Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 Awww.....it took the spaces out between my nose and my mouth. :-------0 That'll work.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead "(For what it's worth, though, I'm not a huge L&S fan. )" See, now we're just going to have to pick a spot in Disneyland and throw pies at each other. It's the only way to settle this. It's on.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>My kids love "The Last Unicorn" and "Quest for Camelot." I can't figure out what it is about those two that's so appealing.<< (1) Sad, pretty unicorn. Awwwwww. (2) Good dang question! >>I actually think that "Corpse Bride" might be my least favorite animated film in the last decade.<< You missed "Doogal", huh. <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/doogal?q=doogal" target="_blank">http://www.metacritic.com/film /titles/doogal?q=doogal</a> >>See, now we're just going to have to pick a spot in Disneyland and throw pies at each other. It's the only way to settle this.<< See, now THAT's what these lists are good for. Be sure to post some video.
Originally Posted By markymouse I noticed on another Top 100 list that they readily stray away from "best" into "most important". IMHO, there is no way that Citizen Kane or Birth of a Nation are particularly good. They're important historically maybe. Some of the top animation falls into that category, Snow White and Fantasia come to mind.
Originally Posted By markymouse I know its a matter of taste, but when I saw it - I admit it was a long time ago - I didn't see the big deal. But then I often feel that way about "great" movies. I can't remember the last time I saw an Oscar nominated movie, at least one that didn't involve elves and dwarves.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby And the top ten American animated films of all time, according to the AFI, are: 10. FINDING NEMO 2003 9. CINDERELLA 1950 8. SHREK 2001 7. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1991 6. TOY STORY 1995 5. FANTASIA 1940 4. THE LION KING 1994 3. BAMBI 1942 2. PINOCCHIO 1940 1. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 1937
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 I probably would have moved Beauty and the Beast up a few slots and Bambi and Pinnochio down a few, but other than that I pretty much agree.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove *sigh* I still think Little Mermaid was groundbreaking...there are so many other movies I could add. Sure, it wouldn't be the top "ten" anymore, but there are so many more that are deserving. Many movies have a moment that are just breathtaking. I have no issues with the ten there. The art of animation is just simply stunning. What a gift to the world.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I was very happy to see Pinocchio up so high on the list. The animation in that film is still breathtaking all these years later. I would have put Iron Giant or Dumbo in Shrek's spot. Dumbo is somewhat underappreciated IMHO. I think sometimes these lists include certain things to be "hip" rather than on actual merit. Not saying Shrek shouldn't be anywhere on the list, but when you think about the rich field of animated classics, Shrek would be nowhere near the top 10. Shrek does have heart beneath all the jokes, and there are some really nice moments in it. Disney fans tend to hate the movie a little more than they should -- they take Shrek personally. But that said, I can't see the case for it being considered one of the 10 best animated films ever.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby You have to remember that the criteria for the list also takes into account the film's popularity with the public, hence "Shrek's" inclusion and the higher then it should be "Lion King". - kch
Originally Posted By Dlmusic I personally think it's ludicrous for AFI to consider animation a genre in the first place. It's a MEDIUM not a GENRE. I mean can they really say that films like Persepolis, Animalympics, Howl's Moving Castle and Fantasia are all the same genre? Give me a break. It supposed it's nice that they threw animation a bone because even though there are very solid animated films they would never get on the list against "real" movies. Sigh. AFI's lists are getting worse and worse all the time.
Originally Posted By DAR I think if they redo this list we could see either Ratatouille or Wall-E take Nemo's spot
