As the 18th Disney animated film, The Sword in the Stone is definitely the least talked about movie in Disney’s Silver Age.  Disney bought the rights to make the book into a movie not too long after Snow White was released but didn’t pursue the project due to WW2.  Then, Disney was inspired to finally make the book into a movie after seeing a production of the musical Camelot on Broadway.  When the movie was released, it was a box office success but it received mixed reviews from critics as they seemed to think that the movie ran flat and was not as well-written as past Disney films.  While I…

As the 17th Disney animated film, 101 Dalmatians introduced a new type of animation called xerography, which was a cheaper way for Disney to animate movies.  They hoped that by using this new type of animation they could avoid the box office failure that happened with Sleeping Beauty.  This type of animation was used up until The Little Mermaid (from 1961-1989).  Walt Disney himself hated xerography, however, due to the “scratchy” look it gave, but the new animation attracted moviegoers, as it received positive reviews from critics, and 101 Dalmatians was a box office success and is well loved by Disney fans today.  It’s kind of ironic that I’m reviewing…

As the 16th Disney animated film, Sleeping Beauty is one of the most beautiful, yet most difficult, Disney films ever made.  It took many years to make the film and, despite the film’s immense popularity now, it received mixed reviews when it came out.  Similar to Lady and the Tramp, critics seemed to think it was too corny and actually unfairly compared it to Snow White.  The film also did poorly during its initial box office run.  In later years after Walt Disney’s death, the movie finally started to be seen by critics and audiences for the work of art that it is and earned its profit with several re-releases. …