Round 2 Round-Up … More Disney Animated Classics Tournament – Round 2 Round-Up

Snow White vs. Sleeping Beauty // The Aristocats vs. The Hunchback of Notre Dame … More Disney Animated Classics Tournament – Round 2 (Matches 7 & 8)

The Lion King vs. The Emperor’s New Groove // Aladdin vs. The Little Mermaid

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Beauty and the Beast vs. Fantasia 2000 // The Rescuers Down Under vs. Hercules … More Disney Animated Classics Tournament – Round 2 (Matches 3 & 4)

Match 1 – #1 Pinocchio (1940) vs. #16 Mulan (1998) Both of these films are top notch, almost certainly top 10 for me. But what makes them so great? What makes them resonate with me? I guess fundamentally they both have at their respective centres the compelling journey of a relatable character. Pinocchio is set … More Disney Animated Classics Tournament – Round 2 (Matches 1 & 2)

Well, this embarkation has been tougher than I thought. Disney really have produced some excellent films over the years. Here’s a quick breakdown of how Round 1 panned out. In terms of seedings (see here for explanation) we saw 6 upsets, the biggest being the #28 The Rescuers Down Under taking down the #5 Fantasia. Our #6 … More Disney Animated Classics Tournament – Round 1 Round-Up

Match 13 – #3 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) vs #30 Robin Hood (1973) The classic of Disney classics and Robin Hood as a fox. And Little John as a bear. And Prince John as a whiny lion. As a film it’s odd and somewhat endearing and a structural mess, but I really … More Disney Animated Classics Tournament – Round 1 (Matches 13-16)

Match 9 – #2 The Lion King (1994) vs #31 The Black Cauldron (1985) Have you seen The Black Cauldron? It’s really good. An adventure story with hints of Sword in the Stone and Hercules, a super scary villain voiced by John Hurt, a bit of influence on Hunchback also, and an odd lovable sidekick … More Disney Animated Classics Tournament – Round 1 (Matches 9-12)