Lines that make you cringe

[Rose Dome]

I noticed you used the troper term anvilicious;have you been to tv tropes?

I'm not a troper, but I do have a look through there sometimes.

It can really suck me in!

[PixarFan2006]

What instantly comes to mind for me is pretty much all of Meet the Robinsons. Far too many moments of forced/unfunny jokes and those along with moments where attempts to be cute turn out anything but (the Twitterpated bit for example) are what are most likely to make me cringe.

Thanks for bringing that to mind (and to add to my list). I freaking hate that word.

[jazzflower92]

I noticed you used the troper term anvilicious;have you been to tv tropes?

I'm not a troper, but I do have a look through there sometimes.

It can really suck me in!

You know what they say TV tropes will ruin your life.

[estefan]

Not a line, per say, but something else that made me cringe is the "Spice Girls" karaoke bit in Chicken Little. That film got immediately dated as soon as the writers added that scene in.

[Disney's Divinity]

Tangled:

"You are never leaving this tower. EVER"

That was a horrible line. And it was more like, "You are...never leaving this tower...EVAH!!!" You can hear the actress trying to pull it off, but it just doesn't work. I also hate that they mention rhinos in her song...

And I find most of Hunchback's dialogue to be cringeworthy. Also, songs from the '90s, like "Colors of the Wind," "God Help the Outcasts," "Reflection," etc. tended to be hard to watch just because of how syrupy and cliched the lyrics are.

[singerguy04]

Not a line, per say, but something else that made me cringe is the "Spice Girls" karaoke bit in Chicken Little. That film got immediately dated as soon as the writers added that scene in.

I'm not so sure it dated it (since that song came out around 10 years before CL did), but I've always hated it too because it was just completely random. Did Disney really expect kids to think that was funny? If they were going to make a silly pop reference, they should've gone with sometime a bit more recent or at least something more obnoxiously iconic. Something like "Hey Mickey" or maybe "Baby, One more time" would've seen to make more sense.

I also really really really hate that they danced the ending credits away to "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". I mean really Disney? Miramax just did the SAME EXACT THING at the end of Ella Enchanted that got released that same year. Both instances in both films were completely unrelated as well. It's just moronic to say the least.

[Super Aurora]

Tangled:
I also hate that they mention rhinos in her song...

She read James and the Giant Peach.

[slave2moonlight]

I've heard a lot of folks come down on the Twitterpated bit from Bambi here on UD, and I gotta say that it surprises me. When I was little (in the 80's), it seemed to be most people's favorite part (mine as well, but I know others too).

Well, I'd like to add more here, but as I've said, terrible memory for specific things like this when I haven't had time to watch a Disney animated film in a while. I mean, there are a lot fewer cringe moments in them for me than the live-action stuff, and I guess the animated films with cringeworthy moments are the ones I rewatch less. So, I'm going to throw out another live-action here, and I hate to pick on Hayley Mills some more, but I guess she tends to annoy me outside of Pollyanna. So, I'm just going to say, almost all her lines in "Summer Magic". Honestly, I just don't like her character in that movie. Again, I love that movie, and it wouldn't make much sense without her character, but I don't like the character much.

[Disney Duster]

I'll talk to you about it when you and Tim come over. We did promise to watch the movie with my commentaries right? lol

btw did you get my email message? Also we sent your jacket back.

Yea we'll listen to your commentary. CAN'T WAIT. And yea I got your message (and my jacket) and sent a message back.

[Semaj]

Not a line, per say, but something else that made me cringe is the "Spice Girls" karaoke bit in Chicken Little. That film got immediately dated as soon as the writers added that scene in.

I'm not so sure it dated it (since that song came out around 10 years before CL did), but I've always hated it too because it was just completely random. Did Disney really expect kids to think that was funny? If they were going to make a silly pop reference, they should've gone with sometime a bit more recent or at least something more obnoxiously iconic. Something like "Hey Mickey" or maybe "Baby, One more time" would've seen to make more sense.

I also really really really hate that they danced the ending credits away to "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". I mean really Disney? Miramax just did the SAME EXACT THING at the end of Ella Enchanted that got released that same year. Both instances in both films were completely unrelated as well. It's just moronic to say the least.

