https://www.stevedrice.net/ 2026-06-14T12:06:10+00:00 https://www.stevedrice.net/ https://www.stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/1 Review of 'Aardman Animation Classics' This collection consists of a large number of Aardman works of clamation. Many of these works are television advertisements. The works are put together with no naration just one after another which makes it rather tedious with the LARGE number of shorts. You can really see the improvements in their technique that have been made over the years. text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/29 Review of 'Wallace & Gromit: Three Cracking Adventures' Includes: “A Grand Day Out”, “The Wrong Trousers”, and “A Close Shave”. A great deal of fun from the Aardman group following the adventures of Wallace and his much smarter dog Gromit as they bumble their way through various situations. Clamation at it's best with charming and extremely funny stories. text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/32 Review of 'A Chinese Ghost Story' A very odd movie. I don't quite know what it is about other than a boy experiencing some very strange things. The animation is not all that fantastic and a bit disappointing. Rating: ---------- Studio: text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/35 Review of 'The Fantasia Anthology' This collection consists of: * Fantasia - Disney - 125 Minutes * Fantasia 2000 - Disney - 74 Minutes * Fantasia Legacy - Disney - 161 Minutes Well, Fantasia 2000 was billed as a sequel but it certainly did not equal the unequalled performance of the original Fantasia. The sheer energy and originality of Fantasia is somehow cheapened by Steve Martin in 2000. I originally saw Fantasia 2000 in IMAX in London and I must say that I was a bit overwelmed b… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/45 Review of 'Toy Story: The Ultimate Toy Box' This collection consists of: * Toy Story (1995) - Disney - 81 Minutes * Toy Story 2 (1999) - Disney - 92 Minutes * Supplemental Features - 309 Minutes Well, what can be said about one of the best works of computer animation ever? A fantastic collection with wonderful picture and sound. text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/47 Review of 'Final Fantasy: The Spirts Within' A very interesting movie. Fantastic animation though the humans still do not seem believable. We follow the story of a world where humans battle against “spirts” that are threatening to destroy them. In this battle we follow the heroine as she seeks to uncover the power of Gaia (the text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/52 Review of 'Finding Nemo' A charming tale of Nemo, a young clownfish, who is unexpectedly carried far from home to a fishtank in a dentist office in Sydney (Australia). It is up to his father, Marlin and Dory, a friendly but forgetful blue tang fish to cross the ocean to find him encountering strange things along the way. Fantastic animation with very good dialogue and some very nice sight gags as well. text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/89 Review of 'The Simpsons Movie' The long-awaited movie of the Simpsons is now on the big screen. Is it worth the wait? Well, it is certainly enjoyable... Homer is in big trouble. Causing serious environmental damage Springfield is sealed off from the rest of the world by a massive glass dome. Can he rescue the people of Springfield? text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/91 Review of 'Astro Boy: Greatest Astro Adventures' This DVD of a few of the best Astro Boy, the boy robot hero, episodes ever: “Birth of Astro”, “Robio and Robiette”, “Liar Robot”, “Greatest Robot in the World Part 1”, “Uran's Twin text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/105 Review of 'Persepolis' An expressionistic animation telling the story of a young Iranian girl growing up in Iran and, later, Europe in the late 1970s and 80s. Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi tells this largely autobiographical story from the eyes of herself as a youngster growing up with it's normal trials and tribulations that are then thrown to the wind with the repression of the shaw in Iran in 1979. But in this turmoil she manages to stay true to herself with her independent spirit and humour… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/106 Review of 'Dragon Hunters (Chasseurs de dragons)' Dragon Hunters tells the story of an unlikely duo of dragon hunters: Gwizdo, and Lian-Chu. The beginning of the story sees our two heroes battling a dragon for some farmers as they make a bit of a mess text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/116 Review of 'Sky Blue' An incredible computer animation from a somewhat unexpected source: Korea. Very much in lines with the best computer animated features from Japan Sky Blue is very much in keeping with their best traditions. It is 2142, humanity is basically split into those that live in the Utopian Ecoban city and those that live outside of it who far outnumber text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/121 Review of 'Wall-E' Pixar have once again astounded with the latest animation masterpiece that is Wall-E. It is not just the superb computer-generated animation but also a heart-warming story of a lonely robot left to clean up the mess that humans have left behind on earth. A bit eccentric, Wall-E spends time compacting garbage, as he has been programmed, but also collecting interesting looking bits and bobs. One day a probe lands that he falls instantly in love with text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/124 Review of 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' This is a 3D adaptation of the popular (but very short) television series of the same name (without the “the”). If you did not see the series or are