Free Jimmy (2006)
Writer-director Christopher Nielsen must think that the three “D”s in “3D animation” must stand for Dreary, Disenchanting and Disgusting. The first Norwegian film to be completely animated by computer graphics, and one of their...
Category: Animation
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
This film is set in Los Angeles in the 1940s, where part of the city is the fictional Toontown, where all of the famous (and not so famous) cartoon characters (called “Toons”) reside. Bob...
Open Season (2006)
First came Madagascar. Then came The Wild. Now we have yet another 3D-animated film about animals in captivity trying to fend for themselves in what would normally have been their natural habitat. While it isn’t surprising...
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
Batman Beyond: The Movie is a bit of a misnomer, as it isn’t so much a movie as it is five (well, actually six) episodes from the first season of the WB animated superhero series,...
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit represents the fourth animated adventure for the crafty human Wallace and his faithful, resourceful dog, Gromit. It is also the first feature-length film for these characters,...
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a film before its time, costing an estimated $125-150 million to produce, but only earning about a third of its revenue back theatrically. That’s not to say it...
Antz (1998)
Dreamworks first big foray into the 3D animation genre proved to be successful with Antz, a beautifully rendered adventure that sparkles with comic dialogue and fantastic special effects. It came out the same year like...
Team America: World Police (2004)
Funny? Sure, but only occasionally, in this take-off on the old TV show, “Thunderbirds”, updated for this post-9/11 climate. From the minds behind the animated series, “South Park”, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, comes Team...
Shrek 2 (2004)
A sheer delight from beginning to end, Shrek 2 manages to be even better than its now classic predecessor in scope and humor value. Whether or not the pop references and modern jokes will stand the...
Finding Nemo (2003)
The group at Pixar continues the magic formula of putting out great looking family films with heart and inspiration in their latest crowd-pleaser, Finding Nemo. This is the fifth major motion picture release, and every...