Please, Disney/Pixar -- No More Toy Storys

You need to quit while you're a head.

But look who I'm talking to. Disney… They see money and they'll do anything to get to it regardless of reputation.

Tom Hanks is currently promoting his new movie Larry Crowne with Julia Roberts. While being interviewed, he said that he thinks a fourth Toy Story is coming and they're working on it now.

I thought the 3rd one was going to be the last one, Disney? Even the toys seemed to think it was over. They were (spoiler alert) past on to a new owner and left Andy. Audiences were sad to see it end. It was a bittersweet ending and it was perfect. We've excepted that Toy Story was concluded, but now you're saying you want to make another? Ugh.

Where is Pixar in this? I was under the impression that Pixar was against sequels, but now all of a sudden they seem to be loving them.

Disney/Pixar movies are known to be the best in animation. At least that's what I think. They all have original and solid stories and do extremely well at the box office. Every single Pixar film has been nominated for an Academy Award (only 8 were nominated for Best Animated Feature because that category was added in 2004, they won 6; 2 Pixar films were nominated for Best Picture).

Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, WALL-E, Ratatouille, and Up are all the original works of Pixar. Each year, Pixar puts out one film. This year Cars 2 came out. Next year, Pixar will be putting out another original called Brave about a Scottish warrior. Then Pixar will be putting out a prequel to Monsters, Inc. entitled Monster University, as said, another Toy Story, and they're throwing around the idea of an Incredibles sequel. Personally, I didn't care for Cars. It's my least favorite and it had little potential - story-wise - for a sequel. I always thought that The Incredibles would have successful sequels. The first movie even sets up for one.

I'm getting off track. Regardless, Pixar puts out great movie. I trust them to do amazing sequels like the Toy Story's. I just don't want that to be their thing. Sequels can only go so far before they become old. One of the reasons that Toy Story 3 did so well was because there was a 11 year gap between 2 and 3.

Disney needs to stop focusing on the merchandising aspect and thinking with their wallets. I understand that's how business works. But eventually, things get old and over done. I don't believe Toy Story is that way since Toy Story is forever, but Toy Story had an amazing conclusion and should be left alone. If they do choose to continue, it needs to be done tastefully.

Thanks for reading my ramblings. :)

Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Warning: May contain spoilers. You've been warned.

(out of four stars)

I have so much to say about this movie and I don't even know where to start or how to organize what I want to say so I'm sorry if my writing about this movie is a little bi-polar.

The movie was good. It had good action, a lot of Johnny, and the Pirates supernatural-mentality that we've all become accustom to.

Let's start with the story. Basically it picks up some time after Pirates 3. It is unclear how much longer, but long enough for Barbossa to become part of the Royal navy. And before you ask

there was absolutely no reference to Will and Elizabeth (Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley) in this movie.

Jack travels to London to find the person who has been impersonating him in order to find a crew searching for the Fountain of Youth. He finds Gibbs and rescues him before being brought in front of Uncle Vernon King George and finds out that Barbossa is working for King George and is in search of the Fountain of Youth. The King requires that the English find it before the Spanish. Jack escapes from the King and employment from Barbossa and finds the impersonator. It turns out to be a former love of Jack's, Angelica played by Penelope Crúz. She turns out to be the daughter of the evil pirate Blackbeard who is searching for the Fountain of Youth to prevent some dumb prophecy about being killed by a one-legged man. Oh, that reminds me, Barbossa now has one leg and lost the Black Pearl to Blackbeard who shrunk it with magic and put it in a bottle. How ironic.

Jack is now aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's ship which he controls telepathically with his sword, as a member of his crew. They're in search of a mermaid whose tears are required for the ritual that coincides with the Fountain of Youth. They manage to catch one and it falls in love with a rebellious member of Blackbeard's crew which creates a cute little side story. In the end, they all make it to the Fountain - Barbossa's English crew and the Spanish included - and a fight begins. Barbossa stabs Blackbeard, taking Blackbeard's sword, while Jack is preparing the chalices for the ritual. The plan originally is for Angelica to give her life for her father to survive, since the ritual requires a sacrificed life. Jack tricks them into drinking the wrong chalices killing Blackbeard while Angelica survives. The End. Oh and then Jack abandons Angelica on the island that he was left on by Barbossa.

