History Blog / UpOnTheShelf

Up On The Shelf is a movie {{review}} blog. Said Shelf refers to the shelf where the movies are kept, but the reviews are written by a writer who prefers to go by the name of “Shelf”. Hope that’s not confusing.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}''

* FairForItsDay[[invoked]]: Has come to the defense of the Native Americans in ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', saying that despite being another in a long line of unfair racist depictions, they're more entertaining to watch than the safe, boring natives in ''{{WesternAnimation/Pocahontas}}''. She also finds them much smarter than they're given credit for, as evidenced in the scene where they outsmart and capture John and the Lost Boys.

->""You Vote, I Watch, I Review""

Up On The Shelf is a movie review blog. Said Shelf refers to the shelf where the movies are kept, but the reviews are written by a writer who prefers to go by the name of “Shelf”. Hope that’s not confusing.

You may read all her reviews at [[http://www.wordpress.com/upontheshelfreviews this link]].

* BusCrash: What happens to [[Trumplica Donald Trump expy]] [[WesternAnimation/The7D Trollnald Drumpf]] in the review of [[WesternAnimation/AChristmasCarol1971]]. When he refuses to learn a lesson from the blog characters posing as the various ghosts, Cynicism drags him into [[WesternAnimation/MickeysChristmasCarol]] and lets Pete deal with him. Shelf stated this was always her plan to write the character out of the blog after his real-life counterpart lost the 2020 election.

* BalefulPolymorph: Happens to Shelf in the climax of her "Dipper and Mabel Vs. The Future" review when Bill takes over the blog and turns her into [[spoiler:a Funko Pop figurine of Mabel Pines since she adores Mabel so much. Bill is later HoistedByHisOwnPetard when he attempts to smash her and can't thanks to Shelf being able to use Ford's protective unicorn hair spell on herself in that form.]]

** She's not a fan of the ThirdActMisunderstanding or MissedHimByThatMuch since [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot it adds meaningless, easily avoidable conflict that frustrates the audience]].

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** Has done Top 10 lists of her favorite ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' episodes and Disney Sing-Along Songs. The former is one of her most popular posts.
** As of February 2019 she has a new companion series devoted to highlighting good (and bad) covers of songs from musicals, beginning with Snow White.
** In late 2021 she began reviewing Faerie Tale Theatre in earnest, diving into the origins of each story adapted and ranking every episode.

From July 2016 to February 2018 she also reviewed Gravity Falls in its entirety. In April 2020 she put out a vote for what series to review next, with Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre coming out on top. She recently started a new series called “By The Cover” where she discusses song covers from movies she’s previously looked at. In December she usually takes a break from films and looks at Christmas specials.

* ATasteOfTheLash: Accidentally consigns herself to this when she references Jeff Dunham in her ''Black Cauldron'' review. [[KnowNothingKnowItAll She didn't realize what the word "flagellate" meant, despite having a minor in English]].

* TorchesAndPitchforks: Appears in the form of the mob led by Gaston from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' if Shelf presents a controversial opinion, like enjoying ''The Hobbit'' movies more than the book they're based on. When she admitted she used to prefer the remake of ''Willy Wonka'' over the original, she's confronted by the enormous one from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' who assume she still does.

From July 2016 to February 2018 she also reviewed Gravity Falls in its entirety. She recently started a new series called “By The Cover” where she discusses song covers from movies she’s previously looked at. In December she usually takes a break from films and looks at Christmas specials.