Best Animated Movie Ever ?

Nemici

As the title asks - what is the best animated movie ever.

I really like Akira and also the animated version of lord of the rings.

what do you think ?

Sundy

i know some people will hate it but i think Shrek is great! Funny for kid and adults brilliant especially the donkey!

MAC_E

Akira without a shadow of a doubth. Unbelievable every time I watch it.

Praetorian

In no particular order

Ghost in the Shell
Toy Story 1 + 2
Shrek
Metropolis

I hated Akira, although it was nicely animated.

Bubba

Shrek is a definitly up there but also chicken run and all those other classics!!

Nemici

Originally posted by Praetorian
In no particular order

Ghost in the Shell
Toy Story 1 + 2
Shrek
Metropolis

I hated Akira, although it was nicely animated.

whats ghost in the shell - what have I missed there ???

patch

Shrek tops it for me........

The best Batman movie I've seen is Mask Of The Phantasm.

RasTa

Deffo Princess Mononkee for me.Just Amazing
Allthough i am Dying to see Spirted Away.Being waiting over a month for it to arrive from dvdsoon!

satchmo

I'd also say Ghost in the Shell, followed closely by Toy Story 1/2 (not sure which I prefer), although tbh I'm a sucker for CG films.
Nemici you're missing alot, see Ghost in the Shell ASAP!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

spirited away , clearly.

i didn't really like GitS and akira tried to cram so many volumes of manga into one feature length film.. just didn't work

Karl Hungus

Hmm...

Ghost In The Shell
Akira
Blood: The Last Vampire
Lord Of The Rings
Titan AE was pretty good also, pity it bankrupted the company.

Johnny Gomez

1.Toy Story 1+2
2.Tarzan

I'm sorry but i'm not a fan of animé or manga.

PiE

Ghost in the Shell
Blood: The Last Vampire
Ninja Scroll
Akira

Could watch those all day tbh.

Pugsley

Easily Akira, aint seen the LotR animated yet tho.

Goodshape

Best animated movie? That's a very good question tbh.

I wasn't particularly blown away by Akira, probably because of all the hype. Apart from that I haven't seen much Manga (except for some really dodgy toon-porn a mate of mine bought somewhere... forget what its called, but it's like a cross between Dragon Ball Z and, erm, porn).

I remember thinking Disney's Beauty and the Beast had some great animation, but in the interest of not sounding like one ah dem homer-sexual's, I won't nominate it :rolleyes:

Noone's mentioned The Lion King? The last good Disney film IMO.

Couldn't possibly pick a favorite actually. Far too much to chose from.

South Park the movie deserves a mention though.

ObeyGiant

I absolutely love Monsters Inc, and I'm a little disappointed that it's not been mentioned already.

There were two relatively big name animations that blew me away recently, mainly because I wasn't expecting much of them.. the first was the Iron Giant. I thought the animation in this was fantastic, and it played my heartstrings like a pro.

The other was the Emperor's New Groove. The animation in it isn't the best you'll ever see.. like an even more stylised Hercules, but the characters in it are top-notch. Kronk (played by the same guy who does Joe (the wheelchair guy) in family guy, and he played the Tick in the live action series) is one of the best henchman I've ever seen, and his conversations with the squirrel had me in tears.

I also think Ruairi Newman's short animations are worth a mention, too.

DiscoStu

there is not contest whatsoever, Spirited Away is simply head and shoulders above anything that has ever been made.

shrek in second and then the rest of pixars work comes in third.

Sauron

hmmm toy story 1+2 is definite.:D
monsters inc. was OK
Shrek was great too

Myg

Vampire Hunter Bloodlust

RasTa

Dammit
I need to see Spirited Away
Hayo Miyazaki is god
Anyone seen Grave of the Fireflies or Kiki's Delivery service?

kaimera

Final Fantasy
Shrek
Toy Story

new disney movie out across the water..Atlantis is it?

D-Generate

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm because I am a sucker for anything Batman related.

It definately was the best kids cartoon.

Makaveli

In no particular order:

Shrek
Akira
Princess Mononoke
Toy Story
Transfomers (just because it is Transformers )

Havent actually seen Toy Story 2. I gave my sister Monsters Inc and Ice Age last Christmas and I still havent gotten around to watching them.
Still waiting for the region 2 release of Spirited Away, if there ever is one.
Also, although I enjoyed Blood the Last Vampire, it felt more like and episode than a film. Maybe it's the shortness, but I kind of felt disappointed it ended so soon.

Dont be at yourself

It's Alladin, isn't it Asuka?

Pigman II

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

GIME

Deffo Princess Mononkee for me.Just Amazing

This is meant to be by far the best manga movie, better than Akira. I havent seen it yet though. My favourite was Street Fighter 2.

Clover

toy story then Final Fantasy for me.

Wolf

Megalopalis or Akria.

James Cameron said megalopalis was one of the best movies he had ever seen and I have to agree.

DiscoStu

metropolis was ok, but the cg was waaaaaaaaaay ott. GitS use of cg was much better, subtle and not noticable unless needed be.

Shinji

Metropolis used the CG in that way on purpose - I thought it worked pretty well really, as a style decision.

In terms of my own favourites...

