I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Hand Drawn Isn't completely dead and some out there who still uses them to good use to this very day and I feel like they been treasured In a much safer vault ever since CGI toke over.
Joey Margolian the literal black and white one I watched when it was on TV at 1am, I believe it's Pakistani or something in that area? I vaguely remember it, didn't understand it what with it being an accent I wasn't familiar with, especially at 1am XD I recognise the claymation one with the guy as well, I wish I knew the others' titles so I could look them up.
I agree ☝️ even though I was born and raised in the USA 🇺🇸 I love the Tintin comics with a burning passion and really wish my fellow North Americans would give more European comics a chance.
I don't really know if I'd call "The Emperor's New Groove" a forgotten flop. It did make its money back in theaters, albeit just barely, and it was still pretty popular among kids in the early 2000s
My top 10 Underrated Animated Films for me: 10. Hercules 9. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 8. Prince of Egypt 7. Atlantis: the Lost Empire 6. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 5. Balto 4. We’re Back: A Dinosaur’s Story 3. Titan A.E. 2. Iron Giant 1. Hunchback of Notre Dame
United_World's Finest YAY!!! The Hunchback of Notre Dame is my favorite,too. Not just my favorite underrated animated film. Not just my favorite Disney film. It's my favorite movie period! 😄
“The Breadwinner” is FANTASTIC. That movie blew my mind. Also: I would put Ralph Bakshi’s “American Pop” on this list. Its one of the best examples of rotoscoping done WELL that I can think of.
Everybody needs to stop whining about the lack of hand-drawn animation. Thank you for giving light to the independent who still use that type of animation. Hand-Drawn anination is dead in theaters for a reason, and independent films is where it is best handled since 1999. If you like hand-drawn animation, support those movies.
Maybe because it's now getting the acclaim it deserves? For example, other underrated movies he considers in this list is Hunchback, which can still considered by many to be too dumbed down compared to the novel as a result of Disneyfication. Anastasia (at least from my point of view) can be seen as underrated because people like me feel the magical elements are unecessary and tacked on to make it feel like a Disney movie, or Rescuers Down Under is in debate with the fans of the first movie. When Treasure Planet is considered bad is because of nitpicks, like the annoying side characters or the science fiction setting, not because it has faults that make it devisive. Treasure Planet for the win though
@@thewindthatblows When Fox hired Don Bluth to make an animated film he had three choices. My Fair Lady, Anastasia, or the King and I. I don't think it's possible for Anastasia to be historically accurate as a G rated film. Don Bluth did the best he could for what he was given.
@@orangeslash1667 I honesly would have liked it to be just the romance adventure movie with the conflict at the end not forcefully solved with a magical battle, but by understandable characther dynamics paving the road. I really feel everything regarding Rasputin is brought on just to appeal to the kids, and the movie would have been fine to me without it (the train sequence, for example can be reimagined as a robber attack with explosives in the wagons instead of the villain doing his schemes) I don't need it to be historically accurate
secret of the kells and song of the sea are some of my fav films. I come from an irish/ french canadian heritage with my great granny from nova scotia and my grandfathers grandfather coming from ireland. My family takes a lot of pride in our irish heritage. It was a joy to see them, no matter how many times I watch it, song of the seas ending chokes me up. the art style reminded me of samurai jack at first, then i started to se a lot of celtic aspects such as celtic illumination, and the celtic knot art design. there is a good amount of social commentary, like with the secret of kells shifting from pagan beliefs to catholic ones. and song of the sea showing a family who is a blend of fairies and humans. And doing commentary on bottling up ones emotions and how cold you get when doing so. Both being represented by the grandmother and her pill bottles all over her house. And the owl lady and her literally bottling her emotions, and the emotion of others. All set on the backdrop of Halloween, which as a pagen holiday was about spirits, fairies and other fayfolk walking the earth before returning to their realm.
The Nitpick I Mostly Had Is That Making The Black Persons Lips Way To Big!!! Could’ve Been Toned Down A Bit More. I’m Not Saying That They Are Racist. But They Should Be Pretty Careful With Their Designs.
As an Italian I thank you ElectricDragon505 for the first spot on the list, in the past Italy's reputation was tainted by Mondo TV and their god awful Titanic's Movies but in recent years we got better, we started to show at Cinema animated movies like Red Turltle, Ma vie de Courgette, Song of the Sea, Your Name and many other less popular movies from all around the world (this kind of thing was unthinkable back in the 90s), not only that but by the skills and patience of Alessandro Rak we finally created 2 other little masterpieces of italian animations: "L'arte della felicità" (2013) and "Gatta Cenerentola"(2017), the road for give animations the right respect in Italy is still long but currently we are on the right foot and who knows, in the future things can be become even better.
Have you heard the Italian animation studio, Rainbow S.r.l. the studio behind Winx Club, Huntik, Monster Allergy, Regal Academy, 44 Cats, etc. By a guy, Iginio Straffi. I describe Rainbow as the "european content creator"
@@Oscar95451What about the Nickelodeon revival, it killed off whatever reputation Winx Club had with its disregard for continuity, stunt casting with Nickelodeon stars, Stella’s fashion humor, watered down spells, and the desparate need to follow the increasingly young age demographic. The list just goes on. Even Straffi stating that it was necessary for the show to continue feels like salt to an open wound.
I remember on the network Nickelodeon, when I was a kid, there was an animated series The Adventures of Tintin, so as an American, the movie was a nostalgic overdrive for me and I have great respect for it. fyi I also love other art forms made outside the continent especially Europe, not just movies but also ballet and opera as well.
Here's my Top 10. 10. Fritz The Cat(The Film Sausage Party wishes it was.) 9. Rise of the Guardians(Talk about underrated DreamWorks movies!) 8. The Plague Dogs(Better than WatershipDown actually) 7. The Good Dinosaur(People hate it and I don't get why.) 6. Batman Beyond:Return of the Joker(Makes Killing Joke look like a joke) 5. Legend of the Guardians:The Owls of Ga'hoole(CGI animation at its greatest) 4. Appleseed (I'm stunned this beauty of Japanese CG animation is not mentioned more) 3. Loving Vincent (I adored nearly every second of it.100%deserved those nominations.) 2. One Stormy Night (Another Japanese animation hidden gem. Definitely watch it. 1. Felidae (Perhaps the most remarkable and intelligent adult animated film I've ever seen.)
Ryan Ozog Felidae scared me as a kid beacuse I watched it thinking it was Disney but now I watch It I think it's Brilliant! Fritz the cat is great too!
