Matthew Lambert: Thank you for tuning into the Generational Gauntlet Top 5 Faves. This is the podcast where we give you our top five on a topic with a generational twist to it. My name is Matt Lambert and I'm the host of this podcast. Each week, I bring in a guest who's from a different generation than me to discuss or debate our top five on a selected topic. Today's topic is your top five favorite animated movies. And on this one, I needed to bring in someone who I would consider an expert on the topic or at least an expert with working with children. And that expert is Aubrey Morris, who I've known since I was a kid. Aubrey's a Gen Xer who between teaching and working in children's ministry has worked with kids for 23 years and she's a mom. So basically that makes her an animated movie expert in my opinion. So Aubrey, welcome in. Would you consider yourself a big fan of animated movies? A: you ⁓ yes. Yeah, you're going to be mad at me once you see my list and hear everything I have to say tonight. But yes, and I will say up front, I'm a huge Disney fan. So I fought every I kind of fought everything and me not to just pick Disney. Matthew Lambert: Okay? So did you watch animated movies before having kids? Like were you big into them? Okay. A: ⁓ yes. ⁓ yeah. Yeah, I have a few things to tell you about that if that's okay tonight. Matthew Lambert: So... Totally fine. You're gonna see from my list that mine is pretty predominant after my daughter was born I am honestly not the biggest animated movie fan and There's a bunch that I would hope to never see again But for those listening if you haven't checked out the podcast before here's how this whole thing works Aubrey and I have each put together our own list for the top five favorite animated movies I do not know her list She does not know mine. She's gonna give her number five and why I'll give my number five and why and we'll continue until we get to each of our number ones. Now Aubrey, correct me if I'm wrong. You said you had some honorable mentions from the rip here, correct? A: ⁓ yeah, so I would never be able to limit a list down to five probably if it has anything to do with books, music, movies, TV, stuff like that. So I do have some honorable mentions. But first, if it's okay with you, I thought I would share my earliest movie memory, which is also an animated movie. Is that okay? Okay, so ⁓ I you. ⁓ Matthew Lambert: Okay, yeah. A: Remember with the West Virginia area, we grew up in a little bit. So do you remember the 29th Street exit around Huntington? There was a drive-in theater. Now, okay. I wasn't sure if that would have been gone when you came along. So ⁓ I remember seeing Bambi at the drive-in theater when I was really little. And I remember exactly how old. Matthew Lambert: I do. A: And I vividly remember crying when the mom died, like devastated. And I think I hid my eyes and like didn't watch part of it after that or something. But I think that's where all my big emotions with movies as you'll see in some of my explanations tonight. Like ⁓ kind of like emotionally attached to some of these things. ⁓ Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. Okay. you know, I've seen Bambi and I'm gonna be honest, I thought it was traumatic. So I'm glad that it's not in your top five. I'll say that. A: Yeah, it is not. So, okay, ⁓ so I really love music and I actually taught music for a while and I sing, play piano, that kind of stuff. So what I thought I'd do first is tell you the top five that I would pick just because of the music. Is that okay? Okay, actually it's not five. I don't even know how many is on this list. Okay, I'm gonna say it really fast. Frozen. Matthew Lambert: Okay, yeah, that's fine. A: Fantasia, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Sing, and a newer one. I don't know, maybe you've watched this one, Mufasa, The Lion King, which has a fantastic soundtrack by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Matthew Lambert: have. I have seen all of those. A: Okay, so those are like some awesome movies with some great music. I probably know the words to almost every song in this. And my youngest loves the Moof Awesome movie. So we listen to that soundtrack a lot. Okay, and then real quick, here's my other honorable mentions. Okay. And these, of course, they may have some music in them, but they're not like, you know, consider musical. So the next animated movies that were close, but just couldn't make my top five. Matthew Lambert: Okay? A: One that's a little maybe lesser known, Wonder Park. I love that movie. Okay, look that one up. It's very imaginative. A newer one, The Wild Robot was amazing. That, okay, it really made me cry. So just be ready. How to Train Your Dragon, I think that ⁓ series great. And even the live action of that was really good. ⁓ Matthew Lambert: Never, okay, never seen that one. I have heard of it, haven't seen it. Mm-hmm. A: And then a few of my other favorite Disney's that didn't make the top five that are like right there is WALL-E, Toy Story 3, Ratatouille, and Inside Out. Matthew Lambert: I've seen two of those. I have not seen WALL-E and I have not seen Ratatouille, but I've seen Inside Out, seen Toy Story 3. A: ⁓ those are so good. Okay, you're gonna have to watch those. Those are really good ones. Yes, like you're going to get to work, dude. Okay, like I said, I promised myself I'm not going to pick all Disney from our top five. So maybe that gives you a little now that I said, like got some of those out of way, maybe that gives you a hint of what maybe someone might might be. We'll see. See if you have any. Matthew Lambert: I have some homework apparently. Okay? Okay. So what is your number five then? I am. A: Are you ready? Okay. My number five, which I watched when I was 44 years old. This may come as a surprise to you with 2023 Super Mario Brothers movie. Matthew Lambert: Okay. I have not. No. A: Have you seen that one? ⁓ my goodness. I can't even believe this. This is crazy. Okay, so this was by illumination and our family loved this movie. We all went and saw it and we actually saw it in the theater with kids at church. We took a spring break outing the week of spring break and went to the movie theater in Huntington. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. A: and we had like 30 some people in the theater all watching the Super Mario Brothers movie. So that was really cool. A good memory. love Jack Black as Bowser and I still sing Peaches whenever I hear that word, his famous song. And I would say like this movie really brought back memories of playing the game on the original Nintendo. ⁓ And it felt like kind of reconnecting with childhood. And then also the Nintendo 64, which I used to play a lot with kids on baby steps. And then now today, my son plays the Mario games on his Switch. So I thought that was just kind of a fun connection maybe bringing the generations together. And they had tons of like Easter egg or Nintendo references in the movie of all like Donkey Kong and all the way through the Nintendo years. