Non-Disney, Hand-Drawn Animated Films

[yamiiguy]

After just listening to 'Bright Eyes' I can't believe I forgot Watership Down

[Siren]

The Phantom Tollbooth
The Elm-Chanted Forest

You've seen both of those films?
If so, YAY!
I thought I was the only one who loved both of those films. But now, I'm happy that you enjoyed both of them. Both of those films are really good!

Yeah, I remember back in the day when Nickelodeon use to play them ALL the time. Along with Rikki Tikki Tavi, Mowgli's Brothers, and The White Seal. I miss the old Nick channel...ditto that on Disney Channel. Back when they use to play GOOD movies and tv shows

[RyougaLolakie]

You've seen both of those films?
If so, YAY!
I thought I was the only one who loved both of those films. But now, I'm happy that you enjoyed both of them. Both of those films are really good!

Yeah, I remember back in the day when Nickelodeon use to play them ALL the time. Along with Rikki Tikki Tavi, Mowgli's Brothers, and The White Seal. I miss the old Nick channel...ditto that on Disney Channel. Back when they use to play GOOD movies and tv shows

I didn't even knew they aired "The Phantom Tollbooth" on the old Nickolodeon. If I remember correctly, they used to air that one on Cartoon Network back in the year of 1996 or 1997. Thank god my mother's friend taped it for me back in 2001 when it was shown in HBO Family. Now I have to wait untill Christmas for a DVD recorder and then converted to a DVD.

The Phantom Tollbooth, in my opinion, was the best animated film that Chuck Jones ever did while he's at the MGM years. Along with Tom and Jerry shorts, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Horton Hears A Who!, and The Dot and the Line, this film was without doubt was almost as good as the book version. Butch Patrick, who did the character of "Herman" from The Munsters, did a very good job for acting as Milo. Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, June Forray, and other voice actors did a very good job at it too.

I remember renting "The White Seal" from Movie Gallery and it was marvelous. Chuck Jones did a very good job on the Rudyard Kipling shorts as well as "The Cricket In Time Square" short and 2 specials from that short.

As for "The Elm-Chanted Forest", it was one of my family's favorites. When I was young, I adored this film more than anything else. My mother's friend also taped that one back in the old Disney Channel back in the year of 1995 along with the claymation halloween special.

And yet, I missed the good old days.

[Caballero Girl]

My favourite piece of non-Disney animation (2D or otherwise) is very easily Raymond Briggs' the Snowman, which is standard Christmas viewing here in the UK. At only 20 minutes, it doesn't qualify as feature-lengthed, but I couldn't resist mentioning it, all the same.

My favourite non-Disney 2D feature would have to be Spirited Away (ignoring Disney's involvement in the English language dub, that is).

Also great are:

Watership Down
The Iron Giant
Yellow Submarine
Howl's Moving Castle
Kiki's Delivery Service
When the Wind Blows (the only Raymond Briggs feature animation that I know of)

I do have certain soft spots for Ferngully: the Last Rainforest, Anastasia and Balto. And the Care Bears Movie, given how much I loved it as an infant.

[Siren]

Oh, I just remembered...the Dot movies.
Dot and the Kangaroo and Dot and the Whale were especially my favorites. But she had nearly a dozen movies. I remember Dot and the Kangaroo starting out with a live action actress playing Dot, and then she is gifted with the language of animals and it turns into animation...though backgrounds were often real photographs. Dot and the Whale was SOOO sad. About a whale who's entire family is killed by whalers, she tries to commit suicide by beaching herself and ultimatly decides she'd rather live in a Sea World-like park, then back in the ocean.

[DEREKG]

Favorite 2-D films,

The Secret of N.I.M.H.--Best by far!!!

Heavy Metal--Classsic for sure...

Rock and Rule--Hard to find yet great film...

The Iron Giant--Another great cartoon...

I'm sure there's more????

[Kossage]

There are quite many non-Disney animated films that I like (many of which have already been mentioned in this thread), but the one I've always liked the most is The Land Before Time.

The film has a wonderful story with interesting characters, and the animation is nice as well. The voice actors do a good job (in both Finnish and English), and the score composed by James Horner is just breathtaking: the score has many themes and beautiful orchestral and choral moments (just think of the heartbreaking "Whispering Winds" track) as well as fascinating cues of awe and terror. The title song works too, and all of these elements together create a fascinating film.

