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dear google docs,

please stop trying to correct "Duchess" to "the Duchess" every time. i am writing about the aristocats.

#in case anyone is wondering how my reviews are going

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The Sword in the Stone (1963)

The Sword in the Stone is a rather odd movie in the Silver Age of Disney Animation. This movie was released in 1963 and has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 67%, the lowest for this era. It feels really out of place in this era, but nevertheless exists.

The Sword in the Stone is a complicated movie that, outside of animation style, does not feel particularly fitting for this era of Walt Disney animation. The beginning and end of the film have a sense of coordination and direction but the actual plot at the center of the movie lacks direction and consistency. Merlin and Archimedes are loveable characters, but no one else really has this level of appeal. That being said, the movie is rather funny and has a lot of enjoyable pop culture references despite it being almost sixty years old. However, one of the three lessons Merlin tries to teach Arthur feels very inappropriate. According to the Wiki page, the scene with the squirrels is supposed to be representative of male-female relationships in society, but overall it just feels very predatory, even more so when you realize that Arthur is a young boy being flirted with by an older squirrel. None of this is funny or interesting nor does it do anything for the plot. It just feels like a forced narrative about heteronormativity that also pushes a predator-prey dynamic in relationships which is pretty harmful considering this movie is intended for younger audiences with little to no media literacy. Beyond this concerning scene there are some other issues with the film that are less troubling. As previously mentioned, the plot progresses with little stability. Another bothersome aspect of this is that Madam Mim, the main antagonist of this film, is not introduced until the last twenty minutes of the movie and has little to no impact despite being the villain. I will note that this movie utilizes the same sketch-heavy animation and artstyle seen in One Hundred and One Dalmatians that I absolutely love. In conclusion, The Sword in the Stone is not an absolutely horrific movie like Peter Pan or Lady and the Tramp, but it is also exceptionally drab and meaningless in comparison to Cinderella and One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Overall, The Sword in the Stone receives 3.5 out of 10 stars, an unsurprisingly disappointing score reminiscent of a disappointing movie. Points were deducted for poor plot, poor characterization, insignificance and overall bad timing of Madam Mim’s appearance, as well as the whole scene with the squirrels. The Sword in the Stone maintained a half point as the music was okay and fit what was going on. To no surprise, the movie does not pass the Bechdel Test and loses an additional point for this.

Summary of the film under the cut.

The Sword in the Stone begins by opening a fairytale book and telling the story of a time when England had no king. A miracle came from the sky in the form of a sword in an anvil which can only be pulled by England’s rightful ruler. However, no one can successfully pull the sword from the stone. Much later, a wizard, Merlin, and his talking owl, Archimedes, are speculating who Merlin’s future pupil will be. Archimedes does not believe Merlin and brushes him off, but Merlin is sure a young boy is on his way to their cabin right that instant. Meanwhile, a boy named Arthur, typically referred to as “Wart,” and a young man named Kay are seen hunting in a meadow. Arthur messes up Kay’s shot on a deer, which then infuriates him. Arthur promises to retrieve the arrow from the dangerous woods. While on this mission, a wolf follows him around and attempts to eat him, but is continuously unsuccessful. This bit plays for most of the remainder of the film. Arthur falls through the roof of Merlin’s cottage, and Merlin begins to bombard him with the importance of education. When Arthur informs him that he is learning to be a squire and needs to work on his chores, Merlin magically packs up his whole cabin into one suitcase and they head off. Initially they start in the wrong direction but then turn around and wind up at Sir Ector’s castle. Ector is Kay’s father and Arthur’s foster father, although he treats the latter as a servant more so than a son. Merlin is appalled by Ector’s behavior, especially since he keeps calling him “Marvin,” but decides to stay so he can train Arthur. He is put up in a crumbling tower on the side of the castle. One of Ector’s friends, Sir Pellinore, visits and informs him that an annual competition will be used to determine the next king of England. Ector decides that he wants Kay to win and become king, so they start training the following day. Arthur helps Kay with his jousting training, but Merlin has other ideas. He turns Arthur into a fish and the two of them swim along together. They are then chased by a hungry pike, and Merlin teaches Arthur to use his brains over his brawn to outsmart it. Arthur struggles nevertheless and leaps from the water, getting help from Archimedes and flopping onto the shore. Merlin turns him back into a human just as Ector is looking for him. He instructs Arthur to clean the dishes, but there are hundreds of them. Merlin decides to create a magical cleaning system in order to get Arthur out of his chores.