Tarlo When I first saw footage of Felidae it terrified me but after watching it in full Felidae actually strongly reminded me of a more mature rated version of a cat book a grew up with 'Varjack Paw', (That book too had cats being mysteriously murdered, with a protagonist that had strange dreams, and an chilling revalation when you discover what's been happening to the cats.) and with each viewing the film grew on me more and more. Fritz surprised me to with how clever it's social commentary was.
Ryan Ozog What are your thoughts on Watership Down? I personally think it's a masterpiece just like Plague Dogs. Also, THANK YOU SO MUCH for mentioning The Good Dinosaur! I also don't understand why people hate it!
Alex F I love WatershipDown but I don't think it's that underrated of a film. I personlly think the late 90's/early 2000's Watership Down animated series is much much more underrated. Sure the animation wasn't as beautiful and it subverted from the source material(Especially in Season 3) but it handled world building, character development, and 'believe it or not' had more mature themes, than the movie did. Watership Down was amazing but the series was even more amazing! Hopefully the upcoming Netflix Mini-Series will be comparatively good.
I think a movie that deserved more praise was A Monster in Paris. I first saw some trailers in the US in 2013-14. I thought it looked kind of dumb, but when I watched it I found that it was charming and heart warming. I believe it's on Netflix. To anyone reading this, if you get a chance, please check it out.
Josie Buckner I really hope he does an "AniMat's Classic Review" on "Wolf Children", someday. I requested it through his Gmail account about a year or two ago and it hasn't happened yet. :(
nerdsman567 I remember a while back that I requested for him to check out Your Name just because I wanted to see if he thinks it deserves to be the number one anime movie in Japan beating out Spirited Away in the box offices.
Here's my list (in no real order): Animal Farm (remarkable adaptation of George Orwell's novel) Watership Down & Plague Dogs (tie) (animated films don't get better than these) When the Wind Blows (heartbreaking yet beautiful film) Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole (dark and visually stunning) Fantastic Planet (trippy, awesome and possibly the best French animated film I've ever seen) 9 (2009) (same reason as Legend of the Guardians) Balto (one of the best animated films from the 90s) The Hobbit (1977) (makes Peter Jackson's trilogy look like a joke) The Last Unicorn (Rankin-Bass at their absolute best) A Boy Named Charlie Brown & Snoopy Come Home (funny and touching) Fantastic Mr. Fox & Isle of Dogs (tie) (remarkable, funny and intelligent) Charlotte's Web (1973) (remarkable adaptation of E.B. White's novel) The Secret of Nimh (Don Bluth at his best) Allegro Non Troppo (aka how to do a film spoof correctly) Song of the Sea (charming and visually stunning) The Fox and the Hound (talk about underrated Disney films) The Adventures of Tintin (one of Spielberg's best films) Anomalisa (intelligent and remarkable) The Star (people hated it and I don't get why) My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) (one of the best films based on a cartoon) The Peanuts Movie (the film Smurfs: The Lost Village wishes to be) Spirit (talk about underrated Dreamworks films) Brother Bear (another underrated Disney film that's worth watching) The Good Dinosaur (people hate it and I don't get why) The Brave Little Toaster (I'm surprised this film isn't mentioned more)
What about The Great Mouse Detective? That’s an underrated film by Disney, it’s one of my most favorite Disney films, and you even put clips of it in both part 1 and 2. Why didn’t you put that movie in this list?
When my mom was in the military we were station in Belgium for a few years so I remember pretty much growing up with Tin Tin, Asterix, Les Schtroumpfs and all that kinda stuff. I really appreciate this video, remembering those times living over seas just put the biggest smile on my face.
I just wanna so thank you so flippin much ElectricDragon505 for directing me to GKIDS films, as lover for obscure independent animated films, I often used to struggle to find new films to watch, either waiting for a select group of youtubers (like yourself) to make vids on them, or scouring the internet for hours in hope of finding something. Now having an entire website to explore, that's constantly updating with new work, I can confidently say I'll be quite busy for a while 😊
My top 10 underrated animated films: 10.Horton Hears a Who 9.The Princess and The Frog 8.Atlantis:The Lost Empire 7.Treasure Planet 6.Balto 5.The Brave Little Toaster 4.We're Back A Dinosaur Story 3. Quest for Camelot 2.DINOSAUR 1.RANGO
Angela Zaplotinsky I know Rango, and until you commented I completely forgot about it. I remember watching it in theaters when it came out and I had no clue WHAT was going on. I remember specifically that scene with the talking goldfish, and I still do not know what was going on in that scene. Watching it years later I realize Rango has a really dark message to it.
Tintin was one of the best experiences I've had with my dad, he's a huge fan of Tintin, he showed me not only his old comics but also we watched the original animated shorts and the 90's animated show.
Huh, interesting choice for #1. I think most people would know Bruno Bozzetto from the '96 short film "Help" that aired on Cartoon Network's What A Cartoon show. But I managed to watch an earlier film of his called "The SuperVips (Vip - Mio fratello superuomo (My Brother Superman))". That was a very interesting film with a nice soundtrack. Seriously, I enjoy listening to the song "Metti Un Tigre Nel Doppio Brodo" so much I have it on my iPod.
Time for the rest: 4. I feel bad because I haven't even seen the animated series yet....but, it's never too late 3. While I don't think it's one of the greatest animated films, I still really like it for how mature and intriguing it is 2. Such an awesome movie 1. One of my all time favorites, animated or otherwise As for the honorable mention, they're all special in their own unique way.
I just watched Mask of The Phantasm and it was entertainingly engaging! The story is originally great, the characters are fascinating, and the animation, while not in the levels of higher quality (P.S. the My Little Pony Movie did so on that), is still has that Batman TAS style. Plus the voice acting is spot on! This is a must watch in my opinion.
He better do it. I the only indie animated films I know well are the creators of song of the sea. I can say for a fact that they are underrated. That includes there newest film Bread winner (not to be confused with TV shows of the same name) Such a great movie and no one I know has seen it other than the people I watched it with.
4) one of the darkest and mysterious Batman movies 3) ahh Don Bluth's Directorial debut 2) THE BEST ANIMATED MOVIE OF 2011 HM) such wonderful independent films 1) i wonder if my dad or any of my Italian relatives know about this
Thanks for mentioning Italy in this top. Anyway this video is really fantastic, you've done really a good job; I would have inserted also some other movies like The Thief and the Cobbler or The King and the Mockingbird, but this video is anyway one of the best of your channel history. Only applause for you, see ya!
I remember of at least hearing of Tintin because of the animated series when it was shown on Nickelodeon during my childhood and it was only in the last few years I finally watched this movie. Definitely a great movie that is underrated!
