The MoFo Top 100 Animated Films - The Countdown

[mark f]

But the Sexy Grinch was 53.

[seanc]

Now I am going to be singing "your a sexy one mr grinch" all day.

[hello101]

Thirty the new fifty?

[MovieMeditation]

I had Waking Life at #20. Surreal and experimental mind****. I loved it.

I almost voted for Grinch, I really liked it, but in the end no shorts made my list. Didn't care for Howl's Moving Castle, thought it was one of Mayazaki's weakest. Frozen is great, but only on classic Disney/Pixar greatness and not enough to really stand out for me.

[rauldc14]

Thanks Nostromo! That's for sure my post of the year!

[Erasmus Folly]

My list so far***************************************************************** Its Place in the Countdown

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[rauldc14]

My thoughts on 100-39

96. It's Such a Beautiful Day- People already know this, but I watched this for the Hall of Fame and I just wasn't very impressed. I already have made the comparison of it feeling like an animated comic strip, and to me that's what it is. I just didn't like it much at all. The story was nothing special, and while I can give credit for the animation technique, it's not something I will watch again more than likely.

92. Fox and the Hound- I like the story well enough, but when you compare it to other Disney works it does not measure up for me. It's a decent film, but it's middle tier Disney for me. There are some great scenes and the end is well executed.

91. Shrek 2- This was my number 19. I usually believe that sequels generally will not live up to their former films, but this one is probably on par with the original Shrek. The characters and the parodies are what draw me to the film. It's something different, and its also probably the last time Eddie Murphy made me laugh, which is a damn shame because he used to be one of my favorite comedians. But I can truly saw I enjoy watching this film.

87. 101 Dalmatians- Kind of like how I felt about Fox and the Hound, I enjoy it but to me it's middle tier Disney. Now, it has a great villains but it really doesn't have a memorable story or memorable scenes for me. But I can understand why it was on the list and in a top 100 it was in about the right place.

81. Ponyo- I really like Miyazaki. My wife has had this movie for a long time and I just finally got to it this year. This is probably my least favorite, but it really is something that I can still appreciate. Still glad to see it make the list, I just don't see it as magical as some of his other films though.

79. Lady and the Tramp- What I like best about this film is the two memorable scenes. The Siamese song and then the spaghetti dinner scene. Those are two of the most classic animated scenes in the history of animation, so nostalgia really wins in this aspect. About ten or so other Disneys I prefer over it though.

78. Charlie Brown Christmas- I just realized a lot of my wife's favorites have made this list thus far, so had she submitted a ballot a bunch of these could be higher. She really likes this one. I'm fairly impartial to it, but I suppose it's a classic. Like I said, shorts and animated films are like a comparison of apples and oranges for me.

75. Watership Down- People will hate me, but I wasn't drawn into the themes of this film, therefore I didn't care for it. Other than one more that I will talk about soon, this could be my least favorite of the bunch.

72. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer- a classic for sure. Like Sean, I didn't include it because I didn't want shorts on my list, but this is perhaps one of two that garnered serious consideration for it. The songs are grand and the characters like the Abominable are memorable. It's just a magical film chalked up to nostalgia.

68. PMMM- One of the worst films that I had ever seen.

59. Jungle Book- It's a fun ride, I would put it in tier 2 of the classic disney films. I like a lot of the characters and the setting in the jungle has always made it fun. I believe my favorite character is Baloo, but Kaa is pretty darn awesome as well. I really need to REWATCH this as it has been ages.

57. Charlotte's Web- As I stated in a previous post, Charlotte's Web was my number 18. It is a film that I saw as a small child and did not revisit until this very year. It's trifecta of great characters in Wilbur, Charlotte, and Templeton is the main reason why I love it. The story of friendship is well executed and its a film that brings about many a positive messages.

56. Castle in the Sky- This was my number 22. Like all Miyazaki's, it's a very magical film. I think I would like it even better upon a Rewatch. The setting that Miyazaki creates for the film is what makes it such an easy film to love. This is a movie that could shoot even further up my list in the future.

54. Sleeping Beauty- it's been ages since I've actually seen this, but I did think it was a really good film. The colors of the animation are what draw me in. Maleficient is a really good villain too, one of the more memorable that a Disney film has had. I look forward to seeing this one again.

52. The Simpsons Movie- I am a pretty decent fan of the TV show but this was just ok for me. I actually thought it would be a lot worse than it ended up being because many a times TV doesn't translate well to film. But in the end I would just classify it as an average animated film.

50. Bambi- This was never really a film that I loved, but I can certainly see its appeal. I'd actually put it into tier 3 Disney, if I had to choose.

49. Dumbo- underrated Disney film that would make my top 40 had we made them instead. I like the themes that are brought about in the film, many a touching scenes and many other memorable moments. Another one that if I see it again could change my opinion in where I would place it. And of course the Mr. Stork song is pretty legendary too.

45. Fantastic Planet- this was my number 8. What I like about the film the most is that it is a film that makes you think and it is a very complex film where it is hard to understand everything that is going on the first time. This type of animation really intrigues me, it almost has an art house type of appearance to it. It really feels like a seventies movie. Oh, and that soundtrack is rather addictive and I really enjoy it. Catchy tunes always move a movie up a notch. It was a really fun podcast to be a part of as well.

43. Porco Rosso- This is the first film to appear that would have made my list had I actually seen it in time. It's either my third or fourth favorite Miyazaki if I had to choose, Porco is a really interesting character and the story is very engaging to me. Miyazaki wins yet again.

42. How the Grinch Stole Christmas- this is the short that nearly broke unto my list, but I decide against it. That could have been a mistake as this is a classic and I nearly have the entire thing memorized. Truly great animation here! I used to watch this every year at my grandmas house so it gets nostalgia points for that as well.

40. Frozen- I didn't really like it. My wife really likes it. I think it is one of those films that you either love or hate, but I can see its appeal to some. For some, it brought the magic back for Disney. Unfortunately, it didn't do enough to win me over.

39. Howls Moving Castle- I'm rather surprised that was higher than the likes of Porco Rosso and Castle in the Sky. This was the first Miyazaki film that I had seen, but it didn't have my full attention as I was blind to the greatness of Miyazakis work. But I don't think it's at the top of Miyazakis filmography anyways, though that doesn't make it a bad film. My wife on the other hand, this is actually one of her favorite movies of all-time.

I didn't include to comment on films that I didn't feel I could accurately judge, such as Hercules, Tarzan, and Anastasia. I have seen them, but it's either been so long or I was too young to remember the finer details.

I think there is a lot of greatness left and the top 38 will include 16 of my top 25 favorites of all time, so Mofos definitely got a good portion of this right :).

[gbgoodies]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was #15 on my list. It's a classic holiday cartoon that we watch every year.

Frozen is a great movie, but I think it's a bit overrated. It didn't make my list, but I'm glad to see that it made the countdown.

[Arcanis]

Nostromo, that was epic. I think that you just won the internet. :cool:

Howl's Moving Castle is easily my favorite Miyazaki film. It is spectacularly animated, amazingly voice cast and thrillingly wrtitten. It's hard to think of any film, animated or live action, that I enjoy more.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is my favorite Christmas special, which I recently detailed on my blog. My favorite thing about it is that Boris Karloff, of all people, narrates it.

Frozen is awesome, to be sure. I never seemed to like it quite as much as other people (who seem to either gloss over or not care about its flaws in general), but it is a brilliant return to form for Disney all the same.

[Miss Vicky]

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Majo no takkyûbin
(Kiki's Delivery Service)
(Hayao Miyazaki, 1989)
Rank: 38 / Score: 168 points
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[Miss Vicky]

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The Little Mermaid
(Ron Clements and John Musker, 1989)
Rank: 37 / Score: 178 points
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[Miss Vicky]

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38. Kiki's Delivery Service - Voting Stats

Total Points: 168
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
13 Votes: 3rd Place (23 pts.), 5th Place (21 pts.), 6th Place (20 pts.), 8th Place (18 pts.), 9th Place (17 pts.), 13th Place (13 pts.), 15th Place (11 pts.), Two 16th Place (10 pts. each), 18th Place (8 pts.), Two 20th Place (6 pts. each), 21st Place (5 pts.)

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37. The Little Mermaid - Voting Stats

Total Points: 178
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
16 Votes: 3rd Place (23 pts.), Two 4th Place (22 pts. each), Two 5th place (21 pts. each), 7th Place (19 pts.), 17th Place (9 pts.), 18th Place (8 pts.), Two 19th Place (7 pts. each), 20th Place (6 pts.), 22nd Place (4 pts.), Two 23rd Place (3 pts. each), 24th Place (2 pts.), 25th Place (1 pt.)

[mistique]

I love Kiki's Delivery Service :D

[rauldc14]

Miyazaki was a Castle of Cagliostro away from a clean sweep. A damn shame, because I really like that one too. I have yet to see Kikis.

Little Mermaid is good. Maybe not number 37 good, but it is deserving of a place in this countdown.

[seanc]

The Little Mermaid came out when I was 13. Not what I would call an ideal age for a male to see this film. It has all the staples of a "I am way too cool to like that movie". I loved it though, and it compelled me to watch and love the movies that finished ahead of it on my list when they were released. It has great music and great characters. It has what I think all the great Disney movies have as well, tremendous secondary characters. They are manic and humorous. I think Disney's ability to make these characters compelling for adults is what sets them apart. Wish it had finished higher, Little Mermaid is my #5.

[Cobpyth]

The films from my list that already appeared:

2. Millennium Actress (2001) - #67
6. Sleeping Beauty (1959) - #54
12. 101 Dalmatians (1961) - #87
14. The Jungle Book (1967) - #59
15. From Up On Poppy Hill (2011) - #105
16. Lady and the Tramp (1955) - #79
18. Porco Rosso (1992) - #43
19. L’Illusioniste (2010) - #60
20. The Wind Rises (2013) - #84
23. Waking Life (2001) - #41
24. Paprika (2006) - #86

[cricket]

I thought Kiki's Delivery Service was great; it was a strong contender for my list.

I didn't watch Little Mermaid. It's not one I have much interest in, but then again, most of the animations I loved were surprises.

I mentioned this in a couple threads yesterday, but while I'm here, I watched Wolf Children yesterday and I can't recommend it high enough.

[Daniel M]

The Little Mermaid this high? Really?

[Captain Spaulding]

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"Hey, Miss Vicky. I thought I'd drop in and say that I think you're doing a great job with this countdown.
Maybe we should get together sometime. You know, listen to some Tom Petty, play with your rats, visit your bedroom . . ."

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"This could be me kissing the inside of your thigh while I look all sexy and smoke this cigarette.
Unless, of course, you don't vote my good pal Captain Spaulding for Best New MoFo, in which case I'm going to go back to looking like this---

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" . . . And I don't think you want that. I don't think you want that at all."


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[MovieMeditation]

At one point I had The Little Mermaid on my list near the bottom, but it got beaten out by others.

I really like it though, one of Disney's best. I haven't seen Kiki's Delivery Service and haven't planned to.

[gbgoodies]

I like The Little Mermaid, but it never really had a chance on my list. There are far too many Disney films that are better than it, and many of those didn't make my list either.

I'm glad to see it made the countdown, but I'm surprised to see it this high on the list.

[BlueLion]

Kiki is delightful, made my list at #6.

[90sAce]

Disney's Aladdin and Toy Story have the most nostalgia for me

[Miss Vicky]

Thanks, Spaulding, that was... um, interesting.

As a reminder to everybody, this thread has been nominated for Best Thread in the 2014 MoFies (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=37043). So when you cast your votes, make sure you vote for it!

Also I'm up for Best Avatar, Most Controversial, and Would like To Be Standed on A Desert Island with, so don't forget to vote for me there as well!

[mark f]

I had The Little Mermaid at #19 - great songs, colorful animation, a super villain in Ursula and cute sidekicks. I didn't vote for Kiki for the tourney, but our family loved it so much we named our Akita puppy Kiki a few years ago. :cool:

[Sexy Celebrity]

Thanks, Spaulding, that was... um, interesting.

As a reminder to everybody, this thread has been nominated for Best Thread in the 2014 MoFies (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=37043). So when you cast your votes, make sure you vote for it!

Also I'm up for Best Avatar, Most Controversial, and Would like To Be Standed on A Desert Island with, so don't forget to vote for me there as well!

And people think I'm so into myself.

[Sexy Celebrity]

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" . . . And I don't think you want that. I don't think you want that at all."


I actually think you look better that way.

[Miss Vicky]

I love that SC voted for both of today's movies, yet has nothing to say about them.

[Sexy Celebrity]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbHwbgIELCc

I had Kiki's Delivery Service at #18.

My first Asian!

I also had The Little Mermaid at #4.

ON MY LIST:

2. Sleeping Beauty
4. The Little Mermaid
5. A Scanner Darkly
6. Yellow Submarine
8. All Dogs Go To Heaven
9. 101 Dalmatians
10. The Jungle Book
13. Lady and the Tramp
18. Kiki's Delivery Service
24. Bambi
25. Grace (one pointer)

[Sexy Celebrity]

I love that SC voted for both of today's movies, yet has nothing to say about them.