Then they explore the forest, magically transformed into squirrels. While jumping from branch to branch Arthur runs into a female squirrel who refuses to let him go despite his protests. At first this amuses Merlin but then the same thing happens to him. The two of them turn back into humans, which frightens the female squirrels and upsets them. Ector claims that Merlin has been using black magic, and punishes Arthur for associating with him, but they continue their lessons anyways. In his free time Arthur convinces Merlin to let him learn how to fly, and Merlin turns him into a little bird. While Archimedes is helping him get acquainted with the new concept, a hawk tries to eat him, and he dives towards the ground to save himself. He ends up falling through the chimney of a woman’s cottage. The woman who lives in the cottage is named Madam Mim, and she is playing a card game when she notices the young boy, who is still a bird, in her house. Mim is excited to have a guest and proclaims she is the greatest wizard of all time, to which Arthur disagrees and says Merlin is superior. She wants to play games with Arthur, and chases him around her house in the form of a cat. Merlin shows up and challenges Mim to a duel, freeing Arthur from this torment. Mim, who is known to be a trickster, creates a set of rules for them to follow: no minerals or vegetables (inanimate objects), no disappearing, and no imaginary creatures like pink dragons. The two of them fight, turning into a variety of animals before Mim breaks her third rule by turning into a dragon and trying to set Merlin on fire. Merlin protests against this but she claims it is okay because she is a purple dragon and not a pink one. Then Merlin turns himself into a disease and infects Mim with it. She is bedridden, and Merlin, Arthur, and Archimedes go along their way. When they return, Arthur becomes Kay’s squire after he is knighted because his other squire got sick. Merlin disapproves of this and leaves for Bermuda. At Christmas, just before the competition to determine the rightful king, Ector asks Arthur to get a sword for Kay, and Arthur brings him the Sword in the Stone. When Ector realizes that it was the Sword in the Stone, he announces it to everyone. The Sword is returned to the Stone, and then everyone nearby bickers over who should be the first to try and retrieve it. Pellinore claims loudly that Arthur should try, and Arthur successfully pulls the Sword from the Stone. He then becomes king, and everyone is very proud of him. He can be seen in a large throne room with no one except Archimedes, and every time he tries to leave a mob of people continuously cheer him. Merlin shows up, back from Bermuda (presumably 1960s Bermuda), and very proud of Arthur’s accomplishment. He tells him he will do great things in life.

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This is old as hell but the treasure planet fandom on Instagram is dead and it seems pretty alive here

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Old drawing of Captain Amelia :D

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jimmy boy :)

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Treasure Planet dump 💙 One of my faves!

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Well, now that's a bit more like it! The most beautiful creature on four legs.

101 Dalmatians (1961) Dir. Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi & Wolfgang Reitherman

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DISNEY + cats 1. Figaro, Pinocchio (1940) 2. Lucifer, Cinderella (1950) 3. Dinah, Alice in Wonderland (1951) 4. The Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland (1951) 5. Sergeant Tibbs, 101 Dalmatians (1961) 6. Marie, Toulouse & Berlioz, The Aristocats (1970) 7. Duchess & Thomas O'Malley, The Aristocats (1970) 8. Rufus, The Rescuers (1977) 9. Felicia, The Great Mouse Detective (1986) 10. Oliver, Oliver and Company (1988) 11. Yzma, The Emperors New Groove (2000) 12. Mittens, Bolt (2008) 13. Charlotte's kitten, The Princess and the Frog (2009) 14. Mochi, Big Hero 6, (2014) 15. Mr Mittens, Soul (2020) 16. Sox, Lightyear (2022)

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First art of six fanarts. It was so nice to draw Tinker Bell, probably because I love fairies.

