There are a couple of animated movies that I’m waiting for this year. Firstly the excellent following of the blockbuster Shrek that is Shrek 3 and then Ratatouille.
I love watching animated movies and I borrowed quite a few since I’m in holidays. I got myself Ant Bully, Monster House, Ice Age 2, Happy Feet and Over the hedge.
Monster House by Steven Spielberg is a good entertainment but I was really disappointed with Ice Age 2 and specially Happy Feet. They were really lamentable.
Over the hedge is my favourite watch. I will still watch it again after having done so several times. It’s hilarious,entertaining and amusing and has got some great moral and lesson behind.
One thing that differentiates for me a good animated movie with a lamentable one is its characters whatever the play, the age audience or the kind of animated movie.
Those from Happy Feet were a bunch of lame penguins learning to sing to conquer the hearts of their beloved ones. Not of my type! From Ice Age 2, it was the prehistoric mammals fleeing their homeland which could be flooded at anytime by the surrounding melting ice. Too pathetic! The boys in Ant Bully and Monster House made the movies a “reserved for kids” one.
On the contrary, I adored the guys in Over the Hedge. I even fell in love with its music played excellently by a Ben Folds. My favourite track being Family of Me and Still. Yeah coming to the characters again : look at the astute RJ the raccoon which has got to trick a bunch of collector animals to help him pile up food which he owe to the big bad Bear. And there you are also, the tortoise Verne too afraid to venture out of his shell and the rest of the animal company crew. Aren’t they cute?
I love them, I love that movie. Make it a must watch it, you won’t be disappointed. What are your favourite animated movies waiting to be watched this year? C’mon share your taste with me 
yeah i’m a fan of animated movies too.
Ice Age (both) is really excellent !
And I saw Over the Hedge too (see there).
I’m not sure but i think that the ant bully hasn’t been in the french theatres.
I’m a fan too!!!
but a very poor fan who waits until they r out on dvds (pirated or originals) in order to watch them!
Am eagerly waiting for Happy Feet. I watched Ice Age and it was craptalytic!!!
Animations set aside, here the not-yet-released movies i want to see this year. God Grew Tired Of Us, Ghost Rider, Spider-man 3, Ocean’s 13, Rush Hour 3, DOA: Dead Or Alive, Resident Evil: Extinction, Letters From Iwo Jima and Sin City 2
great post hans!
I love those animated movies too.
Ice Age 1 & 2 have been GREAT!
I was planning to watch Over The Hedge, but haven’t been able to up to now.
You should try having a look at CARS! Another great animated movie.
Cheers!
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I absolutely didn’t like Ice Age 2. I thought the first one was good though. Pity they couldn’t keep the follow-up up to the same standard. I also watched Over the Hedge but didn’t find it too appealing. Obviously, they was high hopes on this one because it was done by the creators of Shrek and Madagascar. I however really liked Monster House. I thought it was different and that’s the thing - many of those animated movies are getting too similar to each other in one way or the other.
I’m really waiting for Happy Feet and Ratatouille. But I hope you do watch Cars. It’s one of the best. One of the best because the ultimate best is Shrek2!
And do watch the movies in English, too.
We enjoyed all of the animated movies you mentioned, although “Monster House” & “Happy Feet” were kinda mediocre when compared to the others.
I recommend “Open Season!” I was prepared not to like it because I’m not too crazy about Ashton Kutcher, but it turned out to be great fun!
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Am very much into animated movies. I did like The Ice Age though. Haven’t seen Monster House yet. I bought ant Bully but the DVD was stolen the same day! grrrrr
These Anime movies are surely exciting. I love them, because the producers spend hell lot of money over it
I am just amazed as to how much has happened on the animation front the past few years. Now the characters are really believable!
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@ Nym
yeah that pic is too funny lol
perhaps it came out with another title……could that be?
@ wazeesan
yeah you too on pirated….
that’s great…..let’s get on with a troop…lol…..
those pirating music are getting golden ticket letters from the RIAA
@ james
thanks for the list…I’ll too have some of them in there…..i”m waiting for this Ghost Rider and spidy man 3….watched the trailer…too awesome
and yeah….there’s also Transformer????
@ Lash
yeah man….CARS! is too great….cachaaa……..I watched that tooo…it’s really a type of moral story instead of a comedy one….I prefer comedy…wouldn’t you?
@ comradejv
lol lol lol…..
you would you be killing youngsters lol
@ Khalil.A
would you believe that buddy? I didn’t watch Shrek and Madagascar…I should note this right now and get them…..
I don’t know when the release date for Ratatouille is scheduled…..but I remembered watching the trailer from the Pirates of the Carribean DVD….that really left its mark lol……..have you got the trailer or some link to it?
@ Rob O.
Open Season…I haven’t heard about this? I will try to get it…thanks for the recommendation buddy
yeah you said it Happy Feet really left all those envious dumped…I couldn’t finish watching the movie…I left on the first 15 minutes….
@ Fitena
it was a pleasure Fitena….I suppose Monster House is better watch than Ant Bully…wouldn’t it be ants themselves that stole the movie lol *just joking*?
@ Martin
wait and see those from the Japanese theaters lol……..Final Fantasy Children Advent is awesome with all the effects..near to reality…..
oh yeah…..the link is now blogosquare.com….
…I wonder if I ever get to spell “apprechiate” right.
guess never…
@ martin
yeah those typo errors getting onboard perhaps