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. I am gonna tell you Aubrey, I didn't come up with a list of what I thought your list would be, but I had no idea this would be anywhere in your top five. I did not see this one coming. A: Yeah, I love it. I love it. ⁓ the is it okay if I give you like the facts about it? Okay, so this wasn't like a big it was popular and stuff. It wasn't like a award winner or anything, but it did set records for the biggest worldwide opening weekend for an animated film and is the first video game adaptation to earn over a billion dollars. Matthew Lambert: ⁓ yeah, go ahead. Mm-hmm. Dang, okay. A: It was the number two movie of the year. It got a MTV millennial award, a movie guide best movie for family award and a kids choice award for favorite villain, which of course again was Jack Black as Bowser. Also some other famous actors in it were Chris Pratt as Mario, which I love Chris Pratt and Seth Rogen's one of the voices too, which right now I can't think of which character I can't remember, but he's not one of my favorite actors. But anyway, like, Matthew Lambert: Yeah, he's awesome. A: I think Jack Black-Slavery is in Chris Pratt. They're both like awesome actors. Matthew Lambert: no complaints you having it on your list. I like that it connects the generations, but this one caught me by surprise. I did not see this one coming, ⁓ and ⁓ curious I'm gonna be as surprised with your four after this here shortly. So I will tell you, Aubrey, ⁓ as much as I'm a huge animated movie fan, I did struggle with this some, because I realized how many movies I've seen, especially over the last 11 years with my daughter. A: Okay. Okay. Yeah. Matthew Lambert: And I've got a few honorable mentions that I'll bring up later, but I know Nora listens to this podcast. Obviously, Nora comes on here for some of the episodes. So Nora, I know you're listening. You're gonna be mad. K-pop Demon Hunters is nowhere near this list. And to quote a song from that movie, that's how it's done. My number five, ⁓ number five ⁓ ⁓ ⁓ Aubrey, before I go through ⁓ thoughts on Onward, A: ⁓ burnt. Matthew Lambert: One, did you see the movie Onward? ⁓ Okay. Did you watch a lot of movies during COVID when we were like, when everybody was locked down? A: I did. It's nowhere near anything. ⁓ I'm going to say probably not so much. Like that's when we like decided to ride our bikes and go hike and like we kind of went the opposite way. We went more outward. Matthew Lambert: Okay. No, that's totally fine. So for us, movies, watching things like documentaries, things on streaming services, those came in clutch for us during COVID. And I think that a lot of the streaming sites, they were the real MVPs because they brought straight stuff straight to our homes or they brought it earlier than what you typically get after the theatrical release. So the 2020 film Onward makes my list. A: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Matthew Lambert: I think for me it was kind of like an escape from reality. There was a lot of things just going haywire in the world and we had a fun movie night without venturing to the theater. I do love that Tom Holland and Chris Pratt are in the movie, huge fans of both of them. I might be a little bit of a softy because the plot got me, but whatever it was, I loved the film. So for anybody that's not familiar with Onward, it's this magical realm with fairies and wizards and it follows two boys who lost their father. when they were both very young. And the father had left a gift for one of the kids, where when he turned 16, they get this spell, and basically it brings him back for a day. The spell gets messed up, and it's this dude's just lower half of his body. So they spend the rest of the movie trying to get the necessary supplies to bring their dad back for the day. lots of action, story in the movie. ⁓ I found the stepdad, think the right term would be he's a minotaur in the movie. I thought it was a fun take on a stepdad relationship. Maybe that's the now old man in me. Aubrey, you're not alone. I know you said this was nowhere near your list. It's not on a lot of people's lists. It scored a 7.4 on IMBD, an 88 % on Rotten Tomatoes, and it only earned 141 million at the box office, which these days is not a huge number, but I think the COVID pandemic obviously impacted the movie as it came out in February of 2020. A: ⁓ yeah. Matthew Lambert: It was nominated for 37 awards, including one Academy Award nomination. won four awards overall. And again, I think this one just makes my list because it was kind of a bright spot of a memory during a time when there was a lot of fear, a lot of, you know, just chaos going on. It was an escape from that for one evening. So onward makes my number five. And to do a really poor pun, I'll say Aubrey, I'll go onward and pass it over to you for your number four. A: Right. Okay, well I already marked off kpop demon hunters because I thought it was going to end up on your list so Like I said, I picked 10 so if I can get if I can get a few off of my 10 for you I'll be proud of myself. But yeah, I had no clue Matthew Lambert: Nope. So for anybody listening, Aubrey, correct me I'm wrong, you put 10 movies down that you're trying to see if you can get the five that I listed, correct? Okay. A: Yeah, I don't think I don't know what's onward. don't know. Like we're going to see what happens here. All right. My number four is Despicable Me. This was this was 2010. I was 31 years old when I watched this and it's also an illumination movie. So when I was picking these, I was not looking at like, you know, who produced them and stuff like that. So Matthew Lambert: ⁓ okay. Mm-hmm. A: right off the bat, I've got two illumination movies on my number five and number four. Now you probably know Steve Carell is the voice of Gru, which if you're an Office fan, you know that voice and you love it because you already know his humor. And then like you just picture Michael Scott's crazy faces, like when he's being Gru. So ⁓ I just loved seeing him as a villain who softens and turns good because of the girls. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. A: I thought that was kind of what made it heartwarming as well as, it's a really funny movie. It has great soundtrack with the song Happy, which was a huge hit by ⁓ Pharrell Williams. And I it's one of those movies that is definitely rewatchable. Like you can watch it over and over. ⁓ And of course introduced the world to the Minions, which ⁓ I think are hilarious characters. I mean, who doesn't go around going, banana. ⁓ Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. Yeah. A: and making all their silly little words and stuff. So I also thought what kind of set this one apart is like its sequels and spin-offs, like the Minion movies themselves plus the Despicolony sequels have been successful, which doesn't always happen for animated movies, especially if they're non-Disney. So I picked that one. Okay, we're getting somewhere. Matthew Lambert: Yeah. actually seen that one. We are. It is not. It is not. A: but apparently it's not on your list. That's funny. All right, so Despicable Me won a Kids' Choice Award, favorite animated movie. was the number 10 highest grossing illumination movie, but here's the cool thing. In the top 10 highest grossing illumination movies, five movies in that top 10 are other Minion or Despicable Me movies. