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Post by Belchic on Apr 18, 2011 13:43:14 GMT -5
13. Alice in Wonderland (1951) Welcome back to Disney’s Amazing Animagic. As we continue with our history of the Disney Animated Classics, we’re now in the year, 1951, to see Walt Disney’s thirteenth animated masterpiece, “Alice in Wonderland”. This movie’s about a girl named Alice who would like to customize the world in her own way, but she dozes off and has this dream that she sees a white rabbit running by claiming that he’s late. She decides to follow him to see what he’s late for; she ends up falling down a rabbit hole and is now in this strange world where nothing seems to make any sense. Seems plausible, but I doubt that anyone has ever had a 75-minute dream. Unlike a lot of Disney’s previous movies, this movie didn’t touch a lot of hearts, and even Walt himself regretted making it, but today, it’s getting a much better reputation. For one thing, this movie has a lot of familiar voice actors, most of which are Disney legends. We’ve got Bill Thompson as the White Rabbit, Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat, Ed Winn as the Mad Hatter, Jerry Colonna as the March Hare, Verna Felton as the Queen of Hearts, and of course, Kathryn Beaumont as Alice. The movie also has a lot of memorable quotes, and I find it to be one of the most quotable Disney films of all time. There are some very memorable scenes in this movie as well. The highlight scene is definitely the Mad Hatter’s tea party. I would have to say that the best scene in the whole movie is the “March of the Cards”; that’s got to be one of the most awesome animated sequences in history! Today, stuff like this could easily be done with computers, but this was back in 1951, so the whole thing was hand-drawn. One thing that really makes this Disney movie suffer amongst the rest is the villain. I mean, don’t get me wrong; the Queen of Hearts is an outstanding villain, but if she is the villain, why is she introduced so late in the film? Well, all ways are her ways, so she can do whatever the hell she wants. “Alice in Wonderland” only made two theatrical releases (originally in 1951, and again in the 1970’s sometime), but to make up for it, this movie made more video releases than any other Disney Animated Classic. Looking back at it now, “Alice in Wonderland” is a very well-made movie and should definitely be considered one of Disney’s classic masterpieces. My Rating: A-
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Post by Belchic on Apr 18, 2011 13:44:30 GMT -5
14. Peter Pan (1953) Welcome back to Disney’s Amazing Animagic, and we’ve got a big movie for you this time! It is now 1953, and Walt Disney is releasing his fourteenth animated masterpiece, “Peter Pan”. Everybody has seen this movie as a kid, and it’s one of the most cherished Disney films of all time. If you’ve seen the original stage play, you’re probably familiar with the plot. We have this family known as the Darling Family, but the father, George Darling, feels that Wendy is a bad influence on her little brothers by telling them stories about Peter Pan and is now forcing her to move out of the nursery. That very night, the kids are all greeted by Peter Pan who takes them to Neverland so that they won’t have to worry about grown-up things again. On top of that, Peter has other tasks that he needs to do in Neverland such as save the Indians, find a home for the lost boys, and most of all, get rid of the notorious pirate, Captain Hook. There are a few familiar voice actors in this film. Kathryn Beaumont is back as Wendy, and Bill Thompson is back as Mr. Smee. One of the most memorable characters in this movie is the villain, Captain Hook. Voiced by Hans Conried, he’s one of the most notorious Disney villains of all time, and he also has a good sense of humor, especially when fearing the crocodile that’s determined to eat him. “Peter Pan” is based off of one of Walt’s favorite stories, and he was planning to make the film for quite a while. The movie was in production for over ten years, and this was mostly due to World War II. While Walt was a tad dissatisfied with the finished project, the film was still extremely successful and managed to live in the hearts of millions. My Rating: A
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Post by Belchic on Apr 18, 2011 13:45:09 GMT -5
