Comments on: 2010 Animated Films

By: Jandy Stone

Jandy Stone — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:39:12 +0000

What cutsey/annoying name are they going to come up with for Shrek 5? Also, why of all the Pixar films would they make a sequel to Cars? They think they can maybe do better on that one, I guess?

I’m definitely looking forward to the Chomet film. The Triplets of Belleville was great. I hadn’t heard of the others, but I’ll probably try to check them all out.

By: dan

dan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:40 +0000

I would agree that Miyazaki definitely wins in the “fantastic underwater world” department. Interestingly, the Little Mermaid/Finding Nemo aspect had me not looking forward to seeing Ponyo (maybe being too geared for the kiddies), but I was blown away when I did. I marveled at how Miyazaki is still at the top of his game, just such a master of his craft, especially in his advanced age.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:45 +0000

Two More Shrek Movies. There is a Shrek 5 tentative for 2013.
Also, in fine Dreamworks form, there is Kung Fu Panda 2 and Madagascar 2 coming. I’m sure eventually there will be a Monster vs. Aliens Vs. Hellspawn or something as well.

(Although I shouldn’t be too hasty, as there is a Toy Story 3 and Cars 2 from Pixar, who should know better…)

By: Andrew James

Andrew James — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:11 +0000

Another fucking Shrek movie? Really?

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:56 +0000

There is a good number of animated films to look forward to looking at what you have here.

I’d say The Illusionist and The Dream Machine would be tops on my list of must sees but being a sucker for animated fare, I’ll quite likely see them all.

By: Kurt Halfyard

Kurt Halfyard — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:30 +0000

Oops, I completely forgot to mention PONYO. It’s fabulous, if a bit ‘been there, done that’ for Miyazaki. For better or worse, I look at Ponyo in the reflection of The Little Mermaid (and to a lesser extent, Finding Nemo) as east and west ways to tell a ‘lost/precocious children’ story. I think that Miyazaki wins in the department of ‘fantastic underwater world.’

By: dan

dan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:33 +0000

Nice heads up on stuff to look out for. Indeed, 2009 was a good year for animated films. Ponyo and Coraline have been near the top amongst my favorite movies of the year so far, somewhat surprisingly.