Disney Animated Classics, You Did NOT Like

[MadHatter]

I never really liked the Fox and the Hound. i saw it once as a child and I'm not sure what it was about it I just refused to watch it again.

[JaceDisney91]

It's very hard to choose one that I don't like but thinking about it, I remember now that I never liked The Lady and the Tramp. I don't *hate* it, I just always found it very boring. Then again, I only seen it in it's entirety when I was a heck of a lot younger (I saw it in the cinema when it was re-issued in about 1998 and I fell asleep and I saw it on video months later and didn't sit still) so things might be different now, you never know!

[steven132]

The ones I have only watched once or dont like are the Fox and the Hound, Aristocats, Cinderella, and Atlantis. Cinderella has some good animation but to me the music is only ok and the story boring. THe others are also hard to watch sompletely through.

[TheValentineBros]

For me I think it might be Oliver and Company. I do enjoy it, but its biggest flaw is that it is not timeless. There are too many 80s references in it.

Well, I don't see any biggest flaw ever in Oliver & Company (1988). You're right that it has 1980's refrence, and I agree. It has 1980's refrence, and I think it's cool. This movie is good. And I mean it. That's my opinion. I think I'm impressed.

[Prudence]

I never really liked the Fox and the Hound. i saw it once as a child and I'm not sure what it was about it I just refused to watch it again.

Because of the ending? And I quote myself:
".... as a child, I hated the ending of The Fox and the Hound! I thought it was a terribly depressing movie about an orphaned fox who lost his best friend, lost his adoptive mother, and was thrown into a world where almost no one liked him. Yes, he ended up with a girlfriend. Still, I thought the ending was terrible. The first time I watched it, I actually screamed, "OH NO, POOR TODD! THAT'S NOT RIGHT!" when the credits rolled. (I was around the age of five.) "

[BrianG]

101 Dalmations for me. I also have Sleeping Beauty and don't see what the big fuss is.

[disneymakesmewet]

What's your least favorite animated disney movie, and why?
I actually have quite a few, b/c with me, I either love or hate a disney film. Very few in betweeners.
PS. Im talking about just the 2D ones. the 3D ones are disney/pixar, so..thats mostly pixar anyway.

For me, some of the ones i dont like are:
sword in the stone, black cauldron, lilo and stitch, dumbo, bambi, and peter pan. (peter pan is a good movie, but i've never been a fan of peter pan in general, in disney movies, non disney movies, etc. i just dont like the tale.)

But of all of those, my least favorite is probably the sword in the stone. its barely got a plot and there's really no point to most of the movie.
my 2nd is prob. Black cauldron. its very confusing and the plot is poor. but i love the dark aspect of it and the horned king is cool.

What is your least fav & why?

[PeterPanfan]

First, not all Disney 3-D movies are Pixar.

Second,

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... t+favorite

[Siren]

I'll probably get banned for saying this but, since I am already hated in the TLM3 thread....

My least favorite animated Disney movie is Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
There. I said it. Lynch me.

Seriously, ever since I was a kid, I tried to like it. I bought it on VHS and watched it several times, but I couldn't get into it. I disliked the music very much. I hated Snow White's voice. The Evil Queen was the only thing worth watching and even she didn't stand up to Maleficent and other villains later on. I didn't find it amusing at all either. Now I DO believe it deserves all the attention it gets. It was not only Disney's, but the worlds first animated feature length movie. It opened the doors for a future to animation. Showed the world what animated movies can be and showed animators audiences wanted more.

I just don't like it. I don't hate it. But I don't like.

[Flanger-Hanger]

I can't believe I haven't posted in this thread before. Anyway here are mine:

Robin Hood: This film is to other Disney movies what leftovers are to fine cuisine. There is so much recycled animation and characterization ("hey, do you know what would be fun? If we painted Baloo brown! Do you think anyone would notice?") that it can in no way be considered creative. The pacing is so slow it makes the 79 minute run time feel like 3 hours. Some scenes work individually but togther it's a lousy mess.

The Fox and the Hound: Watching this movie. I completely understand why Don Bluth left Disney. I sure as hell would have if I worked on this movie. Once again we have an even slower plot with dull songs unoriginal characters (Tigger is a woodpecker this time). The only thing this film is being good at is depressing, especially the song "Goodbyes May Seem Forever". No fun at all for anyone over the age of 5.

The Lion King: Never liked it as a kid and I sure as hell don't like it now. It's the worse kind of movie. One that can't live up to it's opening.

Tarzan / Brother Bear: I don't like Phil Collins. Nuff said.

Oliver and Company: Love the songs but the rest of the movie is just O.K.