15. Lady and the Tramp (1955) Welcome to Disney’s Amazing Animagic. It’s the year, 1955, summer is just beginning, and Disneyland is just about ready to make its grand opening. In the mean time, Walt Disney is providing us with his newest animated masterpiece, “Lady and the Tramp”. The movie begins on Christmas Night, and this married couple is celebrating their holiday together. Now, the man of this couple is named Jim, but his wife’s name is not really revealed in the movie at all, but the two of them have always been referred to as Jim Dear and Darling. Who the heck came up with that idea? That’s like calling Peter and Lois Griffin something like…Peter Honey and Sweetie. Anyway, Jim gives his wife a baby cocker spaniel, which she names Lady. The two of them raise Lady for a while, but then Lady notices that they start acting very strange, and this is all because they’re about to have a baby. Lady is then greeted by this other dog that is known as the Tramp who explains to her what will happen once they have their baby. Afterwards, Lady’s owners start ignoring her, but then they go on a vacation for a few days leaving the baby babysat by a lady named Sarah, who also happens to own these two trouble-making Siamese cats. Lady winds up meeting Tramp again, and he takes her out for a while on an adventure; this eventually leads to the two of them having a romantic spaghetti dinner, while the restaurant owner, Tony, serenades them by playing an accordion and singing “Bella Note”. This particular scene is the movie’s highlight scene and considered to be one of the greatest moments in Disney history, which is ironic considering that Walt was considering removing this scene. Lady also meets these dogs in the pound who tell her a little more about the Tramp that she didn’t know about. Lady had mixed emotions on Tramp throughout the movie; sometimes she loved him, and sometimes she thought he was a jerk. From my perspective, I didn’t really see anything special about “Lady and the Tramp”, and even though I am a dog lover, this movie has never been one of my favorites. I find the movie to be just a tad overrated, but I was actually surprised that the sequel was a little more entertaining to watch. As for the original, it was just…ok. My Rating: C
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Post by Belchic on Apr 18, 2011 13:46:20 GMT -5
16. Sleeping Beauty (1959) It’s Disney’s Amazing Animagic. After the opening of Disneyland, Walt Disney spent a majority of the decade focusing on his theme park and on his television show. A new Disney Animated Classic didn’t spring up until 1959, and this movie was “Sleeping Beauty”. The movie is set in England in the 14th century. There is a king named Stefan and his unnamed queen who have just had a baby girl who they named Aurora. There was also a king from another kingdom named Hubert who has a son named Phillip. The two kings are hoping that their two children would get married to each other. Really, what I think this movie is all about is Maleficent, the most bad ass Disney villain of all time. Maleficent puts a curse on Aurora that on the night of her sixteenth birthday, she will die by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. To assure this doesn’t happen, King Stefan orders that every spinning wheel in the kingdom shall be burned, and the three good fairies, Flora, Fauna and Meriwether, agree to adopt Aurora and live in a cottage out in a hidden glen, and to assure she’s extra safe, they change her name to Briar Rose. Aurora and Phillip meet each other in the forest, but neither of them knows that the other is the same royalty they met sixteen years ago. After finally returning to the castle, Aurora ends up pricking her finger on a spindle anyway and is put to only a sleeping death. The only way to bring her back is if Phillip gives her a true love’s kiss, but Maleficent has captured him and will stop at nothing to keep them apart. Now that I think of it, this movie is pretty much Snow White all over again, except in this one, the prince has a much larger role, and the animation is quite unique. A lot of you are thinking that this movie is just another chick flick, but there’s something for the guys too, and that’s the final confrontation between Phillip and Maleficent when she transforms into a dragon and he has to fight her. I actually find it kinda strange since this movie was released four years after Disneyland opened, and Sleeping Beauty’s Castle has been the park’s icon since the beginning. I might also add that this is the last Disney Animated Classic to be fully-hand-drawn. The next one will be the dawn of a new type of animation, which we’ll get to next time. Overall, “Sleeping Beauty” has a good plot, it’s a great love story, it’s got action, the animation is great, and it has Walt Disney’s special touch. All those make this a quintessential Disney movie. My Rating: A
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Post by Nemo on Apr 18, 2011 17:10:09 GMT -5
I agree with you on Lady and the Tramp, I think it was okay but the sequel.. seems more interesting o.o
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Post by Belchic on Apr 19, 2011 16:00:11 GMT -5
Alright. Here's the moment you guys have all been waiting for!
