Eric Prime

A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES It was exactly 100 years ago. A young man with a passion for cartoons and movie making left his Kansas City home and went off to Hollywood. And as he arrived, he soon found himself changing the world of animation, developing some of the greatest family films of all time, crafted the theme park, and soon saw one of the largest and most beloved media companies of all time. October 1923 saw Walt Disney begin to make his mark. And 100 years later, The Walt Disney Company is bigger and better than ever, becoming the dominant entertainment company. And sure, there’s a lot of things you can complain about when it comes to Disney. 95% of them for good reason. But there’s a reason why people love Disney as much as they do. For almost all of us, Disney was our first gateway into the world of film, and almost all of us have at least some sort of nostalgic attachment to at least one of their movies. They’ve developed some of the greatest films of all time, redefined animation and filmmaking, acquired some of the greatest franchises of all time, and created way too many nostalgic memories to count. And looking at their box office and financial success, they’re not going away any time soon. For better or for worse, movies and cinema wouldn’t be the same without them. And so, it’s time to appreciate it with a new countdown all about Disney and all the films under it. From Pixar and Marvel to Touchstone and Miramax, not one stone will be left unturned for this countdown. The Rules -PM me your list, consisting of either 10, 25, 50, 75, or 100 entries. The scoring is weighted in favor of longer lists. And frankly, I recommend everybody here to try and put 100 films on your list. With thousands upon thousands upon thousands of films made under the Disney banner, alongside stuff from Touchstone and Miramax, there’s bound to be 100 in there that you like. -PMing is a necessity. Whether it be on Telegram or on the forums. If you don't PM me your list, your list does not count. So don't forget that fact, or else. -The scoring for the five list options are as follows: Top 10 Top 25 Top 50 Top 75 Top 100 1- 100 2-99 3- 98 ... 100- 1 Eligibility -Simply put, any feature-length movie (At least 40 minutes) that was produced and/or distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Buena Vista or one of its subsidiaries at its time of release. This includes films that were only distributed by Disney domestically or overseas. So films like Popeye and Face/Off qualify, even if other studios distributed them in the US. Likewise, films like The Prestige and Bicentennial Man qualify, even if other studios distributed them internationally. -All films under Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Disneynature, Touchstone, Disneytoon, and Hollywood Pictures count. This means that along with Snow White, Toy Story, and Mary Poppins, films like Pretty Woman, The Sixth Sense, Tombstone, Sister Act, The Royal Tenenbaums, Dead Poets Society, and Super Mario Bros: The Movie, among others, are allowed. So do try and look over all your favorites, because you may be surprised at what’s actually a Disney movie. I also want to encourage everybody to try to add in films that don’t have the Disney logo slapped on them, as it makes the list more fun and unique. -The cutoff for this is 2022, so no 2023 films qualify. Simply put, I think it’s a little silly to have something that just came out a couple months ago, sometimes a couple weeks ago, on an all-time list. And while a 2022 film is still relatively recent, I think just enough time has passed that people who have seen Avatar: The Way of Water or Black Panther: Wakanda Forever or The Menu or Strange World have decided if they should be included in their lists or not. -Some of the other subsidiaries and Disney-adjacent material, current and dormant, are a bit more confusing to follow, so allow me to explain this to the best of my ability: -Fox: The only Fox movies, including 20th Century and Searchlight, I’m allowing are from 2019’s Breakthrough to the present. As much as I love The Sound of Music and Planet of the Apes and Avatar, those movies were not produced, released or marketed by Disney when they first released, so I feel like it’s cheating to put them on a Disney countdown. For some examples, your list can include films like Ad Astra, Ford v Ferrari, Jojo Rabbit, A Hidden Life, Nomadland, Free Guy, The Last Duel, West Side Story, The Menu, and Avatar: The Way of Water, among others. -Miramax: Again, movies released before Disney acquired the company in 1993 don’t count, since Disney didn’t help release them. Sorry to all our Reservoir Dogs and Crying Game fans out there. However, movies produced and/or distributed by Miramax, theatrical or direct-to-video, between 1993’s Benefit of the Doubt and 2010’s The Switch qualify. This also applies to Dimension Films, from 1993’s The Legend to 2005’s Venom. So in short, movies like Pulp Fiction, Amelie, Life is Beautiful, Gangs of New York, Scream, The Crow, Spy Kids, Scary Movie, Police Story, and more count. In cases where Miramax/Dimension only had domestic or only had international distribution, that movie still counts. That means you can include films like The Hours, Cinderella Man, No Country for Old Men, and The Aviator. -Marvel: This one was tough to decide on, mainly because I didn’t know what to think for a good chunk of movies. MCU films post-Avengers obviously count and should be allowed on people’s lists. However, there are a good number of non-MCU releases that were released by other studios, but were made by Marvel Entertainment, a Disney subsidiary. So stuff like Deadpool or Into the Spider-Verse. That seems off to me. Meanwhile, the Holland Spider-Man films, while released by Sony, were produced by Marvel Studios and are in the MCU. However, most will argue that they aren’t truly Disney titles. So my compromise is this: I’m only including the MCU movies from Thor (2011) onwards, including the Holland Spider-Man movies. Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants also qualify, as they were under Disney proper upon their release. I know some people may be upset that their favorite Marvel movies like Logan or Deadpool are excluded, but seeing as how you already have so many Marvel movies to choose from, I think you’ll be okay with what you have and can put more variety on your lists. -Lucasfilm: The original trilogy and prequel trilogy are excluded. The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, Solo, and The Rise of Skywalker are the only movies that qualify. Likewise, no Indiana Jones is allowed, including Dial of Destiny, since it’s a 2023 release. -Studio Ghibli: This was also a hard one to consider for a while, but I feel as if considering the money Disney put into distributing and releasing many Ghibli releases, Disney’s influence in making Ghibli a bigger name in the West, Disney creating their own dubs, and Disney Japan often being a producing partner for many Ghibli titles, the Ghibli releases that saw their initial international distribution by Disney, theatrical or home video, qualify. Likewise, films that have Walt Disney Japan attached to them as a production company are also included, even if GKIDS would distribute them in the West. Long story short, this means the following Ghibli films are allowed: Pom Poko, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbors the Yamadas, Spirited Away, The Cat Returns, Howl’s Moving Castle, Tales from Earthsea, Ponyo, Arrietty, From Up on Poppy Hill, The Wind Rises, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There, and The Red Turtle. -The Muppets: The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz, The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, and other Muppet film productions after the Disney buyout are allowed. Everything else is excluded. -TV Movies, Direct-to-DVD movies, and Disney+/Hulu movies qualify as well. They all have their place in the Disney legacy. So this means your list can include High School Musical, Descendants, Black is King, Soul, Luca, Turning Red, Hocus Pocus 2, Prey, The Lion King 1 1/2, Lady and the Tramp II, Rob Marshall’s Annie and Drew Carey’s Geppetto, among others. -”Eric, that movie shouldn’t count! I lost all my respect for you!” Yes, I know. You would think four companies owning everything would make things easy to determine what’s Disney and what’s not, but some will argue certain movies just don’t fit with the Disney name. But I tried to make this as broad as possible so as to not be full of “this movie counts you idiot!” comments. If you don’t think a movie qualifies, simply put, don’t place it on your list. However, do not attack or harass people who do put it on their list, nor me if it ends up on the top 100. -As we all know, Disney loves remakes. So if you just give the generic title to something that was remade/has other adaptations, I will put its points towards the oldest title of the bunch. For example, if you just type “Cinderella” on your list, this will automatically lead to the original 1950 animated movie getting the points. If you wanted to put the Brandy Cinderella or the Branagh Cinderella on your list, you’ll have to type out “Cinderella (1997)” or “Cinderella (2015)”. This probably won’t be a big problem, but if you wanted to give points to the Lindsay Lohan Parent Trap or Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book or the Lindsay Lohan Freaky Friday or David Lowery’s Pete’s Dragon, and you saw that I gave it to the 60s/70s version instead, that’s on you for not being specific. So be careful. -The sad lack of art preservation does make finding some of these Disney titles a little tricky. Obviously some movies are easier to find than others. So in the master list below, I excluded films that I can’t find on DVD or digital...you know, legally of course. I’m sure I missed a few hidden gems, but this stuff happens, and you are more than free to ask if a movie I skipped or forgotten about can be included if you’ve seen it. However, I will make an exception and include the Disney+ movies that were unfairly taken off due to tax write-off bullshit. Those movies are still recent enough that I’m sure a few of you have seen these movies and may want to put them on your list. But remember, piracy is totally bad and not an important tool to use to see art taken away by those evil capitalist pigs, so you can’t watch these movies if you haven’t gotten around to them. -If you are unsure about any movie’s qualifications, feel free to ask in this thread. Below I have a master list of every movie that I believe qualifies, but if you think there are some movies that you believe qualify for whatever reason that aren’t on there, please write them below, state your case, and I’ll try and determine that for you. Have fun! Below is the masterpost of every movie I feel is eligible for the countdown. You have a lot of options here, but I’m sure I might have missed one or two, and in that case, feel free to tell me. 1930s-1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Wanted to say earlier that Wish's low ticket sales can be attributed to Disney never actually advertising tickets being on sale. Well now they are. Weird they didn't do this on Friday, but whatever. Will be curious to see any notable bumps with an official social media announcement

