Disney Renaissance

[Del Murder]

I'm glad I grew up during this era. All you 90s born kids were missing out.

[Roto13]

Hiring Randy Newman is never a mistake.

For anything.

I'd hire Randy Newman to remove my tonsils and build my house.

And he would be wonderful.

[krissy]

i dunno
sing one song from princess and the frog off the top of your head

exactly

[Roto13]

i dunno
sing one song from princess and the frog off the top of your head

exactly

Haven't seen it.

I'll sing You Can Leave Your Hat On for you though.

[Jinx]

I can actually sing a few Princess and the Frog songs.

[Shlup]

I didn't mean it literally, nah.

I didn't realize Brave was just Pixar--it's all the same in my mind these days.

And I liked Brother Bear.

I actually haven't seen Brother Bear yet, but I've never heard anything good about it. Or bad, now that I think of it. Just nothing.

[Freya]

I like brother bear! Its' cute! I love the moosessss in it.

I agree with the Randy Newman thing. That's what made Princess and the Frog easily forgettable.

[blackmage_nuke]

I actually really enjoyed all the jazz and blues that played in the background of Princess and the Frog, a little variance in musical genre doesnt hurt. But the sung songs themselves werent memorable, though I remember a few tunes and words. But to be fair i watched the other movies 100 times as a child and Princess Frog once as an adult.

Hated the love story though. Ive known you three days and Im ready to marry you? Sod that

[Shlup]

So basically you hate every Disney movie ever. xD

Except Beauty and the Beast! I do believe he holds her captive for many months.

[Bubba]

I watched The Lion King stage show in New York last week and I was actually in tears. There is no greater collection of songs in any Disney film. Ever.

The nineties was definitely a special period for Disney. They are mostly awesome.

Randy Newman is a songwriting genius. Full stop... which is more than can be said for poisoned dwarf Phil Collins. No-one should ever watch Tarzan or Brother Bear for this exact reason.

[Shattered Dreamer]

These movies prove that we were the last generation of children to grow up with actual innocence. Those golden years before children were subject to garbage like Miley Cyrus & Justin Bieber. When the only damage Disney films did was give a future generation of women unrealistic expectations of men

Although all joking aside The Lion King was probably my favourite childhood film

[Roto13]

Disney princesses smurf on the first date.

[Bubba]

Although all joking aside The Lion King was probably my favourite childhood film

Absolutely

[DMKA]

I still love every single one of those movies. The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Pocahontas and Mulan all rank in my personal list of favorite films ever. I almost make it a point to watch them at least once a year, and I thoroughly enjoy them every single time.

Frankly, I feel that Disney did make some great films after Tarzan that simply don't get the appreciation the deserve. Lilo & Stitch, for example, is a fantastic movie. It's everything great in a Disney film, minus the musical numbers. I also enjoyed The Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Treasure Planet...but I don't think any of them can hold a candle of the aforementioned 90s Disney films. I really didn't like when they abandoned 2D animation though...Tangled is the first CGI Disney film I really liked on the level of the 90s films. It's also their first CGI musical. Go figure.

I also really enjoyed The Princess and the Frog and I really REALLY liked Tangled. Disney has a long history of going through strings of good films and strings of mediocrity, so hopefully this is going to be another good string of movies for them this decade.

Not that that will make the people who hate Disney because it's cool to hate Disney change their minds anyway.

Randy Newman is a songwriting genius. Full stop... which is more than can be said for poisoned dwarf Phil Collins. No-one should ever watch Tarzan or Brother Bear for this exact reason.

Newman is fine and dandy until he starts singing. At least Collins can sing.

[charliepanayi]

So maybe Newman should do the lyrics and music and get Phil Collins to sing?

Anyway 90s Disney (certainly the end of the 80s to mid-90s stretch of The Little Mermaid to The Lion King) is called their second golden age for good reason. I enjoyed Tarzan and Mulan too.