Snow White - The Best Disney Film Ever?
April 21st 2010 02:57
Having missed the first half of the talkfest, you'll excuse me for not being able to afford you the brief - but I trust throwaway films such as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Gnome Mobile and The Shaggy DA didn't come into contention.
That said - the war of words revolved around a number of key players including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo, Bambi, Fantasia, Lady and the Tramp, Mary Poppins, The Love Bug series, Freaky Friday and a number of modern day classics such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Toy Story and A Bug's Life.
Naturally some were collaborations with groups such as Pixar whle others were out and out pure Disney, but in the end it was Snow White which appeared to have edged its nose across the line as the greatest Disney film of all time - much to my suprise.
What say you?
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Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Gorgeous looking. Employed a different visual stylistic to previous Disney features, primarily the backgrounds.
Best Disney villain ever.
Best animated dragon ('cept maybe Beowulf).
In fact I might just review Sleeping Beauty for Horrorphile!
Comment by Mountain Fog
ever since I saw it at the cinema, as a tiny tot, Fantasia has stayed with me.
And as for terrifying characters, that witch scared the britches off me.
The scene with Mickey and the broomsticks, it was, and still is, a classic.
As for Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty, they all rate on a par with Fantasia, to my memory, which admittedly I am stretching back over 40 years to remember, I should look at them again and see what I think, however, the skill of the animation in all of these films, and all by hand, is breath taking.
Such a fabulous era, that the computers, as yet, cannot come anywhere near, although the computer systems are forever marching onwards, a bit like the broomsticks!
cheers
fog
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Pop Rock Factory
Actually Snow White surprised me. Sure it's a classic - and would make my top five for sure - but a bit like Fog - I thought Fantasia would have almost edged this one out.
Cheers
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Pop Rock Factory
Yep - Fantasia has so much going for it - from a garden variety by-stander like me.
I tend to agree with your sentiments - the whole Masters' apprentice scene is unforgettable and the musical score throughout is wonderful.
Does there in fact have to be a best - I ask you?
. . . and I have
Comment by Journeywoman
Great Hair Style Tips
The Mama Sutra
I Dream of Hollywood
Fashion Peach
Sure there's the whole production values thing, but I'm assuming that they weren't taken into account here, given that production values typically improve with time and new technologies.
Snow White never rated with me, but perhaps that's because I'm of the Little Mermaid and Lion King generation.
Comment by Mountain Fog
I have now read up a bit on the early era of Disney feature animation, and I was heartened to see the pedigree of Fantasia stands tall, a bravura work, minus the black slave girl, that was the genesis of the music video apparently.
I must have seen the 1956 print, (in the early 60s in Oz)I didn't realize how many versions there were, over the years various edits were tried, I must get the intended release of the box set thangy, the original and its successor, which I knwo nothing about.
cheers
fog
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
No competition for me, it's The Jungle Book (1967) all the way.
The landscape animation is astonishing, the characters all memorable and a timeless story of the nature of man. Edging it over the top is the groovy jazz songs that have an infectious beat.
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Pop Rock Factory
A good questions - and I'd wished I'd caught the first half of the program.
Each generation tend to think of their own (anything) as a classic - be it music, film or literature.
Food for thought though - huh?
Thanks for stopping by
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Pop Rock Factory
You certainly do your homework.
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Pop Rock Factory
The oracle speaks!
You must've been busy for them not to have included you on the panel.
Hope you're keeping the dream alive old boy!
Cheers
Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
Maleficent is on my mind, and I agree with Bryn, Sleeping Beauty is up there, set apart by its villain.
Cinderella and Lady and the Tramp are cute, I like Mary Poppins and Who Framed Roger Rabbit a lot, and of the more recent (last couple of decades) animated features I only really love Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, they have the extra dose of humour too without having the churned out manufactured feeling of those in the last few years.
I think that's enough favourites!
Mich