It is the original full-length animated movie, and helped to launch a media empire. For me it holds up today, um, intermittently?
Tag Archives: Disney
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS (1961)
The cute dog movie that saved Disney animation is this weekend the inspiration for a sympathetic origin story about its villainous puppy murderer.
DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE (1959)
A silly but more charming than you might expect live-action Disney movie involving leprechauns, banshees, and Sean Connery.
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992)
My favorite Christmas movie, bar none, featuring Michael Caine as Scrooge and Gonzo the Great as Charles Dickens.
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)
Halloween decides to take over Christmas in what has become one of my favorites.
A GOOFY MOVIE (1995)
This 1990s animated movie was an afterthought even to its own studio, but has developed something of a cult following since.
TOY STORY (1995)
The first feature-length computer animated movie spawned an entire industry while exploring those perennial kids’ movies themes of obsolescence and existential dread.
MULAN (1998)
The original, animated Mulan stands out as maybe the most “grown up” movie of the “Disney Renaissance.”