Chicken Little has been a guilty pleasure of mine, because of all of their overt pop culture references.

I didn't like how some people throughout Hercules kept nicknaming him "Herc". It sounded like they were following up on Aladdin's "Al", but didn't work as well.

[jpanimation]

Haha, there are SOO many good ones listed here. Some highlights:

The Princess and the Frog
"I got news for you Shadow Man. It's not slime! It's mucus!!"

Holy cliche Batman, that makes me cry. Add to that Ray saying:

“Don’t make me light my butt!”

It’s sad how these all encompassing (usually whacky) final battle endings always degrade to cringe worthy one-liners.

Incase you haven't picked up on it, they're one of my pet peeves.

Flynn's monologue at the beginning of Tangled. The backstory needed a narrator who treated it with dignity for crying out loud.

Yeah, it’s pretty bad. I half expected to here a ‘totes’ or ‘whatev’ thrown in there somewhere. I felt like they were writing lines for Kim Possible, not Flynn.

Another one from Hunchback

"Pour the wine and cut the cheese"

Yeah, everything out of their mouths makes watching that movie a chore. For shame, as Costanza is my favorite character in Seinfeld.

[Rafiki hits Simba on the head with his stick]
Adult Simba: Ow! Jeez, what was that for?
Rafiki: It doesn't matter. It's in the past.
[laughs]
Adult Simba: Yeah, but it still hurts.
Rafiki: Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the from way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it.


Corny and clichéd.

Some of that earlier stuff is forced but I actually like this part, it’s meaningful. If I were to re-watch this movie I’m sure I would find much more cringe-worthy shit said then this particular exchange.

"Best day ever!" -Tangled

ehh...to me that sounds like something you would hear in a low-grade comedy or knockoff.

It’s just soo bad. Why Disney, why?

To be honest that line doesn't make me cringe as much as some of the lyrics in Savages.

Has anyone ever used the exact words "They're not like you and me, which means they must be evil" in a serious context? The "Barely even human" line, while not quite as laughable, is still very obvious.

What makes that song even more cringe-worthy then just the lyrics is the horrible transition from Powhatan’s talking to singing voice. It literally sounds like two distinctly separate people. Did Disney even try to find someone to match? I find Jim Cummings tolerable a Jeremy Irons’ singing voice in The Lion King or Christopher Lloyd’s singing voice in Anastasia but it just doesn’t work here at all. Very distracting, even more so then the lyrics of the song.

I've heard a lot of folks come down on the Twitterpated bit from Bambi here on UD, and I gotta say that it surprises me. When I was little (in the 80's), it seemed to be most people's favorite part (mine as well, but I know others too).

I loved that part as a kid. My parents tell me that I’d rewind the tape and re-watch it over and over. Apparently, I found the owl walking in circles with his head in one spot hilarious. Upon recent viewings though, the birds singing and the owl’s antics were very cringeworthy, especially considering the tone of the scene that preceded it.

Now here’s a few I can remember off the top of my head:

The Emperor’s New Groove

Pacha: “You thinkin what I’m thinkin?”
And then they use teamwork to overcome their obstacle. Such an in-your-face setup. Ugh

Then there is the whole epilogue, where Kuzco tries to act humble and there is the exchange between him and Pacha about hearing singing on the hills next door. It’s all just soo contrived that it makes me sick. I love the movie but I just can’t stand the ending.

Lady and the Tramp

Jim Dear: “You know Darling, with Lady here I’d say life is quite complete.”
Darling: “Yes Dear, I can’t imagine anything could take her place in our hearts.”

Seriously, could we be anymore obvious with where this is going? Some of the most unnatural dialogue ever written.

I know there is a lot I’m missing - I only listed the ones from the two movies I recently re-watched - as there is a great many that bug me every time I watch them that I’m failing to recall at the moment.

[Tristy]

Well, I'm going to say that I found Atlantis The Lost Empire a bit of a guilty pleasure in much the same way Doug Walker did. However, there were some bits of dialogue that did kind of irk me.

Rourke: "This should be enriching for all of us."

For the most part, he didn't seem like he would be an obvious villain till the bitter end (even though a lot of people think opposite) but that line kind of sucked out a bit of the suspense.