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. Dang, okay, that is. A: Isn't that interesting? So in the top 10, you've got number 10 as Despicable Me. But above it, there's Minions, The Rise of Gru, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me 3, Despicable Me 4, and The Minions, The Minion movie. Isn't that crazy? I that was interesting. All right, there's some cool voices in this movie. I mentioned Steve Carell, but there's also Kristen Wiig. Kristen Wiig is, oh shoot, is she the girlfriend? Matthew Lambert: That is. Mm-hmm. A: My brain just lost it. Anyway, there's Russell Brand, which is Dr. Nefario. And then there's Julie Andrews, which I love Julie Andrews. And she is Gru's mom in the movie. So there's my celebrities. Matthew Lambert: I think so. Mm-hmm All right, well, I does not make my list, but again, I have no complaints. Great movie. Seen it with Nora. I think I've seen all of the sequels, I believe. I might have missed one, but I think I've seen them all. Well, ⁓ number four, ⁓ anyone has listened to the second episode of this podcast, our top five songs from animated movies, the movie Moana had two entries on my list. So it should not surprise anyone that Moana has made my list today. If you ha- See you got that one? Alright. So if you haven't listened to episode 2, shameless plug here, go check it out. The 2016 film tells the story of Moana, who leaves her coastal village in Polynesia to save her people from the goddess Te Fiti. She ends up having to employ the help of a self-centered demigod, Maui, and her really brainless chicken, Heihei. And one of Nora's favorite films from her younger years was Moana. A: Ding ding ding. I got that one. Matthew Lambert: We have watched this movie as a family countless times. She had a lot of toys from the movie. I loved the movie soundtrack and while the movie was somewhat predictable, I thought it had a good storyline. My wife and I both found it amusing throughout and with a strong female protagonist, I'm here for it as a girl dad. For probably a year in my house, soundtrack was on repeat, specifically the song, You're Welcome. The film has been well received 7.6 on IMBD 95 % on Rotten Tomatoes and it earned $687 million at the box office becoming the most streamed film from 2020 to 2024. According to Wikipedia, this movie was streamed for 1 billion, that's with a B, hours on Disney Plus. And I think my family was a big chunk of that. The movie and its soundtrack, A: Pfft. Matthew Lambert: were nominated for 63 awards, including two Academy Awards, and it won 14 awards. The soundtrack was a bop. The movie had its funny moments, and I loved the influx of Polynesian culture in the film. So for those reasons, like I said, it shouldn't be a surprise to anybody, it checked in at number four on my list. Aubrey, you got any beef with me having Moana on this list? A: No, it is not one of my favorites, but my middle child, she likes this one. She loves Milana. So I've heard the soundtrack over and over. Is that also Lin-Manuel Miranda? Yeah, that's what I thought. And so of course, you know, the music's going to be good. Yeah. Matthew Lambert: Uh-huh, it is. ⁓ fantastic. Well, Aubrey, what was your number three on your list? A: Okay, my number three, we're gonna hit a Disney Pixar movie. I watched this one when I was 30 years old in 2009. It's the movie Up. Matthew Lambert: Okay, that's... that's a good movie. A: Yeah, now this one's a little more emotional for me. I took my oldest daughter to see it after she got her kindergarten shots, like a bravery reward. And oh my goodness, I didn't really know much about it. I'm sure I'd seen the trailer, but you go in and then the opening montage like has you bawling and grabbing tissues and your kids are looking at you like you're crazy. But yeah, I was not expecting that. I think I cried more just in that first five to 10 minutes of the movie than I cried in any Disney movie ever. the part where Ellie is the, is the wife, I'll say, ⁓ she's in the doctor's office and it, it's no words, you know, but you're seeing that she's struggling and she can't have babies. And I had recently had a miscarriage that wasn't long after that. So you're sitting there, you know, just bawling. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. A: and kind of relating to all the feelings of adulthood and becoming, you know, getting married and wanting kids and all those kind of things. And then poor little Carl, is that the right name? I think it's Carl. Or is Carl the little boy? ⁓ no. ⁓ shoot, I'm going to forget the names. Anyway, the old man. Yeah, look it up because my brain sometimes, you know, I can't remember every detail. Matthew Lambert: think it is. ⁓ I'm looking it up while you're talking. A: But he just becomes a grumpy old man. He's so sad and lonely. And then, you know, then of course the story turns around and becomes so much fun. And there's the boy scout or whatever he is, the little troop kid that comes and knocks on the door. Matthew Lambert: So you had the, you had his name right? The older guy's Carl, the youngster is Russell, is the Boy Scout. Yeah, you had it. ⁓ huh. You did. A: Okay, and Doug's the dog. Okay, I had it right. And Kevin's the big bird. Yeah, so anyway, he comes and knocks on the door, of course, and then the whole plot turns and it's just so fun. I don't know, I just felt like too that the characters were actually relatable instead of being like princesses and castles and that kind of stuff. It's like, you you relate to the feelings of the characters in that movie. Matthew Lambert: Uh-huh. Yeah. I will tell you, Aubrey, this is not on my top five, but it would, if I was making a top 10, this would be on my top 10. Even though it's sad, great movie, it doesn't make my top five just because it hit me too much in the fills and I couldn't take it. A: Yes, I know. I know. It's hard, isn't it? It's so good though. so Up was nominated for five Oscars and it won two. ⁓ It won Best Animated Feature and it won Best Original Score. Matthew Lambert: It is. A: And it was only the second fully animated film ever to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, even though it didn't win. It's still got that nomination. And then also won the Golden Globe and Grammy for its score. The composer was different than a lot of the Disney movies. Michael Giacchino, I'm not sure if that's how you say it, but he also did the music for The Incredibles ⁓ Ratatouille, which remember that's on your list because you haven't seen it. ⁓ Matthew Lambert: Wow. Yeah. That is, that is, I wrote it in my note. A: Yes, yes. But the old man Carl was voiced by Ed Asner. And I know I'm showing my age, but I love Ed Asner because I remember him from watching reruns of the Mary Tyler Moore Show on Nick at Night. And he is the cutest old man. So he was perfect to be Carl, you know? So cute. And then ⁓ I do not remember the bad guys name when they go over when they fly over on their balloon house and ⁓ I can't remember the bad guys name. But anyways, he was voiced by Christopher Plummer. Do you know who Christopher Plummer is? Matthew Lambert: Yeah. I honestly don't. A: You don't know who Christopher Plummer is. ⁓ my. He's the main, ⁓ he's the male lead in The Sound of Music. Can you picture him? Matthew Lambert: Okay, Aubrey, don't judge me. I have never seen the sound of music. A: ⁓ my goodness. Matthew Lambert: I mean, I'm aware of the movie, I've just never seen it. A: Well, I won't say anything else just in case you ever do want me to come back for a different top five, but ⁓ I'll just say I'm disappointed, okay? Matthew Lambert: That's, hey, if it makes it any better, there's a lot of people disappointed in me on a daily basis. A: ⁓ no, stop it. But anyway, is my number three and I will say I think some of it is the emotional connection. So one of the first movies like that I took Haley to probably in the movie theater. