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Disney Animation Movie Marathon – Post-Renaissance Era

The Disney Animation Studios post-renaissance era started in 1988¹. This era was kicked off by the release of The Little Mermaid, ended a streak of low-performing, not-so-memorable films, and started a streak of smash hits. Most people would consider the films of this era Disney’s “modern classics” (If you’d like a little more info on Disney eras, check out my earlier post on the subject)

So what better way to catch up on popular culture than a 24-hour Disney animation movie marathon? And what a marathon it is! Any movie marathon containing Disney animation films will be dense, as the movies are short compared to other feature films. This movie marathon has an impressive 15 movies. I was able to get 16 in the pre-renaissance era marathon, but 15 movies is a lot if movies to watch in one sitting by any standard!

So here is a 24-hour movie marathon schedule for the best Disney films this era has to offer. Enjoy!

Disney Post-Renaissance Era Movies

The Little Mermaid

My take: A mermaid falls in love with the first human she sees, then gives up her entire life to marry him. A family movie classic!

Beauty and the Beast

My take: A typical love-triangle story of a French inventor’s daughter, a muscular yet evil hunk, and a hideous man-beast with a heart of gold. You’ve seen one of these stories, you’ve seen them all.

Aladdin

My take: Robin Williams plays a crack-addicted genie who bestows near-infinite powers on any dope who gets his hands on a magic lamp. Hilarious disruptions of the space-time continuum follow.

The Lion King

My take: Lion kings battle each other in a vicious fight for ultimate supremacy. Its all part of the beautiful circle of life.

Hercules

My take: Zeus and Hera have a son named Hercules…wait. This film is already not faithful to the source material – which clearly states that Zeus had an illegitimate child by the mortal Alcmene by pretending to be her husband. Oh Disney – when will you stop re-writing pseudo-history?

Mulan

My take: Mulan pretends to be a boy so she can almost single-handedly defeat the Hun invasion and save the emperor from assassination. She gets a nice thank-you from everyone involved. The end.

Tarzan

My take: A boy is raised by apes, later gets the chance to live with humans, but decides to stick with the apes. His human girlfriend Jane also agrees that apes are the way to go. Can you blame them?

Fantasia 2000

My take: Fantasia, rebooted. This probably started the trend of other famous movie reboots, such as Batman Begins, Star Trek, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

The Emperor’s New Groove

My take: A cocky, uncaring emperor learns humility when he is transformed into a Llama. Later, he learns to sing after being transformed into a macaw. Don’t ask what he learns when he is transformed into a Tapir.

Lilo and Stitch

My take: Ugh. Another movie from Disney about a horrible genetic experiment from space being adopted by a young girl as a pet and training him as an Elvis impersonator. C’mon Disney! Where is your imagination?

Meet the Robinsons

My take: Back to the Future with singing gangster frogs, etc.

Bolt

My take: Bolt the dog discovers his Hollywood life is a lie. Has he seen Hollywood? I could have told him that! What a dump!

The Princess and the Frog

My take: A two-minute children’s story is extended to an hour and a half by the introduction of a trumpet-playing alligator, among other things (how does he purse his lips?).

Tangled

My take: Rapunzel’s mom isn’t really her mom, and her innocent-sounding house rules are really an evil plot to control and suppress her. This story is a confirmation of every teenage girl’s current thoughts on life.

Frozen

My take: Heh – boy – that Elsa is a real ice princess. No. Really. She is. Oh never mind.

Disney Pre-Renaissance Era Movie Marathon Schedule

So now you know all about the movies, but how do they fit into a 24-hour movie marathon schedule? Lucky for you, I have pre-packaged the 24-hour disney movie marathon schedule for you below. Do you think you can relive your childhood in 15 movies in 24 hours? There is only one way to find out!

Start Time	Title
12:00 PM	The Little Mermaid
01:45 PM	Beauty and the Beast
03:15 PM	Aladdin
04:45 PM	The Lion King
06:15 PM	Hercules
08:00 PM	Mulan
09:30 PM	Tarzan
11:00 PM	Fantasia 2000
12:15 AM	The Emperor’s New Groove
01:45 AM	Lilo and Stitch
03:15 AM	Meet the Robinsons
05:00 AM	Bolt
06:45 AM	The Princess and the Frog
08:30 AM	Tangled
10:15 AM	Frozen
12:00 PM	Finish

Disney Animation Movie Marathon – Pre-Renaissance Era

The Disney Animation Studios pre-renaissance era stretched from 1937 until 1988. This era produced many of the classics we remember, and some that we do not. If you’d like a little more info on Disney eras, check out my earlier post on the subject.

Picking the best movies out from this era results in an astounding 16-movie 24-hour Disney animation movie marathon. A typical 24-hour movie marathon has eleven, maybe twelve movies in it. This movie marathon wins the “most feature films in one 24 hour movie marathon” award. The schedule even includes copious breaktimes!

