favorite animated movie

[Dontebell]

what are your favorite animated movie?
my is:
Llio and Stitch
Rugrats in paris
Rugrats go wild
Tom Saywer(animal version)
Fox and the Hound
A Bug's Life
Toy Story
Toy story 2
Elm-Chanted Forest
this one movie that was shown on TV but can't remeber the name of it
Cat Don't Dance
FernGulley

[Weapon X]

G.I. JOE:The Movie.
South Park:Bigger,longer,and uncut.

[ZariusTwo]

1. Transformers: The Movie
2. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
3. Akira
4. The Lion King
5. Legend of the Overfeind

[DrSpengler]

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Transformers: the Movie

Castle of Cagliostro

Ninja Scroll

Alice in Wonderland (Disney)

Lots more.

[Anarky]

Another one? What's next? "Your favourite partially animated movies" or "your favourite CGI movies" or "Your favourite Bollywood film"?

Again, do you kno what makes these threads really funny/interesting' When you say what you liked about this particular movie/series. OTherwise these topics serve no real purpose.

Again, in no particular order


Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (I don't know what they did, but this movie just feels right)
Disney's Robin Hood (Wheyhey, go Robin! Kiss the prince's gems away!)
Bambi (Hey, it is beautifully done)
Final Fantasy: Spirits within (the animation blew me away, the rest didn't)
Das kleine Arschloch (this movie is a good reason to learn German)
End of Evangelion (it ended! It actually is over! Thanks, God!)

[Shadow Leonardo]

Princess Mononoke(good artwork,plot,and music)
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas(masterpiece)
Tortoro(my favorite childhood anime movie)
The Incredibles(funny)
Shrek 1&2(see the Incredibles)

[Peanut]

The Transformers: The Movie - Transformers kicks ass and this movie is the height of the franchises awesomeness.
Disney's Hercules - I just love this movie. I don't know why.

[DrSpengler]

Alright...

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm-The best Batman movie ever made, screw those live action debacles. The animation was gorgeous, the opera version of Danny Elfman's classic theme was enchanting, and the plot was sophisticated and engaging. Throw in some awesome voice acting, innuendo, action, and everything that made the animated series great.

Transformers: the Movie-Awesome because it introduced the grim realities of war into a kid's show...even if it was only to make way for new toys. THe first half of the movie is fantastic, all the way up to Prime's death. After that it's a little down hill. Great animation, though.

Castle of Cagliostro-Maybe my second favorite animated movie, it might out-rank Transformers. Miyazaki's best work, if you ask me. And without a doubt the best Lupin III movie. Very timeless and something the whole family can enjoy.

Ninja Scroll-Great action and lots of monsters. Could do without the gratuitous sex and rape, but that's Japan for you. The most perverted country on earth. Seriously, I think their age of consent is anytime after the placenta dries. Oh yeah, great action.

Alice in Wonderland (Disney)-Not my favorite Disney movie, that honor goes to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. But since it's so short and doesn't really qualify as a movie, Alice comes in second. I liked the book and the whole movie is like a crazy acid-trip.

[cqb101]

G.I. JOE:The Movie.



:thumbsup:

Titan: AE(I just love everything about this film)
The Lion King(I grew up watching this movie)
Toy Story(Same as above)
Spriggan(The movie that got me into anime....definately a masterpiece)

[愛]

Ghost in the Shell. The title alone explains itself. If you haven't seen this film, please do.

[Kid Icarus]

South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Tim Burtons The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Lion King

[ThirdMarioBro]

Aladdin kicks major ass. It makes me miss what Disney once could do.

I want to see Ghost in the Shell now.

[That Matt Guy]

that honor goes to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. But since it's so short and doesn't really qualify as a movie.

Holy ****. Finally someone else who has seen Disney's Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It has been my favourite piece of Disney animation ever since I was 4 years old.

[Kid Icarus]

I've heard nothing but great things about GitS... I might have to check it out soon.

[DrSpengler]

I've heard nothing but great things about GitS... I might have to check it out soon.

Rent it. Even then you might be disappointed. Lots of annoying technobabble, a plot which doesn't even try to make sense, and only about one decent fight scene at the very end. And utter waste of time, IMO.

[Krangfan]

-Disney's Aladdin (The FIRST movie I ever saw in theaters)
-Toy Story
-Toy Story 2
-Beauty and the Beast
-Little Mermaid
-Lion King
-Transformers the Movie
-The Incredibles
-Monster's Inc.
-The SpongeBob movie
-Mulan
-Hercules
-Tarzan
-The Shrek movies

and probably some more I'm forgetting at the moment, I love cartoons!

