Artie's Top Ten Animated Disney Films

Not only is this one of my all-time favorite Disney films, its one of my favorite films period. Granted, its not 100% Disney nor is it 100% animated, but its enough to qualify for both in my opinion.

Perhaps I'm just a sucker for film noir. And crime mysteries. And the concept of cartoons being real. But I really adore this movie. I think its well-animated to the point that its believable that these animated characters are occupying the same world as the live action ones. And that's no small feat!

I love this movie. It's beautiful, the songs are excellent, the characters are amazing, the animation is epic. It's hard not to love The Lion King. There's very little about this movie I don't love, its a really solid movie that I consider must-see for any lover of animation.

Ah, I'm a sucker for superheroes! Just an awesome movie about a family of superheroes, but in true Pixar fashion they throw in the human element of emotions that we can all relate to (not feeling special, feeling stifled, etc...) and wrapped in a non-cheesy endorsement of family togetherness. It's just great.

Another movie that's just plain good, a real excellent showcase of Pixar's storytelling prowess. The premise (a man sets off for South America in his house supported by a bunch of balloons) sound silly and ridiculous, yet it makes complete sense in the film. The movie could easily have been weak or cheap, but a solid story and emotional and human characters anchor it.

I don't know why I like this film so much, I just do. It's just...really, really good. Great songs, fantastic animation, great characters. It's just a really good film that I can't fathom anyone not having seen.

This is the Disney film most people forget. And that's a shame because its really a fantastic film. Very solid with well-written characters and an interesting story. It's also very well-animated and the final 'fight' sequence is quite amazing to watch.

Definitely my favorite classic Disney feature, its hard not to love Alice in Wonderland. Maybe its because it was my mother's favorite and thus I was more inclined toward it. Or maybe its just a great, manic film with lovely animation and crazy characters.

For a long time, no one knew this was a Disney picture (since its technically Touchstone, but that -is- Disney). In fact, Disney seemed to ignore it for years until it became popular and then suddenly its all over their theme parks. Not that I'm complaining, I love that its getting recognition. It's a really charming movie, arguably one of Tim Burton's best films. Granted, I'm a sucker for horror themes and this is just a blast for a horror and animation fan to watch, given how rare horror animations are.

Bolt surprised me when I first saw it. I thought that a 3D animated Disney film not produced by Pixar would bomb (kind of like The Wild). However, I fell in love with the film and found it to be a solid movie in its own right. Likeable characters and an interesting storyline make it easy to watch this film over and over.

This movie is really amazing. The artwork, especially the landscape(cityscape?), is gorgeous. The characters (for the most part) are interesting and human, as far as animated films go. It's also one of the most dark Disney films, given the overall themes, the fact that the villain is driven in part by lust, and the fact that the hero doesn't get the girl. It's really very good. But the gargoyles really bring down the movie. It would be so much better without them.