Eric Quinn

Good 4D chess move by Feige. Make a bunch of bad movies just so Deadpool can make jokes in his movie, and then the fans have your back again.

No cow? Guess the movie's a bomb now.

@Porthos Glad you chose the WB version. So we're supporting both studios!

Well...we have Keala Settle.

As long as she isn't a homewrecker, her voice doesn't matter to me.

I do like how Michelle Yeoh-focused the ad is though. Happy for her.

Nah.

I will say Cole Sprouse was looking like a snack at certain points in the movie. Granted because there were moments he looked like Timothee, but still a snack either way.

Will mention though that yes, Lisa Frankenstein is quite entertaining. Not Diablo Cody's best, but she's an icon and I love her, so we still got good stuff here.

Is it? Jennifer’s Body even adjusted opens to sub-10M. Why would a film with less star power, bad reviews, a smaller distributor, in a smaller audience market compared to 2009, with said audience only wanting to watch NTCs perform any better?

Yeah, but I have no reason to get it up now. Probably tomorrow morning or later tonight.

Uh…huh.

#54 Sleeping Beauty 891 points, 18 lists "Now, father, you're living in the past. This is the 14th century!" Box Office: 187M Rotten Tomatoes: 89% Metacritic: 85 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination, 1 Grammy Award nomination Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: The most expensive animated movie on its release. Became the first animated film in 70mm widescreen and the second animated film shot in widescreen after Lady and the Tramp. Became a staple of the Disney Princess and Disney Villains franchises. Caused mass layoffs in the animation studio and Walt Disney losing interest in animation. Considered one of the most beautiful Disney animated movies ever made, influencing future hits like Aladdin, Frozen, and Hunchback of Notre Dame. Helped give the name to Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland. Appeared in Kingdom Hearts and Once Upon a Time. Earned a live-action remake with Maleficent in 2014, with a sequel in 2019. Joined the National Film Registry in 2019. Gave Mary Costa a paycheck. Commentary: On its release Sleeping Beauty was the most expensive animated movie of all time. And trust me, you can see it in the final product. Even today, this has one of the boldest, most distinct, most gorgeous art directions in any Disney movie made before or since then. The film took influence from pre-Renaissance tapestry art, creating a slick, flat, yet highly modern animated feature that offers stunning backgrounds, great character designs, and incredible setpieces. To say nothing of the final battle between the prince and the evil dragon Maleficent, which has gone down as one of, if not the greatest finale in Disney history. Speaking of, this film also boasts Maleficent, a villain who has transcended her Disney roots and has solidified herself as one of the greatest villains of all time. She’s conniving, sinister, perfectly voiced by Eleanor Audley, who is just dripping with evil in every line delivery. So many great expressions and bits of character acting from animator Marc Davis. It all combines into a character who exemplifies the glamor, camp, dread, and terror that makes the Disney Villians so iconic to this very day. Alongside a fun story, beautiful setpieces, a great trio of fairy godmothers, and one of Disney’s best songs ever with “Once Upon a Dream”, and it was a film destined to be a classic. It sadly took a while, as the film was a massive money loser, with tons of layoffs happening at the animation studio, at a time where it was struggling to stay relevant with Disney’s other business ventures. But history is written by the winners and the film is considered one of Disney’s absolute bests. A visual masterpiece they could never achieve or retain, but that makes it all the more special in a way.

#55 Lady and the Tramp 885 points, 18 lists "There's a great big hunk of world down there, with no fence around it. Where two dogs can find adventure and excitement." Box Office: 187M Rotten Tomatoes: 93% Metacritic: 78 Awards: 1 BAFTA Award nomination, 1 David Di Donatello Award Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: Exemplified Walt Disney's Marceline, Missouri childhood. The famed spaghetti scene became one of the greatest scenes in movie romance history. The first animated Disney film to release in Cinemascope and widescreen. #95 on AFI's Top 100 Passions. Appeared in Time Magazine's Top 25 Animated Films list in 2011. Earned a comic strip that lasted from 1955 to 1988. Influenced the design of Disneyland. Earned a direct-to-video sequel in 2001. Earned a live-action remake in 2019. Gave Peggy Lee a paycheck. Commentary: I’m probably going to get a stern talking to from our resident Beauty and the Beast fanboy @Cap over this, but this film? This has the greatest, strongest, most beautiful romance in any Disney film. It’s a romance story so smartly crafted, so beautifully told, so ahead of its time, that it arguably influenced almost every Disney romance that has come after it. It’s a very easy premise once you get down to it. A pampered, upper-class socialite dog meets a street-smart, impoverished mongrel. They seem to have nothing in common, but fate results in the two working together, falling in love, and learning from one another. It’s a film that shows how love is all about communication, and that proper love and a healthy relationship can happen even with polar opposites. And if anything, love results in stronger self-actualization and both parties learning more about themselves and each other, taking the qualities and values of both. It’s a very realistic take on love. The two don’t fall in love at first sight. Rather, the two go on a series of dates, where their friendship grows into love and they learn more about each other. Through this fun, heartfelt, highly romantic look at 1910s Americana, both Lady and Tramp learn and grow and discover more about themselves and each other all throughout the film. Lady, a naive, insecure woman who is confused and lost when she’s not the center of attention like she used to be, learns from Tramp how to be independent. How to live life away from the controlled lifestyle she was used to. How to stand up for herself when she is being taken down by others. How to grow and develop yourself emotionally and be self-reliant. Tramp meanwhile learns from Lady that the single life isn’t the greatest. There’s comfort in having a family who loves you. There’s joy in having that person you care about in your life all the time. It’s okay to settle down. And in fact, a careless lifestyle can have dire consequences for other people around you. It’s a film that shows what romance really is. It’s about compromise, it’s about learning from mistakes, it’s about being with somebody who will give you a greater understanding of the world. Somebody who can give you values you never thought you needed, while also giving back to them with your own values in the process. And it’s all shown in a lively, beautifully animated story that is wonderfully down to earth and realistic. There’s fun in the epic romance stories and giant adventures that the princess stories typically dive into. But there’s something so quaint and serene about a movie that’s just a couple falling in love without any bells or whistles or grandiosity. And it’s resulted in Disney’s best romance and a nice, small story that they should try to go back to one of these days. Only downside? It’s got racist stuff in it.

