11 Disney Movies People Think Are Overrated, And The Reasoning Behind Their Picks

"Weak songs, weak story, weak almost everything."

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Recently, I stumbled on a Quora question with exceptionally impassioned answers, asking "What Disney films do you find to be overrated?" Quora users did not hold back. Let's see if you agree with their picks.

"For me, Frozen."

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"It was a mediocre movie at best with a disappointing soundtrack. The villain was also weak, and a lot of the things the movie has been praised for, Disney has done before and better. Not to mention the lazy character design." —Renee Duke

"The Little Mermaid"

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"Gah. Our so-called heroine almost gets her family and kingdom enslaved by the villain all because she gets all goo-goo eyed over some lame-ass prince for no goddamned good reason other than that he’s good-looking. I couldn’t honestly care less about your desire to become human. Fuck off." —Paulo Pereira

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"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"

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"I didn’t find the climax very interesting in spite of the hard work put in by arguably some of the best VFX Artists from around the world." —Sourodipto Mukhopadhyay

"The Lion King"

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"Predictable and boring. The music did NOTHING to advance the plot. The only good thing about it was Ol' Rafiki." —Jake Marek

"Tron"

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"It was in fact just a bland ripoff of The Wizard of Oz in a cyber-setting. The setup isn’t exactly thrilling, the main premise is simply: Hero wants to prove head of company stole his ideas for new games. It is, in fact, a pretty weak set of circumstances that lead to Jeff Bridges to getting zapped into computer" —Richard Sample

"The animated Beauty and the Beast"

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"Nothing against the movie, I just don’t like Belle and I can’t stand the fact that people just ignore the fact that it has problems and continue to call it a masterpiece when it clearly isn’t." —Brian Griebel

"Big Hero 6"

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"It’s fun and a good movie, but very bland and cookie cutter. It felt like Disney wanted a piece of the superhero action and in doing that, it became less about the drama of dealing with loss it was going for and more about the bland Superhero message." —Drew Russell

"I think Pinocchio is the most overrated of the 'classic' Disney animated films."

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"I always regretted they left out the part that was in the original book where Pinocchio smashed that annoying little cricket into bug paste. Really, that happens in the book. And then the cricket comes back as a ghost to keep annoying Pinocchio." —Richard Nathan

"Bambi"

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"I love the novel Bambi is based on, but the film version has no story or themes and none of the characters have any personality with the exception of Thumper." —Byron Dunbar

"Tarzan"

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"Now, this one pains me as I love the music and the animation. As I type this, I can hear Phil Collins sing in sadness. The plot is annoying, Tarzan's transition is rushed, and Jane is a bitch. I would have liked to have seen him in England. That would be amusing." —Becky Nlewedim

"My #1 for this list: the original animated Dumbo."

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"Not a fan at all; Weak songs, weak story, weak almost everything. But, I like the Tim Burton remake." —Shirley Márquez Dúlcey

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