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Just curious to which movies you feel have never gotten the credit they deserve. I realize some of these were fairly popular at their time of release, but some that should have been remembered were not. Which one do think deserves to finally be praised?

Treasure Planet. I thought it was well animated and while I may have rather had the story take place during the 1700's ala the original Treasure Island I still thought it was an interesting take on the story.

Hunchback of Notre Dame. I love that film, probaly in my top 5 Disney animated movies. Emperor's New Groove is very underrated as well.

From these, I would say <i>Oliver and Company</i>. Of course, <i>Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad</i> is vastly underrated, mostly because it's underseen.

Treasure Planet

Although Disney probably targeted the wrong audience (teenage boys), the story and animation was excellent.

I think more people should give Home on the Range a chance!

I'm gonna do this by decades, because many on the list fit the criteria well:

1970's The Aristocats - Walt Disney greenlit this film before his death. Its contemporary blend of jazz and french culture allowed it to stand out in the dark ages. And despite what you might think, the love story is alot different from Lady and the Tramp

1980's Oliver & Company - We tend to argue on what film became the bridge into the Disney renaissance. I say it's this one (Great Mouse Detective was too dark for me). Many of us were blown away by the first bright Disney film in a modern day urban US setting with music to match its time. The mystery that I'm trying to solve is why it never got a video release after the movie first premiered in 88. Does anyone out there know?

1990's Pocahontas - Had a very very very tough act to follow being released after The Lion King. It still managed to sprinkle Disney charm on a serious story. Of all the animated features ever made based on true stories (Balto, Anastasia) Pocahontas is more close to the actual historical details than any other animated film.

2000's Treasure Planet - Many post 2000 films did really bad. Treasure Planet was a victim of not being truly recognized as a Disney film. But the animation and story is incredible. It really remembers what Disney was all about...

I must comment that Pocahontas the film is much different from the actual events. John Smith would have been much older and Pocahontas herself would be much younger... maybe 10. Also, they didn't really sing
J/K, I did vote for it though, even though I did so before I saw that Hunchback was on the list. Pocahontas got a lot of attention from Disney, which really keeps it from being underrated. It was still visually stunning.

Great Mouse Detective

It NEEDS a Special Edition now.

The Rescuers Down Under.

It tends to get lost between The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. And it's a small film, and it's not a musical. And it didn't smash any box office records. But, still, it's my second favorite Disney film ... I tend to think it's underrated. It's a forgotten gem, I think.

The Hunchback of Notredame is a pretty underated great film in my opinion. Also, The Black Cauldron is extremely underated. That's a good film.

Oh, and I don't think The Brave Little Toaster is a Disney film is it?

I voted others because i think Hercules is way underrated. and to answer your question no Brave little toaster is not a disney film

Thanks!

Disney didn't animate <i>The Brave Little Toaster</i>, but they did distribute it and its two sequels.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame! I loved this film, and I really think that it deserves a platinum, it's one of my favorite Disney films. The animation was good, the music, the story...

Treasure Planet, it's also one of my top favorite Disney films. Although it's not a musical (musicals are my favorites), I still really liked the film. I didn't think I would, so I find it strange that I do...I will never know what I like so much about TP.

The Great Mouse Detective, yet another film that makes it to my top 10. Some of my friends didn't even know that it was Disney! ( ) What I found really refreshing about this film was the villian, I really liked him!

The Black Cauldron, not one of my favorites, but definatly up there. I haven't watched it in a while, but I remember thinking how overlooked it was. I really enjoyed this film.

I can't decide which is the most over looked, it's a tie between TP and Hunchback.

I find Hunchback to be horribly underrated. So many people haven't seen it and many of those who have don't hold it to very high esteem. I think this is one of Disney's all time best films and fully deserves the 2-Disc treatment it will inevitably get within the next 2 years.

So far "Hunchbacks" in the lead, But there's still time for more votes. Keep them coming.

I was going to vote for Hunchback of Notre Dame because it is one of my favorites and one of the best, but just underappreciated. People have seen it and may remember it and also Disney still is somewhat proud of it. That's why my vote went to Black Cauldron. Though the movie is very unDisney, I liked it a little better than some other known Disney classics like Sword in the Stone and (don't clobber me ) The Lion King. Disney seemed to have wanted to forget about it. They did manage to get it on VHS for the first time in the late 90s and a Gold Collection VHS and DVD, but they never promote this at all and hardly anyone, unless they've seen it, know about it! I only remember few promotions for its first VHS release, but other than that, no one really knows about it!

Another I would've voted would be Ichabod and Mr. Toad for the same reasons as Black Cauldron, only I liked BC better. Also with Pocahontas as others have said, the movie is just a romantic telling of the historic figures and it is a beautiful movie. Too many people hate it or won't see it since it isn't historically accurate. Who said it was supposed to be? We talked about it in history class and there really is no concrete story that everyone will agree upon. I remember one version was that Pocahontas and her tribe didn't really want to cut off John Smith's head, but it was some sort of ritual and Pocahontas was supposed to stop them. It's very confusing. Anyhow, I've rambled enough, lol!

Overall, I feel the most underappreciated Disney films are The Black Cauldron, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas, and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.

EDIT: I forgot Treasure Planet! I agree that it is a really great movie, but due to lack of promotions and a bad slot in the calendar for its release (Right before or maybe after Harry Potter), it did bad in theaters so ppl thought it was a bad movie. It was a great action movie and followed Atlantis (which is also a great movie!) in seeming unDisney.