The feeling when you're italian and you've never heard of the Number 1 movie. Crazy indeed! Thank you for discussing a part of the italian tradition through "Allegro non Troppo". :D
I definitely agree with your honorable mention. But for me I think Studio Ghibli is the most highly underrated movie company of all time. We have Spirited Away, Ponyo, Howl's moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, The Wind Rises and so many others. What makes these movies perfect in my opinion is that they always take me on a journey into new worlds in their movies. That's the main reason Spirited Away won an Oscar. But yes people need to forget the mainstream movies and take a journey with the independent ones.
Definitely glad TINTIN made the list! Honestly my favorite Spielberg movie since 2000 (and easily the best Motion Capture Film ever done; Spielberg used every great technique in animation while perfecting the actors' performances). Apparently, Henge' LOVED Raiders of the Lost Ark and thought Spielberg would be perfecting in adapting TINTIN for the screen. Sadly, he died before he and Spielberg ever met to discuss the comics and Spielberg was always hesitant that TINTIN would feel more carbon copies of INDIANA JONES. But Jackson was also a fan of the comics, so when he ended up getting the rights to the comics after his LORD OF THE RINGS success, he met up with Spielberg in using Motion-Capture, and THAT is what got Spielberg onboard..........and he made AN AWESOME FILM!!
Their are some Disney animated films that are underrated to me like: 1. Hercules (not accurate to greek mythology and doesn't have a focus but it still so much fun) "I CAN Go THE Distance!" 2. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (I know people hate the villain and the motivation and has a vague target audience that's hard to please but it's just stunning to watch and listen to in most areas) 3. Sword in the Stone (it might not feel like a film but it has some entertaining scenes that are worth taking away from it)
I just watched Allegro non Troppo last night and enjoyed it. Thanks for recommending it, AniMat. It was really cool. I think my favorite segment would have to be the one with the marching monsters. That one is just sooo well done and fun to watch. Not to mention it feels very reminiscent to the Rite of Spring segment in Fantasia. The cat one is good as well even though it's also pretty depressing. 😿
I only recall Tin Tin in cartoon form airing briefly in the US as a kid. The comics were around too but weren't akin to nor drawn like DC or Marvel so they get largely overlooked. Also doesn't help "Rin Tin Tin" is another series here and slightly older American (and young ones) get the two easily confused as both feature dogs.
14:24 Boss Baby, The Lorax, The Emoji Movie, Hotel Transylvania, Ice Age: Collision Course, Sherlock Gnomes, Norm of the North, yeah most of those are pieces of garbage.
Cheese Prime actually, the Lorax and hotel Transylvania films can be quite the exceptions, while the others can barely be exceptions like boss baby, and probably the further ice age sequels and Sherlock gnomes (although I did like all those films I mentioned). In other words, ignoring about the senseless norm of the north film (a film I never seen, but I see it is not worthy unlike other guilty pleasures), the only popular cult thing that the emoji movie can get from itself is the animation from the characters (along their designed aspects), since they are supposedly useful for the emoji expressions from the typical devices and in the end not giving a care to the bad reputation movie, I think
I'm joking around, that's what I was doing. It was never intended as an insult to someone or group of peoples in particular. I just type random trash as replies.
Great list now if you’ll excuse me I need to grab me eye patch, parrot, and peg leg; gather meself a hearty crew; and set sail on the high seas for that illusive #1 film. Arrrrrgh!
I loved Tintin. My sister and I took our Grandma to this movie while it was in theatres. She really loved the comics and is how I found Tintin and Asterix (sp). It will be hard to see the sequel whenever it comes out with her.
RUNNERS-UP FOR THIS LIST (in order from lowest to highest): Atlantis: The Lost Empire Balto Gulliver's Travels Surf's Up Treasure Planet A Scanner Darkly The Adventures of Mark Twain Megamind Rugrats in Paris Great Mouse Detective
I am surprised that your top one underrated film is on your list! This film is so obscure and fasicating I remember seeing this as a kid with my dad. I hope that they released it wide for everyone to see!
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: Seen it The Secret of NIMH: Seen it The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn: Saw it in theaters Allegro Non Troppo: Never heard of it.
Thanks for the recommendation for Allegro Non troppo. Out of all of the smaller movies (indie movies, fan films, etc.. etc..) this is so far one of my favorites.
You would be amazed at how few cinemas were showing bread winner. If you haven't seen the film it just came out and is by the creators of song of the see and you need to watch it.
Well done, Mat! Great work! A good choice of nnimated films. To my mind, no Shrek-farting-humour-stuff can ever compete with The Secret Of NIMH, Anastasia, Fire & Ice, let along the magnificent but unfortunatly unfinished dilogy of The Lord of the Rings (1978).
10:31 I guess that explains why the recent film adaptation of Asterix only saw English releases in Britain (with UK voices) and Singapore (with Canadian voices)
I need to see Allegro Non Troppo now. I never knew that was one of the works of Bruno Bozzetto, who’s work I love. I especially love his Mr Rossi series.
4. As soon as this film started, I was immediately hooked. I think everybody's already described how fantastic this film, and I agree with them 100%. 3. I actually remember first seeing this one back in my third grade class, and I last saw it on RUclips some odd years ago. I ought to rewatch it at some point. 2. I used to own a little book based on Tintin (not a comic, more of a 'moving-objects-on-the-page' kind of book) and watched the cartoon from time to time. Seeing this film adaptation was a real delight and my family and I got to rewatch the cartoon sometime afterward, also enjoyable. 1. "Allegro non Troppo" looks very fascinating. I'm putting it on my must-watch list right now!
i totally agree with everything! i love the movies you put in this positions! expecially for Tintin and Nym, my favourite ones. but i also loved that you mentioned the hindi animated movies, gosh they're pure poetry ad almost nobody wacth them! i'm an animation lover and animation student and as like you i'm always at "hunting" for movies i never saw before. I have a large library of films from all over the world and from every age, and I never get tired of looking for new ones. how I wish the amateur films had more visibility... 🙄 and remaining in the argument, I wanted to thank you for putting Allegro Non Troppo in your top. as an Italian, I can confirm that Italian animation has low popularity; exept for Bozzetto. (or Rainbow animation studios, mother of the "Winx" brand).. and it's sad because there are a lot of wonderful movies as this one, in italy. for example, almost nobody (foreigners and Italians included) knows about "Mad Entertainment", the animation studios of Naples, who created movies like L'Arte della Felicità or Gatta Cenerentola. they are real "small" masterpieces, the films that produces this company, and if you wanted to recover them, I recommend them to you a lot! 😊 (hoping they have doubled them in English, or at least subtitled to expand the business 😂 otherwise we have another problem to add in the list... hahaha) love you!
