I thought it would be fun to make a top 10 list of each of our favorite cartoon films. So here we go, what are your top ten?
Here are mine in order:
1. The Emperor's New Groove 2. Tangled 3. How to Train Your Dragon 4. Up 5. The Lion King 6. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 7. Aladdin 8. Wall-E 9. Princess Mononoke 10. Kung Fu Panda
I think I've watched those first three at least half a dozen times each (the Emperor's New Groove probably stands at about 20 viewings now), but I still love them. I had to include a few of the Studio Gibli films as well, but not too many; if this list went to 15, I'm certain you'd see a few more of them. I'm probably forgetting one or two movies, but oh well.
What about you guys?
Posted by capaxinfiniti (Member # 12181) on :
I can only think of 6 right now:
1. The Thief And The Cobbler 2. Little Nemo (not Finding Nemo) 3. Toy Story Movies 4. The Jungle Book 5. The Land Before Time 6. The Brave Little Toaster
Posted by Aris Katsaris (Member # 4596) on :
Hmm, here's my own rough list, made on the spot, so perhaps I'm forgetting some or I'd rearrange a few of them if I rewatched them...
1. Spirited Away 2. Wall-E 3. The Prince of Egypt 4. Toy Story 2 5. Persepolis 6. The Hunchback of Notre dame 7. Waltz with Bashir 8. Tangled 9. Finding Nemo 10. The Incredibles
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Any list without The Land Before Time is dead to me.
Posted by Aris Katsaris (Member # 4596) on :
Haven't seen that one, I think.
Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :
Traditional animation or 3D animation included?
2D Animation:
To keep the list from being over-run, let's just accept that Miyazki films would dominate the list. To increase diversity these are my non-Miyazaki films.
1. Iron Giant 2. Prince of Egypt 3. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 4. Princess and the Frog 5. Land Before Time 6. Lion King 7. Brave Little Toaster 8. Secret of Nimh 9. Batman: Under the Red Hood 10. Batman: Return of the Joker
I'm partial to animated Batman movies.
If we include 3D animation it's quite a shake-up. Like with Miyazaki, I should probably just say that Pixar dominates the list. But to show how it dominates I've put Miyazaki films into a (Catch-All)
1. Wall-E 2. Up 3. Finding Nemo 4. (Miyazaki Catch-All) 5. Toy Story 3 6. Tangled 7. Iron Giant 8. Prince of Egypt 9. The Incredibles 10. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
1. Cowboy Bebop: Knocking At Heaven's Door 2. Princess Mononoke 3. Spirited Away 4. Scooby Do on Zombie Island 5. Digimon the movie 6 Wall-E 7. I don't care. Could change my mind every week.
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
1. The Incredibles 2. Shreks 3. Kung Fu Panda (1, not 2) 4. Ratatouille 5. Lion King 6. Aladdin 7. Secret of Nimh 8. Wallace and Grommet: Curse of the Warerabbit 9. The Hobbit 10. Wall-e
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Stone_Wolf_
Really? The Hobbit?
I'm not arguing against it, but I'm surprised. Most people hated the Rankin Bass cartoons.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
1. Grave of the Fireflies. 2. The Last Unicorn 3. Spirited Away 4. Beauty and the Beast 5. Toy Story 6. Lilo & Stitch 7. The Incredibles 8. Iron Giant 9. Finding Nemo 10. Nightmare Before Chirstmas
Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
On the subject of Rankin Bass, I noticed the lack of "The Last Unicorn." I don't know if it holds up for me as an adult but it certainly left an impact on me as a child.
Some earlier votes that I support:
How to Train Your Dragon Incredibles Iron Giant Shrek Prince of Egypt
Trying to narrow it down to a few particular Disney films is tough. "Beauty and the Beast" certainly earned a top ranking though I wouldn't say its a personal favorite. As a child, I watched "Cinderella" ALL THE TIME. And "Fantasia" deserves a mention for originality. And while "The Lion King" gets attention its early use of computer graphics, I have a very vivid memory of seeing specials about the computer animation in "Aladdin" when I was a kid and being absolutely enthralled by it.
I'd like to also do a Miyazaki catch-all, but of the bunch, "Kiki's Delivery Service" was my introduction to his films and still remains my absolute favorite of the bunch. Of course, the other Ghibli films deserve a shout-out as well, especially "Grave of the Fireflies."
In the same vein of Miyazki, I really enjoyed Satoshi Kon's films as well.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shanna: On the subject of Rankin Bass, I noticed the lack of "The Last Unicorn." I don't know if it holds up for me as an adult but it certainly left an impact on me as a child.
Heh, beat you to it. As a kid, it stood out but it wasn't really one of my favorites. I watched it again as an adult and enjoyed it much more.
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
I can give you a rough top five right now:
1. Princess Mononoke 2. Lion King 3. The Iron Giant 4. Up 5. Wall E
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Stone_Wolf_
Really? The Hobbit?
I'm not arguing against it, but I'm surprised. Most people hated the Rankin Bass cartoons.
Crack the dishes, chip the plates, that's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
Oh, and Iron Giant should be in my top ten...somewhere.
Posted by Godric 2.0 (Member # 11443) on :
1. Finding Nemo 2. The Iron Giant 3. An American Tail 4. Metropolis 5. Spirited Away 6. Aladdin 7. Up 8. Ratatouille 9. The Triplets of Belleville 10. The Secret of Kells
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Oh geez, I can't believe I forgot My Neighbor Totoro.
Posted by capaxinfiniti (Member # 12181) on :
I've seen a couple stop-animation movies listed. If we open up that genre/style, I'm adding James and the Giant Peach to my list. That movie is mostly animation...
Posted by capaxinfiniti (Member # 12181) on :
And I remember this movie not being popular on Hatrack, but Titan A.E. is one my top 10.