not quite familiar with the Star Wars stories (I mean QUITE familiar) then you very well might get lost in this movie as it very quickly jumps into massive action set pieces with no introduction (yes, no trademark text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/127 Review of 'Sword of the Stranger' This tells the story of a young boy that “hires” a mysterious man in feudal Japan. It turns out that the boy is the target of a group of priests from China (where the boy used to live) that need to sacrifice him to give imortal life to the emperor. The animation here is superb and the animation also very good. This is largely an understated movie up until the climatic encounter at the end. I did find the boy a bit grating at times leading to a bit of ove… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/129 Review of 'Bleach: Memories of Nobody' Bleach is a series of shows about a soul collector (something like a Grim Reaper) named Ichigo who runs around with a massive sword (taller than he is!)...When he is in “reaping” mode (otherwise he looks just like a normal teenager). There is an outbreak of text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/136 Review of 'Treasure Planet' Treasure Planet is a remake of Treasure Island set in space. Hum, need to know more? Well, it is a Disney film so expect the characters to be typical Disney-fare...A cute side-kick, a bumbling financier, a pretty captain, ok, perhaps not the same roles you would expect but certain the same characters. text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/146 Review of 'Astro Boy' I must admit I enjoyed the original Astro Boy cartoons as a child. Watching those same cartoons as an adult is pretty much an act of nostalgia only...Having said that, this movie is excellent in pretty much all regards. The animation is first rate, the story good and the voice acting (with the exception of Nicholas Cage as Dr Tenma which seems slightly mis-cast). Being a Hollywood production of quite a famous character, the actors cast here are quite incredible inclu… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/147 Review of 'Toy Story 3' 3rd film in the 'Toy Story' series Woody, Buzz and all their friends are back in this third installment of the popular Toy Story franchise. Things have turned a bit grim with Andy now grown up and on his way to university with the future of the toys in doubt. Due to a misunderstanding the toys end up being sent to a local day care center full of toys that are lead by text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/148 Review of 'The Illusionist (L'illusionniste)' An ageing magician whose stage act is quickly losing it's appeal to a fickle audience in the 1950s with the coming of television and film leaves his home in France to perform in northern Scotland. Working in a small pub he befriends a poor young girl who he bestows gifts on such as a pretty pair of shoes. When he leaves for Edinburgh she follows with their living in a small apartment in the city. In his affection for the girl he continues to p… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/156 Review of '9' Unbelievable. Truly incredible. This animation is based upon a short film created by Shane Acker when he was studying at university but expanded into a wonderful full-length movie. It is a post-apocolyptic 1920s-ish world. But a world not as we know it with advances in robotics well beyond what was in our 1920s. The creations of man rebelled and humanity was defeated. The last survivors of civilization are 9 small fabric-encased creations that seek to survive in the harsh… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/158 Review of 'The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn' This is the long-awaited screen adaptation of the famous comic-book character Tintin by Hergé by the team of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. It lives up to the promise of the hype, that is for sure text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/175 Review of 'Madagascar 3: Europes Most Wanted' Alex the lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) and Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) are in Africa after their previous adventure having seen the penguins leaving for Monte Carlo. After a frightening vision of their future selves Alex convinces the group to head off to Monte Carlo to get the assistance of the penguins to return to their previous relaxing life at the zoo in New York. In their … text/html 2025-12-31T15:04:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/188 Review of 'Frozen' Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel - known for her staring role as Elphaba in the Broadway musical Wicked) are two princesses in the kingdom of Arendelle. Elsa has the ability to conjure up ice and snow. An accident during childhood forces their parents to keep Elsa isolated to protect her and others from her unpredictable power. When they grow up their parents are killed at sea meaning that Elsa is to ascend to the throne and she will have to somehow control he… text/html 2026-03-22T11:14:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/190 Review of 'The Lego Movie' 1st film in the 'Lego Movie' series Emmett is an ordinary, every day, Lego figure working in construction who accidentally stumbles across the “Piece of Resistance”. “Wildstyle”, who believes Emmett is a “ text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/193 Review of 'Cars 2' In this follow-up to the smash Cars, we see Lightening McQueen (voiced by Own Wilson) joins the World Grand Prix to race in various locations around the world. Unknown to McQueen his best friend Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) has been drafted by Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) to help track down an international