That rant about hand-drawn animation is so true. It never left. It just isn’t in the main stream anymore. Honestly I want both of them to be in the mainstream. No point in ripping into 3D just because it became the norm. Hand-drawn is still there, we just gotta look for it.
Discovering both anime films and indie films made me appreciate people who still use animation for creativity and talent instead of being mad at big Hollywood studios for using it as profit for children. I also now have a huge love for GKIDS for bringing these films.
My most favorite underrated (besides Iron Giant) movies are Spirit Tin Tin Prince of Egypt Batman and Mr Freeze: Sub Zero Hunchback of Notre Dame Joseph King of Dreams
I have heard of the Phantasm since I grew up with Batman: Mask of the Phantasm but I have never heard of any of those villains in Lego Batman that were from the Adam West show
I want to see a top 10 independent films Also just forget about the animated Titanic movies and just see them as something that Benito Mussolini planned to use as a weapon in world war 2
here are my favorite underrated movies: 10. Treasure Planet 9.Brother Bear 2 8.Persepolis 7. The road to El Dorado 6. Meet the Robinsons 5. All dogs go to heaven 4. Atlantis the lost empire 3. James and the Giant Peach 2. Prince of Egypt 1. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
I rewatch this video just for the “Indie Animated Films” portion. It makes me appreciate people who still use animation for art, unlike Hollywood studios who use it for money. Still waiting for that top 10 list. Also everyone go support GKIDS for bringing these amazing films, as well as incredible anime films, to North America.
My top 10 underrated animated movies: 1) The Secret of NIMH 2) The Prince of Egypt and The Road to El Dorado 3) The Hunchback of Notre Dame 4) Anastasia 5) Chicken Run 6) Kubo and the Two Strings 7) The Peanuts Movie 8) Enchanted 9) Megamind 10) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Honorable mentions: -Bolt -An American Tail -Fantastic Planet -The Triplets of Belleville -Tarzan -The Powerpuff Girls movie -Rango
In regards to the honorable mentions I have seen a lot of them because of: Netflix, my local library, Starz and TCM channels and other sources. I have loved a lot that I have seen.
10: Minions 9: Boss Baby 8: Space Jam 7: Winnie the Pooh 2011 6: The Lego Ninjago Movie 5: Secret of Nimh (Sorry if I spelled it wrong) 4: The Black Cauldron 3: Osmosis Jones 2: Hotel Transylvania (It was hated by Rotten Tomatoes and you Animat) 1: The Great Mouse Detective
I'm from the States and I never heard of Tintin or the comics. Yet I was drawn in by one trailer. My family ended up watching it in theaters together and loving it so much. It drew me in from the beginning even with no experience with the franchise. Now I am reading the Tintin comics and loving them. I really hope they made a sequel in the future. It truly is one of the best under-rated films I've ever watched. And you're right it doesn't much love here in the States. But whenever I've gotten the chance I love to urge others to watch it because it's just incredible.
Wow! I better check out Allegro Non Troppo if I could find it! This is the first time I ever heard of this! But it's no wonder hardly anyone knows it, it's freakin' exprensive!
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Hand Drawn Isn't completely dead and some out there who still uses them to good use to this very day and I feel like they been treasured In a much safer vault ever since CGI toke over.
Joey Margolian the literal black and white one I watched when it was on TV at 1am, I believe it's Pakistani or something in that area? I vaguely remember it, didn't understand it what with it being an accent I wasn't familiar with, especially at 1am XD I recognise the claymation one with the guy as well, I wish I knew the others' titles so I could look them up.
Is everyone forgetting that the DC animated cinematic universe films exist?
Plus it is still used in television shows, anime, music videos and video games
Well we are referring to Hand Drawn Animated Films that are made only by an American Animation Studio, not something that is from a different country.
I agree. Tintin is a great film.
MegaSoulHero i'm still waiting for the sequel.
I agree ☝️ even though I was born and raised in the USA 🇺🇸 I love the Tintin comics with a burning passion and really wish my fellow North Americans would give more European comics a chance.
Still can’t forget it.
Where can a A'merican get their hands on a TinTin comic.
Alienboy I would try Amazon and Barnes & Nobles it works for me.
I don't really know if I'd call "The Emperor's New Groove" a forgotten flop. It did make its money back in theaters, albeit just barely, and it was still pretty popular among kids in the early 2000s
My top 10 Underrated Animated Films for me:
10. Hercules
9. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
8. Prince of Egypt
7. Atlantis: the Lost Empire
6. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
5. Balto
4. We’re Back: A Dinosaur’s Story
3. Titan A.E.
2. Iron Giant
1. Hunchback of Notre Dame
Good List!
BooBop1987 Thanks!
I think the dreamworks movie home is the most underrated film.
United_World's Finest YAY!!! The Hunchback of Notre Dame is my favorite,too. Not just my favorite underrated animated film. Not just my favorite Disney film. It's my favorite movie period! 😄
United_World's Finest I find We’re Back mediocre at best, but I agree with the rest of the list.
“The Breadwinner” is FANTASTIC. That movie blew my mind.
Also: I would put Ralph Bakshi’s “American Pop” on this list. Its one of the best examples of rotoscoping done WELL that I can think of.
I got The Breadwinner and watched it after seeing Song of the sea. Both blew me away.
I love The Breadwinner
6:35 It's a FAAAAAAAMILY PICTURE!
Oh Song of the Sea, my heart. One of my very favorites.
i have the soundtrack on my spotify playlist
Me too!!! I love it!
Everybody needs to stop whining about the lack of hand-drawn animation. Thank you for giving light to the independent who still use that type of animation. Hand-Drawn anination is dead in theaters for a reason, and independent films is where it is best handled since 1999. If you like hand-drawn animation, support those movies.
Strong words.
Is It Ok If I Went To A Film Festival
For A Cartoon Saloon Film...
That is true
I'm... kinda sad that Treasure Planet wasn't in the list. It's one of my favorite movies and nobody went to see it in theaters. :c
Yes, it is so underrated that even video about underrated movies doesn't want to show it on the list -_-.
Maybe because it's now getting the acclaim it deserves? For example, other underrated movies he considers in this list is Hunchback, which can still considered by many to be too dumbed down compared to the novel as a result of Disneyfication. Anastasia (at least from my point of view) can be seen as underrated because people like me feel the magical elements are unecessary and tacked on to make it feel like a Disney movie, or Rescuers Down Under is in debate with the fans of the first movie. When Treasure Planet is considered bad is because of nitpicks, like the annoying side characters or the science fiction setting, not because it has faults that make it devisive.
