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The most underrated Disney animated movie of all time
Hey guys )))))))))))))))))) I got bored and thought maybe its interesting to discuss whats the one movie in the animated canon that you think is a classic with great characters,good story and overall good to a great movie, thats nevertheless the most overlooked and underapreciated one and just doesnt get the hype, love and respect that it deserves compared to the others. Im interested in your interpretation of the Subject title
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๐. ๐๐ช๐ป๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ป๐ต๐ญ (๐ต๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ช๐ฒ๐ญ)
๐. ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผ (๐ฃ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ผ)
๐. Wherever I go (Hannah Montana)
๐. ๐๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ (๐๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ท)
๐. ๐ฏ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐ท (๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถ ๐๐๐๐พ๐)
& more: 1000 years ( Legend of the Neverbeast),
I'll try (Return to Neverland) , So close (Enchanted), ๐ด๐๐ยด๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ (๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐พ๐๐ธ๐๐๐: ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐๐๐น ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐๐), I thought I lost you (BOLT), Into the Unknown (Frozen 2)
๐. ๐๐ช๐ป๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ป๐ต๐ญ (๐ต๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ช๐ฒ๐ญ)
๐. ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผ (๐ฃ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ผ)
๐. Wherever I go (Hannah Montana)
๐. ๐๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ (๐๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ท)
๐. ๐ฏ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐ท (๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถ ๐๐๐๐พ๐)
& more: 1000 years ( Legend of the Neverbeast),
I'll try (Return to Neverland) , So close (Enchanted), ๐ด๐๐ยด๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ (๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐พ๐๐ธ๐๐๐: ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐๐๐น ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐๐), I thought I lost you (BOLT), Into the Unknown (Frozen 2)
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Re: The most underrated Disney animated movie of all time
For me I would say The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad.
I would also add some personal favorites that I think get overlooked:
Make Mine Music (original version)
Melody Time
The Sword in the Stone
The Aristocats
I would also add some personal favorites that I think get overlooked:
Make Mine Music (original version)
Melody Time
The Sword in the Stone
The Aristocats
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There's a lot of them, but one of my favorite underappreciated ones is Oliver & Company.
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I dunno...Dumbo?
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Brother Bear for me. It only has one issue I don't like in the movie witch are the moose guys since they kinda don't do anything, but the rest of the elements in the movie are great.
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Thanks for participating guys, your takes are really interseting!
And you are right Sword in Stone is also criminally overlooked! I just love all the characters in this one and the interactions between Arthur Merlin and Mim, especially the scene where Merlin and Arthur switch their animal forms! I think this movie deserves the same hype as Jungle Book or Dalamations. Aristocats is also great and overlooked!
In my opinion there was one movie that was soo good but just was despised by audiences due to not being traditionally "kid friendly", this being the mayor reason why it flopped drastically, meaning the Black Cauldron! So cool unique characters that are so different from one another thrown together (Gurgi is iconic & relatable lol) and the dark atmosphere is what speaks to me, this movie also literally shows that Animation is NOT "juSt a gEnrE foR kIdS" , Disney should really consider promoting the movie during Halloween season in hope it will gain the cult following and recognition it deserves imo, just as Treasure Island and Atlantis have gotten these days.
Yes!!! Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad is a good one! I remember seeing it the first time on Halloween 2020, so iconic, I especially loved their take on Sleepy Hollow! I LOVE how dark the segment is, but there is another movie in the canon that takes the crowncarolinakid wrote: โThu Aug 31, 2023 2:10 pm For me I would say The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad.
I would also add some personal favorites that I think get overlooked:
Make Mine Music (original version)
Melody Time
The Sword in the Stone
The Aristocats
And you are right Sword in Stone is also criminally overlooked! I just love all the characters in this one and the interactions between Arthur Merlin and Mim, especially the scene where Merlin and Arthur switch their animal forms! I think this movie deserves the same hype as Jungle Book or Dalamations. Aristocats is also great and overlooked!
Oh Dinosaur is also really overlooked, youre right Patrcier21! I remeber watching it on my VHS as a kid but i have to watch it again this year i completely forgot about that one lol I also saw a few Youtube analysis about it being an overlooked gemPatricier21 wrote: โThu Aug 31, 2023 4:38 pm Disneyโs Dinosaur! The ultimate Disney movie, as itโs a Walt Disney Feature Animation, A live action remake/adaptation of the Rite of Spring segment from the original Fantasia (1940) and based off of the Disney parks ride, countdown to extinction!