So like I said, the movie had great action scenes, but that was most of the movie. Many of the scenes were unnecessarily long on top of being unnecessary. Sadly there was no action scene as epic as the Kraken in Pirates 2 or the Maelstrom in Pirates 3. I found the action similar to that of the first one, so it wasn't terrible. The fight at the King's Palace killed me though; how he found while trying to get a hold of the pastry. Kind of lame and pointless.

I am not a fan of Penelope Crúz so even before the movie was released, I was worried. She didn't really do anything for me. AND it really didn't help that she was pregnant. We hardly ever saw her body and when we did, it was a stand-in played by her sister. So a lot of the movie was close-ups of actors meaning above the stomach which is very unlike Pirates movies.

I didn't like that Barbossa's leg was cut off and I hate that the trailers for the movie steered us wrong. They cut the trailer together to make us think that Blackbeard was the one-legged pirate. Now, if Barbossa's character returns for future films, he'll always have one leg which I don't care for.

I loved the missionary, Phillip, but I'm disappointed he didn't have a larger part. I also loved the little love side-story that was going on between him and the mermaid. I wish they had embellished that a little more. They also didn't really give them an ending.

I was disappointed that the Black Pearl wasn't a huge part of the movie. And why the hell was it in a bottle? And why the hell did this movie have zombies?! I'm sorry I'm being so picky. I just had very high expectations for this movie and I tried going in unbiased and open-minded. I'm sorry if the negatives are outweighing the positives.

I also really had a problem with Richard Griffiths being in this movie. If you don't know he plays Harry Potter's Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter series and I just thought it was bizarre to take a iconic character from one series and stick him into another movie filled with iconic characters. For some reason I found it weird and didn't much care for it.

As a stand alone movie, I thought that On Stranger Tides was pretty good. If I were compare it to the other Pirates movies, I would say that if the original trilogy were the American Pie trilogy, then On Stranger Tides would be the Naked Mile or Band Camp. Why? Because something felt… off. It didn't feel like a regular Pirates movie; it was missing something and I haven't yet decided what that something is.

How would I have made this movie differently? Made it longer, included the Black Pearl, no zombies, no behind-the-scenes pregnant leading lady, larger love story, and no cheesy 3D shots. That's just a start too. I could be way more pickier.

So yes, On Stranger Tides, is a good movie although you think I'm lying based on my pickiness. It had its flaws, but it was still very entertaining. Could you wait for it on DVD? I suppose. If you do see it in theaters, don't see it in 3D. I didn't, but I can imagine it would be hard to tell what's going on. Besides 3D sucks. :) Do I want to see more Pirates movies? Yes, I do. I can't live without them at this point and now I know to be more open-minded. They could also do a better part on their end though. ;)

I do recommend seeing it however, but just enjoy it and take it as it is.

ABC's new Charlie's Angels series looks good!

Check out the above video which is an extended promo of ABC's newest and highly anticipated series, Charlie's Angels!

It looks good, right? I'm hoping that it survives its first season. The first and second seasons of a series is crucial to its survival.

If you didn't notice Drew Barrymore is producing it. So it has a lot of potential. Drew Barrymore also produced the 2 movies. What would you choose? A third movie or a television series? Personally, I'm all for the third movie. I've actually been praying to the movie god for one, but I guess a television series will temporarily fill that empty angel-less hole in my heart.

It looks good, I hope it survives.

Disney, make Roger Rabbit 2 already!

I wonder… If you were in Walt Disney World with your children and you said "ooh, look, it's Roger Rabbit!" how would they respond? Back up, let's clarify that this is totally hypothetical, since the chances of you actually seeing Roger Rabbit in costume anymore is extremely rare. In my hypothetical world, children would obviously today respond, "who?"

Roger Rabbit made his debut in 1988 in Disney and Amblin's Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Following the films critical and financial success, Roger Rabbit appeared in a few animated shorts which usually also starred Baby Herman (you know, the baby with the low voice and smokes cigars). But, apart from his movie, short cartoons, and other small appearances, Roger Rabbit has been one of Disney low-key toon-celebrities. But why? His movie was a hit and it made him big enough to be one of Disney's most iconic characters of that time.

