Entertaining and Inspiring Films available at Amazon.com
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Ratatouille Whether you like the story or not, this film sets a new standard for CG animated films. Pixar is at the top of its game; every aspect of the production shines, from art direction to cinematography to lighting to effects. The character animation in this film is like a text book, with performances both broad and subtle. Another gem by director Brad Bird. |
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Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit A wonderful stop-motion animated film featuring two of my all-time favorite characters. Gromit is excellent animation reference for showing how much emotion you can convey with eyes alone. |
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The Incredibles One of the best animated features of all time, and one of my top 10 favorite films, period. And I had the honor of working on it! Great information in the commentaries and documentary supplements for animators and filmmakers. |
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The Iron Giant (Special Edition) The best animated feature of 1999 (yes, I pick it over Tarzan). Fantastic characters and story. Brad Bird is the man. If this doesn't prove it to you, The Incredibles will! |
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Finding Nemo (Collector's Edition) This was a hard movie to make, but our pain is your gain! Great animation, fantastic characters, and a moving, emotional story unlike any other. I've seen it a zillion times and I still love it. |
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Spirited Away At last the masterpieces of director Hayao Miyazaki are being recognized by mainstream America. This Oscar-winning film is possibly his best. Compelling story, imaginative design, appealing animation. My highest recommendation. |
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Monsters, Inc. Okay, I'm biased because I worked on this movie. But there's some truly astounding animation in here from some of the best 3D animators working today. The story and characters are charming and the use of color and light is gorgeous. This film truly advances the medium of CGI entertainment. The DVD also features the short film "Mike's New Car" which I had the pleasure of working on. |
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The Emperor's New Groove A surprisingly funny and light feature from Disney. The animation here is top-notch - snappy, appealing and downright funny. Tex Avery would be proud. The second DVD packs loads of supplementary material, including deleted scenes and some great pre-production art. |
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Princess Mononoke Another gem of Japanese animation by director Hayao Miyazaki. Intricate story, original character designs and gorgeous animation. You've never seen anything like it, and it improves with repeate viewings. |
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The Ultimate Toy Box Totally awesome! Contains DVD versions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 (2 incredible films) plus a 3rd DVD of just supplemental material. This set raises the bar for both computer animation and DVD programming! Everyone should own this! And I'm not just biased because I work at Pixar... |
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My Neighbor Totoro Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, arguably the master of Japanese Animation. This film is a great place to start if you're not familiar with his work. Appealing animation and design, delightful story. Truly enjoyable for all ages. |
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Macross Plus - Vol 01 , Macross Plus - Vol 02 , Macross Plus - the Movie The four-part OAV series is available on 4 VHS tapes or 2 DVD's. If you were a Robotech fan I think you'll like Macross Plus. A bit more sophisticated than previous iterations of the Macross franchise, this saga has stunning animation and design, and pretty decent characters and story to boot. The soundtrack by Yoko Kanno is outstanding. The movie is a shorter version of the OAV series with some new scenes added. |
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Ninja Scroll (10th Anniversary Edition) Straight-up martial arts action and adventure. Lots of violence, a bit of raunchy sex, and cool villains! Definitely not for kids. |
