While the Weekends are great for getting out and enjoying your time. I’d also say it’s a time you can sometimes get to spending too much on things (MONEY WISE) and sometimes it’s just simpler and fun to stay home and watch a good movie together, especially with family, or friends that just want to enjoy an inspiring adventure.
I hope to not assume everyone that reads this has a Disney+ subscription, I am personally more a fan of DVD’s and VHS’s than always having internet access to watch something. But most people these days will have a streaming subscription of some kind, and the big player outside of Netflix is Disney+ with their massive catalog of classics and favourites.
So whether you have Disney+ or a DVD or even a classic VHS player. I want to recommend 8 Disney animated films I consider classics to watch together. For the fun of possible new experiences, I am going to recommend films that were made before the 2010’s. Consider this a way to showcase some of that “old gold” if in fact families, or friends have not seen them together. Also not including Lion King, Beauty and the Beast or Aladdin, simply because everyone has seen them, and if not Watch Them with this line up.
#1 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
A heartwarming story of a lazy bear is the perfect story for anyone just wanting to sit back and enjoy their time. If there’s a character that’s more famous than Mickey Mouse for Disney, it would be Pooh bear. These are stories that truly encapsulate how amazing your childhood should be.
#2 Lady & The Tramp (1955)
This is where the “Old Gold” really gets showcased and won’t be the last. This in my opinion is one of the greatest love stories of Disney’s catalogue, a story of a puppy grown to dog named Lady, it shows how she copes with a new addition to her owner’s family in their newborn baby, but also showcases her first experiences with love from a street dog called the Tramp, as he shows her life outside of her well-kept lifestyle. For a film about animated dogs, the relationship that develops between the two might be one of the most realistic of Disney’s films. P.S Remember to enjoy spaghetti with this one.
#3 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (1939)
Speaking of “Old Gold” let’s get the oldest one in here. The first true animated Disney animated film. What makes this film a true classic to me is how the character of Snow White is at heart a woman who cares about others, and that shines through in how she affects nearly everyone around her. While some might truly feel like things are just too different for them from a nearly 100-year-old film, it’s still amazing to see the beauty the film holds.
#4 Robin Hood (1973)
Disney’s take on the classic Robin Hood tale, only with a cast of animals in the roles. A fun story about what makes a legend and how his deeds of taking from the rich and giving to the poor were more than just vigilantism, but a way to save people from other wise hopeless situations with a tyrannical ruler. An absolute blast of a time that anyone can enjoy.
#5 Home on the Range (2004)
Funny enough when it comes to Disney Classics, a lot critics seem to think of this as one of the lesser on in the catalogue, but as a child I adored this film and while now I can see the sillier aspects about the film it doesn’t take away the western charm, the adventure, or theme of finding a place to call home, is any less prevalent. It’s still a lot of fun with a rather relatable message today of trying to keep one’s home in the face of forced evictions, and fitting in to a new group.
#6 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Truly a breathtaking film when you think about it, a really important story about how people can sometimes judge too harshly for various reasons, especially on looks alone, this can really resonate with arguably everyone deep down. Sadly, even today people eightd to judge before they know you and the ofeight ignorant will refuse to see your light, but what really makes the film so good is that it expects that, and in turn shows you how if you have good heart, honorable actions, and are accepting of others, you can see the true light in everyone, and they you.
#7 Treasure Planet (2002)
A fun filled thrilling space adventure that is riddled with epic moments and cool characters, yet all that aside what makes this film one of the best is how the relationship between Jim Hawkins and the ships cook John Silver develops. Many people sadly don’t get the best figures in their family and many scars are ofeight left, though through your own courage and will you can brave even the most difficult of times, but never shut yourself off to the world, it’s important to always find an adventure to grow from.
#8 The Fox & The Hound (1980)
For anyone that might not understand how the ways of change can both help and hurt. This is a film that I recommend for everyone, in spite of it showing a rather tragic story about how things can be torn apart by people for ofeight unfair reasons at its core is a universal message of how just because people change and go different ways in life, that doesn’t mean they stop being your friends, if they truly were at heart.
Hope you all have an amazing July, keep cozy and safe.