87. Shark Tale

178pts | 2004 | Dreamworks

Top 20's: None

 

 

Into 87th and we have our second DreamWorks animation to appear, in the form of 2004's Shark Tale that was critically hated but has its fans here, which received no top 20's! After only moving up 4 points over the last 5 films, we see a 15 point gap between this and 86th!

 

The film was directed by the co-director of Shrek (Vicky Jenson), as well as Bibo Bergeron and Rob Letterman and the film has the voices of Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Renee Zellweger, Jack Black and Martin Scorsese in one of the most starriest casts for an animation! The film became the 2nd highest opening for a DreamWorks animation at the time and made a massive $367 million worldwide against its $75 million budget and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature! The film was originally called Sharkslayer (glad they changed the name!) but was retitled in September 2003 to make it less violent and more family friendly! The film received comparisons to Pixar's Finding Nemo- which was released the year before- due to the underwater setting! The film holds a 35% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the lowest so far in this list I think, and the DVD was accompanied with the short 'Club Oscar'. The film received a lot of animated nominations across the award ceremonies and was released with a soundtrack including the top 5 hit Car Wash, by Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliott! In April 2011, DreamWorks commented that the studio did not have any more plans to produce genre parodies such as this, Megamind and Monsters Vs Aliens due to them not performing too strongly overseas. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival which marked the first time the Piazza San Marco was closed for a premiere of a major feature film! The film was projected on the largest inflatable screen in the world and the premiere was attended by over 6,000 visitors!

 

I absolutely adore Shark Tale and glad it has done so well here! It is the first film of my top 100 to appear for a while and I find it really underrated! I've watched it multiple times and it is always enjoyable and fun and I am surprised and glad it has done so well here!

86. The Secret Life Of Pets

193pts | 2016 | Illumination Entertainment

Top 20's: Ultraviolence1989 (#15)

 

 

And in 86th we have the first Illumination Entertainment animation to appear and also the first 2016 release (the only 2016 release between #76-#100!), in the form of this summer's smash hit 'The Secret Life Of Pets, which received a top 20 from myself!

 

The Secret Life Of Pets has a starry voice cast from Louis C.K., Kevin Hart, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper and more and was premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in June 2016 and received positive critical reviews and grossed a gigantic $870 million worldwide, an amount that makes it the highest grossing original animated film not produced by either Disney or Pixar!! The film was originally going to be released in February 2016 and was accompanied by a Despicable Me short film titled 'Mower Minions' (which was incredible!). The DVD release will also include two new shorts and the film earned $366M in America and just over $500M internationally! Its run internationally pushed Universal Pictures past the $1 billion mark for the 10th consecutive year and is currently the fifth highest-grossing original film of all time behind Finding Nemo, The Lion King, Zootopia and Avatar- the former 3 of those all still to come! The film had a massive £9.58m opening (boosted by previews) in the UK and opened to $104 million in America which is the sixth-biggest debut for an animation film, the sixth highest debut in July, 4th biggest OW for Universal and the largest opening for an original film! The film has a 75% rating score on Rotten Tomatoes and a sequel is scheduled to be released in July 2018!

 

I was expecting this to do a little better but it's a nice start at least, hopefully it can improve on this in future years! I absolutely adore The Secret Life Of Pets and it is just outside my top 3 for the year (it was top 3 until this weekend!). It is just so adorable, all the pets were incredible and it was fun with a really strong story. Another win for Illumination and an immediate animation classic for myself

RECAP:

86. The Secret Life Of Pets- 193 Points

87. Shark Tale- 178 Points

88. The Emperor’s New Groove- 175 Points

89. A Scanner Darkly- 175 Points

90. The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie- 174 Points

 

91. Anastasia- 174 Points

92. Hoodwinked- 172 Points

93. Antz- 165 Points

94. My Neighbour Totoro- 164 Points

95. The Iron Giant- 162 Points

96. Fantasia- 160 Points

97. Pocahontas- 159 Points

98. The Good Dinosaur- 159 Points

99. Happy Feet Two- 158 Points

100. Yellow Submarine- 152 Points

'Shark Tale' is so bland and forgettable. Also, slay at 'Car Wash' being beat by 'My Prerogative' in the charts *.*

 

I enjoyed 'Secret Life Of Pets', but I didn't love it. It seemed fairly "standard" and the teasers made it look like it'd actually be quite a unique story.

