7. George Of The Jungle - 1997
In retrospect I cannot say that I am proud of myself for being obsessed with this movie as a young boy. I was nine-years-old and the world seemed too bright at the time. The guy from the Mummy acting like the kid from school who sniffed way too much glue battling it out with Sandman from Spiderman 3 for a womans heart. Also, John Cleese voiced an ape. Its corny, laughable, and the first Disney movie I can remember that said curse words. For weeks I ran around swinging from vines pretending to run into one tree after another. Kids love watching people get hurt, thats what made this movie a hit with a lot of us. But lets take note Im not being cynical (okay maybe a little) of these films, especially of ol George. It is what it is and the film knows that. Who can blame it? But I thought this would be a trip down memory lane forever. Between fart jokes and groin shots, this film had everything you need in a modern Youtube video. So on second thought, maybe you could blame it. It really did not make its laughs based on high-brow humor. An elephant who thinks its a dog, bad guys falling in poop, and ninja gorillas just seemed like the filmmakers didnt even treat the kids who loved this with enough respect to give them something remotely decent to laugh at. Unfortunately today, most children movies take its cue from comedic formulas such as this, giving us Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Shrek sequels. George of the Jungle is another example of it being much better as a kid when I didnt know better.