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- The Aristocats is NOT good, here is why.
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Footage primarily used from - The Aristocats (1970)
Footage also used from -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Dumbo (1941)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
101 Dalmations (1961)
Robin Hood (1973)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Aladdin (1992)
The Lion King (1994)
Dinosaur (2000)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Chicken Little (2005)
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
Phineas and Ferb (2007-)
The Avengers (2012)
Sofia the First (2012-2018)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
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Music used in order of appearance -
Bowser Fight - Super Mario Galaxy 2
Delfino Plaza - Super Mario Sunshine
Friendly Field - Kirby: Star Allies
Teatime Joy - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Fair Square - Mario Party 6
Blissful - Mario Party 6
Feather Fiend - Donkey Kong Country Returns
Beach Theme - New Super Mario Bros DS
A Lady's Mirror: Fire Emblem Fates
Underground Theme - New Super Mario Bros Wii
Humoresque of a Little Dog - Super Smash Bros Brawl
Keep it Up - Mario Party 7
All Messed Up - Mario Part 8
Woody Woods - Mario Party 3
The Honeyhive - Super Mario Galaxy
Overworld - Super Mario World
Athletic Theme - Super Mario Bros 3
Piranha Plant Slide - Mario Kart 8
Flipswitch Circus - Super Mario 3D World
Mr. Goofwrench - Toontown Online
Donald's Dock Building - Toontown online
Groose's Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Mini Golf - Toontown Online
Slider - Super Mario 64
Fast and Furious - Mario Party 6
Gear Getaway - Super Smash Brows For Wii U
Yoshi Star Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2
Snakey Chantey - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Airship Fortress - Mario Kart DS
It's On Now - Mario Party 8
Funny Footsteps - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
E Gadd's Garage - Mario Party 6
Sail the Canals - Mario Party 7
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Timestamps -
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - The Amination isn't up to par with the other Disney animations
2:41 - The Opening Scene sums up this movie's biggest problems
3:30 - Why Duchess and her Kittens SUCK
7:14 - Why Edgar is one of the worst written villains EVER
12:12 - Catnapping scene
12:42 - Edgar and the Loony Tunes 1: The Outrageous Chase
16:21 - Poor poor Madame, NOT
16:35 - The Worst Character Introduction EVER
20:10 - O'Malley the highway robber
21:21 - Stupid scene of the Madame and Edgar
22:10 - O'Malley continues to steal from people
23:26 - Idiotic river rescue
24:26 - Oversexualized geese and O'Malley's ungratefulness
28:36 - UNCLE WALDO
30:35 - The most pointless scene in any movie EVER
31:24 - Edgar and the Loony Tunes 2: Sneakeroo Boogaloo
36:45 - Everybody wants to be a cat and racial problems
39:15 - The romantic women paradox
41:30 - Absolutely Outrageous Finale
47:15 - A Terrible Ending
48:16 - Nobody learns anything the movie is just boring
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Keywords -
Cats, Kittens, Cat, Kitten, Butler, Motorcycle, Edgar, Dogs, Dog, Mouse, Horse, Goose, Geese, Movie, Film, Animation, Disney, Duchess, Thomas, Marie, Waldo, Song, Singing, Bad, Terrible, Awful, Atrocious, Abysmal, Horrendous, Horrible.
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To be fair, O'Malley hitting on Duchess while she finds it charming despite of being the first time they ever meet is pretty accurate with real life cats
It's hilarious because a little while earlier he did that with the cat fights but in reverse, used what irl cats do to call something dumb and then not using it later, both times to call something sexist
if it happened with humans
the male will be in jail, no ifs or buts
if it was a she, *suspension*
humanity kinda s@cks
No. They usually hate each other amd stay as far as possible. It takes time even for Cats.
@whothefrickareyou8106 be that as it may it's still a trope that exists today (the whole love at first sight thing)
@@Dovah_Slayer do you know any shows/movies/Books where The person who they fell in instant love with is actually a bad person? There are probably a lot of those but I want to ask if you have suggestions.
I still love it when the mouse screams "QUIET!!!!" and they all instantly stop...LOL!!
Edgar probably just heard a mouse squeaking loudly
I still remember that moment. And everybody wants to be a cat.
I agree with most of this video, but the literal best joke was completely ignored lol. When the alley cats and the mouse are running back to the other cats, they run past a man who's drinking, and upon seeing the mouse chasing the cats, he pours out his drink.
Ok, that joke was pretty good I will admit.
I love the 'scratchy' era of Disney films and how they look, especially Robin Hood and the Jungle Book. There's something so 'tangible' about the characters and their 'roughness' which came from them xeroxing their drawings, and I love it. It gives the films a cozy feeling.
I think it's because the sketchiness of it sells the fur/hair/wrinkles/texture of everyone.
Agreed. There’s just something human about it. Imperfections. Things that happened via each stroke an animator did.
The roughage is endearing
Is Sword in the Stone one of them? I am too lazy to check but that movie is an absolute favorite from my childhood
I agree as well! Not every piece of animation has to have a smooth 4K look and feel to it, just as not every art piece has to be an abstract painting. Besides, there can be times when scratchy/sketchy animation can be a good stylistic choice (like in Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers, to help differentiate the characters from the village to the wolfwalker characters living in the woods).
@@anthonygillette the TLDR version, after Sleeping Beauty cost a lot of money, Disney had to find ways to do animation in other ways, so in 101 dalmatians they created the Xerox process to directly copy onto cells which saved time and money hence from 101 Dalmatians through the Rescuers you get that sketchy style where sometimes you'll see random lines on faces or bodies
You'd actually be very surprised how liked this movie is in both Mexico and Japan, specially the character of Marie.
Mexico also had a very talented and charismatic actor giving voice to Tomas O'Malley, Germán Valdez "TinTan".
my favorite was toulouse
Not too surprising Japan loves Marie, even Disney makes a lot of solo merch of Marie
The film is also popular in Italy with Marie and Thomas' Italian names being popular with Italian cat owners.
Because Japanese will take whatever Disney shits on their plate I guess.
I used to love this movie. So much that I had an unhealthy obsession with Marie, and threatened my sister when I was younger to buy me Marie merch when she went to disney. Good times
This is concerning on various degrees
Why is Marie so popular? she barely has any screen time in the movie.
@@SatanenPerkele Because she's cute and kittens are popular.
@@SatanenPerkelebecause she’s kittens are cute and people like cute characters
@@SatanenPerkele she even popular in japanand they make a lot of merchandise of her
I’m a girl, but I really don’t think it’s that bad for Duchess to tell Marie to be more ladylike given the time period (1910?) since modern people will look through a different perspective. And they come from a wealthy family, so of course Duchess will teach her children to be proper. My mom used to tell me to act more like a lady and sometimes it annoyed me, but I don’t pay too much attention to it.
