Disney Movies: To See or Not To See

This week I watched Into the Woods mostly because Jenna wanted to see it and because it was a movie by Disney. Not surprisingly, I found out that Jenna wanted to see the movie solely because it was Disney. We are Disney fanatics and want to see everything that the company produces. However, on this occasion, it worked out to our disadvantage. We hated this movie and how scattered it was. It was in our opinion the worst Disney movie EVER by a substantial margin. I wondered to myself and posted on Facebook about it, to see if anyone else had made the mistake of watching it. Additionally, I was recalling in my head each of the Disney movies that I treasured and each of the movies that I did not like so much. Then I decided to rank these movies and separate them into categories to inform the good people out there of the movies we recommend and the ones we don't. I also wanted to list the ones I haven't seen or don't remember so the good people can either recommend them or not. I scratch your back and you scratch mine if you will.

Note: Only theatrical films and films released under the official Disney banner are listed. No Marvel, Touchstone, etc. on the list or straight to DVD movies (although I strongly recommend Lion King 1 1/2.) I put the movies my family owns in bold. Jenna loves Hocus Pocus, but its just okay to me...

The first category is full of movies that you have to see in my opinion. These movies are absolutely fantastic and will be ranked in order of best to worst. Animated movies are not the only movies on this list as all Disney Movies will be included. The movies will include the movie title and the year the movie was released.
Remember the Titans (2000)
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Lion King (1994)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Pinocchio (1940)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Glory Road (2005)
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Dumbo (1941)
Tangled (2010)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Tarzan (1999)
Mulan (1998)
Miracle (2004)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Aladdin (1992)
Brother Bear (2003)
The Three Cabelleros (1945)
Saludos Amigos (1943)
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
The Tigger Movie (2000)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Hercules (1997)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Big Hero 6 (2014)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Invincible (2006)
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Cool Runnings (1993)
The Aristocats (1970)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2005)
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Peter Pan (1953)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Monsters Inc. (2001)
The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad (1949)
Frozen (2014)
Robin Hood (1973)
The Incredibles (2004)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)

The second category is full of movies that were pretty good that I would definitely watch again.
Enchanted (2007)
Blank Check (1994)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
A Bug's Life (1998)
Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Heavyweights (1995)
National Treasure (2004)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
The Rookie (2002)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
The Three Musketeers (1993)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
The Rescuers (1977)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
Jungle Book 2 (2003)
Holes (2003)
Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
Pooh's Huffalump Movie (2005)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
101 Dalmations (1961)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Fantasia (1940)
Chicken Little (2005)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Sword and the Stone (1963)
Tom and Huck (1995)
George of the Jungle (1997)
101 Dalmations (1996)
Monsters University (2013)

The third category is full of movies that were just okay that I probably won't see again unless others want me to.
Ducktales the Movie (1990)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
The Game Plan (2007)
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
Dinosaur (2000)
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
The Pacifier (2005)
Bambi (1942)
Cinderella (1950)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Ratatouille (2007)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Planes (2013)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Flubber (1997)
I'll Be Home For Christmas (1998)
A Goofy Movie (1995)
The Big Green (1995)
First Kid (1996)

The forth category is full of movies that I disliked and don't plan on seeing again, but they were tolerable.
McFarland USA (2015)
Tron (1982)
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Alice in Wondeland (1950)
Pocahontas (1995)
Homeward Bound 2 (1996)
The Parent Trap (1998)
Freaky Friday (2003)
Air Bud (1997)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Cars (2006)
White Fang (1991)
White Fang 2 (1994)
The Emperor's New Grove (2000)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Atlantis (2001)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
Secretariat (2010)

The fifth category is full of movies that are unwatchable IMO and I cannot believe I sat through.
Cars 2 (2011)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Iron Will (1994)
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Air Bud: The Golden Receiver (1998)
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Sky High (2005)
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
Home on the Range (2004)
8 Below (2006)
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
WALL-E (2008)
Up (2009)
A Christmas Carol (2009)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
The Muppets (2011)
Brave (2012)
Bolt (2008)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
Oz: Great and Powerful (2013)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
The Country Bears (2002)
Into the Woods (2014)