17. 101 Dalmatians (1961) Welcome back to Disney’s Amazing Animagic, and oh boy, are we going to look at a good movie this time! Since the beginning, all of Walt Disney’s animated movies were fully hand-drawn. In 1961, a new style of animation for Disney debuted for their next animated feature, and this happens to be my personal favorite of the batch, “101 Dalmatians”. This movie was based on a novel written by Dodie Smith, who happened to be really good friends with Walt Disney. The film opens with this Dalmatian named Pongo, voiced by Rod Taylor, who is hanging out in a bachelor pad with his owner, Roger Radcliffe. He then sees a female Dalmatian named Perdita and finds a way to get Roger to meet her owner, Anita. Both couples get married, and Perdita gives birth to fifteen puppies. The puppies are adorable, and each one has their own unique personality. There’s Lucky, who’s always sitting up close to the TV, Rolly, who’s always hungry, and Patch who craves action all the time. This movie is also famous for having one of the most rotten villains of all time, Cruella De Vil, an evil fashion designer who wants to make fur coats out of Dalmatian puppies. She hires these two guys named Horace and Jasper to kidnap Pongo and Perdita’s puppies as well as 84 other puppies and skin them. Starting with this movie, Disney’s animation will be sketched out and then drawn and colored, and it also made history for being the first animated movie to have Xeroxed copies; this was mainly because the company was working on such a small budget at the time, but surprisingly, it worked. The film’s only real disappointment was the lack of songs, but to make up for it, it has a lot of lovable characters, some great quotes, and it ends with one of the most awesome car chase sequences in cinematic history. I did some research, and during its theatrical release history, posters and commercials have been saying that this movie was a comedy. I never felt it to be a comedy, but looking back on it, it actually does qualify, and that’s interesting because the book was supposed to be a depressing story. Walt was not very pleased with this movie, especially with its animation, but despite Walt’s dismay, “101 Dalmatians” is still a mega favorite to a lot of Disney fans, and it launched a big franchise. Starting in the early 90’s, added to this franchise would be a lot of neat Dalmatian media: toys, games, gear, sequels, remakes, and even a Saturday morning cartoon series. Bravo! Best Disney movie ever! My Rating: A
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Post by Belchic on Apr 19, 2011 16:03:22 GMT -5
18. The Sword in the Stone (1963) Welcome back to Disney’s Amazing Animagic. Continuing with their new style of animation, Disney moved on in 1963 by releasing their eighteenth animated classic, “The Sword in the Stone”. This movie takes place in England during the Dark Age; the king of England had died, and a mystical sword has appeared in a stone in London Town stating that whoever pulls it out will be England’s newest king, but so far, everyone who tried to pull it out failed. We are then introduced to Merlin, who is the world’s most powerful wizard and has the power to see into the future. Merlin’s voiced by Karl Swenson, and he often talks about things that weren’t yet invented in the time period the movie takes place in, which is kind of funny. He is accidently greeted by a clumsy boy who is usually addressed as ‘Wart’, but his real name is Arthur. Arthur is voiced by Rickie Sorenson, which is quite interesting, because he had previously voiced an extra in “101 Dalmatians”, but in this movie, he has one of the biggest parts; that’s quite a leap for an actor. Anyway, ‘Wart’ is a slave to this guy named Sir Ector voiced by Sebastian Cabbot. He’s sort of brain dead, so Merlin does his best to get him out of his schedule so that he could educate him. Now, the villain of this movie, Madame Mim, is…not much of a villain if you ask me. Like the Queen of Hearts, she’s introduced so late in the film, she’s defeated in like less than ten minutes, and the movie still has a ways to go. If she really was intended to be a villain, she should have had a larger role and more screen time so that we could get to know more about her back story and all. Now, I don’t mean to sound like I’m spoiling anything, but it turns out that ‘Wart’ is the one who pulls the Sword from the Stone; he is really the future King Arthur. Overall, “The Sword in the Stone” is not one of Disney’s most superior films, but it’s plenty entertaining. My Rating: C+
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Post by Belchic on Apr 19, 2011 16:07:51 GMT -5
