The Snow Queen (1995)
Nov 5, 2010Animation/Fairy-Tale
Lightweight British animated adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale made for children
Hugh Laurie
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Nov 22, 2001Live-Action Disney Remake/Dognapping Villainness
This live-action remake of the classic Disney animated film benefits from Glenn Close chewing scenery in grand style as Cruella De Ville but the latter half essentially degenerates into no more than a series of Home Alone-styled slapstick violence scenes
The Borrowers (1997)
Jul 16, 1999Miniature People Adventures
Amiable adaptation of Mary Norton's books about a family of miniature people that live in hiding in a human house. Aimed for big scale effects and slapstick set-pieces but sufficiently engaging nevertheless
The Ugly Duckling (1997)
Jan 27, 2006Animation/Fairy-Tale
Amiable British animated film for young children based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale
Stuart Little (1999)
Dec 18, 1999Mouse Boy
Taking its its cue from the mix of animatronics and CGI in Babe, this is a live-action adaptation of the E.B. White book. A sweet and charming film about a family that adopts a little mouse boy that proved an unexpected hit
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Oct 19, 2002Mouse Boy
The sequel to Stuart Little proves as equally likeable as its predecessor
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
Sep 19, 2008Animation/Mouse Boy
The third of the Stuart Little films, this one animated instead of its live-action predecessors
Valiant (2005)
Jan 7, 2006Animation/Talking Carrier Pigeons
Amiable British animated film set amongst the Allied Resistance during World War II, all cast with talking carrier pigeons
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
Apr 4, 2009Animation/Friendly Monsters vs Alien Invaders
Cutley appealing DreamWorks animated film that brings together a bunch of oddball creatures clearly intended as an affectionate homage to various 1950s sf films
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Dec 15, 2011Animation/Santa's Son
An animated collaboration between Aardman and Sony Pictures Anomation. This has a good deal of eccentric charm that overcomes one’s dislike of the cloying sentiment of most Christmas films
Hop (2011)
Apr 14, 2011Talking Easter Bunny
A film about the Easter Bunny that comes remarkably devoid of any significance of the meaning of Easter and only consists of the usual smartass talking animal antics
Tomorrowland (2015)
May 23, 2015The Fight to Create a Utopian Future
Despite being another film based on a Disney theme park, I had high expectations of this because of Brad Bird. Alas, the initial promise of a retro-sf work that mainlined the wonderment of Jetsons-styled futurism turns into a surprisingly glum and message-heavy work about how the modern world is a depressing place