The Great Mouse Detective
Doc's Ranking: 18/51
Karo's Ranking 19/49
This movie has some of the greatest character design ever seen in a Disney film, most certainly in the top 5. The supporting cast is awesome as well, even missing the prerequisite one awful character that most Disney movies have.
Why, you ask, is this movie so low, then? Because, sadly, the story is simply not up to par with the rest of the movie. We're stuck with a generic kidnapping/rescue plot for most of the movie, but the biggest mistake is made when they have Olivia get kidnapped. This development adds nothing to the plot (Basil & friends were already after Ratigan to rescue Olivia's father from his own kidnapping), and it prevents any future humorous interaction between Olivia and the child-hating Basil. (I would have liked to see their relationship explored more, maybe with Basil even softening a bit towards her in the end)
Don't get me wrong, this is still a really good movie, it just saddens me to see so much untapped potential.
Best Character: Professor Ratigan
Quite possibly the best Disney villain ever created, Ratigan narrowly beats out the equally incredible Basil to win this award. I can't think of any other Disney villain that's as animated, expressive, and well voice acted as him.
Worst Character: Toby
Probably doesn't really deserve this, but in a character list filled with awesome, I had to pick someone.
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