Probably not. Film and television adaptations of video games are, as a rule, a risky enterprise , and one could have been forgiven for writing Castlevania off entirely as soon as it was announced. Its characters were not only compelling but surprisingly complex, and its take on Dracula as a broken widower made an overused supernatural villain interesting again. The fourth season saw the long-dead Dracula cast his shadow once more over a world that cannot seem to rid itself of its fascination with him.
A metaphor, perhaps? Regardless, it augurs well for whatever spin-off comes next. All-ages, post-apocalyptic found-family fantasies mixing the earnest with the silly and the surprisingly dark have been all the rage in American animation since Adventure Time burst onto the scene in Centaurworld follows Netflix siblings Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power in that tradition and, at first glance, it threatens to be more of the same.
It is decidedly not. The show employs two very different animation styles — one somewhere halfway between She-Ra and The Legend of Korra , the other around the middle mark between Adventure Time and Cow and Chicken — while taking the musical theater leanings of Steven Universe and galloping off with them.
The series somehow both serves as the natural endpoint of the past ten years of American animation trends and deliberately sends them up one by one, and it manages more than two tear-jerking showstoppers over its ten-episode first-season run. City of Ghosts is an all-ages show, one that at times feels like halfway between Dora the Explorer and Planet Earth.
In the first 15 minutes of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train , you will lay eyes on a stunningly beautiful verdant forest and Japanese-style cemetery, charming and colorfully designed lead characters, and a fiery demon carved to pieces by a hyper-detailed magic sword before it explodes in a flash of guts and lava. Yes, you might be best off watching the show before starting the film, but our advice is to approach that as an opportunity rather than as a chore.
But the payoff is worth it. Showrunners Bill Motz and Bob Roth have been in the Disney stable for years — their first script for the company, in fact, was for Darkwing Duck , way back in Comparisons aside, the show has yet to feel derivative, bringing a light touch to a unique concept, and the chemistry between voiceover veterans Ashly Burch as Molly and Dana Snyder as the ghost, Scratch, is to die for.
This donghua, about the adventures of a crown prince turned banished god from ancient China and a powerful ghost feared by nearly all other occupants of the heavenly realm, is remarkable for many reasons. The greatest of those is that it is a queer romance from China, a country where LGBTQ rights are consistently under threat and censorship of the arts is fairly common.
It balances action and intrigue with humor effortlessly. It has a robust mythological backstory rooted in Chinese mythology and philosophy that the first season only begins to tease out, which is a rarity in animation that makes it to American audiences. And the animation itself is gorgeous, incorporating the aesthetics of traditional Chinese landscape paintings into an art style that will otherwise be quite familiar to anime viewers Stateside.
With each of its seasons, the animated sci-fi thriller anthology series by Owen Dennis tested the limits of its concept, only to find that the concept was nearly as infinite as its metaphorical engine. And its fourth season — a commentary on co-dependent relationships that saw the fates of its two protagonists tied together inextricably — is, despite the absence of a heel turn leading to a horrifying death scene , just as dark as its third.
Is that easy for kids to learn? A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music, ranging from the abstract to depictions of mythology and fantasy, and settings including the prehistoric, supernatural and sacred.
PG min Animation, Adventure, Comedy. In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy. The closest Disney has come to bring back really dark themes into their animated movies. Racism, genetic experiments and that kind of stuff dominates it.
But what makes it amazing is how it still manages to incorporate the most hilarious comedy without making it feel out of place. Easily one of the most well developed Disney feature. PG 75 min Animation, Action, Crime. There's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light. Votes: 58, PG 76 min Animation, Action, Crime.
Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually done by a new vigilante assassin. PG 98 min Animation, Action, Adventure. A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
PG min Animation, Action, Adventure. A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world. Nelson , Samuel L. Jackson , Holly Hunter , Jason Lee. PG 96 min Animation, Adventure, Comedy. G 92 min Animation, Adventure, Comedy. When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends set out on a rescue mission to save Woody before he becomes a museum toy property with his roundup gang Jessie, Prospector, and Bullseye.
G 98 min Animation, Adventure, Family. In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. PG 90 min Animation, Adventure, Comedy. A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.
G min Animation, Adventure, Comedy. The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home. Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. G 69 min Animation, Adventure, Drama. An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.