It was nice to see Duchess like Thomas even though he’s not rich, but the characters could have more personalities. So yeah, this movie is pretty forgettable, but I don’t think it’s as eye-rolling compared to Ralph Breaks the Internet.
I was about to comment and say that he's going way too far on the whole "girl power" and "women are more than that" feminism argument when it's a movie about old rich people, it's in the name of the movie, that's how people were, just look at most princess movies lol but I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't think it was that bad.
Idk why he went on a mad rant about that. As for the movie, I think it's just ok, not terrible but not impressive
I mean true cause the movie took place between 1910 to 1920 (roughly) and around that time, it was common where woman (and little girls) to act more proper and lady like so I wouldn’t blame Duchess too terribly much for telling Marie to act the same way (also like you said, since Duchess and her kittens were from a wealthy family this could be also a factor) so honestly I don’t get why he got angry over that
I like this guy but admittedly the feminism pandering was very soy
@@AbrasiousProductions Not to mention, _Bedknobs and Broomsticks_ would have been close to finished when this movie released, and that movie had a strong female lead.
I agree as well. My mom told me to be more lady like and would also tell this other kid to act like a gentleman. Like why is it wrong for a mom to tell their child to behave or have manners?
Edgar is basically the Disney equivalent of Carlos from Hop
I haven’t seen Hop, but I will say that at least Edgar wasn’t as unfairly mistreated as Carlos was so I could at least see Edgar as the bad guy (at least I would if he wasn’t such a dumb villain)
@@meta527IIthank god you’ve never seen hop
He…really isn’t.
@@timey_103 he kinda is.
Both are characters that served a wealthy figure for a long time
Both are refused to inherit the wealth and are given to other characters who deserve it far less
Both act justifiable in their actions against the other
Neither do anything wrong for the majority of the movie
Both do occasional stupid actions to move the plot along and have the “heroes” win and defeat the “villain”
@@gdplayer8768 Except at least with Edgar, the writers don’t make him pull out some extra side motivation out of his ass in the climax.
FUN FACT: The racist Chinese cat is voiced by Paul Winchell, who also voiced Tigger.
Want to know an even crazier fact? He was "the first person to build and patent a mechanical artificial heart, implantable in the chest cavity (US Patent #3097366 of 1963)"!
@@spriken no he wasn't
@Splashy21 Yes, he was. Just search "paul winchell heart invention" , you can go the easy route with the wiki page, but he's credited on multiple sites, including MIT. And all sites also mention him also being a character actor ,so it's not a guy with the same name.
Something I think you don't get about the kittens is the fact that kids are like that. Kids mistreat people who treat them nice. They're little demons until they grow up a bit and learn to be nice.
And edgar trying to throw the cats into the contryside is very evil, hes throwing out a mother cat and her defenseless BABIES. while cats can live in urban areas alright due to humans giving them food and there being lots of places of shleter and almost no predadors, the countryside has none of that. The life of a cat living in the wild is short and painful. Even city stray cat lives are full of pain and suffering. Edgar is not a super interesting villian but he is pretty evil.
Well, I guess it makes sense that someone with a cat profile pic would have something against Edgar. Still, I don't think Edgar intended to harm them, even if it was dangerous, he probably didn't know what danger he was putting them in due to living in the city most of his life.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy You're just insulting Edgar's intelligence by saying that.
"Something I think you don't get about the kittens is the fact that kids are like that. Kids mistreat people who treat them nice. They're little demons until they grow up a bit and learn to be nice"
This is not true...
@@pigeonmama Well that's just it, this movie is so poorly written that it's impossible to tell if Edgar is stupid or just unlucky
@Anônimo I dont think youve ever met human children. Theyre selfish. They make messes and chaos. They dont understand social cues yet and say things you shouldnt say. Children arent nice because theyre too young to have developed their social skills and empathy
I don't think The Aristocats was a bad film, but I don't think its anything special...
I kinda agree.
its the mcdouble of movies
I also kinda agree, I think the movie is ok
You want something bad? What about home on the range?
It's definitely nothing special, that much is a fact. While I used to enjoy it as a kid, looking back on it now, I find it to be pretty forgettable. And yes, the whole plot of the movie with the lady giving her fortune to her cats, rather than ANOTHER PERSON, who could actually DO SOMETHING with it, is extremely stupid, even if we ignore the fact that Edgar quite honestly deserved it as recognition for all his hard work
i don't see anything wrong with the movie it's actually the most realistic, rich people not caring for anyone else, and cats being cats, and sometimes dogs just want to bite you for being there, except for the cartoony scenes this could be a documentary lol 😂
I agree 👍🏼 💯 🎯
not
Oliver & Company is honestly the most realistic.
Disney definitely had some very hard times immediately after the death of Walt Disney himself.
Most of everything you said
1 The Kittens are not jerks they might be bratty but most kids are , just look at Simba , Vanellope in the first film , Dash and Peter Pan , also Maria had this funny limne that rings true " Ladies do not start fights , but they can finish 'em " and Duthces was raised to be a proper lady cat , plus she was no where near as snobby as Georette or like Dutches from Fosters
2 " The Madame wasnt insulting Edgar she was just being oblivlous to what she was saying like this moment from EEn E Ed " Its ok Double D its not your fault your so useless ."
3 About Edgar you could say the same for Yzma and Larwince who were more mistreated upfront by Kuzco and Naven as the cats didnt do anything nasty to Edgar to his face like pee on purpose .
4 Calling O Mally the worst character is a bit overdone as jsut because he sings about himself does'nt make him bad as Tigger did the same thing " Wonderful thing about TIggers " and Mally come s off as less than a creep then Pepe Pew
5 In fairness about Mally getting on a truck that wasnt his Tramp and Doger did something similar where Tramp got a random man in trouble with a cop to go in a zoo and Doger had Oilver help him steal hotdogs and was'nt planning on sharing and keep in mind hes a kid to his adult .
6 Dutches did have a point to call him horrible by throwing things at her and her kittens that could be considered animal abuse
7 The Geese were more crazy as they snapped off the vine Mally had to hang on to and were under the impression he was trying to swim
8 Are Drunk people funny ? Barny Gumble
9 In some book adpations Edgar's fath is him being arrested which is slightly better than the one in the movie .
10 Not all characters need to learn something as Mr . Toad didnt really learn anything about recklessness he still goes extream and Robin Hood himself also doenst learn much of anything as Little John tells him he's taking too many chances and Robin just scoffs. The movie doenst show him taking any chances that got him or his friends nearly killed.
I don't necessarily agree, but I understand your perspective.
