Summer Superlatives: Animation with BLACK CASE DIARIES / Ep. 114
On Episode 114 of the Always the Critic Podcast, we have a blast on week 5 of our series called Summer Superlatives, as we talk about Animated summer movies. In this series, we discuss different genres, why they play such a big role during the Summer, and then have some fun handing out superlatives!
Along with guests Marci, Robin, and Adam from the Black Case Diaries Podcast, Rico and Jess answer some fun Summer Superlatives like Most Emotional Scene, Biggest Casting Flex, Most Uniquely Drawn Character, Best Voice Acting, and so many more! Tune in every week for a brand new genre and guest!
GUEST: Marci, Robin, and Adam - Black Case Diaries Podcast
General Superlatives
Most Iconic Movie
Jess: The Lion King (1994)
Rico: The Lion King (1994)
Robin: The Lion King (1994)
Marci: Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Adam: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Best Line
Marci: Finding Nemo (2003)
Dory: Just keep swimming.
Jess: Hercules (1997)
Zeus: For a true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength but by the strength of his heart.
Robin: Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Lilo: “Ohana” means “family.” “Family” means “no one gets left behind.”
Adam: Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Master Oogway: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
Rico: The Lion King (1994)
Mufasa: Remember who you are. You are my son and the one true king. Remember who you are.
*Honorable mention: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Jessica Rabbit: I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.
Worst Line
· Robin: Madagascar (2005)
King Julien: I like to move it, move it.
Adam: Minions speak in Despicable Me (2010) and so on.
Jess: Minions speak in Despicable Me (2010) and so on.
Rico: Minions speak in Despicable Me (2010) and so on.
Marci: Home on the Range (2004)
Mrs. Caloway: It’s Buck.
Maggie: Stallion of the Cim-MORON.
Best Score or Soundtrack
Marci: Mary Poppins (1964) by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (aka the Sherman Brothers)
Adam: Wall-E (2008) by Thomas Newman
Robin: Score: Mulan (1998) by Jerry Goldsmith; Music & Lyrics: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
Jess: Pocahontas (1995) by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
Rico: The Lion King (1994) by Hans Zimmer
Best Character
Robin: Mrs. Brisby from The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Jess: Dory from Finding Nemo (2003)
Rico: Donkey from Shrek (2001)
Adam: Nani from Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Marci: Marlin from Finding Nemo (2003)
Character Doing the Bare Minimum
Marci: The Turnip Head/Prince Justin from Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Adam: Bambi’s father from Bambi (1942)
Rico: The Sunburned Ice Cream Guy from Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Jess: Linguini from Ratatouille (2007)
Robin: The Turnip Head/Prince Justin from Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Most Memorable Movie-Going Experience
Adam: Finding Nemo (2003)
Robin: The Lion King (1994)
Marci: Finding Nemo (2003)
Jess: Finding Nemo (2003)
Rico: Shrek (2001)
Genre Superlatives
Most Emotional Scene
Marci: Bambi’s mother dying, in Bambi (1942)
Robin: Riley runs away and experiences depression; Riley thinks she’s in trouble because she’s not happy, in Inside Out (2015)
Adam: Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rico: Opening montage, in Up (2009)
Jess: Death of Mufasa, in The Lion King (1994)
Most Unique Drawn Character
Jess: Hades from Hercules (1997)
Rico: Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Adam: The Great Owl from The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Robin: The Iron Giant from The Iron Giant (1999)
Marci: The Cat Bus from My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Movie that Could Make It as a Live-Action
Adam: Spirited Away (2001)
Robin: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Jess: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Rico: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Marci: The Iron Giant (1999)
*Honorable Mention: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Best Voice-Acting Performance
Rico: Mike Myers as Shrek, in Shrek (2001)
Jess: Jeremy Irons as Scar, in The Lion King (1994)
Robin: Ellen DeGeneres as Dory, in Finding Nemo (2003)
Marci: Christian Bale as Howl, in Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Adam: Jack Black as Po, in Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Biggest Casting Flex
Adam: James Earl Jones as Mufasa, in The Lion King (1994)
Robin: Keanu Reeves as Duke Caboom, in Toy Story 4 (2019)
Marci: Chris Rock as Osmosis Jones, in Osmosis Jones (2001)
Jess: Willem Dafoe as Gill, in Finding Nemo (2003)
Rico: Orson Welles as Unicron, in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Most Interesting Setting/Premise
Marci: Inside Out (2015)
Rico: Inside Out (2015)
Adam: Wall-E (2008)
Robin: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Jess: Shrek (2001)
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