syndicate of criminals. Will their friendship be able to survive Mater's unusual behavior (odder than normal)? Will McQueen win the racing series? Will there be a … text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/218 Review of 'Shaun the Sheep Movie' For those that have never watched the show - Shaun the Sheep is a claymation from Aardman shown on children's television that tells the story of Shaun, a sheep of above average intelligence as he and his other sheep friends (including the young sheep Timmy who has his own show as well) have adventures under the noses of the farmer and his dog, Bitzer. text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/236 Review of 'Minions' “Minions” tells the story of the Minions from the “Despicable Me” movies. It begins with our following the origins of the “Minions” as they first crawl their way out of the seas on ancient earth then as they seek to find a master for who they can be minions (a particularly unsuccessful period as minions for a Tyrannosaurus Rex is particularly memorable and amusing). We fast forward to the 1960s where the minions are living in Antarctica but sad at their inability to fin… text/html 2023-12-26T15:32:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/246 Review of 'Paranorman' Norman is a young boy living in Blithe Hollow, where witch trials occurred in the distant past, who is an outsider. You see, Norman can see and talk to the spirits of the dead that inhabit his town. One day he learns from his rather eccentric uncle of a annual ritual that must be performed to protect the town from a curse placed on it by a condemned witch many years ago. Failing in this task will result in the dead coming back to life and terrorizing the town. text/html 2023-06-24T15:52:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/264 Review of 'Zootropolis' Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a rabbit living in the countryside who dreams of travelling to the big city - Zootropolis - to become the first rabbit member of the police force. When she grows up despite being tiny beside her fellow candidates she works hard and makes her dream come true becoming the first rabbit officer in the big city. Her excitement is dampened in her first daily briefing by Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) when after hearing of a series of missing crea… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/267 Review of 'Finding Dory' A sequel to Finding Nemo, Finding Dory sees our blue tang friend, Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), experiencing dreams about her parents. When she goes on a field trip with Mr. Ray (Bob Peterson) where he talks about ray migration and returning home - Something about text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/272 Review of 'Inside Out' A girl named Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) is born, and in her mind, Joy (Amy Poehler) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) are created that control her emotions. As she grows older Joy and Sadness are joined by Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust (Mindy Kaling). Each of the emotions negotiate to control how Riley will feel using a text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/282 Review of 'Penguins of Madagascar' A spin off from the hugely successful “Madagascar” movies, “Penguins of Madagascar” tells the story of the much-loved penguins beginning with three of them as chicks, Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), and Rico (Conrad Vernon), in Antarctica where they rescue an egg from seals that hatches and the forth penguin is born, Private (Christopher Knights). 10 years later after the events of text/html 2026-06-13T15:49:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/284 Review of 'The Secret Life of Pets' Max (Louis C.K.) is a pet dog, beloved of his owner who is shocked when she returns one day with another dog, the huge, shaggy Duke (Eric Stonestreet). Jealous that he is now sharing his owner's affection Max seeks to rid himself of Duke but this backfires when they are being walked in the park and they find themselves in the sewers struggling to return to their owner first encountering a gang of sinister cats led by Ozone (Steve Coogan) then, later, the … text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/295 Review of 'Storks' The storks have stopped delivering babies due to an unfortunate series of events causes causes them to fail to deliver a child - Tulip (voiced by Katie Crown). Failing in this critical role the storks now deliver packages as part of text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/319 Review of 'The Lego Batman Movie' Following his star turn in The Lego Movie, LEGO Batman gets his own movie. Batman (Will Arnett) is facing loneliness as the caped crusader. The Joker (Zach Galifianakis), feeling unloved and unappreciated by the hero in black, gathers together an army to face him down. Dick Grayson (Michael Cera) is a clingy and ebullient young orphan adopted by Alfred (Ralph Fiennes) in the hope of bringing Batman out of his slump. The former police commission Jim Gor… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/329 Review of 'Sing' In a world populated by talking animals down on his luck theatre owner koala Buster Moon (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) seeks to revive his fortunes with a singing competition. When his assistant Ms Crawley (voiced by Garth Jennings) accidentally changes the prize from $1,000 to $100,000 his contest sparks a lot of interest: Johnny (voiced by Taron Egerton) is a gorilla with a wonderful voice but is trapped helping his burglar father escaping crime scenes; The pig Rosita… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/330 Review of 'Big Hero 6' A wonderful feel-good movie