Animated Disney Films [General Discussion]

[carla]

Hint: don't read it as a romance.

yeah, i hear you. i definitely didn't watch any of the adaptations (i haven't read the play) for the romance. thing is, i don't like tragedies either. R+J is a tough one, because i don't see it as romance to begin with, but there is insta-love (or lust, as it may) and sheer stupidity of it and its consequences just puts me off.


re: topic-- i'm now wondering what everybody's opinion of the sequels is? if you've watched any of them, of course. i hear the aladdin sequels were good, and i liked TLK2 and the toy stories, but everything apart from those should be burned, IMO. starting with pocahontas 2.

[tomrule123]

re: topic-- i'm now wondering what everybody's opinion of the sequels is? if you've watched any of them, of course. i hear the aladdin sequels were good, and i liked TLK2 and the toy stories, but everything apart from those should be burned, IMO. starting with pocahontas 2.

Most of the DTV Disney sequels are NEVER as good as the original films (in animation, acting, story). Some are just plain stupid and really insulting the original. Thankfully, some are at least watchable (the Aladdin sequels, TLK 1 and 1/2). Though, as a kid, I wouldn't care how bad or good these sequels are; nowadays, yep: I do regret my childhood!

Word of wise, ladies and gentlemen: make watching Disney DTV sequels as an option; ALWAYS watch the classics.

[WonderBug]

I have to be honest, I've barely seen any of them. Again, Rescuers Down Under was a very fun sequel, and was better than its predecessor. I kiiiinda maybe sort of like the Lion King sequels. In a I-will-never-tell-anybody-I've-seen-them-and-if-they're-on-tv-and-no-one-else-is-in-the-house-I'll-probably-watch-them sort of way.

I really like Nostalgia Chick's review on the BatB Enchanted Christmas movie, if that counts.

The Little Mermaid's sequel was horrible-er than the first, but I wasn't exactly shocked.

Aaaand I haven't seen any other sequels.

Oh, and I remember another Disney movie I liked: A Goofy Movie. yeeeeah. I won't defend it, but I like it!

yeah, i hear you. i definitely didn't watch any of the adaptations (i haven't read the play) for the romance. thing is, i don't like tragedies either. R+J is a tough one, because i don't see it as romance to begin with, but there is insta-love (or lust, as it may) and sheer stupidity of it and its consequences just puts me off.

Haha, you should read Pyramus and Thisbe then. 100% more lions, much shorter, and the ending takes the whole "this is thy sheath" bow-chika-wow-wow metaphor to a whole 'nother level.

Or you could just read/watch Cymbeline, which is basically a combo of Shakespeare's better loved works and is weird and hilarious.

[Halicat]

Oh, and I remember another Disney movie I liked: A Goofy Movie. yeeeeah. I won't defend it, but I like it!

I used to watch that all the time as a kid after getting it on VHS. Man, good times <3

I'm sorta fond of the Lion King sequel, despite it's suckery [I was young I suppose that's why.] Apart from that, I actually can't recall seeing any sequels :c I loved the spin-off Timone and Pumba show though and got those on VHS from the Disney Store where I live :3

[Joseph the PRPD]

I loved "A Goofy Movie" when I was younger.
I should see it again sometime.

[WonderBug]

It is deliciously 90's.

[Allemann]

Does anyone remember Quack Pack and The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show? Those were good.

[carla]

^ i LOVED quack pack!

i have no idea what that other show is, though.

[tomrule123]

Does anyone remember Quack Pack and The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show? Those were good.

Never saw any of them. Saw the others, though (Duck Tales, Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers, Talespin, etc).

[THE Hal E. Burton 9000]

DuckTales, woo-woo!

I was more partial to Chip 'n Dale and Talespin though

[Madonna]

Can I bump this?

Big fan of Disney animated films, even more so than the Pixar films.

I really love Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid (mainly for nostalgia), The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Alice in Wonderland, Nightmare Before Christmas - and more!.

Maleficent is my favorite Disney character.

[riffraff11235]

Can I bump this?

Big fan of Disney animated films, even more so than the Pixar films.

I really love Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid (mainly for nostalgia), The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Alice in Wonderland, Nightmare Before Christmas - and more!.

Maleficent is my favorite Disney character.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite Disney movie by far. I can still remember the day when I begged my parents to buy it on VHS!

[swansea]

The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite Disney movie by far. I can still remember the day when I begged my parents to buy it on VHS!