Give me a minute!

[Sexy Celebrity]

Originally I almost sent in a list of practically ALL Asian movies just to be funny, but then I changed my mind and just went with one I had really seen.

[Sexy Celebrity]

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The prince in The Little Mermaid -- Prince Eric -- kinda reminds me of Jake Gyllenhaal.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=19143&stc=1&d=1420227669

I can't find a great matching picture, but trust me, he could play that prince in human form.

[The Gunslinger45]

The Little Mermaid was my number 3. Kinda surprised it is this low. Oh well. It made it.

1. Frozen
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Sleeping Beauty
5. Heavy Metal
11. Fantastic Planet
13. Bevis and Butthead Do America
21. Bambi
23. The Lady and the Tramp

[Arcanis]

I've sadly never seen Kiki's Delivery Service (my brother got it from Netflix a while back, but I had other plans that night). It's one of the few Miyazaki's that I still need to see to complete his filmography (and I already have plans to do just that this year). The Little Mermaid is great. Like a lot of people mentioned, I am a little (but only a little) surprised to see it quite so high, even if it is a great Disney film (maybe my seventh or eighth favorite from their animation studio). I didn't vote for it, but am happy to see it make the list.

[Godoggo]

Yes!!! The Little Mermaid. My number 4 and I movie I have always loved.

[dadgumblah]

Others had The Little Mermaid higher on their list than me (I had it at the bottom at #25) but it doesn't mean I don't love it. Great Disney movie and one that, when it was released, made me want to see the older ones again. Great animation and super show-stopping tune with "Under the Sea."

[cricket]

My first Asian!

I remember my first Asian, expensive but worth every penny.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I remember my first Asian, expensive but worth every penny.

Expensive??? I thought they cost, like, $5.

Was it Miss Vicky? I could imagine her overcharging.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I've sadly never seen Kiki's Delivery Service (my brother got it from Netflix a while back, but I had other plans that night)

Uh-huh. I think if I can make plans to see it, so can you!

[Miss Vicky]

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Coraline
(Henry Selick, 2009)
Rank: 36 / Score: 190 points
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[Miss Vicky]

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Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
(Nick Park, 1993)
Rank: 35 / Score: 199 points
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[Miss Vicky]

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36. Coraline - Voting Stats

Total Points: 190
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
14 Votes: 2nd Place (24 pts.), 4th Place (22 pts.), 5th Place (21 pts.), Two 7th Place (19 pts. each), 8th Place (18 pts.), 12th Place (14 pts.), 13th Place (13 pts.) Three 16th Place (10 pts. each), 22nd Place (4 pts.), Two 23rd Place (3 pts. each)

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35. The Wrong Trousers - Voting Stats

Total Points: 199
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
12 Votes: 1st Place (25 pts.), Two 4th Place (22 pts. each), Two 6th place (20 pts. each), Two 8th Place (18 pts. each), 9th Place (17 pts.), 10th Place (16 pts.), 13th Place (13 pts.), 20th Place (6 pts.), 24th Place (2 pts.)

[cricket]

I liked Coraline a little bit, but not enough to consider voting for.

Never heard of The Wrong Trousers, but I didn't like Were-Rabbit anyway.

[mistique]

The Wrong Trousers, is a childhood favorite.

I found Coraline to be alright, but not a favorite.

[Miss Vicky]

Never heard of The Wrong Trousers, but I didn't like Were-Rabbit anyway.

The Wrong Trousers is a short. Not sure if you had any shorts on your watchlist. I think Were-Rabbit may be the only feature length Wallace & Gromit, but I could be wrong.

I'm not a W&G fan so no vote from me. I was underwhelmed by Coraline. From the previous set, I've never seen Kiki and I haven't seen The Little Mermaid in about 20 years, so no votes from me there either.

[MovieMeditation]

Coraline was my #2!

Had really hoped for higher, I love stop-motion animation, and there was just something about this one, with all its vivid characters and darkly interesting storyline. Beautiful and unique to look at, and a great ride to experience.

Except for my #1 my top 4 spots has been revealed. Let's see where my number one pick ends, and of course where the rest appears as well. ;)

[Daniel M]

The Wrong Trousers is too low, a masterpiece in animation in my eyes. Everything about it is perfect, great use of tricks and effects with stop motion, lighting, sounds etc. Great heist movie with awesome action sequences too.

[Sexy Celebrity]

The Wrong Trousers is too low, a masterpiece in animation in my eyes. Everything about it is perfect, great use of tricks and effects with stop motion, lighting, sounds etc. Great heist movie with awesome action sequences too.

God... I was gonna say IT'S TOO HIGH!

What the hell is this The Wrong Trousers short and why is it higher than my Sleeping Beauty?!

[Daniel M]

God... I was gonna say IT'S TOO HIGH!

What the hell is this The Wrong Trousers short and why is it higher than my Sleeping Beauty?!


Have you seen it?

[Sexy Celebrity]

Have you seen it?

No, but more importantly, had I heard about it? NO. If it's so masterful, why haven't I heard about it?

That's what bugs me about most of these countdowns -- it's always stuff nobody's heard of that makes the list.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I have heard of Wallace & Gromit, though. I'll give it that.

But still I can't believe something like that is as high as it is.

[The Rodent]

Coraline was my #7... brilliant film. Never been a fan of Grimace And Vomit though.


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05. Dumbo (1941) - 49th
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07. Coraline (2009) - 36th
08. Beavis And Butt-Head Do America (1996) - 66th
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16. The Simpsons Movie (2007) - 51st
17. Watership Down (1978) - 75th
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21. A Scanner Darkly (2006) - 47th
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[Miss Vicky]

That's what bugs me about most of these countdowns -- it's always stuff nobody's heard of that makes the list.

It got twelve votes, but nobody's ever heard of it. Um, what?

I've heard of it.

[The Rodent]

Not surprised SC hasn't seen it.


He's not seen any films.


He wings most of his choices for these lists.

[Sexy Celebrity]

It got twelve votes, but nobody's ever heard of it. Um, what?

I've heard of it.

Twelve people who live in dark corners of the world, logging on Movie Forums.

Sometimes I just have to remember where I am.

[Daniel M]

No, but more importantly, had I heard about it? NO. If it's so masterful, why haven't I heard about it?

That's what bugs me about most of these countdowns -- it's always stuff nobody's heard of that makes the list.

Can guarantee that the majority, probably like 95% of the British members on here have heard of it, and you say you've heard of Wallace & Gromit, it's their most acclaimed short.

Watch it and let me know what you think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU0qHeIlTg0

[Sexy Celebrity]

29 minutes?!

[Sexy Celebrity]

He wings most of his choices for these lists

I really did for this one -- I ain't gonna lie.

[Daniel M]

29 minutes?!

Yes, that's not long! And time flies when you're having fun :p

[weeman]

I must have completely forgotten about Wallace and Gromit when formulating my list :(

I must say, I've always been more partial to A Close Shave, even though The Wrong Trousers is fantastic as well.

[Daniel M]

Anyway... The Wrong Trousers was my number...

6

I rewatched The Wrong Trousers myself, as it had been a while since I saw it, and it was even better than I remembered it. It might even be my favourite animation of all time. An absolute masterpiece in terms of control, the effects, sounds and visual delights of the film are unlimited. It makes full use of its environment for a lot of fun. I mentioned how Chuck Jones is sometimes referred to the Buster Keaton of animation with his control and visual stunts in his animations, but this film is like Buster Keaton in stop motion. The penguin is one of the greatest villains of all time, so simple yet so menacing, it's great how from the start the film is able to create a sense of doom around him through his body language and sound effects. There are many great individual scenes too, the robbery is great, and filled with suspense, and then of course there is the famous chase scene which is an absolute delight to watch.

[Voigan]

Frozen is way too high in my opinion but at least it didn't make it into the top 10 like I was expecting. I'm kind of surprised at Howl's Moving Castle's placement too. After we got to the top 70's or so I didn't think it had a chance at making the list. I didn't vote for it since it's the only Miyazaki film I actually dislike but since it placed this high maybe I'm due for a rewatch.

[Harry Lime]

The Wrong Trousers is brilliant. I'm smiling all the way through whenever I watch it.

[Arcanis]

I love the Wallace and Gromit shorts, although I didn't vote for any (I consciously chose only feature length films). And although I have not rewatched any of them recently (since childhood, really), my favorite was always the one where they went to the moon because they needed cheese.

Coraline is a great film, but far from a favorite of mine. It's visually fantasgic, and I love how dark it ends up be oming, but ultimately didn't resonate with me the way that I had assumed that it would (largely, I think, stemming from poorly written characters - or at least more poorly written than they should have been). Still, I can't argue with the overall quality of the final production, even if I would have preferred it much lower on the list.

[Thursday Next]

The Wrong Trousers is genius. Easily the best of the Wallace and Gromit films. I had it at #4.

Have you seen this chicken?

[Miss Vicky]

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Rango
(Gore Verbinski, 2011)
Rank: 34 / Score: 215 points
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[Miss Vicky]

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Alice in Wonderland
(Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske, 1951)
Rank: 33 / Score: 223 points
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[Miss Vicky]

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34. Rango - Voting Stats

Total Points: 215
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
21 Votes: 1st Place (25 pts.), 3rd Place (23 pts.), 8th Place (18 pts.), Two 9th Place (17 pts. each), Two 12th Place (14 pts. each), 13th Place (13 pts.), 15th Place (11 pts.), Two 16th Place (10 pts. each), Two 19th Place (7 pts. each), Three 21st Place (5 pts. each), 22nd Place (4 pts.), Two 23rd Place (3 pts. each), Two 24th Place (2 pts. each)

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33. Alice In Wonderland - Voting Stats

Total Points: 223
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
18 Votes: Two 1st Place (25 pts. each), 3rd Place (23 pts.), 4th Place (22 pts.), 8th Place (18 pts.), 11th Place (15 pts.), Two 12th Place (14 pts. each), Two 14th Place (12 pts. each), Four 19th Place (7 pts. each), 20th Place (6 pts.), 21st Place (5 pts.), 23rd Place (3 pts.), 25th Place (1 pt.)

[The Rodent]

Rango? Really? I thought you guys were movie buffs :D


Alice was my 1 pointer... I'm getting a few coming out now :up:


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05. Dumbo (1941) - 49th
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07. Coraline (2009) - 36th
08. Beavis And Butt-Head Do America (1996) - 66th
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16. The Simpsons Movie (2007) - 51st
17. Watership Down (1978) - 75th
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21. A Scanner Darkly (2006) - 47th
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25. Alice In Wonderland (1951) - 33rd

[Miss Vicky]

Two completely insane movies, neither got my vote.

[Godoggo]

Of course Rango was on my list. :D It's zany, hilarious and infused with moments of sheer brilliance. There is not much out there like it.

I'm glad to see Coraline make the list, but it wasn't on mine. I like Selick's other two animated features better.

[Yoda]

Two completely insane movies, neither got my vote.
That's surprising. I would've have guessed you'd love Rango. Or did you, but just not enough to find room?

[Miss Vicky]

That's surprising. I would've have guessed you'd love Rango. Or did you, but just not enough to find room?

I've watched it three times and can't decide if I like it or not. I'll have to give it another try at some point and actually make a decision. :laugh:

But in previous watches I found myself being not at all fond of some of the character designs and I hated Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, so the homage to that doesn't appeal to me so much.

[Cobpyth]

Rango? Really? I thought you guys were movie buffs :D


It's a film made for movie buffs. ;)

Rango was my number 8!

Read Daniel's review (http://www.movieforums.com/reviews/928974-rango.html) of it if you want to know why certain people love it so much. It's a beautifully made and unique film with some very peculiar elements and insightful edges, while also being hugely entertaining and engaging during the whole ride.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nMo8duNJNU

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I also like Alice in Wonderland, but it's been too long since I've seen it as a whole, so I didn't vote for it. I'm a big fan of its weird, psychedelic tone, though.

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[gbgoodies]

I liked Rango, but not enough to make my list. I'm not surprised to see it this high in the countdown.

Alice in Wonderland is a childhood favorite that easily would have made my list if I had a little bit more room for it. It's one of those Disney movies that just got pushed off so I didn't submit a list full of Disney movies. I'm very glad to see that it made the list anyway without my help.

[cricket]

Rango was my #3. I loved it; great humor, movie references, lots of action, and visually amazing. It wasn't even on my radar to watch until I saw it in Daniel's thread.

Love Alice in Wonderland, but didn't end up voting for it.

My list-

3. Rango
7. Animal Farm
11. The Plague Dogs
16. The Wind Rises
18. Charlotte's Web
19. Kung Fu Panda
20. A Town Called Panic
21. Fantastic Planet
24. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Near miss)
25. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

I think my #2 is in serious trouble. I thought it was a sure thing, but maybe it's too new.