Following the original movie, Disney and Steven Spielberg (co-founder of Amblin) had planned a prequel titled Roger Rabbit: The Toon Platoon. In the movie, we meet Roger as he searches for his mother. He meets his future wife, Jessica, and she is kidnapped and forced to make pro-Nazi broadcasts in Germany. Roger and his human companion would then travel to Nazi-occupied Europe to save her. They'd save her and Roger would finally be reunited with his mother and his father, Bugs Bunny…. somehow. Sadly, this movie would've gone direct-to-video.

After this failed, they changed the title to Who Discovered Roger Rabbit? and had it tossed around for rewrites. Spielberg dropped out after "deciding he could not satirize Nazis after directing Schindler's List." In 1998 (shortly after the release of Space Jam, conveniently), test footage for 'Who Discovered' was shot at a Disney animation unit in Disney World. This test footage was a combination of live-action, animation, and CGI that Disney did not care for. A second test featured the Toons completely in CGI. When the estimated budget escalated $100 million, then-CEO Michael Eisner cancelled production. What I don't understand is the first film had a budget of $70 million ten years earlier and became a record-breaking production budget at the time. It was also a financial success. You'd think they'd splurge a little on the sequel if they knew it would be a sure-fire hit.

It seemed as though all hope for Roger Rabbit 2 was lost. But then…

In 2007, producer of the original, Frank Marshall, said he was "open" to the idea of a sequel and in 2009, original director Robert Zemeckis said he was still interested. Then in 2010, original associate producer Don Hahn confirmed the sequel's production. Yay. According to Wikipedia (yes, I at times trust Wiki), a new script is being developed and the movie will be shot traditionally like the original using only 2D animation. Bob Hoskins claims he's too old to return. I say, whatever. Cameo?

Well, now it's 2011 and still no word. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2" does have it's own page on IMDb.com which is slightly promising, but so did Jurassic Park 4 and it no longer has one.

My personal belief is that sequels that come out long after the original, tend to make a big impression. Examples, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (I stand by that), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Terminator 2, 3, & 4, SCRE4M, Tron: Legacy, Batman Begins, Superman Returns, Toy Story 3, etc. Whether or not you actually care for any of those movies doesn't matter. You cannot deny that, at the time of their release, the studios made a BIG spectacle of their release.

If you haven't picked up on it yet, I really want a second Roger Rabbit film to be made. The original was a classic Disney film and still is for me. It was based off the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf set in the 1940s and featured traditional animation on top of live-action. It's not the typical cookie-cutter Disney movie and that's what I like about it. Disney, let's get this done!

Blu-Ray is Evil! A DVD Collector's Nightmare!

So if you follow me on Twitter, I'm sure you noticed that I got really upset on Tuesday when I went out purchase Tron: Legacy.

@Disney I fucking hate you. You only put Tron out on DVD in a single disc version with the ugly cover. I want 2 disc in DVD packaging. Asses

Ugh. You people have no idea how pissed I am that @Disney solely makes their Bluray cases looks pretty and doesn't care about DVD collectors

Yeah, I was very upset. And I feel I have a right to be. If Twitter were to allow more than 140 characters, those rants would have been MUCH longer!

I've been collecting movies for over 3 years now. I want to say I started when I was in high school. My collection has gotten extreme; movies are just piled everywhere in my room. I'm very proud of my collection. I'm proud of the amount and I'm proud of the way it looks. All the cases are the same and look beautiful. I'd even buy a movie version based on it's case. For example, pictured are the covers for the Dark Knight DVDs. One is the single disc version, the other is the two-disc version. Which one looks better? Obviously the two-disc with the bike pictured on it is way more epic. So my purchases really depend on a lot of things.

When HDDVDs and Blu-ray discs came around, I was fine with it. I thought it was pointless, but as long as it didn't interrupt my collecting, I was fine with their presence. I'm not a high-def fan. I don't believe it's necessary unless you're watching a movie like Titanic, Avatar, Harry Potter, Pirates, or Lord of the Rings. Blu-ray eventually won the battle, which I was bummed about because I don't really understand what "blu-ray" means… at least HDDVD makes sense - High Definition DVD. So, whatever, they won… now we have Blu-rays and DVDs.

