopefully not to controversial topic to review.…
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The Muppets S1E7: Pigs in a Blackout – Mr. DAPs’ Review
Running a daily television show is a lot of work and it is beginning to take its toll on Kermit the Frog. This week, The Muppets returns to a somewhat familiar story that feels almost like a home coming. Episode Description Kermit is feeling the pressure at work and is forced to go to a…
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The Muppets S1E6: The Ex Factor – Mr. DAPs’ Review
One of the worst things that can happen after a breakup is when your ex crosses paths with your new beau. This is exactly what happens in the first moments of this week’s episode of The Muppets. That’s right, Denise is back…. and it is her birthday. This episode also features Kristin Chenoweth who sings…
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Star Wars Rebels: Always Two There Are (S2E3) – Review
Here comes review two for the week in which we take a look at the Rebels episode Always Two There Are. The title is a lovely throw back to Yoda’s line in Star Wars: Episode I and the introduction to these terrifying new Inquisitors are truly something to get excited about. RECAP Back aboard the…
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Once Upon A Time S5E6 – The Bear And The Bow – Review
The saga of the Dark Swan continues in this week’s episode of Once Upon A Time. Summary The episode begins with Merlin, Hook, Charming, and Belle rescuing Lancelot and Merida back in Camelot. Merida eventually knocks Belle out when they are separated in the escape. Back in Storybrooke, Regina, Mary Margaret, and David want to…
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Inside Out – Mr. DAPs Home Theater Review
Moving is hard, so is growing up. Put the two together with a move from the midwest to San Francisco and Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) finds herself in a bit of a rough time in life. Thankfully she has her emotions Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Bill Hader), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling)…
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 4,722 Hours (S3E5) – Review
This weeks episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. did not pull any punches and happily so, 4,722 Hours may be the greatest episode of Shield to ever air. So, lets take a look. Recap The opening of the episode returns us to the Season 2 finale where Jemma goes from making dinner plans with Fitz to…
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The Muppets S1E5: Walk the Swine – Mr. DAPs’ Review
Things are busy at the studio this week and Up Late With Miss Piggy is hosting Reece Witherspoon… for better or for worse (obviously for worse). Scooter deals with a car crash… with Rizzo. And Fozzie struggles to balance a relationship with his girlfriend with efforts to become a better comic. This week has three main…