I can understand why someone doesn't like it (not me though, that was one of my favorite movies when I was younger), but to put it next to Ralph Breaks the Internet? Thats a little too harsh
I completely agree, his reasons for hating the film is understandable but comparing it to Ralph Breaks the Internet is a very unfair comparison,I like this movie and still rewatch it (even though I agree some parts are filler, when I rewatch the movie I literally skip the parts with the dogs coz I consider those genuinely boring and pointless) but after my first viewing of Ralph Breaks the internet I have never even thought of rewatching it nor do I think I ever will ,it was just that bad but this isn't as bad as that,most of the things that make it bad are a product of the era it was made in,so I think the comparison is quite harsh and unfair to the movie,I would take this movie over Ralph Breaks the internet any day of the week
Completely agreed. Aristocats is meh but it's nowhere near as deplorable as Ralph Breaks the Internet
Comparing Aristocats to Ralph Breaks The Internet is like comparing Song Of The South to Netflix’s Cuties
You're right, Ralph had some good moments in it.
To be fair the movie was made in a type with more stereotypes, less mental health awareness, and when people cared more about others fitting into idolized roles. I.e "woman must be pretty" and "men must be strong" etc.
Huh. I thought the kittens accepting O'malley as a stepfather and the whole family easily connecting with the alley cats was good though.
Are you implying this was bad or something
@tulip811 you clearly haven't seen the movie😂
I can’t believe people are becoming this sensitive over Disney movies smh
It is unlady-like to play rough like the boys. Historically a Lady doesn't just mean a female, or even just girly. It means a woman of standing and dignity. Like a Gentleman, or going back even further, a lord. So any lady who'd brawl with her brothers would be acting extremely unladylike.
All the terms these days are pretty much combined, but I see your point.
Around 22:06, something I would like movies to do more often, is have both humans and animal characters be unable to understand each other. Like the animals and humans might be able to pick up facial expressions or physical movements to communicate, but they can't understand the actual words they are saying.
Arthur (the PBS show) does this exact thing. The animals and babies can understand each other just fine but they can't understand the "humans" (who aren't literal babies) and vice versa. The "human" characters can naturally only understand the animals/babies through animal and baby noises naturally. On the other side, the animals/babies can't understand the "humans" outside of specific words. The show doesn't execute in a great way but it is better than the standard trope of "humans can't understand animals but the animals can understand the humans".
Ratatouille is a perfect example of this, OP, and I think it's done in a very refreshing way.
Oh wow, I didn’t even think of Ratatouille. Yeah, Ratatouille does is wonderfully.
probably why i also love one hundred and one dalmatians, fox and the hound, and oliver and company because they also mirror real relationships with animals and how we just have to wing it with communication
I can acknowledge how you may feel bad for Edgar. Or think the dogs aren’t funny. Or be annoyed by furry child characters acting like children. But seriously, man, why ya gotta hate on O’ Malley? Does a catchy song count for nothing? Does a fun vocal performance count for nothing?
But honestly O’ Malley proves you wrong about there being no character development in this film. He starts out self-absorbed and flirtatious. At first he only rescues the kittens in order to impress Duchess, but over time he sees Duchess as more than just a pretty face. (even if the writers kinda don’t) By the finale he’s willingly risking his life to rescue the family from Edgar. A selfish cat would have abandoned them and found a different woman to hit on. It’s this act of selflessness that earns O’ Malley a place in the cats’ family. And he does end up teaching the kids a few things about the real world outside their pampered palace.
Also if convenient coincidences in Disney films bother you, perhaps the fact that in The Rescuers Down Under, Cody just HAPPENS to fall into a the trap that HAPPENS to belong to a despicable poacher who just HAPPENS to notice a golden feather on his person. So yeah. It is, indeed, a cartoon. And these coincidences are kinda fun and whimsical
I absolutely loved this movie, from Marie, whatever that orange cat’s name was as he actually didn’t treat the kids like an obstacle, and the musical numbers, and I would love a Cedric video
Toulouse is the orange cat
O’ mailey is the adult orange cat
@@cinderstar9718 Oh, I knew I just never bothered to type it out
With all due respect, I never sided with Edgar. The point that you completely glossed over was that Edgar gave the cats SLEEPING PILLS in the movie. Hence why the cats probably weren't able to hear the loud motorcycle. Sure, his intentions weren't to poison or kill the cats, but he dumped numerous pills into that cream he cheerily gave them. He could've easily overdosed one of the kittens and had them die from respiratory failure. Edgar to me was always set up to be a greedy, coward of a butler that was only nice to Madame for her inheritance and got greedy when he realized the will wasn't immediately going to him. After all, you never see any meaningful interactions between him and Madame in the movie. And him poisoning the cats with the sleeping pills (regardless of intention) was enough to vilify him in my mind.
Worst Disney villain ever. And I mean in the bad way. He's not even funny. Tbh the slap stick he gets into is more hilarious because he deserves it. He's a jerk.
Anyone who abused animals is an immediate villain to me. Those poor kitties really could’ve died and the butler would’ve been charged with animal cruelty.
No, we're never suppose to side with Edgar but in terms of like the long list of Disney villains in films; he's probably the only one who was right about things, in a way. He's spent his whole life serving his mistress and then he finds out she practically finds him lesser than her own cats? I mean, jeez, I'd tender my resignation and curse her out that very hour if I was in his shoes.
@@jessicapinkman-hd4bw I mean after rewatching the movie I understand, the old woman really tried to give all her inheritance money to animals that have no way of spending it. She should’ve gave it to Edgar under one condition, to take care of the cats.
@@Pink_pr1ncess That is LITERALLY what was going to happen. It's in the dang film. Edgar inherits AFTER the cats have passed on. Until then, the money is tied to them, so he has to take care of them.
It's also hard for me to sympathize with him when he's so stupid that he can't figure out that A. cats do NOT have nine lives and thus WON'T outlive him, and B. that since he's clearly not super scrupulous if he's willing to get the cats out of the way he could EASILY live a life of luxury while still taking care of the cats in mostly the same way as when their owner was alive, just presumably with fewer carriage rides.
17:14 To be fair... that's just how cats are. They see a potential mate they will jump at them
In 32 years, you are the only person I have seen show this much emotion over the Aristocats
I actually like The Aristocats, I love the song and the characters, it has a special place in my heart
I'm glad you enjoyed it, but unfortunately I can't.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy it's ok
@@AmicaSecret I’m glad we can both healthily respect each other’s opinions
@@Nic_2751I agree, I love the Aristrocats but it's okay to not like something. But it is not okay to bully people for something they don't like. Like, I don't wanna watch the new little mermaid and people called me racist over not wanting to watch it because I said and quote. "It looks cheap."
@@twistedwonderlandfreak5810 wow what dicks
Whenever I hear a plot that doesn't work, I like to think about what could be changed about it to make it work. Just like a thought exercise to help myself distinguish working plot points from non-working ones. Let's see, if I were to fix this story:
1) Make Edgar an animal-hater. Have him aim a kick at one of the kittens when the Madame isn't looking. Let him make disparaging comments about them; not in response to any annoyance or mistreatment from them, but just because he doesn't like them. Let him mistreat other animals around the estate too. In a story mostly told from the perspective of animals, this is an effective way to make him unsympathetic in the eyes of the cats and the audience, as well as establish him as a threat to the cats.