Treasure Planet for the win though
@@thewindthatblows When Fox hired Don Bluth to make an animated film he had three choices. My Fair Lady, Anastasia, or the King and I. I don't think it's possible for Anastasia to be historically accurate as a G rated film. Don Bluth did the best he could for what he was given.
@@orangeslash1667 I honesly would have liked it to be just the romance adventure movie with the conflict at the end not forcefully solved with a magical battle, but by understandable characther dynamics paving the road. I really feel everything regarding Rasputin is brought on just to appeal to the kids, and the movie would have been fine to me without it (the train sequence, for example can be reimagined as a robber attack with explosives in the wagons instead of the villain doing his schemes)
I don't need it to be historically accurate
@@thewindthatblows The good news is that Anastasia got a spin off film called (Bartok the Magnificent.)
secret of the kells and song of the sea are some of my fav films. I come from an irish/ french canadian heritage with my great granny from nova scotia and my grandfathers grandfather coming from ireland. My family takes a lot of pride in our irish heritage. It was a joy to see them, no matter how many times I watch it, song of the seas ending chokes me up.
the art style reminded me of samurai jack at first, then i started to se a lot of celtic aspects such as celtic illumination, and the celtic knot art design.
there is a good amount of social commentary, like with the secret of kells shifting from pagan beliefs to catholic ones.
and song of the sea showing a family who is a blend of fairies and humans. And doing commentary on bottling up ones emotions and how cold you get when doing so. Both being represented by the grandmother and her pill bottles all over her house. And the owl lady and her literally bottling her emotions, and the emotion of others.
All set on the backdrop of Halloween, which as a pagen holiday was about spirits, fairies and other fayfolk walking the earth before returning to their realm.
I watched The Secret of Kells on Netflix, fantastic film.
kurisu7885 i felt it was a little too short though. Wanted to experience more of the world around it.
I agree, it is amazing. The climax is very well done
Have you seen Song of the Sea? It's on Prime... and Cartoon Saloon recently put out another good one
The Nitpick I Mostly Had Is That Making The Black Persons Lips
Way To Big!!!
Could’ve Been Toned Down A Bit More.
I’m Not Saying That They Are Racist.
But They Should Be Pretty Careful With Their Designs.
Aside From That. Wonderful Film
And It Gets A 9+
As an Italian I thank you ElectricDragon505 for the first spot on the list, in the past Italy's reputation was tainted by Mondo TV and their god awful Titanic's Movies but in recent years we got better, we started to show at Cinema animated movies like Red Turltle, Ma vie de Courgette, Song of the Sea, Your Name and many other less popular movies from all around the world (this kind of thing was unthinkable back in the 90s), not only that but by the skills and patience of Alessandro Rak we finally created 2 other little masterpieces of italian animations: "L'arte della felicità" (2013) and "Gatta Cenerentola"(2017), the road for give animations the right respect in Italy is still long but currently we are on the right foot and who knows, in the future things can be become even better.
Have you heard the Italian animation studio, Rainbow S.r.l. the studio behind Winx Club, Huntik, Monster Allergy, Regal Academy, 44 Cats, etc. By a guy, Iginio Straffi. I describe Rainbow as the "european content creator"
@@Oscar95451What about the Nickelodeon revival, it killed off whatever reputation Winx Club had with its disregard for continuity, stunt casting with Nickelodeon stars, Stella’s fashion humor, watered down spells, and the desparate need to follow the increasingly young age demographic. The list just goes on. Even Straffi stating that it was necessary for the show to continue feels like salt to an open wound.
I remember on the network Nickelodeon, when I was a kid, there was an animated series The Adventures of Tintin, so as an American, the movie was a nostalgic overdrive for me and I have great respect for it. fyi I also love other art forms made outside the continent especially Europe, not just movies but also ballet and opera as well.
Here's my Top 10.
10. Fritz The Cat(The Film Sausage Party wishes it was.)
9. Rise of the Guardians(Talk about underrated DreamWorks movies!)
8. The Plague Dogs(Better than WatershipDown actually)
7. The Good Dinosaur(People hate it and I don't get why.)
6. Batman Beyond:Return of the Joker(Makes Killing Joke look like a joke)
5. Legend of the Guardians:The Owls of Ga'hoole(CGI animation at its greatest)
4. Appleseed (I'm stunned this beauty of Japanese CG animation is not mentioned more)
3. Loving Vincent (I adored nearly every second of it.100%deserved those nominations.)
2. One Stormy Night (Another Japanese animation hidden gem. Definitely watch it.
1. Felidae (Perhaps the most remarkable and intelligent adult animated film I've ever seen.)
It is ok
Ryan Ozog Felidae scared me as a kid beacuse I watched it thinking it was Disney but now I watch It I think it's Brilliant! Fritz the cat is great too!
Tarlo When I first saw footage of Felidae it terrified me but after
watching it in full Felidae actually strongly reminded me of a more
mature rated version of a cat book a grew up with 'Varjack Paw',
(That book too had cats being mysteriously murdered, with a
protagonist that had strange dreams, and an chilling revalation
when you discover what's been happening to the cats.)
and with each viewing the film grew on me more and more.
Fritz surprised me to with how clever it's social commentary
was.
Ryan Ozog What are your thoughts on Watership Down? I personally think it's a masterpiece just like Plague Dogs. Also, THANK YOU SO MUCH for mentioning The Good Dinosaur! I also don't understand why people hate it!
Alex F I love WatershipDown but I don't think it's that underrated of
a film. I personlly think the late 90's/early 2000's Watership Down
animated series is much much more underrated.
Sure the animation wasn't as beautiful and it subverted from the
source material(Especially in Season 3) but it handled world building,
character development, and 'believe it or not' had more mature themes,
than the movie did.
Watership Down was amazing but the series was even more
amazing!
Hopefully the upcoming Netflix Mini-Series will be comparatively good.
I think a movie that deserved more praise was A Monster in Paris. I first saw some trailers in the US in 2013-14. I thought it looked kind of dumb, but when I watched it I found that it was charming and heart warming. I believe it's on Netflix. To anyone reading this, if you get a chance, please check it out.
I'm disappointed that "Wolf Children" didn't make the list. VERY underrated anime film. :(
These are western animated movies list, not Japanese anime (it's a category on it's own).
I hope he makes a underrated anime movies list! There are so many good anime movies that are very underrated!