So if you want to see the best classic animated films Disney has to offer, and only have a day to do it – have I got the movie marathon schedule for you!

Disney Pre-Renaissance Era Movies

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

My take: A wicked queen attempts to murder Snow White several times because Snow is prettier than the queen. Wouldn’t it have been less of a hassle for the Queen to use one of her appearance-altering potions to make herself prettier? That seems like a more direct route to acheive her goal.

Pinocchio

My take: Pinocchio the puppet comes alive, but to become a real boy, he must prove himself brave, truthful and unselfish. Man, the standards for boys made the old-fashioned way sure are low.

Fantasia

My take: A series of short animated stories set to classical music, including Mickey Mouse casting spells to infuse broomsticks with demonic cleaning powers. A kids classic!

Dumbo

My take: Dumbo the elephant has big ears and is a little awkward, so he is mercilessly teased and exploited by members of the circus. Then he learns how to fly, and is no longer teased. The exploitation continues, but in a good way. The end.

Bambi

My take: A coming of age story of Bambi: the Great Prince of the Forest. His name and title aren’t quite as impressive as Simba: The Lion King, but I suppose even forests need kings too.

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

My take: Not exactly a feature film, but two short stories packaged together. Hey – everyone was busy for a while with World War II!

Cinderella

My take: Cinderella is emotionally abused by her step-mother and step-sisters. But, because she is pretty, she is saved from her crummy life by some standard-issue prince she knows nothing about. Second-wave feminism this a’int.

Alice in Wonderland

My take: The ultimate “and it was all a dream” story.

Peter Pan

My take: Peter Pan brings Wendy Darling (and her brothers) to Never Never land, where where a pixie, mermaids, and a pirate captain promptly attempt to murder her. A whimsical classic!

Lady and the Tramp

My take: “And they called it….puppy love.” – a little Paul Anka for you there. Hope you enjoyed it.

Sleeping Beauty

My take: A titanic struggle between Maleficent, the evil fairy / dragon / hellbeast and three good fairies. Other characters like Sleeping Beauty exist too, but they are pretty much puppets manipulated by the real power-holders in this kingdom.

101 Dalmatians

My take: Cruella De Vil really, really wants a Dalmatian fur coat. I wonder if her psychological problems started with her parents, who gave her an anti-virtue name. Maybe if she was named “Charity De Vil” she would have started an animal shelter.

The Sword in the Stone

My take: A dramatic enactment of the old moral: leaders are chosen through divine right, not through piffle like democratic elections or talent.

The Jungle Book

My take: A kid is raised by wolves and has lots of animal friends. He instantly forgets all that the second he sees a pretty girl. Men! So predictable!

The Aristocats

My take: Does everybody want to be a cat? The movie’s answer, is an emphatic “Yes!”. In song form!

The Rescuers

My take: This movie follows the adventures of agents of an international mouse organization dedicated to helping abduction victims around the world. Its like Taken, but with mice, and less brutal violence.

Disney Pre-Renaissance Era Movie Marathon Schedule

So now you know all about the movies, but how do they fit into a 24-hour movie marathon schedule? Lucky for you, I have pre-packaged the 24-hour disney movie marathon schedule for you below. Do you think you can relive your childhood in 16 movies in 24 hours? There is only one way to find out!

Start Time	Title
12:00 PM	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
01:45 PM	Pinocchio
03:15 PM	Fantasia
05:30 PM	Dumbo
06:45 PM	Bambi
08:15 PM	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
09:30 PM	Cinderella
11:00 PM	Alice in Wonderland
12:30 AM	Peter Pan
02:00 AM	Lady and the Tramp
03:16 AM	Sleeping Beauty
04:31 AM	101 Dalmatians
06:00 AM	The Sword in the Stone
07:30 AM	The Jungle Book
09:00 AM	The Aristocats
10:30 AM	The Rescuers
12:00 PM	Finish

Box Set Honorable Mention: Police Academy

Ok. “Honorable Mention” is a bit of a stretch. In fact, a Police Academy box set / movie marathon makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit.But, it is indeed a box set that exits, there are seven movies in the box set, and those seven movies will get you most of the way through a 24-hour marathon.

This box set isn’t enough for a movie marathon all by itself. But, if just can’t get enough of that dreamboat Steve Guttenberg, then take this box set, throw in some Cocoon, Short Circuit, 3 Men and a Baby, and you will have yourself a marathon. I wish you good luck in your 1980’s dreamland.

Friday the 13th Movie Marathon

There are twelve Friday the 13th movies. These twelve movies were released over a period of 30 years. I’ll let that sink in for a bit. That comes to one new Friday the 13th every two-and-a-half years since 1980. When you are hankerin’ for images of the brutal murders of foolhardy half-naked young people by an unstoppable killing machine – this series has you covered.

