Favorite Disney Movies

[Avaitor]

I actually put it in the other day, and besides some issues that still hold true for me (mainly Lasseter's insistence on his movies always having some sort of sob factor, which ultimately kind of works here, but the film would have been just as strong without Vanellope's story), WIR is a lot fun.

[Avaitor]

If you guys want to catch Aladdin again, now's a good time.

[Avaitor]

Here's a challenge- favorite DAC per decade? Obviously skipping the 30's, mine would look like-

40's: Fantasia, with Dumbo as a close second.
50's: This is a tough one, since I think each of the films from this decade are artistically wonderful, but held back by specific imperfections. On another day, I could easily say Peter Pan or Sleeping Beauty, but I think as of now, I'll give the edge to Lady and the Tramp. I know that it isn't many people's favorite, but I like how it's such a low-key film, that focuses on character and atmosphere rather than a big story.
60's: 101 Dalmatians is a tighter film, but I'm inclined to give the personal edge to The Sword in the Stone.
70's: I think that my vote would have to go to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The Rescuers is probably a stronger movie, but Pooh is just more fun to watch.
80's: The Great Mouse Detective all the way.
90's: The Lion King for sure.
00's: My vote would probably have to go to either The Emperor's New Groove or The Princess and the Frog. TENG is honestly a less-flawed film, all things considered, but the elements that I like about TPATF are elements that I REALLY like. I honestly can't decide right now.
10's: So far in this young decade, I like all of the films Disney has done, although I have to say that I find Tangled and Frozen to both be overrated, and I'd like Winnie the Pooh more if the core story was shortened and another one or two was added into the film. Wreck-It Ralph is the strongest in my eyes for now, but I'm excited to see what Disney comes up with in the years to come.

[talonmalon333]

40s: Fantasia, although Pinocchio is about as perfect as you can get.
50s: Alice in Wonderland by a pretty significant margin.
60s: 101 Dalmatians
70s: The Rescuers. But other than this and Winnie the Pooh, I feel like the 70s really didn't have anything at all. Aristocats and Robin Hood are completely bottom tier.
80s: The Little Mermaid
90s: Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King, with little real contest.
00s: The Princess and the Frog, I suppose.

Haven't seen enough from the 10s to pick.

[Speedy]

Copied and pasted from a thread I made on TZ, my top 10 2D features, in no particular order:

-Aladdin
-The Emperor's New Groove
-The Rescuers Down Under
-The Fox and the Hound
-The Great Mouse Detective
-The Jungle Book
-Beauty and the Beast
-The Little Mermaid
-The Lion King
-The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Honorable mentions:
-Atlantis
-The Princess and the Frog
-The Sword in the Stone
-Robin Hood
-Hercules

As for CG, my favorite is still Tangled, though Wreck-it-Ralph is a close second.

[Avaitor]

So we're definitely getting 101 Dalmatians in the Diamond line this February. While I'm not sure which bonus features from the DVD will make it to the release, this one is going to add a relevant episode from Walt's show, and a new short about Thunderbolt.

Not bad, Disney. Not bad at all.

[Avaitor]

The voice of Basil has died.

Wow, RIP. I'll never forget that performance.

[Commode]

Apparently on the 101 Dalmations Blu Ray that's coming out soon there is a preview claiming the Aladdin Blu Ray is coming.  Hopefully that means sometime this year, it's been over a decade since the last home video release of the film.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=149620718&postcount=1

[Avaitor]

Disney's usual Diamond release schedule is one film in February, one in October. Aladdin is indeed supposed to be the October release.

[Avaitor]

101 Dalmatians came out today, and I just watched it. I don't think this will ever rank among my very favorites, but it's by all means a great one. The story is up there with the best realized of all of Disney's animated features, as there are some fantastic characters throughout. I'm glad to own it!

And I just watched the new Thunderbolt short. It's mighty short, but fun and pretty for what was made.

[Avaitor]

I've added a few more Disney films to my collection, all at reasonable prices (sometimes even free!) and have slowly been getting around to watching them.

I caught Mulan about a month ago, and it's still a strong one, but not exactly perfect. The story, music, and animation are fantastic, but I don't think the majority of the characters are memorable. Mulan's arc is more interesting than her personality, while I always forget about Li Shang and villain when I'm not watching the film, even though the latter has such a cool design. I do enjoy the comic relief warriors though, moreso than Mushu at least, and the general's assistant. The way I forget about the majority of these names show what impact they have on me, but it's a good movie anyway. I have no interest in watching the sequel despite being bundled together, though.

And the other night I watched Bedknobs and Broomsticks, which is enjoyable enough but obviously derivative of Mary Poppins. Some of the songs used in the film were initially written for it, too! But despite some elements that just don't work (the kids in particular aren't very good, the bossy one especially being a dry nuisance), there is a telling sense of fun to keep the thing going. Angela Lansbury and David Tomilnson bring fantastic performances in, and keep even some of the weaker moments fresh thanks to their ingenuity.

And thankfully, this version is the theatrical release, with the deleted material available seperately. I think the shorter version runs better, since the Roadshow take seemingly goes on forever. And really, who needs 10 minutes of "Portobello Road"?

I also have both Rescuers movies (now there's a sequel that I want to get to!), Monsters, Inc. and Tangled to watch soon, so hopefully I will. Oh, and Tron, but that's for something else.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Having now read The Sword in the Stone (the first part of The Once and Future King), I feel compelled to re-watch the movie to see how it holds up as an adaptation.

Interestingly, I recall reading that before this movie, Disney was planning to adapt The Ill-Made Knight (which is more about Lancelot than Arthur), though decided on making an animated feature out of this since it's obviously the most appealing of the four stories to kids. That said, it still would have been nice to see them adapt the other three parts of T. H. White's King Arthur compilation, though they would have been better-suited to live-action movies.

[Avaitor]

This article asks a few animators who worked on both Lion King and Pocahontas to talk about the atmosphere of Disney around the time they were being made.

This isn't exactly news- it's been known for a while now that Disney didn't have too much faith in TLK, and were really expecting Pocahontas to be their next megahit. It's a pretty interesting read.

[Avaitor]

Yesterday, I obtained 2 different Disney movies- Aladdin and Chicken Little. I only actually paid for one.

Now I'll finally get to see all of the DACs. Yay?

[Spark Of Spirit]

Chicken Little was bad when it came out. It's hard to imagine age improving it very much at all.