Sledgehammer is total classic of course.
― ledge, Friday, 28 December 2012 09:33 (eleven years ago) link
Well, of course you rooted for Wile E. Coyote! He's the protagonist as well as the underdog. It's just like wanting the rabbit to finally get a bowl of Trix.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 28 December 2012 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
#62: Lilo & Stitchdir. Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders2002, USA127 points, 4 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/H4Ib8.giftrailer
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Friday, 28 December 2012 22:11 (eleven years ago) link
This is a great movie. I'm not sure why I saw it in the theater, in my twenties - might have been the only appealing thing playing while I was home for the summer. Anyway, it just charmed the bejeezus out of me. Loved how anarchically destructive and nutso Stitch was, and how convincing the human cast was...Lilo is maybe a little precocious but it played well IIRC. "Oh no, that's from my blue period!!" I remember not liking it as much on the second viewing but I might have just not waited long enough in between.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 28 December 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
xp For whatever reason "Beep Prepared" was up for an Oscar http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/66470/photos/PHOTO_12462082_66470_18660554_ap.jpg
― billstevejim, Friday, 28 December 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
xp Apologies if the gif is not from the right movie, which I've never seen.
TBH never thought of him that way! Mostly because there seems to be an unwritten rule that predatory animals typically figure as villains (and the corollary, that herbivorous animals are the protagonists), and the novelty with RR+WEC then would be that this rule gets inverted.
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Friday, 28 December 2012 22:31 (eleven years ago) link
idk that's like considering Tom the protagonist of Tom & Jerry films, or Elmer Fudd.
Lilo & Stitch way way too low, obv.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 28 December 2012 23:32 (eleven years ago) link
Wait, which one's Tom and which Jerry? Anyway, I considered the mouse the protagonist, at least!
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Friday, 28 December 2012 23:45 (eleven years ago) link
I think Tom & Jerry and Roadrunner both do kind of interesting things with the protagonist/bad guy formula, but I am not really going to claim expertise here since folks here have voted for single episodes whereas I'd struggle to single out any.
But as a kid I always thought it was pretty evenly spread out whether you felt sorry for Tom or Jerry (though I am a crazy cat lady so I bring my own special variety of insanity bias), and while Wile E. is more obviously a Bad Guy he's more or less the focus of the show while Roadrunner doesn't do anything interesting except dash through making annoying noises and foiling plans - I mean maybe you don't exactly root for WEC, there's nothing about RR as a character to root for - whether you are invested in the coyote or the coyote's comeuppance, he is the character
(Wacky Races does this too, I guess, and probably many other things. anyway, like I said, it's been a while, so this may all be crazy talk. also pls excuse typos as I am too lazy to go and look for my glasses)
― a panda, Malmö (a passing spacecadet), Saturday, 29 December 2012 00:08 (eleven years ago) link
maybe daffy duck is a character who is more neatly placed right in the middle of the protagonist/antagonist continuum?
― Merdeyeux, Saturday, 29 December 2012 00:41 (eleven years ago) link
my son just discovered Lilo & Stitch so i have watched it maybe 50 times in the past month. great flick, holds up.
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Saturday, 29 December 2012 00:57 (eleven years ago) link
#61: Pinocchiodir. Norman Ferguson, T. Hee1940, USA127 points, 5 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/XkOo9.giftrailer
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Saturday, 29 December 2012 18:11 (eleven years ago) link
Probably my favourite Disney.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Saturday, 29 December 2012 18:28 (eleven years ago) link
Only 61?!
(I didn't vote)
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Saturday, 29 December 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
I should see that again - I definitely haven't seen it since the 80s, and it's pretty hazy. Same story with Bambi, Snow White, all the classics really.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 30 December 2012 02:38 (eleven years ago) link
Warning: it's pretty fucked.
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Sunday, 30 December 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link
2nd most terrifying disney movie, only surpassed by fantasia.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 30 December 2012 03:14 (eleven years ago) link
http://la.gopride.com/c/I/22771-68318.jpg
― PliesStripAThon5Jan20th@gmail.com (some dude), Sunday, 30 December 2012 03:18 (eleven years ago) link
i have to admit, i just got really scared for a second.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 30 December 2012 03:21 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i rewatched pinocchio a few years ago and found parts of it horrifying. can't really remember which parts though, besides when i was thinking about how much it would suck to turn into a donkey forever just for a little boozing and smoking.
semi-inspired by this thread i watched grave of the fireflies last night, now that's what i call horrifying. but also beautiful. the scene with the fireflies inside their mosquito net especially. in my retroactive vote for this poll i put it top 10 somewhere i guess.