I'd have to pick Laputa: Castle in the Sky. I can't look up at a cloudy sky without thinking of that film - it's just one of the most magical things I've ever watched, and the music (Joe Hisashi was the composer on that and several other Miyazaki movies) still sends shivers down my spine.

Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away are also absolutely fantastic, and both so very different. I felt that Mononoke lost it a little bit at the end, but was a wonderful film in general... Spirited Away was just like being a child again, the whole thing was just so joyous and magical. Some Disney films can convey that feeling to children; Miyazaki unerringly manages to convey it to adults as well. The man is quite probably the greatest film director of our time, or indeed of all time.

I'd also have to throw in a mention here for Escaflowne (the movie version, not the TV series obviously). Dark, stylish and really stunning looking, but the plot is a little disjointed. Yoko Kanno does the music, which is a huge bonus - and she's the link with my final pick, which is Macross Plus, a fantastic story that shows up just about every similar movie ever done in live action. Top Gun? Feh!

Asuka

Originally posted by NekkidBibleMan
It's Alladin, isn't it Asuka?

Alladin owns me, but id have to go for a Miyazaki - a toss up between Princess Mononoke and Naussica. Although even as I write this, i find myself wanting to put a few other ghiblis in the mix. Theyre all win.

Thundercats: The Movie was hilarious, but im not sure it was meant to be...

A

colinsky

tonari no toroto.

PH01

Toy Story I & II.
And, A Bugs Life, what a classic? I watch that one over and over again. 'Ur Fiiyart!'

Kairo

Spirited Away is a certain contendor (altho I haven't watched it in proper quality yet) and It should definately could a cinema release over here.

Princess Mononoke would probably be the best I've seen. I'd have liked to have heard its original voice overs, even tho the english cast was very impressive.

ww) < what the hell is that?

Bannor

1) Ghost in the Shell - Purely because it's the anime movie that inspired the Matrix creators
2) The Iron Giant
3) Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within
4) Toy Story
5) The Nightmare Before Christmas
6) Fantasia

Bacchus

Toy Story
Shrek
The Jungle Book
Toy Story 2

Other Animated Films worth mentioning are Lion King, Dumbo, Aladin, Akira.
I'm sure I'm forgeting some. Ah well..

misswex

Just some to mention:

1. The Lion King 1 & 2
2. Toy Story 1 & 2
3. Shrek
4. Atlantis
5. The Road To Eldorado

And one of my all time faves:

Beauty And The Beast - fantastic

The Sweeper

The Iron Giant

Ice Age cracks me up every time

Now I don't know if anyone here saw Ice Age in the cinema, but it was preceded by an animated short film called "For The Birds", and that truly has to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

Tripkipke

My top 5, not in this order though

Ghost in a shell
Prinsess mononoke
Cowboy bebob: knocking on heavens door
Akira
Ice age

Tripkipke

Originally posted by Kairo
Spirited Away is a certain contendor (altho I haven't watched it in proper quality yet) and It should definately could a cinema release over here.

Princess Mononoke would probably be the best I've seen. I'd have liked to have heard its original voice overs, even tho the english cast was very impressive.

ww) < what the hell is that?

I have the original english subbed prinsess mononoke and cowboy bebop.
If you are interested I could send it over

ella minnow pea

o if we're talkin shorts then Give Up Your Auld Sins....:D
or the one about the lamp before toy story 2....

Rabies

The Lion King
A Nightmare Before Christmas
Shrek
Akira

weemcd

has anyone got any links to good pictures of jap cartoons? they kick ass, google searches come up with tiny crappy pictures, ill have to get some dvds aswell, any links for anime websites to buy off? no hentai porn, look at real girls as$ hole!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

www.animewallpapers.com have some good anime wallpapers

for buying anime try www.cdwow.ie www.amazon.com www.play.co.uk

or www.ezydvd.com.au they're pretty good

Chad ghostal

akira
gits
princess monoke
transformers. .
waking life
havent seen spirited away. .
very curious. .

id have to agree with shinji that monoke looses it towards the end..
the animation is gobsmacking though..


blood the last vampire was good but it was seriously disjointed,
cool atmosphere. .

akira wins. .

tman

i finally got round to watching ghost in the shell yesterday, fuppin class film, the bit with the walking tank guarding the car pwned.

should be getting a lend of akira as well in a few days:)

weemcd

has anyone seen any mecha models/toys in shops? I want one or two to put on display, id rather buy from a shop, im too young for a credit card.

Asuka

They usually have some in Forbidden Planet.

Or if youre willing to travel, theyre all over the place in Tokyo

A

zAbbo

FF

DapperGent

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Now I don't know if anyone here saw Ice Age in the cinema, but it was preceded by an animated short film called "For The Birds", and that truly has to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

It preceded Monsters Inc. as well (and it's on the DVD), I very nearly died laughing. The bit were they realise that pecking the big bird's feet might not be such a good idea is genius.

My overall favourite would probably be Shrek though I loved Princess Mononoke and Ghost in the Shell. Purely I think for the memories of going to see Shrek with eight of my closest friends not having a clue what it was about and laughing from start to finish. Then laughing for a few more hours in the pub afterwards, stopping then starting again anytime someone shouted
"Give him the chair!".

A good time had by all.

weemcd

were are there forbiden planets? i saw one in belfast but i think it closed down.