As the Ice Age ends, we meet Kenai, a headstrong teenager
anxiously waiting to receive his "totem" or symbol
from the Great Spirits that will help guide him through life.
His two older brothers, Sitka and Denahi, have really cool
totems--an eagle and a wolf, respectively--and see more
Someday, if we're all good little boys and girls, the world will hand us a Dr. Seuss film half as wonderful as one of the books. Meantime we have the competent, clinical computer animation and relative inoffensiveness of "Dr. . see more
"Happy Feet" is an odd bird. It's a CG-animated film with a "Dumbo"-esque story about an emperor penguin that unlike other penguins can't sing worth a lick but, boy, can he tap dance. He sets out against all odds and finds friendship. see more
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4. Charlotte's Web
Maybe it's unfair to compare the new live-action and computer-animated "Charlotte's Web" with the charming, Oscar-nominated "Babe" (1995). Well, it may be unfair, but it's impossible not to. The classic Charlotte's Web captured the book by being a fantasy, while the modern day version seems to depend more on special effects. see more
5. Bambi
The lovely and gentle Bambi was adapted
from the 1929 novel by Felix Salten. The rights to the book
had actually been purchased by producer/director Sydney A.
Franklin (The Good Earth, Waterloo Bridge, Mrs. Miniver),. see more
6. Beauty and the Beast
Originally released in 1991,
this was the first animated feature ever nominated for a Best
Picture Oscar. But even more important than that -- we loved
it. Ten years later, I loved it all over again. see more
7. Bee Movie
Cartoonists have thoroughly explored the animal kingdom, giving anthropomorphic vigor to mice, dogs, cats, birds, donkeys, fish, pigs, bugs, dinosaurs, roadrunners, coyotes and even one big green ogre. Now it's the bees' turn in DreamWorks Animation's "Bee Movie.". see more
8. Chicken Run
Chicken Run is a very amusing and funny movie. The film is
set at a Yorkshire chicken farm in 1950s England, and the
story follows the turbulent courage of a group of chickens
many attempts to escape from Mrs. Tweedy's. see more
9. Cowboy Bebop
"Cowboy Bebop - The Movie" marks the welcome return of hip adventures of the title-giving
spaceship with the groovy headhunting crew: Spike, the mysterious
martial arts expert, Jet, a cyborg ex-cop, Faye Valentine,
the sexy pilot... see more
10. Finding Nemo
It's never easy being a small
fish in a big sea. Just when Marlin (Albert Brooks), a beautiful
orange and white clown fish, feels hes found a comfortable
home where his wife can await see more