[愛]

Rent it. Even then you might be disappointed. Lots of annoying technobabble, a plot which doesn't even try to make sense, and only about one decent fight scene at the very end. And utter waste of time, IMO.

Not your style of anime. What makes you think you know what other people like? The plot makes a lot of sense, if you would try to think about it. Oh wait, you judged too quickly, because all you were looking for was a good fight scene. It's not about the fight scenes. It's there as part of the story.

Of course, you're entitled to your opinion, but you should let people give it a shot before shooting it down like that.

[DrSpengler]

Not your style of anime. What makes you think you know what other people like? The plot makes a lot of sense, if you would try to think about it. Oh wait, you judged too quickly, because all you were looking for was a good fight scene. It's not about the fight scenes. It's there as part of the story.

Of course, you're entitled to your opinion, but you should let people give it a shot before shooting it down like that.

Calm down and listen.

"Not your style of anime"

Nope. At no point did I say it was. That much is true.

"What makes you think you know what other people like?"

At what point did I say I know what other people like? I gave an honest opinion without flames and recommended they rent it, as the hype may disappoint. A calm, polite response. Certainly more then you're capable of.

"The plot makes a lot of sense if you try to think about it."

Watched the movie twice. And I did think about it, not just "try". And nope, it was still overly confusin. And boring, too. But hey, "not my style".

"Oh wait, you judged too quickly, because all you were looking for was a good fight scene."

Judged too quickly? Bought it and watched it twice. A second viewing typically brings about a completely different opinion than the first (hated Halloween III the first time I watched, loved it every other time), and I thought it deserved that much effort. Nope.

And at what point did I say all I was looking for was a good fight scene? I said that there was only one decent fight scene in the movie. Please, don't tell me what I want, and don't put words in my mouth, either.

"It's not about the fight scenes. It's there as part of the story."

And it was an important part of the story. I got that much. But if we're talking about story, sorry. It wasn't very good.

"Of course, you're entitled to your opinion, but you should let people give it a shot before shooting it down like that."

Yep, I am entitled to an opinion, as you are your's. But unlike you, I prefer to express my opinions on movies and literature in a non-condescending manner without reporting to baseless accusations.

I listed my reasons, briefly, as to why I disliked the film but said he should still rent it. The movie does not live up to the hype, hence the "You may be disappointed" remark.

Rereading your post, I find that it isn't even remotely worthy of the time or effort I put into this response. At most it should have warranted a :roll: . But I didn't want you to get away with the wild assumptions that I was only looking for a fight scene and that I didn't even try to like the movie. After all, that's just lying.

[愛]

Well, at least you explained yourself. Fair enough. I did go off the handle on that one, and I did make false accusations based on your simple opinion of the movie. Oh well. Apology? Nah. I'm a jerk.

[DrSpengler]

Well, at least you explained yourself. Fair enough. I did go off the handle on that one, and I did make false accusations based on your simple opinion of the movie. Oh well.

Fair enough.

[Jo Dawn]

Holy ****. Finally someone else who has seen Disney's Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It has been my favourite piece of Disney animation ever since I was 4 years old.

I've seen that. Man, do I remember that! I always liked it, too.



.... Now I have the song from it in my head. And now I wanna see it again. Heh. ;) :)

[Spitfire]

If anime counts Princess Monoke is my favorite animated feature. I also like the Batman Beyond movie it was really neat, and Mask Of the Phantasm. I also like Spirited Away. Im sure there are more im just forgetting them

[愛]

I've seen Spirited Away a few times now, and I still don't understand what it's about. I mean, I get the story, but....what I'm wondering is why did they make a movie like that? It has some pretty sweet art in it, though.

[Spitfire]

I think it's like his art film. The story makes sense but Miya had alot of visual messages in it and it seemed like he really tried to show the art portion over the story and such. Everything is explained but it is hard to see what direction he was trying to go in when he wrote it
Sorry if that doesnt make sense. Its kinda hard to type something intelligent with Cradle Of Filth blareing in your ear haha

[愛]

So I was on the right track. I should pop that in tomorrow and watch it again, because it was a really interesting movie. Like the Japanese Alice in Wonderland.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Japanese Alice in Wonderland? I want to see this...

[ZariusTwo]

I've seen Spirited Away a few times now, and I still don't understand what it's about. I mean, I get the story, but....what I'm wondering is why did they make a movie like that? It has some pretty sweet art in it, though.

Spirited Away is an IMMENSLY overated movie...seriously, it does'nt hold a candle to Kiki's Delivery Service or Laputa.

I loved the animation though, it really caught the emotional parts of the film well when it counted.