19. The Jungle Book (1967) Welcome back to Disney’s Amazing Animagic. In 1966, Walt Disney sadly lost his life due to a battle he’d lost with lung cancer. The following year, he left us with one more animated classic, “The Jungle Book”. Basically, this movie is about a kid named Mowgli who was raised by a pack of wolves and wants to spend the rest of his life in the jungles of India. However, the wolves hear that Shere Khan has returned and would kill Mowgli. A black panther named Baghera, voiced by Sebastian Cabbot, agrees to take Mowgli back to his true home, but Mowgli doesn’t cooperate, you know, because he’s spoiled. Mowgli goes off on his own and befriends this bear named Baloo, voiced by Phil Harris. Mowgli meets a variety of villains throughout the movie. One of these villains is Kaa, a hypnotic python voiced by Sterling Holloway who wants to eat Mowgli. Another is King Louie, an orangutan voiced by Louis Prima who wants to take advantage of Mowgli because he wants to be a man. The main villain is Shere Khan. We never see him right away, but a lot of characters keep talking about him throughout the movie, and that built up a lot of suspense. Well, the movie is now half over, and what better time than now? There he is, the evil tiger determined to eat Mowgli. Shere Khan is very suave as most male Disney villains are, but at the same time, he’s intimidating. “The Jungle Book” is again, not a true masterpiece, but it is undoubtedly a Disney gem. It has a few bouncy songs, which are done in sort of a jazz-like style; Walt wanted it to be this way because he wanted the movie to feel modernized. It’s definitely special being that it’s the last of the Disney Animated Classics to have Walt Disney’s special touch. Not only that, but it’s also the last movie for Verna Felton, giving the voice of Winifred the elephant. The movie was so big that even well after its popularity, a video game produced by Virgin was made for it in 1994 on multiple platforms including the classic NES. See? That's the kind of impact this movie had; it still remains a Disney gem and still holds a big fanbase to this very day. My Rating: A-
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Post by Belchic on Apr 30, 2011 0:00:41 GMT -5
20. The Aristocats (1970) It’s Disney’s Amazing Animagic. Even though Walt Disney is no longer with us, the Disney Company still lives on. In 1970, the company released their 20th animated masterpiece, “The Aristocats”. The movie stars this female cat named Duchess voiced by Eva Gabor who is owned by an aristocratic lady. Duchess has three kittens: Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz. The plot involves Duchess and her kittens standing to inherit their owner’s fortune. However, her butler, Edgar, cheats them out of the inheritance and leaves Duchess and her kittens stranded in the countryside, so now they must find their way back home. Duchess meets this alley cat named Thomas O’Malley who accompanies them on their journey home. Thomas is voiced by Phil Harris, and quite interestingly, he’s first introduced by singing a song to Duchess, which is sort of a rip off on the opening to the 1962 Chuck Jones movie, “Gay Purr-ee”; even the couples both look similar, or heck, both movies take place in France! Anyway, they also meet some of O’Malley’s friends: Scat Cat and his gang of international cats, who perform one of the craziest Disney songs ever. “The Aristocats” also has a large amount of big actors: Sterling Holloway, Paul Winchell, Thurl Ravenscroft, Patt Buttram, you get the idea. “The Aristocats” is often considered by most hardcore Disney fans as one of the worst in the series. Without Walt, this movie began another dark age for Disney as the company was facing a lot of budgeting problems causing their movies to take longer to produce. This movie clearly showed, because if you pay attention to the animation, you might find some pencil marks; it makes it look like the movie hasn’t been completed. Another problem is that it’s not very well-written. It seems to have the kidnapping elements of “101 Dalmatians” and the romantic elements of “Lady and the Tramp”, and while it’s still a pretty fun movie, it makes you wish you were watching one of those instead. On top of that, the characters are forgettable, especially Edgar, who is arguably the worst villain in Disney history. This movie is again no Disney masterpiece, but it’s quite funny, and I recommend it for the sake of that song I mentioned. My Rating: B-
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Post by Belchic on Apr 30, 2011 0:04:57 GMT -5
21. Robin Hood (1973) Welcome to Disney’s Amazing Animagic. Now, it is 1973, and Disney is releasing its next big animated feature. The movie this time is “Robin Hood”. Of all the Disney Animated Classics that came out in the 70’s and early 80’s, this one is probably the best one. Compared to other film adaptations of this English story, Disney’s version is quite unique, because the whole film is reenacted by animals…in anthro form, I might add. The film is narrated by a rooster named Allan-a-Dale, who is voiced by folk singer, Roger Miller. As we all know, the anti-hero of this movie is Robin Hood, an archer who robs from the rich to give to the poor. His sidekick is Little John, who in this movie strangely resembles Baloo from “The Jungle Book”; he’s even voiced by Phil Harris. Now this movie has a total of three villains. The main villain is Prince John (voiced by Peter Ustinov), who has taken over as the King of England because his sidekick, Sir Hiss, hypnotized the real King Richard to go on a crusade. Prince John is the funniest Disney villain ever. He’s conceded, fidgety, and he has this bad habit of sucking his thumb whenever he thinks about his mother. The third villain of this movie is Bushel Britches, a.k.a. the Sheriff of Nottingham. Voiced by Patt Buttram, the Sherriff’s job is to go around Nottingham taking money away from the poor people of Nottingham just to give it to Prince John, and he claims that he’s collecting