posted October 02, 2014 01:54 AM            

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Originally posted by HappyLoewe:
didn't get all the hype about Frozen. It irritated the life out of me with all those songs in the beginning but I did love the trolls

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It's possible you might have liked Frozen better if it had instead gone more like this as shown by HISHE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dach1nPbsY8

posted October 02, 2014 08:13 AM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
A friend on mine is like that...she's a successful, independent career woman who just happens to love the Muppets and other stuff connected her childhood. I think it's adorable that she drives to work listening to Fraggle Rock sometimes.

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posted October 02, 2014 08:17 AM            

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Originally posted by PixieJane:
It's possible you might have liked Frozen better if it had instead gone more like this as shown by HISHE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dach1nPbsY8

ETA: The ending song after the first end credits used to be the X-Men singing Let It Go. Apparently Disney got a corn cob up its butt (their lawyers and executives never seem to learn the lessons of Disney movies) and HISHE had to change the song somewhat.

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posted October 02, 2014 11:34 PM            

My favorite as an adult was (is?) Kim Possible. I think it's the mix of being both satire (especially of the spy and superhero theme, but also pop culture like when they made Paris Hilton a villain), it had continuity, and was brilliant in many ways (IMO). I understand why it appeals to males & females both, too. I don't think I could've appreciated it as a child as I did as an adult, however, a lot of the humor would've gone over my head then for lack of context. All the same I marvel when I hear people yelling how their childhood cartoons were the best and all is crap today. I think, generally speaking, it's never been better than today in so many ways.

As for other toons, I did like Phineas & Ferb (especially the movie with the parallel universes) though it got too repetitious without developing any real depth so it couldn't hold me attention for long no matter how clever it could be. I was amazed at that one ep (which you can find on the dvd with the movie) called Attack of the Fifty Foot Sister in which it made some accurate observations about the modeling world (my mom being a model) and how the fashion industry tries to make others feel terrible about their looks so they'll buy their snake oils as well as the freak show guy wanting to make people feel better about themselves by showing them the grotesque.

I also tend to find Betty Boop cartoons enjoyable, though more as slices of surreality than for either story or character.

Beyond that are the movies, particularly Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. South Park is very hit or miss for me (and these days I'll only watch an ep that's highly recommended), and I enjoyed much more as a teen. Anime tends to draw me in somewhat even if some of the common elements make me laugh more at it than with it...I did get to like Claymore, though that's definitely not for kids, nor is it amusing.