Best and Worst Disney "Classic" Animated Movies

[mkruer]

Just having watched Disney’s Cinderella I wanted to know everyone’s top five (in ranking order) considers the best Disney’s “Classicâ€

[klauss]

top five:

The Aristocats
The Rescuers
The Fox and the Hound
Peter Pan
Lady and the Tramp

Have to mention:
Alice in Wonderland
Aladdin
The Lion King
Robin Hood

bottom five:
...wouldn't know, didn't see them all, but, from the ones I did see:
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty
(maybe it's the style, I don't know... but those are the ones I would never see again)
And, without doubt,
Mary Poppins (that's a classic, isn't it? - I know, not animated, but I have to mention it as the worst movie ever)

[CubOfJudahsLion]

I can't be very specific, but here's my take:

Best 5:

Random selection of movies made while Walt was alive

Worst 5:

Random selection/made after Eisner took over as CEO

[Wisq]

Worst ones: Anything Disney ever mangl--.. err, made.

Best ones: The Disney originals, the ones not ripped off from any other source. And I use "best" only in the sense that they're slightly better than the rest (which are "worst", above).

Yeah, I'm not a Disney fan.

[CubOfJudahsLion]

@Wisq: Word. Not a big fan of them either, and the more I know about them, the less I like them: massive animation staff layoffs, unequal opportunity employers, etc. I'm also using 'best' in a 'hated less' sort of way.

No sense in denying that as animators they did have game, but I am considerably more impressed by modern animé nowadays, specially after watching the likes of Mononoke and GitS. Funny how the japanese see animation as an art form that can be used as a channel for many different kinds of message, while the western view considers it to be a kiddie thing, which seems to be Disney's position (I have reportedly fallen asleep during one of their movies.) When I have kids, I'm taking them to Pixar films instead. Their movies seem to acknowledge the existence of adults, at least to some extent. And now that they're free from Disney's ties, what can we expect from them?

@mkruer: I remember when I first watched Fantasia (the original), there was this kid in the audience who, halfway through the Rites of Spring, asked the author of his days: "mom, when's the movie going to start?"

[loki1950]

i can't make up my mind about the walt origunal's i remenber watchingb walt introduce several sunday evenings and and so i have bias for the the early stuff

Enjoy the Choice