from the masters of animation. Hiro (voiced by Ryan Potter) is a talented young man who is looking for some sort of direction in his life having been previously concentrating on robot fighting. When visiting his older brother Tadashi (voiced by Daniel Henney) at his lab at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology he is convinced to create an entry for the next robotics exhibit with the main prize being granted admission to the institute. D… text/html 2026-06-13T15:49:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/331 Review of 'Despicable Me 3' 3rd film in the 'Despicable Me' series Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) and his wife Lucy (voiced by Kristen Wiig) have been fired by the Anti-Villain league when they fail to stop Balthazar Bratt (voiced by Trey Parker), a child star from the 1980s, from stealing the largest diamond in the world. Gru discovers that he has a long-lost brother, Dru (also voiced by Carell) who is the antithesis of Gru - Rich, flamboyant, fun and, most of all, has a full head of hair. G… text/html 2025-08-09T15:18:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/342 Review of 'Isle of Dogs' Yeah, this is something else. In a word: Quirky. In several more words: Odd and fun. Set in the near future the city of Megasaki in Japan has suffered an outbreak of “dog flu” so Mayor Kobayashi (Kunichi Nomura) exiles all dogs to Trash Island. There the dogs learn to adapt without their owners and establish a society. The mayor's son Atari (Koyu Rankin) escapes from his father to search for his dog Spots crashing on the island. Despite not being able to verbal… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/348 Review of 'The Angry Birds Movie' Set on an island of peaceful, care-free, and flightless birds, Red (Jason Sudeikis) is a bit of an outcast with his unpredictable temper. After being put on trial for his anger he is sent to anger management class where he demonstrates his anger by (hilariously) attacking the class's welcome sign (see the trailer). While Red is in class, the island is visited by a boat from which emerges a bearded pig named Leonard (Bill Hader) and his assistant Ross (Tony… text/html 2025-06-01T15:21:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/352 Review of 'Incredibles 2' Following on from the events of the first film, “Incredibles 2” sees the destruction to the city from the superhero Parr family battle with “The Underminer” leading to their arrest and a ban on all superheros. Now in hiding they are approached by business tycoon Winston Deavor (voiced by Bob Odenkirk), a huge fan, who offers to use his wealth and influence to change public opinions to superheros by having Elastigirl (voiced by Holly Hunter; alter-ego of Helen, the … text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/356 Review of 'Chieri & Cherry' “Chieri and Cherry” tells the story of a young girl “Chieri” with an active imagination. When she travels with her mother to pay their respects at her father's grave Chieri instead goes on an adventure with her stuffed animal friend text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/369 Review of 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' When the Sugar Rush arcade game cabinet at Litwak's Arcade is damaged the owner does not have the money to replace it. With the star of the game (and the original Wreck-It Ralph movie) Vanellope's (voiced by Sarah Silverman) future at stake Wreck-It Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) travels with her to the Internet via the arcade's newly installed Wi-Fi router to find the part before time runs out. They quickly realise that while you can get whatever yo… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/393 Review of 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' A wild and fun animated romp into the world of Spider-Man. Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) is a young man trying to figure his place in the world with an understanding but concerned mother and policeman father who send him to a special school which they believe will foster his talents. At the new school Miles feels out of place which is not helped by his father insisting he says that he loves him in front of his fellow students when d… text/html 2024-12-31T15:57:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/400 Review of 'Early Man' An asteroid strikes prehistoric earth wiping out the dinosaurs but leaving a small group of cavemen living in the impact crater. When a group of bronze age miners arrive, threatening to destroy their home the young caveman Dug (voiced by Eddie Redmayne) along with his trusty pet warthog Hognob decide to challenge the amazingly talented bronze age football (soccer) team to a match - If the caveman win they get their home back, if the bronze age team win, the cavemen wil… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/413 Review of 'Toy Story 4' 4th film in the 'Toy Story' series You thought that Toy Story 3 was the last toy in the box? Well, no, Disney and Pixar have decided there is another story to tell but, sadly, it is a confused...though fun...mess. Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) and the gang are now owned by Bonnie (voiced by Madeleine McGraw). On her first day at school Bonnie, with the help of Woody, creates a new toy she calls text/html 2024-10-06T16:35:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/424 Review of 'Corpse Bride' Another stop-motion masterpiece from Tim Burton. In the late 1800s young man Victor Van Dort (voiced by Johnny Depp) is to marry Victoria Everglot (voiced by Emily Watson). The Everglots have fallen on hard times are marrying into the Van Dorts to improve their position in society. At the wedding rehersal Victor is unable to remember his lines and escapes into the forest to practice. When he finally gets the lines right he realises he has accidentally married to … text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/429 Review of 'The Lord of the Rings' This is an animated version of J.R.R. Tolkien's “Lord of the Rings” trilogy squeezed into just over two hours (though it does not actually complete the story). Frodo Baggins (voiced by Christopher Guard), a young Hobbit in the shire is visited by the wizard Gandalf (voiced by William Squire)who tells him he must leave the shire as dark forces are coming to take the ring of power his cousin Bilbo (voiced by Norman Bird) left for him having himself stolen i… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/431 Review of 'Robots' In a world of robots the young Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor) is inspired by master inventor Bigweld (voiced by Mel Brooks) whose moto is “you can shine no matter what you're made of”. Rodney invents “ text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/439 Review of 'Monsters, Inc.' The monsters that live in children's closets are real. Children's screams are harvested and used to power the world where the monsters live. Every night teams of monsters are assigned doors to travel through into children's bedrooms to do their scaring. They all live in terror of only one thing: The children they are scaring who they consider extremely toxic. In Monsters, Inc we meet two of these monsters, walking eyeball Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) and mast… text/html 2025-06-01T15:21:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/441 Review of 'The Iron Giant' It is 1957 in the small rural town of Rockwell, Maine. Hogarth Hughes (voiced by Eli Marienthal) is a young boy who stumbles across a giant metal robot (voiced by Vin Diesel) caught in some power lines. The robot has suffered from his experience, forgetting his true purpose but determined to be Hogarth's friend. The robot remains hidden from view but U.S. government agent Kent Mansley (voiced by Christopher McDonald) is suspicious as to what is going on and begi… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/454 Review of 'Big Fish & Begonia (Dayu haitang)' Hum, so what was this about? Let me see...Ah, yes, I remember (having just read up on the IMDB summary): In a magical realm Chun (voiced by Guanlin Ji), now of age at 16, is sent in the form of a dauphin to the human world where she is warned to keep clear of humans. Returning to the portal that will return her to her world she is trapped in a net but is freed by human boy but in the process the boy drowns. Touched by the boy's sacrifice Chun… text/html 2026-02-17T19:51:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/467 Review of 'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part' 2nd film in the 'Lego Movie' series Lego Movie 2 continues on from the climax of The Lego Movie with the arrival of aliens from the planet of “Duplo”, following on from real-world builder Finn (Jadon Sand) being told by his father (voice of Will Ferrell) that his little sister Bianca (Brooklynn Prince) should now be allowed to play with Legos. And so the battle begins. Five years later sees text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/479 Review of 'Toy Story' 1st film in the 'Toy Story' series Young boy Andy's (voiced by John Morris) favourite toy is Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) is a cowboy action figure. Andy has an assortment of toys that come to life whenever humans are not around. When Andy receives a gift of a text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/486 Review of 'Toy Story 2' 2nd film in the 'Toy Story' series Following on from Toy Story Andy (voiced by John Morris) is now a few years older with both Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) and Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) still a big part of his life. When Al (voiced by Wayne Knight) a sneaky local toy collector, operator of the text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/487 Review of 'Fantasia' “Fantasia” is a milestone in film animation as it seeks to visualise classical music. Brought to the big screen by Disney animators “Fantasia” was originally released in a “road show” format to a small number of theatres that had to be fitted out with the technology it used (not only colour but multi-channel sound). It was treated very much like a classical music performance with a programme, assigned seats and an idea of updating the programme periodically over time w… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/488 Review of 'Fantasia 2000' “Fantasia 2000” seeks to continue with the ideas originally explored in Review of 'Fantasia' with a new set of classical music pieces featuring animation from various Disney artists. As with the original film, each of the eight pieces here feature quite different styles of animation. The original idea was that text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/495 Review of 'Belleville Rendez-vous (Les triplettes de Belleville)' The elderly Madame Souza (voiced by Monica Viegas) is troubled by her young grandson's lack of direction until he shows an interest in bicycle racing. She encourages this, training him as a young man to participate in the Tour de France. While there he is kidnapped by a mysterious crime syndicate who wish to harness his super-athletic cycling powers. Madame Souza traces them to Belleville where she teams up with a group of … text/html 2026-06-13T15:49:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/496 Review of 'Despicable Me' 1st film in the 'Despicable Me' series Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is a criminal mastermind whose dream of stealing the moon with the the help of his numerous small yellow “minions” and the gadgets of his