Disney!

edited October 2012 in General Chat
Everyone loves Disney right? OF COURSE I AM RIGHT. So heres a thread (Im not calling the title "the Disney thread" cos that's just stupid am I right!)

So anyway my fave Disney movies are Lion King Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty all epic journeys with epic villians and memorable protagonists (the 3 fairy's are the protagonist in Sleeping Beauty not the price or princess and they are memroble). I also love Fantasia and there TV cartoons I also love Disney merchendice just wish it wasnt expensive as holy hell.

So what's your fave disney movies and what do you love and hate about it?
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  • edited August 2012
    The Black Cauldron. We get fantasy movies rare enough, but a dark fantasy based on one of my favorite series of books ever? I loved it. Even after the Disneyfication process I loved the character of the Horned King. I just wish they would have kept it darker and hope to this day for an unedited cut.
  • edited August 2012
    I can't even really pick out my favorite Disney animated movie.

    Though, I'd say my favorites are Fantasia, Beauty and the Beast (first movie I ever saw in theaters), Aladdin (also the third one because of music), Lion King (and the second, because music), and Tangled. I'm also a huge fan of Under the Sea from Little Mermaid, but I wasn't overly fond of the story.

    Yeah, I tend to pick my movies based on the music. It's because I don't watch them regularly, but I do listen to the music. I'm probably missing something here.
  • edited August 2012
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    hey guys Ward Kimball was a pretty cool fellow yeah?
    Friday, August 7, 1942

    At the studio a kid – Kenny Walker— brought in 2 quarts of whiskey to celebrate his joining the Navy. We said, “Let’s wait til this afternoon.” “No,” says Fred [Moore], “now!” I mixed a big one with Coke at 11am. Got nice and glowy for our noon hour jam session. Tom [Oreb] really beat it out.

    I hit every note made for the trombone—My! My! We knocked the pants off of “Jingle Bells,” etc. At 1:00 the boys were really hitting it up—no work—at 2:00 we played records with everyone in the unit beating on something! I blew my trombone—[Jack] Whitaker his bass! People came from the far corners of the studio to hear us. What a din.

    The 2 qts were gone—I counted 6 empties in the hallway. Bill Berg—separated from his wife 6 mo. was going out on his 1st date tonight—”Going to get some” he said—but, alas! He had too much—passed out cold—the nurse had to give him shots—then carried him to his car. Wow! Just like old times—wine, song, no women.
  • edited August 2012
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    hey guys Ward Kimball was a pretty cool fellow yeah?

    This is my sort of guy. I love to tip back drinks and rock out with some of my band mates.


    Buuut slightly off topic since we're supposed to be discussing the movies.
  • edited August 2012
    Basil the Great Mouse Detective, The Emperor's New Groove and The Rescuers Down Under. In that order.

    That's all I have to say.
  • edited August 2012
    Hey! Hey! We can't do Disney without some underrated classics.

    And none come any more underrated than Oliver and Company. :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbHZZbDY8-M
  • edited August 2012
    Hey! Hey! We can't do Disney without some underrated classics.

    And none come any more underrated than Oliver and Company. :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbHZZbDY8-M

    But... but I posted about the Black Cauldron.
  • edited August 2012
    DAISHI wrote: »
    But... but I posted about the Black Cauldron.

    Oh go and eat some munchies and crunchies will ya! ;p
  • edited August 2012
    Basil the Great Mouse Detective, The Emperor's New Groove and The Rescuers Down Under. In that order.

    That's all I have to say.

    Replace Emperor with Hunchback and add in The Lion King and Fantasia and there you go.
  • edited August 2012
    But then it wouldn't say anything about me at all!
  • edited August 2012
    My top five:

    1. Fantasia
    2. The Jungle Book
    3. The Lion King
    4. Aladdin
    5. The Fox and the Hound
  • edited August 2012
    1. Aladdin
    2. Beauty and the Beast
    3. Bolt
    4. Toy Story
    5. Sword in the Stone
    Honorable Mentions:
    • Tangled
    • Robin Hood




    EDIT: Black Cauldron is good, but it felt too short. For some reason, when I watch it I feel like there some element of story missing.
  • edited August 2012
    My favorites in no order. Aladdin,Emperor's new groove,Bolt, and Jungle Book. If we can say our favorite pixar movies i would say:Toy Story trilogy (Toy Story 3 is my favorite) Monster's Inc,The Incredibles,tie between Wall-E & Ratatouille.

    Edit:I forgot about Tangled which was great too.
  • edited August 2012
    Curse of the Black Pearl was the first disney movie I saw in theatres.
  • edited August 2012
    Chyron8472 wrote: »
    1. Aladdin
    2. Beauty and the Beast
    3. Bolt
    4. Toy Story
    5. Sword in the Stone
    Honorable Mentions:
    • Tangled
    • Robin Hood




    EDIT: Black Cauldron is good, but it felt too short. For some reason, when I watch it I feel like there some element of story missing.