With blu-rays slowly (and very slowly) becoming popular, DVDs are like dirt cheap now (yay me) while they charge up to $30 for blu-rays. Still… I think it's pointless. Occasionally they'll release a special version where you can purchase both the blu-ray and DVD in one case (and sometimes throw in a bonus disc or digital copy). Clever. It's a smart way for companies to try get consumers to start purchasing blu-rays.

Now, companies (for the most part at this point, Disney) doesn't care about DVDs because they don't cost as much as blu-rays. If you get people to convert to blu-ray, you can charge them whatever you want because high definition is the "in" thing right now aside from 3D.

So this is where my problem comes in. Here's my story:

I loved Tron: Legacy. I thought it was an awesome, epic movie and I could wait to buy it on DVD. I already have the first one on DVD so obviously I need the second one. I go to Target (yeah, although I've been promoting it's boycott) to buy it and what I find makes me as DVD collector want to cry. Disney released a single-disc DVD version, a blu-ray + DVD version, and a blu-ray, DVD, 3D DVD, + digital copy version. The single-disc DVD version is in the regular DVD packaging that matches all the rest of my DVD cases, but it has the most ugly, generic cover in the world and that's it. Nothing special about it. The other two versions are in the blu-ray packaging which is shorter and thinner than a regular DVD case. The cover of the blu-ray versions matches the epic-ness of the movie. They even went all out to add that box cover to slide over the case.

This is when my heart breaks. I want a DVD version in the DVD-sized case, but I want the awesome cover that comes with the blu-ray versions. I would buy the blu-ray + DVD version if it was in a DVD-sized case. Disney has been releasing their "Diamond Editions" of their classic animated movies where they give you a blu-ray disc and a DVD disc in a single box. The best part about their Diamond Edition is that they release it in DVD packaging and blu-ray packaging. Everybody wins.

I'm really upset about this and I'm sure a lot of you find it stupid. But I'm really passionate about my DVDs. What I'm most nervous about is going down next week… Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Imagine this scenario… Harry Potter movies have been coming out since 2001 (before blu-rays and HDDVDs ever came about) and you've boughten each one in the Two-Disc Collector's Edition in the standard DVD packaging. Blu-rays are on the rise and DVDs are slowly becoming a minority. Up to this point, you've collected the six released Harry Potter movies in that style of packaging. 2 discs, DVD packaging. Part I is released and they only manufacture a single-disc version in DVD packaging with a generic cover and then a single-disc blu-ray version and a 2-disc blu-ray + DVD version. So now you must pick: single-disc DVD in generic, boring DVD packaging, or blu-ray version (when you don't even have a blu-ray player) in blu-ray packaging that doesn't match the rest of your movie collection. A nightmare.

We'll have to see what happens next week when Harry Potter: Part I is released. You'll be able to tell by my tweets if I got what I wanted. Wish me luck...

Pirates 4 Posters released

May is almost here!! :)

Captain Jack's Super Spot

A teaser for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Super Bowl spot!

Movie Review: TRON Legacy

Warning: May contain spoilers. You've been warned.

(out of four stars)

Wow. Just wow, Disney. I did not expect that to be so amazing.

I heard mixed reviews prior to seeing the movie (mostly positive) and they actually got me really excited and eager to see it.

I saw the first TRON less than a year ago and it was somewhat confusing for me. I liked it, but it was a little confusing. And it usually is confusing when you're trying to explain a new world or dimension (especially in the early 80s with premature "visual effects"). This movie helped with that. They had flashback to when things were created and how the grid came to be. Two of the actors (one of which is obviously Jeff Bridges) from the original even returned for the sequel, which I liked.

The bike scene, as predicted, was amazing, but I like how they didn't make that the most important thing in the movie. It was awesome to watch, but they got that over with within the first 30 minutes of being on the grid. There was more important things to be covered. But it's still an awesome scene.

I thought the story was good and made sense. I loved the young actors, Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund. I really liked that they made the character of Sam older (he was 27) because it made this movie seem more grown up. How typical would it have been for Disney to put some naive teenager in there. Been there done that.

