Review Hub - Disney Animated Canon

At the time of its release, animation wasn't seen as commercially viable for a feature-length production, since it was believed audiences couldn't handle more than the 5+-minute shorts seen before a movie. When originally released in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs proved to be a hit, which ultimately led to Walt Disney Pictures producing more feature animated films based on a fairy tales (and other such stories) and ultimately become a cultural powerhouse. The success of Disney films led to other studios entering feature-length animation to mixed results, though some remain active and other non-Disney movies have garnered legacies of their own.

Though the field has since shifted to computer animation, Disney remains at the forefront of the medium and many of their traditionally-animated movies hold up to this day. Disney has also since begun producing live-action remakes of their animated features to mixed results. Though whether the quality of Snow White's storytelling has held up is debatable, it retains its historical value in the realm of animation and should arguably be celebrated as such.

Below is a list of every Disney animated film (and live-action remake) review on this blog. Due to the vast number of movies in the canon, each movie is numbered accordingly, broken up by era.

Disney Golden Age (1-5)

1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

2. Pinocchio (1940)

4. Dumbo

Wartime Era (6-11)

11. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Silver Age (12-19)

13. Alice in Wonderland (1951)

14. Peter Pan

15. Lady and the Tramp

16. Sleeping Beauty

17. 101 Dalmatians (1961)

Disney Dark Age (20-27)

 

 

20. The Aristocats

21. Robin Hood (1973)

25. The Black Cauldron

26. The Great Mouse Detective

27. Oliver & Company

Disney Renaissance (28-37)

28. The Little Mermaid
30. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
31. Aladdin
32. The Lion King

35. Hercules (1997)

36. Mulan (1998)
37. Tarzan (1999)

Post-Renaissance (38-47)

40. The Emperor's New Groove
41. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
42. Lilo & Stitch
43. Treasure Planet
46. Chicken Little (2005)
47. Meet the Robinsons

Disney Revival (48-Current)

50. Tangled (Second Look)

51. Winnie the Pooh (2011)
52. Wreck-It Ralph
53. Frozen
54. Big Hero 6
55. Zootopia
56. Moana
57. Ralph Breaks the Internet
58. Frozen II

59. Raya and the Last Dragon

60. Encanto

 

Direct-to-Video Sequels

 

Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

Live-Action Remakes

101 Dalmatians (1996)

Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Pinocchio (2022 Disney)

 

Update (9/4/2018): Added Dumbo

Update (9/15/2018): Added The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Update (9/29/2018): Added Aladdin

Update (11/22/2018): Added Ralph Breaks the Internet

Update (6/15/2019): Added Tangled Second Look

Update (6/19/2019): Added Meet the Robinsons

Update (8/25/2019): Added Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Update (9/21/2019): Added Lilo & Stitch

Update (11/23/2019): Added Tarzan

Update (1/11/2020): Added Treasure Planet

Update (2/1/2020): Added Frozen II

Update (7/18/2020): Added Chicken Little (2005)

Update (9/5/2020): Added Mulan (1998)

Update (5/15/2021): Added The Great Mouse Detective

Update (6/13/2021): Added Raya and the Last Dragon

Update (1/29/2022): Added Encanto

Update (4/2/2022): Added Winnie the Pooh (2011)

Update (6/4/2022): Added 101 Dalmatians (1961)

Update (6/18/2022): Added Hercules (1997)

Update (8/20/2022): Added The Emperor's New Groove

Update (8/27/2022): Added 101 Dalmatians (1996)

Update (11/16/2022): Added Pinocchio (1940), (2022 Disney)

Update (3/17/2023): Added The Black Cauldron, Oliver & Company

Update (3/25/2023): Added The Aristocats

Update (6/26/2023): Added Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

Update (7/30/2023): Added Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Update (12/1/2023): Added Robin Hood (1973)