alienboyva Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Excluding anime, what's your favorite animated movie(s)? I could fill up an entire list with Disney movies, so, I'll just mention that my favorite will always be 101 Dalmatians (still think The Lion King is the best). Yeah, when I was little I had my whole room decked-out in 101 Dalmatians. I had bedding, wall sticker things, etc. There were also non-Disney animated movies I absolutely loved when I was little like An American Tail, which I got to see again recently. So, a few days after Xmas, I came across the soundtrack for An American Tail and The Land Before Time on YouTube and I thought to myself how much I'd love to see these again after all these years, especially An American Tail, since it was one of my favorite movies when I was little....And what do you know? A few days later I find out that they're both coming on TV, It's like someone was reading my mind. When the opening credits for An American Tail came on and that music started playing, OMG, nostalgia and feels out the butt! LOL! I was not prepared for that. I never realized just how much I still love this movie. The animation, voice acting (gotta love Dom DeLuise), and music. It's all so good! I guess this movie will always hold a special place in my heart, especially since it has one of my favorite songs when I was little (had the OST on cassette). R.I.P. James Horner. T_T Spoiler Later that same night, The Land Before Time also came one, which I also loved watching when I was little. I never realized how short this movie was a kid. It said the run-time was only 70 mins. I assume that also includes the credits as well. Speaking of the credits, that credits song still gets me. ...Once again, R.I.P. James Horner. Spoiler Man I never realized how many movies I owned on VHS and watched the crap out of as a kid were done by Don Bluth. Excluding the Disney movies he worked on, I had An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Rock-a-Doodle...I also hand The Secret of NIHM. It's great movie, but I guess I never cared for it as a kid. *sigh* Why don't they make animated moves like this anymore?! Ever since Shrek I noticed this stupid trend, where animated movies had to be CG and have dumb-ass jokes so where even the parents would laugh. I really wish they'd stop this shit. Well, at least Japan still knows how to do proper 2D animation and that's not going anywhere anytime soon. AGES 1 Quote Link to comment
Dancing Mog Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Hard to pick a favorite out of the movies from my childhood but the Robin Hood movie w/ the animals was and is still enjoyable along w/ The Great Mouse Detective. The Ducktales movie was also fun to watch as a kid(really hoping the reboot works out). The Land Before Time is also great though there can be some scaryish moments depending on the age of a child(the second one was my favorite), All Dogs Go to Heaven was also fun and I loved An American Tail: Fivel Goes West. At my grandmother's funeral back in 2007, my mom actually sang Somewhere Out There for the service and there is a picture of me and my two brothers hugging each other. Might be able to think of more later but that's all right now. alienboyva 1 Quote Link to comment
purple_beard Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Strict animation or do CGI movies count? Think Lion King vs. anything Pixar... Quote Link to comment
Mao Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) If we're excluding Japanese animation I enjoy The Hunchback of Note Dame and Beauty and the Beast as complete films the most these days. Hunchback mostly because of how daring it was to tackle a subject like corruption in the church, lust, and othet far more mature themes than seen in a children's movie before. If only the gargoyles weren't a thing, it'd easily be my favorite to watch over and over. Beauty and the Beast is also a favorite mostly because it's just a good story with well developed characters (as tropey as they are). And I like the songs and artwork. If I throw on my animation buff cap, Secret of NIMH was an amazing film and probably Bluth's best work since he decided not to try to compete with Disney and throw in godawful musical bits. Land Before Time is a close second here, but since he was forced to cut 13 minutes and change around how the film ends, it's kind of awkward and the flow is all wrong. If i can go even further down obscure animation lane, I can't exclude the work of Ralph Bakshi. I personally enjoyed Wizards the most out of his stuff, but his contribution to animation was immense as he practically made rotoscoping its own art form. Watch American Pop to see that on full display. And lastly can't forget Rankin and Bass, who in addition to their Christmas stop motion specials (think Rudolph and Santa Claus is Coming to Town) also had some fine 2D works in the form of The Hobbit and my favorite, Flight of Dragons, among others. An interesting thing about the 2D films of Rankin and Bass is that they outsourced the animation work to a studio in Japan. The studio would be shuttered, but those involved with it would be bought up again and reopened as the iconic Studio Ghibli. So if you like Ghibli films, go give the 2D Rankin and Bass films a watch to see their earliest work. And if I can speak from a nostalgic viewpoint, I regularly go back and watch Lady and the Tramp, Oliver and Company, and Balto for reasons that should be fairly obvious. Edited January 11, 2017 by Mao Weaver and Doc Brown 2 Quote Link to comment