Finally, here are the movies that I either have not seen or do not remember.
Victory Through Air Power (1944)
Make Mine Music (1946)
Song of the South (1946)
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Melody Time (1948)
So Dear To My Heart (1948)
Treasure Island (1950)
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
The Living Desert (1953)
Rob Roy The Highland Rogue (1954)
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)
Davy Crockett (1955)
Old Yeller (1957)
Tonka (1958)
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Parent Trap (1961)
The Incredible Journey (1963)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
The Wild Country (1970)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
One Little Indian (1973)
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Oliver & Company (1988)
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Man of the House (1995)
Tall Tale (1995)
Rocket Man (1997)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Doug's 1st Movie (1999)
Disney's The Kid (2000)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
Snow Dogs (2002)
Return to Neverland (2002)
Spirited Away (2002)
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
Treasure Planet (2002)
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
Princess Diaries 2 (2004)
Ice Princess (2005)
Valiant (2005)
Roving Mars (2006)
The Wild (2006)
Bridge to Terabitha (2007)
Underdog (2007)
College Road Trip (2008)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
High School Musical 3 (2008)
The Crimson Wing (2008)
Bedtime Stories (2008)
Earth (2009)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
Prince of Persia (2010)
Oceans (2010)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
Mars Needs Moms (2011)
Wings of Life (2011)
African Cats (2011)
John Carter (2012)
Chimpanzee (2012)
The Lone Ranger (2013)
Bears (2014)
Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Cinderella (2015)

Side Note: The worst day of my marriage was when Jenna made me watch A Kid in King Arthur's Court, well until we watched  Into the Woods. Other than that it has been sunshine and rainbows.

I hope you enjoyed this countdown and that you can give my family some feedback on these movies that we haven't seen or don't remember because we hadn't seen them since we were young kids. I did not include all of the Disney movies as I realized there were some I never heard of. If I hadn't heard of it or couldn't find it available anywhere it was not included on the list at all. Man! Disney made a lot of movies!

-Noland

Ranking the Best Disney Songs

Hello blog world, it sure has been a while.

We have been thinking about posting back on this site and with a recent Disney Song ranking, we have seen the perfect opportunity. Buzzfeed did a ranking of their top Disney Songs here. Since we are Disney experts at this point, and have seen all of the movies, we thought our list could be much better than their list. Noland, being the bigger Disney fanatic between us, has posted his list below along with the Buzzfeed ranking for each song and a link.

I decided to use the same rules that Buzzfeed used.
"All songs are from animated films that were released in theaters.
All songs must be sung by the character in the movie.
No sequels.
All films made by Walt Disney Studies. So, no Pixar."
I also didn't use James and the Giant Peach and Nightmare Before Christmas which Buzzfeed did. To me Toy Story is way more Disney than those two movies.

102. "I Wonder" - Sleeping Beauty
Buzzfeed Ranking #70

101. "Topsy Turvy" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buzzfeed Ranking #72

100. "My Own Home" - The Jungle Book
Unranked By Buzzfeed

99."Madam Mim" - The Sword and the Stone
Buzzfeed Ranking #98

98."Friends on the Other Side" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #66

97. "Lack of Education" - The Fox and the Hound
Unranked By Buzzfeed

The other countdown had 0 Fox and the Hound songs. I have a few.

96. "After Today" - Goofy Movie
Buzzfeed Ranking #45

95. "Honor to Us All" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #63

94. "The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

93."Hip Hip Pooh Ray" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed"

92. "The Unbirthday Song" - Alice in Wonderland
Unranked By Buzzfeed

91. "Appreciate the Lady" - The Fox and the Hound
Unranked By Buzzfeed

90. "Nobody Else But You" - Goofy Movie
Buzzfeed Ranking #61

89. "A Guy Like You" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buzzfeed Ranking #83

88. "The Gospel Truth" - Hercules
Unranked By Buzzfeed

87. "Ma Belle Evangeline" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #50

