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Underrated/Overrated Disney Movies

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The most underrated Disney movies can be some of the best. Robin Hood is a very good movies and has one of the best music scores of all time. The Black Cauldron is a forgotten movie...it is one of the best Action animated movie by Disney. Pete's Dragon is another underrated Disney movie. Here is a list of the underrated movies:(No particular order)
1. Robin Hood
2. Pete's Dragon
3. The Black Cauldron
4. Brommsticks and
5. The Aristocats
6. The Rescuers( I and II)
Any others? Post em.

The overrated movies are:
1. Finding Nemo(I can't stand how many people think its' the best animated move....it was alright but certainly the waekest of Pixar films.)

2. Peter Pan 2: Return to neverland :roll: I can't belive that many people think this was a good sequal! It was short, boring, and they replaced the Ticking Crocodile with a Purple Octopus!!!! :evil:

There has to be more...any others?
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Beauty and the Beast is very overrated, it "may" have good animation, but the story is boring and it always makes me fall sleep when I watch it, I rather watch something crummy, but exciting like The Rescuers.

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Yes

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The Beautuy and The Beast are overrated....it was voted the best Disney movie on this site :roll: ...and it should be #11-20 not #1. The Rescuers is a great action animated movie..just wondering, what do you like beter, The Rescuers or The Rescuers Down Under? I like the Rescuers Down under. Better storyline, cool new characters, and Fantastic animation.
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Re: Yes

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KAI wrote:The Beautuy and The Beast are overrated....it was voted the best Disney movie on this site...and it should be #11-20 no #1. The Rescuers is a great action animated movie..just wondering, what do you like beter, The Rescuers or The Rescuers Down Under? I like the Rescuers Down under. Better storyline, cool new characters, and Fantastic animation.
I like The Rescuers way better, the characters are better and the story line makes more sense, I feel a sequel to this shoul've never been made...
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?

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I'll admit it the story in the 1st one was better..but no way it could beat the art of the second one, not a chance :P
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KAI wrote:I'll admit it the story in the 1st one was better..but no way it could beat the art of the second one, not a chance :P
Maybe, but I like Devil's Bayou better than the Australian setting, also The songs in the Rescuers are better. And there's absolutely no better opening than the one in the Rescuers, the one that plays The Journey, that's the most amazing song and group of pictures that I ever saw. Penny is better than Cody, Madusa is better than McLeach and Brutus and Nero are funnier than Joanna...
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No offense but Madusa is one of my worst Disney chacter ever! :evil: The Australian badguy is pretty cool though. Ow well its' your opinion and I respect that..*coughs*down under is better*coughs* :P
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KAI wrote:No offense but Madusa is one of my worst Disney chacter ever! :evil: The Australian badguy is pretty cool though. Ow well its' your opinion and I respect that..*coughs*down under is better*coughs* :P
Madame Medusa? What's wrong with Madame Medusa???

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Medusa

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Image
Thats whats wrong
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Re: Medusa

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KAI wrote:Image
Thats whats wrong
She's great, isn's she?

In that scene Medusa had gotten on top of a chair, because she was really afraid of Bernard, all I'm wondering is, how come she isn't afraid of those Brutus and Nero...
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hahaah

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Shes an old version of Jessic Rabbit!
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KAI wrote:Shes an old version of Jessic Rabbit!
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:lol:
SHUT UP! I hate that Jessica character, she's so stupid, I never even bothered to watch that film, two snopes... Just like The Little Mermaid!

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Post by Jack »

Is this just for animated classics or can it include live-action titles as well?

Under-rated:

Dumbo
The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Great Mouse Detective
Oliver & Company
The Rescuers Down Under
Brother Bear


Over-rated:

101 Dalmatians
The Jungle Book
Lilo & Stitch
Finding Nemo
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl


Before people bash me for listing the last 3, I still like them, but they are indeed over-rated, IMO.
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Jack wrote: Under-rated:
The Rescuers Down Under
Give me a break!
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The JUNGLE BOOK, OVERRATED! It is just where it is supposed to be! And Oliver and Company isnt underrated. I went to Disneyland 2 weeks ago and they released new plushes(stuffed animals) of characters from the movie(Like in evey store they have) They also re-released it in theaters abouth 6 years ago..and my mom took me and my sister to see it...I agree with the rest, though I didnt really like Brother Bear.

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Post by Ludwig Von Drake »

All of the great disney post war films which are made of shorts are underated.

Also Peter Pan II was the best sequel, save Fantasia 2000, and it is overated compared to the origninal but I still think that it was made very well.
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Tangela, u never watched Who framed Roger Rabbit!?!?!? :o :shock:
U should buy the 2 disc DVD it has great, great , extras...commentary, wide-screen, full screen, animated shorts, picture gallery, most Disney characters appear in it(Brer Bear, Mickey, DUmbo, etc..), it recieved 4 out of 4 stars and its' a great movie! I strongly suggest u buy the 2-disc DVD.
It is also the first and only movie that Warner Bros, Disney, and Amblin toons appear together!
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Underrated:

Treasure Planet
The Haunted Mansion
Brother Bear
Dinosaur
Oliver & Company(I don't care what people say, it is indeed overrated)
The Black Cauldron

Overrated:

The Lizzie McGuire Movie(okay, better than that horrible show, but still mostly mediocre at best)
Unbreakable(do Touchstone movies count? In that case, excuse me while I hurl)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks(blech)
The Rescuers(please don't grill me Tangela, I still like it, but there are much better Disney films)
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Secret Disney Man wrote:
Overrated:

Bedknobs and Broomsticks(blech)
The Rescuers(please don't grill me Tangela, I still like it, but there are much better Disney films)
Bedknobs and Broomstincks overrated??? Give me a break!