I’m not sure what to make of this. Is this a bad thing? A harbinger of the end of civilization? If so, I’m one of the four horsemen – I’ve personally watched somewhere around six to seven of these movies (I forget how many – they all kind of run together after a while).

I suppose the scientific answer to why all these movies exist is humans like the thrill of being scared in a safe environment. Throw in some titillation and amusing ways to die, and you got a formula!

While no box set of the 12 movies exists to my knowledge, you could still buy each individually and make a 24-hour movie marathon out of it. Still, these are very short films. A lot of padding is required to make it work. If you embark on this marathon, I wish you good luck!

The Friday the 13th Movies

Friday the 13th

My take: The first Friday the 13th was actually like a real movie. It had plot twists, was suspenseful, had horror, that sort of thing. If you watch one, watch this one.

Friday the 13th: Part 2

My take: Jason is upset about the events from the last movie and take it out on more dumb teenagers.

Friday the 13th: Part III

My take: Jason – IN 3D! Here’s a drinking game for you – take a drink every time there is a 3D moment in this movie. You know what they are: “Oh look! A rake! Here it comes right at us in 3-D!”

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

My take: Hoo boy. I’m already getting tired of Friday the 13th movies and just writing pithy statements about them. Clearly the watching experience would be much better! I’m sure no one will be thinking “how many more do we have again??” by now.

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

My take: I hear this one has excessive nudity. So. There’s that.

Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI

My take: So at this point in the marathon I would have to think all of the Friday the 13th movies would start melting together – like perhaps the paintings “Persistence of Time” or “The Scream”.12:00

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

My take: I remember seeing this movie on cable TV a long time ago. How is that possible? What would be left? The plot? Now there’s a scary thought!

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

My take: Jason on a boat. Too bad the sequels “Jason on a dirigible” and “Jason on a zamboni” were never made.

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

My take: Ugh. The only Jason movie I actually turned off midway through. That’s saying something. I couldn’t make the hour and twenty minutes.

Jason X

My take: Jason in space. I think the world has really missed an opportunity by not making “Alien vs. Jason” and “Star Wars: Episode VII Jason Strikes Back”

Freddy Vs. Jason

My take: Finally! A ridiculous fight between two beloved(??) unkillable characters. Its like looney tunes with more axes to the head. Enjoy!

Friday the 13th

My take: A reboot? What is there to reboot? Yes, clearly the mythology of the series was just too darn top-heavy and had to be cleared away for a fresh perspective.Yeah. You be the judge.

Friday the 13th Movie Marathon Schedule

And here is how you would lay them all out into a 24-hour schedule. These movies are short, so you’ll have abundant break times between titles. Maybe mix in a few horror shorts?

Enjoy!

Start Time	Title
12:00 PM	Friday the 13th
02:00 PM	Friday the 13th: Part 2
04:00 PM	Friday the 13th: Part III
06:00 PM	Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
08:00 PM	Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
10:00 PM	Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI
AM	Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
02:00 AM	Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
04:00 AM	Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
06:00 AM	Jason X
08:00 AM	Freddy Vs. Jason
10:00 AM	Friday the 13th
12:00 PM	Finish

Star Trek Movie Marathon

Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship, Enterprise, its…oh…50-or-so-year mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new opportunities to make movies and TV shows, to boldly go to the couch and movie marathon like no one has before!

Ok. A little hokey I guess. But a Star Trek movie marathon? Beam me up! Of course, I say this since I’m mostly thinking of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I might be forgetting little details like, oh, say Star Trek V: The Final Frontier or Star Trek: Generations.

Regardless, Star Trek has massive staying power, and its only being revitalized further by the rebooted movie series. You can catch up on almost all of them in a mere 24 hours. Only the latest release, Star Trek: Beyond, doesn’t quite fit in. May you watch long and prosper!

Star Trek Movie Marathon Schedule

Start Time	Title
12:00 PM	Star Trek: The Motion Picture
02:30 PM	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
04:30 PM	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
06:15 PM	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
08:15 PM	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
10:15 PM	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
12:15 AM	Star Trek: Generations
02:15 AM	Star Trek: First Contact
04:06 AM	Star Trek: Insurrection
06:00 AM	Star Trek: Nemesis
08:00 AM	Star Trek
10:15 AM	Star Trek Into Darkness
12:00 PM	Finish

Disney Post-Renaissance Era Movies

Disney Pre-Renaissance Era Movie Marathon Schedule

Disney Pre-Renaissance Era Movies

Disney Pre-Renaissance Era Movie Marathon Schedule

The Friday the 13th Movies

Friday the 13th Movie Marathon Schedule

Star Trek Movie Marathon Movies

Star Trek Movie Marathon Schedule