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. So I've looked this guy up, Christopher Plummer, not seen the Sound of Music, but I have seen Inside Man from the 2006 Bank Robbery movie. I now know who you're talking about. ⁓ He was, he was really old, yeah. Good movie though. Well, my number three, you actually just mentioned it a moment ago, my number three is The Incredibles. A: Okay. Well, he would have been really old in that. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Okay. I don't think I've seen that. Yes, that's on my list! Matthew Lambert: As I say, if people have listened, some of these, I've brought items up from some of these movies in previous episodes. So Nora and I are both superhero movie fans. We've watched the Avengers movies together, and recently she watched The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, and she loved both. And she loved them so much that she has stolen my elevation training mask, and she's been wearing it through the house. A: Cool. Matthew Lambert: and then quoting Bane from the movie. So it's kind of terrifying when you run into that. But her first foray into the superhero genre was this movie, The Incredibles. And I'm going into the archives here for my list for a 2004 movie. We watched this, I think she was like three years old when we saw this movie. And in a previous episode, I talked about this film having one of my top five favorite superheroes of all time in Mr. Incredible. A: ⁓ my. That's hilarious. sorry. Matthew Lambert: So another shameless plug, if you haven't checked out the superhero episode, it's episode nine, go give it a listen. But this film follows a family who they all have superpowers, but I think it's due to like government rules, they have to keep those hidden. And eventually the family has to band together, use their superpowers to save the family and save the world. I loved that Mr. Incredible goes from being this just living a mundane life, he's struggling with middle age. His back hurts and now he's like, nah, I'm gonna be a hero again. I'm him. And I love that. The powers the family have are pretty cool. And I'm gonna give a plug for my wife here because my wife says that baby Jack Jack is an absolute boss and that he is the best character from the film. The movie has a ton of fanfare. It scored an eight on IMBD, 97 % on Rotten Tomatoes, and it earned 632 million at the box office. A: you you Matthew Lambert: It was the fourth highest grossing film of 2004 and it was nominated for 65 awards, winning 40 of them. It was nominated for four Academy Awards and won three of those. So the Incredibles, number three. Aubrey, I gotta ask, why were you, why did you have that one plugged in as one that be on my list? A: Okay, so I must have missed the superhero episode. I know I have missed some, so I haven't listened to them all, but I've listened to a good chunk of your episodes so far. But I did not know you had said that. So that was just because I was trying to pick some movies that were maybe in the time that you would have watched them as like a younger child or maybe with Nora. Like I was trying to kind of guess between those two things. Matthew Lambert: That's fair, that's fair. So the funny thing is I did not see this movie until Nora was born. So it came out in 04 and I would have been I guess 18 years old at that time. So I was at that stage where as a teenage boy I was like I don't do animated movies, that's not me. And then Nora came along and it was like I watch every animated movie now. So I had a hiatus for several years. A: Yeah, yeah. Okay, so you and I were opposite because do you want to guess the posters that were in my room when I was in high school? Matthew Lambert: So, okay, so you're like seven years older than me, I think, right? Okay, so high school would have been... Was it like... Was it New Kids on the Block? Was it NSYNC? I don't know. I don't know. A: graduated in 97. ⁓ no, no, what I'm saying is we're opposites. I had Disney posters on my walls when I was in high school. I had Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and The Little Mermaid. That's what decorated my walls in high school. Matthew Lambert: I had pictures of like Sports Illustrated covers like LeBron James on Sports Illustrated, OJ Mayo. I had all these athletes and like medals and stuff on the walls. Definitely did not have any Disney posters on my walls. A: Yeah. ⁓ Yeah. So what I'm trying to say is I will never be too old for an animated movie. Okay. Okay. Matthew Lambert: That's fair, that's fair. Well, what ended up number two on your list? A: Okay, we're going back in time a little bit this is 1986 This is um, yeah, this is I was seven years old when I saw this this movie was produced by Amblin Entertainment, which I don't know if you recognize that and saw okay, Sullivan Bluth Studios with Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment is owned by Steven Spielberg Matthew Lambert: ⁓ wow, okay. I do not. Okay. A: So this movie is an American tale. Matthew Lambert: ⁓ I don't know what that is. A: ⁓ my goodness, I am so, I can't even believe this. I'm gonna have to like send Madison a list and say, do something with this guy. Okay, An American Tale is the first movie I remember seeing in an actual theater. Remember I said I saw Bambi in the drive-in? Okay, so I was only seven, so I mean, I could have seen something in the movie theater before, I just don't remember. And ⁓ I remember, Matthew Lambert: I don't know. Yes. Yes. A: I'm pretty sure it was Tim Snyder that took our kids youth group to see it on a terrific Tuesday in the summer. ⁓ Do you remember those or were you already? Okay, really big throwbacks. So we had terrific Tuesdays and sometimes fantastic Fridays, I think, or something. So I'm pretty sure that's at least what I remember. I hope it's right, but. Matthew Lambert: I do. I do. That's why I'm laughing. That's a throwback right there. ⁓ huh. A: Anyway, I was drawn in emotionally with this story. It's another one that's not like just a happy story. It's kind of sad. So since you've never seen it, I'll just say real quick. Okay, so there's a little mouse called Fievel and he's with his family and they are immigrants. They're trying to get to America because they think there's no place like America. Okay. And I believe they're coming from Russia, if I'm correct. And I believe they're Jewish, but I'm not a hundred percent Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. A: on that because I think some things were also okay. Did you okay? Matthew Lambert: So your facts are good. I pulled it up. I've got it up and it's it's they were from Shas Shaska Russia and they are a Russian Jewish family. So look at you. That's yeah. A: Okay. Okay. Okay. I thought so, but I also know like some things you kind of read between the lines and I wasn't sure. anyway, they think there's no place like America. And of course they are little mice and there's a song called, are no cats in America. So they think, you know, they're going to this amazing place. And of course there's trouble along the way, but little five will get separated from his parents. And so he's lost and I actually have a sticker of Fievel on my desk. I'm looking at it right now. And it says the little things matter. So anyway, Fievel gets separated from his parents and the whole movie is just like the ups and downs, the high emotions of getting reconnected. And there is the most beautiful song called Somewhere Out There in it. I used to play it on piano back in high school days. Matthew Lambert: ⁓ my goodness. Okay. A: And when I think of that song, it's a Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram did it. Like, you know how the soundtrack will have like the real people singing it and then the people who sing it. Okay. So the little five old voice in the movie when he sings it, it's like this squeaky mouse trying to sing it and he can't reach the high notes and it's so cute. So I couldn't wait to introduce it to my own kids, but it really just didn't catch on with them. