Animation
Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model, and then photographing the result. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of 16 or more frames per second, there is an illusion of continuous movement (due to the persistence of vision). Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly sped up the process.
Here Alice has assembled all the very best of this craft; scroll below alphabetically or search using the sub-categories in green on the left. 'Family Animation', 'Classic Animation', 'Cult Animation' or 'JapanAnime'.
Right: Nick Park's endearing Wallace and Gromit.
Robot Chicken: Season 1 (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Tom Root, Matthew Senreich, Douglas Goldstein, Seth Green
Starring: Voices Of, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Chad Morgan, Seth MacFarlane, etc ...
This twisted stop-motion series takes a satirical swipe at pop culture, with a re-animated chook forced to watch TV, Clockwork Orange-style. Beginnin... Read more
Robots (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Chris Wedge
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Drew Carey, Amanda Bynes,...
With the help of his misfit mechanical friends, Rodney (voice of Ewan McGregor), a small town robot, heads for the big city to pursue his dreams. Fro... Read more
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
8.1/10
Director: Pete Docter
Starring: Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Jennifer Tilly
From Pixar, the people who gave you the "Toy Story" movies and "A Bug's Life," comes this computer animated wonder set in a hidden world of monsters a... Read more
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)
8.7/10
Director: Trey Parker
Starring: Eric Cartman, Stan, Kyle, Kenny
When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadian's Terrance and Philip, they are pronounced corrupted, and their parents pressure the United... Read more
Muppets From Space (1999)
6.3/10
Director: Tim Hill
Starring: Kermit the Frog, Animal, Gonzo the Great, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear
The extra-terrestrial fun begins when Gonzo the Great goes looking for his family and discovers that his long-lost relatives are actually aliens from... Read more
Atlantis 2: Milo's Return (2003)
Director: Anon
Starring: Animation
The fearless explorers from "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" are back. During his initial expedition, Milo Thatch and company located the famous underwater... Read more
Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure (2003)
3.9/10
Join Dora for a double-length high seas musical adventure! Dora, Boots, Diego and even Baby Jaguar set sail with an ensemble cast in an episode filled... Read more
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
Director: Carlos Saldanha, Chris Wedge
Starring: Voices Of, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Pe...
Manny, Sid and Diego made it through the Big Freeze, but now things are starting to thaw out there's something new to worry about. Just where is all... Read more
Frozen (2013)
7.5/10
Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Starring: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff
Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey - teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his loy... Read more
The Illusionist (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Starring: Eilidh Rankin, Jean-Claude Donda
A wonderful hand-painted animated feature from Sylvain Chomet ("The Triplets of Belleville"), "The Illusionist" is based on an unproduced script that... Read more