AGXStarseed
Well-Known Member
It's no surprise that Disney has created many great movies that we spent the majority of our childhoods watching again and again from our childhood to our adulthood for the stories, the songs, the characters, the visuals and so on.
While Disney's work today is a lot more mixed in terms of taking on other franchises (such as Star Wars and Marvel), creating the English dubs for Studio Ghibli films, remaking their classic stories into new live action versions and making new movies that are original, we will always have those original 2D animated films that we fell in love with and enjoy from time to time.
However, some of those movies have sequels - the majority of which went Direct-to-Video instead of receiving a cinematic release. What's more, the quality and content could vary dramatically depending on the film.
Sadly, many of these sequels have gained a reputation as some of the worst work that Disney has ever put out, although myself and many other fans who put those films in can happily say that while the majority will never live up to the cinematic originals, there are some 'diamonds in the rough' that are still enjoyable.
So I'd like to know - out of all of Disney's sequels (be they cinematic or direct-to-video/dvd), do you have any favourites and/or any that you like?
I'll start us off with a few I do like, although I will admit I've yet to see all the sequels so my list is far from complete.
1. The Rescuers Down Under: A sequel to the 1977 film, I do think this one is better than the original. The story is good, the visuals are stunning, the music is great, I love the characters and the flying scenes are spectacular; this movie turned a subject matter with little going for it and changed it into an awesome experience, also sadly it didn't do well at the box office when it was released - which I think can be blamed on the fact that it's not a fairy tale and there are no songs in it (outside of John Candy singing along to "Black Slacks").
2. The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: While the first Lion King was basically William Shakespeare's Hamlet but set in Africa and with animals, this one is definitely Romeo and Juliet. Not as good as the original, but still decent and I did like the songs.
3. Bambi II: I actually had no interest in seeing this one until a friend online recommended it. Having watched it, I will admit I liked it a lot - with the film been an interquel that takes place after the first film's most infamous moment and then carries on as we see Bambi bonding with his Father and learning what it means to be a prince while his father learns how to be a parent.
I love how they tried so hard to make it look like the original film, the story is decent enough and the voice actors are good - in particular Patrick Stewart as the voice of the Great Prince (although I can't keep a straight face when I hear him say the line "Bambi! A Prince does not 'woo-hoo'".)
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: I know this one has a lot of problems but it's a guilty pleasure, with my favourite part of the movie been during the Maelstrom battle between the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman (and all that happens inbetween like Jack fighting Davy Jones and Barbossa marrying Will and Elizabeth while fighting off soldiers and the Dutchman's cursed crew).
While Disney's work today is a lot more mixed in terms of taking on other franchises (such as Star Wars and Marvel), creating the English dubs for Studio Ghibli films, remaking their classic stories into new live action versions and making new movies that are original, we will always have those original 2D animated films that we fell in love with and enjoy from time to time.
However, some of those movies have sequels - the majority of which went Direct-to-Video instead of receiving a cinematic release. What's more, the quality and content could vary dramatically depending on the film.
Sadly, many of these sequels have gained a reputation as some of the worst work that Disney has ever put out, although myself and many other fans who put those films in can happily say that while the majority will never live up to the cinematic originals, there are some 'diamonds in the rough' that are still enjoyable.
So I'd like to know - out of all of Disney's sequels (be they cinematic or direct-to-video/dvd), do you have any favourites and/or any that you like?
I'll start us off with a few I do like, although I will admit I've yet to see all the sequels so my list is far from complete.
1. The Rescuers Down Under: A sequel to the 1977 film, I do think this one is better than the original. The story is good, the visuals are stunning, the music is great, I love the characters and the flying scenes are spectacular; this movie turned a subject matter with little going for it and changed it into an awesome experience, also sadly it didn't do well at the box office when it was released - which I think can be blamed on the fact that it's not a fairy tale and there are no songs in it (outside of John Candy singing along to "Black Slacks").
2. The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: While the first Lion King was basically William Shakespeare's Hamlet but set in Africa and with animals, this one is definitely Romeo and Juliet. Not as good as the original, but still decent and I did like the songs.
3. Bambi II: I actually had no interest in seeing this one until a friend online recommended it. Having watched it, I will admit I liked it a lot - with the film been an interquel that takes place after the first film's most infamous moment and then carries on as we see Bambi bonding with his Father and learning what it means to be a prince while his father learns how to be a parent.
I love how they tried so hard to make it look like the original film, the story is decent enough and the voice actors are good - in particular Patrick Stewart as the voice of the Great Prince (although I can't keep a straight face when I hear him say the line "Bambi! A Prince does not 'woo-hoo'".)
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: I know this one has a lot of problems but it's a guilty pleasure, with my favourite part of the movie been during the Maelstrom battle between the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman (and all that happens inbetween like Jack fighting Davy Jones and Barbossa marrying Will and Elizabeth while fighting off soldiers and the Dutchman's cursed crew).