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. Yeah, yeah. A: I think it was just maybe a little, I don't know, that's like when they watched it, it was a 1986 movie and we were in the like 2010s or whatever. it didn't connect the same, I don't think. ⁓ But, you know, I think I connected as a kid, like I would never want to have to be lost without my mom. And then, of course, their reunion was sweet. And they did, you know, find each other and all that. Matthew Lambert: Yeah. A: But then also as a parent when I watch it later, it's like, you know, you don't want your parent or your kids to be separated from you. So it's kind of like I see it from from both viewpoints now. Matthew Lambert: Well, Aubrey, I'm gonna, you might hate this comment I'm gonna make. I was barely alive when that movie came out. It says it released late in 1986. That was the year I was born. I, yeah, I don't remember this one at all. I've probably heard of it in passing, but I know I've never seen it. I mean, I pulled it up. I'm looking at the. A: Yeah. Like you've never even heard of it? ⁓ Matthew Lambert: I guess it's the cover art for the film. I don't know what this is. I'm sorry. A: Well, I think think Nora would like it. You could, mean, all three of you, but like, I think you guys could do a family movie night with this and go back in time. Matthew Lambert: gotcha. ⁓ Yeah. I will try it, but I will tell you that my daughter sometimes busts on things and she's this from the 1900s? So I don't know. She might think this is a little too dated for us. 1986 is a while ago. A: ⁓ my goodness. That's so funny. It is a while ago. Okay, here's a few things about an American Tale. So like we said, 1986 is a few years ago. So at the time, it was the highest grossing non-Disney film. So, you know, like I said, at that time, it did win two Grammy Awards. It got song of the year and best song for a motion picture or TV show. ⁓ ⁓ Matthew Lambert: Okay. A: That was the Linda Ronstadt's version. Now, I'm really afraid to even ask if you know who Linda Ronstadt is. OK, let's just move on. Let's just move on. OK, so it was directed by Don Bluth, who was a former Disney director, but he left Disney and then went on to make his own studios, Sullivan Bluth Studios. And it was produced by Steven Spielberg as well. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. Never heard the name before in my life. Okay. A: mentioned earlier. So if something's produced by Steven Spielberg, I think you would know it's pretty good, right? I mean, okay. Matthew Lambert: I would agree with that. I will tell you, I have texted my wife while we're recording this and ⁓ she does not think she's seen this either. I have sent her a screenshot of the art. She has seen the box, but she has not seen this movie. So that's a negative from either of us. A: Has she heard of it? ⁓ my- She's gotta see this. This is crazy. This is crazy. Okay, I'm feeling really old all of a sudden. Okay. Yeah. Okay. I will see if you recognize this name. The composer of the music for the movie was James Horner. Before I say what other movies he's worked with, do you recognize that name, James Horner? Okay. So he has done music for Titanic. Matthew Lambert: Well, don't feel this is the point of the podcast, different generations, right? I do not. A: Braveheart, Avatar. Like even if you haven't watched them, you know those are huge movies, right? Okay. Matthew Lambert: Okay, those, you, yes, you're hitting me with huge movies. I know Titanic's huge, I just don't like the movie, not a fan of it. A: Yeah, I understand. But the music was beautiful. Braveheart, the music was beautiful. Avatar, the music's beautiful. And he definitely had more on the list, but those were the ones I thought you'd be like, at least you've heard of. Matthew Lambert: It is, yeah. I have heard of, I did not know his name, but I know his work from what you've described. A: Okay. All right. There weren't super like famous celebrity voices in this, but there was one you might recognize the name Dom DeLuis and another one that I mentioned from ⁓ Despicable Me, Christopher Plummer is also a voice in an American tale. You know it now. You know it now. Never too old to learn something new. Matthew Lambert: Okay, I know that name now from tonight. Never heard of Dom DeLis before. There you go. Well, I love that you went back like way, like, you know, some, some decades back because I am coming all the way into the 2020s for my number two. And have you ever seen the Netflix film, Mitchell, The Mitchells versus the Machines? A: Yep. ⁓ OK. have not never heard of this one. Matthew Lambert: Okay, so this is a COVID. Alright, so I'm gonna try to sell you on this film. This is a COVID time span movie. It was 2021. And this movie follows a family who is taking their daughter to film school in California. A: Thank you. Matthew Lambert: And basically the dad has realized like he has lost or soured his relationship with his daughter. instead of flying her to California, he's like, no, we're piling the family in a car. We're taking this road trip across the country. And this is our last hurrah together. This is where I am going to reconnect with my daughter. We're going to save our relationship. ⁓ they do bond, but it's in the middle of a robot uprising. So this movie touched a soft spot for me. ⁓ A: ⁓ Matthew Lambert: as a dad, as a dad of a daughter, but man, beyond that, it had some great. Action for an animated film. We have watched this movie multiple times as a family and Aubrey if you've listened to episodes, you know that I'm a huge hip-hop fan there is a banger in this film and in the pin-ultimate scene while all the action is unfolding they play TIs ⁓ your life ⁓ It's like the song that the father-daughter bond over and it is just an incredible scene A: Mm-hmm. You Matthew Lambert: The movie has a 7.6 score on IMBD, but 97 % score on Rotten Tomatoes. It was nominated for over 30 awards, winning 19 of them, and it had an Academy Award nomination. We don't get box office earnings on this film because it was on Netflix, it didn't really send theaters, but in its first 28 days, it was streamed by 53 million households. The movie, I personally think, is a little timely as well. A: Bye bye. Matthew Lambert: We're in a time where everybody's talking about AI. They got thoughts about AI. you know, I hear jokes about people like the Terminator is coming to life or robots are rising. And this is a movie where that actually happens. So I think it's kind of trendy for where we're at in this timeline. But overall, we as a family love the film and I loved the father daughter relationship. while I hope my relationship. never sours with my kid. loved that they were able to reconnect through the film. So that's my number two. ⁓ get it. That's, it's really just the relationship that drives it for me, but really good soundtrack as well. So if you haven't seen that one, maybe add it to your list. A: Okay. Okay, so I wrote this song, Down, Your Life, because I don't think I know that either. Who's that by? T.I. No, I don't even know what T.I. is. Matthew Lambert: You don't know T-T-I. So T-I with Rihanna. ⁓ okay. Yeah. It's a song that, I gonna say, don't pull up like the unedited version, Aubrey, if you just like look it up on YouTube. So all the hip hop that plays in my house is the radio versions of the songs. A: with Rihanna. Okay, I'm writing this down. I will check it out because I'm okay with hip-hop. I just don't know that. No! Yeah. Matthew Lambert: And yeah, so don't pull up the unedited version and then like shoot me some hate mail. So go with the radio version. Okay. Okay. There you go. Okay, perfect. So you're gonna be safe. A: I won't. have explicit lyrics. I have explicit lyrics turned off on my music so that it won't do that. OK. But I need to tell you, I missed the whole title, like Mitchell or something. Matthew Lambert: ⁓ so it's the Mitchells versus the Machines. A: the Mitchells versus the machines. OK, I'm writing it down. ⁓ Obviously, that was not anywhere on my list for you. