Adult Moments in Kid's films
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inb4 The Lion king, sex written in dust, etc.
for reals: when the heater died a horrible, flaming death in the Brave Little Toaster
for reals: when the heater died a horrible, flaming death in the Brave Little Toaster
Would you believe that what Frolo did in the movie was WORSE than what he did in the book they made the movie off of? Yeah.. Disney created some of the scenes themselves, they created "Hellfire" and Esmerelda burning at the stake. In the book it was a public hanging, no fire involved and she doesn't get saved by Quasi, Quasi throws frolo off the top of the cathedral and digs up Esmerelda's grave where he lays by her till he dies of starvation. Okay, the end of that sentence wasn't in the movie but you get the idea. LOL.Quantum Roberts said:
I just can't watch that YouTube clip you posted; I don't want to cry here in the public library.
Oh, I believe! I think Disney quite literally went out of there way to make this more of an adult/teen orientated flick. They did the same thing back in the 60's with the Black Cauldron, itself featuring a zombie army and a guy who for all intents and purposes WAS the devil. Whereas The Black Cauldron failed, Hunchback succeeded.ThePurpleStuff said:
Pom Poko, kinda-sorta.
In its original culture, neither the implied sex, the giant testicles of tanuki, nor the topless magazine in one scene are generally regarded as any big deal, no pun, but it's still sort of funny to see this film in the kid's section at Hastings. What I'd give to see the faces of some shocked parents...
But it's not all ball jokes: it's actually got a fairly serious environmental message and more than a few characters get killed. It's one of those movies that's cute and gross and funny and sad all at once.
And I'm sure I won't be the last one to mention Grave of the Fireflies. I'm not sure it was really intended for kids - but if it wasn't, why'd they release it as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro? Those two films should NOT be watched back-to-back, in either order.
I recently saw The Secret of Kells, which has some pretty scary scenes of Vikings killing people.
The Princess and the Frog also had a couple of mot really raunchy but surprisingly "adult" shots and jokes, particularly for a modern Disney film: the southern belle adjusting her bust (with sound effects) and the prince's sudden "enlargement" prior to the kiss spring to mind.
In its original culture, neither the implied sex, the giant testicles of tanuki, nor the topless magazine in one scene are generally regarded as any big deal, no pun, but it's still sort of funny to see this film in the kid's section at Hastings. What I'd give to see the faces of some shocked parents...
"Raccoon pouch", whatever.
But it's not all ball jokes: it's actually got a fairly serious environmental message and more than a few characters get killed. It's one of those movies that's cute and gross and funny and sad all at once.
And I'm sure I won't be the last one to mention Grave of the Fireflies. I'm not sure it was really intended for kids - but if it wasn't, why'd they release it as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro? Those two films should NOT be watched back-to-back, in either order.
I recently saw The Secret of Kells, which has some pretty scary scenes of Vikings killing people.
The Princess and the Frog also had a couple of mot really raunchy but surprisingly "adult" shots and jokes, particularly for a modern Disney film: the southern belle adjusting her bust (with sound effects) and the prince's sudden "enlargement" prior to the kiss spring to mind.
Man oh man if you read the book....its not all happy and nice like in the cartoon =/Redlin5 said:...I still need to see it. Should I bring kleenex?Jekken6 said:
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I would say Land Before Time but the OP ninja'd me. Hmm...
Oh yeah, The Fox and the Hound! Tod the Fox deals with racism (speciesism?) and Copper has to deal with choosing between running with his crowd or sticking by his friend. That has some adult themes.
She gave little me nightmares
From what that vid shows us, yes. I can't imagine what that would have done to little me.tommyopera said:
No but think about the hierarchy of a lion pride for a moment.....think looong and haard about Nala and all the other female lions....LimitedPunctuation said:
I've got to watch Brave Little Toaster someday. I'm told it's full of Nightmare Fuel.LimitedPunctuation said:
Who can forget the infamous Boat Ride scene from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory?
To quote the Nostalgia Chick, "It's a big lipped Alligator Moment!" It warped my little kid mind for years to come.
Empire Magazine actuallput this film in its 100 Scariet Films of all time soley because of this scene and his performance throughout the picture. Im serious.ThePurpleStuff said:
To be slighty picky, its from the 80s and its worth watching. Sadly the animation isn't that good which makes it less scary. If it had Little Mermaid/Beauty and the Beast quality animation, it would probably be Nightmare Fuel for adults. Also, rumour has it they actually wanted to go even darker with it, but the new Disney execs wouldn't let them.Quantum Roberts said:
As a kid its absolutely terrifying. Haven't watched it recently though.Queen Michael said:
The 80's! Wow! But it looks so...dated. I mean look at it compared to the Jungle Book or 101 Dalmations.Plinglebob said:
Truth be told I actually own this on DVD and your right. For what it is, its pretty good. I agree, if it was darker this would've been great. Unfortunately critics didn't respond to it well. Though the movie does live on.
In Beauty and the Beast, the smoke that appears during Beast's transformation sequence is actually from The Black Cauldron.
There was this animated movie called Cathy, about a little caterpillar. The overall theme was pretty adult.
The Sam & Max TV series is aimed at kids, but every so often it's so blatantly self-referential that you wonder what kind of kid would find it funny for that reason - while adults, on the other hand, will appreciate the tongue-in-cheek absurdity and transparent stupidity.
My two cents.
My two cents.
WTF is wrong with you? I haven't seen this since I was ten and I'm still not over it.ThePurpleStuff said:
Great now I'm tearing up. Manly tears, Jordan, Manly tears.
The opening scene in the movie 'Up'.
Specifically the moment in the hospital where, without words it is implied that Carl's wife Ellie is either incapable of having children or has had a miscarriage.
The sheer fact that they had something like that in the opening for what has been sold as a kid's movie is nothing short of amazing.
Specifically the moment in the hospital where, without words it is implied that Carl's wife Ellie is either incapable of having children or has had a miscarriage.
The sheer fact that they had something like that in the opening for what has been sold as a kid's movie is nothing short of amazing.
Do Hiyao Mizaki's movies count?
Specifically: "Nauscaa: Valley of the Wind" and "Princess Mononoke".
Specifically: "Nauscaa: Valley of the Wind" and "Princess Mononoke".
Brave Little Toaster is one of my favourite movies to this day. I must find a DVD copy somewhere.LimitedPunctuation said:
To quote the kid at the end, "Why can't they show stuff like this on TV?" Seriously, I haven't seen that sequence in years, because I no longer own a copy of the film, and it always gets cut when it runs on TV.ThePurpleStuff said:
Edit: Mike Teevee, that was the kid's name. Posting after pulling an all nighter might not be the best idea.