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.
Macross Plus - Collection One (1994)
Director: Shoji Kawamori
Starring: Animation
'Macross Plus' scores with it's triple-play of dynamic mecha designs, dramatic characters and outstanding music creating a superb four-part anime seri... Read more
Asterix Conquers America (1994)
Director: Gerhard Hahn
Starring: Asterix, Obelix, Getafix
Getafix has been captured by Romans and catapulted off the edge of the world. Asterix and Obelix follow in hot pursuit and find themselves in America.... Read more
The Lion King: Special Edition (1994)
8.5/10
Director: Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers
Disney's biggest (non-computer) animated hit to date tells the tale of a lion cub raised to take his father's place someday as King of the Jungle but... Read more
The Return of Jafar (1994)
5.9/10
Director: Alan Zaslove, Tad Stones, Toby Shelton
Starring: Jason Alexander, Jonathan Freeman
The made-for-video sequel to Disney's animated smash 'Aladdin', with the parrot lago trying to renounce his evil master and befriend Aladdin and Jasmi... Read more
A Troll In Central Park (1994)
5.4/10
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Starring: Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leachman, Hayley Mills
This pleasant animated film from Don Bluth has a troll (who's too nice) being exiled from Troll Land to N.Y.C., where he meets and befriends a lonely... Read more
Ocean Waves (Blu-Ray) (1993)
6.9/10
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
As he journeys back from Tokyo to his high school for a reunion, Taku Morisaki recounts his memories of his school days, focussing in particular on a... Read more
Dog City (1993)
7.2/10
Director: John Van Bruggen
AKA Jim Henson's Dog City - The Movie. In a parody of the Film Noir gangster films of the 1930's wisecracking canine character Ace Yu arrives in Dog... Read more
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
8/10
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Danny Elfman, Paul Reubens, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara
A wonderfully bizarre and visually stunning Yuletide treat from Tim Burton, who uses stop-motion animation to tell the story of Jack Skellington, the... Read more
Animaniacs: Volume 1 (1993)
7.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: (Voices of) , Nancy Cartwright, Maurice LeMarche
Producer Steven Spielberg drew on the rich history of Hollywood (especially the legendary Warner Brothers studio) to create this award-winning cartoon... Read more
The Ren and Stimpy Show: Seasons 3 and a Half-ish (1993)
Starring: Ren Hoek, Stimpy
The demented duo are back for more madness with their friends Powdered Toastman, Jimminy Lummox, Jerry the Bellybutton Elf, crazy Wilbur Cobb, derange... Read more