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. You you didn't have that as one of my movies that I would like You've never even heard of it Well here and I'm gonna tell you since you I know you have talked about people that are in movies hold up I'm gonna tell you who's in this film. So the voice cast we've got Maya Rudolph is in this movie Danny McBride is in the movie. Let's see if there's any other names that A: No. ⁓ man. I've only gotten two. Yeah. Two. Okay. See you, redhead. Matthew Lambert: I think so. He's a comedian. ⁓ Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are in the movie. Conan O'Brien, ⁓ Blake Griffin. Yep, there you go. Jay Farrow's in the movie. And then I'm gonna be honest, I don't know these other names. So there are a bunch of people I've never heard of, but I highly recommend it. Good movie, good film. A: can't picture. Okay. He's a redhead. Yeah. Okay, I'll think about watching that when it's not my normal, you know, robots aren't really my thing. But you know, maybe. Yeah, maybe, you never know. Matthew Lambert: Your go-to. Well, Aubrey, let's, with that, let's turn it to your number one. What is your thing? What is your number one animated film? A: No... Okay, do you have a guess? Matthew Lambert: You know, I, so I will tell you Madison had a guess, but I don't, I think it was in your honorable mentions. Her guess for you was Beauty and the Beast. And she said it because she thought you're an avid reader, so she thought that would kind of tie in. If I have to take a guess, I'm gonna go Aladdin. A: Okay. That's that's a good one Mm-hmm. Okay, so you guys are all over, like you're really close because I told you the four posters in my room when I was in high school were Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid. ⁓ So, you you guys are right on there. I will tell you that Chad's favorite Disney princess is Belle ⁓ our dog's name is Belle, our ⁓ Labradoodle. Matthew Lambert: Yeah. Uh-huh. Mm-hmm. Okay. A: However, as much as I love Beauty and the Beast, I didn't put it at my top, you know, because you heard me say it at my honorable mention. So my number one from 1989, sorry, Nora. I was 10 years old when this Disney movie came out and it is The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. Yep. Okay, I can respect it. I can respect it. A: Yeah. So I basically have this movie memorized, the dialogue, the lyrics, all the songs, our choir sang some of the songs for like competition in high school. I played songs on the piano. Our family bought the soundtrack ⁓ you ready for it, cassette. And ⁓ sister and I played it over and over again. And It's one of the only things we agreed on because my sister is seven years older than me. OK? And she was about to graduate high school, but the music was so good that we actually agreed on something. ⁓ And so I was like annoying little sister, you know? So I did, like I said, have the poster on my wall in high school because I still loved it that much. And ⁓ Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. A: It is another movie that I introduced my girls to when they were little. They had the stuffed Disney dolls. They had Ariel and her little sisters. And then I even introduced Landon to it. And he was creeped out by Ursula. So he still will not watch The Little Mermaid. But I do feel like it's one of those movies that has continued to stay popular over the years. ⁓ And ⁓ like feel like everyone Matthew Lambert: Okay. I'd agree with that. A: knows it and probably has seen it. And I think the music is definitely iconic. You've got part of your world. You've got Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl, and more. But anyway, I think when I think of the part, I don't know if you can picture this. I don't know how many times you've watched it. If you can, okay. So if you can picture the part where Ariel comes up on the rock and the water splashes behind her. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. A few, a few. Yes. A: Okay, and she's like, I don't know when, I don't know how, you know, and she just starts singing like the reprise of that song. It's just like chills go on your arms. You're like, yes, girl, get it. So, I thought it would be fun for me to say a few phrases or things from this movie to see if you know what they are, okay? Okay, all right, Matt, do you know what a dinglehopper is? Matthew Lambert: ⁓ no. Is that a fork? ⁓ A: Yeah, but what did Scuttle think it was used for? Matthew Lambert: Scratching a back? A: Now fixing your hair. Yeah. Okay. Do remember what a snarf blat is? Matthew Lambert: ⁓ okay, okay. A: our flat it was it was it was a smoking pipe oh my goodness okay let's see if you know the characters i'll say i don't know if i do voices this is going to be embarrassing um i'll i'll say something i say to my kids from this movie ready Matthew Lambert: A mirror? I don't know. ⁓ okay, okay. now. Okay. A: life's full of tough choices, isn't it? Matthew Lambert: I have no idea. I don't know who that is. ⁓ A: Ursula. Matthew Lambert: Okay. A: So these are things that stick with you when you've watched the movie like 80 times. And then of course, I love Sebastian. He was tasked with watching after Ariel, kind of following her around, making sure she wasn't going up to the human world, but of course she was. And King Triton, this is King Triton. I set certain rules and I expect those rules to be obeyed. That is like a classic line. Matthew Lambert: That's fair, that's fair. You know what I remember about him the most though? Is his physique. I'm gonna be honest. I'm trying to figure out how to get chiseled abs like that. It's never gonna happen at this point, but I wish it could. I wish it could. A: ⁓ yeah, he's the last. Yes! ⁓ that's funny. And then my favorite Ariel line is, but daddy, I love him. So, you know, I think all kids can relate to this story, even if they aren't into princesses, because I think Ariel really isn't the typical princess. She fights for what she wants. She loves her family, but she's also looking for her own independence and wants to follow her dreams. And I do love that the father comes to understand that in the end. Matthew Lambert: I'd agree. A: And it's another one of those movies that as an adult now with children, I can see the movie in a different light. And you might have to remind yourself sometimes it doesn't always do good to force your own desires on your children or to overprotect them too much. Yeah. Yeah. ⁓ Matthew Lambert: Look at this life advice you're dropping from a 1989 animated film. A: You know, they have to figure things out for themselves and unfortunately the bad part for us is that we have to let go. That's the worst. So, The Little Mermaid won two Oscars. It got best original score, best original song. What do you think was the best original song? Matthew Lambert: Yep. