Thursday, May 13, 2010

Top 10 Disney Villans

Here, we move on to what are (in my opinion) some of the greatest Disney villans. Unlike the previous list, however, this one mostly consists of classic characters. Enjoy!
10. Pete










First Appearance:
Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925)
Voiced by:
Billy Bletcher (1933-1960)
John McLeish (1942)
Will Ryan (1983, 1987)
Arthur Burghardt (1990)
Jim Cummings (1991-Present)
Description:
Ever since 1925, he's been torturing just about every character imaginable, such as Alice (not to be confused with the Alice from "Alice in Wonderland), Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Mickey Mouse, as well as various others. He also went through many occupations, as well as species changes, before finally becoming a cat in Mickey's 2nd short, "The Galloping Gauncho".
9. Cruella de Vil









First Appearance:
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Voiced by:
Betty Lou Gerson
Description:
She's PETA's worst nightmare. She wants to skin all 101 dalmations ALIVE, just so she can get a new furcoat... oh yeah, did I mention that she's insane too?
8. Jafar








First Appearance:
Aladdin (1992)
Voiced by:
Johnathan Freeman
Description:
He's an evil sorceror/advisor who with the help of his Parrot, Iago, attempts to retrieve the magic lamp and use the Genie in order to rule the fictional city of Agrabah... and he'll use ANY underhanded scheme to do it too.
7. Gaston









First Appearance:
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Voiced by:
Richard White
Description:
This is an interesting one. He's wasn't a bonafide villan to start out with. At first, he was just an egotistical jerk, that was used getting everything he wants and was admired by everyone... everyone except for Belle, that is. Afterwards, this pretty much drove him to madness and he led a mob through the forest, in order to kill the Beast (although unfortunately for him, the reverse ended up happening).
6. Hades












First Appearance:
Hercules (1997)
Voiced by:
James Woods
Description:
The ruler of the underworld himself, he's pretty much Satan and the Grim Reaper combined. Not at all happy with his position, he later sends his [useless] lackies, Pain and Panic to kill an infant Hercules (which fails), as well as release all of the Titans in an attempt to overthrow the Gods and take over the world.
5. Ursula









First Appearance:
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Voiced by:
Pat Carroll
Description:
An ugly seawitch/octopus-thing, she used to live in Atlantica's palace... until she was banished for all of eternity, that is. She apparently got a little pissed about that. How was King Triton supposed to know that Ursula would enslave him, grow 50 ft. tall, and try to kill his daughter? Live and learn, I guess.
4. Captain Hook









First Appearance:
Peter Pan (1953)
Voiced by:
Hans Conried
Description:
Most likely the wimpiest villan ever, he is almost completely incapable of his job... which makes him so damn funny.
3. Maleficent








First Appearance:
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Voiced by:
Eleanor Audley
Description:
Man, don't ever piss THIS chick off. She attempted to kill an innocent princess, and even turned into a giant dragon, just because she didn't get invited to a party. Sheesh...
2. Evil Stepmothers










First Appearances:
Wicked Queen - Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
Lady Tremaine - Cinderella (1950)
Voiced by:
Lucille La Verne (Queen)
Eleanor Audley (Tremaine)
Description:
They are both combined into one category, because they're both just f**king bitches. But admittebly, the Queen is much MUCH worse. Infact, in the very first version of the original fairy tale, the Queen was Snow White's MOM. Yikes. But even the authors (the Brothers' Grimm) decided that it was too disturbing.
1. Yzma







First Appearance:
The Emperor's New Groove (2001)
Voiced by:
Eartha Kitt
Description:
Most likely the funniest villaness ever made, nothing more, nothing less.
Just this part alone should convince you:

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Top 10 Disney Sidekicks










In this entry, we'll take a break from movie reviews and move on to Disney's most comical sidekicks.
This was a hard list... not so much on how to choose the characters, but in what class they're in, because they're all so great.
10. Lumiere
First Appearance:
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Voiced by:
Jerry Orbach
Description:
He's a suave, smooth guy who doesn't play by the rules. He also has the distinction of being the only character with a French accent, despite the fact that the movie takes place in France.
9. Phil






First Appearance:
Hercules (1997)
Voiced by:
Danny DeVito
Description:
Just as you'd expect from Danny DeVito, he's a wise-talking S.O.B., with an Italian accent to boot.


8. Sebastian


First Appearance:
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Voiced by:
Samuel E. Wright
Description:
As you'd expect from the official court composer of Atlantica, he is an awesome singer. He also has a Jamaican accent... despite the fact that the series takes place in England.
7. Mushu






First Appearance:
Mulan (1998)

Voiced by:
Eddie Murphy
Description:
A smooth-talking (yet not entirely useful) Chinese dragon. I guess the fact that he has an African American accent in Feudal China is excusable, seeing as he's a supernatural force.

6. Kronk











First Appearance:
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Voiced by:
Patrick Warburton
Description:
His look says it all. He is DUMB.AS.A.BRICK. Still gotta love the guy, though.
5. Donald Duck











First Appearance:
The Wise Little Hen (1934)
Voiced by:
Clarence Nash (1934-1985)
Tony Anselmo (1985-Current)
Description:
Who the hell DOESN'T know who Donald Duck is?

4. Iago








First Appearance:
Aladdin (1992)
Voiced by:
Gilbert Gottfried
Description:
The semi-reluctant, constantly complaining sidekick of Jafar; he later becomes another protagonist.

3. Timon & Pumbaa








First Appearance:
The Lion King (1994)
Voiced by:
Nathan Lane (Timon)
Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa)
Description:
So awesome, that they merged together on one number.

2. Ray










First Appearance:
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Voiced by:
Jim Cummings
Description:
Probably the funniest depiction of a hick EVER (study this, King of the Hill writers). Too bad they had to freaking *INSERT SPOILER HERE* at the end of the movie.
1. Genie







First Appearance:
Aladdin (1992)
Voiced by:
Robin Williams [1st and 3rd movies]
Dan Castellaneta (aka: Homer Simpson) [Everything Else]

Description:
After much hard decisions, the Genie ended up being at the top of the list, due to his madcap nature and his magical 4th wall-breaking abilities (the pop culture refs help too).