2) Make the cats more sympathetic. If they do or say anything against Edgar, just let it be in response to something Edgar did or said against them. Make them less annoying. And while you're at it, do something to establish their bond to the Madame. Maybe Duchess could notice the Madame crying alone and climb into her lap and purr to comfort her. They're house cats and can't reasonably do work, but they *can* provide comfort and companionship to a lonely old woman; also, establish the Madame as being lonely, to better explain why she would be so invested in her pet cats.
3) Instead of literally leaving a fortune to a family of house cats who can't even spend it, leave it to Edgar *on the condition that he takes care of the cats and treats them well*. This is a relatively reasonable request, and Edgar would seem very unreasonable to try to kill them just because he doesn't want to share his fortune with his late boss' pets.
4) Oh yes, and have Edgar try to kill them instead of just abandon them! This would be simple; just have him toss them off a bridge into a river, and they wake up just in time to scramble to shore while Edgar drives away cackling. If those dogs see Edgar tossing a basket of cats into a river and *then* decide to attack him, that would come across as much more justified.
I didn't even get into Duchess and O'Malley's characters or the "Everybody wants to be a cat" song, but I feel like this improves the premise.
That already sounds 10x better than what we got lol.
To improve O'Malley's character, first have him be less self absorbent and as the cats swim to the shore have O'Malley spot them from the distance to rescue them and take them to a farm or somewhere where they'll be safe and have them interact with each other to give us a reason to get attached to Duchess and O'Malley relationship or something idk.
Personally, I'd prefer to go the opposite route with Edgar. Make him MORE sympathetic and put emphasis on how insane it is for the lady to give her fortune to her cats. I feel bad for Edgar, and I think he deserved a better ending than he got, and I'd kinda like to see a remake where the lady realizes what she did and fits Edgar in the will, maybe have a joke about "you could have just asked) or something along the lines.
TBF, I'm sure we all have our own ways we'd do things.
The whole inheritance plot in this movie is so stupid. I mean, who would make more sense to give your inheritance to? Your cats who have no idea how money works and likely won't be able to do anything with it, or your hardworking butler who did everything you told him to do for years and can use that money to continue to take care of your cats that you love so much. Edgar actually makes more logical sense for Madame to give her inheritance to, rather than her cats who realistically would have no clue how money even works.
Edgar would have probably have the job of handling the money on behalf of the cats, I refuse to believe cats can own money in this universe.
I mean, but this happens in real life. A lot of people leave assets to pets or children
In real life many give their inheritance to their pets, obviously this is not giving animals money to spend, but saving the money to be spent on them until they die. At the end someone else is spending the money, but the priority should always stay on the animals, what they eat, how they are treated etc
@@russianvalkyrie2358 Kids become adults. That money usually ends up in a trust fund that's managed for them until they're adults, at which point they can do whatever they want with it (unless there's specific strings attached).
Who do you think is going to handle all the money? Also, it's not like Edgar can't get rid of the cats when Madame passes away?
I feel like the only problem with this movie was Edgar's reaction to the will. It going to the cats first should have been a non-issue. Edgar would still be responsible for the money because he'd be taking care of the cats. And if he didn't want to take care of the cats, he could have just dumped them somewhere AFTER Madame died, and boom, the inheritance would be in his name. But since that issue is the inciting incident of the entire plot, the movie is just fundamentally flawed.
Edgar is an idiot. If he isnt the plot cant happen.
Does this movie technically have no plot? Yes. Is it kinda forgettable? Yes. Do I still like it a lot? Yes.
Tbf, I'm mostly talking because of nostalgia probably, because I understand it's not a good film, but the animation style has weirdly it's own charme and tbh, the main reason is just the fact I love having/knowing at least one movie where the cats are the main good guys. More love and appreciation for cats is always good for me lol.
You know what’s funny about O’Malley? He’s singing what is referred to in the musical sphere as an “I am” song. An “I am” song is usually exclusively saved for villains, while “I want” songs are meant for hero’s. So the fact that they’re introducing him like this with what is usually associated with villains is honestly pretty hilarious.
So in other words, all the characters in _Cats_ are villains, ironically except for Macavity. Gotcha.
O'Malley the alley cat.
@@ARCtheCartoonMaster
Gus, Grizabella, and Mistoffelees, are also innocent of the charge of villainy, unless you are discussing the animated movie, which is a very different story.
Everybody wants to be a cat is a play on popular slang from the 60's.
Cat meant someone was cool and hip, square meant...you weren't cool and hip lol.
But yeah, I too have realized how slightly bizarre the lyrics are recently.
I want to be a cat
I actually quite enjoyed the aristocats.
Glad you did, not for me though.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy Totally fine
Knowing how this video went, I infer that Chicken Little is gonna be picked as the final film of this trinity due to it's horrible morals of punishing people for being unpopular and rewarding people for bullying those deemed as the dregs of society.
It actually went to Home on the Range instead.
Honestly, this movie is a vibe to me. I come from a family of jazz musicians and for that reason alone, we all loved it, all generations. The arpeggio song was one of the first I learned on the piano and the whole moment with jazz cats is classic. The music is so good, the ambiance reminds me of sketchy bars with jam sessions, the kind that were everywhere in my city (in France) and the cats themselves (apart from the racist stereotypes) are kinda cool. The wild sections with the dogs are so cartoony, they’re on the level of looney tunes visual comedy. And the scratchy look gives it that old timey vibe, I was never bothered by this. Anyway, it’s no masterpiece by any means but it’s not nearly as bad or offensive as some of Disney’s other movies.
It does a have a scene that makes me chuckle. That scene is where a man is drinking wine and he sees a mouse chasing cats then he checks the bottle of wine before sadly maybe even depressingly pours it onto the ground.
One major complaint I have with this video: You didn't address the time period this movie came out in until 40:10, or until 80% of the video was over. Given a huge number of your talking points throughout the video could have been much-better contextualized by the fact that this was made in a different generation, I think that was pretty poor scriptwriting on your part.
Keep in mind, this is by no means a defense from me of what is in this film, as bad stereotypes and archetypes in fiction are still bad regardless of if modern-day thinking is applied to them or not. But it is still something to consider as far as what people of that time period the movie released in considered to be in bad or good taste, as that is the whole reason stuff like this could be gotten-away-with many years back. It's something that should be brought up early on in a classic media review, so the audience of said review can themselves choose to ruminate on that fact while watching the review rather than possibly remaining ignorant or uninformed of it.
Great video otherwise!
Yeah, I probably should have added a throwaway mention near the beginning, but I was too busy ranting in my notes about how stupid the scenes I was watching were.
the early loss of Walt definitely shows in this movie
The final part of the unholy trinity will obviously be Chicken Little
Either that, or The Black Cauldron.
@@egateqa1351 Actually it will probably be Frozen II because I just saw Rockotar’s Letterboxd.