I didn't mind it at the time, but Shark Tale is awful, with a cast like they had, you'd have thought they could've managed a better script and likeable characters, but nah.

Emperor's New Groove does look quite fun tbh, doesn't seem like a can't miss it Disney classic but it's one I've always been interested in. I've seen parts of it on television a few times so just need a moment to sit down and watch it in full.

 

I agree with you UV that Shark's Tale is a lot of fun and it's a shame it gets such a bad rap. Much like Secret Life of Pets for me, they're both movies that I enjoyed and laughed at a fair bit but neither are particularly emotional or amazing like some Pixar/Disney films. Props to ST for giving us Car Wash too, such a fun song!

A Scanner Darkly looks interesting from what I've seen in the trailer!

Might want to watch it someday!

I remember hearing Christina and Missy's version of Car Wash when I was younger and I didn't know it was a cover until I heard the original Rose Royce version in a montage scene of You've Been Framed involving wacky, funny car screw-ups

Edited November 6, 20168 yr by DalekTurret32

I cannot recommend A Scanner Darkly enough, if you want a animated movie to challenge you. This is for you.

 

I personally love A Emperor's New Groove, Spongebob Squarepants Movie and Shark Tale the latter gets WAY to much hate :o

 

Not seen A Secret Life Of Pets :o

 

 

I don't remember much about Shark Tale due to seeing it in the cinema so long ago, just that I wasn't much of a fan.

 

I enjoyed 'Secret Life Of Pets', but I didn't love it. It seemed fairly "standard" and the teasers made it look like it'd actually be quite a unique story.

 

I agree with this, I gave it 8/10 but that's quite a 'meh' score from me for an animation :lol: Compared to Trolls, Dory, Zootropolis, Inside Out, Shaun the Sheep and Big Hero 6 (to name those I remember from the past two years) all being 9/10 or 10/10. I feel that 'Sing' is going to go the same way, the trailer doesn't get me that excited sadly.

85. Hotel Transylvania 2

194pts | 2015 | Sony Pictures Animation

Top 20's: None

 

 

And in 85th we have the first sequel since Happy Feet Two to appear, in the form of the really underrated 'Hotel Transylvania 2', which received no top 20's! We are also close to hitting the 200 point mark, only 3 more films after this finished with under 200 points!

 

Hotel Transylvania 2 is the second installment of the franchise and is the sequel to the 2012 hit! Most of the original voices of the first film- including Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez- returned and this film takes place seven years after the first film with the hotel now open to human guests! Fifth Harmony recorded 'I'm In Love With A Monster' for the film which is a pop tune and featured in the official trailer and in the movie, along with Worth It also featuring often in the film! The film received a 54% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, marginally better than the first film and it is one of the best reviewed flicks from the underrated Adam Sandler over the last few years. The film was a gigantic box office successs, grossing $170m in North America and just under $470m worldwide on a budget of $80 million! The film set new records on its opening weekend in America as it had the highest September opening (beating its predecessor), biggest opening for Adam Sandler and the biggest opening for Sony Pictures Animation. It also was a big success in the UK with a $9.5m opening and $29.4m total, its biggest international territory! The film received a few animation picture nominations and a teen choice win for 'I'm In Love With A Monster'! A sequel has been announced to come out in September 2018 and I'm really hyped for that!

 

I am so glad this made the top 100 and this is a film that I'm pretty sure made my top 50! I adore the Hotel Transylvania franchise and they are always great animations to watch around Halloween, injected with humour and heart and I am really glad the sequel managed to make the top 100 given the lukewarm reactions from critics to the franchise (the 1st film will appear later on as well!). I think I prefer this to the first film just but they are basically equal for me!

84. Cinderella

196pts | 1950 | Disney

Top 20's: Cody (#19)

 

 

And in 84th we have a Disney classic as we fly back 65 years, in the form of iconic Disney princess Cinderella, which received a top 20 from Cody! We are also so close to hitting the 200 point mark, only 2 more films after this finished with under 200 points!