Ah, okay.
Josie Buckner I really hope he does an "AniMat's Classic Review" on "Wolf Children", someday. I requested it through his Gmail account about a year or two ago and it hasn't happened yet. :(
nerdsman567 I remember a while back that I requested for him to check out Your Name just because I wanted to see if he thinks it deserves to be the number one anime movie in Japan beating out Spirited Away in the box offices.
TINTIN! I am so glad this made the list. Secret of the Unicorn was a spectacular film.
Here's my list (in no real order):
Animal Farm (remarkable adaptation of George Orwell's novel)
Watership Down & Plague Dogs (tie) (animated films don't get better than these)
When the Wind Blows (heartbreaking yet beautiful film)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole (dark and visually stunning)
Fantastic Planet (trippy, awesome and possibly the best French animated film I've ever seen)
9 (2009) (same reason as Legend of the Guardians)
Balto (one of the best animated films from the 90s)
The Hobbit (1977) (makes Peter Jackson's trilogy look like a joke)
The Last Unicorn (Rankin-Bass at their absolute best)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown & Snoopy Come Home (funny and touching)
Fantastic Mr. Fox & Isle of Dogs (tie) (remarkable, funny and intelligent)
Charlotte's Web (1973) (remarkable adaptation of E.B. White's novel)
The Secret of Nimh (Don Bluth at his best)
Allegro Non Troppo (aka how to do a film spoof correctly)
Song of the Sea (charming and visually stunning)
The Fox and the Hound (talk about underrated Disney films)
The Adventures of Tintin (one of Spielberg's best films)
Anomalisa (intelligent and remarkable)
The Star (people hated it and I don't get why)
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) (one of the best films based on a cartoon)
The Peanuts Movie (the film Smurfs: The Lost Village wishes to be)
Spirit (talk about underrated Dreamworks films)
Brother Bear (another underrated Disney film that's worth watching)
The Good Dinosaur (people hate it and I don't get why)
The Brave Little Toaster (I'm surprised this film isn't mentioned more)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole is a Masterpiece
@@leeobrien2004 And 9, too.
Oh I loved what you did there, announced all the villans from the LEGO Batman movie. I loved the Phantasm.
Cartoon saloon is by *far* my favourite independent animation studio. Kells is still my all time favourite
RIP Kevin Conroy. He is now in heaven with Adam West.
0:32 LEGO PILOT: Ok, are you making some of those up? 😂😂😂
What about The Great Mouse Detective? That’s an underrated film by Disney, it’s one of my most favorite Disney films, and you even put clips of it in both part 1 and 2. Why didn’t you put that movie in this list?
Well.. The Movie Isn’t Too Underrated
Plenty Of People Weren’t Looking
That Down Upon It.
When my mom was in the military we were station in Belgium for a few years so I remember pretty much growing up with Tin Tin, Asterix, Les Schtroumpfs and all that kinda stuff. I really appreciate this video, remembering those times living over seas just put the biggest smile on my face.
Tintin used to be my inspiration for Disney Smurfs movie
What?
Wonderful list. Tintin is one of my favourite films of all time, and along with Duel as Spielberg's most underrated films.
Nice job making this list. I like that you use the song suns and stars for the independent animated film. That perfectly matches what they are.
I just wanna so thank you so flippin much ElectricDragon505 for directing me to GKIDS films, as lover for obscure independent animated films, I often used to struggle to find new films to watch, either waiting for a select group of youtubers (like yourself) to make vids on them, or scouring the internet for hours in hope of finding something. Now having an entire website to explore, that's constantly updating with new work, I can confidently say I'll be quite busy for a while 😊
GKIDS is like the A24 of animation.
My top 10 underrated animated films:
10.Horton Hears a Who
9.The Princess and The Frog
8.Atlantis:The Lost Empire
7.Treasure Planet
6.Balto
5.The Brave Little Toaster
4.We're Back A Dinosaur Story
3. Quest for Camelot
2.DINOSAUR
1.RANGO
Rango and dinosaur are awesome
T- 800 they are a diamond in a rough
Eh
Kosta Jovanovic thanks for your complex and amazing response.
Brandon Roberts It is
I actually know and love “Allegro Non Tropo” - yet I didn't see it coming. So good job keeping it under wraps throughout the review.
His indie animated films rant was oddly heartwarming
what about rango? anyone know rango
Angela Zaplotinsky I know Rango, and until you commented I completely forgot about it. I remember watching it in theaters when it came out and I had no clue WHAT was going on. I remember specifically that scene with the talking goldfish, and I still do not know what was going on in that scene.
Watching it years later I realize Rango has a really dark message to it.
Angela Zaplotinsky Rango is one of my top 10 favourite animated films of all time
Rango is an amazing movie,it is definitely on my top 10 favorite animated films of all time.
also there the tale of despereaux legend of the guardians a goofy movie just to name a few
*Raises my claws up in the air.*
Tintin was one of the best experiences I've had with my dad, he's a huge fan of Tintin, he showed me not only his old comics but also we watched the original animated shorts and the 90's animated show.
Huh, interesting choice for #1. I think most people would know Bruno Bozzetto from the '96 short film "Help" that aired on Cartoon Network's What A Cartoon show. But I managed to watch an earlier film of his called "The SuperVips (Vip - Mio fratello superuomo (My Brother Superman))". That was a very interesting film with a nice soundtrack. Seriously, I enjoy listening to the song "Metti Un Tigre Nel Doppio Brodo" so much I have it on my iPod.
My underrated animated films are: Snoopy Come Home,Balto,Blue Sky’s Epic,Anastasia,and The Aviators.
Time for the rest:
4. I feel bad because I haven't even seen the animated series yet....but, it's never too late
3. While I don't think it's one of the greatest animated films, I still really like it for how mature and intriguing it is
2. Such an awesome movie
1. One of my all time favorites, animated or otherwise
As for the honorable mention, they're all special in their own unique way.
The Secret of Nimh really,really,really seems like somebody's D&D Game and It'd be a damn good Game!
I just watched Mask of The Phantasm and it was entertainingly engaging! The story is originally great, the characters are fascinating, and the animation, while not in the levels of higher quality (P.S. the My Little Pony Movie did so on that), is still has that Batman TAS style. Plus the voice acting is spot on! This is a must watch in my opinion.
I wish some of the indies were on the actual list, it would have spiced up the list a bit.
Well, AniMat says it deserves a list on it's own.
He better do it. I the only indie animated films I know well are the creators of song of the sea. I can say for a fact that they are underrated. That includes there newest film Bread winner (not to be confused with TV shows of the same name) Such a great movie and no one I know has seen it other than the people I watched it with.