I was going to say that!
Haha called it
@egate qa definitely not that
He already made a video on it, and his opinions are mostly mixed
I get why people dont like this movie but i personally enjoyed it just fine and its nostalgic and also the dog chase scenes were so entertaining
Well, I will admit, in spite of the complete lack of logic and sheer pointlessness, the dog scenes are definitely the most entertaining parts of the movie.
Okay so while I agree on some of your points like the dogs(always skipped them as a kid) and Edgar being over punished, there are also some things that I disagree with. I do understand that this movie is kinda meh but they're genuinely times where you're kinda misrepresenting certain points by ignoring details which makes review very nitpicky rather than critical.
One of the main issues me for example, you say that Duchesses is a sexist caricature as she's romantic, lady-like, and gullible but she's far more assertive than you give her credit for. For one she isn't immediately woed by Thomas and she quickly calls his bs once he finds out about her kids(which she sighs in disappointment almost expecting that response) and she's still not fully convinced when he genuinely wants to help her. She's not gullible in the slightest. You also stated that the Duchess didn't want Marie to be unladylike due to the fighting but you omitted out that she quite literally says the same thing for Berlioz too! This isn't just something specific for Marie because of sexism, Duchess clearly wants all of her children to be well-mannered. She clearly values politeness and there's nothing wrong in that.
And on a more biased take, why is it a problem for Duchess to show romantic interest for Thomas? Thomas showed interest in not only her but her children as well. Duchess does have feelings for him too but it's obvious that her children take priority over love. She wasn't fully convinced with Thomas in the beginning but warmed up to him once he showed genuine interest and care for them. And the same goes Thomas too. I get that some of his traits are outdated but to say that he's nothing more than a sexist creep is far from the truth. For one, he risks his life to save the family multiple times throughout the movie. He engages with the kittens in meaningful and fun ways, similar to that of father(ex. When had the kittens "summon" the creme). And furthermore, he completely respects Duchess' decision to return to Madame, even if he didn't fully understand it in the rooftop scene. Ultimately, he gives up his life of the "highway" in order to live a domestic life with not just because of Duchess but for the kittens as well. He's the stepdad, that stepped up and that's a lot considering Disney's prior history with stepfamilies before this film.
There's more to it, but I've already rambled enough so basically what I'm saying is that you bring a lot of good points but a lot of times I do feel like you're getting carried by your distaste of the film that it winds up sounding like nitpicking rather than genuine criticism. Like are we really gonna go off on Thomas stealing the creme, when he's literally a stray cat. I doubt stray cats have the concept of stealing. Of course, this is coming from someone that genuinely loves the film. It's nothing special I know, but it holds a special place im my heart❤. The best thing however, is to agree to disagree🤝. I genuinely respect your stance.
Thank you for your perspective, I think you make some good points, I'm always open to improving my videos, I'll try to be less nitpicky in the future if possible (it can be fun to nitpick the really bad movies though, just for the lols).
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy That's perfectly valid. I often rag about the Incredibles 2 for a lot of things too. There's always gonna be that movie that you'll hate, remorselessly.
Coming back to The Aristocats, I now realize that this movie isn’t as great as I remember.
Seeing this video in my subfeed honestly unlocked a memory from my childhood, because I swear I watched this a lot as a kid, but eventually I forgot it was even a Disney film lol. After watching the video, I don't remember it being this flawed but I guess you'll always have that one childhood film you grow up to realise isn't actually as good as you thought when you actually see what's wrong with it.
This is one that would actually be good as a live-action remake: imagine a gorgeous fluffy real Duchess, and adorable kitties!
I was not expecting to see “Sofia the First” here.
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“Fair Use my ass!”
In all seriousness nice to have another banger from you
Marie is probably the most significant thing to come from this movie seeing as she’s still heavily featured in Disney merchandise to this day.
Remember really liking this as a little little kid like 7 and under (tho when you're that young you think everything is great) but now yea it's most deffinatly a product of its time and pretty obviously the first movie after Walt's death and beginning of Disney's dark age in the 70s and 80s
This has to be easily one of the most forgettable classic Disney movies.
It's like you watch it once when you were young and then you'll rarely think of it again.
Or you never watch it in your life yet lol
I literally completely forgot about this movie until I saw this video.
It was actually a pretty big part of my childhood but we also had the VHS so that is most likely why
I remember the movie very well, actually. Doesn’t mean it’s good though.
I only remember the Everybody Wants to be a Cat part, but that's only because it's also in SingStar Disney
Thomas at first seemed like Puss In Boots but without what makes him a likable character jokingly but no by the end he literally is Puss if he was written with the skill of a middle school English paper
My fave parts:
-Edgar: *wheezy voice* CATS!?
-Old guy dumps out his wine when he sees Roquefort running with the alley cats
-Georges and Edgar struggling upstairs
-Toulouse’s painting bleeds at the nose and mouth
-Uncle Waldo: WHOOPAY!!!!
-Roquefort and the cats eating together
-O’Malley grabs the geese by their tails when he’s drowning
-Berlioz: Sissy stuff!
Gotta add the milkman as well. It’s just how Americans view a French person and it’s funny
FAVE PART: ANY SCENE WITH THE TWO DOGS!!!
I can't. Someone just made a whole hour about why the aristocrats sucks. I--
I had two cats that were like my children. If someone had kidnapped them, even if it was for money they deserved, they're a villain.
Fair enough, I just don't care for any of these characters from a 3rd party perspective.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy Honesty me neither. As a kid i didn't understand disney bronze age or Renaissance age etc and saw the aristocats as pure escapism. To this day, mum and i still quote "DEEPER!!" I'm dreading what the CGI remake will be like.
It took me till a fourth of the way through the video to think this was a joke, and then some more skipping around and reading comments to realize you were serious but exaggerating. Genuinely a very poor analysis of a kids film, there were a lot of times where you just completely misinterpreted the movie either by reading too much into things (the kittens and Madame teasing Edgar which is clearly just them being familiar, the will is comical and would in the end leave Edgar in charge of the cats and estate), or by not reading enough (the kittens only thank the horse because the horse is THEIR equivalent of Edgar, it's pretty clear the animals and humans socialize separately). As well as what I can only imagine is straight up lying. I have no idea how you can interpret the geese as sexualized, making fun of animal butts is pretty normal in cartoons. Making the geese act like giggly women when they're just silly birds is the joke. Which with stuff like the Everybody Wants to Be A Cat scene and a couple others proves that the movie is trying to be cartoony, maybe not to the slapstick levels of the scenes with the dogs, but not to a degree that makes them as jarring as you make out.
