It turns out that monsters are more afraid of us than we are of them, according to the animated comedy Hotel Transylvania. Too bad that Monsters, Inc. already tackled this twist of reality ten years earlier.
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I say it every year and I’ll say it again: I am not a huge fan of short films. I have trouble making an emotional connection with the characters, or getting invested in such a short story. But I still respect the work that goes into any film project, and among the five films nominated for Best Animated Short at this year’s Academy Awards, there are two legitimately great films.
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There are always bad movies, but you can often see them coming. There is something much worse, something much more sacrilegious, in the movie industry: the disappointing movie. Disappointing movies may not be terrible – in fact, they may not even be bad movies – but they failed to meet lofty expectations. To achieve their full potential. To reward the moviegoers who paid good money to see a good movie. To meet the anticipation set forth by marketing, buzz and high hopes. To keep children from crying.
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Two family movies. Two great movies. Two films that share diametrically opposed box office performances.
Finding Nemo and Arthur Christmas were recently released to Blu-ray and DVD, the former in Disney’s Collector’s Edition packaging, the latter for the first time since its theatrical release last Thanksgiving. Finding Nemo is generally regarded as one of the best animated movies of all time, and it is also one of the highest-earning Disney movies over that same period (all time). Arthur Christmas, meanwhile, was widely disregarded by audiences and bombed at theaters.
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A boy named Norman sees dead people. He battles an evil witch and a pack of zombies. But Norman isn’t in a horror flick; he’s the main character in the family film ParaNorman, a beautifully crafted and imaginative stop-motion-capture movie that, while far from groundbreaking, is fun to watch.
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Santa Claus. The Tooth Fairy. The Easter Bunny. And… Jack Frost??? Children love the jolly fat man who breaks into their homes to bring them presents, the creepy gnat that sneaks into their rooms at night, watches them sleeps and then steals their teeth in exchange for money and the animal that poops out tasty, chocolate-filled eggs for their consumption. Little attention is ever paid to the guy who causes snow days.
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Little kids like video games. Their parents grew up playing video games. How on earth did it take until 2012 for a movie about video game characters to hit theaters? Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph is one of the most entertaining and funniest animated movies I’ve seen in a long time, and I can’t even fathom a single child who will not be enthralled by the picture.
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As if trying to escape the stench of the previous film, which was as awful as animated movies come, Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria and their other furry friends spend all but a minute in Africa before fleeing to Monaco in Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, because apparently it’s much easier to get back to civilization than the first two movies indicated. Plot issues aside, the third entry in the popular franchise is a fun adventure the whole family will enjoy.
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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted parades onto DVD and Blu-ray on October 16, 2012! Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style.
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A cat burglar steals a necklace and a cat puts the police on his trail in the entertaining and imaginative cartoon A Cat in Paris, an Oscar-nominated animated thriller that defies expectations and pleases on all the right levels. With a running time of only 62 minutes, it’s also an extremely quick watch.
Read FilmJabber’s full A Cat in Paris movie review.
Chico & Rita is an epic romantic drama that follows the lives of two Cuban lovers as they fall in and out of love with one another over several decades. Emotional and engaging, the movie features a strong story and compelling characters. It is also an animated film.
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How would you like to be a part of making a new movie? A new movie by visionary filmmaker Charlie Kaufman? Of course you do.
Charlie Kaufman, who wrote Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and, one of my favorites, Adaptation, is writing his first stop-motion animated film. Titled Anomalisa, the movie is about a man crippled by the mundanity of his life.
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Zany in more ways than one, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is a fun animated film that kids will love and parents will appreciate, unless you hate the environment. With a heavy handed message about nature and big industry and questionable musical numbers, The Lorax isn’t perfect, but is consistently enjoyable.
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After a rare Pixar miss with Cars 2, arguably the last film from their arsenal that deserved a sequel, the animation giant returns to form with Brave. From beginning to end, Brave is a charming, fun-filled thrill ride featuring one of Disney’s sassiest princesses yet. While the lessons Princess Merida learns are valuable, I wouldn’t be surprised if many youngsters attempt to emulate some of her more rebellious qualities.
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Wreck-It Ralph is your typical 80′s video game villain. People love to hate him, he gets conquered by the good guy, and he’s extremely pixelated. In Disney’s new animated film, John C. Reilly voices the bad guy of one such game who decides he no longer wants to be a bad guy, and sets out into the world of video games to find his true calling. It’s like Tron, except the characters are already inside the computer.
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