Best Disney 2-D Theatrical Film?

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by boyya111

I always had a soft spot for Pinocchio.

For good reason.

As for this thread -- first of all, I despise the term "2-D" animation. It's not "2-D", it's hand-drawn. Before the rise of computer animation, no one referred to hand-drawn films as "2-D", and I refuse to follow suit. "2-d" animation makes hand-drawn animation sound like some outmoded version of windows. I'll never refer to hand-drawn animation as 2-D...though I'm tempted to start referring to CGI films as "point, click and drag" animation.

As to the topic of this thread:

1. Pinocchio
2. Bambi
3. Fantasia
4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
5. Dumbo
6. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7. Cinderella
8. The Three Caballeros
9. Tron
10. Who Framed Roger Rabbit


The Lion King comes in at around #15-#19 on my list. Sorry, in a world that contains such works as Bambi, Fantasia and Pinocchio, not to mention the works of outside studios, the idea that The Lion King is anything other than a derivative remake of Bambi laced with bits of Hamlet and Henry IV, all pumped up with pop songs and sitcom-style dialog -- the idea that the thing is somehow the greatest animated film of all time...well, it's just damned painful to read. It hurts. Its comparable to reading someone claim The New Kids on The Block song "Hangin' Tough" is the greatest song of all time.

The Lion King's not crap -- I'm just not sure its art, although there is art in it. In no way does it even approach the complexities, achievement, and maturity of Bambi, Pinocchio and Fantasia. It has no place on any list of the ten best animated films of all time -- unless the list has a heading of "Best Fart Jokes in an Animated Film" or "Best Pointless Pop-Culture Joke in an Animated Film Before SHREK".