Mask of the Phantasm is amazing. I got Kevin Conroy to sign my DVD copy last weekend
4) one of the darkest and mysterious Batman movies 3) ahh Don Bluth's Directorial debut 2) THE BEST ANIMATED MOVIE OF 2011 HM) such wonderful independent films 1) i wonder if my dad or any of my Italian relatives know about this
Thanks for mentioning Italy in this top.
Anyway this video is really fantastic, you've done really a good job; I would have inserted also some other movies like The Thief and the Cobbler or The King and the Mockingbird, but this video is anyway one of the best of your channel history.
Only applause for you,
see ya!
Filippo Corradini you live in Italy?
Yes, I live in Italy
Tintin is one of my favorite movies of all time.
I remember of at least hearing of Tintin because of the animated series when it was shown on Nickelodeon during my childhood and it was only in the last few years I finally watched this movie. Definitely a great movie that is underrated!
The feeling when you're italian and you've never heard of the Number 1 movie. Crazy indeed! Thank you for discussing a part of the italian tradition through "Allegro non Troppo". :D
This countdown was really funny. Great job as always Mat.
I have some of these films, and I plan to get others. I love hand drawn animated movies.
same here your not alone
I definitely agree with your honorable mention. But for me I think Studio Ghibli is the most highly underrated movie company of all time. We have Spirited Away, Ponyo, Howl's moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, The Wind Rises and so many others. What makes these movies perfect in my opinion is that they always take me on a journey into new worlds in their movies. That's the main reason Spirited Away won an Oscar. But yes people need to forget the mainstream movies and take a journey with the independent ones.
no it isn't
This video is about animations not anime's
Definitely glad TINTIN made the list! Honestly my favorite Spielberg movie since 2000 (and easily the best Motion Capture Film ever done; Spielberg used every great technique in animation while perfecting the actors' performances). Apparently, Henge' LOVED Raiders of the Lost Ark and thought Spielberg would be perfecting in adapting TINTIN for the screen. Sadly, he died before he and Spielberg ever met to discuss the comics and Spielberg was always hesitant that TINTIN would feel more carbon copies of INDIANA JONES. But Jackson was also a fan of the comics, so when he ended up getting the rights to the comics after his LORD OF THE RINGS success, he met up with Spielberg in using Motion-Capture, and THAT is what got Spielberg onboard..........and he made AN AWESOME FILM!!
Didn’t think you’d mention allegro non troppo. Happy to see one of my idols bring attention to it
IRON GIANT AND EMPERORS NEW GROOVE AAAAAAH I LOVE
Mask Of The Phantasm was fucking amazing.
You really know your stuff! Very informative, thank you!
Their are some Disney animated films that are underrated to me like:
1. Hercules (not accurate to greek mythology and doesn't have a focus but it still so much fun) "I CAN Go THE Distance!"
2. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (I know people hate the villain and the motivation and has a vague target audience that's hard to please but it's just stunning to watch and listen to in most areas)
3. Sword in the Stone (it might not feel like a film but it has some entertaining scenes that are worth taking away from it)
Your best top 10 list yet!!! Preach brother!!
For all the people that want a DVD copy of Allegro Non Troppo in Italy it exists a Region-Free copy for less than 25 $
I just watched Allegro non Troppo last night and enjoyed it. Thanks for recommending it, AniMat. It was really cool. I think my favorite segment would have to be the one with the marching monsters. That one is just sooo well done and fun to watch. Not to mention it feels very reminiscent to the Rite of Spring segment in Fantasia.
The cat one is good as well even though it's also pretty depressing. 😿
I only recall Tin Tin in cartoon form airing briefly in the US as a kid. The comics were around too but weren't akin to nor drawn like DC or Marvel so they get largely overlooked. Also doesn't help "Rin Tin Tin" is another series here and slightly older American (and young ones) get the two easily confused as both feature dogs.
I’ve seen Down Under, a little bit of Anistatia, Prince of Egypt, El Dorado, half of Spirit, and Batman: MOTP.
Mary and Max is a Masterpiece
14:24 Boss Baby, The Lorax, The Emoji Movie, Hotel Transylvania, Ice Age: Collision Course, Sherlock Gnomes, Norm of the North, yeah most of those are pieces of garbage.
That doesn't make any sense. "It's unfair that we were forced to praise them for disrespecting the classics?"
Cheese Prime actually, the Lorax and hotel Transylvania films can be quite the exceptions, while the others can barely be exceptions like boss baby, and probably the further ice age sequels and Sherlock gnomes (although I did like all those films I mentioned). In other words, ignoring about the senseless norm of the north film (a film I never seen, but I see it is not worthy unlike other guilty pleasures), the only popular cult thing that the emoji movie can get from itself is the animation from the characters (along their designed aspects), since they are supposedly useful for the emoji expressions from the typical devices and in the end not giving a care to the bad reputation movie, I think
no, all of these are the greatest films of all time
?????
I'm joking around, that's what I was doing. It was never intended as an insult to someone or group of peoples in particular. I just type random trash as replies.
"JESUS CHRIST WEARING A HAT!"
Does anyone want to see that on a shirt?
yeah, hand drawn animation is technically here, BUT NOT IN THE BIG SCREEN NOR MAINSTREAM
When you started to describe Allegro, I did a quick loud yes. Love, love, love that movie, and more people really need to see it.
Great list now if you’ll excuse me I need to grab me eye patch, parrot, and peg leg; gather meself a hearty crew; and set sail on the high seas for that illusive #1 film.
Arrrrrgh!
I loved Tintin. My sister and I took our Grandma to this movie while it was in theatres. She really loved the comics and is how I found Tintin and Asterix (sp). It will be hard to see the sequel whenever it comes out with her.
Loving Vincent is so underrated . . . 65,000 oil paintings . . . truly a labor of love
RUNNERS-UP FOR THIS LIST (in order from lowest to highest):
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Balto
Gulliver's Travels
Surf's Up
Treasure Planet
A Scanner Darkly
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Megamind
Rugrats in Paris
Great Mouse Detective
12:59 Hell in the United States, Mary and Max was only shown at a few film festivals and received a DVD release from IFC Films
I am surprised that your top one underrated film is on your list! This film is so obscure and fasicating I remember seeing this as a kid with my dad. I hope that they released it wide for everyone to see!
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: Seen it
The Secret of NIMH: Seen it
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn: Saw it in theaters
Allegro Non Troppo: Never heard of it.