    It was massively edited because of fear of the mature content.
  • edited August 2012
    Black Cauldron had a troubled production, since it has been said that Disney was trying to do it as their very first PG13/R rated animated feature. But Jeffery Katzenburg wanted to tone down the film, so a few minutes out of the film has been cut. I wish they kept the uncut version so we can see it.

    Oh and my favorite animated Disney movies are these. A goofy movie, Hercules, The Great Mouse Detective, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Hunchback of notre dame(a guilty pleasure for me, dunno why though), The Emperor's new groove, The Little Mermaid, An Extremely goofy movie, Lilo and Stitch, Winnie the pooh(the one that came out in 2011), and Tangled.

    Least favorites(ones I dont like) are these. Chicken Little, Home on the range, Bolt(i hate for what John Lassester did for screwing up what Sanders originally planned for this), Pocahontas, Cars(and its cash in sequel), Robin hood(alot of the animators who worked on this hated this alot, expect for frank thomas and ollie johnson).

    Anyone on here looking forward to Epic Mickey: Power of two?
  • edited August 2012
    I love Robin Hood!
  • edited August 2012
    DAISHI wrote: »
    I love Robin Hood!
    Robin hood is alright, but I wouldn't say it was memorable or anything. The only thing that its known for is reusing animation to save a few bucks on the budget.
  • edited August 2012
    Okay, this might be slightly embarasing, but... I only have a top two favorite Disney list.

    1) The Little Mermaid
    2) Enchanted
  • edited August 2012
    Robin Hood was the first Disney film I remember watching; we had the VHS of it and a few others. Used to marathon RH when I was sick. Fave Disney movie is probably Princess and the Frog though. I love zydeco and the animation was just outstanding.
  • edited August 2012
    I'd say "Aladdin", "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid" are probably my favorites of the "typical" Disney movies. As for "untypical" I absolutely loved "The Emperor's New Groove"... it just struck a chord with me. Funnily the original version of that movie (as seen in the documentary "Sweatbox") probably wouldn't have hit that same nerve with me.

    Also I did somehow like "The Princess and the Frog"... it showed that there was potential for Disney to keep on making hand drawn animation. Sadly it didn't pan out that way.

    As for "Enchanted", it didn't work for me - at all. The premise was great, but after all the movie took itself to seriously, so that the really good scenes (the prince breaking into song, the animals cleaning the apartment,...) didn't seem to fit in there anymore. The concept didn't go all the way, and I think the movie would've needed that.

    Also I wouldn't mix the Pixar movies into a more or less classic Disney list. Pixar makes movies that are a lot different than what Disney used to make. "Tangled" was really good though, but it did feel more like a Disney movie, despit it being CG.
  • edited August 2012
    I'd say "Aladdin", "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid" are probably my favorites of the "typical" Disney movies. As for "untypical" I absolutely loved "The Emperor's New Groove"... it just struck a chord with me. Funnily the original version of that movie (as seen in the documentary "Sweatbox") probably wouldn't have hit that same nerve with me.

    Also I did somehow like "The Princess and the Frog"... it showed that there was potential for Disney to keep on making hand drawn animation. Sadly it didn't pan out that way.

    As for "Enchanted", it didn't work for me - at all. The premise was great, but after all the movie took itself to seriously, so that the really good scenes (the prince breaking into song, the animals cleaning the apartment,...) didn't seem to fit in there anymore. The concept didn't go all the way, and I think the movie would've needed that.

    Also I wouldn't mix the Pixar movies into a more or less classic Disney list. Pixar makes movies that are a lot different than what Disney used to make. "Tangled" was really good though, but it did feel more like a Disney movie, despit it being CG.

    What do you mean it didn't work out that way? They're working on another hand drawn film right now.
  • edited August 2012
    DAISHI wrote: »
    What do you mean it didn't work out that way? They're working on another hand drawn film right now.

    It's the Snow Queen isnt it?
  • edited August 2012
    If you guys are talking about Frozen(thats the snow queen adapation that Disney has been trying to do for years since all it ever did was get in Development Hell). Is being done as a CG film, over 2D since their marketing is the reason why Princess and the frog and Winnie the pooh didnt meet their expecations.

    So far, there are no 2D features(except for a few shorts like Paperman) being developed as we speak. There is a rumor that there is a 2D mickey mouse movie in consideration.
  • edited August 2012
    If they are making it 2D, then I haven't heard of it. But yeah, I forgot about "Winnie the Pooh", which was obviously their last 2D animated movie.

    I don't get it why 2D is supposed to be less successful than CG though... just make a good movie and people will watch it!
  • edited August 2012
    Paperman isn't 2D 'parently.
  • edited August 2012
    ..just make a good movie and people will watch it!