Great choice Sotiris! I remember watching O&Co only once in 2016 when it aired on Disney Channel, damn this was a great movie. Really great characters and a fresh memorable take on Oliver Twist! If it wasnt for the movie I have in mind, THIS one would definetely be the most underrated Disney Animated movie for me, gotta watch it again!
Yes it isnt talked as much compared to Snow White, Bambi or Pinocchio, I love Dumbo , it makes me cry everytime I see it, especially the Baby mine scene
Great choice, such an underrated beautiful movie, Koda and Kenais relationship is touching, it should have get the same hype and love as Lilo and Stitch or cult following as Treasure Planet (still a bit underrated). Yes the moose brothers are just for the toddlers to laugh at, but they were alright i guess. I have to confess that I also love the DtV sequel , just because we see more of Kenais past and the overall story was a worthy followup and the animation looks close to the original.MoonMarc21 wrote: โThu Aug 31, 2023 10:59 pm Brother Bear for me. It only has one issue I don't like in the movie witch are the moose guys since they kinda don't do anything, but the rest of the elements in the movie are great.
Yes the tGMD is also really overlooked, it was a solid sucess I think back then but NOONE talks about this one now, great characters and the story is as engaging as the first time watching it, I love Detective stories! The princess and the frog is also a great take Farerb, deserves the same hype and Buzz as Frozen and more, but Im happy it slowly gets the recognition and attention of audiences and Disney itself with the new ride and series, it will soon get the hype it deserved back then
In my opinion there was one movie that was soo good but just was despised by audiences due to not being traditionally "kid friendly", this being the mayor reason why it flopped drastically, meaning the Black Cauldron! So cool unique characters that are so different from one another thrown together (Gurgi is iconic & relatable lol) and the dark atmosphere is what speaks to me, this movie also literally shows that Animation is NOT "juSt a gEnrE foR kIdS" , Disney should really consider promoting the movie during Halloween season in hope it will gain the cult following and recognition it deserves imo, just as Treasure Island and Atlantis have gotten these days.
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๐. ๐๐ช๐ป๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ป๐ต๐ญ (๐ต๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ช๐ฒ๐ญ)
๐. ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผ (๐ฃ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ผ)
๐. Wherever I go (Hannah Montana)
๐. ๐๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ (๐๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ท)
๐. ๐ฏ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐ท (๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถ ๐๐๐๐พ๐)
& more: 1000 years ( Legend of the Neverbeast),
I'll try (Return to Neverland) , So close (Enchanted), ๐ด๐๐ยด๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ (๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐พ๐๐ธ๐๐๐: ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐๐๐น ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐๐), I thought I lost you (BOLT), Into the Unknown (Frozen 2)
๐. ๐๐ช๐ป๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ป๐ต๐ญ (๐ต๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ช๐ฒ๐ญ)
๐. ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผ (๐ฃ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ผ)
๐. Wherever I go (Hannah Montana)
๐. ๐๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ (๐๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ท)
๐. ๐ฏ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐ท (๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถ ๐๐๐๐พ๐)
& more: 1000 years ( Legend of the Neverbeast),
I'll try (Return to Neverland) , So close (Enchanted), ๐ด๐๐ยด๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ (๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐พ๐๐ธ๐๐๐: ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐๐๐น ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐๐), I thought I lost you (BOLT), Into the Unknown (Frozen 2)
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Re: The most underrated Disney animated movie of all time
Obviously I agree with The Black Cauldron. I'm actually showing it to someone who hadn't seen it since they were a kid (we're at the part where Fflewddur is introduced), and they are liking it so far; I can't think of anyone I've showed it to not liking it.
I also agree with Brother Bear; that movie gets me so emotional, maybe more than any other movie; I just bawl my eyes out watching it. And same; I can't think of anyone I've shown it to not liking it.
I don't think of TP&tF as being underrated, but I think it's such a great movie...I know the music is a divisive topic, but I think the film as a whole is pretty near perfect.
I'd also add Atlantis to the list. It's such a good adventure movie (a good movie in general), with a unique look, great action, exciting...I love it.
I also agree with Brother Bear; that movie gets me so emotional, maybe more than any other movie; I just bawl my eyes out watching it. And same; I can't think of anyone I've shown it to not liking it.
