Post by Salzmank on Jun 7, 2017 2:34:03 GMT
In terms of that year's Oscars, I find The Silence of the Lambs superior, but Beauty and the Beast is indeed a monumental achievement, possibly Disney's best picture since Walt's movies (Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi--as well as the "Sleepy Hollow" segment of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan--wow, that's a lot!). In terms of the story, I rate it only slightly under Cocteau's incredibly beautiful 1946 adaptation.
I quite like Pocahontas, but it's not exactly a favorite of mine. I agree with snsurone about "Colors of the Wind," a gorgeous song.
The Lion King was for a long time my young cousin's favorite film, and I watched it so many times with her that I think I've become a bit bored of it! It's fairly decent, to be sure, but also never a favorite. The Broadway play is superb, though. Aladdin and The Little Mermaid are quite good, though the former is most amusing for the late Robin Williams's manic genie. Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Rescuers Down Under are also fairly good; the latter is particularly underrated.
For some reason, though it's '86, I always think of The Great Mouse Detective as a '90s film--probably because I watched it then. I think that's a great little story too, though not the same caliber as Beauty and the Beast, probably.
I quite like Pocahontas, but it's not exactly a favorite of mine. I agree with snsurone about "Colors of the Wind," a gorgeous song.
The Lion King was for a long time my young cousin's favorite film, and I watched it so many times with her that I think I've become a bit bored of it! It's fairly decent, to be sure, but also never a favorite. The Broadway play is superb, though. Aladdin and The Little Mermaid are quite good, though the former is most amusing for the late Robin Williams's manic genie. Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Rescuers Down Under are also fairly good; the latter is particularly underrated.
For some reason, though it's '86, I always think of The Great Mouse Detective as a '90s film--probably because I watched it then. I think that's a great little story too, though not the same caliber as Beauty and the Beast, probably.