    Sadly thats not how the world works.
  • edited August 2012
    "The little mermaid". Obviously.
  • edited August 2012
    Is anyone going to see Wreck It Ralph?
  • edited August 2012
    Is anyone going to see Wreck It Ralph?
    I suppose I should sit through the free movie I'll get when I buy my ticket to see Paperman.
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited August 2012
    I suppose I should sit through the free movie I'll get when I buy my ticket to see Paperman.
    Hopefully that will work out better for you than it did for me when I bought a ticket to see Runaway Brain.

    Runaway Brain was excellent, A Kid in King Arthur's Court was... not.
  • edited August 2012
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    Got this at target on the way home today. I am really happy.
  • edited August 2012
    Don't you mean lucky?
  • edited August 2012
    Yes. Yes I do. They are also really comfy.
  • edited August 2012
    Disney movies I've seen:

    Beauty and the Beast
    The Lion King
    The Lion King 1 and 1/2
    The Lion King 2
    Lady and the Tramp
    The Aristocats
    The Rescuers
    The Rescuers Down Under
    Fantasia
    Fantasia 2000
    The Princess and the Frog
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    The Fox and the Hound
    Dumbo
    Toy Story
    Toy Story 2
    Toy Story 3
    Mulan
    Finding Nemo
    Monsters Inc.
    The Jungle Book
    Lilo and Stitch
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    The Great Mouse Detective
    Dinosaur
    Atlantis: The Lost Empire
    Treasure Planet
    Brother Bear
    Home on the Range
    Chicken Little
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    Pete's Dragon
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    Hollywood Party
    The Jungle Book 2
    A Bug's Life
    The Incredibles
    Cars
    Ratatouille
    WALL-E
    The Nightmare Before Christmas
    Spirited Away
    Princess Mononoke
    Howl's Moving Castle
    Ponyo

    Disney Movies I Haven't Seen:

    Alice in Wonderland
    Sleeping Beauty
    Oliver and Company
    Tangled
    Wreck-It Ralph
    Aladdin
    Bambi
    Pinocchio
    Bolt
    Robin Hood
    Saludos Amigos
    The Three Caballeros
    Make Mine Music
    Fun and Fancy Free
    Melody Time
    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2
    Cinderella
    One Hundred and One Dalmatians
    The Sword in the Stone
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    The Black Cauldron
    The Little Mermaid
    Hercules
    Tarzan
    Pocahontas
    The Emperor's New Groove
    Meet the Robinsons
    Winnie the Pooh
    Frozen
    Mary Poppins
    Enchanted
    Song of the South
    Victory Through Air Power
    So Dear to My Heart
    The Reluctant Dragon
    Servant's Entrance
    Cri Cri el grillito cantor
    Around the World With Douglas Fairbanks
    Ducktales the Movie
    A Goofy Movie
    Doug's First Movie
    The Tigger Movie
    Recess: School's Out
    Return to Neverland
    Piglet's Big Movie
    Teacher's Pet
    Pooh's Heffalump Movie
    Bambi II
    Tinker Bell
    Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
    Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
    Secret of the Wings
    Up
    Cars 2
    Brave
    Monsters University
    Frankenweenie
    James and the Giant Peach
    Where the Toys Come From
    A Christmas Carol
    Mars Needs Moms
    From Up Poppy Hill
    The Secret World of Arriety
    Kiki's Delivery Service
    Tales From Earthsea
    The Cat Returns
  • edited August 2012
    You haven't seen Bambi?

    What is this world coming to when parents won't take their kids to see a movie where
    the mom gets shot
    ?
  • edited August 2012
    Leplaya wrote: »
    Robin hood is alright, but I wouldn't say it was memorable or anything. The only thing that its known for is reusing animation to save a few bucks on the budget.

    "not in Nottingham" is one of the best songs ever performed in a Disney film :D
  • edited August 2012
    DAISHI wrote: »
    "not in Nottingham" is one of the best songs ever performed in a Disney film :D

    That film is probably largely responsible for my choice in university. I love that film! Almost as much as "The Lion King" and "Pocahontas". Two films that I remember seeing for the first time (The first we got on VHS as soon as it came out. I remember coming home from school to it. The second I saw in the cinema. I was later bought pocahontas underwear. :D). I remember The Hunchback of Notre Dame coming out too (almost certainly to try and boost attendance at Disneyland Paris.).
  • edited August 2012
    I kind of grew up in an age where Disney focused less on animated films and more on Live action Films. Not that I haven't sat through quite a few of the classic animated features.

    The animated films are usually good, but it's kind of hard for me to take them seriously, usually because the plot is the generic "princess meets and falls in love with the generic charming guy." Also, I got sick of Hakuna Matata pretty friggin' quickly.

    Also, does anyone else remember watching the Disney Channel? You know, before they started showing... crap?
  • edited August 2012
    Also, does anyone else remember watching the Disney Channel? You know, before they started showing... crap?

    I loved Gargoyles Recess Lloyd in space Aladdin (TV show) and Goof Troop. (Im sure theres others I liked I cant think of anymore off hand.)
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