Never seen Alive In WOnderland, oops.

 

I'm taking over for the next few movies, kicking off tonight, hopefully.

Flushed Away is a great film ("Bon voyage, me old cream cracker")

Need to see Alice In Wonderland someday, looks fantastic (I remember seeing the 2010 live-action remake a long time ago though)

57. Dumbo (1942)



285 Points | USA | Top 20’s: (CHEZ #5)

Disney makes another appearance here in the form of that elephant with the big ass ears.
In a nutshell, it tells the tale of a baby elephant who has massive ears and is often make fun of because of it, however he can use them to fly. As with all Disney movies, adventure ensues. In an odd twist, his best friend is a mouse, thus neglecting the whole “Elephants hating mice” thing.
I must confess to never have seen this all the way through. Some of it is damn trippy though. Maybe worth a whole viewing. One day. A live action version directed by Tim Burton apparently is confirmed.

Dumbo is not one of my favourite Disney films really, it's sad at times but it has no killer songs, is a bit too odd and a bit too short too. I imagine a Tim Burton live-action version would be wacky fun though, I hope that's not going to be too long of a wait!

Dumbo is a PERFECT film, a full story with no frills and dragging, well developed characters (outdated racist stereotypes aside), a hell of a lot of heart and tension throughout and an iconic weird scene. :wub: Really don't get enough films like that these days and now I'm going to cry thinking about the scene with him and his mother meeting temporarily through the cage...:cry:

 

I'm in two minds about Tim Burton's remake, it really wasn't a film that needed much done with it but I'm interested to see his interpretation of pink elephants ;o

Edited March 29, 20178 yr by Chez Wombat

56. Peter Pan (1953)



296 Points | USA | Top 20’s: (FROOT #8)

Oh, hey Disney. Everyone knows the story to this one. A boy who never wants to grow up and lives in a magical land called Neverland brings along some children to have some adventures. There’s an angry pirate, a jealous fairy and lots of lost boys.

This one I have seen, many times and used to enjoy a lot more than I do now. Maybe because Peter comes off as annoying: lol:
There have been many live action versions of this, but Hook with Robin Williams remains the best. 2015’s Pan was…. well, a pan, but you get to see Garrett Hedlund as a pirate *.*
and it gave a nice backstory to everyone.
Shout out to Finding Neverland starring Kate Winslet though in which we find out the inspiration for J.M. Barrie to write Peter Pan. Somewhat similar idea to Saving Mr Banks.

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'Alice In Wonderland' is so underrated! I was extremely disappointed in the live action movie (not seen the sequel, nor do I want to). They could've done SO MUCH MORE with "Wonderland"! The animation is actually pretty dark at times. Really good!

 

'Dumbo' is good and cute, but that's all and 'Peter Pan' is good, also. A bit overrated, but not too much.

 

The less said about 'Flushed Away' the better tbh.

Peter Pan on the other hand is a 'classic' I've never got the fuss with (and the 2003 live action version was awful) I guess it's cos I've always found the character himself very hard to root for (which I guess is the point)? Never I mean I almost don't blame Hook for being a bit pissed with someone that lost him his leg :lol:

Edited March 30, 20178 yr by Chez Wombat

55. How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)



297 Points | USA | Top 20’s: (BRIGHTPLACES #6, JACOB #17)

As you might expect, this is the follow-up to How To Train Your Dragon, and pick up the story five years later. Finding a hidden cave with hundreds of wild dragons, a whole new adventure awaits the two main characters in this movie.
New characters include a mad warrior called Drago and Hiccup’s long lost dragon riding mother.
Never saw the first one, so not seen this either, but it looks good

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Edited March 30, 20178 yr by Regina

I don't really get all the hype behind the How to Train Your Dragon movies, they're quite fun and some of the animation is gorgeous but they seem to get really good reviews and they're hardly THAT much better than other DreamWorks movies imo :lol: Give me a Trolls type movie over that any day!