And how is The Rescuers overrated, 75% of the Disney film watchers have never heard of The Rescuers, I really doubt this is overrated...
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I don't think Lilo & Stitch is over-rated. :)

And Bedknobs and Broomsticks is awesome! Angela Lansbury sings and fights Nazis with walking Middle Ages armor! How cool is that? Also, it's just so much fun, and I love those songs! And Eglantine and Professor Brown made such a good pair. Oh, I love that film (more than Mary Poppins, I admit, much as I love Mary Poppins.)

Under-rated

The Rescuers Down Under is definitely under-rated, yeah. It's my favorite Disney movie (after Lilo & Stitch), and has to be in my top ten movies overall. But I just...love it. It's a little gem, too often forgotten...partly, I feel, because it was sandwiched between The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. And it's just smaller in nature than the big ones that followed it (Beauty, Aladdin, The Lion King).

But it works so well on so many levels. It has romance (which was so sweet), and adventure (Disney's best animated adventure, I feel; and they often stumble on their animated adventures). Had action, too, and humor. A well-rounded stable of emotions...and it moved with such an ease and comfort. They juggles, like, what...three different plot-lines at some points (Bernard and Bianca and later Jake, Cody and McLeach, and then Wilbur and his exploits), and yet it never dropped the ball. It balanced them all, and they all came back together.

That and the fact...that the animation is simply gorgeous, crisp, bright, colorful, warm...the Australian Outback (especially when Bernard and Bianca are sitting on that log over the water, waiting for Jake to return), and the flight (through the clouds, off the waterfall, and the end flight up into the stars; so lovely). And the score was noble and regal and sweet, and so on...and the voice cast was excellent, from Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor, first and foremost, and also George C. Scott and John Candy. And...yeah, cause I could go on. I do love this film, and feel it's too often forgotten or brushed aside. And while I do love the original, and without the original Rescuers, RDU wouldn't exist...but I just have more an attachment to this one, and think it's better. (But that's just me.)

So under-rated, yes.

And under-rated, also, Brother Bear. The critics all conspired in some sort of...conspiracy. They had it out for this film or something...before it opened. I think that they were spoiled with the likes of (though I like them, too, just don't love them) Spirited Away and Finding Nemo (which, in some ways, are aimed at adults, as well as kids; they work on two levels). Not to say that Brother Bear doesn't, but it's not...that type of film. It wasn't critical fodder, I guess.

But it was a warm film that was lush...and had good messages, and not only was the animation lovely to look at, but the lead characters (Kenai and Koda, and the supporting moose) were well-realized, and the relationships were touching. And there was action, drama, humor. I understand it's not Disney's best effort, or most original, but I honestly...fell in love with it. It was a really nice film, and I enjoyed it, and I think that...it is under-rated. I can't wait for the DVD! :)

Also under-rated: Oliver & Company. Though, more than a lot of other Disney films, it feels really dated (it is SO an 80's film, and you can tell that even if you didn't know when it was released). It doesn't have a timless quality like some other Disney released, but the songs...really are fun (especially the first two, the one about Oliver...yeah, that narrows it down. lol. The opening song. And then the "Why Should I Worry?" And I have to love "Perfect Isn't Easy.") And, yeah, the animation looks grittier...and not as pretty, I guess, but it's set on the streets of New York City, so...and didn't I hear (on one of the extras on the DVD) that the backgrounds and characters were animated with the same...technique, or something.

I would also say The Emperor's New Groove. It was really quite funny. Zany. But with heart, too. Which seems to be the style that Home on the Range will have...so I wonder how that will turn out.

Oh, oh. Fantasia 2000. As with the Rescuers vs. RDU thing, I like the sequel better...in this instance, also. Too often, this one is compared to the original (and that's only natural). But the animation is gorgeous, all the different styles, and the accompanying music. I could watch many of those segments over and over again. And maybe the fact that, at least for the bulk of its run, it was only on IMAX...makes people not take it as seriously? But I don't think a full-blown regular theatrical release...would've been as successful (and I only wish I had been able to see it on the IMAX!) But I think Fantasia 2000 is often dismissed...as being too lightweight, or something. But I think...under-rated.

Over-rated

If I had to choose (and I still do like these films, mind), I would have to say things like The Great Mouse Detective and The Fox and the Hound. I would say The Jungle Book, too, but I haven't seen it in a while.

And the Pixar films. While I like them (and, I'll admit, I do have a bias against computer animation that I'm finding hard to shake), I do think that...people are too eager to declare each Pixar film "the best thing since sliced bread," or at least, "the best one yet," and they do that with every single one. And while I agree Pixar is quite impressive, and I liked Nemo (and will be rooting for it at the Oscars, especially for score), I don't think it's the best animated film ever (as its box office and public approval and critical raves would seem to indicate).
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