Since Disney's latest full animated feature "The Princess And The Frog" is now out (albeit not in the UK yet), and is a return to traditional animation thanks to the wonderful legend that is John Lasseter, I thought that since it's also the festive period it would be fun to compile a list of my top ten favourite Disney animated features. This list does not include any direct to video releases or Pixar movies, just ones that Disney studios made all by themselves. Here is my top ten favourites, in no particular order that by year of release.

BAMBI (1942)
The second movie I ever saw in the cinema. I remember my dad taking me to see this, and having not seen much in the way of Disney films before. Famous for the scenes involving Bambi's mother getting shot among other things, this film is another one of the best from Disney's golden age. The whole feel of the movie set in the wilderness is great, and the innocence of the animals in general also makes man appear more villainous, especially with the events that unfold.

LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955)
The story of a pampered dog falling in love with a stray. The film has a quaint and homely feel to it, and with likeable characters and great plot that unfolds, I always consider this one to be a childhood favourite.

THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967)
The first movie I saw in the cinema. My mum took me to see this and since that moment I always loved this movie. The characters along with some nice funky music scenes plus some great villains make this one unforgettable. I have not seen it since my childhood, but I have considered getting the DVD of it.

ROBIN HOOD (1973)
Most furries worship this film, and surprisingly enough I did not see it until I was 17! The humour in this film is great however, and when I took the DVD over to watch it with some non-furry pals who hadn't seen the film in ages, we had a good laugh and in a rare circumstance actually felt really good after watching that film! I like the voice casting in this as well, plus Robin and Marian made a lovely couple.

THE RESCUERS (1977)
This dark and scary Disney release worked for me thanks to it's setting and also for it's very likable heroes, Bernard and Miss Biance, two mice who make unlikely heroes. I guess the fact they are the underdogs a lot of the time makes the likability factor get even higher. Madame Medusa is an entertaining villain, and the creepy swamp setting is great at adding extra atmosphere to the film.

THE FOX AND THE HOUND (1981)
Another popular film with furries, and close to the top of my list, this film stars an orphaned fox cub and a hound dog puppy becoming the most unlikely of friends, only to be torn apart by nature when they grow up. Shades of 'Bambi' are present in some scenes, and I love the fox Tod in this movie especially and the animation is beautiful. The ending is also one of my favourites as well; instead of the usual happy ending you get a bittersweet but nonetheless satisfying closure with some very moving and tearjerking scenes. And I wish more films today had that kind of impact; I still cry today when I watch this film, and I am 22 years old.

THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (1986)
An underrated classic from the first Disney dark period, featuring a spoof of the famous Sherlock Holmes character. Vincent Price is hilarious as the main villain that is Professor Ratigan.

THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER (1990)
The first Disney release of the 1990s, it was miles ahead of it's predecessors in terms of scale and animation. I loved the way Australia was portrayed in this epic adventure, and the fact that Bernard is constantly thwarted at his attempts to propose to Miss Bianca add to more depth to the story as well. Plus George C. Scott is convincingly menacing as the villain McLeach.

ALADDIN (1992)
Complete with amazing locations and fantastic songs, Aladdin was one of the all-round best movies of the Disney Rennaisance. Robin Williams is brilliant as the Genie and Jafar is also one of my favourite villains as well.

THE LION KING (1994)
I'm not bonkers about this film, but the songs which were penned by Tim Rice and Elton John are perfect and the characters are entertaining too; particularly Timon and Pumbaa, though I enjoyed the scenes with the hyenas a lot as well. The whole cult that follows this movie kind of spoils it for me, but that said on it's own it is amazing in it's own right.

Thanks for your advice; I have MSN again because my dad managed to find a way to bypass the program blocking it.

If you live in the UK you will probably know that a lot of music fans are downloading the song "Killing In The Name" by Rage Against The Machine in a bid to stop Simon Cowell's latest X-Factor winner, kareoke act Joe McElderry from getting the 2009 Xmas Number 1. The X-Factor has claimed the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Xmas #1 singles and thus we don't want it to happen for a fifth year running.

I'm not too fond of more serious musicians missing out on getting record deals, and Simon Cowell's talent show is not helping. All the X-factor produces (with the exception of Leona Lewis and JLS) are forgettable and not going to stand the test of time. A significant proportion of the money from downloading this song will go to worthy charities like Shelter. Where will the money for purchasing Joe McElderry's cover of Miley Cyrus' 'The Climb' go? Into Simon Cowell's wallet. We don't want that.

Rage is ahead, but not by much. I have already downloaded the song myself; I ask any of you who lives in the United Kingdom that wants us to take back our music charts from manufactured pop and crap, then PLEASE download 'Killing In The Name' from anywhere like iTunes, Play.com, 7 Digital or Amazon. If you haven't downloaded it yet, you have until 23:59 on Saturday (TOMORROW) to purchase it, or it won't count!

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I've made the descision to change the style and presentation of my ongoing webcomic 'Willow And Timothy' ( [link] ).

As of the next strip (number 17) WAT will be drawn in inkpens and coloured digitally as opposed to the all-digital approach. This is because doing comics in the way I've done them since August is taking far too long to make a single strip, not to mention the amount of time on the computer it requires doing all those meticulous and frustrating line arts and colouring in. It has been having an effect on my mental wellbeing and often results in computer fatigue.

I also want to distinguish my comic's overall look from most of my more polished artwork online. Webcomics should be simple and effortless to work with, not time consuming and tiring. It has held me up with a couple of commissions and if I were to carry on with the all-digital format, it would only delay strips even further. Where is the fun in that?

Just so everybody understands. Thank you to everybody who is still viewing the webcomic, it is much appreciated!

Whee, I've just played my first competetive game online!

Yeah, well you see my little brother's been heckling Americans on his Xbox since Halo 1 was all of the rage, and I decided to try out my PS3's online capabilities in some 'friendly' hockey.

I bought NHL 10 recently and am still pretty much a rookie at the game and still getting used to the controls. In the aformentioned game I was my favourites, the Pittsburgh Penguins, facing against a random human opponent (presumably American) who chose San Jose Sharks. Suffice to say, my British ego went limp at the prospects.

Okay, I didn't let myself be beaten too easily. But I did as I'd expected get beaten. The final result was 7-2, so at least I didn't have to bear the humiliation of not scoring a single goal!

Looks like I'll have to practice a bit more and then hopefully I might actually win a game ^^.