The visual effects were amazing. I'll admit I did get a headache from all of the bright lights mixed with the 3D, but it was worth it. The world was just so cool and creative.

The ending was epic and I thought it was a perfect ending for this movie, although I don't feel like it opens up for sequel potential with these characters. I'm sure they could think of something though. If you don't already know, they are currently writing a TRON 3 (doubt it'll keep that title), but whats better is that it is expected to be the first movie of a new trilogy. Kinda like how On Stranger Tides is the first of a new trilogy for the Pirates saga, or Terminator Salvation was for… well, Terminator.

I can't wait. If they do it right, this series will be epic.

Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Warning: May contain spoilers. You've been warned.

(out of four stars)

I'll confess that I went into this movie thinking that it would totally fail as a Narnia film since Disney sold out and gave it to 20th Century Fox, but I was wrong, but that doesn't mean it was great.

I haven't read the book yet so I won't be able to compare the book to the movie.

What I complained about the most with the other two movies was their lack of blood or action violence. Both movies have battle scenes, but I felt that their battles were toned down for the family audiences. I always felt that Disney grabbed the Narnia series because they were looking for their own Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, which I still believe that, but Disney is also Disney meaning that they'll tone down anything to make it family appropriate. It's called a battle scene, Disney... there will be blood and death and violence.

Anyways, I'm straying... Now that Fox has power over Narnia, they were able to be more flexible with their content. The action scenes were 27 times better, so that was a major plus with me.

I must say I missed Peter (although I hate him) and Susan. I'm glad they made short appearances, but I miss them playing major roles. I was happy to see that Ben Barnes returned as Prince King Caspian and he was a leading role. The cousin was a prick, but sadly I ended up liking him in the end. Typical.

A bad thing is that I felt that the visual effects were done poorly. They weren't up to their usual realistic standard. Aslan and Reepicheep were the only creatures that were up to that standard. Everything else seemed poorly animated including the dragon and the Dawn Treader. This could be because the production budget was $80 million less than Prince Caspian and $40 million less than The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Overall, I enjoyed the movie. I liked and hated certain part's of the 'new direction' Fox is taking. I hope they do continue to make the last of the books into movies. They have a lot of potential, they just need to be made correctly.

And the Golden Globe nominees are in!

Today the nominees for the 2011 Golden Globes were announced! Yay (but not to much yay, since the Oscars are better)! Glee stole the television section with 5 nominations (1 more than last year, adding Chris Colfer to the list of nominees)!

Here are my picks for select categories (regardless if I've seen the movie or not)...

Best Motion Picture Drama - Inception (I would probably consider Black Swan or The Social Network, but I sadly have yet to see them.)

Best Actress: Motion Picture Drama - I'm rooting for Natalie Portman, Halle Berry, and Michelle Williams (but mostly Natalie ;)

Best Actor: Motion Picture Drama - I would be satisfied with any of these actors minus Colin Firth.

Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Alice in Wonderland

Best Actress: Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Emma Stone or Anne Hathaway

Best Actor: Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Johnny Depp, Johnny Depp, or Jake Gyllenhaal. ;)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Mila Kunis, Amy Adams, or Helena Bonham Carter

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Jeremy Renner

Best Animated Film - Toy Story 3, but I'd be content with How To Train Your Dragon

Best Director - Christopher Nolan, of course.

Best Screenplay - Inception

Best Original Score - Inception

Best Television Series Drama - The Good Wife

Best Television Actress Drama - Julianna Margulies (or Piper Perabo).

Best Television Series Comedy or Musical - Glee or Modern Family (interesting that this category has six nominees)

Best Television Actress Comedy or Musical - Lea Michele from Glee

Best Television Supporting Actress - Sofia Vergara from Modern Family

Best Television Supporting Actor - Chris Colfer from Glee or Eric Stonestreet from Modern Family (or Chris Noth from The Good Wife).

The awards will air live on Sunday, January 16th!

To see the full list of nominees, click here!

The First Trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

New Trailer: Winnie The Pooh

I don't know why I'm so intrigued by this. I think it's because I like that Disney is going back to it's original roots. (Thank god!)

Iron Man's Director to take on The Magic Kingdom

This just keeps getting better and better!

