Sunday, November 22, 2009

10. Beauty & The Beast – CRITICS SAID: 51st. I SAY: Disney brought back the animation film with The Little Mermaid and won a new generation of fans only to lose them in the late 90’s to the computer animation revolution. I can’t fault the strong if forgettable formula Pixar honed in Toy Story et al – watchable for adults, a flight of fancy for kids. But buried in the revolution was the decade’s best animation film, and it’s only true classic – Beauty & the Beast. Sure the other Disney pics are good, Aladdin overwhelmed by Robin Williams for example, and the Pixar movies are perfectly watchable, but Beauty & the Beast is the only one that warms your heart to remember the way Bambi does. Plus it has 2 key great movie elements: a good villain and a good soundtrack.

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