There are character arcs too, they're just not as grand and clearly designed as in other films. Duchess and the kittens by going out and exploring become more worldly and get the Madame to house "all the cats of Paris", which for the cats is opening up the home to the poor. The go from being pampered and rigid to open to their lil cat community. And Thomas by settling down with them learns to become more selfless and grounded. These aren't revolutionary arcs, and I'm not saying the movie tries to be daring at all about it's class themes, but there is something there and enough for what they were aiming for. It's a lighthearted little adventure film about a family of pampered cats meeting some alleycats and becoming buddies, it's simple, not even as ambitious as Lady and the Tramp, but far from bad.
Which is the thing, there are many bad movies or children's films out there that do have material worth dissecting for harmful messages or artistic critique that are relevant today. Picking apart a movie from the 70s for effectively just being too lighthearted and not polished is just ridiculous. There's definitely things to be said about race, class, and gender in this movie that relate to today and the overall history of Disney, but this was just CinemaSins level critique. I am saying this as a nostalgia diehard, but it's not hard to analyze a film like this without wailing about it being THE WORST THING EVER because it isn't a cinematic epic. If you ARE trying to do CinemaSins level critiques as a joke you are very convincing.
Well I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the video, but to be fair, most of my other videos are less over-the-top compared to this one. But there really is something about this movie that I really don't like, I tried to explain it, in detail, but I guess that came off as nitpicking. Believe me when I say, I don't usually pick apart movies in this much detail, this one of the few exceptions. Also Cinema Sins is certainly not what I am going for, they hate on movies just to hate, whereas this is one of only a select few movies that I actually hate. And even then ,I enjoyably hate it.
I loved this movie as a kid, mostly because cats were my favorite animal. But even with the nostalgia shades, I can admit that it has a lot of problems, even compared to its peers.
And this was the last movie to be personally greenlit by Walt himself. Sometimes I wonder how it would have turned out if he lived just a little longer to oversee its production.
Will you ever do a rant video on Toy Story 4 one day?
Possibly.
The unholy trinity episode 2 : “ what a CAT-astrophe “
Honestly, The Aristocats is not a bad movie, and you're being a little too harsh on it. Terrible movies are movies that are so boring or so insufferable at times that you question why they were made to begin with. I was bored out of my mind when I watched Frozen II. Ralph Breaks The Internet was insufferable at times. But The Aristocats, Oliver & Company, and even The Rescuers were entertaining enough that I'll give them a free pass.
What you just described is how I genuinely feel about this moviel. Boring, insufferable, and questioning why it was made. We just can't stand different things I guess.
@@RockotarthepurplehatguyHow do you feel about Oliver & Company and The Rescuers? OK movies at least? At least 2.5/5?
1:25. Okay let's see if you can convince me 'cause this movie was one of my childhood clasics
I really like the animation, I love the schechy style on anything tbh
14:07 It's suppose to be funny not logical, the dogs are preatty much comic relief in this film so I think it's realistic to give them the funniest moments
18:13 Tomas is not a human, he's an uncastrated horny cat in the late spring/early summer wich is peak mating season
20:03 Why wouldn't her partner be with her and the kids if that was the case?
26:09 I see this scene a bit different. Tomas needed help, he thought he didn't so he didn't explain the situation which led to that missunderstanding, all he needed to do was say, I need to get to the shore please help me and all would have been much easier
37:27 Why would anyone want to be a cat? Idk mabey the fact that they sleep 14 hours a day, just that fact alone is enough for me, plus the physical capabilities, and if there also is jazz involved that's a big plus
Well, even if I can't convince you on all of my points, I hope you at least enjoyed the video.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy I did. And you convinced me a little
Well... I certainly wasn't expecting that. 😳
Admittedly, I used to watch The Aristocats a lot when I was a kid and liking it quite a bit. However looking back at it as an adult, it hasn't aged well in some areas. The lady passing down her mansion and fortune to her cats instead of Edgar is pretty dumb in retrospect. While I personally wouldn't put in this movie in my worst Disney ranking, your criticisms are valid!
Keep up the good work, Rockotar! 👍❤️
Also I'm predicting that the final unholy trinity, will either Chicken Little or Frozen 2.
Instead, it was Home on the Range. Frozen II made the honorable mention as the fourth worst. Dinosaur and Chicken Little are the fifth and sixth worst.
Sadly this is realistic there's a woman that passed down her entire inheritance to her dog when she had a daughter and gave her daughter nothing it's honestly disgusting when it's not too far from reality
Being mad about gender roles in a film made in 1970 is like getting mad at the way Hellon of Troy is portrayed in the Iliad. It’s a product of its time and to mark that as one of the reasons the movie is one of the worst in the Disney catalog 50 years later is about as arbitrary as you can get.
(Not to mention the movie was supposed to take place in the early 1900's.)
Thomas O'Malley is basically Gaston, except portrayed as good and the female protagonist actually wants to be with him.
I completely disagree. I think Aristocats is a good movie.
The kittens are just that kittens. Of course theyre little jerks. Have you met a human child? Theyre even worse. Also with Marie ofc her mother tells her to behave like a lady. Its 1910. Things werent the same back then and women didnt have as much choice back then in society.
On that note Madam clearly didnt amass her fortune by being a business woman or owning stocks or something. Women werent allowed to do those things in 1910. So she must have gotten her fortune from her parents or most likely from a deceased husband. You have to have some sympathy for a woman with no family left who also lost her husband.
Also Edgar doesnt deserve the inhertance just for being the butler. Hes an employee of the madame. Edgar is NOT her family. The cats are the closest thing she has to family. Also its not unheard of cor people to leave their inheritance to their pets or even children who have no way of spending it. Whats a 4 year old gunna do with real estate? Nothing, but people leave their inheritance to their children too. Edgar is being really selfish to think he deserves wealth for having a job working for someone wealthy. Also cats dont live that long and Edgar is a moron. The plot only can happen if edgar cant realize that it isnt 4 cats times 12ish years times 9 lives, but in fact theyll all be dead in like 15 years and he will get the money he greedily thinks belongs to him.
O'Malley does start is a creep. But in his defense he becomes a better person at the end of the movie. He realizes that he actually likes her and isnt just lusty and he even accepts the kittens. And duchess falls for him despite his low social standing being an alleycat with no owner meaning she isnt shallow. Also his song slaps.
The milktruck scene makes sense. Theyre just cats. They dont understand economics. They dont know that theyre hurting this man by drinking the cream.
Sucks for the milkman ofc, but from the cats point of view he is horrible he tried to hurt them.
Everybody wants to be a cat is a BANGER.
I mean the asian cats kinda racist but honestly compared to a lot of Disneys racist stuff in old movies its pretty benign. Like Dumbo is crazy racist. Dont forget the stereotyped native americans in peter pan oof. It could be much worse.
Well, I don't agree, but I can see your perspective.
