Yeah, but they weren't doing this with other movies released around the same time, which made it that much more blatant and jarring.

Admittedly, there's a reason I refer to stuff like that and the intro to Journey's "Separate Ways" as "80's-future."

Except for the fact that he started dating Priscilla when he was 24 and she was 15.

Yeah, but consider: In 2005, were we still inundated with Lilo and Stitch merchandise? No.

And Ariel didn't originally "change herself for a man" either. There was a clear plot progression:

Eh, maybe I don't see it because I saw Bambi in theatrical re-release at age 3 (Bambi's mother is shot by a hunter—off-screen but it's VERY obvious that's what happened, especially with all the foreshadowing about when Man is in the forest), at the same age when I was watching a lot of Tom & Jerry cartoons. …

Given what I've heard of orphanages 100 years ago, I'd say the fact that most kids in foster care aren't eating near-starvation levels of food is probably a good thing.

Plus, the deleted scene with the sirens was pure comedy gold. They never should have cut that one. (It's also a good depiction of how a lot of tourists view the locals as "part of the scenery" in pretty much any big vacation destination. Lilo totally deserved to get that wee bit of revenge.)

Yeah, but some folks treat child services as some sort of boogeyman who will STEAL MAH CHILDRENZ for the slightest imagined offense. :/ You see hints of this in any film that's all "Your biological parents are ALWAYS THE BEST OPTION, EVEN IF THEY ARE HORRIBLE PEOPLE. Stepdad? HELL NO! HE'S NOT YOUR REAL DAD! KEEP…

"That IS my real name."

To me, it works, though, because life itself can be jarring like that, especially when you're a kid who doesn't see the big picture. To the kids, it seems like Mom's stint at a stay-at-home parent was awesome, then suddenly Dad got fired OUT OF THE BLUE and things started to really suck while he was looking for a…

"She looks like she could use some lovin.'"

They discovered this could work when they released Bambi. When their other films weren't making kids cry enough, and Bambi had lost its appeal, they made Mufasa's death scene in The Lion King.

Hercules is good, but…you can tell it was made in the 90's. Something about the sarcastic tone.

Elf Bowling (2006) (Yes, Elf Bowling was made into a MOVIE, for some horrible reason)
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"Wanna see me make Rhode Island dance?"

I dunno, they forgot Bambi and the Lion King.

Robin Hood is a classic. And I guarantee that you cannot look at this GIF without hearing the intro.

"WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE THAT LEVER?!"

I'm not sure how people rate Frozen over Tangled. I'm guessing it's either a lack of understanding of how real-life abusers and their victims act, or lack of criticism of the annoying need Frozen has to pair Anna up with somebody. (Plus, there's an implication that Anna and Kristoff only even end up falling in love…