Dr Frankenollie wrote:Princess and the Frog and Treasure Planet are evenly so-so in my view. They both feature frequently superb animation, and they succeed in developing/refining their protagonists and antagonists (I prefer Facilier to Silver because of his song, whereas I like Jim more than Tiana because of his backstory). However, they both fail when it comes to comic relief and both films would have been improved immensely if certain characters were removed. Meet the Robinsons gains points for an intriguing villain and an equally intriguing plot, but the weak middle act and mostly appalling jokes ruin it.
I agree with this. I mainly love TP&TF and TP for their protagonists, villains, and maybe a few other characters (mainly Naveen, Charlotte, and Ray from TP&TF; nobody else from TP though.
). They are my favorite Disney characters so far since the turn of the century. The only other characters I can think of that I like as much are Yzma and Kronk from TENG (they make that movie, let's be honest), The Bowler Hat Guy, Vanellope von Schweetz, Rapunzel, and Nani. There is so much that is messy about both those films, so I don't mind the criticisms.
While
Tangled does work better as a film, I find it bland for the most part. Nothing stands out as particularly special or memorable for me, and that's worse than being generally awful with some stand-out moments for me. I can understand why
Lilo & Stitch is well-liked, but I've never been that enamored with it, personally. I don't dislike it though, it has a few nice characters.
I actually think
Atlantis had a lot of potential if it had allowed it's characters to breathe, because several of them seem interesting, though they're unexplored/undeveloped for the most part. The only one that gets much attention (Milo) is the most boring one of the bunch. But I'm very surprised by the hate
Dinosaur often gets online. It's not a great or original movie, no, and not nearly as epic as the trailers promised, but I enjoy it for the most part. None of the characters are destined to become a favorite, but none of them don't work if that makes sense. I actually liked that they had two elderly (women!) characters in this movie, and I love Della Reese, too. I might be too kind on it because I grew up in love with
The Land Before Time.
