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Hercules

The only flaw it has is that the voice acting for Herc is only OK. Everything else is basically amazing.

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I feel like most people say it's Atlantis or Treasure Planet. But now since they're talked about so frequently because of that, it's not really underrated but instead just unnoticed

So, Hunchback of Notre Dame is my pick.

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I guess Sleeping Beauty, Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh or Tarzan.
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It's more appreciated now, but Rescuers Down Under deserves more recognition imo.

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The true answer is probably one of the package films, like Make Mine Music or Ichabod and Mr. Toad.
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Fox and the Hound

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Make Mine Music is kind of shit. Ichabod and Mr. Toad, and Fun & Fancy Free are probably the best of the bunch. The Three Caballeros is halways decent. Though I guess technically Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is also a package film, in which case it is leagues and bounds above the rest.
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Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey,_Donald,_Goofy:_The_Three_Musketeers

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I don't think it's underrated, but Emperor's new groove is underappreciated BY disney. I guess it isn't very merchandisable longterm.

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Wetterdew posted...

I don't think it's underrated, but Emperor's new groove is underappreciated BY disney. I guess it isn't very merchandisable longterm.

dude it had a show and two spinoffs

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The Spirit of '43 - aka "Donald pays his taxes"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i4UC07RA70

refmon posted...

dude it had a show and two spinoffs

I forgot about the show but never heard about two spinoffs, what are those? Anyway I haven't heard them mention it or market it for well over a decade now

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Meet the Robinsons

Wetterdew posted...

I forgot about the show but never heard about two spinoffs, what are those? Anyway I haven't heard them mention it or market it for well over a decade now

I know it had Kronk's New Groove, a direct to dvd movie, but I didn't know there was a second spinoff

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Pocahontas, it's not great but it has some of the best music and few people give it credit for that.

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joe40001 posted...

Pocahontas, it's not great but it has some of the best music and few people give it credit for that.

Most people consider the music its only redeeming quality.
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DeadBankerDream posted...

Most people consider the music its only redeeming quality.

This.

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A Goofy Movie.

it's by and far the best thing that Disney has ever produced, but it's almost always eclipsed by inferior works.

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Treasure Planet or The Black Cauldron.

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boxington posted...

A Goofy Movie.

it's by and far the best thing that Disney has ever produced, but it's almost always eclipsed by inferior works.

Fo'sho this

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I dunno
the aristocats maybe?

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Princess and the Frog

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I enjoyed A Goofy Movie but I don't feel it aged well. It is quintessentially 90's

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Robin Hood

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Dumbo. It might be my favorite, but it gets dismissed compared to its contemporaries (which, by the way, are the best movies Disney ever made, and thus also underrated).

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The Great Mouse Detective

It was released at a time when Disney was trying to find its voice again in the pre-Renaissance / post-cute talking animals era. They could tell that society was shifting toward the mature and cynical, but weren't really positive what that meant for animation. As a result, the film features greater levels of violence than most Disney animated films, a Gremlins-inspired jump scare, and a sexy (if you're a furry) song and dance number.

As it's based off a British book series, there might be some licensing issues which prevent a re-release. (Or maybe Disney just doesn't want your kids watching a mouse perform a strip-tease.) But it's a legitimately good animated film boasting some memorable characters and enjoyable voice work -- especially from the deliciously wicked Vincent Price.

maybe i'm the odd man out here, but i did not like Emperors New Groove at all.
none of the characters are interesting, except maybe the dumb guy who talks to squirrels

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IShall_Run_Amok posted...

Dumbo. It might be my favorite, but it gets dismissed compared to its contemporaries (which, by the way, are the best movies Disney ever made, and thus also underrated).

I like Dumbo a fuckton, but considering it came out around the same time as Pinocchio and Bambi I definitely see how it gets overshadowed by that group.
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Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

I enjoyed A Goofy Movie but I don't feel it aged well. It is quintessentially 90's

That's what makes it so good

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The Sword in the Stone

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Skye Reynolds posted...

The Great Mouse Detective

It was released at a time when Disney was trying to find its voice again in the pre-Renaissance / post-cute talking animals era. They could tell that society was shifting toward the mature and cynical, but weren't really positive what that meant for animation. As a result, the film features greater levels of violence than most Disney animated films, a Gremlins-inspired jump scare, and a sexy (if you're a furry) song and dance number.

As it's based off a British book series, there might be some licensing issues which prevent a re-release. (Or maybe Disney just doesn't want your kids watching a mouse perform a strip-tease.) But it's a legitimately good animated film boasting some memorable characters and enjoyable voice work -- especially from the deliciously wicked Vincent Price.

Great Mouse Detective is a good answer. Relative to it's quality it's barely talked about.

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Great Mouse Detective was always my favorite when I was a kid. That fight scene in the clock tower killed it.

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