The Lion King (1994)
Dec 31, 2001Disney Animation/Talking Animals
One of the best films to come out of Disney's animation renaissance during the 1990s, this uses all the studio as its disposal to create a work that is epic in its scope
Irene Mecchi
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
May 5, 2003Ugly Teenager/Disney Animation
A Disney animated film that turns Victor Hugo's classic oft-filmed novel about Quasimodo, a misshapen figure of pity, into a slightly ugly teenager who now comes accompanied by talking gargoyles
Hercules (1997)
Apr 19, 2007Disney Animation/Greek Mythology
Disney animated film from the same duo behind Aladdin. As with that film, the Greek myths are subjected to an annoying barrage of hip modern jokes and pop culture references
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Jan 3, 2000Disney Animation and Music Anthology
Disney's sequel to Fantasia comes weighted with a sense of its own self-importance - the first theatrical release of the new millennium. However, it fails to produce much that has the stature of the original
Brave (2012)
Jun 21, 2012Pixar Animation/Animal Transformation
A real head-scratcher from Pixar that seems to have been pitched as a cross between Braveheart and Disney's Brother Bear. The usual Pixar humour and polish makes for a mostly amiable film but never lifts the show out of a lame duck premise
Strange Magic (2015)
Feb 6, 2015Animation/World of Fairies
George Lucas's venture into animation was critically pilloried. It's not bad, just no different from a formula film like Rise of the Guardians or Epic. From the man who made Star Wars, you had higher expectations
The Lion King (2019)
Oct 19, 2019Disney Live-Action Remake/Talking Animals
Jon Favreau had success recreating The Jungle Book in live-action with CGI animals and does the same with The Lion King - only to produce an exacting, lifeless replication missing the charms of the original