This week, the five greatest animated movies of all time.
Thomas Banks:
- The Jungle Book
- Robin Hood
- 101 Dalmations
- The Sword in the Stone
- The Looney Toons spoof on Casablanca
Brian Murnion:
- Toy Story (USA – 1995)
- Sleeping Beauty (USA – 1959)
- Spirited Away (Japan – 2001)
- The Secret of Nimh (USA – 1982)
- The Tale of the Fox (France – 1930)
Remy Wilkins:
You didn’t say no repeats, so:
- Wall-E
- Spirited Away
- Jungle Book
- Rango
- Incredibles
Jon Paul Pope
- Hedgehog in the Fog
- Up
- The Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Toy Story 2
- Fantasia
Elizabeth Stinnette
- Beauty and the Beast
- Chicken Run
- The Jungle Book
- Finding Nemo
- The Secret of Kells
Nate Douglas
- The Incredibles
- Wall-E
- The Iron Giant
- Howl’s Moving Castle
- The Jungle Book
Justin Spencer
- The Hobbit
- Song of the Sea
- Watership Down
- Sleeping Beauty
- Robin Hood
Joshua Gibbs
I meant to say ‘no repeats,’ so I’ll make my list accordingly, though I would have had The ‘tastic Mr. Fox at the two spot and Robin Hood at the top.
- The Wind in the Willows (stop motion animation, 1983)
- Pinocchio (1940)
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Luxo Jr
- The Little Mermaid
Also, am I the only one who was traumatized by “The Incredible Mr. Limpet” as a child?
Christian Leithart:
I’ll follow Josh’s example and go with “no repeats.”
- Grave of the Fireflies
- Bambi
- Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out
- Ratatouille
- A Town Called Panic
Based on what I’ve read and watched on Youtube, Satoshi Kon belongs on this list somewhere. But since I haven’t seen any of his full-length movies, I’d feel a bit dishonest including one of them.
Josh, Crusty the crab is still one of my favorite animated characters.
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Based on Christian’s first two picks, would someone nearby please give him a hug?
I was worried that Grave of the Fireflies wasn’t on anyone’s list. But Christian came through. Whew.
Princess Mononoke is one that probably could’ve made it onto a list, too.
Josh, I didn’t remember much about Mr. Limpet but still blindly played it for the kids when they were little. I felt like I needed to have them go through some kind of counseling afterwards.
My top 5 would probably consist of all Miyazaki films, but if I had to choose one that wasn’t mentioned above, it’d be Kiki’s Delivery Service. It’s as perfect as My Neighbor Totoro.
Two other favorites not mentioned above:
1) Tangled. I have 6 girls… I watch a lot of Disney princess movies. While The Little Mermaid is my personal favorite, I’d argue that Tangled is quite possibly the best of all of them – including the classics like Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
2) The Emperor’s New Groove – take two 90’s icons who excel at one particular brand of comedy and create a story around those strengths. This is not necessarily a great film, but it is really funny. David Spade and Patrick Warburton are doing what they do best and it’s a riot, and John Goodman fills in nicely in a role that surely would have belonged to Chris Farley, had he not died a couple of years earlier.