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Amadou

I've decided to start buying DVDs with the best Disney animated movies, and I absolutely need your advise. The few movies that I've seen, I saw in my childhood, and I forgot almost everything about them. I don't want to buy them at random. Well, I thought, maybe you guys could give your opinions on which movies are worth being bought and watched (except my favorites "Aladdin", "The Little Mermaid", "BatB", "Tarzan" and "Mulan").
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Salukfan · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject:

Oh, there's so many to recommend. Laughing

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is either my first or second favorite Disney film ever (it goes back and forth with BatB). It's not a lot like Victor Hugo's novel, as one would expect from Disney, but it's no less fantastic. Splendid animation, awesome characterization, and some of the best Disney music that I've ever heard (it's my all-time favorite ST, too). It's darker than a lot of the Disney films and some of it can be considered downright chilling (The "Hellfire" sequence is kind of creepy, to some). There's obviously a religious component to the film, though not as much as one might think. Also, I think this is Disney animation's first (and only!) love-square. Laughing

Also:

Lilo and Stitch. I love this one because it seems so... small? It isn't set in a mythic realm with mythic characters, though it does involve space aliens. It's about the struggles of a "broken" family in Hawaii, and how Stitch's arrival (as the family dog) affects the family. There's a focus on belonging, as well as finding one's place. I hope I didn't make it sound uber-serious, because the film is a lot of fun! The soundtrack features a lot of Elvis music, the characters are quirky, and it's just fun to look at.

I doubt I said anything useful about these films, but see them anyway. They're awesome Laughing

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Jafaria · Vizier's Handmaiden Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 419

Hercules, definitely. It might play fast and loose with the original mythology (which is why I'm not watching it until after my Greek Myth class finals Laughing

) but it's still a fun story with good animation and a few good songs. Hades is a great villain, funny but really evil at the same time, and Meg isn't your typical Disney "princess." I'm not too keen on Herc himself, but I don't like any heroes, so don't let that cloud your judgment. Overall, it's one of my favorites.

The DVD gets like no special features at ALL, which is unfortunate, but at least the movie itself is good.

Amadou · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys, have checked them on my list!

(Oh, Elvis! :melting:)

I saw Hercules once, in dubbed version. Evil or Very Mad

I hate dubbed versions! The movie loses a big part of its charm. (another reason to buy them!)
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject:

It depends...do you want the ones everyone say are the "must sees" or just my personal favorites? It's two different lists Laughing

Syera · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject:

Aye, Lilo and Stitch is good. Lilo's personality gets me every time. XD
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Amadou · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:55 am Post subject:

Jaffacake · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:03 am Post subject:

I have to second Hunchback of Notre Dame and Hercules. Awesome. Freakin'. Films.

I thought Atlantis was cool, but a lot of people think it sucked, soooo...maybe a rental first?

Pocahontas is pretty good. As well as the Lion King, but you've probably seen those already.
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:52 am Post subject:

Amadou · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject:

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject:

Honestly, I'd try to rent as many as I could just to see them all and get a better grasp on them because I know my childhood impressions have changed from now. You might find out you do or don't like more or less from when you were younger

Syera · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject:

Merkal · Sultan Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 466 Location: NL

A personal childhood favorite is The Rescuers. Because its made in the transition from the old Walt-era animators and story people to the new batch like Glen and Ron Cements n' John Musker the Studio was slowly heading to the second golden age.
It's shown in the simple but refined animation, beautiful backgrounds that sometimes look more like oil paintings, strong leads, a fine voice cast, cute songs and no CG elements anywhere.
On a siderant please ingore, Disney over uses CG in their 2D films. Like in Peacock Princess, the door to class room is CG. What did these modern animators forget how to animate a door by hand?

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:33 am Post subject:

Salukfan · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject: