What is the best Disney movie?
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Agent
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 04:47
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MARY POPPINS! 1964, a lot of bluescreen ... before all computer animations. Winner of 5 oscars. -------------------- site of the month: Do not trample down the earth on which you walk. Calculate your personal footprint. Posts: 1420 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 08:05
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The Lion King. Oldies, such as Snow White are also good. Posts: 756 | Registered: Monday, August 4 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 08:35
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Fantasia (the one that came out around 1950) Pinocchio (Fagin and his sidekick reminded me of kids from my neighborhood) Snow White (the Evil Queen reminded me of my mom in real life) At one time Walt Kelly, who created the comic character Pogo, was an illustrator for Disney. He used to draw the Donald Duck comics in the 40's, and they had a lot of rich detail and characters in the background, like Pogo did later on. After he left Disney the comics looked childish and empty. -------------------- "I can't give you brains," said the Wizard of Oz to the Scarecrow, "but I can give you a diploma." - L. Frank Baum Posts: 381 | Registered: Sunday, March 16 2003 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 09:11
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I haven't seen Sword in the Stone (although I probably saw bits and pieces of it floating about), but Jungle Book is a boring film. I liked most disney films when I was 5. That doesn't mean I could tolerate them now. -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 09:14
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*withdraws hastily* [ Sunday, February 22, 2004 09:25: Message edited by: Morgan ] -------------------- KazeArctica: "Imagine...wangs everywhere...and tentacles. Nothing but wangs and tentacles! And no pants!" Posts: 2862 | Registered: Tuesday, October 2 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 10:04
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I like the old Fantasia as well. The rest of the movies tend to be boring or inferior copies of books. Or both. —Alorael, who has been amused by the heavy alterations from book to movie. Aladdin, as an example, shares very little with the Arabian Nights Aladdin beyond poverty and a magical lamp. Where's the genie in a ring, hm? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 12:14
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I'm surprised a topic like this has stayed on track as long as it had. I would have at least thought someone would have at least started an argument over the alleged sexual references hidden in so many movies/cartoons. As for classic disney... eh, there are no real movies that are original that stand out in my mind. As Alorael stated, most of what disney has done was based off or ripped from other books or tales and ripped off badly (The Little Mermaid is probably the worst in my opinion). Even the Lion King was a take on an old African tale. Oh well, originality isn't everything... But if I had to say a favorite, which I do as that is the main topic, I would have to go for Fantasia as well. ---Your mage's apprentice/maniac, Necris Omega -------------------- Sanity is a relative concept. And like most my relatives, I rarely see it. "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." ~ Albert Einstein Posts: 168 | Registered: Saturday, October 26 2002 07:00 |
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One Thousand Slimy Things
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 12:56
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quote:OMG BAMBI IS ONE HOT *****! *Fap fap fap fap* -------------------- KhothMk2: You don't get 72 virgin camels though Posts: 995 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 18:24
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One of the spires of the castle in The Little Mermaid is actually a penis. EDIT: Grammar. [ Sunday, February 22, 2004 19:51: Message edited by: Sir David ] -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon TEH CONSPIRACY IZ ALL Les forum de la chance. Incaseofemergency,breakglass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 18:48
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Well, I'll be jiggered. We've finally corrupted Sir David. I'd shake hands with whoever's responsible, but, well, I don't know where those hands have been. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Master
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 19:03
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i know the answer to that question, but i'd be banned if i state it. -------------------- Urban wisdom is not actual wisdom. It's more like the seemingly philosophical statements that sometimes leak out of my strange mind through my mouth, or in the case of message boards, my hands. -------------------- Clan Xeon - Warcraft III clan Polaris - Weather Balloons YAY Undead Theories - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 19:13
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quote:Oh, that's not true. You know where these hands have been. (Hands, seeing how I like the two-fisted stuff. ^_^) -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, February 22 2004 19:52
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The Jungle Book, definitely. Off to sing "The Bear Necessities." -------------------- But I have never known or heard of anyone in real life who has said, "Yes! My goal in life is to be a brainless follower of obnoxious people!" Posts: 437 | Registered: Sunday, July 13 2003 07:00 |
