396: The Black Cauldron [1985] Movie Discussion

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A long, long time ago, at the birth of Spoiler Filled Film Conversation Hooray, we all agreed that if we were ever to cover a Disney Animated film it was going to be The Black Cauldron. A movie based on a story based on Welsh mythology which allegedly almost bankrupted the now massive business juggernaut. Well, its been almost 400 episodes and we felt it was finally time to take a peak. Have we discovered an underappreciated gem or are we wishing we waited another 400 episodes to watch it? Tune in to find out.

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396: The Black Cauldron [1985] Movie Discussion

Spoiler Filled Film Conversation, Hooray!

published год назад

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