[Erasmus Folly]

My list so far*** [/COLOR************ Its Place in the Countdown

1.
2.
3.
4. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit-Wallace and Grommit *58
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7. Bambi**50
8.
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10. Le Planete Sauvage *45
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16. Coraline**36
17.
18.
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20. Corpse Bride *69
21. Ice Age**Missed the Cut
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23. Alice in Wonderland**33
24.
25.

[Daniel M]

Woooo, I love you guys. Great to see this quite high up and especially good to see that a few of those votes seem to have come from my own constant mentioning of the film.

It was my #1 if you hadn't guessed. I'm gonna pimp my review once again, Cobpyth already linked it, I think it's the longest I have ever wrote, and it should hopefully show just why I (and others love the film).

Rango (Gore Verbinski, 2011) 5


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Rango is a delightful film that can be enjoyed not only by young children as wonderful visual treat but also as a fantastic piece of work that draws inspiration and pays homage to numerous films, as a result rewarding and pleasing more intelligent and experienced film watchers.

If you were to show this film to your child and expect to share a family experience similar to a Disney Pixar delight such as Toy Story or Wall-E then you may be disappointed. The strength of Rango lies not with its soul and charm, the main protagonist is in fact rather ugly and the film uses a landscape that we associate with gritty spaghetti westerns – a strong contrast to the vibrant colours in films such as Up And Brave. Instead the Rango relies on its style and intelligence; it’s wholly fresh and original, like no animation you have ever seen before.

Compare Rango with one of Disney Pixar’s most recent film franchise, Cars. One is a film that takes a classic genre, its environment, characters and characteristics that we associate it with and combine it with various other plot elements from other films, without feeling derivative but instead keeping its work fresh, creative and unpredictable, the other is a film about talking cars.

The film’s eponymous protagonist is voiced by Johnny Depp who works with Gore Verbinski once again following their partnership in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Whilst I am not a particularly big fan of the film franchise you can not criticise Verbinski’s winning formula that has been extremely successful at putting a fresh, creative and exuberant spin on classic topic. I feel though that Verbinski’s first ever feature film Mousehunt can be better compared to Rango, a family comedy about a pesty rodent who refuses to leave a house in a Home Alone style comedy of errors from those attempting to get rid of the mouse, like Rango it can be categorised as a family film however it is similar in the fact that parents may feel uneasy at times letting their kids watch two films that both contain more darker elements, although Rango is a Western so I think it would be more disappointing if we did not see smoking, bad language and a little bit of violence.

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Rango overlooks the town of ‘Dirt’ from the Mayor’s Balcony.

The story begins when Rango – as he later becomes known – tells us of the acting dreams he has, he is nothing more than a small pet chameleon but is then thrown into the fantasy world of his dreams, although this world is not how he quite imagined it with the town of Dirt clearly not thriving as it should be in the good old West.

Rango’s arrival into the town of Dirt is almost identical to the character of Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone’s first film of the Dollars Trilogy, A Fistful of Dollars. We see Rango standing with the Mayor on a balcony that overlooks the town, almost parallel to one of the opening scenes in A Fistful of Dollars where we see the Man with No Name taking in his new surroundings, a town he is completely new to and a town he can use to his advantage as an experienced bounty hunter. Rango’s story is almost the opposite, although also without a name, he is also without a reputation or any type of experience that would aid him in solving the town’s main issue. In A Fistful of Dollars we see a capable bounty hunter play off rival factions of the town through his gun wielding skills. In the town of Dirt the problem is that that the water town has dried up, they are in need of a new sheriff, a hero to rescue them of their problems. Rango is not equipped to deal with any of such issues, but as you may expect ends up self volunteering for all three in a fantastic bar scene – that also draws some parallels to the gritty bar scene at the beginning of Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West in terms of visual style and atmosphere – where through improvisation introduces himself as the tough and experienced drifter who famously killed seven brothers with one bullet, naming himself ‘Rango’.

What follows is a storyline almost identical to Roman Polanski’s masterpiece Chinatown, with Rango fulfilling the role played by Jack Nicholson, a private detective that finds himself drawn into a conspiracy involving a powerful organisation attempting to control the future through means of the water supply. The villain in Rango is the Mayor (voiced by Ned Beatty), an old aged turtle who is suspiciously unaffected by the lack of water and is able to enjoy the many luxuries of the west, such as golf. He is happy to allow the visibly out of depth Rango continue his role as Sheriff, not expecting the dim-witted chameleon to find much in his quest to get to the bottom of the water mystery. This character has two clear inspirations; one is the prospector Morton from Once Upon a Time in the West, and the other more noticeable is Noah Cross from Chinatown, a greedy and powerful old man who is portrayed by the great John Huston.

The film’s story combines a number of Western elements and the result is a very enjoyable story that is full of life, resulting in an enjoyable climax as a result of the inevitable Western style face off. The film’s central part is sandwiched between the two more serious parts and is focussed on the hunt for water, with Rango forming a traditional Western style posse to hunt down the men who he unknowingly led to the water bank, only further emphasising how incapable he really is in the role of Sheriff. This results in one of the films most memorable and exciting action scenes where Rango and his posse face off against an army of moles whom he discovers that to his surprise did not steal the town’s water. What occurs next is a scene that pays homage to one of my all time favourite film scenes, the helicopter attack from Apocalypse Now.

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Rattlesnake Jake’s character is a direct reference to one of the West’s most memorable actors, Lee Van Cleef


** Slight spoilers in the following two paragraph - if you are interested in the film you should probably skip **

After returning to town with more questions and answers the Mayor becomes increasingly concerned at how eager Rango is to uncover the truth, so calls in the dreaded Rattlesnake Jake, a vicious creature that ‘never leaves without taking a soul’ having only previously stayed out of Dirt because of a hawk, that is now dead thanks to Rango. Jake, who the town people believe is in fact Rango’s brother reveals that their favourite Sheriff is nothing more than your average pet, exposing him to be a liar in a scene where the Sheriff’s sign is shot down by Jake. This scene reminded me of the great The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and perhaps even greater parallels can be drawn from the two films overall. In the James Stewart and John Wayne classic, Stewart’s character is a young lawyer named Ransom who attempts to protect the town through means of legal measures, he puts up his own sign for his office with John Wayne warning that it will only be shot down by the ruthless Liberty Valance who will come back and terrorise the town with his violent ways. In both films the protagonists are thrown in to uncomfortable environments where they are way out of their own depth however both men finally provide the inspiration to fight against these men, to stand up to them when the rest of the town’s people wont, a familiar theme in other Westerns such as The Magnificent Seven and Rio Bravo. The snake itself is certainly inspired by one of the greatest villains associated with Spaghetti Westerns, Lee Van Cleef, with the snake bringing the same haunting presence, striking eyes and even his famous hat and moustache.

Rango is forced to leave town, ashamed of the lies he has told. He ventures back across the desert to the busy road where he came from. Like in many other films, we know Rango will inevitably meet encouragement that will drive him on to redeem himself with the town people by helping them. I have seen people say that the film although impressive in technical terms is soulless; hence why parents would rather watch their children watch a Disney Pixar film, unfairly overlooking Rango. I would disagree, although Rango is perhaps not an instantly loveable character in the same bracket as the likes of Wall-E or Nemo, we come to equally love him and even feel sorry for him, an animal with big ambitions who wanted to be somebody but is ultimately useless. Key to the film is the element of adaptation, Rango is not cut out for the town of Dirt and everything he has dreamed of is not as easy and simple as he has dreamt it to be. During Rango’s exile we finally see the personified form of the Spirit of the West who takes the appearance of the legendary Western actor Clint Eastwood, and we get a scene that will likely go over the head of most children, the majority wont know who Eastwood is. Although this scene takes place in a dreamlike sequence for Rango, he recalls his own interpretations of the Spirit of the West, countless times we have watched films where the protagonist refuses to walk out on his own story and in good spirit Rango does the same here, heading back to Dirt for the inevitable showdown between good and evil, with his return much like his opening in the fact it parallels Eastwood’s very own from A Fistful of Dollars.

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The Spirit of the West appears to give encouragement to Rango, in the image of Clint Eastwood.


The animated film is the first animated feature from Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), was Gore Verbinski’s first animated feature and was produced by Verbinski’s production company Blind Wink, Graham King (GK) Films and Nickelodeon, although this does not in anyway undermine the individuality of the film that you may have expected to be tailored more strongly towards the audience of children. The film’s composer Hans Zimmer is a more familiar name for audiences and Verbinski himself, with the prestigious composer (Nolan’s Batman Trilogy) having previously worked with Verbinski on The Pirates of the Caribbean films, The Ring and The Weather Man, his score is wacky and delightful, perfectly suiting the film and combining the more traditional sounds of the West such as the work of Ennio Morricone with more fast-paced and energetic sounds that along with the visuals remind us of the Coen Brother’s comedy Raising Arizona.

Rango is like nothing you have ever seen before, and that is what makes it so great. A fresh and innovative attempt at creating an animation that will please a variety of different audiences, as stated in the opening paragraph Verbinski is able to draw inspiration and pay homage to numerous classic films including many from the film’s genre of choice – Westerns. You can not compare Rango to a single Pixar film; it is so unique in its approach although equally as successful with a screenplay that follows an enjoyable formula for children but is filled with a number of surprises and fantastic scenes to make it creative and unpredictable. Rango might just be my personal favourite animated feature film, it is certainly the one I have seen the most, and although I love the delightful films of Pixar that include Wall-E, Up, and Toy Story, there is just something about Rango and its unconventional approach to the genre that makes me admire it that little bit more.

Note - I already posted this in my original thread but it did not really get much attention so I hope you do not mind me posting it here, it is not because I want more people to notice it but because I honestly feel this is one of my best and most accurate reviews and in terms of what I achieve with it its in fitting with my new thread. It is a film that I really do love and one of my very favourites.

Alice in Wonderland was my #20, a great film that I watched a lot when I was younger, but I haven't seen it in a while.

[mark f]

I had Alice in Wonderland at #3 and Rango at #23. I even consider Alice the best film of the '50s. :cool: From the mafo MoFo Top 100:

15. Alice in Wonderland (Clyde Geronimi, Wifred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, 1951)

Disney's greatest traditional animated film (along with Dumbo) is still just about the most surreal movie ever made (take that, Buñuel :cool: ). It's also Disney's funniest, even though the humor is incredibly dark. There are so many crazy characters to choose from: the White Rabbit, the Doorknob, the Walrus, the Carpenter, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Bill (my fave, "Well, there goes Bill!"), the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen and King of Hearts, etc. The animators let their minds run wild and created a trip of a movie, that's for sure.

[seanc]

I will have to give Rango another watch sometime. I saw it in the theater and it did not just appeal to me very much. It has been years since I have watched Alice In Wonderland, not one that stuck with me.

[Sexy Celebrity]

and I hated Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,

I can't get into that dumb movie, either. I tried to watch it again the other night and I ended up shutting it down again.

[Sexy Celebrity]

So who else had Alice in Wonderland at #1???

It was my #1, too.

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Oh, dear! What do I say about it right now? I certainly didn't expect it to show up today. Just doesn't feel like a Sunday afternoon movie. But I guess it will have to be.

I actually watched this movie again last year -- I think even before the Animation Countdown was announced to happen. So it's really the only movie from my list that I've been refreshed on.

Ummm... I've seen it a lot of times. Was a favorite when I was a kid.

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My favorite part is probably when the caterpillar shows up.

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I also like those bitchy flowers, although they kinda remind me of some people on this forum.

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I hate when these idiots appear, though, and tell that boring story about the walrus and the carpenter. I used to always fast forward through that sh*t when I was a kid so I could get to the caterpillar.

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I also like the tea party scene. Someone once told me that if I was a character from Alice in Wonderland, I would be The Mad Hatter. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Tea party scene kinda reminds me of Texas Chainsaw Massacre -- girl sitting at a dinner table, surrounded by crazy guys.

I also like The Queen of Hearts (but I've reached the limit of pictures I can upload, so no photo of the Queen here).

Yes, it was my #1.

Alice in Wonderland.

[christine]

The Wrong Trousers is too low, a masterpiece in animation in my eyes. Everything about it is perfect, great use of tricks and effects with stop motion, lighting, sounds etc. Great heist movie with awesome action sequences too.

I agree, it's too low but not through want of trying on my part, I had The Wrong Trousers at my number 1. It's perfect, it's fun and it was made a short walk from my house :)

I've always loved stop motion since seeing Ray Harryhausen's work when I was a kid. Claymation uses such a simple material, but seeing things like peoples fingerprints in a finished sequence is really endearing . Claymation films are deceptively simple but very clever. There's a very English homespun quality to Aardman Animations (http://www.aardman.com/work/#filter=.wallace-gromit) works that makes them a charming watch :)

I had Coraline as my number 23 , an effective creepy little film.