I actually never knew that the song is called "Everybody wants be a cat" in the original. I used to watch this movie A LOT as a child and in Germany its "Katzen brauchen viel Musik" meaning "Cats need lots of music". And with all the cats playing instruments... it does make sense lol
Watching this knowing my nostalgia for this movie will be wrecked
37:17 Fun Fact: In the German Dub they changed the song to be "Cats need music" which makes way more sense for the scene
I can't believe you don't think what Edgar did was that bad😮! It was absolutely monstrous, abandoning those poor cats. I can't believe either that you think Ms. Adelaide owes him an inheritance. She doesn't. It's her money and she have it folded into kites if she wants to. Besides, when the lady passes presumably Edgar becomes the cats' guardian meaning he could stay in the mansion, hire his own servants and even take five star trips. All for the good of the cats, of course.
"Edgar is the most justified Disney villain of all time..."
King Magnifico: "Hold my beer..."
No Captain Hook is the most justified.
Wait, Captian Hook is supposed to be the villain!? I always thought Peter Pan was the bad guy in that film, it’s like, PAINFULLY obvious!
@@josephcittadino6541 Is that a joke?
I feel like you over antagonized O'malley in the milkman part
From the cat's perspective O'malley provided food for the hungry kittens, so of course Dutchess considers him a hero. Cats get food by hunting or stealing by being cunning (our neighbour's cat stole our steak once lmao) so maybe his ability to startle and trick the milkman impressed the female cat and her kittens.
Of course stealing is not good but like, they're cats, animals don't have a concept of stealing like we humans do. They were just getting food.
I actually used to really like this movie as a kid! And now, rewatching it as an adult... How does anyone like this movie outside of nostalgia guys?
I dunno. I guess it's a matter of taste. I have this same problem with Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure. I grew up with that film as a kid (I was 8 when I got the VHS in Easter 2003) and I look back on it and think "Man. Good times!" Just like The Aristocats, which I had on DVD when I was five. Prior to that, I had the 1996 VHS.
24:28 If you think these are bad, just wait till you see Balto 3! Which you shouldn’t do ever for any reason. Watch Saberspark’s Balto video instead of the actual movie.
28:40 Whenever I hear Uncle Waldo, I instantly think of Hoppity Hooper.
38:12 Paul Winchell(AKA, the original voice of Tigger)voices the horrifically racist Chinese cat.
Thurl Ravenscroft(AKA, the guy who sung “Your A Mean One, Mr. Grinch”)voices the Russian stereotype cat.
Scatman Crothers(AKA, the performer for the Hong-Kong Phooey theme song)voices the amazing, great, and beloved Scat Cat character.
Sterling Holloway(AKA, the original voice for Winnie The Pooh and Kaa The Snake)plays the incredibly important, wonderful, and meaningful mouse character(I have no idea what his name actually is).
Your Welcome❤
Are you Edgar’s great grandson?
Who knows?
As a kid the lesson I got from Uncle Waldo was that drunks can be funny in a pathetic way and should be politely tolerated since their choices are not really your business. That was reinforced by most depictions of alcoholics. I never saw it as glorifying alcohol, though. They may be shown as silly and happy but also kinda gross. I didn't get the implications at the time but even so the way he acted can be funny on screen but it'd be unpleasant in reality.
It's an increasingly dumb movie but it does show the mentality Boomers were raised with and have been clinging to as tradition.
It’s feels like you’re critiquing the movie just for the sake of it. A lot of things you’re saying just doesn’t make sense.
« The animation is okay » bro what ? The animation is crazy good, yes it’s rough but that’s because the cleanup part was not viewed as necessary as today. And cleanup animator is expensive as you said I guess. But saying the animation is « okay » when this is probably one of the best 2D animation we’ve ever had is just non sense.
Let’s talk about the duchess critics.. god, it just seems like you completely forgot that this movie is 50+ years old. It was okay for the time to think like that. Yes it’s stereotypical and boring if you look at it though 2023’ lens but it doesn’t make sense to do that without mentioning the period the movie was released in.
Judging the kittens because they’re acting like .. kitten ?! Have you ever been in contact with children before ? I’m working with them and the way the kitten are depicted couldn’t be more accurate than that, I don’t even know what to add here since it should be obvious that this is just some child having fun and being annoying as they are.
Edgar deserving everything but getting nothing.. this is the whole point of the movie.
The dogs attacking him for no reason .. I mean, that’s how some dogs act. They attack.. for no reason.
I’m not going to continue because I’m pretty sure you’re aware of everything you said and there’s way too much to add
Fair enough.
I think most people get too hung up on the lyrics of Everybody want to be a Cat, when in reality that was the type of normal thing for Jazz music to be like in the 60s.
The musical lyrics made no sense, but the song was fun to listen to and that was the point with Jazz music.
In defense of the cats inheriting first, this is a construction that used to be common, where people try to use their wealth to protect their pets, so that they can live a happy life, and pay their carers a fair salary. The idea in this construction is that Edgar would be the trustee, given access to the money and the mansion, to use how he pleases as long as he takes proper care of the cats.
To be fair with the movie, I think Edgar only heard the barks of the dogs and assumed it was his shoes making too much noise and with the mouse he probably only heard a sweak that caught his attention and when he saw the mouse on the lock he assumed that a mouse cannot be intelligent enough to lockpick.
Actually the first plan was better, Edgar’s second plan is incredibly dumb. With minimum investigation they could have found out that the cats were sent to Timbuktu. It’s highly unluckily that the delivery guys could have been corrupted by the promise of a future fortune, but even if they were corrupt someone surely in the middle of the day would have reported a suspicious off-scedule delivery car to the investigation of the disappearing cats.
Unlikely intentional from the writers but maybe Edgar stopped since he was surprised by the loud squeak from the mouse or stopped because the cats suddenly. He maybe didn't know that the mouse was helping the cats since he expected that it would be impossible since they are natural enemies. Edgar's reaction to the dogs talking about the squeals from Edgar's shoes could just be coincidentally good timing as he could have suddenly realized on his own that his shoes was making noises. It's unlikely true since the movie would have clarify it to be the case.
Edgar saying "allll the way to Timbuktu" is literally the only part of this movie I ever tucked away in my memory as a kid. Not the songs, or the characters, or the mediocre (compared to older Disney) art and animation; a middle-aged man threatening to mail a bunch of cats in a treasure chest to another country.
Aristocats summery: Rich cats bully the poor butler so much that he decides to get rid of cats for money he so much deserves only to be deemed the bully by the end.
But I still love this movie, I can’t help it.
OK, but really, what is even the point of the Edgar and dog scenes in this movie?!?!?!
Edit: Since I am seeing a lot of people saying it's crazy to call this worse than Ralph Breaks the Internet, let me clarify. What I really meant was that I like this movie LESS than Ralph Breaks the Internet. Even though Ralph Breaks the Internet is almost certainly objectively worse. Just wanted to clear that up, thank you for understanding.
Also, leave your guesses for the final part of the unholy trinity, and congratulations to anyone who actually guessed this movie would be part of the trinity.