I don't think of TP&tF as being underrated, but I think it's such a great movie...I know the music is a divisive topic, but I think the film as a whole is pretty near perfect.
I'd also add Atlantis to the list. It's such a good adventure movie (a good movie in general), with a unique look, great action, exciting...I love it.
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Sorry for bumping this thread, but there are many to put on this list.
The Aristocats. For being pure, breezy fun.
The Rescuers Down Under. I always thought it was unfair that it was neglected at the expense of it`s Renaissance counterparts, cause it is a good movie. With great cinematography, a thrilling screenplay and good animation.
Pocahontas. Regardless of the flaws and it`s position in the Renaissance, it`s still an enchanting and mesmerizing movie.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The same reasons as Pocahontas.
Fantasia 2000. It`s great to look at and while it may not be as overall brilliant as it`s predecessor, it`s still a compelling movie with great animation.
Dinosaur. Despite how the story is derivative, it still has great animation and a great score.
Atlantis The Lost Empire. It`s very good, with likeable characters, a thrilling screenplay and a great score.
Treasure Planet. The same reasons as Atlantis.
Home on the Range. Yes, hate me for this, guys. But Home on the Range is genuinely funny and overall a breezy, fun, middle-on-the-Road flick.
Strange World. It`s not the greatest of the Disney canon, but it still was good enough as it was.
The Aristocats. For being pure, breezy fun.
The Rescuers Down Under. I always thought it was unfair that it was neglected at the expense of it`s Renaissance counterparts, cause it is a good movie. With great cinematography, a thrilling screenplay and good animation.
Pocahontas. Regardless of the flaws and it`s position in the Renaissance, it`s still an enchanting and mesmerizing movie.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The same reasons as Pocahontas.
Fantasia 2000. It`s great to look at and while it may not be as overall brilliant as it`s predecessor, it`s still a compelling movie with great animation.
Dinosaur. Despite how the story is derivative, it still has great animation and a great score.
Atlantis The Lost Empire. It`s very good, with likeable characters, a thrilling screenplay and a great score.
Treasure Planet. The same reasons as Atlantis.
Home on the Range. Yes, hate me for this, guys. But Home on the Range is genuinely funny and overall a breezy, fun, middle-on-the-Road flick.
Strange World. It`s not the greatest of the Disney canon, but it still was good enough as it was.
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I guess it depends on which crowd we're talking about. Underrated by fans, underrated by the general public, underrated by the Disney Company itself, etc. Disney fans have been rallying behind "Hunchback" and "Treasure Planet" as being underrated for years now, such that it doesn't really feel revelatory to pronounce them as such in fan circles, even as we're still trying to get the mainstream to catch on.
Generally, my mind goes to Bambi as one that tends to get overlooked by both Disney enthusiasts and the larger audience. You see animation as a medium take leaps and bounds with this film, especially where drawing animals is concerned. We went from the wallpaper critters of Snow White to endowing human life and personality to something that was still distinctly "animal." And while the memeing of something like the death of Bambi's mother has almost sucked all the potency out of the moment, the film still floats on a vibrant emotional heartbeat if you just look past pop-culture's abuse of the movie and just WATCH the film.
Relatedly, I actually rewatched "Oliver & Company" a few weeks back, probably for the third time in my life, and certainly my first time as an adult. I think there are some story shortcuts at work, and the characters all feel underused, but I get what people mean when they say this movie's underrated. The music's actually pretty solid for a film that I wouldn't call a "musical" in the vein of "Mermaid" or "Beast." "Once Upon a Time in New York City" has found its way onto my playlist. Hearing Ashman's little audition piece for his Disney career honestly makes me a little tender.
Generally, my mind goes to Bambi as one that tends to get overlooked by both Disney enthusiasts and the larger audience. You see animation as a medium take leaps and bounds with this film, especially where drawing animals is concerned. We went from the wallpaper critters of Snow White to endowing human life and personality to something that was still distinctly "animal." And while the memeing of something like the death of Bambi's mother has almost sucked all the potency out of the moment, the film still floats on a vibrant emotional heartbeat if you just look past pop-culture's abuse of the movie and just WATCH the film.