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Master Jeweller
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written Monday, February 23 2004 02:21
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Hm... Who Framed Roger Rabbit comes to mind. And I really liked the Black Cauldron (even if it isn't close to the books). For the 'less ancient' classics I'd have to nominate the Little Mermaid for its excellent music. For more stories about weird-looking spires, check http://www.snopes.com/disney/disney.asp -------------------- Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heilighthum! Deine Zauber binden wieder, was die Mode streng getheilt, Alle Menschen werden Brüder, wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt. Pieter Simoons aka Radiant Official Crystal Shard and SubTerra webpage Posts: 798 | Registered: Monday, December 17 2001 08:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Monday, February 23 2004 08:27
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In your case TM, I think we can all agree on the bliss of ignorance. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Monday, February 23 2004 08:34
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I do believe that Robin Hood is a definate classic. I mean, who can argue with the old school weapons (bows and arrows, and swords). Although, I like the Lion King just because of the music (mainly Hakuna Matata). And because Scar is eaten alive by the hyienas (or however you spell it _files/smile.gif) ).-------------------- ~~Here comes the Thnikka Man~~ Posts: 14 | Registered: Monday, February 23 2004 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, February 23 2004 08:55
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The anthropomorphic Disney version of "Robin Hood" was absolutely delightful. And it certainly didn't hurt that, at the time that I watched it, foxes were by far my favorite animal. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Mongolian Barbeque
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written Monday, February 23 2004 11:49
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Yes, Robin Hood was another good one. I must admit that I'd forgotten about it! I'll have to see it again sometime. For one thing, the music was better than what was done for most cartoons of the period. And the humor was great — especialy the scene where they were trying to extricate some object from the snake's grasp while he was sleeping. -------------------- A.E. van Vogt (1912-2000) The World's Most Influential Science Fiction Writer Author of such classics as Slan (1940), The World of Null-A (1945), The Voyage of the Space Beagle (1950), and The Weapon Shops of Isher (1951) Visit my website about him at www.home.earthlink.net/~icshi/ Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Monday, February 23 2004 17:34
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Corrupted? Hardly. I'm just stating the facts. Wise Man, don't get cocky, pun intended. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon TEH CONSPIRACY IZ ALL Les forum de la chance. Incaseofemergency,breakglass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, February 24 2004 02:05
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Bambi, for sure! Or maybe Dumbo, for the hallucinatory pink elephant sequence... -------------------- KazeArctica: Oh yes. KazeArctica: Oh YES Posts: 93 | Registered: Sunday, September 30 2001 22:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, February 27 2004 12:40
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quote:1st: Aladdin was not made in the last 7 years, it came out in 94, thus making is a movie coming out in the last 8 years. Also, Lion King is the best!!! -------------------- All hail to me, for my best time in MineSweeper is 150 :) The Supreme Rule Posts: 46 | Registered: Monday, February 23 2004 08:00 |
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Babelicious
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SOME MANNER OF STEAMBOAT WILLIE Is there one where Walt Disney is brutally disemboweled for being pond scum? Actually, my favorite Disney film would have to be Mulan. It finally cemented in my mind just how formulaic Disney animations have become. Spunky main character who wants to act beyond her "place", sidekicks (often a small, eccentric one and a big, stupid one), hunky males with nonthreatening tenors, etc. Disney is as American as Ford and McDonald's. Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, February 27 2004 17:40
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quote:1st: Aladdin was not made in the last 7 years, it came out in 94, thus making is a movie coming out in the last 8 years. Also, Lion King is the best!!![/quote]Notice the italicized portions of my previous statement. "Or so" means the same thing as "approximately" or "about," sagot. And none of what you said erases the fact that both of them are little-girl movies, and as such, are horrifically bad. [ Friday, February 27, 2004 17:41: Message edited by: A Stughalfian Principle ] -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, February 27 2004 18:25
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"Lion King" all the way. I was a little girl when I watched it. _files/wink.gif) -------------------- From many a wondrous grot and secret cell Unnumbered and enormous polypi Winnow with giant fins the slumbering green. Posts: 356 | Registered: Saturday, August 23 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, February 27 2004 18:28
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I'm a big fan of 'Sword in the Stone' and I also enjoyed Lion King and Sleeping Beauty. -------------------- There is no knowledge that is not power. Take a chance at the Chance Forums! Posts: 323 | Registered: Thursday, December 18 2003 08:00 |