Mocha Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Probably lion king, I guess? Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) OMG @alienboyva... An American Tail, memories. It was one of the few animated movies that made me cry when I was a kid! As for favorites: Aladdin Beauty and the Beast The Lion King Mulan All Dogs go To Heaven The Land Before Time (I still have a Littlefoot stuffed animal that I got for Christmas when I was little ) An American Tail An American Tail 2: Fievel Goes West Titan AE (loved it -- reminded me of the Don Bluth films I saw as I was growing up) Finding Nemo Toy Story 1-3 (1 and 3 are my favorites though) Monsters Inc. Monsters University Coraline The Jungle Book Edited January 11, 2017 by Doc Brown Quote Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 The DC movies from the past like 7 years Quote Link to comment
Spring Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 aladdin hoodwinked tangled pokemon 2000 whisper of the heart you said no anime but also yolo aladdin, hoodwinked, and tangled are part of my Feel Better set, a collection of movies i usually only watch again when i'm feeling sick or down. i've seen all three.....at least a hundred times i think Quote Link to comment
Penance Fracture Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Basically, anything that Pixar makes. I haven't seen all of it and some are better than others, but Pixar is pretty much a guaranteed good time. I also like Shrek and Shrek 2. I'm sure I'd enjoy Frozen if it weren't filled with insert songs that have been played ad nauseum elsewhere. Zootopia was pretty cool, though. Edited January 11, 2017 by Schmengland Quote Link to comment
bel Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 2 hours ago, nornir said: Anime? wow I literally read the whole first post except the first two words apparently WALL-E Zootopia Beauty and the Beast I loved others like The Land Before Time and Fox and the Hound but I haven't watched them in years Quote Link to comment
Young P Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 My first thought is early Disney. Snow White, Pinocchio, and Bambi are all masterpieces. Quote Link to comment
"Casual Trash" Kirbys Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Spirited Away Quote Link to comment
"Casual Trash" Kirbys Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Kubo and the Two Strings Quote Link to comment
fuzz Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I know I am not thinking of everything, but off the top of my head The Iron Giant is one I've always loved. Wreck It Ralph is also a favorite. As others have mentioned, PIXAR films are almost always lovely. Two favorites are The Incredibles and WALL-E. Penance Fracture 1 Quote Link to comment
L'Arachel Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 If I had to pick just one, I think I'd go with Mulan. Lots of Disney/Pixar is top-tier, non-anime animated stuff. If we exclude Disney/Pixar as well as anime, I'd probably go with Land Before Time, just ignore the millions of shitty sequels. Quote Link to comment
Penance Fracture Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 1 hour ago, electrifuzz said: I know I am not thinking of everything, but off the top of my head The Iron Giant is one I've always loved. I forgot about this one. Haven't seen it in years, but it was definitely fun. fuzz 1 Quote Link to comment
Sir Grim Locksmith VIII Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Transformers: The Movie (1986) The Incredibles The Lego Movie Treasure Planet Quote Link to comment
purple_beard Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Strict animation: The Jungle Book The Lion King Aladdin Transformers The Movie Ghost in the Shell The Professional ( Golgo 13) Ninja Scroll Snow White ( Disney ) The Animatrix If I tossed in CGI movies... Toy Story 1 and 2 Shrek 1,2, and 4 Cars Quote Link to comment
AGES Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) Oh man, where do I begin? Toy Story was ultimately the gateway for animation for me when I was wee child, if were talking about CG. So many great memories. Anyway: Spoiler Pixar: Toy Story 1-3 Monsters Inc UP The Incredibles Inside Out A Bugs Life Ratatouille Disney Animated Canon: Lilo & Sitch Tarzan The Emperor's New Grove Wreck-It Ralph Zootopia Treasure Planet Atlantis: The Lost Empire Meet the Robinsons The Lion King 101 Dalmatians Alice in Wonderland Pochantas Robin Hood Warner Bros Animation: The Iron Giant Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Osmosis Jones The Lego Movie Edited January 12, 2017 by AGES Quote Link to comment
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