― Merdeyeux, Sunday, 30 December 2012 03:27 (eleven years ago) link
#60: Transformers: The Movie, Thedir. Nelson Shin1986, USA129 points, 4 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/ZIJnV.pngtouchfilm (have at it nerds)
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Sunday, 30 December 2012 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
I liked the toys, but I never cared for Marvel's space alien war story.
― abanana, Sunday, 30 December 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
what about Furman?
― ( ͡° ͜ʖ͡°) (sic), Sunday, 30 December 2012 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
i've never enjoyed transformers but i'm open to conversion. if i'm going to blaze and watch one transformers flick, is it this one?
― Mordy, Sunday, 30 December 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
this is the only one iirc
― ( ͡° ͜ʖ͡°) (sic), Sunday, 30 December 2012 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
Orson Welles' last work!
― Andrew Farrell, Sunday, 30 December 2012 22:36 (eleven years ago) link
#59: Der Fuehrer's Facedir. Jack Kinney1942, USA130 points, 3 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/QVqvS.jpgfilm (caution: swastikas everywhere, yellowface)
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Sunday, 30 December 2012 22:38 (eleven years ago) link
#58: Alice in Wonderlanddir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske1951, USA130 points, 5 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/Cea5a.jpgtrailer
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Sunday, 30 December 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
Next three have Japanese flavor.
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Monday, 31 December 2012 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
#57: Millennium Actressdir. Satoshi Kon2001, Japan133 points, 4 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/pDxAt.jpgtrailer
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Monday, 31 December 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
just watched Alice the other day, such an awesome, visually imaginative movie
― some dude, Monday, 31 December 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
Millennium Actress is soooooo good, really need to rewatch that soon. sad that Dreaming Machine might never see the light of day though.
― ばかザッピ (zappi), Monday, 31 December 2012 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
How does MA compare with Paprika (the lone Satoshi Kon I've seen)?
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Monday, 31 December 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
#56: Grave of the Firefliesdir. Isao Takahata1988, Japan133 points, 4 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/tBCcv.jpgfilm
#55: Lion King, Thedir. Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff1994, USA137 points, 4 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/QGsuT.pngtrailer
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Monday, 31 December 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
xxpostPaprika is hands down better visually, Millennium Actress though for me was a much better story.
― ばかザッピ (zappi), Monday, 31 December 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
Lion King placing higher than Pinocchio is straight up travesty.
― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Monday, 31 December 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I watched Lion King on a plane last year and I don't think it's held up that well. The animation still looks great, and there's some good songs, but the basic plot is hackneyed and IMO a bit rushed in the key places - Simba's growing-up has to happen basically all at once. Plus I think all the blood-as-destiny "true king" type stuff is on the dicey side, and Timon and Pumbaa are sort of the harbingers of all Dreamworksian fart joke animation.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 31 December 2012 21:44 (eleven years ago) link
the basic plot is Hamlet iirc but on the other hand I don't really buy it
― autistic boy is surprisingly good at basketball (silby), Monday, 31 December 2012 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
I definitely don't think it's fair to blame the crimes of Dreamworks Animation on Timon & Pumbaa though!
― autistic boy is surprisingly good at basketball (silby), Monday, 31 December 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
i don't get why all the animals work for the lions
― Mordy, Monday, 31 December 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, it's definitely Kimba + Hamlet except instead of tragic dithering, Hamlet's just kind of a sulky responsibility-shirking teen...who then suddenly isn't, and saves the day! Guilt trip angle from his childhood buddy turned sweetheart is okay as far as it goes but I still feel like there's a missing step on his journey. And yeah, the politics bug me.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 31 December 2012 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
the politics are fucked up on several levels
― Chris S, Monday, 31 December 2012 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
Glad to see Millennium Actress and hope it isn't the last Kon. Personally I found Paprika his weakest film, it felt too much like a "typical anime" despite the amazing visuals.
― Duane Barry, Monday, 31 December 2012 23:27 (eleven years ago) link
MA was good but perfect blue was better
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 05:30 (eleven years ago) link
Next five are all Anglophone and from five different directors.
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
― Doctor Casino, Monday, December 31, 2012 4:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it's lol that every other movie i'm like "i just watched this with my kid" but i did and you are otm, has aged pretty poorly. don't even really care for the animation that much tbh.
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
Don't think you'll be watching this next one with your kid any time soon:
#54: Beavis and Butthead Do Americadir. Mike Judge, Mike de Seve, Yvette Kaplan, Brian Mulroney1996, USA138 points, 5 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/zzIaV.gifclip
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
true. wtf is wrong w/ people who voted for this, movie is not a fraction as good as any episode of B&B, this isn't the South Park movie or somethin
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
#53: Rabbit of Seville, Thedir. Chuck Jones1950, USA139 points, 5 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/uOOgN.pngfilm
― Only Built For Cuban Linux (Leee), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 21:20 (eleven years ago) link