The Secret of Nimh and An American Tail are dope as fuck. The Secret of Nimh held up well. I watched it recently as a thirty-something-year-old adult and still enjoyed it. I can't say the same for An American Tail, although I loved it as a kid.
BruceSmith78 wrote:The Secret of Nimh and An American Tail are dope as fuck. The Secret of Nimh held up well. I watched it recently as a thirty-something-year-old adult and still enjoyed it. I can't say the same for An American Tail, although I loved it as a kid.
I recently watched a clip of "Somewhere Out There", so I can see why it wouldn't be a favorite at this age.
Got more blu-rays & dvds sure to put me on an FBI watch list:
Disney:
Alice in Wonderland (animated version)
Bedknobs & Broomsticks
Dumbo
Ratatouille
Robin Hood
The Sword in the Stone
Dreamworks:
The Road to El Dorado
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Joseph: King of Dreams (because it came with the other two)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Miyazaki:
Castle in the Sky
Howl's Moving Castle
Kiki's Delivery Service (all blame goes to Doug Walker & Phil Hartman, the latter of which lended his voice for the American dub)
Princess Monoke
A lot of stuff in it I didn't appreciate as a kid (references to political corruption, ethnic corruption, etc.), but I don't think it does hold up quite as well as Secret of Nimh.
I decided to add Pocahontas & Hunchback to my collection. I had to bite the bullet and get the ones that came with the cheapquels, but I can now have a Disney Renaissance Era marathon.
In other news, I now have Prince of Egypt, the Great Mouse Detetective, and the Black Cauldron (the last of which I got just because it was the first Disney animated film to be rated PG).
Related fact, a couple nights ago I watched Snow White for what might have been my first time ever. Very well could have seen it as a kid; but I don't remember.
Gendo wrote:Related fact, a couple nights ago I watched Snow White for what might have been my first time ever. Very well could have seen it as a kid; but I don't remember.
That happened to me about a year ago. I was sure I had seen it as a kid. Watched it again as n adult, ans there were so few things I remember. Her run through the forest, of which I didn't remember, is pretty damn intense and shows Disney I don't think had simply kids in mind for the medium.
Yeah, I made the same comment while watching it. A lot of stuff with the queen was pretty dark also. My wife's interpretation is simply that kids were a lot less protected against such things 80 years ago than they are now.
Gendo wrote:Yeah, I made the same comment while watching it. A lot of stuff with the queen was pretty dark also. My wife's interpretation is simply that kids were a lot less protected against such things 80 years ago than they are now.
When I was 18 I watched The Black Cauldron on an acid trip in the middle of the night, alone, with the lights off and a ball of Christmas lights blinking in the corner. It's the only way to see it.
BruceSmith78 wrote:When I was 18 I watched The Black Cauldron on an acid trip in the middle of the night, alone, with the lights off and a ball of Christmas lights blinking in the corner. It's the only way to see it.
It'a probably the only way to get through it without wanting to smash the TV as a result of Gurgi's voice.
With Aladdin as my newest addition, I could have a Disney Renaissance Marathon if I so wished (doing a marathon from Snow White to current sould be impossible, even when trying to select for the most iconic)
For those not aware, these are the animated movies by the flagship animation studio of Disney from 1989-1999. Like with any matathon, there's some gems, some underrated movies, overrated movies, and one or two flat out "the hell are they doing??" movies.