~Trey-Vore

Chad the Cartoon Nut's article on "Is Shrek that great a movie" [link] thread inspired me to list this article.

On June 5, 2008, Yahoo posted their picks for their users' top animated films. This is the list right here:

#30: Bambi (1942)
#29: The Jungle Book (1967)
#28: Sleeping Beauty (1959)
#27: Over the Hedge (2006)
#26: The Simpsons Movie (2007)
#25: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
#24: Ice Age (2002)
#23: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfes (1937)
#22: Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
#21: Mulan (1998)
#20: Peter Pan (1953)
#19: Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
#18: Lady and the Tramp (1955)
#17: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
#16: Princess Mononoke (1997)
#15: Cinderella (1950)
#14: The Little Mermaid (1989)
#13: Enchanted (2007)
#12: Shrek 2 (2004)
#11: Cars (2006)
#10: Monsters, Inc. (2001)
#9: Spirited Away (2002)
#8: Aladdin (1992)
#7: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
#6: Toy Story (1995)
#5: Ratatouille (2007)
#4: Shrek (2001)
#3: The Incredibles (2004)
#2: The Lion King (1994)
#1: Finding Nemo (2003)

I would say that I agree for the most part. I have not seen any of the Japanese anime films (not too big on anime), Over the Hedge or Horton Hears a Who!

I don't think Enchanted (which I also have not seen) belongs here because for the most part it's live action. If we count live-action/animation hybrids, then I'm surprised Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) isn't up there.

I would agree a little more if 101 Dalmatians (1961) and Lilo and Stitch (2002) made the list. Even if it meant Bambi and The Jungle Book were omitted, that would make a stronger list. Bambi doesn't move me the way The Lion King does (Bambi lost his mom, yes, but he still had his dad. Simba was likely to think his mom would have disowned him if she suspected her son killed Mufasa), and The Jungle Book, I think, only is held so highly in regard because it was the final movie Disney himself actually worked on. It is a very fragmented story. I would think 101 Dalmatians and Lilo and Stitch would be more worthy additions.

One more thing I would have done is I'd have rated The Lion King higher than Finding Nemo (Finding Nemo is a little overrated; the story is more meaningful in The Lion King, and it has better cast support).

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