What Are Your Favorite Disney Movies?

I probably saw this at some point, but don't remember much about it. However, with Tim Conway and Roscoe Lee Brown involved, it was probably pretty good.

Its a fun silly film. :)
 
The Black Hole and Tron. Both films were outside the normal Disney formula and if the general viewing public had been smart enough to recognise how good they really were, the Disney might have done a better job with Star Wars.

The Black Hole is terrific . They are supposedly doing a remake of it .

Trom and its computer animation and virtual reality was groundbreaking , Tron 2 is even better film and even though we didn't;t get a sequel , the door is not closed on that one just yet
 
For me, it has to be Blackbeard's ghost. I recently saw it again on TV which is always a dodgy idea when it's something you loved as a kid, but I still laughed like a drain. Peter Ustinov makes Johnny Depp seem almost restrained.
 
For me, it has to be Blackbeard's ghost. I recently saw it again on TV which is always a dodgy idea when it's something you loved as a kid, but I still laughed like a drain. Peter Ustinov makes Johnny Depp seem almost restrained.

My mum took me and my brothers to see this on a double bill with Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger at the ABC in York. Loved both but we had to leave before the end of Blackbeard's Ghost, it was years before I got to see the ending.
 
I'll just stick to my favorites, not just movies I like...

When I was very young, the only way to see a movie was at the theatre or on television. I did not know that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was made before I was born, I only knew it was excellent. Just whistle while you work. I saw Dumbo, Old Yeller, Song of the South, One Hundred and One Dalmatians Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, and Zorro, the Avenger. at the drive-in. I watched Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Bambi, The Legend of Lobo, Fantasia, The Sword in the Stone, Tonka, The Incredible Journey, Mary Poppins, The World's Greatest Athlete, and Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier in the theatre. And as an adult, I thought Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin were fantastic.

Now, as much as I like Tigger (check my avatar), Br'er Rabbit, Zorro, Lobo, and Davy Crockett along with Julie Andrews, Kurt Russell, and Dean Jones... my favorite Disney movie is The Jungle Book. I love the music. The Sherman Brothers greatest song writing might have been for Mary Poppins but they great on this one as well. I love the voices. Phil Harris as Baloo... is there another American voice as incredible? Well, maybe James Earl Jones. George Sanders as Shere Khan... vengeful and implacable. Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera. Sterling Holloway as Kaa. Louis Prima as King Louie... totally awesome. I identify with the themes of friendship and fidelity as children grow up.
 
For me, it has to be Blackbeard's ghost. I recently saw it again on TV which is always a dodgy idea when it's something you loved as a kid, but I still laughed like a drain. Peter Ustinov makes Johnny Depp seem almost restrained.

I love that film and Peter Ustinov was terrific in the role of Blackbeard. ! :cool:
 
The Black Cauldron was a big inspiration to me as a kid. Sure it has its flaws, due to troubled production, but it was still one of the first quintessential fantasies I saw. I went on to read the Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander, and the mabinogion, both of which I consider a little underrated.

Its just a shame that the final cut if the film was compromised by creative friction. The overall story behind it is interesting, and provides a lot of insight into the history of Disney, and done of the behind-the-scenes aspects of the industry.
 
Which are your favorite and why ?
I am a fan of Disney's first live action movie Treasure Island , 1950. Made in England it was a quality movie and faithful to the Stevenson story. At the time Robert Newton was a respected English film actor , came from the classical Shakespearian stage world (which produced so many fine actors). Alas he seems remembered for chewing the scenery as Long John Silver. However there are quite moments in that movie when Newton really shows his chops. It has a fine cast and is a well made film.
 
It would be nice to watch a lot of those obscure films that were mentioned. I've heard of a few of these movies, but I never set the time aside for them.

If I had to pick a favorite, it might have to be Beauty & The Beast.

Then again, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and possibly Robin Hood are close runner-ups. Still, that's due to the limit of films I've seen.

If I could rip The Sorcerer's Apprentice out of Fantasia and turn it into a 120min movie, I would.
 
The first Disney film I ever saw was Bambi. My mother took me to the cinema to see it. I'll leave it to your imagination to guess what happened and when. I've never seen the end.

When I go over the list of films Disney has released over the years the one I enjoyed include:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Jungle Book
Robin Hood
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Dragonslayer

Great list and I completely forgot about Dragonslayer Its a great and dark fantasy film with a very stellar cast inclined Sir Ralph Richardson in one oof hie ver last roles. Even I the age of CGI that dragon still impress ! :cool:
 
It must be about 25 years since I saw Dragonslayer, loved it! And I remember my Dad being very reluctant to tape it for us as he said "but it's crap!" Have you seen it then Dad?
 
A very problematic film by today's standards but Dumbo [1941]
And Bambi [1942] I NEVER cry while watching this film! NEVER!
 
It must be about 25 years since I saw Dragonslayer, loved it! And I remember my Dad being very reluctant to tape it for us as he said "but it's crap!" Have you seen it then Dad?

It didn't follow the formula of the hero rescuing the Princess. In so many ways, It's a very dark film.
 
So I have a weird relationship with Disney... growing up, I saw Aladdin and Lion King in theaters, and saw maybe 2-3 others altogether, but that was it. Now, I have two daughters, and have watched Every. Single. Princess. Movie. Ever made. Repeatedly. To the point where I can do the Oaken voice from Frozen and tell by background music alone what scene they're in.

So, my spectrum for Disney movies is halfway enjoyable - KILL THE BEAST. And, if anyone is interested, I also sometimes do Disney satire.

But to the actual question...

Up, Wall-E, Tangled, and Hunchback of Notre Dame are my favorites to actually watch. Up for it's exceedingly realistic depiction of grief and mentoring, Wall-E for it's take down of modern indulgence and sheer artistic value, Tangled for its hauntingly realistic depiction of abusive relationships, especially mother-daughter ones, and brilliant dialog (deadpan, to a bunny, "Stay calm, it can probably smell fear.", "Take a deep breath through the nose. What are you getting? Cause to me, it's one part man smell, and the other part really bad man smell. Overall, it just feels like the color brown. Your thoughts?", "Is that blood in your mustache? Blondie, look at all the blood in his mustache! Good sir, that's alot of blood!), and Hunchback for being the single darkest Disney movie in the canon and having an amazing soundtrack.

For my girls to watch, I like the above (except maybe Hunchback... genocide is a little much for a 7 year old), Brave, Lion King, Moana, and to an extent Mulan. They like Frozen and its sequel, Little Mermaid, Aladdin (my nostalgia vice...), Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Princess and the Frog, Beauty and the Beast... we have debates about the relative artistic value of the films and how the themes are much deeper in other movies... and then we watch Frozen.
 

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