taxes. Man, what an a**hole! So what does this movie need? It needs a heroine. Here, we’ve got Maid Marian, a damsel who loves Robin Hood so much but fears that he’s forgotten about her, which he really hasn’t. So yeah, on top of feeding the poor, Robin has to stop Prince John’s reign of terror, bring back King Richard, and marry Marian. Yeesh! Good luck, Robin. Probably the movie’s most eye-popping scene is when the villagers get together and sing a song about Prince John, the “Phony King of England”. If you watch this segment you may notice some dance movements taken directly from the big musical extravaganzas from “The Aristocats”, “The Jungle Book” and “Snow White”. The reason they did this was because “Robin Hood” was such a low budget film, they couldn’t afford to do much original animation. Regardless, I still enjoyed this movie a lot. My Rating: B
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Post by Belchic on Apr 30, 2011 0:08:48 GMT -5
22. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) Welcome back to Disney’s Amazing Animagic. If you thought we were done with the package films, think again. This next Disney Animated Classic stars one of the most recognized Disney characters of all time: Winnie the Pooh. For those who want a little background story, Winnie the Pooh was a bedtime story character created by A.A. Milne. Sometime in the 1960’s, Walt Disney had an idea to bring the character to life by making a feature film based on a few of Milne’s stories. What we got instead was three featurettes: “Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree” in 1966, “Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day” in 1968, and “Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too” in 1974. Each of these featured the same cast: Winnie the Pooh voiced by Sterling Holloway, Piglet voiced by John Fiedler, Tigger voiced by Paul Winchell, Eeyore voiced by Ralph Wright, Owl voiced by Hal Smith, Rabbit voiced by Junius Matthews, Kanga voiced by Barbara Luddy, Roo voiced by various actors, Christopher Robin voiced by various actors, and the stories were narrated by Sebastian Cabbot. All three of these were combined into one big feature in 1977 known as “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” along with some new footage used to tie the stories together. In the first segment, Pooh is craving honey, he attempts to steal from a honey tree but fails, he then visits Rabbit and eats like 12 gallons of honey, gets stuck in Rabbit’s front door and spends months waiting to lose all his weight. In the second segment, it’s a really windy day, Owl’s house crashes, Eeyore finds a new one for him, it then starts pouring rain flooding the Hundred Acre Wood, and Pooh rescues Piglet unintentionally. Probably my favorite part of this movie is when Pooh has a nightmare about Heffalumps and Woozles invading his house and stealing all his honey. In the third and final segment, Rabbit is fed up with Tigger’s bouncing and assembles Pooh and Piglet to help him get Tigger out of his habit, but he later changes his mind. Winnie the Pooh had a huge following after these classics. After this movie came numerous TV series’, movies, merchandise, and even attractions at the Disney theme parks. This is a franchise of Disney’s that you’ll either love or hate. I only like the classic Pooh, and I hate anything he was in from 1998 on, but I have yet to see what the new feature in 2011 will have to offer. “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” is definitely a good way to see Pooh in his glory days, and it’s fun for the whole family. My Rating: B
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Post by Belchic on Apr 30, 2011 0:11:54 GMT -5
23. The Rescuers (1977) It’s Disney’s Amazing Animagic. Continuing in the 70’s, Disney released their twenty-third animated classic, “The Rescuers”. Released the same year as “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh”, “The Rescuers” is a film that’s a bit different from the other Disney films. It’s also probably one of Disney’s most depressing films. This movie is about an orphan girl named Penny who is living in an abandoned riverboat (which I swear is the Mark Twain) with this evil woman named Madame Medusa. Medusa has a goofy idiot sidekick named Snoops and two pet crocodiles. Penny sends out a message in a bottle for someone to help her escape and find some real parents; the message gets picked up by these mice that happen to be part of an organization called the Rescue Aid Society. Two mice agree to go help Penny. One is Bernard, voiced by comedian, Bob Newhart, and the other is Beyonca, voiced by Eva Gabor. Their mode of transportation of getting there is by a comedic seagull named Orville. Okay, I think now would be a good time to talk about this. It had one day been reported that for a split second, during Orville’s first take off, an image of a naked girl was seen in the background. Some may think that’s crazy, but it has been confirmed, and I think that picture was digitally censored for the DVD. This film had a pretty good animation team; one person in particular is Don Bluth. In his early days, Don Bluth has been known as one of Disney’s most popular animators along with Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston and Marc Davis. If you’re familiar with the animated films he directed in the 80’s, you can tell that this is the Disney movie where his style stands out the most. I caught a lot of stuff that reminded me of “An American Tail”, “All Dogs Go To Heaven” and “The Secret of NIMH”. Despite all the good stuff I pointed out, “The Rescuers” is overall not one of the best Disney films. It’s no masterpiece, but it’s no disaster; it’s just…okay. As far as Disney Animated Classics go, I only recommend this one to the hardcore fans. My Rating: C-
