Animated Disney Films [General Discussion]

[Halicat]

Are we really to the point that it has to be explained why Ghibli is important to the anime industry and it's fans?....this is a sad day for the fandom

On an Eva board no less

[ZapX]

Well you guys just wasted a whole page. I hope you're proud of yourselves. We now return you to your regularly scheduled topic.

[oOoOoOo]

On topic... anyone have a favourite Disney song? Am I the only one who owned Disney CDs and sang along?

Also, I heard gossip that when "Beauty and the Beast" got nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, people got so freaked out that they had to create a special category just for animation.

[Halicat]

I never owned any Disney CDs but I totally loved Elton John's Can you feel the love tonight for Lion King, Tina Turner's He lives in you for Lion King 2 [Even though it was like a crappy Romeo & Juliet with lions] and pretty much every song in Hercules and Aladdin. Beauty and the Beast is amazing too. Hell, Disney music FTW!

Also, I would love for Disney to do something like this with their princesses. This image is SO popular and the artist herself works at Disneyland, I'm sure the bigwigs at Disney have seen it [Little weird tidbit: Any official Disney princess art you see, notice how not a single princess is ever looking at another princess. I wonder why?]

[DevRei17]

I liked when Disney took chances ala the 30's-40's.

Back when a young Tezuka was taking cues from Walt Disney and the Fliesher Bros. to help shape the mold of this thing call 'anime.'

Hell, even a young Anno was probably watching Disney stuff.

[EvangelionFan]

From the films made before I was born, I've always liked Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, One Hundred and One Dalmations, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (I don't think anyone has mentioned the bear and his pals yet? Why!), and (I Suppose) The Little Mermaid.
Of the newer movies I've been a fan of Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, The Emperor's New Groove (though I prefer the series), Treasure Planet and Brother Bear.

Interesting Fact: in the Rei Ayanami Raising Project, Shinji's class performs a version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Depending on Rei's social level she is cast either as a tree (social skill less than 200), the Queen/Witch (social skill is over 200, affection for player is high) or Snow White (social skill is over 200, affection for player is low). Meanwhile, Shinji is cast as the Prince, Asuka gets whatever role Rei doesn't get, and Toji and Kensuke I think play two of the Dwarfs. A clever tribute!

[UrsusArctos]

Ye Olde Jungle Book and Robin Hood for me. The Lion King wasn't bad, but Atlantis was nuttery and Brother Bear was dumb.

And the Ayanami raising project...

[DevRei17]

A young Anno hated watching Disney stuff.

Fixed.

The "I don't like Disney" quote from that Anno interview a few years back just came to mind.
Silly me.

He did say he liked Tex Avery and Tom and Jerry though.
(Tex Avery's my all time favorite American animator. He outshines Disney any day of the week. T&J kick major ass as well.)

Your all right Anno. Your all right.

[Joseph the PRPD]

On topic... anyone have a favourite Disney song?

I loved Aladdin's soundtrack but my favorite song from that movie would have to be "Friend Like Me". Robin Williams p
Was a perfect match for Genie. I also favored was "There's A Party Here In Agrabah" from the third Aladdin movie.

Another favorite would have to be "Zero to Hero" from Hercules. I'm sure there are others I am forgetting...

[planet news]

Spirited Away, Grave of the fireflies, Princess Mononoke, Whisper of the heart, Howl's moving Castle

Ghibli is THE reason I got into anime. I watched ZERO anime when I was younger. No Pokemon or DBZ. The first anime movie I saw was Totoro and it made me feel feelings for the first time. When Spirited Away came out I was. Howl's Moving Castle sealed the deal. Basically the next step was Eva.

Just sayin'. To me at least Ghibli is god-tier.

[carla]

i think i've seen most of the classic disney animated movies that were released in theaters. well, except the one with the cows (cows, really?). and lilo & stitch (aliens, really?). and the emperor's new groove (llamas, really?). and the princess & the frog because it's very recent and apparently all of my usual movie partners think they're too old to watch those movies in theatres anymore, so i have nobody to accompany me and i'll have to rent them. i haven't seen a few of the most recent pixar movies... mainly because i didn't find their premises interesting to begin with (monsters, inc., cars, ratatouille, up...).

in general, though, i love disney. i'm a big fan of most of their animated movies and i could never outgrow them, i don't think. can't say the same for the sequels, especially if they were direct-to-DVD (or VHS), but there are a few of them i've watched and liked.

my favorites are:

_the lion king: pretty much my favorite movie ever, period. kimba ripoff aside, i think this one exemplifies everything an animated movie should be.

_hercules: this movie got so many things wrong that for all intents and purposes i should hate it (greek myth enthusiast here), but it's just freakin' hilarious. the characters are lovable and entertaining. and i could never get enough of ricky martin doing hercules' voice in spanish-- hammiest thing ever.

_finding nemo: this movie is just adorable. the characters are very well-defined, the plot itself is guaranteed to tug at the audience's heartstrings, and it's just a fun ride overall. also, ellen degeneres as dory = genius!

my favorite disney princess was always cinderella, although obviously "princess" is a very random title when it comes to disney. i also really like lady and the tramp, the sword in the stone, robin hood, the rescuers (+ down under), the little mermaid, aladdin, mulan, toy story (& toy story 2). i grew up in the 90's, and quite frankly i think that was the golden age for disney animation.

fun fact: i must be the only girl on earth that didn't like beauty & the beast. i was never a fan of winnie the pooh. i also didn't really care for the hunchback or pocahontas (and then the sequel sent it straight to "wtf" territory).

also: o-san, you are (not) alone! i, too, adore disney music. my ipod must be halfway filled with cover upon cover of disney songs (some of those disneymania covers are actually pretty decent, at least the early ones). i could never decide on a single favorite, but i have a bunch that i really, really love:

_"you'll be in my heart" from tarzan.
_"colors of the wind" from pocahontas.
_"kiss the girl" and "part of your world" from the little mermaid.
_every single song from the lion king. no, seriously.
_"reflection" from mulan. oh, and that song where they're training, i can never remember the name...
_"welcome" and "look through my eyes" from brother bear.
_"a whole new world" from aladdin.
_"anytime you need a friend" from... i think that was the cow movie?
_"hawaiian roller coaster ride" from lilo & stitch.
_"i won't say (i'm in love)" and "go the distance" from hercules.
_"little wonders" from meet the robinsons.

