BITE SIZE, LOW-FAT, EASY TO DIGEST_01

( I’m Just here to help.)

SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE (2015)
Another stop-motion masterpiece from the people who brought you “Wallace & Gromit.” Not one word was spoken and I was speechless. So British. So funny. For shear fun, this film’s hard to bleat. (If you’re groaning or rolling your eyes you might want to exit the site while you still can.)

THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER (2015)

A giant pickle canon. Sponge Bob in tighty-whiteys. A pirate (Antonio Banderas) playing cards with seagulls. Welcome to Bikini Bottom! Traditional animation morphs to a CGI/live-action hybrid. It’s SpongeBob and friends, like you’ve never seen them before.

INSIDE OUT (2015)

Sort of a “little chick” flick – for everyone. So well done. Nominated for Movieko’s Best Animated Feature. PS: Loved Lewis Black as “Anger.” (Speaking of type casting?)

THE BOOK OF LIFE (2014)

A animated Mexican fantasy. Mexican characters. Mexican bull fights. Nominated for Golden Globe Best Animated Feature. The character design is increíble! ¡Mucho gutso!
It’s about time we snuck over their boarder. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiióóóóóóó!!!!!!!

BIG HERO 6 (2014)

“6” is a 10. So stunning on all levels. Won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (2014)
When Peabody and Sherman jump in the WABAC machine it’s like old times. But when the space-time continuum gets a tear, that’s when the real fun begins. Plus the “Peabody Puns” are so punny! (No pun in ten did.)

THE LEGO MOVIE (2014)
Brick for brick it’s pure gold. Nominated for a Golden Globe Best Animated Feature. Looks as if entire movie was created with real Legos. (Spoiler Alert: There isn’t one real Lego in the entire movie.)

SONG OF THE SEA (2014)
No CGI? They call this animation!? I’m writing my congressman. (Who is my congressman?)
A Scottish legend brought to life about a young girl who escapes from home, journeys to the sea, transforms into a seal and frees fairy creatures trapped in the modern world. (Ho-hum. Been there. Done that.) Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature. (CGI, SchmiGI! This one gets the Movieko seal of approval.)

THE CROODS (2013)
Cavemen come out in the light. It’s the worlds first family. The voices of Nicolas Cage and Ema Stone. Nominated for Best Animated Feature Oscar. The film should have ended with a cave painting of “two thumbs up.”

FRANKENWEENIE (2012)
A Tim Burton, stop-motion, black and white horror movie spoof. Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature. Don’t be a weenie. Don’t miss Frankenweenie!

DESPICABLE ME (2010)
If you don’t see this one, despicable you! Nominated for Golden Globe Best Animated Feature.

DESPICABLE ME 2 (2013)
If you don’t see this one, despicable you 2X’s! Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature.

MINIONS (2015)
It’s the tiny, yellow, cute, evil, funny guys from Despicable Me 1&2. You gotta see this one. (You’re not that despicable are you?)

PARANORMAN (2012)

The animated version of “I see dead people” but with a sense of humor. Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature. One of the main characters, Mitch, is gay. Making him the first openly gay character in a mainstream animated film. (I don’t think this one was produced by Disney;)

RANGO (2011)

A Spaghetti Western for kids! Starring Johnny Depp as a chameleon who’s just trying to blend in. Could have been titled, “The Good the Bad and the Chameleon.” Won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN – THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN (2011)
From the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé, Steven Spielberg creates a 3D motion capture computer-animated epic. The voices of Daniel Craig and Simon Pegg. It won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature. In spots, it looks so “live action” it’s ridiculous. If you’re only gong to watch one CGI animated film, watch this is one. On second thought, don’t. This one might spoil you. I give it, “Two bazillion pixels up!”