10 Dark Moments In Disney Animated Films

10. Cat Food - The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

This lovely amble into the mystery genre received generally positive reviews from everyone, but it unfortunately fell into obscurity - which is extremely bizarre, because it was the film that lead to the Disney Renaissance.

And hard to forget, since it boasts the legendary vocal talent of Vincent Price as the charismatic and psychopathic villain Professor Ratigan, an obvious parallel to Sherlock Holmes' Dr. Moriarty.

He gets a wonderfully theatrical tune in which he and his underlings stroke his ego, in easily one of the most sinister villain songs ever, proclaiming that he drowned widows and orphans. This monstrous rodent truly revels in how evil he is, which truly comes across in Price's delivery. You can tell he really loved this role.

However, the particular darkness in this scene appears when his intoxicated follower, Bartholomew, refers to him as "the world's greatest rat", to which the professor responds by throwing him out of the lair, and ringing a little bell. This proved to be Bartholomew's death knell, as a huge cat named Felicia waddles its way and slowly devours the still unaware mouse, as he sings his praise of Ratigan.