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oh to have a fraction of the swag the average background character in sleeping beauty does

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Ratatouille (2007) dir. Brad Bird + Paris Collection  ↳ release date: June 29, 2007 | Happy 16th anniversary!

In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgement. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. The bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when a critic truly risks something and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends.

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Tiana by Cristina Gomez

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Who’da thunk several decades later i’d be back on my TLM obsession.

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One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a fanciful family film, released in 1961, and holding a Rotten Tomatoes score of 98%. It is based on the 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, written by Dodie Smith. This movie is the first thus far to noticeably derive characterization, animation, and additional work from other Walt Disney Animated Feature Films (that are not particularly and intentionally connected to this film).

One Hundred and One Dalmatians was an absolute pleasure to watch. It is a great family film with decent pacing and wonderful energy. The introduction is a bit long, but this is made up for with its upbeat tone and continuous anticipation. The characters are all rather likable and distinct, which is impressive considering the abundance of Dalmatian puppies as the title implies. The musical fanfare, while only having one particular “stand out” piece, also pulls the movie together. Another noticeable aspect of the film is the inclusion of previous character design and animation from Lady and the Tramp. Jock, Peg, Bull, Tramp, and Lady all make cameos, and the bloodhound is clearly designed reminiscent of Trusty. I loved this! Although, I would say my favorite thing about One Hundred and One Dalmatians is the background artwork and the animation style. The background art is reminiscent of a coffee shop painting, consisting of a multitude of sketches and abstract colors that clearly reveal the shape of buildings and scenes, but are not directly attached to realism. Additionally, the characters are animated with an artstyle that heavily emphasizes sketches, bringing them to life while simultaneously emphasizing the work of the artist. This is something I am particularly fond of, and it continues throughout the rest of the Silver Age and into the Bronze Age. My only qualm with this movie is one line that the truck driver says in the second to final scene in which he calls Cruella a “crazy woman driver.” Initially, this comes off as sexist, but considering Cruella’s actions during this scene, I think it is an appropriate description; she follows him around at high speeds while trying to chase him off the road because there are an excessive amount of Dalmatians in the back of the vehicle.

In conclusion, One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a fantastic movie. Overall, One Hundred and One Dalmatians receives 10 out of 10 stars, a perfect score, and the first 100% given with no deductions! This movie has great animation, design, characterization, and storyline with minimal to nearly nonexistent bothersome components. As previously mentioned, the music is appropriately festive and jazzy, and the song “Cruella De Vil” is a definite hit. This movie also passes the Bechdel Test.