They did it two months ago. I've actually been to all the re-releases so far, and I'm going to see Moana later today to celebrate the big birthday/anniversary. It's gonna be awesome! Exciting! https://www.cinemark.com/misc/movie-event-landing-pages/disney100-special-engagements/

I'll get back to you 12 hours from now

Can we please stop sharing his garbage here? He's an anti-union asshole and this forum's a million times better off without him. This goes with all the other threads. Don't think I don't notice y'all sharing his garbage.

Would be funny if this ended up bombing and this scene gets weird in retrospect lol

We do this for movies every day lmfao

I mean being 3 hours can and does have drawbacks sometimes. If a long-ass movie bombs or fails to connect with audiences, it makes it more susceptible to get pulled from theaters faster than a 90 minute bomb would. And generally these days, the biggest 3 hour movies are established brands like Avatar or Avengers or Lord of the Rings. If you're something like Babylon, you're boned.

It's the year 2071. Avatar vs. Predator Part 5: Once More With Feeling releases into theaters. Movies now almost always become available on PVOD after only 3 weeks of release. We have been given 50 years of definitive proof that PVOD does not effect box office in the slightest. And yet somehow, through all of this, BOT users will still cry out, "why is this movie coming home so early? They're killing this movie's box office! Why do these studios hate theaters so much???????????"

Well he has some prejudice and aversion to killing.

My crowd went nuts for basically all of it? In the front of the IMAX auditorium, all the 7-12 year olds in the theater all crowded around that area, making their own mosh pit and losing their mind throughout almost the entirety of the show. It was the most adorable thing in existence. Then there were the people in the walkway when you're getting into the IMAX theater, all 20somethings. That wasn't as adorable.

Shake It Off and Bad Blood. 1989's her best album, and I realized to myself, "Can't beat them? Join them!"

@Cap Remember when I was dunking on Swifties and all the weirdos singing and dancing during the movie? I danced during two of the songs. Forgive me father, for I have sinned.

I’m taking my mom in a couple hours and I dread that fateful moment when I am trapped in an IMAX with screamers for three hours. This is my Guantanamo Bay.

Can I just say it’s nice how unpredictable this movie’s Friday has been? I love the tracking team of course, but it’s good to have a movie where nobody knows if it will get to 28M, 39M, 45M, etc. a nice throwback where we all get hyped or melt down, despite this being an objective success story.

@Brainbug your time has come

@Jake Gittes