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
I thoroughly enjoyed Titan A.E..
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I definitely will have more than 10. Not in any order:
Princess Mononoke Ponyo Howl's Moving Castle WALL-E UP South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut Ratatouille Coraline The Nightmare Before Christmas Coraline The Emperor's New Groove The Black Cauldron Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit The Illusionist (this one) The Iron Giant How To Train Your Dragon Finding Nemo The Secret of Nimh
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
I'm not capable of listing any Disney or Pixar movies that I watched as a kid, because I've several times with my little brothers, partially against my will.
I need to rewatch the Black Cauldrion and Sword in the Stone, though.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Aw, I still love Sword in the Stone. Makes me laugh every time.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
quote:Originally posted by SteveRogers: I definitely will have more than 10. Not in any order:
Princess Mononoke Ponyo Howl's Moving Castle WALL-E UP South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut Ratatouille Coraline The Nightmare Before Christmas Coraline The Emperor's New Groove The Black Cauldron Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit The Illusionist (this one) The Iron Giant How To Train Your Dragon Finding Nemo The Secret of Nimh
I challenge you to decide on your top ten, or in the very least your top five. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I can try later today, but I'm not sure I could do it. Animation is probably my favorite medium, and there are far too many I hold dear to my heart. The list you quoted is already pretty bare bones for me. Posted by tern (Member # 7429) on :
1. The Prince of Egypt 2. The Iron Giant 3. The Incredibles 4. Toy Story 3
(and filling out, in any order, the rest of the top ten.)
Chicken Little Meet the Robinsons Coraline Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit The Nightmare Before Christmas Tangled Megamind Despicable Me The Emperor's New Groove Space Chimps
As a side note, The Iron Giant - along with Ender's Game - was one of my litmus tests when I was dating my now-wife. Smart, yes - attractive, yes. That's fine, rabbit - but does she tear up when the Giant takes off into space? Yes, yes she did.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
If you have a soul, you tear up when the Giant takes off into space. True story.
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
I'm surprised Chicken Run is getting no love.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I had a hard time cutting my list down as it was, and it was already too long. If I'd been able to just list forever, probably every Aardman Animations film would have made my list.
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
suuuuupermaaaan
Posted by Aros (Member # 4873) on :
I'm surprised at the lack of love for classic Disney. No props for either Robin Hood or Sleeping Beauty? Shame.
I think anyone without a Miyazaki movie on their list probably doesn't know what they are. And they should learn. With Disney distributing the Studio Ghibli flicks, Ebert said that Miyazaki was the one that really held the keys to the magic kingdom. Just saying Ghibli and Pixar are the two winners right now.
We'll see, though. Wreck-it Ralph looks like it might just be a winner. Disney could use another win. Though I think both Tangled and The Princess and the Frog were pretty strong, if somewhat flawed, efforts.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I actually really adored The Princess and the Frog.
Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :
quote:Originally posted by Aros: I'm surprised at the lack of love for classic Disney. No props for either Robin Hood or Sleeping Beauty? Shame.
Robin Hood in particular gets some serious props from me to Disney. They made it on a shoestring budget and it's a really solid film. I don't know if this has been posted to cool YouTube videos thread, but here's an interesting showcase of the reused animation references used in Robin Hood (and other Disney films). The YouTube Video
It's not that the animators were lazy as some comments accuse Disney of, it's budgetary problems.
A fun bonus feature on the Princess and the Frog bluray/DVD is one of the behind the scenes features. It shows some of the live-action footage they used for the references and it helps give an appreciation for the work, money, and time it takes to make smooth animation. Here's a YouTube video for some of the live-references used in The Little Mermaid.
Um... what was my point here, again?
Oh yeah. I like Princess and the Frog and Robin Hood. They're just not in my top ten. Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
quote:Originally posted by Aros: I'm surprised at the lack of love for classic Disney. No props for either Robin Hood or Sleeping Beauty? Shame.
Sleeping Beauty is one of my favorite Disney movies ever, it just comes somewhere after my top five.
I haven't seen Robin Hood since I was kid, and can't remember a minute. I'll watch it again soon.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
I love the music in Robin Hood.
Are we allowed stop motion animation? Because I would include Chicken Run in my list. I am assuming that feature length is a requirement, though.
Yellow Submarine The Emperor's New Groove Meet the Robinsons
After that comes films like Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Prince of Egypt, The Incredibles, Beauty and the Beast and Fantasia which I enjoy but rarely think about watching again.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
There are so many moments in Meet the Robinsons which make me laugh really hard. And so many moments which make me get a little teary-eyed. I feel like that movie should have a bigger fanbase.
Posted by Emreecheek (Member # 12082) on :
Beauty and the Beast is my all time favorite cartoon.
Plus, it instilled in me at a young age a desire to find an angry man who borderline abuses me at first, but who can change with my love. What a wonderful film!
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
I watched Meet the Robinsons again because of this thread.
Posted by DDDaysh (Member # 9499) on :
I don't know if I could rank in order, but here are some I've really liked:
Cars Shrek's (yes, ALL of them) The Sword in the Stone Bees (I actually don't remember if that's what it's called.) The Little Mermaid
There are probably others, but nothing that stands out to me right now.
And, once upon a time, I MIGHT have added A Land Before Time, but after so many of them, I can barely stomach to think about the characters.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
What? You don't like The Land Before Time 987: The Raptors of Respect?
Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
In no real order:
1. Lion King 2. Titan AE 3. Anastasia 4. Wall-E 5. Meet the Robinsons 6. Up 7. Secret World of Arriety 8. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 9. Batman: Return of the Joker 10. Lilo and Stitch
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
I don't love Mask of the Phantasm, but the scene where they first meet in the cemetary is probably the best written scene in any animated movie.
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