Originally Posted By basil fan Of course everyone has their own list, and no two people will agree. But if this reviewer wanted to hold on to some creditablility, he should've stuck to the official list of 50 and counted Song of the South as live-action, and Saludos and Caballeros as SEPERATE animated features. And not listed Shaggy D.A., Miracle, or the new version of Freaky Friday among the 'best' live action.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Top 5 Disney Animated Movies 1. 101 Dalmatians 2. Beauty and the Beast 3. The Little Mermaid 3. Tarzan 4. Hunchback of Notre Dame Odd that they're some of the newer ones. But, as a kid, I was a fan of Disneyland, and not always the animated. "The Sword in the Stone" The Jungle Book" "The Aristocats" "Robin Hood" "The Rescuers" -- those were the ones that came out when I was a kid. And...eh. Not so much.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros In no particular order: Fantasia Sleeping Beauty Hunchback of Notre Dame Pocahontas Brother Bear I also have to agree with Magic about Make Mine Music. Although it wasn't really a traditional feature, it includes some of the best shorts Disney's done. Interestingly, the EW (the acronym seems appropriate) reporter mentioned that they thought that Home on the Range was a better fit for a Saturday morning cartoon series. While the reporter implied it in a derogatory manner, I completely agree, but in an enthuastic way. Although the film was a bust and the plot wasn't very exciting, I've always felt that the characters and situations would have been great for a TV series. They were all fairly likeable, and had a great group dynamic. I don't know what sort of situations they could get themselves into in each episode, but the feature just seemed like some great creativity that was misdirected
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Oh, yes, magic0214, duckling! Hercules certainly rates up there. I'll give him a number 6 on my hottest hunk list!! Thank you for the reminder.
Originally Posted By darcy-becker As some one else mentioned. Bambi was not the first use of the multi plane camera. Ironically I just showed my sister and brother in law The Old Mill, the actual first use of the multi plane camera, last night. Seriously, Sleeping Beauty on the worst list. Sleeping Beauty is a beautiful film and it was ingenious to use Tchaikovsky for the score. The guy couldn't even give any concrete reasons why he thought it was one of the worst. As others have pointed out, Song of the South belongs on the live action list and Saludos Amigos and the Three Caballeros belong on the animated list. OK heres my top 5 at the moment anyway. 1. Lady and the Tramp 2. Sleeping Beauty 3. Lion King 4. Mulan 5. Tangled
Originally Posted By magic0214 ^^^Nice mix of old and new. I am certain that if someone doesn't like Lady and the Tramp...they have no soul.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan My list, which probably changes every time I do this: 1. Hunchback -- great music, wonderful animation and characters. 2. Pinocchio -- brilliant throughout. 3. Dumbo -- charming and probably the best in terms of unified characters all looking like they're from the same "world" -- sometimes there is a mix of realistic with cartoony characters and it doesn't always mesh. 4. Jungle Book -- great music and voices and Kaa make it worth the price of admission. 5. Beauty and the Beast -- great music, and the film that showed Disney Feature Animation was BACK! Bottom 5: 5. Brother Bear 4. Sword in the Stone -- great magic battle between Mim and Merlin, but otherwise, it never really gets going, ends on a TV joke! 3. Black Cauldron -- Watched this only once, felt like a mish mash. 2. Home on the Range -- loved the cartoony look of it, but the story just didn't hold up at all. 1. Alice in Wonderland -- lots of old radio schtick, I just don't think it works. But I really don't care for Alice in Wonderland in any form.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<Bottom 5: 5. Brother Bear>> However... the McKenzie Moose commentary on the DVD a la MST3K is hilarious! Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis doing what they do best.
Originally Posted By u k fan I actually really enjoyed HOTR. Aristocats on the other hand, not so much! My top 5 would be along the lines of Hunchback, Fantasia 2000, Treasure Planet, Lilo & Stitch, Sleeping Beauty. But that could change daily. Bottom of the pile for me would be Aristocats, 101 Dalmatians, Lady & The Tramp, Aladdin, not sure.... it's hard to think of a movie that doesn't have at least one redeeming feature! As a general rule I think the package movies are all great. And where was POTC:COTBP on the live-action list?!!!
Originally Posted By magic0214 On my underrated list...I would also like to add Dinosaur. Beautiful visuals, a captivating score, and a wonderful story.
Originally Posted By leobloom <<"Alice in Wonderland" -- eh. Never been one of my favorites.>> Nor one of mine. But damn if it doesn't look beautiful on Blu-Ray. The colors are simply gorgeous. Made me appreciate the film more.
Originally Posted By leobloom If I was ranking the films on pure artistic appeal, I would probably put "Bambi" at the top of the list. So much about that film makes it stand apart from the other classics. It was, I think, the pinnacle of the Disney studios going for something ambitious and almost experimental. ("Fantasia" would be the other possible contender for this title -- always been ambivalent about that one. Never thought Beethoven needed Walt Disney's help.) But "Bambi" -- The atmospheric opening. The very impressionistic, stylized backgrounds. The very "organic" story (pardon the pun). A film in which the human race is the villian. Kinda sounds like the first half of "Wall-E," Pixar's most ambitious film as well. Not saying "Bambi" is the most purely entertaining film Disney made (that's probably "Dumbo," "Aladdin," or "Beauty and the Beast"). But it's a masterpiece, no question.
Originally Posted By jayar1977 The only bad movie to me is Chicken Little. When I first saw the movie, it didn't feel like a Disney movie at all.
Originally Posted By u k fan <<<On my underrated list...I would also like to add Dinosaur. Beautiful visuals, a captivating score, and a wonderful story.>>> I'll agree on the first two points, but the story was pretty ho hum. Dinosaur is to Land Before Time as Cars is to Doc Hollywood!!!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Five favorite: 1. Aladdin 2. The Lion King 3. Peter Pan 4. Beauty and the Beast 5. 101 Dalmatians Five least favorite: 1. The Rescuers 2. Pochahontas 3. Brother Bear 4. Home on the Range 5. Chicken Little Underrated: Atlantis Treasure Planet Overrated: Snow White It's not that good but childhood memories overide the fact: Robin Hood.
Originally Posted By u k fan I agree that Snow White is overrated. I'd add Cinderella to that list too! I've never understood the love for Aladdin. The only character that doesn't annoy me is Carpet!!!
Originally Posted By Bellella HOW DARE they put "Sleeping Beauty" in the worst list! I guess that says a lot about EW's taste. While the story (grudgingly admittedly) may not be much, the film itself is visually beautiful. This movie will always be one of my favorites. And why is everyone hating on "Robin Hood" so much? It's a fun movie! As for what they said about "Song of the South", I feel that until the movie is released to the general public, no one who hasn't seen it can really give a credible critique about it. I mean, have any of the people at EW actually seen it? How do they really know? I wouldn't classify it in the top 10, but definitely the top 20. And yes, I thoroughly understand why it has been locked away to moulder. Anyone else notice how the following films didn't even make the grade for this list? "Saludos Amigos" "The Three Caballeros" "Make Mine Music" "Fun and Fancy Free" "Melody Time" "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" "The Sword in the Stone" "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" "The Rescuers" "The Fox and the Hound" "Oliver and Company" "The Rescuers Down Under" "Pocahontas" "Fantasia 2000" "Dinosaur" "The Emperor's New Groove" "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" "Lilo and Stitch" "Treasure Planet" "Meet the Robinsons" "Bolt" "The Princess and the Frog" Are these films too irrelevant, or too bad, to be even mentioned?
Originally Posted By cheesybaby ^^ The list was the "best" and "worst." Something has to be in the middle. That's why all those films weren't mentioned.