hard-of-hearing assistant Dr. Nefario (voiced by Russell Brand) is called into question when he is turned down for a loan. Determined to prove to the bank his plan will work Gru steals a text/html 2026-06-13T15:49:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/498 Review of 'Despicable Me 2' 2nd film in the 'Despicable Me' series Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is a happy father, setting aside his previous life as a villain, caring for his three adapted daughters, Margo (voiced by Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (voiced by Dana Gaier) and Agnes (voiced by Elsie Fisher). When Gru helps Agnes rehearse for a school mother's day speech she shares that she is a bit sad she does not have a mother. Queue entry of the attractive, though flighty, Lucy (voiced by Kriste… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/512 Review of 'The Book of Life' In a surreal world of vivid imagery and colours a school tour at a museum for a bunch of “loser” children has a museum guide telling them a story from the Day of the Dead. In “San Angel” town there are three friends: Maria (voiced by Zoe Saldana), Manolo (voiced by Diego Luna) and Joaquin (Channing Tatum). Manolo loves nothing but to spend time making music on his guitar while has father wishes him to be a matador like all of their male ancestors. Joaquin is m… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/531 Review of 'Next Gen' Mai (voiced by Charlyne Yi) is a bitter, resentful, young girl who lives with her robot-obsessed single mother Molly. When Mai wanders off at the launch of a new robot at “IQ Robotics” she stumbles across the secret lab of Dr. Tanner Rice where he has been working on an top secret attack robot, 7723 which she accidentally activates. 7723 escapes the labs in a blaze of gunfire and tracks down Mai. Mai quickly sees the advantages of having a weaponized robotic companion… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/549 Review of 'Moana' Set in the islands of Polynesia we learn the story of shape-shifting demigod Maui (enthusiastically voiced by Dwayne Johnson) who steels the heart of the mother island Te Fiti but eventually loses it to the ocean after an encounter with lava demon Te Ka which causes an evil darkness to spread across the world. We meet the young girl Moana (voiced by Louise Bush), high-spirited daughter of chief Tui (voiced by Temuera Morrison) who is drawn to sail beyond the reef despite i… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/550 Review of 'The Peanuts Movie' I was not too convinced when I heard that the company that produced the Ice Age films would be turning their hand to making a Peanuts movie with their style of computer-generated imagery - Would they be able to keep the gentle, simple spirit of the beloved comic strip or would it become yet another Ice Age-wannabee? I am delighted to report that text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/551 Review of 'Klaus' An amazing looking though slow moving film with a seasonal plot that gently entertains, “Klaus” is a bit of an unexpected delight. Jesper (voiced by Jason Schwartzman) is a spoiled, wealthy young man whose father is determined to instil in him a worth ethic. With his recent failure at the postal academy, his father sends him to the furthest reaches of the kingdom in Smeerensberg and admonishes him to deliver 6,000 letters in a year. On arriving in the grey, cold and remo… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/555 Review of 'Farmageddon' Shawn the sheep's tranquil life at Mossy Bottom Farm is disrupted by the arrival of an alien spacecraft. It's single occupant is able to mimic any sounds it hears but spreads havoc wherever it goes and soon is taken under the wing (hoof?) of Shawn who helps get it back to it's ship. Meanwhile, the farmer has other plans as he capitalizes on the crowd of visitors the spacecraft attracts by building a high-priced theme park text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/557 Review of 'Coco' Young Miguel's (Anthony Gonzalez) family have banned music from their home but Miguel is determined to play his guitar just like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt) who he believes is a distant relative. Requiring a guitar to play in a musical contest during the Day of the Dead, Miguel breaks into Ernesto's mausoleum to borrow his famous guitar but this throws him into the colourful Land of the Dead. With the help of Héctor (Gael García Bernal), a down-on-his-luck… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/583 Review of 'Rango' Rango (voiced by Johnny Depp) is a cocky, self-assured, pet chameleon who seeks out action and excitement. After accidentally falling out of a car he finds himself in the deep dessert where the local wildlife see easy pickings. Managing to avoid being eaten Rango discovers an old west town called text/html 2025-06-01T15:21:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/589 Review of 'The Incredibles' An incredibly (pun intended) fun film from Pixar with a quirky animation style and brings to mind dynamic action films of the 50s and 60s, indeed, many of the characters and sets could easily have been pulled from these decades. text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/591 Review of 'The Addams Family' An animated adaptation of “The Addams Family” TV series and, later, films tells the story of a spooky, though friendly, family of the undead. Gomez (Oscar Isaac) and Morticia Addams (Charlize Theron) move to a derelict asylum at the top of a hill in New Jersey to raise a family. Years later they have a daughter, the clinically cold and highly intelligent Wednesday (Chloë Grace Moretz), and a younger son, the violent Pugsley (Finn Wolfhard) living alongside Unc… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/598 