Total Recall: Our Favorite Talking Animals

jack giroux

I thought the talking animals in The Golden Compass were cool.

May 14 - 06:25 PM

Jonas Mieschbuehler

What! How did a human with a lion costume make the list? Its the worst animal portayal ever! If you want memorable, what about the whole cast in Dr Doolittle?

I am available for hire

May 14 - 06:52 PM

Zach Simonson

Yeah, the Wizard of Oz being on this list is a travesty.

May 14 - 07:19 PM

brad niesmertelny

FINDING NEMO????? Dory????????

May 14 - 08:25 PM

Shawn Amoroso

what about homaward bound: the incredible journey? Now that was

a great movie with talking animals and i'm telling if Don Ameche's

performance of Shadow doesn't tear you up just a little...well you hate

animals, then. Also, great job with number 1, Babe was a masterpiece and

i still wish i had singing mice seperating the chapters in my ongoing life.

Also, lets not forget the voice of Babe,Christine Cavanaugh, also is

responsible for some famous voice overs including Chuckie Finster from the

rugrats, Dexter form Dex's Lab; and Oblina from Ahhh!! Real Monsters.

May 14 - 09:43 PM

Shawn Amoroso

Also, everyone lay off the King Of The Forest!!!! He's got

courage and he's not afraid to show off his medal to prove it ;)

May 14 - 10:01 PM

Mashrur Rahman

Alvin and the Chipmunks?

May 14 - 10:57 PM

Andrew Costello

I immediately thought of Finding Nemo.

Sad to see it isn't there...

May 15 - 12:25 AM

brian Firenzi

I have a feeling they were angling for live-action talking animals. Otherwise, Disney would own this list inside and out.

I truly believe "Babe" is one of the best movies of the 1990s.

May 15 - 02:06 AM

Dawn HAvard

BORRRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE AS FREE AS THE....

Elsa the Lion - a REAL lion, unlike Aslan OR "The" Cowardly one....


How about them flying monkeys?

May 15 - 08:01 AM

Scorpion Renderlord

HOW DID JURASSIC PARK 3 NOT MAKE THIS LIST?? ..That one talking velociraptor that says "Alan" is quite possibly the single most memorable talking movie animal of all time.

May 15 - 10:03 PM

Joyce Hardin

Babe certainly deserved to be number one -- a great and charming film. Charlotte's Web was another worthy contender. Both films were fine narratives featuring accomplished actors with positive messages sorely needed in these times.

May 15 - 10:51 PM

Kim Metzger

Has anyone else ever wanted to see Disney try "Shaggy Dog" with a woman instead of a man. Yeah, I know what a female dog is called. But these days, even at Disney, it's a frequently heard term and they could have some fun with it. (Besides, it's a name a lot of women today are proud to wear.)

May 15 - 11:10 PM

anonymous anonymous

Definitely agree with Babe, one of my all time favorite movies. And the sequel is just as good, maybe even a little better. It's a real shame there was bad (and completely undeserved) buzz before it even came out, the sequel is one of the greatest, most overlooked and underrated kids movies of all time.

I think it's obvious that animated talking animals aren't on the list simply because it's a list of talking animals in live action films.

And I totally support Wizard of Oz being on there - great performance as the cowardly lion.

May 16 - 08:34 AM

dg critic

What about harry potter animals? I think buckbeak, the grey hippogriff was great!

May 16 - 09:49 AM

Kudama Johnson

WTF??? WT****ingH!?!?

Where is Milo & Otis. That should be number one! That was Dudley Moore's masterpiece. They put Joe Apartment over Milo & ****ing Otis??? OK. Any minute now my alarm clock's gonna go off and I will awaken from this nightmare.

May 16 - 09:55 AM

Mary Wassell

Are we talking animated or non-animated?? If we go with animated- well Disney owns that realm. They can claim a big portion with the non-animated as well. Again- The Incredible Journey was great, and what about The Cat From Outer Space, Thomasina, and The Richest Cat in The World? Of course I loved the Francis movies (with Donald O'Connor). Of course how could we forget Wilbur- a horse is a horse, of course of course.

May 16 - 01:51 PM

Mary Wassell

Are we talking animated or non-animated?? If we go with animated- well Disney owns that realm. They can claim a big portion with the non-animated as well. Again- The Incredible Journey was great, and what about The Cat From Outer Space, Thomasina, and The Richest Cat in The World? Of course I loved the Francis movies (with Donald O'Connor). Of course how could we forget Wilbur- a horse is a horse, of course of course.

May 16 - 01:52 PM

Alsan Ali

I'm just sad that Garfield is missing from the dishonrable mentions.

May 17 - 09:31 AM

Steven Pryor

I'd add the egregious adaptations of Alvin and the Chipmunks to the dishonorable mentions. Those stupid rodents made $436 million on two movies, and now they're going to ruin any sane moviegoer's Christmas in 3D in 2011.

Jul 28 - 04:07 PM