It was recently announced that Disney is planning on making a major motion picture based on its iconic theme park, The Magic Kingdom. How? Basically doing a Night at the Museum kind of story.

That's way exciting! I just hope they do Disney World's Magic Kingdom and not Disneyland's. Disneyland's castle is ugly and fat. True.

What makes this more legit is that Iron Man's director Jon Favreau was announced as its director! This thing is really happening! I can't wait.

This is so funny!

And I don't even know why!!

-Sandra Oh as Vice Principal Gupta, The Princess Diaries (2001)

DVD Tuesday! New releases! 11/2

-Toy Story 3

Yup, just this. But I'm happy. Haha.

Cars 2 Teaser!

They released this much earlier than I expected. And I will say now that I don't support this movie. Cars 2? Really? Incredibles 2 would've been SOOOO much better!

Toy Story 3 for Best Picture?

Disney announced that it will campaigning for Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3 to be nominated in the Best Picture category for next years Academy Awards.

Only two animated films have ever been nominated for Best Picture and they were both from Disney: Beauty and the Beast in 1992 and Up in 2010.

With this new 10 Best Picture nominee thing the Academy is doing, it is very likely that this film will be nominated for Best Picture because it was an all-around perfect film. Whether it'll take the Oscar home, I don't know. I guess we'll see!

Good luck Toy Story 3!

My Generation cancelled!

And this is why I don't watch television.

ABC cancelled it's new Thursday night drama, My Generation, which is a mockumentary that follows 10 high school seniors and sees where they end up in ten years, due to poor ratings.

I think if they were to have advertised more and waited maybe a year, this show would've been more successful. Why wait a year? I feel as though people are still adjusting to mockumentary style shows with Modern Family and The Office being to two biggest ones out.

What pisses me off more is that the show was cancelled after two episodes. Same thing happened to The Beautiful Life: TBL last year on the CW. This is why I hate watching new shows: many of them don't succeed. Just when I get into the story, they pull the plug. At least finish out an entire season. You can't just start a story and cut it short right in the middle. This is why I like movies... they at least finish the story. And it's also why I wait til series are completed before getting into them, or at least several seasons in.

It should be illegal for networks to just cut off series like that. I'm done with television.

My Top 15 Disney Villains

I'm now going to countdown my top fifteen villains from Disney films. Make note that 1. Disney / Pixar villains do not apply, and 2. it's my list and I'll do what I want with it. ;) Enjoy.

Basically, I'm just adding the Queen of Hearts to the list because she is a main villain. But she's at the very bottom because I don't much care for her. She is so annoying and just needs to shut up. Stupid bitch!

Voiced by: Verna Felton

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

One of two villains (besides Kaa) in the Jungle Book, the famous tiger doesn't have much screen time compared to the other characters but the way they talk about him builds up your fear of him long with the eerie shots of him stalking in the jungle. He still gives me the creeps.

Voiced by: George Sanders

The Jungle Book (1967)

It's really sad that this movie was so underrated. It is a decent movie, and the villain is pretty up there with the classic Disney villains. It's Disney's first witch-doctor villain who has friends "on the other side." He's freaky as he is, but then he has these even creepier shadows following him around.

Voiced by: Keith David

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

The queen is actually pretty stupid. She's just a heartless bitch. It's when she becomes the old hag. That's when she becomes a creepy villain. To this day, I can't watch the scene where she pitches the apple to Snow White, she's just so creepy and that image of her stays in my mind.

Voiced by: Lucille La Verne

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Basically, you can read my movie review of The Great Mouse Detective to read about Ratigan. In it I say how Ratigan is "smart, vile, heartless, and smooth." He retains this smoothness up until the Big Ben scene where he just becomes a monster. It's pretty intense.

Voiced by: Vincent Price

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

How can you not love Gaston? Everybody loves a good narcissistic Disney villain. Until the end of the movie, he comes off as the cocky quarterback and then he becomes a heartless villain out to kill the one that Belle loves. "Nooo ooonnneee's slick as Gaston... no one's quick as Gaston."