Summary of the film under the cut.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians begins with an opening credit sequence composed of a myriad of dots, dogs, and funky animation transitions. Then the movie switches to a narration, which you are initially led to believe is from the perspective of a young musician named Roger. The narrator is actually his dog, Pongo. Pongo is ranting about how he and Roger are both bachelors, and they live a very lonely life because of it. He then tries to find a suitable pair of mates for the two of them, spotting a female Dalmatian and her owner. He tries to persuade Roger to follow them to the park, but Roger does not finish working until five in the afternoon. Pongo messes with the clock to reflect this time, and off they go. Pongo then proceeds to search the entire park for the woman and her Dalmatian. When he finds them he is insistent that she and Roger meet, and twists his leash around the two of them, binding them together and tripping them. They fall into the pond, and the woman is initially mad at Roger and Pongo, but later the two of them laugh about it. The scene then cuts to the woman, Anita, and Roger getting married. Pongo and the other Dalmatian, Perdita, watch on. Later Pongo and Perdita are talking about expecting puppies while Roger is working on a song. Then a friend of Anita’s from school, Cruella de Vil, comes over. She is excited about the arrival of the puppies and talks about how much she loves wearing animal fur. She also insults Roger and Anita’s marriage, thinking Anita can do better. After she leaves, Roger dances with Anita to his new song, the lyrics inspired by Cruella de Vil and how awful she is. After a few weeks, Perdita gives birth to fifteen puppies. One of them almost does not make it, but Roger manages to revive him. Then Cruella storms in insisting that Anita and Roger sell her all fifteen puppies, willing to pay twice of what they are worth. They retort that the puppies are not for sale. Then Cruella looks at one and notices that it is white, with no spots. She proceeds to insult the puppies, calling them ugly white rats. After Anita explains that they will get their spots in about a week or so, Cruella once again tries to convince them to hand over the puppies. However, Roger is more than ever insistent upon keeping them and throws Cruella out of the house. After the puppies have gotten their spots, they are seen watching television with their parents. Pongo and Perdita urge them to go to bed, and then they leave to go on a late night walk with Roger and Anita. Their housekeeper, Nanny, is at home with the puppies. Two men in a car down the block have been watching Roger and Anita. Their names are Jasper and Horace. They approach the house when the couple are gone and insist upon Nanny that they are electricians there to perform a mandatory inspection. They push their way into the house, and Nanny thinks they stole the good silver when they leave. However, they have actually stolen the puppies. This is devastating for everyone in the family, and gets put in multiple papers. Cruella sees this and calls Anita to give her sympathies despite being the main suspect in the case. Pongo and Perdita decide that because Scotland Yard cannot find the puppies, it should be up to them to rescue their puppies. They want to utilize the “Twilight Bark,” an underground dog communications system. The two of them head out with Roger and Anita where Pongo begins barking frantically. Roger tries to stop him, but his message still gets out to a Great Dane. The Great Dane then passes the message throughout London and into the English countryside to a bloodhound named Towser. Towser then howls the message over to a peculiar trio: a horse named Captain, a sheepdog named Colonel, and a cat named Sergeant Tibbs. After discerning the message, they remember that the old DeVil estate currently has a large amount of spotted puppies. Tibbs goes to investigate, and he discovers Jasper and Horace sitting in a room with ninety-nine Dalmatian puppies. One of the puppies tells Tibbs that all of them were purchased from pet stores except for fifteen of them that have collars. The camera pans over to the fifteen missing puppies watching television. Tibbs reports his findings back to Colonel, who then spreads the word once again via the Twilight Bark. Pongo and Perdita hear the news and go searching for their children. Tibbs returns to the estate, and Cruella shows up and demands that Jasper and Horace kill and skin the puppies that night as everyone is becoming rather suspicious of her. Learning about the puppies’ fate, Tibbs instructs them all to escape, but Jasper and Horace notice and chase after the puppies. The one hundred animals run around the house, continuously hiding from Cruella’s henchmen when Pongo and Perdita show up. The two of them fight off Jasper and Horace long enough for the puppies and Tibbs to escape. They make it back to the barn in which Captain, Colonel, and Tibbs live, but the evil duo catch up. The barn residents try to fight them off while Pongo, Perdita, and the puppies escape once again. They continue to travel through the England snow, struggling to stay together and keep warm. Meanwhile, Jasper, Horace, and now Cruella are chasing them throughout the countryside. The Twilight Bark has effectively gotten the word out to all of the dogs, which continuously try to help what is referred to as “the Pongos” on their journey. A Collie offers the Pongos a stay in his barn alongside some of the cows. While staying there, Pongo and Perdita decide to keep and raise all ninety-nine Dalmatian puppies as their own once they return home. Their next stop is in a small town where a black Labrador Retriever has scheduled to transport them home on a truck. However, the Cruella and her henchmen have arrived in the town and have almost caught the Pongos. In order to escape, the one hundred and one Dalmatians disguise themselves as Labradors using soot. They narrowly make it out of the town, but Cruella is onto them. She continuously tries to push the truck driver off the road with her own car, but fails and her attempts are further hindered by Jasper and Horace. The three of them end up crashing, but the truck transporting the dogs arrives safely to London. Roger and Anita reunite with their missing seventeen dogs as well as the new eighty-four.

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Milo & Kida

in Atlantis: The Lost Empire

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THE ARISTOCATS. (1970) dir. Wolfgang Reitherman

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MEGARA :  hercules ( 1998 animated series )

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