Showing posts with label Animation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animation. Show all posts

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Puss in Boots

Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town.













Trailer

Starring:
Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris
Directed by:
Chris Miller
Genres: Family, Action/Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Running Time: 90 min
MPAA Rating: PG (for some adventure action and mild rude humor)
Yahoo! Users: 4/5 (2,287 ratings)
IMDb Users Rating: 6.8/10 (26,557 users)

My Rating: &&&&

Monday, December 19, 2011

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Soren, is a young owl enthralled by his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owl kind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father's favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd's jealousy has terrible consequences--causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole--Soren's only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.

Trailer

Starring: Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Joel Edgerton, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Genres: Animation, Kids/Family, Adaptation and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 90 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for some sequences of scary action
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 7.0/10 (23,910 votes)
My Rating: &&&&&

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Gnomeo & Juliet

Two garden gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet, try to avoid tragedy and find a happy ending to their star-crossed love affair when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors.













Trailer
Starring:
James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Jason Statham
Directed by:
Kelly Asbury
Genres: Action/Adventure, Kids/Family, Comedy, Musical/Performing Arts and Animation
Running Time: 1 hr. 24 min.
MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 5.9/10 (13,663 votes)

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Cars 2

Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret spy mission, Mater's action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world. Adding to the fast-paced fun is a colorful new all-car cast that includes secret agents, menacing villains and international racing competitors.

Trailer
Starring: Larry the Cable Guy , Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Eddie Izzard
Directed by:
John Lasseter, Brad Lewis
Genres: Animation, Sequel and Kids/Family
Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.

MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.5/10 (22,949 votes)
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Rango

Rango is a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt -- a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures -- the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt... until he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be.

Trailer



Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina
Directed by:
Gore Verbinski
Genres: Comedy, Action/Adventure and Animation
Running time: 107 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor, language, action and smoking
Yahoo! Critics: B
IMDb Users Rating: 7.4/10 (52,258 votes)
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Friday, October 7, 2011

A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.







Trailer

Starring: Jim Carrey, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman
Directed by:
Robert Zemeckis
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation, Adaptation, Holiday and Remake
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for scary sequences and images
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.9/10 (21,418 votes)
My Rating: &&&&

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Princess and the Frog

From the city of New Orleans comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana, a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again and a fateful kiss that leads them both on an adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.










Trailer

Starring: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, James Cummings
Directed by:Ron Clements, John Musker
Genres: Animation, Kids/Family, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Musical/Performing Arts
Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min.

MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Critics: B+
IMDb Users Rating: 7.2/10 (25,743 votes)
My Rating: &&&&

Friday, April 15, 2011

Rio 3D

Blu is a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, and enjoys a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he's the last of his kind, but when they learn about another macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu's female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. Blu escapes, aided by the street smart Jewel and a group of wisecracking and smooth-talking city birds. Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had.

Trailer

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Animation
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for mild off-color humor

Yahoo! Critics: C+

IMDb Users Rating: 7.6/10 (1,668 votes)

My Rating: &&&&

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

How to Train Your Dragon

A Viking teenager named Hiccup lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen's smarts and offbeat sense of humor don't sit too well with his tribe or its chief... who just happens to be Hiccup's father. However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other Viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down, and what started out as Hiccup's one shot to prove himself turns into an opportunity to set a new course for the future of the entire tribe.

Trailer

Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill
Directed by: Christopher Sanders and Dean DeBlois
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language
Yahoo! Critics: B
IMDb Users Rating: 8.2/10 (54,353 votes)
My Rating: &&&&&

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Rapunzel 3D

When the kingdom's most wanted -- and most charming -- bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, who's looking for her ticket out of the tower where she's been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an over-protective chameleon and a gruff gang of pub thugs.

Trailer

Starring:
Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, M.C. Gainey
Directed by:
Byron Howard and Nathan Greno
Genres: Action/Adventure, Kids/Family, Musical/Performing Arts, Animation and Adaptation
MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild violence
Yahoo! Users: A
IMDb Users Rating: 7.3/10 (32 votes)
My Rating:
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Monday, November 22, 2010

Megamind 3D

Megamind is the most brilliant super-villain the world has ever known... and the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way -- Each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as "Metro Man," until the day Megamind actually defeats him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, the fate of Metro City is threatened when a new villain arrives and chaos runs rampant, leaving everyone to wonder: Can the world's biggest "mind" actually be the one to save the day?