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Post by Belchic on Apr 30, 2011 0:16:04 GMT -5
24. The Fox and the Hound (1981) Welcome to Disney’s Amazing Animagic. So far, in our history of Disney Animated Classics we’ve seen it begin in the 30’s, continue with packaged deals in the 40’s, bring out the magic in the 50’s, evolve in animation in the 60’s, and even continue without Walt in the 70’s. Now, we’re entering the 1980’s for the twenty-fourth film in the catalog, “The Fox and the Hound”. This film is about a fox that gets abandoned as a baby and gets adopted by a kind old lady who names him Todd. This lady lives next door to a hunter named Amos Slade who had just gotten a little hound puppy named Copper. Todd and Copper meet and become best friends. They play with each other every so often, until one day, Amos takes Copper out for a while to train him to be a hunting dog, and when he returns, Todd and Copper suddenly become enemies…well, almost, because I don’t think Copper could decide which way he should go with Todd. This movie had a lot of big voice actors; such included Disney legends like Pat Buttram, Paul Winchell and John Fiedler. Mickey Rooney provides the voice of adult Todd, and Kurt Russell provides the voice of adult Copper. Other big names included Pearl Bailey and Sandy Duncan, but the most surprising voice actor is Jack Albertson. Many of you know him as Grandpa Joe in “Willy Wonka”, which came out ten years before this movie. Well, here’s Albertson in his last acting role before he died, giving the voice of Amos Slade. This was the last Disney film where Don Bluth worked with the animation team. After this, he would break away from Disney and go on to direct animated films of his own. I simply liked this movie a lot, because even though Todd and Copper didn’t stay as kids through the entire movie, it was still a cute movie. It also contains what I think is one of the greatest quotes ever to come from a Disney movie: Todd: “Copper, you’re my very best friend.” Copper: “And you’re mine too, Todd.” Todd: “And we’ll always be friends forever, won’t we?” Copper: “Yeah, forever.” My Rating: B
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Post by Belchic on Apr 30, 2011 0:19:15 GMT -5
25. The Black Cauldron (1985) Welcome back to Disney’s Amazing Animagic. Now, what I’m about to talk about here is the Disney Animated Classic that time forgot. It’s the most overlooked and quite possibly the most underrated Disney film of all time: “The Black Cauldron”. This is a fantasy film about a boy named Taran who dreams of becoming a great warrior. He has this pet pig named Doli who has a special power to show visions of the future. He then hears about the villain, the Horned King, who wants to get a hold of a dark magic item of ultimate power so he could summon dead soldiers, but Taran has to get it before he does. Along the way, he meets some misfit friends: a sensitive princess named Eilonwy, a minstrel named Fflewddur Fflam who has this harp that breaks a string every time he tells a lie, and a mischievous furry creature of an unknown species named Gurgi. Taran also picks up this sword, which he finds out can melt anything it touches. Compared to the other Disney films that came before it, this one really does stand out. For one thing, it has no musical numbers, which was a first for the Disney Company, believe it or not. Also, this movie was dark! It was so dark that it received a PG rating, which was also a first for Disney. If you thought “Snow White” was dark, then wait ‘til you see this! In addition, while the movie was mostly hand-drawn, there was a bit of computer animation put into it; this was one of the first movies to contain CG. Unlike any of the other Disney films, this one contained a cast of unfamiliar actors, none of which were ever big stars in Hollywood or anywhere near Disney legends. The only exception would be John Hurt, who voiced the Horned King. Not very many people have seen this movie, and that’s mostly because the movie bombed so big that it was removed from theaters just two weeks after its premiere, but there are some who discovered it, and a majority of that party loved it. The movie was never released theatrically again after its first theatrical release in 1985, and it didn’t come out on video until 1998. The movie is currently out on DVD, but it’s rare and very hard to find. For those of you who haven’t seen “The Black Cauldron”, if you can find it on DVD, definitely check it out, or add it to your Netflix queue. It’s nowhere near a Disney masterpiece, but I find the movie to be definitely worth watching. I’m sure you won’t regret it. My Rating: B+
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Post by Jewel on Apr 30, 2011 12:01:12 GMT -5
B for the fox and the hound? awww thats my fav. Disney movie :/
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