Relatedly, I actually rewatched "Oliver & Company" a few weeks back, probably for the third time in my life, and certainly my first time as an adult. I think there are some story shortcuts at work, and the characters all feel underused, but I get what people mean when they say this movie's underrated. The music's actually pretty solid for a film that I wouldn't call a "musical" in the vein of "Mermaid" or "Beast." "Once Upon a Time in New York City" has found its way onto my playlist. Hearing Ashman's little audition piece for his Disney career honestly makes me a little tender.
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I'm changing my answer to The Hunchback of Notre.Dame, because unlike Dumbo, which Disney and fans have called a classic all of its life, Hunchback hasn't been, when actually it is a masterpiece. A film that's underrated has to be not considered a classic and then actually be a good classic, which Hunchback is.
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Fair enough.PatchofBlue wrote: โTue Apr 23, 2024 4:59 pm I guess it depends on which crowd we're talking about. Underrated by fans, underrated by the general public, underrated by the Disney Company itself, etc. Disney fans have been rallying behind "Hunchback" and "Treasure Planet" as being underrated for years now, such that it doesn't really feel revelatory to pronounce them as such in fan circles, even as we're still trying to get the mainstream to catch on.
Great answer. Cause Dumbo was a hit during it`s release and has always belonged to Walt`s early Pantheon list of classics. But what do you like about Hunchback?Disney Duster wrote: โThu Apr 25, 2024 10:35 pm I'm changing my answer to The Hunchback of Notre.Dame, because unlike Dumbo, which Disney and fans have called a classic all of its life, Hunchback hasn't been, when actually it is a masterpiece. A film that's underrated has to be not considered a classic and then actually be a good classic, which Hunchback is.
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3-way tie between Meet the Robinsons, The Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh (2011)
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Hunchback has amazing, beautiful, detailed art, of a time when architecture and fashion was pretty beautiful in France, especially the titular cathedral, which they made a love letter to. It has impressive, sweeping animation. It has a sweet, sensitive, meek hero I love (my favorite male Disney character), and a great, caring and independent deuteragonist in Esmeralda, plus Phoebus is great and Frollo is a great, realistic, complex, despicable villain. And the music is beautiful and amazing. It all makes Hunchback a bona fides masterpiece. Well, a flawed masterpiece with how they handled the gargoyles.DisneyFan09 wrote: โWed May 01, 2024 9:06 amGreat answer. Cause Dumbo was a hit during it`s release and has always belonged to Walt`s early Pantheon list of classics. But what do you like about Hunchback?
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Well said. I couldn`t have said it better myselfDisney Duster wrote: โWed May 01, 2024 10:31 pmHunchback has amazing, beautiful, detailed art, of a time when architecture and fashion was pretty beautiful in France, especially the titular cathedral, which they made a love letter to. It has impressive, sweeping animation. It has a sweet, sensitive, meek hero I love (my favorite male Disney character), and a great, caring and independent deuteragonist in Esmeralda, plus Phoebus is great and Frollo is a great, realistic, complex, despicable villain. And the music is beautiful and amazing. It all makes Hunchback a bona fides masterpiece. Well, a flawed masterpiece with how they handled the gargoyles.
Many people praise the animation and the music for being Hunchback`s biggest strength, but one of my favorite parts in Hunchback are simply the characters. The characters are simply among the most compelling and interesting characters to ever be put in a Disney film. Quasimodo is an endearing and adorable protagonist. Esmeralda is a feisty and great heroine (despite how Demi Moore`s voice doesn`t compliment her at all). Phoebus is a funny and charismatic hero and Frollo is simply a great villain. Both Clopin and Djali are compelling in their own right.
However, many people point out the Gargoyles of being the lone, single flaw of the film. And while they are annoying and jarringly out of place, they did serve the purpose they were supposed to: As a child, I enjoyed them, so it means that they filled their purpose. But frankly, the Gargoyles were`t the only jarringly flaw of the film, as most of the comedy were. The antics with the Guards were just as annoying, if not even more. But while people criticize A Guy Like You for being the single, biggest flaw of the film, there are even more flaws. Just think about it: Djali stabs Phoebus right before Frollo grabs Esmeralda and sniffs her hair. And not to mention all the misplaced comedy in the climax.
Still, I do have a soft spot for Hunchback, despite how it is, all in all, a flawed masterpiece.
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Thanks DisneyFan09. You know, I mostly agree with you, except it is really only "A Guy Like You" that bothers me in the film. I find the rest of the comedy fine.