I'm
glad to present you below my seven favorite Animation
movies.
Those I get never tired to look at again and again,
as there's always something new to discover
in the richness of animation, posings, graphics or screenplay.
You'll
get more choice by clicking in the left menu,
on the category you prefer.
Fantasia
(60th Anniversary Special Edition)
Groundbreaking
on several counts, not the least of which was an innovative
use of animation and stereophonic sound, this ambitious
Disney feature has lost nothing to time since its release
in 1940. Classical music was interpreted by Disney animators,
resulting in surreal fantasy and playful escapism. Leopold
Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided the
music for eight segments by the composers Tchaikovsky,
Moussorgsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bach,
Dukas, and Schubert.
My
Neighbor Totoro
My
Neighbor Totoro is that rare delight, a family film
that appeals to children and adults alike. While their
mother is in the hospital, 10-year-old Satsuki and 4-year-old
Mei move into an old-fashioned house in the country
with their professor father.
The
Jungle Book
Disney's
1967 animated feature seems even more entertaining now
than it did upon first release, with a hall-of-fame
vocal performance by Phil Harris as Baloo, the genial
bear friend of feral child Mowgli. Based on fiction
by Rudyard Kipling, the film goes its own way as Disney
animation will, but the strong characters and smart
casting (George Sanders as the villainous tiger, Shere
Khan) make it one of the studio's stronger feature-length
cartoons.
The
Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit
The
first three Wallace & Gromit shorts are grouped
together in a single volume.
A
Bug's Life
There
was such a magic on the screen in 1995 when the people
at Pixar came up with the first fully computer-animated
film, Toy Story. Their second feature film, A Bug's
Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is
so lofty, it's hard to find the film anything less than
irresistible.
The
Nightmare Before Christmas
by Tim Burton
For
those who never thought Disney would release a film
in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well,
here it is! The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare
Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the
tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy.
Shrek
William
Steig's delightfully fractured fairy tale is the right
stuff for this computer-animated adaptation full of
verve and wit. Our title character (voiced by Mike Myers)
is an agreeable enough ogre who wants to live his days
in peace.
