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Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

The worst I can really say about Home on the Range is that I can't remember a single piece of inspired or ambitious animation in the entire movie. It's instantly forgettable. Brother Bear, by contrast, has astonishing layouts - really some of the best background art I've seen in a Disney film since Tarzan and Hunchback - but from top to bottom, the movie has no sense of itself. Is it a kiddie film, or is it a tub-thumping drama? The movie has no idea. It just swings wildly from very frightening and serious dramatic moments to child-pandering nonsense. Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas let it rip on the commentary track, and when the commentary track is 20 times more entertaining than the movie you're watching, there's something seriously wrong with the movie. Listening to Moranis and Thomas borders on MST3K territory, i.e., "She says it's where the lights touch the mountains, but it looks like where the lights touch McDonalds." Brother Bear and Dinosaur are *disasters* in terms of screenwriting. Home on the Range is a forgettable toon with great songs. If hard pressed, I'm still deeply conflicted as to which I'd rank last. Robin Hood, Brother Bear, Dinosaur, Home on the Range, Oliver and Co. There's your crap pile in a failure bowl, right there. Which is the cruddy bit at bottom? Really hard to choose, some days.

Let me give you a rundown of those.

37. HOME ON THE RANGE (2004) – 4.5
Albeit witty and quick, Home on the Range lacks some serious heart and feels more forced and empty than anything else.

36. DINOSAUR (2000) – 4.8
While Dinosaur boasts some gorgeous imagery, that doesn't weigh up against the incredibly poor plot and clichéd characters.

35. OLIVER AND COMPANY (1988) – 5.5
Oliver and Company features colorful characters who suffer from a mediocre plot and less-than-stellar art design.

34. THE BLACK CAULDRON (1985) – 5.6
Ambitious as it is, The Black Cauldron is poorly paced, full of filler scenes and quite frankly badly plotted.

31. ROBIN HOOD (1973) – 6.5
Robin Hood is pleasant, harmless, not to mention a whole lot of fun, but fails to hold up as a true classic through it's reliance on whimsy.

29. BROTHER BEAR (2003) – 7.0
Brother Bear's art direction is a whole lot more fulfilling than it's dull plot and predictable character arcs, though it has undeniable heart.