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Wreck-It Ralph (2012), dir. Rich Moore

I have to say that I was a bit surprised to see how well this was thought out, the director and the animators put their hearts and souls into making this movie with their special effects and amazing plot line laced with funny humor for both ages (young with the new-gen gaming and the old with retro-gaming). But not only is it funny, but very well thought out and well played. The characters were very well thought out and planned to show how it would be if a old-styled video game character would do in the after-hours when no one was around, they opened the door to a untapped imagination that blew me away. The originality behind the video game characters brings the term nostalgic to a whole new level. An amazing job on the visuals, the story line, the character development, the overall plot, and most of all is how they managed to weave all these threads together into a solid movie for everyone.

Daria (1997 - 2001), creators. Glenn Eichler, Susie Lewis

Daria is a gem; an intelligent, insightful, informed show of independent thought, sincerity and sardonic subtlety.

At a mere glance, one might perceive "Daria" as a children's show, due to its animation. "Daria" is firm in its subtlety, never wavering in its belief that, given time, its audience will get the joke. Some may take longer than others, but all that do never turn back. The genius of the show lies in its ironic reflection of a culture that would never allow a show like this to get off the ground. And perhaps the experience might be alienating to us, the audience, if it weren't for the shows strategic and successful ploy to get us to see the world through Daria's eyes. Once there, we're completely hooked, and all the rest of the show's intrinsic jokes fall into place.

If one were to only catch a few episodes of "Daria", then they might like what they see, and they'd be well justified. But they'd ultimately be missing out. Because as entertaining as the self-contained half-hour segments of the show can be, the world of Daria is not about separate jokes, separate characters, separate stories or separate anything. Everything within the show works to build to a greater understanding about teenage life, indeed about life in general, and everything it entails; a simple masterpiece that's value only increases when put into social context.

Monsters University (2013), dir. Dan Scanlon

As usual, Pixar consistently unleashes intriguing, unique, and appealing characters with flexible movements and simplified traits that attract a wide range of audiences. Especially with this film where it is all about presenting different breeds of monsters with extraordinary looks and abilities, followed by an absolute storytelling skill that moved everyone's emotion. In a nutshell, this is a sincere and endeavored film that was created to send us various messages that can help us progress in many different ways.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013), dir. Cody Cameron

This movie is fantastic! It has a strong moral core about friendship, memorable characters, and does what animation should do, which is show the fantastical: Living food. The animation colour and design are extraordinary, fun, vivid. The food and the situations reference older films which adds something more adults can enjoy. Simply put, this film is fun.

The original film was a delight: also one of the most visually inventive movies to come along in a long while. Episode 2 adds in the notion of idolising someone who is corrupt, but otherwise sustains the level of knockout eye candy. The story is quite sufficient to hang the visuals on, and the visuals alone are enough to justify seeing the movie. The voice talent is excellent, and there are some good gags. It is lacking only the originality which its predecessor had, the fate of sequels everywhere.

Free Birds (2013), dir. Jimmy Hayward

The story is simple, yet unrealistic, about a group of animals who set out to the Parliament to speak out their grievances. The grievance is that they are being murdered, chased away from their natural habitats. It is so in parallel with the need of the hour in the US & the whole world. It talks about the plight of animals and why animals are going extinct. An eye-opener for some, Free Birds is truly remarkable in its style, narration and innovation.

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The Croods (2013), dir. Kirk De Micco

The story is one about learning, exploring, and using one's intelligence. It also touches on the idea that it's unhealthy to live a sheltered life. Most of the humour used in The Croods is very physical and slapstick oriented. Characters have Loony Toons levels of invincibility as they endure intense physical pain. This type of humour obviously appeals to fairly young children, but I would be lying if I said I did not laugh at the film at all. The Croods avoids using crude toilet humour to generate cheap laughs. There is not much in the way of verbal humour, but there are some running gags, and modernisms are kept to a minimum. They are still there but they are more putting modern products in a Stone Age setting, a little like The Flintstones, so they serve more as pop-cultural winks to adults. As expected from a DreamsWorks movie the animation is fantastic. It's quick and fluid, and the camera flows nicely as it follows the action. The Croods themselves have a seemingly unpleasant, bulky design to them but it actually works in the context of the film because the characters live in the wild, so big and broad makes sense. It is a little refreshing to see the main female character is not made out to be a stunning beauty, but rather someone who has been shaped by her environment. It does what it sets out to do: make a movie that will please children while attempting to give a positive message and some heart. It has an old-fashioned sense of humour that leads to a surprisingly enjoyable animated movie.

Turbo (2013), dir. David Soren

This film sounds like a pretty stupid idea but I thought it worked rather well. It's a whole load of fresh new characters and designs, excellent animation and lovely colours as usual with an animated film.

It was quite funny overall. It had a really good soundtrack. Also some good quotes which you may remember for a while; 'Snailed it' 'That snail is fast'. It was a joyful way to spend 90 minutes and I think it's one that the youngsters will love, as well as the adults who like animated films in general.

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My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro)

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Look at his face. He’s so worried that he ruined it and messed up all their hard work and she’s just like ‘Hm, I like it!’ and makes him smile because she loves him. I love this movie.

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