Home on the range is my guess
@@crunchyasstacos9345 it’s probably Chicken Little
I’m assuming either Pocahontas or perhaps Chicken Little
If it's not Chicken Little, I will genuinely be confused.
It's legitimately one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my entire life and has the worst character ever in Buck Cluck who can fuck off into the sun.
Home on the Range, probably.
I grew up watching this film, so I like it for that reason, but you make good points in this video.
Agreed.
When I heard "Overly Sexualized Geese" I thought we were talking about Balto 3 for a minute.
"Why does this movie from 1970 have outdated tropes?"
Good argument. I see your point.
I did say around 40 minutes into the video, that it is kind of pointless to complain about all this outdated stuff, but just because a movie is outdated doesn't excuse the weak elements, the rest of the movie would have to be really good to make up for them, but unfortunately that is not the case here.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy Ah, sorry. Musta missed that.
Fact Edgar is one of the few villains along with Shere Khan to not have a hechmen or 2 like most villains have
So mulan 2 is one of triology
That was one of my two predictions lol😂 it’s a PAINFUL sequel😔🫠🔥
@@emilysmith4213 and the other one
@@dracoscorpio753I don't think he's counting remakes or direct-to-video sequels, but Home on the Range made the third movie of the trilogy.
>Outdated
Bro the movie was released in 1970, and it takes place in 1910, obviously it is going to seem outdated in 2023.
I don't understand how someone can get this mad over Lady and the Tramp but with Cats
I don't know either, I just really hate this movie, it's one of those movies where I dread the thought of rewatching it, only the unholy Trinity movies are like that for me out of Disney's animation line up.
@@RockotarthepurplehatguyWhat would you give Lady and the Tramp out of 5? Also, Oliver & Company. Can I guess? 2.5/5 for both. Because in a previous post, you said that LATT was mediocre but better than The Aristocats because it isn't as nonsensical or contrived. I guess Oliver & Company is the same way?
The Madame is lowkey a representative of rich modern women. 😂 No wonder as a kid, I would watch this movie religiously on repeat. There was a sad message there but until I grew up, and the passing of my Aunt (who regretted not marrying and having kids in her last few months on earth) did I see it clearly. My kid self kept on watching on repeat, feeling like I was missing something a detail I couldn't put into words. Or had a concrete concept of.
Duchess herself as a loving cat, could feel Madame's inner loneliness. Her motivation to get back home, even at the sacrifice of her happiness with O'Malley. Just like how my own (old still alive cat) would comfort me in the darkest times.
I would say the biggest crime of this film is that it meanders. This was the first film Disney made without the Guidance and Leadership of Walt and it shows. Although Walt approved of the idea of this film, he never approved on a set plot, so the Animaters kind of improvised. But to say this film is worse than "Ralph Breaks the Internet" is just simply false in my opinion. Though it is certainly flawed, at least the Animators did the best they could with what they were given. If your going to tell me that "Ralph Breaks the Internet" was seriously the best these modern Animators could come up with (With 6 yrs between films mind you!) then I am afraid I must respectfully disagree. Good intentions following a tragic event is much more sympathetic than having no good ideas and just doing the Internet Trope
Ok, maybe it was a stretch to say that, but I think I would genuinely rather rewatch Ralph Breaks the Internet, of course both of them I'd rather not rewatch if I don't have to.
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You should see the Native American scenes in Peter Pan! They're even worse than this!
Oh yeah, it's up there with this scene and the workers in Dumbo, the Siamese Cats from Lady and the Tramp get a dishonorable mention as well.
Honestly I think Edgar is probably the first sympathetic villain which is scarily similar to Disney's trend of making villains sympathetic or not being aware how evil they are
Old cartoons really made cats unlikable, Didn't they?
They are some exceptions the kitten that's paired with a bull dog was nice
Cause they are ALL CATS ARE JERKS
@@AedanBlackheart what about Oliver ?
@@AedanBlackheart Yes, They have a litter box and yet they still decide to sh¡↑ on the floor!
@@AedanBlackheart Dogs literally kill humans everyday (look at people like jaquline Durand, she has no face left after she was a dogsitter). Cats don't kill humans, and they don't tear off peoples faces.
I also just realised, they could’ve introduced Thomas O’mally in a positive way by having him save the kittens from the dogs. Think about it, what if the dogs tried to eat the cats instead of Edgar? Not only would it spare us the looney tune scenes, but it could make for some actual entertainment and make Omally likeable to begin with.
Bingo!
@@SatanenPerkele thanks 😄
I genuinely like your reviews but I'm gonna pass on this one. Not because "this is my favorite movie and I won't hear slander about it" or anything but if the first criticism on a character is their portrayal is "sexist" especially if it's pertaining to a female character then it just turns me off from whatever argument you have. Like if the girls are sexist stereotypes because they are proper and ladylike then why are the boys not considered sexist stereotypes? Because boys are always seen as rowdy and messy and those male characters are pretty rowdy and messy. It's a bit hypocritical to label one side sexist while not calling the other side out when they are also portrayed with sexist stereotypes.
Like I said I enjoy your content but I'll sit this video out, I'll catch you in the next video. Have a nice night.
In truth O Malley is sexist as well in the sense that he is portrayed as "the ideal man" when he is completely the opposite, it just doesn't really click on my head to mention that since society has pretty much turned the term of "sexism" into something that people only think of connecting to women not men. But technically everyone (except Edgar) is super stereotypical in this movie in one way or another.
This video is very different from my usual stuff, so you probably won't have to skip many more videos in the future. In fact, if I didn't already dedicate myself to talking about Disney animation's worst 3 movies, I probably wouldn't have bothered with this video at all, since the stuff that makes this movie bad is mostly touchy subject matter that was guaranteed to turn several people off by default. But I have to be honest with my opinion, so I didn't hold anything back (perhaps to a point of occasional nitpicking, but still).
The Sofia the First clip you showed during “even though the animation in this movie is ‘good’ had me dying. Are you a fan of the show?
I love this movie though
28:40 Uncle Waldo
Man...he was the funniest character. He was drunk out of his mind & his hilarious outbursts were something else!
Another childhood classic! lol
The only thing I liked about this movie is that the mouse is voiced by the guy who did Winnie the Pooh back in the day.
Yes-Sterling Holloway as Roquefort. He had also been the stork in “Dumbo”, the Cheshire Cat in “Alice in Wonderland” and Kaa in “The Jungle Book” in addition to various shorts and vinyl records put out by the studio. He had also done another mouse previously in “Ben and Me”, a short which explained how a mouse may have amusingly contributed to the accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin.
I wouldn't call The Aristocats one of the worst Disney movies of all time. That title could go to any of their "live-action" remakes.
That being said, Lady and the Tramp did the whole theme and plot of this film much better.
Well, this series is mostly focused on the animated movies. The live action remakes are definitely some of the worst though.
Who dare hates on my childhood favorite
I enjoy your quick jokes and gags while still keeping the flow of your review going! :D