He did say he liked Tex Avery and Tom and Jerry though.

that explains so much.

[DevRei17]

I liked the films from when Walt himself was still alive and some of there late 80's - early 90's stuff.
I'd say there best work is a tie between Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi.

I also love all of Pixar's stuff, with Toy Story being one of my favorite movies in general.

[Heromaster111]

fun fact: i must be the only girl on earth that didn't like beauty & the beast.

That's like their best movie awww.

[carla]

^ well, something about it just never sat well with me. honestly, i think i was just getting mary-sue-ish vibes from belle before i even knew what a mary sue was. she somehow came off with a very "classic disney princess" feel to her, while in-between other movies that had more 3-dimensional female leads. of course, i wasn't thinking about this back when i was 6 and the movie had just premiered, but i felt something was off.

or probably the fact that none of the songs in that movie really hit me (even pocahontas was this close to redeeming itself just because it had damn good music).

[WonderBug]

^ well, something about it just never sat well with me. honestly, i think i was just getting mary-sue-ish vibes from belle before i even knew what a mary sue was. she somehow came off with a very "classic disney princess" feel to her, while in-between other movies that had more 3-dimensional female leads. of course, i wasn't thinking about this back when i was 6 and the movie had just premiered, but i felt something was off.

or probably the fact that none of the songs in that movie really hit me (even pocahontas was this close to redeeming itself just because it had damn good music).

DUDE, HIGH-FIVE. I liked the movie well enough when I was a kid, but I really don't care for it at all anymore. Did you also find it eerie how often Belle smiles with her teeth in that movie? It keeps bringing to mind the defensive gesture of baring one's teeth that you see with chimpanzees. Also, the two big broken Aesops ruin the rest of the movie for me.

The Little Mermaid bothers me even more. It reminds me of people who read Romeo and Juliet for the romance. Ha!

Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame are also pretty terrible. They're also very, very pink and purple. I have no idea what happened to the color palette in those films but yeesh. Hunchback gets a little credit, because it has one of Disney's best villain songs.

Generally, I like Disney movies. As I get older, I tend to notice more and more problems within, but I can usually still enjoy the film as a whole.

Hands down, my favorite movie is Aladdin. Racial/gender issues aside, It's beautiful, hilarious, the music's fantastic, and I basically just love it all. I never had many videos as a kid, but I totally had this one on a bootlegged VHS tape.

Other good Disney films:

Hercules: Horribly inaccurate, but extremely fun. Loved the music and the movie's use of the Muses. Also, Meg was a very charming female protagonist; a lot more adult than a typical Disney girl.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (yes, I'm counting this): Weirdly accurate and far better than that bucket of horse poo Tim Burton released recently. Bing Crosby was perfect as the narrator; great music.

The Rescuers Down Under: For better or for worse this movie, along with The Simpsons, colored my childhood perception of Australia. The scenes with the eagle were epic. I was disappointed when I finally saw the original Rescuers. Extremely rare case of Disney sequel being better than the original.

101 Dalmatians: I feel like this one is unfairly glossed over in discussions over Disney films. It has one of the most stylish opening credit sequences. There a lot of little things that make this film so charming; the tv spots and the Twilight Bark come to mind.

There are plenty of other films I like and dislike, but these are the only ones I feel like mentioning.

[Guyver Spawn]

Anyone else other then me enjoy Dinosaur? I thought that was a good movie even though I have not seen the movie like in over 10 years.

[carla]

@wonderbug-- HIGH FIVE! i can't really remember if i noticed the teeth, last time i watched it was a loooong time ago. i didn't mind the broken aesops that much (they were in the original and, well, it's disney), but it really bugged me that belle was portrayed as a forward-thinking woman, yet she was so... bland.

btw, i did feel like the romance in the little mermaid was a lot of insta-love (i so hear you about romeo & juliet. ugh, i hate romeo & juliet). but i liked ariel way better, i felt she was a more entertaining/better-rounded character and in the end i liked the movie overall.

@guyver spawn-- i liked dinosaur well enough. i only saw it the once, though.

[WonderBug]

btw, i did feel like the romance in the little mermaid was a lot of insta-love (i so hear you about romeo & juliet. ugh, i hate romeo & juliet).

If you hate RandJ for that reason, you really should give it another shot. Hint: don't read it as a romance.

[Sailor Star Dust]

Asuka gets to play one of the 3 options in her raising project game too.

Anyway, I like Aladdin (and its 2 sequels plus the series) as my favorite. Next favorites in no order would be Phocahantes (spelling, sorry), The Lion King, Empreror's New Groove, and The Princess and The Frog.

It's been far too long since I watched Disney (except for Princess and the Frog), traditionally animated or otherwise.

[tomrule123]

For me, Disney's my life. I always grew up with the classics and still watch them today. My all-time favorite would be "The Lion King." If anyone hasn't seen this: WATCH IT NOW! (I'm dead serious about this, ladies and gentlemen) "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" wasn't bad at least.