Milo: "A creature so frightening that sailors were said to be driven mad by the mere sight of it."

Oh gee! I wonder if that's building up to a corny punchline...Oh look! It did!

(P.S. I liked the "Tell Cookie to melt the butter" line. It was cheesy but I think that was the intention.)

[thedisneyspirit]

Hmm I'm sure there are many here and there.

-"Yeah, they're real. Quit staring." Home on the Range. Really, Disney?

-"You should have let me drive!"- Brother Bear. They're moose...talking about driving...In the Ice Age.

-Talk about sandwiches and mustard and fast food in The Lion King.

-Most of Tangled's dialogue. Too modern and slang-ish as some have said earlier.

-"The Love Monkey" Dinosaur.

[Sky Syndrome]

Flynn's monologue at the beginning of Tangled. The backstory needed a narrator who treated it with dignity for crying out loud.

I was looking through this thread and noticed I had posted in it a long while ago. I had totally forgotten about this thread and my post. I still stand by my feelings about Flynn's monologue.

I imagine Olaf in Frozen will have many cringe-worthy lines. I like his funny gasps if I don't like much else that comes out of his mouth.

[unprincess]

no ones mentioned the throw rug line about Scar b/w Mufasa & Zazu? It makes no sense considering the context of the film! Does this mean that when lions die in the LK world their pelts are used for rugs? do they have taxidermy shops? do the lions like to decorate their caves with macabre interior decor? What?!

[Sky Syndrome]

no ones mentioned the throw rug line about Scar b/w Mufasa & Zazu? It makes no sense considering the context of the film! Does this mean that when lions die in the LK world their pelts are used for rugs? do they have taxidermy shops? do the lions like to decorate their caves with macabre interior decor? What?!

Maybe the taxidermist is next to the butcher shop where Banzai got his kielbasa fix before Mufasa ruled and the hyenas were driven from the Pridelands.

[thedisneyspirit]

no ones mentioned the throw rug line about Scar b/w Mufasa & Zazu? It makes no sense considering the context of the film! Does this mean that when lions die in the LK world their pelts are used for rugs? do they have taxidermy shops? do the lions like to decorate their caves with macabre interior decor? What?!

It's up there with the hyenas saying they wanna eat a sandwich with mustard.

[Semaj]

-"Yeah, they're real. Quit staring." Home on the Range. Really, Disney?

That single line was what bumped that movie into the PG column.

-Anything out of Tangled; between Rapunzel's high school girl character and Gothel's overacting and Flynn's Dreamworks attitude this is a hard movie for me to watch.

There was one particular line where Rapunzel says "Don't freak out", which felt kinda odd, since this was supposed to be a classic fairy tale.

-Most of Meg's oneliners, along with that silly smile/sneer she makes. It makes her look more pointed than usual.

It felt like, throughout the film, Ron and John were trying to replicate the contemporary flavor that made Aladdin so successful, even by calling Hercules and Megara "Herc" and "Meg", the same way Genie called Aladdin "Al".

[universALLove]

Melody

"Hey Scuttle! Hey Sebastian! What's kickin'?"

(say it loud say it proud) "I'm a mermaid!!!"

"Sometimes I even pretend, I have... fins!"

"Come on in, there's enough water for everyone" (or something to that effect)

All the songs too, especially Titanic Tip and Daring Dash adventurers slash explorers *shudders*

^ All major cringe!

[thedisneyspirit]

1-That single line was what bumped that movie into the PG column.

2-There was one particular line where Rapunzel says "Don't freak out", which felt kinda odd, since this was supposed to be a classic fairy tale.

3-It felt like, throughout the film, Ron and John were trying to replicate the contemporary flavor that made Aladdin so successful, even by calling Hercules and Megara "Herc" and "Meg", the same way Genie called Aladdin "Al".

1- I just couldn't believe Disney would use a boobs joke in one of their movies. I mean, really? It's even worse in one of the trailers, where they edited the scene so that it looks like the villain is looking at her udders in horror.

2- Don't forget "BEST DAY EVEEEEER!" Yup, totally out of a comedy high-school film.

3- Meg works as a nickname, but Herc just doesn't.