54. Hotel Transylvania (2012)

 

 

307 Points | USA | Top 20’s: (CAMERON #15)

 

Okay, NOW this I have seen and actually loved.

With an all-star cast that includes Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez and The Nanny herself FRAN DRESCHER, this movie is all about Dracula owning a hotel for monsters, away from humans. When his daughter turns 118, a massive party is thrown but things go wrong when a clueless and harmless backpacker stumbles on the hotel.

This was a really fun movie and despite being for kids, there was enough sneaky adult stuff in it to make it worth watching at any age. Having such recognisable voices was great too, there’s no getting away from Fran’s voice.

A sequel was released in 2015 and a third movie will be out in 2018.

 

 

53. Tarzan (1999)

 

 

 

327 Points | USA | Top 20’s: (REGINA #6)

 

One of the very best Disney movies ever, even with the addition of Phil Collins on the soundtrack. After being shipwrecked and losing his parents, a young boy is raised by apes and grows up to become Tarzan, guardian of the jungle. Many years later another boat lands on the island with the first human that Tarzan has been. He falls for one of them, a QoL called Jane. Although not all the humans are friendly. Dun Dun DUUUUN.

Minnie Driver slays the role of Jane and the interactions between her and Tarzna are amazing. As is Glen Close as Tarzan’s mother monkey.

The soundtrack is amazing too, even if Mandy Moore’s end credits song is totally overlooked on every copy of the soundtrack.

A live action version with Alexander Skarsgård was released last year and slightly alters the plot, by which I mean this is a kind of sequel, but to good use as it was a pretty big success.

 

How To Train Your Dragon 2 is SO good! A gigantic improvement of the extremely overrated predecessor so it was a shame to see it underperform a lot compared to expectations at the box office :(

 

Hotel Transylvania is also FAB and never fails to make me laugh & put a smile on my face! <3 New Halloween classic *.*

I adore the Hotel Transylvania movies, they're so good.

 

I can't really bring myself to like Tarzan. It's just a story I've never got invested in. Maybe because it's been told to death in so many ways, much like Peter Pan. I'd never choose to watch either of them.

Tarzan is so good *.*

 

I only have caught the end of Hotel Transylvania so should watch it all at some point

I agree with Paul that Tarzan has just never really connected with me. A likable protagonist is KEY to liking a film for me and Tarzan is very distant so it's hard to enjoy watching him and his story. An unlikable protagonist is the same reason I disliked 'Up' (and in terms of non-animation, it was one of the reasons that I dislike 'Boyhood').

 

The Hotel Transylvania films are amazing though, so much fun humour and some fantastic characters and cameos. I loved the joke in the sequel with Dracula's toothbrush having a gap in the middle so it fitted his fangs perfectly :lol:

Would never tire of Tarzan at all.

 

Although no more retellings of this please.

 

 

52. Happy Feet (2006)



336 Points | USA | Top 20’s: (UV #7)

Singing dancing penguins. Yes, they made a movie of this. Awesome, right? Well, kind of.
Frodo Baggins does the voice of a penguin called Mumble who alas, cannot sing, which is a big deal since these penguins use their voices to get a mate. So rather than die alone, he sets out to show off to the women by dancing.
There is also a more serious nature featuring humans and fishing. Alongside Frodo was the voices of Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Robin Williams and Brittany Murphy.
The songs from this movie are epic, especially the ones by Brittany Murphy.

A sequel was released in 2011 but with P!nk replacing Brittany who sadly passed away.

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51. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (2009)



USA | 337 Points


A movie about foooood. Yay. Based on a book too, who knew?
Hardship falls upon a small town and they are forced to eat sardines. An inventor finds a way to make a machine that turns water into food. End of movie, right? Wrong. Something goes wrong, obviously, and he has to find a way to stop the machine from making food fall from the sky and bury the place thus making a lot of mess and death etc.
Stars like Anna Faris, Bill Hader and Andy Samberg lead the cast of this oddly amusing movie. This movie has spawned a sequel and a TV series.

I like Happy Feet and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs so it's pretty nice for me to see them appear.