86. "He’s A Tramp" - Lady and the Tramp
Buzzfeed Ranking #56

85. "Listen With Your Heart" - Pocahontas
Buzzfeed Ranking #52

84. "The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind (Ratigan)" - The Great Mouse Detective
Buzzfeed Ranking #62

83. "That's What Makes the World Go Round" - The Sword and the Stone
Unranked By Buzzfeed

82. "Les Poisson" - The Little Mermaid
Unranked By Buzzfeed

81. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" - Snow White
Buzzfeed Ranking #15

80. "One Last Hope" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #90

79. "So This Is Love?" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #49

78. "Once Upon a Dream" - Sleeping Beauty
Buzzfeed Ranking #21

77. "Trust In Me" - The Jungle Book
Unranked Buzzfeed Ranking

76. "Thomas O’Malley" - The Aristocats
Buzzfeed Ranking #100

75. "Reindeers Are Better Than People" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #96

74. "The Work Song" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #89

73. "Scales and Arpeggios" - The Aristocats
Buzzfeed Ranking #94

72. "Dig A Little Deeper" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #58

71. "Bella Notte" - Lady and the Tramp
Buzzfeed Ranking #32

70. "I 2 I" - Goofy Movie
Buzzfeed Ranking #7

Buzzfeed and I didn't see eye to eye on this song. I have it 63 spots lower than them. I can't see how this song gets a top 10 ranking.

69. "All in the Golden Afternoon" - Alice in Wonderland
Buzzfeed Ranking #97

68. "Hellfire" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buzzfeed Ranking #30

67. "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #43

66. "Just Around the Riverbend" - Pocahontas
Buzzfeed Ranking #29

65. "The Siamese Cat Song" - Lady and the Tramp
Buzzfeed Ranking #99

64. "Something There" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #46

63. "Hi-Diddle-Dee (An Actor’s Life for Me)" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #101

62. "Fixer Upper" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #73

61. "Heffalumps and Woozles" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh also got no love from Buzzfeed. Despite being the movie that brought us many sequels, TV shows, rides, books, etc. This movie and the songs in it were fantastic. The movie was the basis for the ride at Walt Disney World.

60. "I’m Late" - Alice in Wonderland
Unranked By Buzzfeed

59. "A Pirate’s Life" - Peter Pan
Buzzfeed Ranking #57

58. "Give A Little Whistle" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #86

57. "Frozen Heart" - Frozen
Unranked By Buzzfeed

56. "Mother Knows Best" - Tangled
Buzzfeed Ranking #76

55. "Baby Mine" - Dumbo
Buzzfeed Ranking #25

54. "Colonel Hathi’s March" - The Jungle Book
Unranked By Buzzfeed

53. "Belle" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #22

52. "For the First Time In Forever" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #67

51. "I Won’t Say (I’m In Love)" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #14

50. "Bibbiddi-Bobbidi-Boo" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #84

49. "Cruella De Vil" - 101 Dalmations
Buzzfeed Ranking #11

48. "Your Mother and Mine" - Peter Pan
Buzzfeed Ranking #47

47. "Why Should I Worry" - Oliver and Company
Buzzfeed Ranking #12

46. "Beauty and the Beast" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #4

I actually enjoy this movie and the music, but this song is a tad overrated IMO. Too slow for me personally. Good song, but not top 5 worthy as Buzzfeed suggests.

45. "Prince Ali" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #27

44. "Almost There" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #19

43. "Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontas
Buzzfeed Ranking #9

42. "A Girl Worth Fighting For" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #74

41. "When I See An Elephant Fly" - Dumbo
Buzzfeed Ranking #92

40. "Best of Friends" - Fox and the Hound
Unranked By Buzzfeed

39. "Reflection" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #10

38. "Whistle While You Work" - Snow White
Buzzfeed Ranking #40

37. "Following the Leader" - Peter Pan
Buzzfeed Ranking #53

36. "Little Black Rain Cloud" - Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

35. "Gaston" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #34

34. "Trashin’ the Camp" - Tarzan
Unranked By Buzzfeed

This was my favorite part of Tarzan. The animals trashing the camp and making music while at it.

