Favorite Disney Traditional Animation Movie

Kairi · Post by **Kairi** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:39 am

So, what's your favorite? I love Beauty and the Beast (although I've never seen it), The Little Mermaid (Haven't seen that one either), Fantasia (The Sorceror's Apprentice is the best! And Mickey is so cute!), and Lady and the Tramp.

(And the only good sequel is Lady and the Tramp 2, IMHO.) Mulan is very cool as well.

You can have more than one favorite, BTW.

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:45 am

I'm curious as to how you have two favorites that you've never actually seen.

Kairi · Post by **Kairi** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:49 am

I've heard the music, watched the trailers, read the books, and seen clips.

Laurie · Post by **Laurie** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:02 pm

Pocahontas
Cinderella
Beauty and the Beast

JesusIsAlive · Post by **JesusIsAlive** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:45 pm

Merry wrote:I've heard the music, watched the trailers, read the books, and seen clips.

Beauty and the Beast has by far the best soundtrack! $\:D/$

H Tide · Post by **H Tide** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:33 pm

My favorite Disney movies would be The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and The Lion King.

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:47 pm

Oh yeah Beauty and the Beast is my favorite...! $\:D/$

JesusIsAlive · Post by **JesusIsAlive** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:53 pm

Gandalf the Grey wrote:Oh yeah Beauty and the Beast is my favorite...! $\:D/$

Its spelled "favourite"!

(Is beginning to sound Canadian...

)

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:54 pm

Only if you live in America's hat.

STRYPER · Post by **STRYPER** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:02 pm

*shall have to post the Disney Cannon later tonight*

Emperor's New Groove all the way. I've seen it well over 100 times and I still break out laughing at some of the lines in there.

EDIT:
Haha, no posting for 3 hours gives me an opportunity to provide the Disney Cannon right now $\:D/$

2003 - Brother Bear
2002 - Treasure Planet
2002 - Lilo and Stich
2001 - Atlantis
2000 - Emperor's New Groove
1999 - Tarzan
1998 - Mulan
1997 - Hercules
1996 - Hunchback of Notre Dame
1995 - Pocahontas
1994 - The Lion King
1992 - Aladdin
1991 - Beauty and the Beast
1990 - Rescuers Down Under
1989 - The Little Mermaid
1988 - Oliver and Company
1986 - The Great Mouse Detective
1985 - The Black Cauldron
1981 - The Fox and the Hound
1977 - The Rescuers
1973 - Robin Hood
1970 - The Aristocats
1967 - The Jungle Book
1963 - The Sword in the Stone
1961 - 101 Dalmatians
1959 - Sleeping Beauty
1959 - Lady and the Tramp
1953 - Peter Pan
1950 - Cinderella
1941 - Dumbo
1940 - Pinocchio
1937 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The history of Disney animation is quite fascinating actually. From Snow White to Jungle book was referred to as the Golden Age. These were the films Walt Disney specifically worked on before he died. From Aristocats to Oliver and Company, the Walt Disney Company went on a decline and would change it's name to simply "Disney".

Then Alan Menken and Howard Ashman entered the scene and brought new life into the Disney company. For the next several films, Ashman restored Disney films to it's grandeur by returning the format to a more "Broadway" style. This New Golden Age would extend from The Little Mermaid to Lion King when Howard Ashman suddenly died from cancer. After that, from Pocahontas onwards, Disney entered into another nose dive: each film getting worser until finally they didn't even make their money back on Home on the Range in 2004 (excluded from the Cannon for a number of reasons).

And that's it. Disney has not produced another traditional animated feature since. Hopes have renewed, however, with the addition of John Lasseter as the head of Disney animation. One can only hope for a 3rd Golden Age....

Fei · Post by **Fei** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:57 pm

Beauty and The Beast. The best animated movie ever made.

Besides, it's the only Disney movie where a character actually bleeds! $\:D/$

Post by **Catspaw** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:47 pm

Gandalf the Grey wrote:Only if you live in America's hat.

What does it say about one's ego if your hat has to be so big?

I have loved Cinderella since I was little, but I also really like Beauty and the Beast - as has already been mentioned, it's wonderful!

I love Mulan too. I like the Disney Princess movies, in case that fact escaped anyone.

Kairi · Post by **Kairi** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:25 pm

Sam Gamgee wrote: And that's it. Disney has not produced another traditional animated feature since. Hopes have renewed, however, with the addition of John Lasseter as the head of Disney animation. One can only hope for a 3rd Golden Age....

Which, they are, with The Frog Princess! I really hope that they restore the entire department! But please, don't stop there Disney! Personally, I don't watch Disney for computer animation, I watch it for the traditional kind. (And please, make all Mickey Mouse-related things traditional animation! Oy! Is that too much to ask?

)

Chandler · Post by **Chandler** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:20 pm

I was gonna say "101 Dalmatians" but I don't see it listed in the Disney canon...

STRYPER · Post by **STRYPER** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:49 pm

Chandler wrote:I was gonna say "101 Dalmatians" but I don't see it listed in the Disney canon...

A glaring mistake I shall quickly remedy. Sorry everyone

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:05 am

They need to find the cure for death and unfreeze Walt Disney so he can take over again! $\:D/$

Dude, they should make a traditionally animated version of Kingdom Hearts... though I'm sure they will never make a movie of it, and if they did it would be CGI like the cut scenes...

Movieman · Post by **Movieman** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:57 am

Y'all do know that Walt Disney was a Nazi sympathizer during World War 2, right?

Anyway, my favorite is Aladdin. I remember when first came out in the theaters, I must have made my mom take me to see it at least six times.

Kairi · Post by **Kairi** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:12 am

Gandalf the Grey wrote: Dude, they should make a traditionally animated version of Kingdom Hearts

Yes they should...that would be awesome. $\:D/$

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:23 am

movieman85 wrote:Y'all do know that Walt Disney was a Nazi sympathizer during World War 2, right?

That must be why he put out anti-Nazi cartoons during the era...

Although there is something special about seeing: Walt Disney Present.... EDUCATION FOR DEATH! THE STORY OF A NAZI!" or something to that effect. I haven't watched it for a while.

Laura Ingalls · Post by **Laura Ingalls** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:50 am

Beauty and the Beast. $\:D/$ I also enjoyed 101 Dalmations and The Rescuers.