Atlantis: Liked it when it first came out. However, I don't care for it at all now, and I'd much rather watch the films it was trying to imitate.

Home on the Range: Just OK, nothing special.

Chicken Little: Saw it in theaters but I can't for the life of me remember anything worth noting. Other than the fact I didn't like what I was seeing when I saw it.

I would also like to say that Beauty and the Beast is quite overrated. It's nice, but seriously people it's not THAT special.

I'm also very happy to be the kind of person who didn't see alot of "great films" with rose coloured glasses.

[PrincePhillipFan]

Seems like most of the ones I really don't care for all seem to stem from the new Renaissance of Disney to me.

Oliver and Company - - A cute movie, but little about it sticks out to me and captures my attention. I never found the songs that appealing, or any of the characters really made me feel sympathy for them. The only real character I can even recall vividly is Sykes.

Beauty and the Beast - Another one I really don't think of as bad, just that it isn't too much for me. It's a solid story and has beautiful music and songs, but I think it's grossly overrated.

The Lion King - Another one I think that is incredibly overrated. Once again to me, it has good songs, but the pacing at the end of the film feels very rushed, Nala's character seems to completely different when she's grown up, and young Simba annoys me.

Pocahontas - Hands down, my least favorite Disney film. Beautiful art direction and animation, but I find the pacing of this movie terribly long, and other than Radcliffe and Grandmother Willow, none of the characters appeal to me that much. For me, Percy, Meeko, and Flit just come off as pointless characters who are there simply there to provide comedy relief simply because they realized how overly dramatic the story is. Also, with the exception of Colors of the Wind, I don't care for any of the songs.

[Cordy_Biddle]

THE LION KING - Never ever appealed to me. Saw it when it first came out (like every other kid on the planet); and later sang some of the songs from the movie wth my school choir, but it just doesn't do anything for me. Can't understand the fascination with the Broadway musical either.

[PeterPanfan]

Saludos and The Three Cabbaleros - They just don't appeal to me much. The other package features definitly outshine these two.

The Jungle Book I just never have. I find it kind of boring.

[yukitora]

I had a lot of movies that I disliked during my first watching, simply because I was watching them all so I could say "I've seen all 46 of them!". However since then I've been reading comments of those films and been able to look past their flaws, whether it'd be storyline, pacing, characters, animation, etc. and seen something else in the movie that is worth admiring. I'm not saying that I force myself to love movies (though I often do), but rather a lot of beautiful things aren't payed any notice the first time round.


Fantasia it was just INCREDIBLY boring and slow paced, not to mention, 2 hours long. I fell asleep three times during the dinosaur sequence. And their were parts that I liked (or rather loved), but just not enough want to sit through it again anytime soon.

Peter Pan I had a lot of problems with the character portrayals in the film. I though Pan was a brat, Tink was a bitch, the Indians annoying, the lost boys idiotic, the mermaids even worse than Tink, the brothers racist twerps and Wendy disappointing for realizing all this, yet ending the movie in sheer fascination at Peter. Plus I didn't understand the plot a bit. Only later I found myself enjoying it for it's beautiful and clean animation, and the talent that must've been used in order to portray such horrid personalities so well. Although I'd still rather rewatch the sequel right now, I'd still love see this one again.

Sleeping Beauty Oh my how much I detested this film. It wasn't until a friend said it was one of his favourite films I decided to give it another chance, and right now it's my favorite film ever. The reasons are obvious.

The Black Cauldron It was like horrible characterization and disgusting storytelling were on their honeymoon. Although it's still my lowest regarded film, the TBC appreciation thread has helped me see it in another light

Aladdin I don't really know why I disliked it so much. Maybe I thought Genie was more obnoxious than anything else, and its overwhelming popularity frustrating, as I though the other three of the "fab 4" were so much more genuine. I'm going to rewatch it someday. And hopefully enjoy it.

Pocahontas Oh my, what horrible music (save Pocahontas' songs). I still don't understand how they filled a whole hour with their storyline! But I don't mind it any longer, not at all.

If funny... a lot of these movies are "classic" yet I found the 40s package films, the mislead 80's films and the ever detested Home on the Range (which I quite enjoyed) a lot more entertaining than these (the first time round)

[Matt]

I have a few

Snow White - sorry Walt but that movie is SOOO boring! I still cannot sit through it all lol.

Fantasia - This one WOW, when I was a kid I never liked it and I would never sit through the whole movie when we watched it lol.

Saludos Amigos - BORING!

The Three Caballeros - boring too lol

Alice in Wonderland - This used to scare me as a kid but I enjoy it now more in my older age.

101 Dalmatians - This bored me as a kid but I like it now.

I think that's about it.