[rauldc14]

Alice in Wonderland was on my list at NUMBER 12 , but if I were able to redo my list I think I would put it around 6 or so, maybe even challenging for a top 5 spot. It's definitely my favorite classic Disney movie of all time.

What I like about it most is the rich vibrant colors and everything that is brought life. It is on par with a film like Wizard of Oz and Spirited Away as far as the imagination of a film goes. Another thing, I seem to be a sucker for adventure films and this is a deep dark adventure indeed. Lewis Carrolls book is brought to the screen in the most imaginable way possible. I've read the book before, but the film is much trippy-ish, in my opinion.

As SC stated, the film has very interesting characters. First of, you have Alice herself, who is very interesting surely, but nearly every minor character is in some way fascinating to me. It's interesting that SC hated Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, because actually the Walrus and the Carpenter is one of my favorite parts of the film.


And in fact, that would be my favorite part of the film if I wasn't such a huge film of the Cheshire Cat. His parts are a hoot and a half. My favorite part is the following:
Cheshire Cat: Oh by the way, if you'd really like to know, he went that way.
Alice: who did?
Cheshire Cat: The White Rabbit
Alice: He did?
Cheshire Cat: He did what?
Alice: Went that way.
Cheshire: Who did?
Alice: the white rabbit
Cheshire: what rabbit?
Alice: but didn't you just say. I mean, oh dear.
Cheshire Cat: Can you stand on your head?



There's so much that I could truly say, I mean I love croquet too, I love the Mad Hatter and March Hare, but I'd be here all day talking about it. I love, "well! there goes Bill". I love the Monraths. Simply put, I thought this film really should have made the top 25. I doubt my low billing affected it that much, but hopefully it wasn't to close to a few of these next ones that are coming up. I'd like to see this one do well on the fifties list and well.

[rauldc14]

There were supposed to be pictures on that, but they didn't show up. Grr.

[gbgoodies]

This is my favorite Alice in Wonderland reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JIgAKA80UY

[Gatsby]

Rango was my 22nd.

I wish there were more animated films like Rango. It isn't afraid of adult fun such as massive gunfights and dark violence and is a perfect homage to many classic Westerns. The fast pace and hilarious, dynamic script kept me entertained from start to finish. When I first when to see this movie of course I didn't picture my description... and I loved that it didn't and totally caught me off guard in the best way possible.

Sadly it had lukewarm results at the box office (sort of obvious why...) so I don't think there will be a sequel which is disappointing.

[The Gunslinger45]

Another childhood favorite I have not seen in years. I had Alice at 19.

1. Frozen
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Sleeping Beauty
5. Heavy Metal
11. Fantastic Planet
13. Bevis and Butthead Do America
19. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
21. Bambi
23. The Lady and the Tramp

[Godoggo]

Woooo, I love you guys. Great to see this quite high up and especially good to see that a few of those votes seem to have come from my own constant mentioning of the film..

I had already seen it when I first read how much you liked it but I remember thinking anyone that likes Rango that much is alright in my book. :)

Reading Sexy and Raul's post about Alice makes me wish I hadn't cut it from my list. It was so difficult in deciding what to leave off and this is one of my regrets.

[Miss Vicky]

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The Lego Movie
(Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, 2014)
Rank: 32 / Score: 232 points
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[Miss Vicky]

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(William Cottrell, David Hand, et al., 1937)
Rank: 31 / Score: 239 points
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[Miss Vicky]

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32. The Lego Movie - Voting Stats

Total Points: 232
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
18 Votes: 3rd Place (23 pts.), 6th Place (20 pts.), 9th Place (17 pts.), 10th Place (16 pts.), Three 11th Place (15 pts. each), Two 12th Place (14 pts. each), 13th Place (13 pts.), 14th Place (12 pts.), 15th Place (11 pts.), Two 17th Place (9 pts. each), Two 18th Place (8 pts. each), 19th Place (7 pts.), 20th Place (6 pts.)

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31. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Voting Stats

Total Points: 239
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
18 Votes: 2nd Place (24 pts.), 3rd Place (23 pts.), Two 4th Place (22 pts. each), 6th Place (20 pts.), 9th Place (17 pts.), Three 12th Place (14 pts. each), Two 13th Place (13 pts. each), 17th Place (9 pts.), Two 18th Place (8 pts.), 19th Place (7 pts.), 20th Place (6 pts.), 23rd Place (3 pts.), 24th Place (2 pts.)

[TheUsualSuspect]

Love The Lego Movie. One of the year's best for sure.

[TokeZa]

Does this mean Akira broke the top 30!?! I certainly dont hope that it didnt make the list :)

[The Rodent]

Snow White was my #13...


Saw The LEGO Movie with my Niece and Nephew and didn't think much of it. Was funny and I kinda enjoyed it, but was nowhere near the magnificent masterpiece it was made out to be. Held 100% on RT for ages and still sits at 96% and 4/5 on IMDb. I'd rate it around 85% myself ( 4.5 in MoFo Popcorns).


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02.
03.
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05. Dumbo (1941) - 49th
06.
07. Coraline (2009) - 36th
08. Beavis And Butt-Head Do America (1996) - 66th
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11.
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13. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) - 31st
14.
15.
16. The Simpsons Movie (2007) - 51st
17. Watership Down (1978) - 75th
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21. A Scanner Darkly (2006) - 47th
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25. Alice In Wonderland (1951) - 33rd

[cricket]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the 3rd of 4 childhood favorites to make the list, with the other sure to come. I had it at #13.

I liked The Lego Movie, but not nearly enough to consider for my list.

My list-

3. Rango
7. Animal Farm
11. The Plague Dogs
13. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
16. The Wind Rises
18. Charlotte's Web
19. Kung Fu Panda
20. A Town Called Panic
21. Fantastic Planet
24. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Near miss)
25. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

[BlueLion]

Does this mean Akira broke the top 30!?! I certainly dont hope that it didnt make the list :)

It certainly will, if an abomination like Ghost in the Shell made it

[christine]

Snow White is such an enduring favourite, in my family over four generations. My dad had to be carried out of the cinema back in 1940 cos he was scared of the witch, but still wanted to go back in. I've loved it, my kids have and now we gave the dvd to my 3 year old niece for Christmas and we watched it together.
I had it at number 12.

[linespalsy]

I gave Snow White 2 points and The Wrong Trousers 21. I don't see that there's anything special about The Lego Movie. I enjoy it enough to give it 2.5 but that's it. Rango, Coraline, Alice In Wonderland and Kiki are better but not so much better as to make my list.

[The Gunslinger45]

Just like Alice, another classic from my childhood. Snow White was my 18.

1. Frozen
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Sleeping Beauty
5. Heavy Metal
11. Fantastic Planet
13. Bevis and Butthead Do America
18. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
19. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
21. Bambi
23. The Lady and the Tramp

[Miss Vicky]

Saw The LEGO Movie... and didn't think much of it. I'd rate it around 85% myself ( 4.5 in MoFo Popcorns).

Wait, what? You rate it 4.5 but "didn't think much of it"?

[seanc]

Wait, what? You rate it 4.5 but "didn't think much of it"?

I was thinking the same thing. I gave it a 4/5, it made my list and will probably be in my top 10 of the year when I finalize it.

[MovieMeditation]

The Lego movie was fun, visually stunning and I loved how they actually went with a "stop-motion kind of look" as it defiantly works for a movie about Lego. Unfortunately, I felt it got lost in itself at the end, but that's typical for the directors. The same happened in 22 Jump Street, which had a last act that felt totally out of place and taken too far... Lego Movie is overall decent flick though!

I considered Snow White for my list, especially since it's so well done for it's time and being the ultimate Disney classic and all... But I kind of knew it would get votes, so I made room for more of which I didn't. Glad to see it this high!

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream

Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream

(Wooo)
3, 2, 1. Go

Have you heard the news, everyone's talking
Life is good 'cause everything's awesome
Lost my job, it's a new opportunity
More free time for my awesome community

I feel more awesome than an awesome possum
Dip my body in chocolate frostin'
Three years later, wash off the frostin'
Smellin' like a blossom, everything is awesome
Stepped in mud, got new brown shoes
It's awesome to win, and it's awesome to lose (it's awesome to lose)

Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I, gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream

Blue skies, bouncy springs
We just named two awesome things
A Nobel prize, a piece of string
You know what's awesome? EVERYTHING!

Dogs with fleas, allergies,
A book of Greek antiquities
Brand new pants, a very old vest
Awesome items are the best

Trees, frogs, clogs
They're awesome
Rocks, clocks, and socks
They're awesome
Figs, and jigs, and twigs
That's awesome
Everything you see, or think, or say
Is awesome

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream /FONT][/SIZE]

I love the Lego Movie!

[christine]

Friendly Mushroom makes me smile :D

[Miss Vicky]

I tried watching The Lego Movie, but ended up shutting it off. Haven't seen Snow White in many years.

[Thursday Next]

I had The Lego Movie at #14. It's not perfect but it's pretty awesome. It's the little details and Lego in-jokes that make this film more than the over-arching 'everyone is special' storyline. I know the 'live-action' sequence is divisive, but I thought it was great; I loved the way they just smashed the fourth wall right open and I thought it was set up right from the start with them finding real-world non-Lego objects. Benny the 80s spaceman and his inability to get on with modern voice-recognition technology was brilliant, and the ending was hilarious.

[The Gunslinger45]

I myself did not think much of The Lego Movie and gave it a 3. It was my biggest disappointment of the year.

[gbgoodies]

I love The Lego Movie because it was such a fun movie. It was #20 on my list.

I was sure that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was on my list, but I just checked my notes, and somehow it got cut in the very last round of cuts. I have no idea what I was thinking at the time. :facepalm:

[Guaporense]

44. Perfect Blue 4 + One of the few effective animated thrillers.
43. Porco Rosso 5 Easily one of the greatest animations ever made.
42. How the Grinch Stole Christmas - watched it ages ago, don't remember anything
41. Waking Life 2_5 Pretentious and overrated.
40. Frozen
39. Howl's Moving Castle 5
38. Kiki's Delivery Service 5
37. The Little Mermaid 1_5 (I already said am I not a big fan of Disney :))
36. Coraline
35. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers 4+
34. Rango
33. Alice in Wonderland 2_5
32. The Lego Movie
31. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 2_5

[Gatsby]

The Lego Movie was my 18th.

http://i.imgur.com/THUwhWy.jpg


As a lot of people did when I walked into the theater I expected a giant full-feature length toy commercial that would barely support its length with character development and plot shoved aside only to focus on the toys and gadgets they wanted you to buy. The only reason why I went to watch it was because if childhood memories of playing with Legos and creating adventures.

Like my last film I wrote about in this thread, Rango, I was surprised. It seems to as if I only have films on my list that I at first I was totally not expecting anything good but end being totally mesmerized.

First of all I was impressed on how deep, down to earth and colorful the characters could be. Each line from each character was unique and the thing in common is that they're all hilarious and memorable.

The story is the clichéd ordinary-guy-learns-he's-special-and-becomes-hero but I didn't care one bit. Actually I liked the story being that way, because that wasn't all of the film. There were tasty twists, scenes, and a lot of creative ideas that when you think about it, were developed from the basis of the cliche.

And lastly the guilty thing is I admit that the toy commercial aspect worked really well. I wanted to become a kid and buy a bunch of Legos afterwards... but it also proves that it's even know of an extraordinary film.

[Sexy Celebrity]

31 is WAAAAYYYY too low for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

We're talking about the very first Disney motion picture here.

31? Way too low. Especially since I know there's bound to be a bunch of stupid, unheard of crap coming up next.

Snow White was on my list at #3.

ON MY LIST

1. Alice in Wonderland
2. Sleeping Beauty
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
4. The Little Mermaid
5. A Scanner Darkly
6. Yellow Submarine
8. All Dogs Go To Heaven
9. 101 Dalmatians
10. The Jungle Book
13. Lady and the Tramp
18. Kiki's Delivery Service
24. Bambi
25. Grace (one pointer)

Gosh. I hope my #7 shows up. It SHOULD because it's really well known, but it might not. If that shows up, all of 1-10 on my list will have made it. Actually, up to 15 should all be there.

[Quill]

I wasn't even planning on ever seeing The Lego Movie, but boy was I happy that my mom rented it and we watched it as a family. It started out shaky for me, but by the end I was completely into it. I found it to have some clever ideas, despite the main plot being pretty cliched. I was in tears at the end and loved how they fit in the real world with the lego world. I think I had this movie in the teens for my list. My biggest surprise of 2014.

Not much to say about Snow White, a classic I enjoy, but not enough to put on my list. Favorite song "It's Off to Work We Go."

[rauldc14]

Snow White was my NUMBER 20. It is the very first film I ever saw in a theater (my theater had a re-release sometime in the nineties). I actually haven't seen this in probably over ten years, but luckily it is a film that I have seen so many times previously that it's very easy to remember how awesome it is. I'll have to see it another time surely. When I was a kid, I remember having figurines of all the seven dwarfs. I remember even Bashfuls face would turn red. The seven dwarfs rule. Oh, and the granny witch was sure frightening.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Snow White was my NUMBER 20. It is the very first film I ever saw in a theater (my theater had a re-release sometime in the nineties).