 

Cinderella is based on the fairy tale Cendrillon by Charles Perrault and is the 12th Disney animated feature film and at the time of release, Walt Disney Productions had suffered from losing connections to the European film markets due to World War II- which saw Pinocchio/Fantasia/Bambi all flop at the box office (which would all become more successful with several re-releases). However at the time, the studio was $4m in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy. It is the 1st Disney film in which all of Disney's Nine Old Men worked together as directing animators and was released in 1950 after two years in production! It became the greatest critical and commercial hit for the studio since Snow White and reveresed the studio's fortunes. It is considered to be one of the best animated films of all time, as selected by the AFI and received 3 Oscar nominations- Best Music and Orgiinal Song for Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. The film was followed by two-direct-to-video sequels decades later and a 2015 live action remake. The film was made on the cusp of the golden age of the 30's/40's and the less critically acclaimed productions of the 50's, Cinderella is representative of both eras! It was the first full-bodied feature since Bambi for Disney and the Prince originally had a larger role in earlier drafts of the script. The clothes represented the styles and were inspired by Salvador Dali and Christian Dior and the film includes many classic songs from Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo to A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes! The soundtrack was released in 1997 and the film was re-released in cinemas a massive 5 times!!, the most recent of those being in 1987! The film has royal edition and Diamond Edition's released on DVD and a fantastic 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes! The profit of the film gave Disney the cash flow to finance a slate of productions, enter television production and begin building Disneyland! The production of the film was a major gamble for Disney and Disney insiders claimed that if Cinderella failed box office wise, Disney would have closed! It was the 5th biggest film at the British Box Office in 1951 and at the 1st Berlin International Film Festival, it won the Golden Bear (Music Film) award and the Big Bronze Plate award! The AFI have acknowledged Cinderella as teh 9th best animated film of all time and has appeared on many American Film Institute lists! The characters also have a massive legacy with the sequels, remake, and Cinderella/Fairy Godmother appeared as guests in Disney's House Of Mouse and the video game Kingdom Hearts. A scaled-down stage musical version is also frequently performed by schools and children's theatres!

 

An animated classic for me! Didn't make my top 100 (not sure why tbh) but Cinderella is one of my favourite Disney princesses of all time and I love all the current performances of Cinderella in recent pictures and the original still stands up there with the best 66 years later!

Cinderella :wub:

83. Rugrats Go Wild

198pts | 2003 | Nickelodeon Movies

Top 20's: Cameron (#14)

 

 

And in 83rd we have the first of two Rugrats pictures to appear in the top 100, in the form of Rugrats Go Wild, which received a top 20 from Cameron! We are also so close to hitting the 200 point mark, only 1 more film after this finished with under 200 points!

 

Rugrats Go Wild is a crossover film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys and is the third, and so far, final film in the Rugrats trilogy and the second in the Wild Thornberrys series! The film grossed $55.4m worldwide which was the lowest grossing Rugrats film. The film used Aroma-Scope which allowed people to smell odors and aromas from the film via scratch and sniff cards (similar to the 1960s Smell-O-Vision) and Aroma-Scope was not used theatrically again for eight years, until the release of Spy Kids: All The Time In The World in 2011! Rugrats Go Wild was originally made by the television unit but after screenings, Paramount decided to shelve it and remake it into a feature film. Among the biggest hype for the movie was Bruce Willis voicing a new character and the use of the 'Odorama' cards which Burbe King and Blockbuster released the cards that filmgoers used when watching the film. However there were many complaints that the 'Odorama' cards just smelled like cardboard and nothing else. The Odoroma card was a homage to John Waters film Polyester but Waters felt he was ripped off and realised New Line Cinema didn't renew the copyright for Odorama and later said a cheque would have been an homage! The Odorama cards would later be released with the DVD release of the film and early trailers gave the film the title 'The Rugrats Meet The Wild Thornberrys'! The film has a poor 41% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the film underperformed at the box office, not surprising when you schedule your film two weeks after Finding Nemo was released!!

 

Love Rugrats and this movie but this wasn't that close to making my top 100 as don't really remember it at all as haven't seen it in years! Surprised its done so well though and its nice to see Rugrats are still popular!

82. Megamind

199pts | 2010 | DreamWorks

Top 20's: None

 

 

And in 82nd we have our next DreamWorks flick, in the form of the fantastic Megamind, which received no top 20's! We are also so close to hitting the 200 point mark, as Megamind is the last film that finished with under 200 points!