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Under the sea? A: Yep, it was Under the Sea. And you've got a point. And the music was by Alan Minkin and Howard Ashman. Now, if you're not into Disney and music, you might not know this, but they also did Beauty and the Beast music together in Aladdin. And then ⁓ Ashman actually passed away and Tim Rice came in and finished some of his songs and things. But ⁓ Alan Minkin went on to do Pocahontas, Punchback of Notre Dame. Matthew Lambert: Look at that, I got one. I got one. Okay. A: Hercules, Enchanted, Tangled, and then he also did the live action music and The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. So I think that's pretty cool that he did the music and the animated and live action films. Matthew Lambert: Yeah, absolutely. A: I thought that was really cool. There's a neat little Easter egg when King Triton makes his entrance in the crowd. I can't remember exactly where it is, but I think it's toward the beginning of the movie. You can ⁓ zoom and see Mickey, Donald, and Goofy in the crowd. I think that's pretty cool. And ⁓ the Little Mermaid sparked the Disney Renaissance with the Broadway style music. And the Disney Renaissance was a set of Disney movies from 89 to 99. And it was the Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, Pocahontas, Punchback, Hercules, Mulan, and Tarzan. So it kind of sparked those movies with that style of movie and also music. Matthew Lambert: Mm-hmm. And see, now you're talking about movies that I know. that range of movies, that's for me, yeah. A: There you go. There's some. Yeah, 89 to 99. What year did you say you were born? So you probably saw at least some of those, yeah. Matthew Lambert: Yeah, 86. I did. I actually, think I saw all of them except for the hunchback of Notre Dame. I don't think I've seen that one. A: Okay. Okay, that one has some beautiful music in it. Okay, I have a couple of fun facts for you for the Lumbermaid. The first one is over one million bubbles were hand drawn and the film used new technology to create the final rainbow scene. I thought that was cool. A million hand drawn bubbles, like that's crazy. And the other fun fact I had is Ariel is the first Disney princess to have biological siblings. Matthew Lambert: Okay. Okay. Yeah. It's a lot. I didn't know that. A: You know how there's always like the evil stepmother and like all this crazy stuff with most of the other princesses? So I thought that was interesting. Now this is before Frozen so yeah that kind of Matthew Lambert: Yeah. That's true, yeah. Only a few decades before Frozen. A: Yeah, easy. Okay. Do you know the name Buddy Hackett? Matthew Lambert: I do not know. A: Okay, well he's a comedian. He's the voice of Scuttle. And then ⁓ Jodie Benson, which maybe not as famous, but she is the voice and she also sang for Ariel. But she also is the voice of Barbie in Toy Story 2 and 3. I thought that was kind of neat. I didn't know that. I found that out researching for this podcast. Matthew Lambert: ⁓ okay. There you go. I've learned a lot this evening, because I obviously do not know about some of these movies. A: All right, that's all I had there. Matthew Lambert: Well, I know you said that you got a couple on my list. Before I give you my honorable mentions and my number one, I'm curious, what else was on your list of predictions for me? ⁓ yeah, that's fine. A: Can I say all of them and then without saying it, can you say yes or no if I, it just if it's on the list and then I can guess out of those. Okay. I put, okay. So I had K-pop demon hunters, which I, which I know is yeah. So I know that's not there. I did have Moana. I got that. I had Incredibles got that. Okay. Then I had Shrek. I had Lilo and, ⁓ shoot. I had Lilo and Stitch. Matthew Lambert: Yeah, that's fine. Yeah. Yeah, not on, not anywhere near my list. Yep. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. nowhere near my list. Never seen it. A: Really? Okay, I went back for one for you thinking maybe you liked this as a child and chose the lamb before time. Matthew Lambert: ⁓ huh. don't know what that is so no A: Okay, I'm doing great. I also went back for this one and chose All Dogs Go to Heaven. Matthew Lambert: I have seen it and that's a traumatic movie, so no, I'm not on the list. A: Okay, so not done. Okay, I did put a goofy movie on my list. Matthew Lambert: Do mean like, is that the name of the movie or? A: And it's the name of the movie. It's called a Goofy movie. Okay. And I did put Super Mario Bros on because I thought maybe you'd be into that, but I wasn't sure. And the last one I put on my list, which I just, I don't know. I put cars. Matthew Lambert: Never seen it, don't know what it is. Nope. No, nowhere on my list. Well, that's okay. I would not have guessed any of yours on your, maybe the Little Mermaid, but so here are my honorable mentions. Frozen makes my list as an honorable mention. Frozen, and I put it on there because, and I would assume most people listening to this have seen it, but if you haven't, it has the best twist I have ever seen. A: Dude, I completely failed. Okay. It is such a good movie. Matthew Lambert: in an animated movie. They did a great job with the twist, loved it. Monsters University was up there. It was close, so I like the fact that it's not your typical movie, not everybody gets what they want, and I like that, it's realistic. ⁓ Inconto was in the running, mainly because of the soundtrack. Up was in the running. Coco was in the running, again, soundtrack. A: I agree. I always put that one on my list. That's a good one. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Matthew Lambert: If my wife was doing this, she would probably put Coco in her top five. And then, one of my buddies, Adam, he's been on a couple episodes, he's gonna be upset that this didn't make the list, but it is an honorable mention, and it's into the Spider-verse. That was in the running. It's such a good movie, but I, just, for me, most of these have like a memory attached. So here is my number one. I am curious if you've ever heard of this movie before. It's 2007's. A: Yeah. Okay. I almost put that on there! ⁓ Yeah. ⁓ Matthew Lambert: Meet the Robinsons. Okay, this is my number one and for anybody listening, I'm gonna get the stats out of the way for anybody to be like, ⁓ you can't put it because of the stats. It only has a 6.8 on IMBD, 68 % on Rotten Tomatoes. It only grossed 170 and a half million at the box office and it only won one of the eight awards it was nominated for. But to the critics and to the fans that don't like this movie, A: Yes! That's a good one! ⁓ Matthew Lambert: You got it wrong. This movie is incredible. And when I told Madison that we were recording this episode, she already knew this would be my number one. I made my list and she's like, meet the Robinson's, this is your number one, isn't it? And this is, my opinion, this is the most underrated animated movie in history. I don't want to spoil the plot too much, because I'm hoping if you people haven't seen it, you go check it out. But it's got a 12 year old boy named Louis. He's in foster care. He's a... in an aspiring scientist