[slave2moonlight]

Rock and Rule--Hard to find yet great film...

I almost included this one myself. However, I'm not sure I would say it's a "favorite" because it has aspects I could have done without or that could have been better, but it's great. It's available now in 2 disc or single disc DVDs. I want that 2-disc but still haven't had a chance to get it.

[Gurgi30]

My favorite 2-D animated non-Disney movies are as follows:

G.I. Joe the Movie
Transformers the Movie - it made me cry when Optimus Prime died
The Secret of Nimh
An American Tale - This was my second date movie ever, right after The Black Cauldron, and probably explains why these are two of my favorite movies.
All of the Studio Ghibli movies are exceptional with The Cat Returns being my favorite.

[toonaspie]

All Studio Ghibili films (awesome without doubt)

Inuyasha Movie 3: the Sword of World Conquest
Cowboy Bebop: the Movie
Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekoron China
Ranma 1/2 the Movie II: Nihao My Concubine
Urusei Yatsura the Movie: Only You
Millenium Actress

The Secret of Nimh
An American Tail
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Rock-a-Doodle
Anastasia

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (only for the song "I Will Always Be With You")
Tom and Jerry: the Movie
Balto
The Last Unicorn
Watership Down
Bon Voyage Charlie Brown!

The Prince of Egypt
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

[TonyWDA]

The Phantom Tollbooth
The Elm-Chanted Forest

You've seen both of those films?
If so, YAY!
I thought I was the only one who loved both of those films. But now, I'm happy that you enjoyed both of them. Both of those films are really good!

You two aren't the only ones who like The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) - it's my favorite of the non-disney features! The Elm-Chanted Forest..I'm not so sure about.

[Flanger-Hanger]

My Picks are:

-The Yellow Submarine (1968)

-Anastasia (1997) (Probably my favorite non Disney animated, especially the Once Upon a December song)

-The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (I know it's just a big screen toy commercial, but it's fun!)

-The Swan Princess (1994)

[Anne]

My favorites are:

Balto
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
The Prince of Egypt
Care Bears Movies

[Mushu2083]

Grave of the Fireflies. Very dark Japanese anime film. It's made by Studio Ghibli. Takes place during the end of WW II in Japan. None of my anime-loving friends will watch it with me! If I'm able to find a copy at anime expo this year, I am so going to buy it.

[Prudence]

Anastasia but I usually cut it off when she looks throw the curtains. The ending is too painful and might give me uclers.

Yeah, whatever. The Swan Princess Trilogy.

Uberta + Rogers = Swan Princess OTP. xDDD

[Anthony]

My favorite ever is:

The Iron Giant

other favs include:

The Prince of Egypt
The Road to El Dorado
Heavy Metal 2000
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (I don't think this counts as 2-D, but whatever)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

[Isidour]

The Prince of Egypt
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
Anastasia
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Una pelicula de huevos(mexican)
Land before time(only the very first)

[DarthBoy]

Akira.
Ghost in The Shell.
Grave of the Fireflies.
Rock & Rule. (Awesome underrated gem that has always been a favorite)
Heavy Metal.
Fire & Ice.
Transformers The Movie.
Wallace and Gromit in Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
Over The Hedge.
Spirited Away.
Princess Mononoke.
The Flight of Dragons.
The Secret of NIMH.
Metropolis.
The Last Unicorn.
The Phantom Tollbooth.
Wizards.
Pinocchio and The Emperor of the Night. (anyone remembers this one or seen it? it's an awesome underrated and really scary 1987 animated fantasy epic from Filmation that is there best and stars James Earl Jones and Don Knotts)
Watership Down.
American Pop.
Pink Floyd The Wall.
Fist of the North Star.
The Professional: Golgo 13.
Ninja Scroll.
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.
South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut.
Vampire Hunter D.
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust.
Shrek 1 & 2.
Monster House.
Hoodwinked.
Nausicca.
Twice Upon a Time.
The Land Before Time.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
My Neighbor Totoro.
Kiki's Delivery Service.
Prince of Egypt.
The Iron Giant.
Yellow Submarine.

[Anthony]

That's a lot of favs Darthboy!

[Disney's Divinity]

These are my favorites of other companies (with what I like most at the top):

The Prince of Egypt
Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest
The Land Before Time
The Road to El Dorado
Naussica: Valley of the Wind
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
The Millenium Actress
Digimon: the Movie ( )