Trailer

Starring: Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, David Cross
Directed by: Tom McGrath
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Animation
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for action and some language
Yahoo! Critics: B
IMDb Users Rating: 7.2/10 (72 votes)
My Rating: &&&&

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Sammy's Adventures - The Secret Passage 3D

A sea turtle who was hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years traveling the world while it is being changed by global warming.
















Trailer

Starring: Melanie Griffith, Kathy Griffin, Isabelle Fuhrman, Tim Curry, Stacy Keach
Directed by:
Ben Stassen
Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Kids/Family and Animation
MPAA Rating: G
IMDb Users Rating: 6.6/10 (116 votes)
My Rating: &&&&

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Grave of the Fireflies

In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a deathly ill boy lying beside a metal candy container. The janitor unwittingly tosses the possession into the night, beginning a most unusual tale of survival set amid the atrocities of war. Brother and sister Seita and Setsuko, ages 14 and 4, flee their disheveled home and deceased parents to make their bid for a new life. Before American troops begin to occupy their country, the children resort to dwelling in an abandoned bomb shelter in the countryside. Though these siblings later get a sense of safety, they realize necessities such as food and water will not be easy to come by.

Trailer

Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Genres: Animation, Drama and War
Running Time: 89 min.
Certification: Singapore-PG
Yahoo! Users Rating: B+
IMDb User Rating: 8.2/10 (34,404 votes)
My Rating: &&&&&

Friday, July 23, 2010

Despicable Me 3D

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon, yes, the moon. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.

Trailer

Starring: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Elsie Fisher, Ken Jeong
Directed by:
Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family and Animation
Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor and mild action
Yahoo! Critics: B
IMDb User Rating: 7.8/10 (5,282 votes)
My Rating: &&&&&

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Toy Story 3 3D

Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? In the third installment, Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future.











Trailer

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Michael Keaton
Directed by:
Lee Unkrich
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation and Sequel
Running Time: 103 min.
MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Critics: A-
IMDb User Rating: 9.2/10 (25,964 votes)
My Rating: &&&&

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Mr and Mrs Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristopherson. But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox's wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers -- Boggis, Bunce and Bean -- who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr Fox at any cost.

Trailer

Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky
Directed by:
Wes Anderson
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for action, smoking and slang humor
Yahoo! Critics: B+
IMDb User Rating: 8.1/10 (14,062 votes)
My Rating: &&&&

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Up

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Junior Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.






Trailer

Starring: Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo, John Ratzenberger
Directed by: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids/Family and Animation
Running Time: 1 hr. 29 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for some peril and action
Yahoo! Critics: A-
IMDb User Rating: 8.4/10 (83,492votes)
My Rating: &&&&

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

9

The time is the too-near future. Powered and enabled by the invention known as the Great Machine, the world's machines have turned on mankind and sparked social unrest, decimating the human population before being largely shut down. But as our world fell to pieces, a mission began to salvage the legacy of civilization; a group of small creations was given the spark of life by a scientist in the final days of humanity, and they continue to exist post-apocalypse. With their group so few, these "stitchpunk" creations must summon individual strengths well beyond their own proportions in order to outwit and fight against still-functioning machines, one of which is a marauding mechanized beast.

Trailer

Starring: Elijah Wood, Alan Oppenheimer, Tom Kane, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly
Directed by: Shane Acker
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 19 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and scary images
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb User Rating: 7.0/10 (14,982 votes)
My Rating: &&&&

Friday, November 6, 2009

Monsters vs Aliens

When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, The President is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.

Trailer

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Rainn Wilson, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert
Directed by: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Animation
Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language.
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb User Rating: 6.9/10
My Rating: &&&&

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D

The sub zero heroes are back. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever elusive nut, while maybe finding true love. Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth. Diego the saber toothed tiger wonders if he's growing too soft and Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle flora and fauna, run amuck and meet a relentless, one eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck.

Trailer

Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Simon Pegg
Directed by:
Carlos Saldanha, Michael Thurmeier
Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family, Animation and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 27 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for mild humor and peril
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb Users Rating: 7.3/10
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