Most Forgotten Animated Film.

Ok so having gone back through all the posts, i have a couple also.

Pinocchio and the emperor of the night.

Happily ever after

both these movies were done by filmation, in an attempt (rather well done i might add) to continue the stories of said disney characters. The first one has some rather trippy scenery, especially near the end. The second one i haven't seen much of yet, but features some famous voices. Basically it continues the story of snow white, except all the dwarfs are now female.

Meet the feebles: The greatest non muppet, muppet movie ever, directed by non other than peter "lord of the rings" jackson.

Flintstones meet the jetsons: who can remember THIS one eh?

and finally: The little mermaid: no im not talking about the disney movie. This is an anime done by toei that more closely resembles the original story.

also im suprised at how many movies mentioned here, i've either heard of and not seen, or heard of and seen.
 
I don't know if some would agree but I actually think that 'The Iron Giant' is forgotten and not talked about much. I think it's mainly because it didn't do well when it came out and is wasn't promoted very well.

I do remember it now but I had actually forgotten about until I saw it about 4 or 5 years after it had been released in theaters. I didn't actually remember the movie or much about it until I saw it in 2002 or 2003. It's actually one of my favorite animated movies now though.
 
If you think The Iron Giant, a movie that's generally praised as a masterpiece and got at least two damn 24-hour marathons on Cartoon Network, is the "most forgotten animated film", you might want to work on your memory. "Most underrated" or "most undeserving bomb", maybe, but it's been remember far better than some films that were actually hits initially.
 
Just the idea of Hanna-Barbera's cartoon families meeting eachother for the first time makes this one fairly memorable. One of the more overlooked 'Superstar 10' movies would be 'Top Cat & The Beverly Hills Cats'. :sad:
 
I remember The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones, but that's mainly because years ago, my younger brother rented the VHS from the library a couple of times and he wouldn't stop watching it. :eek:
 
Another forgotten film that Hanna-Barbera made in the 80's was 'Star Fairies'. This featured Drew Berrymore as the voice of Hilary who befriends three fairies with magic powers.
 
I would have to say the Hey Arnold movie...to my knowledge Nickelodeon has never (or rarely) aired it, and when I hear people talk about the show, never once do I hear about the movie.

In fact, I forgot about it myself until I looked at my post in the "animated bombs you saw in movies?" thread. :sweat:
 
The Pagemaster and cats don't dance fit this topic. The pagemaster was the last film to be a turner production before it got fused with Warner Bros. Cats dont dance didnt get much attention due to Disney's Hercules. And if anime counts I dont think anyone has heard of Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis. Also there's that Mario anime that to this day never got an english dub.

Edit: I forgot one film, which I just came across and its called Cleopatra. Made in 1970 and whats surprising about it is that its R rated and its directed by the guy who created astro boy. Anyone heard of this film?
 
Sorry about my warped memory. It's very hot where I live and the heat must be affecting the oxygen to my brain. :o

Just so I'm not called dumb or anything, I've actually seen that Oliver & Company movie someone else mentioned. I used to own it when I was younger and played the tape to death.
 
Yeah, I remember that. It was based on a line of dolls that was being sold in the 80's. There were actually 6 Star Fairies: Sparkle, Spice, Whisper, Nightsong, Truelove and Jazz. Hanna-Barbera produced the special, which aired in syndication in 1985 alongside the hour-long Pound Puppies special which served as the pilot for the ABC Saturday morning series that would come a year later in 1986. Airing along with both of these specials was...dun-dun-dunnn!...The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White.
 
Here are a couple animated films that have been mostly forgotten:

Marco Polo Jr. vs The Red Dragon - This film was actually Australia's first animated film ever. It was released in the states simple as "Marco Polo Jr." and tells the story of how one of Marco Polo's descendants has to return half of a medallion to its rightful air, the princess of Xanadu, before she is forced to marry an evil usurper. It's a fairly generic story, but it was also quite entertaining. Sadly, this animated film is better known these days as "Marco Polo Jr.: Return to Xanadu", which is an atrocious "remake" of the film (new animation is spliced in with old animation and the original voices are replaced with horrid voice acting).

Strit og Stumme - Known to English speakers as "Subway to Paradise" or "Dreaming of Paradise", this Dutch film is an interesting story of how an humanity, after living underground for so long after destroying the world, tried to return to the surface while escaping their overlords, a master race of bipedal rats.

Hugo a Vizilo - Yes, Hugo the Hippo, a Hungarian-American film that tells the sad yet noble story of baby hippopotamus Hugo. It will likely never be released in America today because of its psychedelic flair and some disturbingly violent content.

Asterix films - Sadly, "Asterix the Gaul" never caught on here in the States, even though he's a cultural icon in Europe. There were several French animated films made of some of his comic albums, such as Asterix and Caesar's Surprise and Asterix in Britain, all of which received English versions.
 
Well, I saw Asterix and the Vikings in German. :sweat: I was a bit confused at first; the way my teacher explained, I was under the impression that it was the sole film. So, though it had some nice animation, I could only think, "This is the thing that created the cultural icon in Europe?". I couldn't imagine it as a stand-alone film and didn't get to know the main characters well. Later, I learned more about the comics and such, and it made more sense. But it was fun hearing it in German.
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This one might be the most obscure animated film I could think of. 'Winds Of Change'. (AKA "Metamorphosis") An anthology film from the late 70's about various Greek myths narrated by Peter Ustinov.
 
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