Voiced by: Richard White

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Frollo isn't a very memorable Disney villain, but I feel like he's the most evil. But I think this 'evil' comes from the fact that the things he is shown doing is more vicious than other villains. For example, he keeps a abnormal looking man locked in a tower, he approaches that man with a knife behind his back, he has gypsies executed on-screen in many ways including being burned at the stake. He's just incredibly heartless and violent.

Voiced by: Tony Jay

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

A great villain. One that would even kill his own brother. Oh wait... he did! Scar is the typical brother-of-the-king-that-wants-power. Sadly, he succeeds until Simba returns. Scar has this coolness to him. Basically, picture in your mind the cliché rich, right-winged, southern mother who's daughter brings home some farm boy. That's Scar's type of sinisterness.

Voiced by: Jeremy Irons

The Lion King (1994)

She is the Queen of Disney Villains while the Chernabog from Fantasia (although he doesn't have that big of a part) is the King. She has awesome powers, a pet crow, an army of minions, AND she can turn into a dragon. AWESOMEEE!!

Voiced by: Eleanor Audley

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

This chick is just a bitch witch. I honestly can't put into words what I like about her. There's just something that makes her so unique and fun while being the evil monster that she is. Plus she has the best song in the movie (in my opinion of course).

Voiced by: Pat Carroll

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Devil is in her name. She is just mad and she kills animals for their fur. I don't even think it gets much worse than that. Lol. She's also a smoker, so, naturally, she must be stopped!

Voiced by: Betty Lou Gerson

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

I love Captain Hook in this movie as week as other movies that portray him such as Peter Pan (2003) and Hook. He's a pirates so that gives him a lot of points and he has a hook for a hand so he gets bonus points.

Voiced by: Hans Conried

Peter Pan (1953)

I'll probably lose some credibility for having Yzma so high, but remember that this is my list and I can put it any way I want. Don't like? Make your own. The Emperor's New Groove is also one of my top Disney movies. I think Yzma is such a hilarious character. Her storyline is typical and similar to Scar's, Ursula's, Ratigan's, and the Queen's.

Voiced by: Eartha Kitt

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Ah, the ruthless Jafar. Another one of those character's out for power, but to gain his power, he needs the genie and eventually becomes one himself. Jafar would fall into the smooth category and has a personality very similar to Scar's. He also has a cool staff that he uses to hypnotize people and a smart-ass sidekick, Iago, the parrot.

Voiced by: Jonathan Freeman

Aladdin (1992)

Is anybody surprised like this? I mean what normal person would make Hades their top Disney Villain. But in all honesty, Hades and Jafar are neck and neck. Hades is also a favorite god of mine (along with Poseidon). Unlike Jafar, Hades is funny and comedic.

Voiced by: James Woods

Hercules (1997)

Retro Review: The Great Mouse Detective

Warning: May contain spoilers. You've been warned.

Probably one of Disney's most underrated animated films.

This movie actually used to scare me so much, but I still enjoy it.

Released in 1985, then re-release in 1992, this film sort of spoofs Sherlock Holmes and I realize that more now that Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes has been made. You can see the major similarities between Sherlock and Basil, most notably their knack for observation, assumption, and interconnecting clues. (Plus I also read that "Basil" is one of Sherlock's aliases.)

Now that I'm much older, I understand a lot more of the movie. Such as the plot. When I was younger, I just watched this for the thrill and the animation. But now I understand what actually is going on. I understand the clues and how they are connected to one another. And I can understand what Basil says (he talks very quickly).

The bad guy, Professor Ratigan, is a great villain. He's smart, vile, heartless, and smooth. The real bad guy that used to scare the shit out of me was his side kick, Fidget, a peg-legged bat. Don't laugh. He continuously pops out of everywhere in this movie and his creepy face takes up the whole screen. Scary.

The climactic scene inside and outside of Big Ben is awesome! They actually used CGI to create the complex clock's interior. Pretty cool for 1985. And I love how crazy mad Ratigan goes. He's very terrifying.

If you haven't seen this movie in a long while like me, re-watch it. I'm sure you'll enjoy it more.

And while you watch, be sure to listen to the toy maker's voice. It's Scrooge McDuck!

And if you're wondering, the poster I posted is not the original poster for the movie. The one I've posted is the one for the 1992 re-release.