[ToyStoryFan]

I'm in a ranking mood, so here are mine, haha.


Of the 46 Disney classics (starting with Snow White and ending with Meet The Robinsons), I've seen 43. I enjoyed 40 of them quite a lot. There were 3 that were weak, IMO. Keep in mind I have yet to see "Home On The Range," "Treasure Planet," or "Chicken Little." Based on their reception, it's highly likely that once I see them, one of them (if not all 3) will appear in my bottom 3, haha.


Okay, here are my bottom 3 films.




The Emperor's New Groove. Eeek, yes, I'm putting this on my bottom 3. And there's really a simple reason. It's not that I didn't enjoy the film. I did like it. However, I just felt that when you compare it to previous Disney CLASSIC films, this has no business being there among them. 99% of the Disney classics, you can just tell are Disney. They have that charm, that wit, that magic about them. I didn't get ANY of that from TENG. Not even a little. It felt like a rushed, spazzy, DreamWorks film that was put out to hold little kid's attention for an hour. I also wasn't that crazy about the storyline.

And although I did laugh a few times, it was in no way the "constant laughing out loud extravanganza" that so many of the reviews say it is. It had its good moments, for sure, but for me, this didn't even come remotely close to feeling like a Disney film. That's all.




Cinderella. I guess I should grab the shield now. Yes, I'm saying that out of the 46 animated classics, Cinderella is #45. First, I really do appreciate the fact that Cinderella is the most popular Disney Princess, and that the film completely saved the Disney company. I get it. I'm grateful for that. However, ranking it as a FILM, I think it falls short. IMO, the first half is absolutely torture to get through. I can't sit through it. It was like a big game of chase with cat and mice that lasted 45 minutes. The second half was quite a bit better -- but anything would be after the weak first half! I also didn't like ANY of the songs. Not even one. I know "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" is pure classic Disney, but I find it very slow. I know it's a ballad, and that's the point, but this one is painfully slow.

I guess, like this fine site's review says, it could be because I'm a guy. (And I'm not saying guys can't like the Princess films -- I will defend Sleeping Beauty until the day I die)! I just mean that I can't relate to the film. I never had a dream about dressing up in a gown, going to the ball, and being whisked away by my true love. I have no connection to the film, and found it very weak. But I do apperciate its status as one of Disney's legendary films.


Finally, the dead last place film...



Saludos Amigos. Ugh. Just ugh. I don't see how anybody can sit through this more than once. Thank goodness I got it packed with "The 3 Callebaros," because I thought "Callebaros" was quite good, actually. It was unique in an ARTISTIC way, but Saludos was just awful. I don't even think I need to explain why.

[JDCB1986]

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs :: The only part I enjoy about this film is once the evil queen turns into the old hag. The rest is dreadfully boring and Snow White's voice drives me to drink.

Fantasia :: Never thought it was anything spectacular... Still to this day haven't been able to sit and watch it from start to finish.

The Jungle Book :: In my opinion, THE single most over-rated Disney film of all time. It seems almost like they just needed to throw a film out quickly and didn't take anytime to make sure it was actually good.

Pocahontas :: Not all that memorable. The music is good, but that's about all I can say in it's favour.


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[Widdi]

Brother Bear - Nothing but annoying characters, bland animation that was better used in other Disney movies and bad Phil Collins music.

I don't see how anybody can like this movie.

[gregmasciola]

The Jungle Book :: In my opinion, THE single most over-rated Disney film of all time. It seems almost like they just needed to throw a film out quickly and didn't take anytime to make sure it was actually good.

If that were true, Walt probably would have just kept the movie going the way Bill Peet was making it. Sorry for being defensive, it's just that Jungle Book is one of my favorites.

Anyway, if I had to pick one that I can't stand, it would be Fantasia. With the exception of the part with Mickey Mouse and the brooms, I hate it. I've never understood why people call it a movie, a feature film or a motion picture, because it's neither; it's just a bunch of short musical numbers. It's like taking any disc from any season of any TV show and saying that that disc is a great "movie". To me, a bunch of shorts is not the same thing as a movie.

Another one I am not too crazy about is The Aristocats. The only scene I really enjoyed was the dog chase. I just find most of it kind of boring and while I loved Phil Harris as Baloo (and as Little John), his voice just doesn't go with the face of a cat. I did love the song "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat", though.

[quiden]

I like most all of them, but there are two that I have a really hard time paying attention to. They are:

The Rescuers

and

The Aristocats.

I think they both came out of the same era and were probably the wake-up call that Disney needed to get them on the road to their rebirth that took place in the form of The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver and Company, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. Each one of those movies became exponentially better than the last until they climaxed with The Lion King.