Board 8 > darkx (re)ranks the 56 Walt Disney Animation Studios films

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53. Saludos Amigos
At just over 40 minutes in length, calling this a feature film is being unbelievably generous, but it's officially listed as the 6th feature film from the studio, so here goes. It's basically just four semi-educational cartoons about South and Central America spliced together with footage of the Disney crew in various countries. The cartoons are harmless, and occasionally humorous, and even feature Donald, Goofy, and the very first appearance of Jose Carioca, but they aren't anything special by any means. The film is pretty boring as a unit and really only exists because the Disney crew got the opportunity to travel down south and basically made a movie out of it. Next.

52. Another fuckin ass package film
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Spent 20 minutes watching the Spanish version of Saludos Amigos (no English subtitles) because I thought it was just how the movie was. Spent the whole time wondering how the hell children were supposed to put up with it before realizing that something was wrong.

To be fair, children probably can't put up with the English version either. Garbage movie.
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nobody can put up with it, not just children
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I know I said two per day but this bottom 6 is just so Goddamn predictable and boring that I can't justify spending a whole day doing the next two, so expect two more tonight.
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Nice.
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52. Melody Time
In the mid-late 1940s, Disney made two Fantasia-esque films that were made up of several segments mostly set to music. Melody Time was a bit different in that it did feature a couple of stories that had some dialogue, including Johnny Appleseed, the strongest short in the bunch. But other than that it's mostly pretty weak. There's some decent animation for the time, and the snow segment is pretty, but nothing that's going to blow your mind and certainly nothing that's going to keep you or your kid satisfied for 75 minutes. The Trees segment is the worst; it's horribly boring (that one alone is more boring than anything on Saludos Amigos).

51. Something that's already been incorrectly guessed or suggested in this topic
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More package films plz. Kill them all.

Except maybe Make Mine Music. That one was good people.

Gotta be Stifled Missed a Post next. So bad.
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The Three Cabalerros?
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StifledSilence posted...

More package films plz. Kill them all.

Except maybe Make Mine Music. That one was good people.

Gotta be Stifled Missed a Post next. So bad.

I will back this except you shut your whore mouth about The Adventures of Ichabod Crane and Mr Toad
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Three Caballeros is next probably. Even though I personally already think Make Mine Music is too high.
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My whore mouth likes Mr. Toad but not Ichabod. So it kinda evens out into the "acceptable casualty" section.
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Well I already incorrectly guessed Dinosaur so let's incorrectly guess it again
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51. Dinosaur
The first CGI film that the studio made was actually pretty popular and considered revolutionary for its time. Today it looks ugly and dated. The backgrounds are nice, but the dinosaurs themselves are hideous and you can barely tell any of them apart. It doesn't help that practically no one has a personality that's memorable enough to tell them apart from any other character in the film, with I'll say two exceptions in Zinni and Bruton. The story is as overdone as they come, there are no surprises here, you know exactly how this story is going to play out from the word go. This is definitely one of those movies that the canon could have done without.

50. Six boring, safe, predictable picks at the bottom.... who's ready for a doozy? ;)

[again, not sarcasm, this one is a shocker]
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Frozen, all right. Good call.
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Kill Fantasia, a glorified package film!
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Zootopia?
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I'll guess Cinderella.

Must be the terrible Brother Bear.
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Big Hero 6
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Raka_Putra posted...

Must be the terrible Brother Bear.

Raka no D:
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In before what seems to be a controversial opinion.
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Obvs its the Little Mermaid
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Pocahontas for sure.
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I love reading these guesses. It's also intriguing to think about which ones are serious guesses and which ones are jokes (and if a joke guess might just be right)
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Lion King
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Mulan to be cool like me!
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shocker?
Snow White?
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Fantasia 2000?
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Pocahontas let's go let's go
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Actually maybe its Bolt?
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Expect your answer between 2 and 3pm. For now I'll give you this - the correct answer has already been guessed.
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Definitely Tangled then.
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Zootopia
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50. Cinderella
I know. It's a classic, it's timeless, it's every little girl's first dream come true movie, yadda yadda yadda. I just don't like it. I've always found it mostly boring, and really just has a horrible message - sit around, do nothing and sob, and everyone else will make your dreams come true for you. Seriously. The songs are forgettable, the plot is cliched, the romantic leads are the definition of the cookie-cutter prince and princess. There are a few strong points. The animation is good, the mice are somewhat entertaining, and the villain is fantastic, but those just aren't enough to keep this "classic" afloat for me. Sorry.

49. Was released after Walt Disney's death but during the 20th century.
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huh
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I knew it! This topic made me go back to read my own rankings a few years ago and you weren't exactly shy about your dislike for it after I placed it relatively high.

Can't believe you have it so low!

DoctorBIind posted...

I knew it! This topic made me go back to read my own rankings a few years ago and you weren't exactly shy about your dislike for it after I placed it relatively high.

Can't believe you have it so low!

Lol nothing is going to beat MWC making death threat against people for liking a few certain films lol
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I mean I'm pretty indifferent to Cinderella so that's fair
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AdmiralZephyr posted...

DoctorBIind posted...

I knew it! This topic made me go back to read my own rankings a few years ago and you weren't exactly shy about your dislike for it after I placed it relatively high.

Can't believe you have it so low!

Lol nothing is going to beat MWC making death threat against people for liking a few certain films lol

For this alone I hope you have Snow White #1

AdmiralZephyr posted...

everyone else will make your dreams come true for you

Uhm. Her dream is a wish her heart made, okay?

Anyways, I recently watched Cinderella for the first and enjoyed it more than I thought I would, but I had low expectations and the prince is pretty cookie cutter. A Twist in Time is real gud though.
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XD oh man I remember MWC came into my topic to complain about Snow White as well. And I even had it down pretty low!
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AdmiralZephyr posted...

DoctorBIind posted...

I knew it! This topic made me go back to read my own rankings a few years ago and you weren't exactly shy about your dislike for it after I placed it relatively high.

Can't believe you have it so low!

Lol nothing is going to beat MWC making death threat against people for liking a few certain films lol

It doesn't take much to set him off. If you extol the virtues of LeBron, God help you.

It's like Donald Duck come to life!
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Do NOT tarnish the good name of Donald Duck with MWC
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Cinderella sucks; good job.

Hopefully Snow White and Sleeping Beauty fall low too; get rid of the whole overrated forgettable prince/princess trio early
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Ok I will actually defend Sleeping Beauty, I really love the whole style with it and come on, it's Maleficent
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Maleficent is a memorable but ultimately shallow villain in a movie that is otherwise completely forgettable in every way
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I will defend Maleficent, but not Sleeping Beauty as a whole.
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49's gonna be Robin Hood.
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Aurora is even more boring of a princess than Cinderella
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Alright it's hard to describe but I just really like the aesthetic of Sleeping Beauty in general
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