This week Disney released Pinocchio on DVD and Blu Ray, celebrating its 70th Anniversary since its theatrical release. With this being a special occasion, I decided to compile a list of the 10 best Disney Animated Films. Enjoy!
*Special Note* I did not count Pixar Films since they are a different company who Disney distributes for.
10 Best Disney Animated Films- Part 1 of 3
Honorable Mention
Lady & the Tramp- This movie just had to be in here somewhere. It holds a special place for me since my wife and I consider it our “date” movie. Beyond that, here’s an animated film about a dog (Tramp) who “gets around” with the females (off camera of course) only to be smitten by a lady named Lady! It has one of the most romantic scenes in animated history and it touches on adult themes while still keeping in mind that it’s a kid’s film… or is it…?
10/ Peter Pan- This story about the boy who never grew up makes me feel like a little kid! Scenes like Pan and the Darlings flying through London to land on Big Ben, Hook and Mr. Smee taking Tiger Lili to Skull Rock, or the final duel between Pan and Hook, are just so much fun to watch because they were drawn so vividly and so eerily at the same time! You’ll get chills when you witness Capt. Hook shoot one of his own crew just because he was getting annoyed by his singing! You’ll laugh as the Lost Boys constantly fight each other over a silly comment or misunderstanding! If you don’t want to feel like a grown up, look no further!
9/ 101 Dalmatians- Here’s a film that Walt Disney wasn’t happy with until many years after its release. Part of it had to do with the new Xerox technology that allowed the artist's drawing to be directly shot into the film, as opposed to having the artist's work traced and cleaned up by a different group of animators. This caused the animation to look more “sketched” and “dirty”. Another issue was the backgrounds. Colors ran off the borders, nothing was clean and romanticized like previous Disney films. The result was something new, fresh, loud, and jazzed up, which Walt didn’t understand until some time later. Top this with cool characters, one of the nastiest villains ever and a warming story about a mom and dad fighting to get their kids back, and you have one wild ride!
8/ Aladdin- Far away lands, carpet rides, genies, and a hot Persian Princess! Aladdin was just such a fun ride that went from one great action piece to another! Robin Williams was on fire as Genie, delivering his lines as only he could do. In fact, a great deal of why the movie was successful was because of the way Genie would just come in and steal every scene he was in!
I’ll be back soon for 7-4!
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