Thursday Movie Picks: Animated Movies

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This week's theme from Wandering Through the Shelves is animated movies. I left WALL-E and The Lion King out of here even though those two are my favorites, as I've used them before. This was really hard to narrow down to three, but here are some animated films that I adore.

 1) Sleeping Beauty

 Aurora has always been my favorite Disney princess, despite saying very little in this movie at all. She just has the best singing voice, okay!?

 2) The Secret of NIMH

 This movie was a staple in my house growing up. It was darker than most Disney films, and for some reason most of my friends had never heard of it, so it felt cool to me. 

 3) InuYasha: Swords of an Honorable Ruler

 Alright, I feel like I can be honest with you guys. I don't watch a lot of anime, but I have this weird obsession with InuYasha. When I was in high school, it was on Adult Swim every night when I got off work, so I'd watch it and do my homework. Then I got really into it. Someone was uploading the manga on photobucket, and I read it every week. I've seen every episode. Now, the movies they made were so so at best, but this one, the 3rd one, was actually really fucking awesome. 

 Honorable Mentions: The Last Unicorn, A Bug's Life, The Land Before Time, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan, Sampson and Sally, Spirited Away, All Dogs Go To Heaven and The Black Cauldron. 

Comments

  1. MyerlaJune 18, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    Add me to the list of people who haven't heard of The Secret of NIMH. I might have seen Sleeping Beauty when I was very, very young but I can't remember. I haven't seen the old Disney animated classics in years.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 18, 2015 at 9:02 AM

      You should definitely check out The Secret of NIMH, it's fantastic. Avoid the shitty sequel though.

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  2. MattJune 18, 2015 at 7:47 AM

    I didn't think anyone would be able to stump me on not one but two of their picks this week but I have never heard of either NIMH or InuYasha. NIMH in particular has my attention.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 18, 2015 at 9:04 AM

      I didn't think NIMH would be so unknown with the movie blogging circle. Damn, go see this! lol

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  3. Big Screen Small WordsJune 18, 2015 at 7:58 AM

    Nimh sounds interesting, will have to check it out.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 18, 2015 at 9:04 AM

      It's based off a book too, but I never got around to reading it. The story is great.

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  4. DanielJune 18, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    OMG The Secret of NIMH. I remember being scared of that movie when I was a kid LOL. The book is one of my favorites.

    Never really liked Sleeping Beauty much. Outside of Maleficent turning into a dragon (I LOVE dragons) it bored me.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 18, 2015 at 9:06 AM

      My three year old loves Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella now. It makes me so happy. I can definitely see how NIMH would be scary, that rat in the thorn bush was pretty damn terrifying. (and then the sequel made him into this big oof. Like, no. You were scary. You can't be nice and dumb now)

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  5. krhhJune 18, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    Wow, I feel so lame for not knowing the secret of NIMH!
    Inuyasha and Sleeping Beauty? What a combination!

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 18, 2015 at 9:06 AM

      lol. A little random for sure. I figured Inuyasha would be the one no one saw, not NIHM.

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  6. AnonymousJune 18, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    Aww, I just watched Sleeping Beauty for the first time a few months ago with the girls. Great movie.

    I, too, felt cool when I saw The Secret of NIMH as a kid, mostly because my parents banned it from the house :-P

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 18, 2015 at 9:07 AM

      Oh man, really? My family loved watching this together. Then we watched the sequel on Christmas Eve one year because I got it as a gift, and my dad apologized when it was over because it was so stupid. lol

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  7. KatyJune 18, 2015 at 9:16 AM

    Aurora was my favorite Disney princess growing up. Her singing was so beautiful! Nice picks!

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 18, 2015 at 10:10 AM

      She's my favorite Disney princess to. Once Upon a Dream is such a beautiful song.

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  8. UnknownJune 18, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    I'll add myself to the list of 'never heard of The Secret of NIMH'! Definitely going to have to check that out though. I haven't seen InuYasha since High School so that's a blast from the past for me! I was more of a Bleach fan at the time :P
    - Allie

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 18, 2015 at 10:10 AM

      lol I was never really into anime, but Inuyasha really stuck with me (though I've learned now that it's not exactly the best made anime out there)

      I should've described what Secret of NIMH is about. I didn't realize so many people didn't see it.

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  9. DellJune 18, 2015 at 6:35 PM

    I have only seen Sleeping Beauty and it's a classic for a good reason. Need to see the others.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 19, 2015 at 6:40 AM

      You should definitely check out NIHM for sure. I think it's a masterpiece.

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  10. AnonymousJune 18, 2015 at 7:37 PM

    Great, refreshing picks!

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  11. Kevin PowersJune 18, 2015 at 7:52 PM

    I haven't seen Sleeping Beauty since I was a very small child. Heard of Nimh but never saw it. The anime just doesn't do it for me, at least in the experiences I've had. Oh, animation week. My downfall. I need to get in the game.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 19, 2015 at 6:39 AM

      Anime is definitely an acquired taste. I was always surprised that Inuyasha interested me so much, because I never liked anime before that.

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  12. thevoid99June 18, 2015 at 8:20 PM

    I haven't seen Sleeping Beauty and The Secrets of NIHM in years, those are great films.

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  13. Katie HoganJune 20, 2015 at 6:15 PM

    Love love love NIMH! Amainf film, childhood favuorite.

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  14. JoshJune 24, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    Interesting picks. I've only seen Sleeping Beauty, and I don't remember it very well. LOL.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 24, 2015 at 6:47 AM

      I think you'd dig NIMH at least. That one is great, even for adults.

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