33. "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #37

32. "Zero to Hero" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #28

31. "One Jump Ahead" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #33

30. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #17

29. "Be Prepared" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #18

28. "The Mob Song" - Beauty and the Beast
Unranked By Buzzfeed

27. "Love Is An Open Door" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #82

26. "That’s What Friends Are For" - The Jungle Book
Unranked By Buzzfeed

25. "Rumbly in My Tumbly" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

24. "Kiss the Girl" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #36

23. "In Summer" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #88

Olaf is the best character in Frozen let's face it. This is an amazingly happy song and definitely top 25 worthy.

22. "Friend Like Me" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #44

21. "Heigh-Ho" - Snow White
Buzzfeed Ranking #55

20. "When Will My Life Begin" - Tangled
Unranked By Buzzfeed

19. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #5

18. "Up, Down, Touch the Ground" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

As a PE guy and a Winnie the Pooh fanatic this has to be near the top for me. 

17. "Everybody Wants to Be A Cat" - The Aristocats
Buzzfeed Ranking #71

16. "No Strings" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #95

15. "Go The Distance" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #26

14. "Part of Your World" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #2

13. "Let It Go" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #6

12. "I See the Light" - Tangled
Buzzfeed Ranking #60

11. "Be Our Guest" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #41

10. "I Just Can’t Wait to Be King" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #8

Buzzfeed nailed it with this one. This is clearly a top 10 song. It is so full of energy and so great. It is also the best part of Mickey's Philar Magic at Walt Disney World (which is one of our favorite attractions).

09. "Under the Sea" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #20

This song is in a lot of people's top 5 Disney songs and for good reason. It is the most memorable part of the movie and is the song people think about with the movie. It is featured brilliantly on the new ride at Magic Kingdom for the Little Mermaid. Disney nailed it with this happy upbeat song.

08. "A Whole New World" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #3

This song, also a part of Philar Magic is another one on many people's top 5 Disney Songs. For many people it is the #2 song that Disney did. Until recently, I wouldn't have had this in my top 10, but my wonderful wife has got me hooked on Aladdin now.

07. "I Wanna Be Like You" - The Jungle Book
Buzzfeed Ranking #38

The Jungle Book is my #1 movie and King Louie is a top 5 Disney character for me. That might make me a little biased towards this song, but let's be honest, it is fantastic. Another cheerful, happy, great sounding song from this movie. Jungle Book has one of the best soundtracks of any Disney movie. In my opinion, it has the best soundtrack.

06. "I’ve Got A Dream" - Tangled
Unranked By Buzzfeed

Amazing that this song was not ranked by Buzzfeed. In fact, Tangled got very little recognition period. This song is incredible and goes along with the whole theme of Disney. It was so unexpected and wonderful the 1st time you heard it and it doesn't disappoint after that. Hearing all of the dreams in the song is awesome.

05. "I’ll Make a Man Out Of You" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #13

Hearing this song is what actually got me to sit and watch Mulan. It is a pretty good movie and this is clearly the best part of it. It's irony and awesomeness amazes me. Oh ya, it sounds pretty terrific too.

04. "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

Easily the biggest omission of the entire list. This song is in nearly every Winnie the Pooh movie ever created (and there are a lot). It announces the arrival of an iconic Disney character and is his undisputed theme song. This song certainly should have been on the list. I could argue it on any spot but #1.

03. "The Bare Necessities" - The Jungle Book
Buzzfeed Ranking #16

As I said earlier, I may be a bit biased towards the Jungle Book, but I don't think so here. This song encourages people to focus on the important things in life and not worry about other things. It also is the theme song of the greatest character in all of Disney IMO. Baloo hit a home run with this classic.

02. "Hakuna Matata" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #23

This song was the most memorable from the movie and was the focus for a large part of it. It was the theme song for two of the most lovable characters in all of Disney. The best part of this movie though is that it encourages people to not focus on the past.

01. "When You Wish Upon A Star" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #1

Buzzfeed nailed it here. The Disney unofficial theme song and clear choice for #1. This is the only spot on the whole countdown where I matched Buzzfeed exactly.

-Noland