There was a re-release in 1993 everywhere, I believe. In fact, it says so on Wiki.

I went to the movies to see it then, too.

[Arcanis]

Rango is one of my absolute favorite animated films. It's something of a gateway western, since it has a broad appeal amongst those not indoctrinated into the genre. Upon seeing it, that included me as well. It features great voice talent, a surprisingly intelligent script and, of course, Jake the Snake.

Snow White makes sense where it is and is a good movie to boot, but I both never especially cared for it and haven't seen it in years (meaning that it deserves a rewatch, if nothing else). I have no qualms with it.

The Lego Movie very easily could have been a 90 minute toy commercial, yet surprisingly became one of the best films in a surprisingly strong year for the medium. It's intelligent, fun and surprisingly trippy near the end. My brother, when first shown the movie, commented halfway through that "it's so awesome because it's exactly what a ten-year-old playing with Legos would come up with." Subtler visual gags sprinkled throughout the film also reward repeated viewings. The destruction of Cloud Cuckoo Land is surprisingly one of the most memorable and devastating scenes from any 2014 released film.

[rakeshhocrox]

Yes, this list definitely breaks my heart.

Over the Hedge was my #01
The Adventures Of Tintin was my #15.
The Brave Little Toaster was my #34.
Ice Age was my #03.

[gbgoodies]

Yes, this list definitely breaks my heart.

Over the Hedge was my #01
The Adventures Of Tintin was my #15.
The Brave Little Toaster was my #34.
Ice Age was my #03.



I know how you feel.

Over the Hedge was my #9
The Adventures Of Tintin was my #10
The Brave Little Toaster was my #24
Ice Age was my #13

[mark f]

Nothing to say because I would have said this:
They're both good enough to make my list but they didn't, if that makes any sense. :)

[dadgumblah]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is #6 on my list and like SC and rauldc14, I can't believe it's in the 30s range. Only the second of my top ten to make it so far.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is #6 on my list and like SC and rauldc14, I can't believe it's in the 30s range.

Watch it be outranked tomorrow by something like Sno Wok and the Seven Geishas.

[dadgumblah]

:laugh: Good one, SC!

[Holden Pike]

Bunches of mine have been revealed the past couple weeks: Chuck Jones' "Grinch", Richard Linklater's Waking Life, Henry Selick's Coraline, Disney's Alice in Wonderland, and Lord & Miller's The Lego Movie.

5. A Town Called Panic (#76)
6. The Lego Movie (#6)
7. The Illusionist (#60)
8. Alice in Wonderland (#33)
12. Coraline (#36)
13. Animal Farm (#89)
15. Yellow Submarine (#62)
19. Watership Down (#75)
20. Waking Life (#41)
23. Sleeping Beauty (#54)
24. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (#42)
25. Hugo the Hippo (DNP)

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=19329&stc=1&d=1420545650

[BlueLion]

Wait, what? You rate it 4.5 but "didn't think much of it"?

Lol that's what I'd give to my all-time favorite animated film. It's weird seeing the rating systems of some people when you compare them to yours...

[Daniel M]

31 is WAAAAYYYY too low for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

We're talking about the very first Disney motion picture here.

31? Way too low.

Kind of agree here. Although I had it low on my list, I expected it to be higher. It is THE classic Disney film.

[rauldc14]

Feels like a Cinderella or Pinocchio kind of day.

[Miss Vicky]

Feels like a Cinderella or Pinocchio kind of day.

:laugh:

[Miss Vicky]

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Numbers/30.gif

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Posters/30.jpg

Kaze no tani no Naushika
(Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
(Hayao Miyazaki, 1984)
Rank: 30 / Score: 246 points
http://i.imgur.com/TLhM4Wp.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087544/) http://i.imgur.com/o7E6o1m.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_%28film%29)

[Miss Vicky]

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Numbers/29.gif

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Posters/29.jpg

Akira
(Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988)
Rank: 29 / Score: 252 points
http://i.imgur.com/TLhM4Wp.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/?ref_=nv_sr_1) http://i.imgur.com/o7E6o1m.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29)

[Miss Vicky]

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Gifs/30nausicaa.gif

30. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Voting Stats

Total Points: 246
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
15 Votes: 1st Place (25 pts.), 2nd Place (24 pts.), Three 3rd Place (23 pts. each), Three 4th Place (22 pts. each), 11th Place (15 pts.), 12th Place (14 pts.), Two 17th Place (9 pts. each), 18th Place (8 pts.), 22nd Place (4 pts.), 23rd Place (3 pts.)

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29. Akira - Voting Stats

Total Points: 252
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
18 Votes: Five 1st Place (25 pts. each), 4th Place (22 pts.), 5th Place (21 pts.), 9th Place (17 pts.), 10th Place (16 pts.), 14th Place (12 pts.), 18th Place (8 pts.), Two 19th Place (7 pts. each), Three 22nd Place (4 pts. each), 23rd Place (3 pts.), 24th Place (2 pts.)

[The Rodent]

Akira was my 22...


01.
02.
03.
04.
05. Dumbo (1941) - 49th
06.
07. Coraline (2009) - 36th
08. Beavis And Butt-Head Do America (1996) - 66th
09.
10.
11.
12.
13. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) - 31st
14.
15.
16. The Simpsons Movie (2007) - 51st
17. Watership Down (1978) - 75th
18.
19.
20.
21. A Scanner Darkly (2006) - 47th
22. Akira (1988) - 29th
23.
24.
25. Alice In Wonderland (1951) - 33rd

[mark f]

I had Nausicaa at #11 and Akira was in the 26-30 zone. Both are spectacularly animated and action packed, but I felt the former was more coherent.

[rauldc14]

You laugh, but my third choice was Nausicaa.

[BlueLion]

Watched Akira in time for the countdown but didn't like it enough to vote for it. Haven't seen Nausicaa

[Miss Vicky]

You laugh, but my third choice was Nausicaa.

Uh-huh. Sure.

I haven't seen either of these movies. I'm rather confident that I won't enjoy Nausicaa, given that I didn't care much for any of the other three Miyazaki films I've seen. I probably won't bother with it.

Akira is a maybe, but who knows when or if I'll ever get around to it.

[linespalsy]

I was one of the five who voted Akira no.1.

[rauldc14]

Nausicaa is middle of the road Miyazaki for me. But I have an appreciation for it and I can see why people would like it. I prefer 5 other Miyazaki's over it.

Miss Vicky, where was Cagliostro on the list? It'd be interesting to know how close Miyazaki was to that clean sweep.

[Miss Vicky]

Miss Vicky, where was Cagliostro on the list? It'd be interesting to know how close Miyazaki was to that clean sweep.

I'm not answering any questions until the list is complete.

[cricket]

Nausicaa was one of the first movies I watched for this countdown, and I thought at the time that it was a definite for my list. It didn't end up happening but I think it's a great movie.

Akira was just ok for me.

[TokeZa]

Akira was my #1 and an all-time favorite that i have watched countless times, i was pretty Guap about it in High School. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was my #12, not my favorite Miyazaki but certainly good!

[MovieMeditation]

Both of these were totally underwhelming for me...

I watched them both in my animation binge-watching period, and I knew they were both well respected, but I just didn't like any of them much.

[Arcanis]

Akira is fantastic, although it's one that I appreciate more than I enjoy for the most part. It's probably my favorite body horror film.

[Harry Lime]

Akira...i was pretty Guap about it in High School.
Ha! Guap has transcended the noun state.

[Voigan]

Watch it be outranked tomorrow by something like Sno Wok and the Seven Geishas.
Given what little I remember of Snow White, I'd take Seven Geishas in a heartbeat. :P

[Guaporense]

Nausicaa is the best movie ever made. Akira is pretty good action film, it's main value is the stellar art and animation.

[Sedai]

Akira is in my Top 5, but is not without its problems. I still think it totally rocks, though. I had Akira at Number FOUR overall.

I have never seen Nausicaa. (I know, I know)

Some others that listed that I wasn't around to comment on or missed:

I had Waking Life at number TEN overall. Half-baked philosophy! That's right up my alley! ;)

Also: Pretty sure the short animated film More won't make it, and i want people to get a chance to see it:

Mark Osborne's More.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCeeTfsm8bk

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Posters/30.jpg

Kaze no tani no Naushika
(Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
(Hayao Miyazaki, 1984)
Rank: 30 / Score: 246 points
http://i.imgur.com/TLhM4Wp.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087544/) http://i.imgur.com/o7E6o1m.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_%28film%29)


What did I tell ya? I knew Sno Wok and the Seven Geishas would be here today.

[Cobpyth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCeeTfsm8bk

I really liked that. Thanks for posting!

[Guaporense]

What did I tell ya? I knew Sno Wok and the Seven Geishas would be here today.

Strangely I never though of it as a Japanese film but as an epic sci fi film.

[The Gunslinger45]

Akira is in my Top 5, but is not without its problems. I still think it totally rocks, though. I had Akira at Number FOUR overall.

I have never seen Nausicaa. (I know, I know)

Some others that listed that I wasn't around to comment on or missed:

I had Waking Life at number TEN overall. Half-baked philosophy! That's right up my alley! ;)

Also: Pretty sure the short animated film More won't make it, and i want people to get a chance to see it:

Mark Osborne's More.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCeeTfsm8bk

I remember seeing that short, but as part of a music video back on MTV. I think the song was Hellbent.

[The Gunslinger45]

Had Nausicaa at 17. Currently my favorite Miyazaki movie.

1. Frozen
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Sleeping Beauty
5. Heavy Metal
11. Fantastic Planet
13. Bevis and Butthead Do America
17. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
18. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
19. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
21. Bambi
23. The Lady and the Tramp

[Camo]

Of the movies that have shown up since i last posted i voted for Howls Moving Castle at 19 and The Wrong Trousers at 8. I'll comment on both of these as well as the ones i didn't vote for a bit later. I have to say though i'm pissed that i forgot Rango :mad: , somehow it slipped my mind and it would've been in my top ten as well :rolleyes: . Oh well at least it got this high.

Watched - 45/72
My List - 6/25

8.Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
11.Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck
16.Allegro Non Troppo - Bolero
19.Howls Moving Castle
22.Watership Down
25.Millenium Actress

[Holden Pike]

Akira was my number ten, giving me a baker's dozen on the list.

4. The Wrong Trousers (#35)
5. A Town Called Panic (#76)
6. The Lego Movie (#6)
7. The Illusionist (#60)
8. Alice in Wonderland (#33)
10 Akira (#29)
12. Coraline (#36)
13. Animal Farm (#89)
15. Yellow Submarine (#62)
19. Watership Down (#75)
20. Waking Life (#41)
23. Sleeping Beauty (#54)
24. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (#42)
25. Hugo the Hippo (DNP)

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=19367&stc=1&d=1420629098

Of my remaining eleven titles, there are nine features and two shorts. Of the nine, seven are surely going to show, one of them really should but may have tragically missed the cut, and the other I knew was a long shot but I like it a lot. Of the two shorts....I can't tell? They are pretty well universally beloved and well known, but I get the feeling not all that many of you voted for individual shorts. Haven't only a few made the countdown, so far? Doesn't bode well.

Shorts wise, not counting the TV specials like "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", there's only been the "Bolero/Evolution" segment of Allegro Non Troppo, Chuck Jones' iconic Duck Amuck, and the Russian Tale of Tales. That is it, right? And The Wrong Trousers, which I had on my list all the way at number four!

Not very confident about any shorts showing up in the top thirty. But Hopefully I'm wrong.

.
.

[The Gunslinger45]

Of my remaining 14 films, I expect 5 are locks, plus 2 maybes.

[Thursday Next]

8 of my picks have made the list, and there's still 10 that ought to make it, plus three or four which I hoped would but are now looking doubtful. Two more plus one short never really had a chance.

[Daniel M]

Rango
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Waking Life
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The Wrong Trousers
Chicken Run
Tale of Tales
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Duck Amuck
Fantastic Planet
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Alice in Wonderland
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
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Tarzan
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I think that's my list so far.

[Miss Vicky]

Shorts wise, not counting the TV specials like "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", there's only been the "Bolero/Evolution" segment of Allegro Non Troppo, Chuck Jones' iconic Duck Amuck, and the Russian Tale of Tales. That is it, right? And none of those are in the top fifty.

The Wrong Trousers is a short also.

ETA: Just glanced at your ballot and you voted for it at number 4. It was #35 on the countdown.