#56 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 883 points, 20 lists " Life's not a spectator sport. If watchin' is all you're gonna do, then you're gonna watch your life go by without ya." Box Office: 325.3M Rotten Tomatoes: 71% Metacritic: 74 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination, 13 Annie Award nominations, 1 Golden Globe Award nomination, 1 Golden Raspberry Award nomination Roger Ebert's Review: "When I first heard about the project, I wondered if “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” could possibly work as a Disney animated feature--if the fearsome features and fate of its sad hero Quasimodo would hold audiences at arm's length. When I saw the preview trailers for the film, with its songs about “Quasi,” I feared Disney had gone too far in an attempt to popularize and neutralize the material. I was wrong to doubt, and wrong to fear: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is the best Disney animated feature since “Beauty and the Beast”--a whirling, uplifting, thrilling story with a heart-touching message that emerges from the comedy and song." Its Legacy: One of the darkest, most controversial, most polarizing films in Disney history. Has also earned praise for its mature subject matter and more serious content. Caused boycotts by the Southern Baptist Convention. The fifth-highest grossing film of 1996. Earned a stage adaptation in 1999. Earned a direct-to-video sequel in 2002. A live-action remake is in the works. Gave Tom Hulce a paycheck. Commentary: Within the Disney Renaissance, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a very interesting beast. If anything, it’s incredible that this is even a Disney film in the first place. The original text by Victor Hugo is a dark, depressing tale with tragedy and highly sexual content. And even with some sanding off of the darker, harsher elements, this still features a lustful, sinful judge who wishes genocide of the Romani people, a highly sexualized heroine in Esmerelda, and a focus on religious faith that has never been seen in a Disney animated film before or since then. I’m still amazed a film that features infanticide and lust and damnation was even given a G rating. As you can imagine, parent groups were in a tizzy over this overt content and Victor Hugo fans hated the Disneyfication of the source material. Yet this film did appeal to a lot of people. Not only was it a box office success, but it was precisely because of the mature subject matter and adult themes that it resonated with so many. Whether it be kids or adults. This is a film that tackles important subjects and life lessons in a way that was direct and to the point. There were no allegories at play or keeping things basic. It’s a film that tells us that there are people who abuse their power. There are people who use religion as a way to manipulate others, attack the “undesirables”, and are too corrupt to look past their own flaws and issues. If anything, they believe their evil deeds are the right thing and that this is what their god or higher power wants out of life. Racism is out there and it’s not going to be kind. Yet at the same time, there’s also a sense of hopeful optimism in the film that makes it endearing and all the more powerful. There are people who use their beliefs for good, and perhaps there is some loving, forgiving force out there who allows such kindness to shine through in these dark and evil moments. And while a higher being can not fix everything, there is value that can be taught by them and they can come in the most unexpected of places. Who is the monster and who is the man indeed. With Disney being so brand-conscious and the general fear Hollywood has every year over not wanting to piss off certain groups, it’s unlikely we’ll see something as audacious, as groundbreaking, nor as adult as The Hunchback of Notre Dame ever again. But film is forever, and what the film has provided and will always provide will be around. And frankly, as the decades go on and the world plunges into chaos, movies like these have offered more value today than they did when they first came out.

So uh...how about the game? Anybody excited?

#230 - Trainspotting (134 points, 3 lists) #229 - Avengers: Age of Ultron (136 points, 7 lists) #228 - Sin City (136 points, 5 lists) #227 - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (138 points, 2 lists) #226 - Spy Kids (139 points, 8 lists) #225 - Fantasia 2000 (140 points, 6 lists) #224 - Free Guy (142 points, 4 lists) #223 - Ralph Breaks the Internet (147 points, 5 lists) #222 - Three Colours: Blue (148 points, 3 lists) #221 - Bruce Almighty, Dangal (150 points, 3 lists)

Been marathoning through all these (now at Vs. Mechagodzilla) and I got a chuckle out of this. Such silliness.