Back in the days when the name Jack Skellington evoked the image of a semi-frightening, dapper-as-hell claymated skeleton sing-voiced by Danny Elfman, rather than Hot Topic's newest fashion line. /sojaded

Yeah my favorite animated Disney piece is probably Mickey & The Beanstalk, of which I have an ooolllld VHS that may have been ripped straight from television by my parents for me (of this I'm not sure). I'm not even a big Disney fan but the whole thing is a nostalgia trip for me, and there's some pretty fine animation going on around the part where the beanstalk tears up through Mickey et al's humble abode, plus some great musical accompaniment. That and the film [s]is[/s] was actually effectively frightening for a predictably zany adaption of a familiar folk story: from Donald to the Giant to even Mickey at some points, all of the characters seemed slightly(?) unhinged and somehow removed from their usual dispositions, which makes the whole thing kind of unsettling on some level, I guess.

[C.A.P.]

^That's actually part of a film called Fun and Fancy Free; 40s pop culture icon Edgar Bergen was the actual narrator for it, along with his puppet characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd.

[Gus Hanson]

In recent weeks, I saw Beauty and the Beast for the very first time. I would have to say that of all the Disney heroines, Belle is the most beautiful one in my eyes. She doesn't need to wear revealing clothing to be beautiful like Ariel and Jasmine. Gaston is a disgusting pig and his interactions with Lefou make for nice comic relief. I'll certainly never forget the Gaston song and the trio of blondes practically throwing themselves at his feet. As for the romance, taking the road of getting used to each other's negatives and discovering the positives in the process makes for a pleasant switch from the one sided crushes like Ariel had somewhat.

[swansea]

^That's actually part of a film called Fun and Fancy Free; 40s pop culture icon Edgar Bergen was the actual narrator for it, along with his puppet characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd.

Actually, that's not the case. While "Mickey and the Beanstalk" is one segment within that compilation, the version I have is a stand-alone narrated by Ludwig Von Drake and Herman the Beetle, and consequently the scenes with Willie at the end are slightly altered from the original, which I believe has the Giant stomping through Hollywood (a cousin of mine has Fun and Fancy Free on VHS, so I've seen both versions). It's a minor discrepancy, though. :P

As for the romance, taking the road of getting used to each other's negatives and discovering the positives in the process makes for a pleasant switch from the one sided crushes like Ariel had somewhat.

That's...an interesting perspective. I like Beauty and the Beast for the ingenious animation and Paige O'Hara's infallible voiceofthegods, but I'm not sure I would model my next dinner date on the notion that if I threaten to starve my guest should they refuse to eat on my schedule that will invariably make them fall in love with me.

[C.A.P.]

Actually, that's not the case. While "Mickey and the Beanstalk" is one segment within that compilation, the version I have is a stand-alone narrated by Ludwig Von Drake and Herman the Beetle, and consequently the scenes with Willie at the end are slightly altered from the original, which I believe has the Giant stomping through Hollywood (a cousin of mine has Fun and Fancy Free on VHS, so I've seen both versions). It's a minor discrepancy, though. :P

Aah, my bad, I thought you never saw the original. In which case, yeah, that definitely exists...I think that version originally existed as a episode for a Disney anthology special in the 60s, and then later appeared on VHS with redubbed vocals for Ludwig. Or not, I can't remember...all I know is that the VHS took the Von Drake material from a special.

[Guy Nacks]

The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite Disney movie by far. I can still remember the day when I begged my parents to buy it on VHS!

I haven't seen this movie in years, but I do remember enough about it that I wouldn't so much classify it as a Disney movie than as a Tim Burton film. Sure it was released by them, but it's not a "Disney"-esque type of film the way that The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Snow White, etc. are.

My favorite Disney film will always be the original Fantasia. So far ahead of it's time, such great animation, and wonderful orchestral arrangements of some of my favorite classical music pieces. And each segment feels markedly different than the last, so watching never becomes a chore. It's always changing and evolving.

[The Killer of Heroes]

I think it's worth mentioning that The Walt Disney Company didn't release The Nightmare Before Christmas under the main Disney label; it came out under the Touchstone Pictures label, which also released films like Lincoln and Enemy of the State.

So Disney didn't consider The Nightmare Before Christmas a typical animated Disney picture at the very least.

[riffraff11235]

So Disney didn't consider The Nightmare Before Christmas a typical animated Disney picture at the very least.

Well, it was Disney enough to be included in Kingdom Hearts... but then again, so was Pirates of the Caribbean....