[Miss Vicky]

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Persepolis
(Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi, 2007)
Rank: 28 / Score: 254 points
http://i.imgur.com/TLhM4Wp.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772341/?ref_=nv_sr_1) http://i.imgur.com/o7E6o1m.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_%28film%29)

[Miss Vicky]

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Numbers/27.gif

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Posters/27.jpg

Wreck-It Ralph
(Rich Moore, 2012)
Rank: 27 / Score: 255 points
http://i.imgur.com/TLhM4Wp.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772341/?ref_=nv_sr_1) http://i.imgur.com/o7E6o1m.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck-It_Ralph)

[Miss Vicky]

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Gifs/28persepolis.gif

28. Persepolis - Voting Stats

Total Points: 254
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
16 Votes: Two 3rd Place (23 pts. each), 4th Place (22 pts.), Two 5th Place (21 pts. each), Two 6th Place (20 pts. each), Two 7th Place (19 pts. each), Two 9th Place (17 pts. each), 12th Place (14 pts.), 17th Place (9 pts.), 19th Place (7 pts.), Two 25th Place (1 pt. each)

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27. Wreck-It Ralph - Voting Stats

Total Points: 255
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
20 Votes: 4th Place (22 pts.), 5th Place (21 pts.), 7th Place (19 pts.), 8th Place (18 pts.), 9th Place (17 pts.), Two 11th Place (15 pts. each), Two 13th Place (13 pts. each), Three 14th Place (12 pts. each), 15th Place (11 pts.), Three 17th Place (9 pts. each), Two 18th Place (8 pts. each), Two 20th Place (6 pts. each)

[Miss Vicky]

I fell instantly in love with Wreck-It Ralph when I first saw it in the theater. Such a fun and touching movie and the attention to detail is really amazing. The world of Sugar Rush is especially great and each time I watch the movie I notice something I never noticed before. It's one of my go-to movies whenever I'm feeling down or am just bored and indecisive. I had it at number 4.

Also, how freaking cute is this little guy? I love me some Sour Bill.

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/sourbill.gif

I watched Persepolis for the countdown and thought it was really well made and shed some light on what it's like to live in a culture I know little about. I seriously considered it for my list, but ultimately couldn't find a place for it.

My List
4. Wreck-It Ralph (#27)
6. Surf's Up (#99)
8. Over the Hedge (Near Miss)
9. Chicken Run (#51)
10. Charlotte's Web (#57)
11. Despicable Me (#61)
16. The Emperor's New Groove (#80)
21. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (#42)
22. Lilo & Stitch (#83)
24. Bambi (#50)

[Holden Pike]

Persepolis was my number nine choice, and I'm glad it is in the top thirty....though I was hoping it'd place even higher! At least it's no secret around here how wonderful it is, a very faithful adaptation of the amazing graphic novels. And that's not the one of mine I was worried won't make the cut, this late in the game, as I was extremely confident it'd show.

4. The Wrong Trousers (#35)
5. A Town Called Panic (#76)
6. The Lego Movie (#6)
7. The Illusionist (#60)
8. Alice in Wonderland (#33)
9. Persepolis (#28)
10 Akira (#29)
12. Coraline (#36)
13. Animal Farm (#89)
15. Yellow Submarine (#62)
19. Watership Down (#75)
20. Waking Life (#41)
23. Sleeping Beauty (#54)
24. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (#42)
25. Hugo the Hippo (DNP)

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=19370&stc=1&d=1420644942

[seanc]

I watched Persepolis for this countdown and it was my #7. Really great movie. Might be the only one that I watched specifically for tjis list and made it.

Wreck It Ralph was my #13. Like Vicky, its a go to now when I want something fun. The best Disney in a really long time and destroys Frozen in my opinion.

[rauldc14]

Those are two that I really need to see. So much to see, so little time.

[cricket]

I loved Persepolis and Wreck-It Ralph, and they both made my top 10.

My list-

3. Rango
5. Persepolis
7. Animal Farm
8. Wreck-It Ralph
11. The Plague Dogs
13. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
16. The Wind Rises
18. Charlotte's Web
19. Kung Fu Panda
20. A Town Called Panic
21. Fantastic Planet
24. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Near miss)
25. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

[Arcanis]

Wreck It Ralph is such a great film: so much raw emotion balanced against such intelligent references and in-jokes. The AA-styled villains meeting, Ralph wrecking the car and him sacrificing himself while chanting his villains' mantra are stand-out scenes in an already exceptional film.

I haven't seen Persepolis yet, although I really should. It always looked really interesting to me.

[Thursday Next]

Persepolis is good (but didn't make my list).

Wreck-It Ralph was my #9. Like The Lego Movie, it is the details and references and gamer in-jokes that make this movie what it is. It's clever and fun and not too cutesy and consequently one of my favourite Disney movies.

[gbgoodies]

Wreck-It Ralph was my #17. It's cute, fun, and just an all around feel-good movie. I was a bit worried about it making the list because I don't hear much about it, but I'm glad to see so much love for it here.

[The Gunslinger45]

I totally spaced and forgot Wreck It Ralph. Thanks for picking up my slack!

[mark f]

Needless to say, two great movies. They were both in my 26-30 zone, but on another day, they could be up to 10 places higher. I had about 25 movies vying for the last 10 places.

[MovieMeditation]

Persepolis is great. It could've easily made my list, I just chose not to put it on. I knew it would make the list anyways... Glad to see it this high too.

Wreck-It Ralph I really liked, but it was never considered for my list.

[Erasmus Folly]

My list so far*** [/COLOR************ Its Place in the Countdown

1.
2.
3. Persepolis 28
4. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit-Wallace and Grommit *58
5.
6.
7. Bambi**50
8.
9.
10. Le Planete Sauvage *45
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16. Coraline**36
17.
18.
19.
20. Corpse Bride *69
21. Ice Age**Missed the Cut
22.
23. Alice in Wonderland**33
24.
25.

I'm inspired to buy Wreck-It Ralph right now!

[Sexy Celebrity]

Wreck-It Ralph was #20 on my list.

[Tenshi]

Wreck-It Ralph instantly became one of my favorites... sadly I couldn't watch it in time for the countdown :(

It's such an amazing little movie, there is so much going on and such a nice twist!! And the "sugarland" oh my god, it had so much details and made me want to each so much sweet haha :D the storyline, the characters the funny parts, it was all so magical, I didn't want it to finish,I wanted to watch more and more of it.

I'm so sad I didn't watch it before, but well I had a lot to watch and I never thought it'd be so good. (What's new?)

I'm really happy to see it this high up, it definitely deserves the spot ^-^

[Wolfsbane]

Wreck it Ralph is fun and a perfect film for 'this generation' of young adults.

[TheUsualSuspect]

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. The Lego Movie
11.
12. The Rescuers: Down Under
13. Rango
14. Wreck-It-Ralph
15. The Pirates! Band of Misfits
16. How The Grinch Stole Christmas
17.
18. The Great Mouse Detective
19.
20.
21. SpongeBob: The Movie
22.
23.
24.
25. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Red is what I'm almost positive did NOT make it. 1-11 for SURE 100% will, the last batch can be iffy.

Also surprised I left The Simpsons off, it probably would have snuck on the list in the 20-25 range.

[Arcanis]

It'd be a real shame if The Great Mouse Detective missed the list. It's such a great film (although I sadly left it off of my own list).

[Miss Vicky]

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Vals Im Bashir
(Waltz With Bashir)
(Ari Folman, 2008)
Rank: 26 / Score: 266 points
http://i.imgur.com/TLhM4Wp.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185616/) http://i.imgur.com/o7E6o1m.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_with_Bashir)

[Miss Vicky]

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South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut
(Trey Parker, 1999)
Rank: 25 / Score: 283 points
http://i.imgur.com/TLhM4Wp.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158983/) http://i.imgur.com/o7E6o1m.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park:_Bigger,_Longer_%26_Uncut)

[Miss Vicky]

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26. Waltz With Bashir - Voting Stats

Total Points: 266
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
20 Votes: 1st Place (25 pts.), 2nd Place (24 pts.), Two 6th Place (20 pts. each), 7th Place (19 pts.), 8th Place (18 pts.), 9th Place (17 pts.), Two 10th Place (16 pts. each), Two 12th Place (14 pts. each), Two 15th Place (11 pts. each), 17th Place (9 pts.), Three 20th Place (6 pts. each), Two 21st Place (5 pts. each), 22nd Place (4 pts.)

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25. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut - Voting Stats

Total Points: 283
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
20 Votes: 1st Place (25 pts.), 2nd Place (24 pts.), Two 3rd Place (23 pts. each), Two 5th Place (21 pts. each), 6th Place (20 pts.), Two 7th Place (19 pts. each), Two 11th Place (15 pts. each), 14th Place (12 pts.), 15th Place (11 pts.), 16th Place (10 pts.), 20th Place (6 pts.), Two 21st Place (5 pts. each), Two 22nd Place (4 pts. each), 25th Place (1 pt.)

[Miss Vicky]

Waltz With Bashir is a film that I had put off watching for a long time. To say that an animated documentary about the traumas of war is outside my comfort zone is to make a gross understatement. But the film is strikingly beautiful, incredibly moving, and deeply disturbing. It is an experience that is not soon forgotten. I urge anyone who has not seen it to remedy that immediately.

That said, I really struggled with where to put Waltz With Bashir on my ballot. It's so unlike anything I've ever seen that I didn't know how to compare it to the rest. Ultimately I settled on giving it the number 12 position.

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MoFoPics/bashireye.gif

I've never cared for South Park - the show or the film.

My Ballot:
4. Wreck-It Ralph (#27)
6. Surf's Up (#99)
8. Over the Hedge (Near Miss)
9. Chicken Run (#51)
10. Charlotte's Web (#57)
11. Despicable Me (#61)
12. Waltz With Bashir (#26)
16. The Emporer's New Groove (#80)
21. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (#42)
22. Lilo & Stitch (#83)
24. Bambi (#50)

[cricket]

Waltz with Bashir was one of few animated movies that I thought I would love, and did. It's a very cool movie and good for 10th place on my list.

Before I started watching new animations for this countdown, I wrote down every one I had already seen. South Park looked like a lock, and pretty high up, but after watching a whole lot more, it got squeezed out.

My list-

3. Rango
5. Persepolis
7. Animal Farm
8. Wreck-It Ralph
10. Waltz with Bashir
11. The Plague Dogs
13. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
16. The Wind Rises
18. Charlotte's Web
19. Kung Fu Panda
20. A Town Called Panic
21. Fantastic Planet
24. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Near miss)
25. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

[Yoda]

I'm sure some will look down on the inclusion of the South Park movie here, but the thing that makes it so great (well, one of the things) is that it's a legitimately good musical. Trey Parker studied music in school, which is why almost every one of his projects ends up utilizing it. The songs are funny, but they're really catchy, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNJmfuEWR8w

All that said, it just made my list, at #25, for the reasons above. Which is kinda cool: it placed exactly where I had it placed.

It wasn't higher because the show was still at the point where it regularly confused crudeness for cleverness and shock for smarts, so it's not as funny as some of the better episodes they put out each year.

[Sedai]

Ah, there is Waltz with Bashir...

Excellent flick. Very dark, so if you go to watch it, you have been warned! I had it at number FIFTEEN, but in retrospect, it should have been a few notches higher.

South Park has a couple of extremely funny scenes that crack me up every damn time, but overall, I am not a huge fan of the musical aspects and the comedy isn't as good as you approach the end. Terrance and Phillip are hilarious, though. The South Park Movie did not make my list.

[Arcanis]

I'm honestly really surprised that the South Park movie made it on here at all. That's not to say that it's not good, because it is, but I wouldn't even call it the best South Park movie out there (but that's me really splitting some hairs). The music is great, the scope suitably epic for a feature-length installment to the series and the jokes are generally funny. I agree with Yoda about the film (and the show at the time) confusing crudeness for cleverness, which was enough to temper off its strengths for me. Good, but not great.

[weeman]

The South Park movie was #3 on my list.

It is admittedly not as funny some of the show's better episodes (Christian Rock Hard, Trapped in the Closet, etc, feel free to debate with me on this), and focuses too much on toilet humour (the film came just before what can arguably be called South Park's golden period) but what Bigger, Longer and Uncut does very well, like most good South Park episodes, is the satirical aspects. From jokes such as Operation: Human Shield, to Stan's finding of a piece of female anatomy characterised as some kind of deity in this film, it's not afraid to pull it's punches.

All in all, it's one of the best animation films put out by anyone, anywhere.

[Thursday Next]

I had South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut at #11 which in hindsight may have been a little high, probably I was remembering a particularly funny bit just as I was compiling my final list. But it's a really funny movie. I get the complaints that it's sometimes more crude than funny, but that's true of the series as a whole and the movie certainly isn't the worst example of that. (It also doesn't do that nearly as often as Team America World Police, and I think it's a better satire too). It was an extremely popular film with people I knew at college when it was released so I ended up watching it (and hearing the soundtrack) more than I might otherwise have done, but when I saw it again years later it was still funny. Satan is my favourite character in it. Blame Canada!

[Yoda]

I'm honestly really surprised that the South Park movie made it on here at all. That's not to say that it's not good, because it is, but I wouldn't even call it the best South Park movie out there (but that's me really splitting some hairs).
You mean taking some of the multi-part episodes (like Adventureland) as if they were "movies"?

