The skinny on Disney movies
May 1st, 2007Since I did cuisines earlier, I decided to do something else close to heart - Disney films. The owner of the p.c. site doesn’t want Disney reviews, as he hates “kiddie” movies. So I’m doing it on my blog instead.
I won’t be doing the live action movies because I personally thought most of them weren’t that good. But I love Disney animation.
Agree, disagree, it’s all good.
Snow White - Kind of dated looking seeing it again as an adult, but still good.
Pinocchio - Same as Snow White.
Fantasia - I know a lot of people loved this one, but it’s a Disney animated piece I don’t own and I’m not rushing to buy either. Not a bad piece, but not one of the better ones.
Song of the South (live action, but had animation) - I’ve only seen this as a kid because the Political Correctness Nazis blocked this release to video. From what I remember, it was really good.
Cinderella - It’s funny, after reading the uncensored fairy tale, it sure makes the Disney version look tame. But this one’s still well-done.
Alice in Wonderland - I’ve seen probably a dozen movies with the Alice theme somehow incorporated in it. Nothing’s a hair on Disney’s version. I wonder if anyone will be able to capture the magic Disney captured with this one.
Peter Pan - I loved this movie as a child. Even had the record (vinyl) of the songs. Seeing it again as an adult and I wasn’t at all disappointed.
Lady and the Tramp - I liked this one as a kid, but it didn’t hold up seeing it again as an adult.
Sleeping Beauty - I didn’t like the Prince. He was too dependent on the fairies’ magic and really didn’t do anything cool on his own.
101 Dalmations - I’m too prejudice to comment on this movie. I hate dalmations. They’re hyper, stupid dogs, a breed the world could do without, and whenever this movie hits the theatres, weeks later, parents give up on the stupid dalmation they got their kid and it ends up in the pound.
The Jungle Book - You know, I’ve never seen this as an adult so I won’t comment. I liked it as a kid though.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (live action but had animation) - I wonder if J.K. Rowling liked this one as a kid. I saw it a few years ago as an adult and it looked dated, but as a kid, I loved it.
Robin Hood - This one just didn’t grab me. I recently found out it’s the first movie Walt Disney wasn’t at all involved with (he died before the concept was even drawn out).
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - I never saw this as an adult either, but Mrs. Z loves this one.
The Rescuers - I liked this one as a kid, but it bored me as an adult and I turned it off.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (live action but featured animation) - Excellent flick. And based off a true story, sort of. The automobile and oil companies bought up public transportation in L.A., which was one of the best in the world, and dismantled it for the ****** freeway. If you’ve ever driven in L.A., you’ll know how aggrevating that can be.
The Little Mermaid - This was the movie that got me back into Disney. They had a string of movies I just had no desire to see, then I remember seeing this one on a date with a cute Mexican girl. I loved it. I watched it recently and it’s still good.
The Rescuers Down Under - This one was okay, neither bad nor good.
Beauty and the Beast - Funny thing was I didn’t see this until 2002. We went with a big group to Disney’s California Adventure (the worst amusement park I’ve ever been to) and one of the girls convinced me I had to see this one. So I bought it, and fell in love with it. This may be the best animated movie I’ve ever seen.
Aladdin - Another date movie, this was Robin Williams’ best work. Excellent film, right up there with Little Mermaid.
The Lion King - Here’s where I get sacreligious. I didn’t like this one. It just seemed to me to be overproduced and overhyped, like a recent Metallica album. I have no desire to see it again to see if my opinion changes. I tried to watch parts and it didn’t grab me at all.
Pocahantas - Just didn’t get into it.
Hercules - Crap, utter crap. I think this is when I started to dislike Michael Eisner.
Mulan - My wife liked it, I don’t.
The Emperor’s New Groove - Almost as bad as Hercules. By then, I was a Disney shareholder and really upset.
Atlantis - Both my wife and I could only stomach five minutes of it. This was horrible.
Lilo & Stitch - This was actually a surprise. Mrs. Z, Junior, and I all enjoyed this one.
Treasure Planet - I can’t believe they made this one. It was horrible. Mrs. Z and I couldn’t get through it.
There have been three or four Disney feature films after Treasure Planet, but none I was in any hurry to catch. They all looked horrible.
Disney’s amazing animation suffered both with the death of Walt AND when Don Bluth left the studio.
I agree with your opinions except for The Lion King and The Rescuers….c’mon you gotta LOVE Evinrude, the Outboard Dragonfly!
I TOTALLY agree about dalmations! When I was a kid, I thought they were just polka-dot labradors…until I met a few. Brainless, hyper, and they frequently have sight and hearing problems. I have a feeling dalmations were too inbred.
Brother, you and I may as well be the same person.
Beauty and the Beast is easily the best Disney film, and yes, probably the best animated film ever. And the Lion King was vastly over rated.
Disney films have gone the way off the dinosaurs and phones with cords. Good thing Pixar came along to pick of the pieces.
Zombie with two young children in the house I try to rent something different when we go to the movie store once in a great while.
I mean we rented Lady in the Tramp last time we went and they loved it.
My mom recorded 101 Dalmations off the tv. Its not the greatest but the girls like it. I guess that is all that matters.
Bednobs and Broomsticks I havent seen in ages. My mom wont let me have that one. She has it on recorded version at her house.
The Lion King our girls have all three of them. Well had all three of them. They finally wore the second one out.
Pocahantas they have both of them. They dont care for this one as much but do like it.
Now we have seen Ice Age and Monster Inc. Those two are ok. They are Pixal movies.
There are a few others I think we have seen but cant think of what they are right this minute.
Bambi is one of my favs just because the quality of the animation is unmatched in anything Disney (or anyone) has ever done. And it’s all hand drawn (what a concept?). Sleeping Beauty has one of the creepiest villains in Disney film. I agree that the prince is kinda lame, and the bumbling fairies are kinda useless, but man that witch is awesome.
I haven’t liked much of their most recent stuff. Lilo and Stitch was funny - but the animation was sub-par. IMHO, the Little Mermaid was the last decent animated movie they’ve made, aside from Pixar, which doesn’t count really.
Zombie you have been tagged if you want this one. Let me know.
My favorite Disney movie is definitely Beauty and the Beast. I guess there’s a little bit of a romantic somewhere inside me.
jungle book is my all time favorite. i love it. i wanted to be mowgli when i was a kid. heck i still do! it bears almost no resemblance at all to kiplings work but i love it.
rescuers i was so traumatized by as a kid. i am adopted and my child’s mind absolutely could not cope with the idea of this poor orphan being adopted by poeple who intended her harm. it was awful. i refuse to even let my own kids see it.
beauty and the beast is my second place flim. just so lovely and well done.
The Little Mermaid is my all-time favorite Disney movie–followed closely by Alice in Wonderland and Robin Hood. The soundtrack for the Little Mermaid is excellent–i know every song by heart.