Sinbad deserves WAY more attention than it gets
Thanks for the recommendation for Allegro Non troppo. Out of all of the smaller movies (indie movies, fan films, etc.. etc..) this is so far one of my favorites.
I love 'Allegro Non Troppo'. It's a Wonderful film that SHOULD get recognition.
Down the Inkwell I know right!
You would be amazed at how few cinemas were showing bread winner. If you haven't seen the film it just came out and is by the creators of song of the see and you need to watch it.
Well done, Mat! Great work! A good choice of nnimated films.
To my mind, no Shrek-farting-humour-stuff can ever compete with The Secret Of NIMH, Anastasia, Fire & Ice, let along
the magnificent but unfortunatly unfinished dilogy of The Lord of the Rings (1978).
10:31 I guess that explains why the recent film adaptation of Asterix only saw English releases in Britain (with UK voices) and Singapore (with Canadian voices)
I need to see Allegro Non Troppo now. I never knew that was one of the works of Bruno Bozzetto, who’s work I love. I especially love his Mr Rossi series.
4. As soon as this film started, I was immediately hooked. I think everybody's already described how fantastic this film, and I agree with them 100%.
3. I actually remember first seeing this one back in my third grade class, and I last saw it on RUclips some odd years ago. I ought to rewatch it at some point.
2. I used to own a little book based on Tintin (not a comic, more of a 'moving-objects-on-the-page' kind of book) and watched the cartoon from time to time. Seeing this film adaptation was a real delight and my family and I got to rewatch the cartoon sometime afterward, also enjoyable.
1. "Allegro non Troppo" looks very fascinating. I'm putting it on my must-watch list right now!
i totally agree with everything! i love the movies you put in this positions! expecially for Tintin and Nym, my favourite ones.
but i also loved that you mentioned the hindi animated movies, gosh they're pure poetry ad almost nobody wacth them!
i'm an animation lover and animation student and as like you i'm always at "hunting" for movies i never saw before.
I have a large library of films from all over the world and from every age, and I never get tired of looking for new ones.
how I wish the amateur films had more visibility... 🙄
and remaining in the argument, I wanted to thank you for putting Allegro Non Troppo in your top.
as an Italian, I can confirm that Italian animation has low popularity; exept for Bozzetto.
(or Rainbow animation studios, mother of the "Winx" brand)..
and it's sad because there are a lot of wonderful movies as this one, in italy.
for example, almost nobody (foreigners and Italians included) knows about "Mad Entertainment",
the animation studios of Naples, who created movies like L'Arte della Felicità or Gatta Cenerentola.
they are real "small" masterpieces, the films that produces this company, and if you wanted to recover them,
I recommend them to you a lot! 😊
(hoping they have doubled them in English, or at least subtitled to expand the business 😂
otherwise we have another problem to add in the list... hahaha)
love you!
That rant about hand-drawn animation is so true. It never left. It just isn’t in the main stream anymore.
Honestly I want both of them to be in the mainstream. No point in ripping into 3D just because it became the norm. Hand-drawn is still there, we just gotta look for it.
Discovering both anime films and indie films made me appreciate people who still use animation for creativity and talent instead of being mad at big Hollywood studios for using it as profit for children. I also now have a huge love for GKIDS for bringing these films.
My most favorite underrated (besides Iron Giant) movies are
Spirit
Tin Tin
Prince of Egypt
Batman and Mr Freeze: Sub Zero
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Joseph King of Dreams
I cried when I saw the Illusionist montage here - it's one of my all time favourite animated films :')
Bravo for actually having an underrated animated film at #1. I never heard of it. :3
I have heard of the Phantasm since I grew up with Batman: Mask of the Phantasm but I have never heard of any of those villains in Lego Batman that were from the Adam West show
I want to see a top 10 independent films
Also just forget about the animated Titanic movies and just see them as something that Benito Mussolini planned to use as a weapon in world war 2
Also, thank you for letting me know about Allegro non troppe.
here are my favorite underrated movies:
10. Treasure Planet
9.Brother Bear 2
8.Persepolis
7. The road to El Dorado
6. Meet the Robinsons
5. All dogs go to heaven
4. Atlantis the lost empire
3. James and the Giant Peach
2. Prince of Egypt
1. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Can you do a top ten list of independent films just to give more attention to them?
I rewatch this video just for the “Indie Animated Films” portion. It makes me appreciate people who still use animation for art, unlike Hollywood studios who use it for money. Still waiting for that top 10 list.
Also everyone go support GKIDS for bringing these amazing films, as well as incredible anime films, to North America.
I actually considerate Fantasia 2000 underrated in spite of the criticisms. I grew up with and loved it.
My top 10 underrated animated movies:
1) The Secret of NIMH
2) The Prince of Egypt and The Road to El Dorado
3) The Hunchback of Notre Dame
4) Anastasia
5) Chicken Run
6) Kubo and the Two Strings
7) The Peanuts Movie
8) Enchanted
9) Megamind
10) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Honorable mentions:
-Bolt
-An American Tail
-Fantastic Planet
-The Triplets of Belleville
-Tarzan
-The Powerpuff Girls movie
-Rango
Brenda Rivas I also love cats don’t dance
I love rmcad which is where I’m studying 2D animation and they have helped me look for new indie films like song of the sea which is beautiful.
In regards to the honorable mentions I have seen a lot of them because of:
Netflix, my local library, Starz and TCM channels and other sources. I have loved a lot that I have seen.
10: Minions
9: Boss Baby
8: Space Jam
7: Winnie the Pooh 2011
6: The Lego Ninjago Movie
5: Secret of Nimh (Sorry if I spelled it wrong)
4: The Black Cauldron
3: Osmosis Jones
2: Hotel Transylvania (It was hated by Rotten Tomatoes and you Animat)
1: The Great Mouse Detective
I'm from the States and I never heard of Tintin or the comics. Yet I was drawn in by one trailer. My family ended up watching it in theaters together and loving it so much. It drew me in from the beginning even with no experience with the franchise. Now I am reading the Tintin comics and loving them. I really hope they made a sequel in the future. It truly is one of the best under-rated films I've ever watched.
And you're right it doesn't much love here in the States. But whenever I've gotten the chance I love to urge others to watch it because it's just incredible.
You should make an Amazon wishlist of all these titles!
The thief and the cobbler dude...
Mask of the Phantasm is my all-time favorite Batman movie. It was amazing on the big screen.
Wow! I better check out Allegro Non Troppo if I could find it! This is the first time I ever heard of this! But it's no wonder hardly anyone knows it, it's freakin' exprensive!
It is on youtube
I loved The Secret of Nimh when I was a kid.