Maybye if Nabeshin was in Spirited Away, I'd like it better...pulling guns out of your afro can't be really topped.

[Spitfire]

Spirited Away is an IMMENSLY overated movie...seriously, it sickens me that it get the amount of praise it gets when it does'nt hold a candle to Kiki's Delivery Service or Laputa.
Its over-rated because a movie as good as it is doesnt come around to often. So when one does people praise it to the point where it is just ridcious. Its the same with video games. Im sure RE 4 will get praise until it's rammed into the ground. Like Halo did, I didnt think it was great but it got so much praise. Personally I prefere Monoke but Spirted Away is still a great film. Kiki's was cute but I dont think it can top the messages give in SA.
Than again is all boils down to opinion and what you like and dislike. We all think differently. If everyone liked everything then the world would be very boring

TMB Spirited Away could be considered a acid trip in a Japanese theme park. It is like Alice In Wonderland but it still cant top Cat Soup in the weird factor

[DrSpengler]

I think I liked Spirited Away a bit more than Kiki's Delivery Service. That one was just a little too..."girly" for my tastes. A good movie in it's own right, with the message about the damage self-doubt can do and what not. But still. Girly.

Laputa I'd rank about the same as Spirited Away, maybe a bit below. Alice in Wonderland is my favorite full-length Disney flick, so obviously there's going to be an attraction to Spirited Away with me. If compared to all other Miyazaki films, Laputa felt the most like a Disney flick to me. I dug all the Lupin references, and Mark Hamill was fantastic. But Spirited Away had that acid-trip quality Alice in Wonderland had, which really drew me to it.

But I wouldn't rank either of those movies as Miyazaki's or Ghibli's best. I think that goes to Castle of Cagliostro and Grave of the Fireflies. My opinion, of course.

[愛]

I've never seen Kiki's Delivery Service, and I don't know why. What is it about?

[Spitfire]

A Witch who delivers packages. Its kinda the same as Spirited Away with a girl working and all

[ZariusTwo]

Its over-rated because a movie as good as it is doesnt come around to often. So when one does people praise it to the point where it is just ridcious. Its the same with video games. Im sure RE 4 will get praise until it's rammed into the ground. Like Halo did, I didnt think it was great but it got so much praise. Personally I prefere Monoke but Spirted Away is still a great film. Kiki's was cute but I dont think it can top the messages give in SA.

The trouble is...those messages have been displayed in about a dosen anime movies people either ignore, or that people barly have heard about, Sprited Away just happened to come out at a time where anime has suddenly become so popular, that it's praised on that fact ALONE, when mainstream anime finally dies and we get rid of these f*cking dubs, then we'll see how well this film holds up when we start watching the classic animes we've shunned in favour of what's really just rehashing classic stories.

Spirited Away is a breathtaking film with a good deal of messages...but honestly, we've seen it all before years ago before anyone else did.

[DrSpengler]

I've never seen Kiki's Delivery Service, and I don't know why. What is it about?

Well, if Spirited Away was the Japanese Alice in Wonderland, Kiki'd Delivery Service is the Japanese Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Only indescribeably better.

It's about a teenage witch named Kiki and leaves home to make a life for herself in a city. She gets a job at a bakery (with her talking black cat, awesomely voiced by the late Phil Hartman), makes friends, has the life she's always wanted. Then her powers go away for no aparant reason and she spirals into depression. SHe has to discover what really makes her special without her powers before she can ever be happy again. Yeah, a sappy moral.

An excellent kid's film, like most of the Miyazaki/Ghibli stuff. I may have been a little harsh with the "girly" stuff, it's no Sailor Moon or anything. I mean, I own it, so...

[Spitfire]

That's very true. I have seen some good anime that will probly never touch US soil or European soil. And I hope it doesnt. Sometimes though anime is really hard to understand because alot of it makes no sense so when the messages arent clear then people dont get them. SA made the messages very clear. And Like you said it's mainstream. Being in theaters and all....
But either way Im sure most of us can adgree that the Cowboy Bebop movie is a great film as well

[愛]

Sappy morals are good. But then again, I like Sailor Moon. :lol:

Sounds interesting. I'll have to give it a shot sometime.

