What's your favorite animated film?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

I'm only listing my favs - feel free to add as there are hundreds of great films!!!

Cell from Grave of the Fireflies (My Fav!!!)

[terrya]

1. I voted for Snow White. Disney's best, IMO. I've always like it. eom

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

2. Its like a moving painting!

Dumbo is pretty damned good too - despite the racist crows

On edit it IS a moving painting!

[Aristus]

11. You know, I used to think that they were depicted in a racist

manner, too. But I saw 'Dumbo' again recently, and I saw them in a whole new way. I thought the crows were smart and hip and funny; the best characters in the film. Do you not see it that way?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

36. They are definately the best characters but I still think its

stereotyping. Doesn't keep me from enjoying it

[BaysideLiberal]

12. I like snow white

The animation was so artistic and the characters of the dwarves so developed. just my .02

[New Dem]

5. first disney movie

or the first that i remember seeing...i think i was 4....and i still get frightened by the queen!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

6. It was the first feature lenghth animated movie EVER

Not bad for a start eh?

[EstimatedProphet]

3. Waking Life

It's like a 2 hour crash class in philosophy

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. A friend of mine just showed that to me - astounding!!

[noonwitch]

7. "Sleeping Beauty" and "Fantasia"

"Sleeping Beauty" has a great villainess and I always liked the story. "Fantasia" has some really cool segments-I'm not big on the "Rites of Spring" imagery, but the rest is cool.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. Maleficent!!!!!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

21. Her dead corpse/stain on the ground freaks me out to this day (nt)

[New Dem]

29. can you name...

the three fairies in sleeping beauty? :)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

35. Flora, Fauna & Merryweather

[New Dem]

41. impressive! n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

46. I know my toons - what can I say?

:)

[New Dem]

58. yep...

You certainly do! :)

[dancing kali]

47. Ahhh

My heroine. I could never stand that whimpy, perpetually perky, and cheerful princess twit.

[Mike Daniels]

14. Yes to Fantasia

Too bad the initial plan of updating it every few years never came to fruition. I can think of a ton of pieces that would have translated to some great animation (Pictures at an Exhibition, the Moldeau, Symphony Fantastique, etc)

Fantasia 2000 was entertaining but lacked a bit of the magic of the initial one.

[sundog]

65. I'd agree with both of those...

so sad I know what Disney currently stands for... can't quite see them in the same light

[pnorman]

9. Spirited away

I was fascinated by My Neighbor Totoro, an earlier animation by the same director, and began searching out others by him. But "Spirited Away" is easily his best, as well as being the best on this list (my opinion :)).

Here's the Amazon.co reviews: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B00005JLEU/ref=cm_rev_all_1/104-4184535-8492729?%5Fencoding=UTF8&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Better than renting the DVD, buy it so you can watch it as frequently as you wish. It gets better each time, and your spirits will also be lifted each time. The English voices are outstanding, although I usually opt for the original Japanese with English subtitles. The bonus material which covers the making of the film in great detail, is also well worth a second viewing.

pnorman
PS: I also have that Grave of the Fireflies. I'd heartily recommend Spirited Away to a child, but I'd hestitate doing the same with that Firefly one (at least not to an American child).

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

10. I have every Miyazaki film in my collection. And he has a new one due out

later this year. For more info go here: http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/howl/

Though Spirited Away is my favorite film (period) I think Nausicaa should be a mandatory film for every person on earth.

[pnorman]

67. Thanks for your tip on Nausica.

I'll be checking from time to time. And thanks also for the web link. I'll be digging throught that one later this evening.

pnorman

[Aristus]

13. Fantastic Planet.

It's a French-Czech film from the early seventies. I saw it on cable once or twice only, back in the early eighties. It blew my mind. The memories I still have of it are incredible.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

15. Excellent choice!!!

- love it!

[Aristus]

22. Remember the Draahgs mating rituals?

Floating in a thought bubble to the Fantastic Planet, and perching atop 100 foot tall copulating stone statues that danced around and around during the act?

Weird, man. Weird.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

24. Absolutely! I love it

The weirder the better.

Did you know Salvador Dali was making a movie for Disney?

[rbnyc]

34. Yep!

That's what I was gonna say.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

79. It's on DVD.

Check out Amazon. Under $20!
I haven't seen that film in ages.

[solinvictus]

16. Akira

I can't believe Akira wasn't an option!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

19. I rattled movies off the top of my head

That movie changed my life. Unfuckingbelievable!!!

[Viking12]

17. Fritz the Cat. eom

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. Ralph Bakshi spoke at my art school once

What a great guy!

[CO Liberal]

20. Fantasia

Especially the hippo/crocodile ballet.


Source: http://mag.awn.com/

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

31. A classic!

[flamingyouth]

23. The Triplets of Belleville

Excellent film.:thumbsup:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

30. I haven't seen it yet but my animator friends are raving

Sounds great

[AlCzervik]

33. Right there with ya

i had a thread on this film awhile back after seeing it with my daughter. I think this film got overlooked and what a shame. Totally original story line, great music and the lack of dialog sealed it. Everyone young, middle and old should see it.

[HuckleB]

43. YES! THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE is tops!

:thumbsup:

[2Design]

25. mary poppins....combination....film

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

32. If that qualifies I say Roger Rabbit. That was an AWESOME flick

[SiouxJ]

26. Hmmmm, putting NMBXM up against Spirited Away

my two favorites. I went with NMBXM since SA was way ahead in the poll. BTW I have "Princess Mononoke" arriving from Netflix this Saturday! Thanks for the tip!

