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This is my favorite Disney animated film. The story of its production is interesting but the end result is a very non-Disney film. I was never a big Disney fan due to preferring straight-up comedies as a child vs. drama/adventure with some token comedic relief character.

It is very self-aware and has humor Disney does not include elsewhere aside from maybe some Pixar films. I really recommend a rewatch as an adult.

Also as a Seinfeld fan, Patrick Warburton is always nice to hear.

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Lilo and Stitch is another very non-traditional Disney animated film that I think was quite funny and well-done.

You know it’s not your usual Disney fare when a character vomits on-screen in the first few minutes. (Granted, it was a robot vomiting gears, but still.

Thanks to you, I had to look that up. [1]

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYji9PECfH4

So...naughty.

"Yeah... he took the red one" is a great line, delivered perfectly.

“Abomination.”

“Stupid-head.”

In my mind there are two projects like that:

- Disney's "Emperor's New Groove"

- Rare's "Conker's Bad Fur Day"

Both out of nowhere. Both so uncharacteristic. Both fantastic.

Also one of my favorites, although I’m a huge fan of more traditional Disney features. I owned very few DVDs, but I bought this one. I think I gave it as a gift too. 20 years later I was watching Archer, and I instantly recognized one of the minor characters as the voice of Kronk.

I can't read this long article at work, so I've no idea what it says about the film. But this movie is also one of my favorites. My sisters loved it as kids and I know people who can quote it word for word.

I've seen this movie get flak for being uninteresting or one of Disney's forgotten endeavors but it's a gem.

It gets flak due to being unfinished (which is what the article is about). The movie itself jokes about it being unfinished a few times. It was also the first film released after Tarzan, which many say was the end of the 90s Disney Renaissance, so it was a tough act to follow and a tonal shift.

After Emperor's, we got mediocre films - with Lilo & Stitch being the only exception. Many consider Emperor's to be the first of this run.

Is it weird that the, apparently, unfinished bits and the jokes surrounding them are part of the charm of why I like the movie? The characters asking how someone got to a location and the other characters responding that it makes no logical sense and then moving on always gets a chuckle out of me. It always felt so naturally integrated into the humor I never questioned it.

It's what I like about the movie. I grew up with classic Looney Tunes and Cartoon Network cartoons. The humor is often nonsensical in the same way.

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