G 75 min Animation, Adventure, Comedy. Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way. G 80 min Animation, Adventure, Comedy. While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country. G 84 min Animation, Adventure, Comedy. Ah, the story of the iconic frog who turns into a prince after being kissed by a princess!
Except this one comes with a fun plot twist. Full of humour, this one is truly enjoyable unlike its fairy-tale counterpart. I remember the buzz this film created in Although I took a while to get to it, you shouldn't. It'll take you to this whole Other World. Critically acclaimed and thrill-inducing, it's definitely worth a watch.
We love them cats. Whether it's their videos or their memes or well, a fugitive on-the-run puss like this! And he swordfights! Watch out for some entertaining cat-scenes in this one. This one's a journey all of us wish we could take. Imagine traveling up all the way to South America in a modified airship-house with thousands of helium balloons tied to it! Now, even though it's nearly impossible to do the same, we can at least watch this year-old and his explorer friend do so.
Johnny Depp's voice for a chameleon facing identity crisis. Enough said. Go watch! If you enjoy Adam Sandler movies, you're going to love this fantasy-comedy. In Sandler's voice, this one's an epic fiction watching which could very well kill you with laughter.
Both of these are absolutely lovely to watch. While you're waiting for the third, how about a binge on these? Remember Rapunzel?
Well, whether you know her story or not, you've got to watch this version because it's one hell of a witty ride! Also, the intruder who rescues Rapunzel is probably the hottest anime guy ever shown. And there's a palace horse! Now, this one requires no description.
A tale of an ogre who rocks the fairyland despite himself, with his kindhearted persona, a donkey and puss in boots yes, the one who was a fugitive before he met Shrek.
A Steven Spielberg film has kickass written all over it. And thus, this film is one of those which took the anime scene to a whole new level. The film also grossed over USD million. Also, if the name itself doesn't convince you to watch the film, I don't know what will. Another fairy-tale depiction, Frozen is an anime masterpiece of ! Every bit of this film is as real and dramatic as any other non-animated drama could be. Won't be a waste of time, I assure you.
The fact that you see a tiny lego-Batman in the picture should be enough reason to watch the film. But in any case, it's a super cute movie, with toy-like super-humans playing the plot. Watch those tiny human toys you used to play with come to life! Through Frozen is a movie that kids just can't let go , could Frozen II — which details Elsa's journey to discover the roots and depths of her powers — be even better? The songs just might top the original, too.
For older ones, this movie describes the strange connection between a girl named Mitsuha, who lives in a rural town, and a boy named Taki, who lives in the city. When the two start dreaming about each other, they have to figure out if what they're seeing is happening in real life.
This acclaimed film is originally from Japan, this movie is available dubbed or with subtitles. Moana goes on a seafaring hero's journey complete with monsters and demigods, and it's all soundtracked to some catchy tunes co-written by Hamilton 's Lin-Manuel Miranda. What can you say to your kids afterward except, "You're Welcome?
You'd be hard-pressed to find one. Whether it nods to '80s LEGO collectors or one-liners about superheroes, this one is wall-to-wall gags in blocky, square package. It's easy to get a kick out of the uncouth viking village and marvel in the designs of the different dragons, but this movie really gets going when the dragons take flight — and you get to go along for the ride, swooping through the air. In this stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's book, everything looks like it was handmade with such care, it almost feels like you're playing with the world's most intricate dollhouse instead of watching a movie.
This spooky, stop-motion flick sympathetically captures a tough part of childhood: Coraline is at an age when she's old enough to play and explore on her own, but still craves her parents' attention — and, when they're too busy for her, she seeks the companionship of an enchanted "other mother" who seems to offer her everything she wants. It's perfect for those who are tweens and almost-tweens — an age rarely catered to in animated movies.
There's so much to love about Wall-E : Not only is the little Earth-cleaning robot one of the most instantly endearing characters, but his space adventure is also one of the most beautiful Pixar movies which is saying a lot.
The impressive opening sequence is also nearly silent, so even toddlers can grasp what's going on. Not only do the heroes in this movie fight bad guys with cool superpowers, they learn how to work together as a family. Throw this one on the next time your kids are caught up in sibling squabbles or refuse to do their chores. From their silly-looking faces to the way they flap around in a panic, everything these chickens do is inherently funny.
This film, about a boy who befriends a giant robot from outer space, follows the classic kid-meets-misunderstood-outsider formula think E.
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