[scarlet_owl]

27. My Neighbor Totoro.

It's great for kids and adults.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

28. Totoro To-to-ro! Totoro To-to-ro!

[elfwitch]

37. Fantasia and Toy Story...

Basically anything Pxar. Those guys have the goods!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

44. Toy Story is a great achievment- what a film. Mental note:add to wish list

[VelmaD]

38. Wizards!

"I'm glad you changed your last name you son of a bitch." Hee

I also really love Fantasia and The Last Unicorn. :)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

42. WIZARDS!!! More Bashki love

[elfwitch]

delete

DUPE

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

40. delete

[elfwitch]

39. Just my dos pesos, but I think ANIME BLOWS!!!

Those people can't animate their way out of a wet paper sack. The Hannah Barberra limited animation style has more movement than your average episode of Dragonball Z.

I am married to an animator. I know from these things.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

45. Define anime - Ghost in the shell, Akira, Mononoke - they're anime

I don't care who you're married to - that's good animation. I went to school with animators so I know from these things.

[elfwitch]

49. ANIME (read Japanese animation)

Ghost in the Shell, Akira, and Princess Mononoke are not representative of the vast majority of ANIME. Most of the stuff that gets cranked out looks like Dragonball Z. Here is just a short list (as dictated just now to me via MSN messenger) from a professional animator why most ANIME is pure crap:

1. Too few in-betweens.

2. Limited animation. (only animating one element while all the others are static, leading to mechanical stiffness in the characters)

3. Character locomotion. (Movement rarely shows any attention paid to the way actual people or animals move.)

4. Overly-complex design. (Excessive amount of lines in the characters leads to the figures constantly going off-model during animation. The figures lose consistency of volume from frame to frame.)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

52. Agreed - just wanted to clarify. Some of those anime shows are done on the

the 3's damnit!!!! That's just sloppy. Alot of it is pap - plain and simple. And the same goes for the world of manga.

So - where does your husband work? I love animators - they are the best folk!

[elfwitch]

53. He worked on Jimmy Neutron for a while...

He is also currently (as am I) working on our own series that when we finally move out to California are going to start pitching to anyone who'll buy it. We are hoping to get it on something like HBO or Showtime.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

54. Awesome - 3d stuff, cell animation, stop motion ?

What's it like?

[elfwitch]

57. 3d cel shaded

Cel Shaded like the MTV Spiderman cartoon. Done in 3D but looks like 2D.

[DrWeird]

63. Hannah Barberra? Please.

You're talking about a company that added laugh tracks to it's action cartoons.

[bif]

48. "Allegro Non Tropo"

Sort of an Italian version of fantasia.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

50. One of my animator friends faves

haven't seen it myself tho

[Lindacooks]

51. SHREK!!!!!!!!

And Toy Story.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

55. Shrek is a good one indeed. Haven't seen the sequel yet.

[Cybergata]

59. See it!

It is worth the price of admission. The 1st Shrek was innovative. There isn't anything new, as far as the process, in Shrek II but, I guarantee you will be entertained and laugh a whole lot.
:hippie:

[Cybergata]

56. Yes, Shrek I for the

...inovative computer animation, and Shrek II for pure entertainment....not to forget Antonio Bandaras was fabulous as Puss and Boots.

:hippie:

[DinahMoeHum]

60. "Yellow Submarine" - no wonder people tripped their brains out

that artwork was something else! and there's been nothing like it since then.

:bounce:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

64. Peter Max baby!

[BlackVelvetElvis]

78. Yellow Sub is my choice too.

I used to stay up all night just to catch it on tv in pre VHS days.

[pink-o]

81. Oh, thank you!

About time! I had to read 60 posts before someone even mentioned it????


Especially the live shots of a very high John Lennon at the end:smoke:

[NoPasaran]

61. Fritz the Cat

Maybe I'm showing my age

[Bridget Burke]

62. I obviously need to check out modern animation.

But the classics are--classic!

[BringEmOn]

66. Another vote for Fritz the Cat

[Blayde Starrfyre]

68. Yes, because there were only 10 animated films ever made

And most of them are stupid Anime crap.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

71. k, um - what are you talking about?

?

[Sequoia]

69. Grave of the Fireflies....?

That cel looks familiar. This wouldn't be a Japanese film about the bomb being dropped with the brother and little sister hiding in a cave would it?

I saw it a few years ago on the anniversary when the USA dropped the BOMB and it was the saddest I've seen it a long time. I just cried and was sad for days over it. Can't remember the name but this reminded me of it. Thanks.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

70. You have a great memory Sequoia - that's it!

One of the most moving films of all time - animation or not. EVERYONE SHOULD SEE IT!!!

You're my new favorite DUer!
:hug:

[PittPoliSci]

72. Princess Mononoke

I was captivated by that movie the first time I saw it, and continued to watch it every time i see it on TV.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

73. Finally - Mononoke Hime!!!! My favorite film till Spirited Away came out!

[PittPoliSci]

74. i haven't seen Spirited Away yet...

It's been on my list for a while though.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

75. push it to the top STAT!!!

[jmowreader]

76. Heavy Metal still does it for me

My favorite sequence is Captain Sternn.

[bigwillq]

77. The South Park movie

Finding Nemo, A Bug's Life, Shrek just to name a few!

[tigereye]

80. I really like the Iron Giant