and inventor who meets someone who has time traveled to see him. There's a villain with a robotic hat involved, obviously like robots make my list a couple times here. We get extensive action, we have time travel, and I think we have one of the most heartfelt endings in an animated movie. And if you've seen the movie, when that Matchbox 20 song hits at the end, At least me, I was like, ⁓ it's my allergies, why you looking at me? Like, I got something in my eyes, don't be looking over here. And since this is our top five favorite movies, I really don't have to defend it. So I will say this, I will defend it. I will debate anyone on this, on the validity. I love this movie, it stuck with me. I have watched it multiple times. I've seen it on TV and my family hasn't been in the room and I'm like, yeah, I'm gonna keep it on. So that's my number one. Aubrey, it sounds like you've seen this movie, right? A: Ha ha. That's right. Yeah. Yes, and I wouldn't put it probably even in my top 10, no offense, but like I think it is definitely a great movie and I think it has a great story and I will agree with you that it's probably one of the most underrated animated movies. It just didn't get the like fanfare or something. Matthew Lambert: It's all good. Yep. See you... No, totally agree. And I was gonna ask you this, so I've got a couple questions for you here on the back end. So number one, what's your biggest complaint about my list today? What beef you got? A: Okay. ⁓ yeah, don't know if I really have beef because everybody's allowed to have their own opinions. That's the fun of having your own top five. ⁓ I guess the only thing would be like the Mitchell's versus the machine. Like we're in the world that even come from, but I mean, I don't care if you like it. It's cool, you know, and I will say it's, it's not fair to anyone that we couldn't help it that movie theaters got closed and you couldn't go. Matthew Lambert: That's true, that's true, I like this. haha That's fair. Yeah, that's true. A: you know, to the movie. So I don't think I have a beef with any of your movies. Matthew Lambert: I like that. Here's my second question for you. And I had set this question up before I knew your list. And I'm curious if your thoughts hearing your list, because there's a lot of movies on yours that are maybe a little more dated. Do you think that animated movies have gotten better or worse throughout your life? A: Okay. Okay. Mm-hmm. That's a that's a hard question I will say ⁓ Man it's really hard to say. I don't even know what to say. ⁓ Yeah, you are but when when you look back at overall my top five and overall all those honorable mentions I said most of them are coming from like the 80s and 90s and I think Matthew Lambert: I know. I know I'm catching you cold with that too. Mm-hmm. A: They last longer. Like I love inconto and you know, I love just based on the few things I said that I like Lin-Manuel Miranda's music. However, it's like even frozen inconto they get overplayed now because you hear it constantly to where you're so tired of hearing it. And I think like, I don't know. think the other ones to the test of time because you couldn't just turn on streaming and watch it over and over. You had to actually buy the DVD, you know, do the work to Matthew Lambert: Yeah. It's fair. Ha A: to go get it and watch it over and over, guess. But I don't know. I think the older ones have a little bit of a stand to test the time a little better. But then also, the animation's really cool on some of these newer ones. And I don't know. I don't think I can answer that. Matthew Lambert: That's fair. Yes, yes. So that's okay, I will tell you my take. ⁓ I'm with you, I think the animation is better, obviously. Like you turn on some of these older ones and you're like, what were we watching? But it was the time, it was the time. But for me, personally, I am not a fan of the damsel in distress like the princess movies. I like the ones where they... A: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Matthew Lambert: handle their business and I agree with you. ⁓ Ariel, that's one where it's not just like, I need a guy to save me. She's like, no, I'm gonna save everybody else. I love the movie Brave because of that Moana. I love a strong female protagonist and so that's, I think that's for me. Like some of the older ones you get where it's some stuff where I'm like, why is she doing that? Like that's such a... A: Mm-hmm. I love Brave, yeah. Me too! Yeah. Matthew Lambert: Such a weird choice. I love that Frozen, it's like, hey, we're just gonna be strong female protagonists. I'm cool with that too. that's... A: Yes. Yeah, I do like that in the newer ones. And were you surprised that I wasn't a princess girl? Matthew Lambert: I kind of was, I'm gonna be honest. I would have put, like I said, and the Beast, Little Mermaid, Aladdin in there. I was also thinking, like, knowing the timeframe that we're close in age, I was thinking those would have been the ones that were, like, impressionable to you. A: Yeah. Yeah. But if you think about it, those three you just said, they also had a strong female protagonist. So they weren't really super rescue me kind of. Matthew Lambert: That's true, that's true. That's fair. except for, except for Belle, ⁓ because, you know, she decided to live in a man's castle and then fall in love with Stockholm syndrome, but. ⁓ A: Well, okay. Yeah, that is true. However, you're going too deep. However, ⁓ she went to rescue her dad, though, and she traded her life. She sacrificed her life for her dad, basically. OK, OK. What I'm saying is she's not like the Sleeping Beauty Cinderella Snow White kind of a thing. I think those are a little more the older fashion. Yeah, yeah. Matthew Lambert: You That's fair. She did, I get it, and I know it's a movie, but... Now that's fair. Yeah, like, I got kissed while I was asleep and now I love this dude. That's weird. That's weird. It's odd. A: Yeah, yes, yeah. So I guess maybe to kind of answer the question a little better, I could say like, if you're going from like the 80s and on, like, I would pick those maybe over the newer ones today. Matthew Lambert: Okay, that's totally fine. Well Aubrey, before we wrap up here today, you got any closing thoughts? A: Yeah, interesting. No, except that I just think you're doing great that you just came up with this idea. And who doesn't like to make lists of favorites and then debate them with their friends and say why theirs are good? I just think it's a fun thing to do. I could do top favorite or top five colors with you and probably still talk for an hour. I mean, you know. I just think it's great that you're doing this. It's fun. I've enjoyed adding it to my podcast list. ⁓ I'm a huge podcast listener. Matthew Lambert: Well... Same here and I appreciate the support. I appreciate you coming on and thank you for the kind words about the idea Like I said, I rank everything in my life and I was like, hey, I can rank it with people we can do Yeah, exactly so for all of you listening I appreciate your all support if you haven't already done so subscribe Leave a five-star review and let someone know to check this thing out as I always say I want this podcast to cover topics that interest you A: Yeah, might as well do it with friends, right? Matthew Lambert: If you have a top five list that you'd like us to rank, I take suggestions at generationalfave5 at gmail.com. That's generational, F-A-V-E, the number five at gmail.com. Thank you all for tuning in.