Animated Movies

My all-time favorite is a live-animation feature which may be really a matter of taste as it is perhaps a more artistic approach than anything mentioned above. I would not highlight it as having amazing audio or video qualities, but it most certainly is visually amazing. "Alice" by Czech filmmaker, Jan Svankmajer. There are a few clips on YouTube you can watch to see if it may float your boat. Here's 6 minutes that includes a link where you can order the film if you like what you see. There will be further links to other clips from the film on that page as well.

If you want to stick with Hollywood, you could add Toy Story, Ratatouille,Wall-E,Ice Age...hell, you pretty much can't go wrong with Pixar and Dreamworks if you like that realm of animation.

PS Of the above, a hearty second to Triplets of Belville

ghost in the shell. awesome. happy feet, cars, again, ghost in the shell.

I can second Hayao Miyazaki's work. I don't know much about Anime, but these films are amazing!

The Pixar films are true works of art. The image and sound are world class, with great stories.

I also liked the "Animatrix", which is a DVD that revolves around the "Matrix". I'm not a fan of the "Matrix" movies, but the "Animatrix" is very cool. It also gives the story behind how the "Matrix" came to be. Far more interesting than the movies, IMHO.

Hope this helps....

Thanks for the recommendation! I am definitely going to check out "Triplets of Belville" in the future.

My favorites are the Pixar films. Finding Nemo, Cars, Incredibles, Monsters Inc, and A bug's life, and hopefully UP. My son likes them too. Another two are "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly", not kids movies, but very good, as are all of Richard Linklater's films.

A Scanner Darkly isn't truly animation, it is actually filmed and computer altered to appear that way, as can be seen by the occasional transition to real film shots.

DEFINITELY not a kids film! Philips K. Dick doesn't write kids stories!