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.
Sesame Street: Old School - Volume 1 (1969)
8.2/10
Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr Hooper and Bob? Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? Take a trip back... Read more
Bee Movie (2007)
6.1/10
Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J Smith
Starring: Voices Of, Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Chr...
After zoo animals, ants and rodents, it's time for honey-makers of the world to get the animation treatment. Barry B. Benson has just been certified t... Read more
Clone High: Volume 2 (2002)
8.2/10
Starring: Will Forte, Phil Lord, Michael McDonald, Christa Miller, Nicole Sullivan
Join Abe Lincoln, Cleopatra, J.F.K, Gandhi and Joan of Arc (well, their clones) in a high school series that bravely tackles teen issues such as sleep... Read more
X-Men: Volume 1, Episodes 9-16 (1992)
7.4/10
Director: Various
In a world that hates and fears them, several mutants (humans who are born with unique powers and abilities) have banded together to fight the hatred,... Read more
Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)
7/10
Director: Alexander Stitt
Starring: Peter Ustinov, Arthur Dignam
'Grendel, Grendel, Grendel' is an animated re-telling of the epic poem 'Beowulf', told from the perspective of the great monster, Grendel (Peter Ustin... Read more
Smallfoot (Blu-Ray) (2018)
6.8/10
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig
Starring: Danny DeVito, James Corden, Channing Tatum, Common , Yara Shahidi, Gina Rodrigue...
Migo is a friendly Yeti whose world gets turned upside down when he discovers something that he didn't know existed -- a human. He soon faces banishme... Read more
Smallfoot (2018)
6.8/10
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig
Starring: Danny DeVito, James Corden, Channing Tatum, Common , Yara Shahidi, Gina Rodrigue...
Migo is a friendly Yeti whose world gets turned upside down when he discovers something that he didn't know existed -- a human. He soon faces banishme... Read more
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (Blu-Ray) (2019)
6.9/10
Director: Mike Mitchell
Starring: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, C...
The citizens of Bricksburg face a dangerous new threat when LEGO DUPLO invaders from outer space start to wreck everything in their path. The battle t... Read more
Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume 1 (1994)
8/10
Director: etc , Matt Banker
Starring: Weird Al Yankovic, Judy Tenuta, Timothy Leary, Bob Denver, Adam West, Carol Chan...
The original Adult Swim series is a spoof of late night talk shows, with clapped-out superhero, Space Ghost, in the David Letterman role. In outer sp... Read more
The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983)
6.9/10
Director: Osamu Dezaki
Ta Kao Saito's Duke Togo, the brutal hitman-for-hire known as Golgo 13, one of the most popular anti-heroes in Japanese comics, made his animated debu... Read more