[christine]

Happy to see Persepolis and Waltz With Bashir appearing. I had them at my number 6 and 10 :)

[Thursday Next]

Waltz With Bashir is a pretty good movie although I didn't like it enough to put it on my list. But perhaps this is not a movie that is supposed to be 'liked'. The animation style was interesting and the music used and its juxtaposition with the content of the images and events was inspired, I particularly liked the use of Enola Gay. I think there were some issues with it, though. One problem for me was not having any understanding of the context, I didn't really know anything about the Israeli-Lebanon war. Obviously as a film made by an Israeli presumably for an Israeli audience, they didn't feel the need to explain it for ignorant foreigners and perhaps it would have made it cheaper or dumbed down if they had. But it does require additional knowledge of its context in a way that not all documentaries do even if they are on a subject the audience knows nothing about. In fact, I'm not convinced this is a documentary so much as an animated dramatisation.

[mark f]

Actually even though I had recently rewatched it shortly before the countdown, Waltz with Bashir was the one film I forgot about when compiling my preliminary list!. I was bummed because I was pretty sure it would make the list, but then I noticed that Persepolis was just outside the Top 25. I admit that my list would be much more serious and world-representative if I'd included them because they're both damn good, but I still probably think my list is great the way it is. :cool: I've only had eight of my list show in the Top 100 (plus two more in the 101-110 places), but I fully expect all the rest to show up, except for one s.hort

[The Gunslinger45]

Had South Park at number 2. Love the show and the movie.

1. Frozen
2. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Sleeping Beauty
5. Heavy Metal
11. Fantastic Planet
13. Bevis and Butthead Do America
17. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
18. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
19. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
21. Bambi
23. The Lady and the Tramp

[Arcanis]

You mean taking some of the multi-part episodes (like Adventureland) as if they were "movies"?

Yes and no. I consider multiple episodes of a tv show, re-edited together as a continuous narrative and released seperately from the rest of the series, to count in this regard. Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story and Imagionationland both count in this regard (although whereas the former was somehow less than the sum of its parts, the latter was improved by the re-edit). This is actually how I first saw Imagionationland.

And like I said, it's really splitting hairs to say it, but that's where I currently stand on the matter.

[Friendly Mushroom!]

I'm going to do what Guap does.

100. All Dogs Go To Heaven
99. Surf's Up Can't rate do to no memory of the story.
98. A Bug's Life 3
97. Tarzan 3
96. It's Such A Beautiful Day
95. Frankenweenie
94. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
93. Garden of Words
92. The Fox and the Hound
91. Shrek 2
90. Anastasia 2.5
89. Animal Farm
88. The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie
87. 101 Dalmatians 3.5
86. Paprika
85. 5 Centimeters Per Second
84. The Wind Rises 4.5
83. Mulan 3
82. Lilo & Stitch
81. Ponyo 4
80. The Emperor's New Groove 3.5
79. Lady and the Tramp 4
78. A Charlie Brown Christmas 4.5
77. Bolero/Evolution (from Allegro Non Troppo)
76. A Town Called Panic
75. Watership Down
74. Heavy Metal
73. Hercules 3
72. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer 3.5
71. Wolf Children
70. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 4.5
69. Corpse Bride
68. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Eternal
67. Millennium Actress
66. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
65. When the Wind Blows
64. Kung Fu Panda 4.5
63. The Plague Dogs
62. Yellow Submarine Number 17
61. Despicable Me 4.5
60. The Illusionist
59. The Jungle Book 3.5
58. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 4
57. Charlotte's Web See Surf's Up
56. Castle in the Sky Number 3
55. Duck Amuck 5 Really should have voted for this.
54. Sleeping Beauty 4
53. Tale Of Tales 5 Saw after I turned in list. Would have made it though if saw before hand.
52. The Simpsons Movie
51. Chicken Run
50. Bambi
49. Dumbo 4
48. Ghost in the Shell
47. A Scanner Darkly
46. Whisper of the Heart Number 22
45. Fantastic Planet
44. Perfect Blue
43. Porco Rosso Number 8
42. How the Grinch Stole Christmas Number 4
41. Waking Life
40. Frozen Number 25
39. Howl's Moving Castle 3.5
38. Kiki's Delivery Service Number 9
37. The Little Mermaid
36. Coraline 3.5
35. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
34. Rango 4.5
33. Alice in Wonderland 4.5
32. The Lego Movie Number 15
31. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4.5
30. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Number 23
29. Akira
28. Persepolis
27. Wreck-It Ralph Number 18
26. Waltz With Bashir
25. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

[Friendly Mushroom!]

3. Castle in the Sky
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8. Porco Rosso
9. Kiki's Delivery Service
15. Lego Movie
16. Secret of NIMH (Near Miss)
17. Yellow Submarine
18. Wreck it Ralph
20. From up on Poppy Hill (Near Miss)
22. Whisper of the Heart
23. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
25. Frozen

[Holden Pike]

South Park and its hysterical irreverence made my list, but the powerful tone poem about memory and war and regret that is the brilliant Waltz with Bashir was my number one. I was hoping against hope it'd crack the top ten, but twenty-six ain't too shabby.

1. Waltz with Bashir (#26)
4. The Wrong Trousers (#35)
5. A Town Called Panic (#76)
6. The Lego Movie (#32)
7. The Illusionist (#60)
8. Alice in Wonderland (#33)
9. Persepolis (#28)
10 Akira (#29)
12. Coraline (#36)
13. Animal Farm (#89)
15. Yellow Submarine (#62)
19. Watership Down (#75)
20. Waking Life (#41)
21. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (#25)
23. Sleeping Beauty (#54)
24. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (#42)
25. Hugo the Hippo (DNP)

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[MovieMeditation]

I loved Waltz with Bashir, but ultimately it didn't make my list, though I was actually considering it at one point. Great unique animation and a different but effective use of a dream-like storytelling method, that helps provide great visuals for the real story told in this documentary.

Like Miss Vicky, I never cared for the movie or the show of South Park and therefore did not vote for it..,

[Sexy Celebrity]

I'm on FIRE.

Both of those were on my list.

Waltz with Bashir -- #22

South Park Movie -- #16

ON MY LIST

1. Alice in Wonderland
2. Sleeping Beauty
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
4. The Little Mermaid
5. A Scanner Darkly
6. Yellow Submarine
8. All Dogs Go To Heaven
9. 101 Dalmatians
10. The Jungle Book
13. Lady and the Tramp
16. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
18. Kiki's Delivery Service
20. Wreck-It Ralph
22. Waltz with Bashir
24. Bambi
25. Grace (one pointer)

[Guaporense]

30. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 5 ++
29. Akira 5
28. Persepolis 4
27. Wreck-It Ralph (not watched)
26. Waltz With Bashir 4
25. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 3_5

[Gatsby]

Finally we're getting to the juicy ones!

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut was my 5th.

http://i.imgur.com/Lg1pfdi.jpg

I found this movie during the period where I started to fall in love with my favorite genre (satire/parody). While searching for a good satire I ended up with this. Before this I never knew what South Park was, mainly because of my foreign status. Not realizing what is really what is I said to myself "Hey, its an animation... what could be so harmful?" and started watching.

What arrived to my senses was foul-mouthed, offensive and violent cartoon miles away from Nickelodeon... and I love every foul-mouthed, offensive, and violent moment of it. I started binge watching South Park and fell into its world, which I am still currently doing today, since there are a hell lot of episodes. It may be a stretch to say this but the movie helped me reach out to films like MASH and Dr. Strangelove.

Even if you're not that much of a South Park fan there is plenty you can salvage from it. As Yoda pointed out, its a decent musical, actually even better than ones I've heard these days. And beneath the violence and cursing you can find good food for thought. South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut has nearly all the requirements of a perfect satire.

[Daniel M]

Never seen South Park, a single episode, or the movie. But I love Team America, so I should definitely check it out sometime. Waltz with Bashir is probably the film I most regret not seeing, I'm sure I'll love it.

[rauldc14]

Now we should be to the meat and potatoes of this list. Up and coming:

Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Shrek
Pinocchio
Beauty and the Beast
Lion King
Aladdin
Mary and Max
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Totoro
Princess Mononoke
Wall E
Up
Ratatouille
Finding Nemo
Grave of the Fireflies
The Incredibles
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantasia
Nightmare Before Christmas

And the three movies I can't currently think of. I thought Cinderella would make it but it seems pretty late in the game. Hopefully we see a pleasant surprise or two.

[Daniel M]

Fantasia is a definite.

I would imagine How to Train your Dragon makes it.

Hopefully The Iron Giant too.

[rauldc14]

Yeah, there's two. How to Train Your Dragon is definitely in.

I got Fantasia down.

[Daniel M]

Only Yesterday maybe too.

Nightmare Before Christmas probably.

Monsters, Inc. 100%

[rauldc14]

Yes. Yes. Monsters Inc. that leaves one spot.

[Cobpyth]

Your 21 films + Monsters Inc. + HTTYD + The Iron Giant = 24

[Daniel M]

Yeah I'm pretty sure The Iron Giant will make it. Will be disappointed if it doesn't.

[Cobpyth]

Duck Amuck also seems to be much more popular than What's Opera, Doc? on movieforums, as the latter didn't make it as an individual short.

[Cobpyth]

I also forgot to vote for this personal favorite cartoon short of mine. I kind of regret it, because it probably got some votes from other people as it's fairly well known. Maybe it could've made it.

http://vimeo.com/46018110

[Miss Vicky]

You guys seem pretty confident about what's left. Anybody want to take a crack at what order they'll be in?

[Quill]

Aw, I love that one Cob, but I didn't think to put in any shorts with so many great full-length animations out there... I guess except for How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Wreck-It Ralph was just outside of my Top 10. I have so much love for that movie, I don't know where to start. The unique concept, the attention to detail, the range of emotions that it inspires, Sarah Silverman- all come to my mind. I've rewatched it multiple times and I always notice something new, which to me is a great quality in a movie and makes this one highly rewatchable (which for a movie geared towards kids is probably a godsend to parents).

Waltz With Bashir is another movie I unfortunately did not get to before the deadline. South Park has never interested me and I am pretty surprised it managed to get so high on this list.

[VFN]

Aladdin will win it? Did that movie begin the new age of animated movies?

[dadgumblah]

VFN, I think The Little Mermaid is widely credited with starting the new age of animated movies (at the very least the new golden age of Disney animation).

[Camo]

Four excellent movies over the past two days three of which i voted for. I had Persepolis at 7, Waltz With Bashir at 6 and South Park at 14; i'll comment on these later tonight when i have more time. Wreck It Ralph almost made my list if i decided not to include shorts like i was initially going to it would've made it.

Watched - 49/76
My list 9/25

6.Waltz With Bashir
7.Persepolis
8.Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
11.Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck
14.South Park: Bigger,Longer and Uncut
16.Allegro Non Troppo - Bolero
19.Howls Moving Castle
22.Watership Down
25.Millenium Actress

[Miss Vicky]

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Pinocchio
(Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, et al., 1940)
Rank: 24 / Score: 297 points
http://i.imgur.com/TLhM4Wp.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032910/) http://i.imgur.com/o7E6o1m.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_%281940_film%29)

[Miss Vicky]

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Mary and Max.
(Adam Elliot, 2009)
Rank: 23 / Score: 319 points
http://i.imgur.com/TLhM4Wp.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978762/) http://i.imgur.com/o7E6o1m.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_and_Max)

[Miss Vicky]

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24. Pinocchio - Voting Stats

Total Points: 297
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
21 Votes: 1st Place (25 pts.), 2nd Place (24 pts.), 3rd Place (23 pts.), 4th Place (22 pts.), 5th Place (21 pts.), 6th Place (20 pts.), Two 7th Place (19 pts. each), 9th Place (17 pts.), 11th Place (15 pts.), 12th Place (14 pts.), 13th Place (13 pts.), 14th Place (12 pts.), Two 16th Place (10 pts. each), 17th Place (9 pts.), 18th Place (8 pts.), 20th Place (6 pts.), 21st Place (5 pts.), Two 24th Place (2 pts. each)

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23. Mary and Max. - Voting Stats

Total Points: 319
Part of a Numeric Tie? No.
26 Votes: 1st Place (25 pts.), Two 3rd Place (23 pts. each), Four 5th Place (21 pts. each), 8th Place (18 pts), 10th Place (16 pts.), Three 11th Place (15 pts. each), Two 14th Place (12 pts. each), 16th Place (10 pts.), 17th Place (9 pts.), Three 18th Place (8 pts. each), 21st Place (5 pts.), Two 23rd Place (3 pts. each), Three 24th Place (2 pts. each), 25th Place (1 pt.)

[Miss Vicky]

As I'm sure many of you know by now, I watched Mary and Max. for the first time about a year ago. I watched it because it was free on Amazon Prime and I was bored and mark f said he thought I would like it.