Review of 'The Angry Birds Movie 2' Following the events of the first film (The Angry Birds Movie, Bird Island's irritable hero Red (voiced by Jason Sudeikis) along with friends Chuck (voiced by Josh Gad) and Bomb (voiced by Danny McBride) are still protecting the island in a prank war with newly rebuilt text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/599 Review of 'Turbo' Theo (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) is a snail who dreams of racing while watching his hero (human) Indianapolis Champion Guy Gagné (voiced by Bill Hader) on television. In a freak accident Turbo, as Theo calls himself, is doused with nitrous oxide and finds himself now able to achieve incredible speeds. When he and his brother, Chet (voiced by) are discovered by ambitious taco truck driver Tito (voiced by Michael Peña) along with his collection of not-so-fast but insane (!) s… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/608 Review of 'Ruben Brandt, Collector (Ruben Brandt, a gyujto)' A stunning piece of animation from director Milorad Krstic that blurs the line between the world of fine (mostly modern) art and animation. Milorad Krstic (voiced by Iván Kamarás) is a therapist who believes his patients can control their compulsions by text/html 2026-01-25T16:54:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/609 Review of 'Wish Dragon' Din (voiced by Jimmy Wong) dreams of reuniting with his childhood friend Li Na (voiced by Natasha Liu Bordizzo) who moved away with her father and now live in a mansion. One day Din is given a teapot by an old man out of which emerges Long (voiced by John Cho, channelling his inner Robin Williams) a text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/617 Review of 'Ice Age: Collision Course' 5th film in the 'Ice Age' series Scrat's endless pursuit of elusive acorns finds himself inside a UFO long frozen in the ice that eventually takes him into space and unwittingly sending a series of asteroids in the direction of earth. Meanwhile, mammoths Manny (voiced by Ray Romano) and Ellie (voiced by Queen Latifah) are preparing upcoming marriage between their daughter Peaches (voiced by Keke Palmer) and her fiancé, the somewhat dim-whited, though war… text/html 2026-02-17T19:51:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/635 Review of 'Trolls' Once upon a time the colourful happy Trolls lived in a tree in the middle of a Bergens village. The Bergens were convinced that the only way they could be truly happy was to eat a Troll which they did every year on Trollstice. One Trollstice the King of the Trolls (voiced by John Cleese) leads his people to freedom via a tunnel. The Bergen Chef (voiced by Christine Baranski) is banished from the town. Now, many years later the Trolls live happily many miles away from t… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/638 Review of 'Abominable' Young girl Yi (voice of Chloe Bennet) lives with her mother (voice of Michelle Wong) and her Nai Nai (voice of Tsai Chin) in a city in China. Yi struggles to come to terms with the death of her father, distancing herself from her mother and taking up a number of small jobs to earn enough money to travel across China on the trip she had planned to take with her Dad. Having escaped from the holding cell of Dr. Zara (voice of Sarah Paulson) of Burnish Industries a young… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/668 Review of 'Trolls World Tour' 2nd film in the 'Trolls' series I quite enjoyed the first Trolls film but “Trolls World Tour” goes way, way...way, to far and is a manic, confused, annoying sequel. The two stars of the first film, now queen, Poppy (voiced by Anna Kendrick) and Branch (voiced by Justin Timberlake) discover their community of trolls is just one of six different tribes scattered over six lands devoted to different types of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock (t… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/687 Review of 'Lightyear' Yes, Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Evans) from the Toy Story series finally gets his own film but is it as fun as the other series? In a word: No, but it looks good and it is an OK SF flick... A Star Command exploration ship lands on the planet T'Kani Prime looking for life but Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his commanding officer and friend Alisha Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) are attacked by hostile lifeforms. In a hasty attempt to leave the planet Lightyear … text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/690 Review of 'Sing 2' Sometime after the events of Sing theatre owner Buster Moon (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) and his group of talented stars is experiencing amazing success with local audiences however Buster is disappointed when talent scout Suki (voiced by Chelsea Peretti) tells him his show would never make it in Redshore City. Buster and his friends from the show travel to visit theatre mogul Jimmy Crystal (voiced by Bobby Cannavale) in Redstone City. Crystal is uninterested in their… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/694 Review of 'I Lost My Body (J'ai perdu mon corps)' A severed hand lies in the gutter. Twitching to live it scurries through the streets looking for it's owner. Naoufel (voiced in English by Dev Patel, originally Hakim Faris) is a pizza delivery boy who falls for a customer Gabrielle (voiced in English by Alia Shawkat, originally Victoire Du Bois) who he talks to via an intercom. Tracking her down he meets her uncle Gigi (voiced in English by George Wendt of text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/697 Review of 'Ferdinand' A classic children's story brought to the big screen by the studio behind “Ice Age” sees a flower-loving bull attempting to escape fate in the