[ZariusTwo]

But either way Im sure most of us can adgree that the Cowboy Bebop movie is a great film as well

Indeed, that, if not the entire series is one of the few animes that was dubbed and handled properly before the mainstream crap hit the shelves, think about it, Cowboy Bebop dubbed by 4Kids...BLECH

Ed would be voiced by Veronica Taylor, Spike would'nt die because some stupid female voice (probably Veronicas') would interupt the final scene saying "He came out of his coma the next day, we all love each other, la la lal la"

And Fay Valentine would be sucking quite a lot of "lollypops" even if there really cigeretts

[Spitfire]

Indeed, if not the entire series is one of the few animes that was dubbed and handled properly before the mainstream crap hit the shelves, think about it, Cowboy BVebop dubbed by 4Kids...BLECH

Ed would be voic by Veronica Taylor, Spike would'nt die because some stupid female voice (probably Veronicas') would interupt the final scene saying "He came out of his coma the next day, we all love each other, la la lal la"
:lol: Its so true! God I love that show though, the ending was so sad but it was fitting. And the movie was just mindblowing. Sunrise knows how to dub. I like Outlaw Star too but that's a different story

[愛]

Okay, guys. That's enough off-topic craziness. Make a Miyazaki thread or something. :lol:

[ZariusTwo]

:lol: Its so true! God I love that show though, the ending was so sad but it was fitting. And the movie was just mindblowing. Sunrise knows how to dub. I like Outlaw Star too but that's a different story


Man, stop reminding me of how good the dubs used to be, Gundam Wing was KING back in 2000...

Again, Spirited Away, if it included Nabeshin would RULE

http://www.animetion.co.uk/Excel%20Saga/nabeshin.jpg

[DrSpengler]

when mainstream anime finally dies and we get rid of these f*cking dubs,

I'm not so sure what you meant by "dubs", so this isn't a flame.

But personaly, I like dubs so long as the voices are good. Save for My Neighbor Totoro, all the dubs of the Miyazaki films have been perfect.

And to top that, many dubs outdo the source. The english dub of Cowboy Bebop was infinately superior, IMO. The actors really got into the roles, fit the characters perfectly, and gave them each their own nuances that made them so charming. One of my favorite moments was in the Teddy-Bomber episode with Jett at a masquerade party dressed as a hippy. The stoner voice he dead was perfect.

I also preferred the english cast for FLCL.

And yeah, there's bad dubs too. Typically anything we see on saturday mornings is fugly as all hell. But Saturday morning anime isn't very good, anyway (oh boy! Beyblades!).

But America isn't the only country capable of bad dubbing. Listen to some Japanese dubs of popular American cartoons some time. It can be downright offensive.

Take Beast Wars, for example. One of the BEST cartoons America/Canada has ever produced. The story-telling, the animation, and the voices all blended together seamlessly to create an epic. Then Japan goes and ruins it. They "dumbed it down" for kids. In America, David Kaye played Megatron to be a smooth, suave, brilliant overlord. In Japan he talked with a highpitch voice and, for comedic effect, screamed like a 10 year old girl whenever he got hit. Pathetic.

So in regards to dubs, so long as the voices are good I have no qualms with them. If the story is bad then that's the problem of the show itself, not the english voice cast.

Of course, this could possibly have nothing to do with what you meant, I just felt like voicing my opinion.

[ZariusTwo]

I'm not so sure what you meant by "dubs", so this isn't a flame.

I should have been more specific...I mean mainstream "dubs", the hatchet jobs by 4kids and the other wannabes that have ruined and plauged the anime and american animation divisions.

I don't consider Bebop or Oulaw Stars' dubbing "mainstream", given they air in late hours on Adult Swim, or began life on DVD, and of coruse, you're right about the Anime movies as well, each outdoes thier source material.

[Spitfire]

Sometimes the Japanese voices start to annoy me. Alot of the guys sound liek girls and some are really whiney. Most of the time I like it with subtitles but movies like "Metroplis", which I thought overly sucked to begin with, make it harder to watch.
On the subject of dubbing. I like the anime Hellsing,atleast I used to, and the dubbing in the amercian version makes it boring. the Japanese dialog is way better. And Vampire Hunter D: Blood Lust probly would have been better if it had Japanese dialog but it was made to be done with English voice actors. Oh well

[DrSpengler]

I should have been more specific...I mean mainstream "dubs", the hatchet jobs by 4kids and the other wannabes that have ruined and plauged the anime and american animation divisions.

I don't consider Bebop or Oulaw Stars' dubbing "mainstream", given they air in late hours on Adult Swim, or began life on DVD, and of coruse, you're right about the Anime movies as well, each outdoes thier source material.

Then I think we're in agreement. Like that Funimation crap.

However, I find the Ocean Group (who do both late night and saturday morning cartoons/anime) can be capable of both brilliant and horrendous dubbing.

Their Beast Wars dub is immaculate. Their Energon dub...not so much.

[愛]

So it's all good now. Dubs can be good if the actors do it right, and Japanese dialog can suck, too, with their high pitched voices and whatnot.

End of discussion. Back on topic.