I really had no idea what to expect when I pressed play but it was pretty much instant love. When I wasn't giggling like an idiot at its absurd humor, my heart was breaking at the personal trials of its titular characters - each trying to find acceptance and struggling to understand the world and people around them.

I've watched the film probably a dozen times in the last 12 months and it has quickly and firmly taken its place in my all time top ten and ranked third on my ballot.

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I like Pinocchio well enough, but it has never been a favorite and didn't get my vote.

My Ballot:
3. Mary and Max. (#23)
4. Wreck-It Ralph (#27)
6. Surf's Up (#99)
8. Over the Hedge (Near Miss)
9. Chicken Run (#51)
10. Charlotte's Web (#57)
11. Despicable Me (#61)
12. Waltz With Bashir (#26)
16. The Emporer's New Groove (#80)
21. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (#42)
22. Lilo & Stitch (#83)
24. Bambi (#50)

[Daniel M]

Pinocchio is undoubtedly a very good animation, and a classic. I always thought it was good, but I've never massively loved it and when I was younger I thought it was a bit scary, maybe that's why I didn't include it in my list.

Mary and Max didn't make my list either, although it's a very good film that I enjoyed a lot too. Maybe a little too dark, but certain parts are very magical and I want to watch it again. No surprise to see it here as it's loved around this site.

[Sedai]

Starting to think Wings of Honneamise isn't going to make it. What a shame, if it does not!

[MovieMeditation]

I had Mary & Max at #18. As y'all probably know I love stop-motion, and this is an exceptional one especially because of its weird and dark humor and tragic but heartwarming story. I guess it could've been higher. Pinocchio didn't make my list but I watched it a lot as a kid.

Here's my list so far,

1. will make it
2. Coraline (2009) #36
3. Wolf Children (2012) #71
4. It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012) #96
5. will make it
6. will make it
7. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) #58
8. Corpse Bride (2005) #69
9. Tarzan (1999) #97
10. will make it
11. will make it
12. will make it
13. Shrek 2 (2004) #91
14. will make it
15. won't make it
16. probably won't make it
17. will make it
18. Mary and Max (2009) #23
19. Castle in the Sky (1986) #56
20. Waking Life (2001) #41
21. will make it
22. will make it
23. probably too new to make it
24. will make it
25. Sleeping Beauty (1959) #54

[honeykid]

BOO! :D

[cricket]

Pinocchio is the 4th out 4 childhood favorites that I voted for, and have made the countdown.

Mary and Max is a new favorite, and I voted for that too.

My list-

3. Rango
5. Persepolis
7. Animal Farm
8. Wreck-It Ralph
10. Waltz with Bashir
11. The Plague Dogs
13. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
14. Mary and Max
16. The Wind Rises
17. Pinocchio
18. Charlotte's Web
19. Kung Fu Panda
20. A Town Called Panic
21. Fantastic Planet
24. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Near miss)
25. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

[Miss Vicky]

BOO! :D

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:p

[mark f]

I think honey was booing that super scary film Pinocchio. :)

[Miss Vicky]

I think honey was booing that super scary film Pinocchio. :)

Yeah well he still gets an FU for not being specific.

[mark f]

FU = Felix Unger :)

[mark f]

I had Pinocchio at #7 and Mary and Max at #24. I'm very happy that Miss Vicky took my rec a year ago. :cool: Here's my thoughts on Pinocchio from my Top 100 thread:Pinocchio (Ben Sharpsteen & Hamilton Luske, 1940)

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Disney's second animated feature is a wonderful family film but it's also much more. Pinocchio not only tells the story of how an inanimate object can become a human being but it tells the story in a subtle manner which can be seen as an allegory for those who believe in such things as spiritual awakening and resurrection. Pinocchio is a little wooden puppet who is the pride and joy of carver Geppetto (voice of Christian Rub). One night, a wandering cricket named Jiminy (voice of Cliff Edwards) stops at Geppetto's house to try to keep warm and witnesses the man wish upon the wishing star for Pinocchio to become a real boy. Later, the Blue Fairy (voice of Evelyn Venable) comes to the house and animates Pinocchio, telling him that he can become a real flesh-and-blood boy if he proves himself to be brave, truthful and unselfish. Since Pinocchio needs lessons in these matters, the Fairy appoints Jiminy as his "Conscience".

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The next morning, Pinocchio bids goodbye to his father and his cat Figaro and goldfish Cleo and heads off to school, but he falls into temptation before he even reaches there. It's difficult for Jiminy to keep up with Pinocchio who becomes an "actor" after being sold by the poorly-named Honest John (voice of Walter Catlett) to the menacing Stromboli (voice of Charles Judels). Later, Pinocchio goes to an even-more terrible place where boys can do whatever antisocial behavior they choose until they literally turn themselves into jackasses. With Pinocchio gone, Geppetto goes in search of him and ends up in the belly of the huge whale Monstro. That's when it's up to Pinocchio to search for and try to save his father.

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Pinocchio is charming, lovingly-animated, surprisingly scary, teaches simple life lessons unobtrusively, is very funny and contains some wonderful songs. Besides the beautiful opener "When You Wish Upon a Star", it contains the wonderful "Give a Little Whistle", "Hi-Diddle-Dee" and "I've Got No Strings". The animation accompanying the songs is of extremely high visual quality and wit. In fact, sometimes it's difficult to believe how eye-popping the imagery is in this almost 70-year-old classic. Without benefit of computers, there is a remarkable 3-D quality to many of the shots, and some of the scenes underwater seem mind-boggling in their complexity and believabilty. Pinocchio was always my fave early Disney cartoon when I was younger, not only because it had the best story but because the animation was incredible. Seeing it on DVD, it truly is timeless as it seems to have just been made yesterday.

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Pinocchio gets scarier the longer it progresses. Stromboli is a fiend who treats the "living" wooden boy the same way he does his fire wood. The Coachman who takes the unruly boys to Pleasure Island is devilish, and there are plenty of freaky scenes at the island which can only be described as horrific. Monstro is a truly awe-inspiring creature who can move extremely quickly and generate massive power; think the shark in Jaws, only a hundred times larger. Pinocchio does seem to mix a large amount of adventure in with its fantasy, and it's not surprising that the film's final song ends at just about the time that Stromboli gets ahold of his ax.

Even with all the qualities mentioned above, Pinocchio earns some extra credit for actually having a very deep story. It's true that you may find some parallels between the tales of Geppetto and Monstro and that of Noah and the great fish, but Noah didn't have a wooden boy attempting to be brave, truthful and unselfish in it. Without giving away the ending of Pinocchio for those few who may not know it, it does seem to grow out of a self-realization which is taught by many of the world's religions. It can also be argued that many of Disney's animated features repeat the concept of bringing the dead back to life and creatures being transformed by some important acts which they accomplish near the end of the story. It's just that Pinocchio did it first and, at least to me, the most-honestly, so that's why it's one of the few (along with Dumbo) which can move me to tears when that little bug reprises his trademark song as the film ends.

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[seanc]

Mary & Max was my #16. Very delightful movie.

I like Pinocchio as well. If I had made my list on a different day with a different thought process, it could have made my list.

[Camo]

Pinocchio is tenth from my list i had it at 20. It's the first movie i remember genuinely scaring me, so much so that i always associate it with Horror in my mind. The three scariest movie experiences from my childhood were, basically all of The Exorcist, any scene with Reverand Kane in Poltergeist 2, and the Donkey and Whale scenes from Pinocchio. All three are now major favourites, probably because i associate them with strong emotions from my childhood, negative or not. Still it probably wouldn't have made my list if i hadn't watched it for the first time in five years or so; during the summer with my nephew. It held up surprisingly well; compared to a few other childhood favourites like, Bambi and Snow White for example.

Mary and Max is a fantastic film that would've made the 26-35 range on my list. The drawings always turned me off because from the outside looking in it seemed like a movie full of ugly characters with dull,depressing colours; but after watching it i wouldn't change a thing everything goes perfectly with the themes of the film. Like others said it's a very funny, heartwarming movie, that everyone should give a shot.

Watched - 51/78
My List 10/25

6.Waltz With Bashir
7.Persepolis
8.Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
11.Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck
14.South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
16. Allegro Non Troppo - Bolero
19.Howls Moving Castle
20.Pinocchio
22.Watership Down
25.Millenium Actress

[Cobpyth]

Pinocchio was my number 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pguMUFyJ3_U

This legendary tale about a wooden doll who learns what being a human creature really means or should mean, starts off with my favorite Disney song of all time! Pinocchio is a lovely classic animated Disney picture (arguably THE best Disney film of all time) that doesn't shy away from portraying intensely horrific stuff.

The film is also simply a great adventure. At one point Pinocchio is gradually changing into a donkey because he's been drinking, pooling and smoking on some sort of politically incorrect amusement park island (that's actually a scheme to lure naughty children, change them into asses and sell them) and not much after that he's exploring the bottom of the ocean, looking for his creator and father who's imprisoned by the scariest and biggest whale of the seven seas! Imaginative stuff.

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[Cobpyth]

I also really like Mary and Max, by the way. It's a very peculiar film about two people with a very odd connection to eachother. It's also deliciously dark in its humor at times.

I wished the "That's Life" scene was on Youtube where Mary becomes an alcoholic. That's the scene that I always think about when I read or hear about this film.

[Nostromo87]

over the years lotsa Disney films phased out of my home-movies collection, trade-ins to explore other kinds of stories. Pinocchio remains however :) understand those who may find it a bit scary... temptings from a wicked fox, lying, jackasses, etc. Liked the cat Figaro when i was younger. a classic tale done really well. my #2 entry

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[Erasmus Folly]

My list so far*** [/COLOR************ Its Place in the Countdown

1.
2.
3. Persepolis 28
4. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit-Wallace and Grommit *58
5.
6.
7. Bambi**50
8.
9.
10. Le Planete Sauvage *45
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16. Coraline**36
17.
18.
19.
20. Corpse Bride *69
21. Ice Age**Missed the Cut
22.
23. Alice in Wonderland**33
24. Pinocchio 23
25.

Totals 9/25

[The Gunslinger45]

Pinocchio was one of those final few movies I had to cut from my list. Still a childhood classic.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Pinocchio found its way on my list at #21.

Does anyone else think Cinderella still has a chance? If that doesn't make it, I'm shocked.

[Voigan]

Pinocchio found its way on my list at #21.

Does anyone else think Cinderella still has a chance? If that doesn't make it, I'm shocked.

I hope not to be honest. None of Walt Disney's movies hold up very well in my opinion but Cinderella is easily his weakest.

[Camo]

Pinocchio found its way on my list at #21.

Does anyone else think Cinderella still has a chance? If that doesn't make it, I'm shocked.

No chance Cinderella is making it thankfully. If there's a shock Disney, i hope it's Sword in the Stone or Basil: The Great Mouse Detective.

[The Gunslinger45]

I don't see Cinderella placing above The Little Mermaid. Beauty and the Beast is still definitely showing up though.

[Camo]

I don't see Cinderella placing above The Little Mermaid. Beauty and the Beast is still definitely showing up though.

The Lion king too .

[The Gunslinger45]

The Lion king too .

And Aladdin

[rauldc14]

Sword in the Stone should have make this list. That's for damn sure!

[Godoggo]

Mary and Max is only 23? At least Harvie Krumpet won the shorts HoF, so I have that. :( :)

This is my list so far:

1.
2. Charlotte's Web (1973)
3
4. The Little Mermaid (1989)
5. Mary & Max (2009)
6. Dumbo (1941)
7.
8. Corpse Bride (2005)
9
10.
11.Frankenweenie (2012)
12. Chicken Run (2000)
13. Surf's Up (2007)
14.
15. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
16. Rango (2011)
17.
18
19. Persepolis (2007)
20. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
21.
22.
23. Perfect Blue (1997)
24.
.25.

[Sexy Celebrity]

By the way, did I see that Mary and Max was only #3 on Miss Vicky's list???

Oh, I guess her #1 and #2 were Up and Ratatouille.

I thought for sure that Mary and Max would be her #1.

[Miss Vicky]

Mary and Max is only 23?

I know. It broke my heart, too. I was hoping it'd at least be in the top 20. :(

[Swan]

Mary Dinkle's eyes were the color of muddy puddles. Her birthmark, the color of poo.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I know. It broke my heart, too. I was hoping it'd at least be in the top 20. :(

I figured you'd rig it to be #1.

Or, at least, They Live hypnotize everyone into putting it high on their lists and thereby causing it to be #1.

[Miss Vicky]

I figured you'd rig it to be #1.

Or, at least, They Live hypnotize everyone into putting it high on their lists and thereby causing it to be #1.

Yes, because I'm one to cheat like that. :rolleyes:

I didn't campaign for Mary and Max because I knew that there was too much love for it around here for it to possibly fail to make the cut. My main concern was getting Charlotte's Web on there somewhere.

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Pinocchio was my #14! :)