 

Megamind is produced by DreamWorks Animation and features voice work from Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt! The film blends animation and the superhero genre together (better than the other one that is coming up in my view) and received positive reviews who praised the strong visuals and cast's performances, however some criticised its unoriginality. The film grossed $321m worldwide on a budget of $130m and despite it being a box office success, it became one of DreamWorks Animation's lowest-grossing CG animated films. A short film titled 'Megamind: The Button Of Doom' was released on the Megamind DVD! It was originally titled Master Mind and then Oobermind (wtf at the latter??!!) and Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr were in the running for the role of Megamind. The film's Japanese release was cancelled because of the earthquake/tsunami the day before intended release and the film was promoted at San-Diego Comic Con International! It was the 7th best selling DVD of 2011 and was the sixth highest grossing animation of 2010 (behind 5 films all still to come!) and is the second highest grossing superhero-comedy film behind The Incredibles! The film received a 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was often compared with another 2010 animated flick, Despicable Me! The film received some animation nominations and several video games tie-ins were released! A 32 page full colour comic book was also produced and you can see the Shark Tale commentary for the sequel status!

 

Another film that made my top 100! Adore Megamind and watched it LOADS of times when I was younger, it was one of those films I always had on repeat! I love the characters and the plots and they casted the voices actors perfectly! I do wish this was better received and this always seems to underperform compared to my expectations in these kind of lists!

Rugrats Go Wild was incredible.

Fun Animation Fact: Genndy Tartakovsky (the director of Hotel Transylvania) also created the CN shows Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack and Sym-Bionic Titan

81. The Princess And The Frog

201pts | 2010 | Disney

Top 20's: Regina (#2), Josh (#15)

 

 

And in 81st we have our next Disney flick and our first film to pass 200 points, in the form of the fantastic The Princess And The Frog which I thought would be a bit higher than this, which received top 20's from Regina and Josh!

 

The Princess And The Frog is the 49th Disney animated feature and is loosely based on the novel 'The Frog Princess' by E.D. Baker which is based on the Brothers Grimm fairytale 'The Frog Prince'! The film features an ensemble voice cast from Anika Noni Rose to Oprah Winfrey! The film began production under the working title 'The Frog Princess' and marked Disney's return to traditional animation, being their first traditional animation since Home On The Range 5 years ago! The film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker who directed The Little Mermaid and Aladdin and the studio returned to a Broadway musical-style format frequently used during the Disney Renaissance! The film also marked the return of Disney animated musical films based on well-known stories since the Disney Renaissance! he film was successful at the box office, grossing $256m worldwide and received 3 Oscar nominations- one for best animation and two for best original songs! Many critics and pundits regard The Princess And The Frog as the turning point for the Disney movies and is the film to have ignited the 'Disney Revival'! The original name of the main character was called Maddy but due to controversy was changed to Tiana and Anika Noni Rose beat Dreamgirls co-star Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Tyra Banks to voice the lead character! The film was heavily marketed with lots of merchandise and Princess Tiana was featured in the Disney On Ice: Let's Celebrate show! The film was a box office success but underperformed compared to expectations which was as Disney believed they only marketed it to girls in hindsight and the film opened in wide release 5 days before a small film called Abatar! The film scored many Oscar nominations and has an 84% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes!

 

 

I adore The Princess And The Frog and it is an essential Disney film for me! The cast is really good and I love the music and the classic story, I'm a bit disappointed with how this has performed here :(

RECAP:

81. The Princess And The Frog- 201 Points

82. Megamind- 199 Points

83. Rugrats Go Wild- 198 Points

84. Cinderella- 196 Points

85. Hotel Transylvania 2- 194 Points

86. The Secret Life Of Pets- 193 Points

87. Shark Tale- 178 Points

88. The Emperor’s New Groove- 175 Points

89. A Scanner Darkly- 175 Points

90. The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie- 174 Points

 

91. Anastasia- 174 Points

92. Hoodwinked- 172 Points

93. Antz- 165 Points

94. My Neighbour Totoro- 164 Points

95. The Iron Giant- 162 Points

96. Fantasia- 160 Points

97. Pocahontas- 159 Points

98. The Good Dinosaur- 159 Points

99. Happy Feet Two- 158 Points

100. Yellow Submarine- 152 Points

Not seen 'Princess & The Frog' and I don't think I'm in any rush to do so, either. 'Megamind' is fun and enjoyable enough, although again, I don't love it.

Sorry about the massive delay over the last couple of weeks, real life completely took over! Also Jonjo will be helping me with the results for both this and horror :heart:

 

Will be resuming very soon so let's have some hype! *.*