bull-fighting ring. As a young bull Ferdinand (voiced by John Cena) is raised on a ranch where he prefers smelling flowers to fighting contrary to his fellow bulls who feel the bullring is everything. After seeing his father leave in a truck for the ring and seeing the empty truck return Ferdinand panics and escapes from the ra… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/699 Review of 'Strange World' In a colourful, bizarre world a young Searcher Clade (voiced by Jake Gyllenhaal) travels with his adventurous father Jaeger (voiced by Dennis Quaid) who is seeking the “far side of the mountains”. In a massive snow storm Searcher struggles to follow his father. After an argument Searcher turns away to investigate glowing plant, leaving his father to continue the quest. Years later the plant now provides energy for the village and has transformed their society. S… text/html 2023-06-24T15:52:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/715 Review of 'Encanto' In a small Columbian village the Madrigal family have lived for generations. This is not any ordinary family, the children have magical powers that are given to them in a family coming of age ceremony...all except Mirabel (voiced by Stephanie Beatriz) who, for some reason, was unable to open the door which would have blessed her with her gift. Her oldest sister Isabela (voiced by Diane Guerrero) has the ability to grow flowers at will, an older sister Luisa (voiced by J… text/html 2023-06-11T13:24:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/716 Review of 'Soul' Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx), a school music teacher, feels trapped in his life dreaming of becoming a professional jazz musician. When offered a chance to audition for jazz legend Dorothea Williams's (voiced by Angela Bassett) band he jumps at the chance and amazes Dorothea who offers him a job on the spot. While leaving the jazz club he falls into an open manhole and finds himself as an amorphous soul heading for the text/html 2023-06-11T13:24:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/722 Review of 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' I very much enjoyed the energy and vibrancy of the first “Spider-Verse” film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse so was excited to hear about this new film, “Across the Spider-Verse”. In two words: Full on. On Earth-65 Gwen Stacey (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) is struggling with missing her friend Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) and living up to the expectations of her police captain father who continues to hunt for the killer of her fr… text/html 2023-06-24T15:52:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/726 Review of 'Tangled' A Disney animated version of the classic ferry tale “Rapunzel”, sees young princess Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore) kidnapped as a child by Mother Gothel (voiced by Donna Murphy) and placed in a remote tall tower. Gothel forbids Rapunzel from leaving the tower, warning of the dangers of the outside world but in reality desires the magical youth-giving powers of Rapunzel's uncut hair. When a handsome young bandit, Flynn Ryder (voiced by Zachary Levi) chances upon the to… text/html 2023-12-26T15:32:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/745 Review of 'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' Following on from the events of “Chicken Run”, Ginger (voiced by Thandiwe Newton) and the rest of her flock have found peace away from humans on a small island in a lake. She and Rocky (now voiced by Zachary Levi) have hatched a girl named Molly (voiced by Bella Ramsey) who is determined to see for herself what life is like in the rest of the world. Escaping the island the naïve Molly is saved by Frizzle (voiced by Josie Sedgwick-Davies) who is d… text/html 2024-08-18T16:16:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/779 Review of 'Nimona' A thousand years ago a medieval kingdom was attacked by the Great Black Monster which was defeated and a high wall was built around their city. The kingdom is now protected by the Institute for Elite Nights. During a knighting ceremony Ballister Boldheart (voiced by Riz Ahmed) is framed killing Queen Valerin (voiced by Lorraine Toussaint). Fleeing for his life, Ballister makes friends with a smart-alex shape-Shifter named Nimona (voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz) who agrees… text/html 2024-10-20T11:03:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/782 Review of 'The Wild Robot' A Universal Dynamics ROZZUM robot (voiced by Lupita Nyong'o) finds itself marooned on an uninhabited island where it struggles to find any animal wanting it's services even after learning their languages. Unit 7134, now named text/html 2024-12-08T13:47:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/784 Review of 'Inside Out 2' 2nd film in the 'Inside Out' series Following on from the first film Inside Out, Riley (voiced by Kensington Tallman) has entered puberty which ushers in some additional, more complex, emotions: Anxiety (exuberantly voiced by Maya Hawke), Envy (voiced by Ayo Edebiri), Embarrassment (voiced by Paul Walter Hauser), Ennui (nonchalantly voiced by Adèle Exarchopoulos) and Nostalgia (voiced by June Squibb; who only appears once or twice, banished to a cupboard for being too… text/html 2024-12-16T20:05:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/787 Review of 'That Christmas' We follow an eventful Christmas Eve set in a snow-bound Wellington-on-Sea (England) with three stories: Danny (voiced by Jack Wisniewski), a young man living alone with his busy nurse mother whose father is unable to visit leaving him alone, but is then befriended by the stern-looking teacher MS Trapper (voiced by Fiona Shaw) who happens to have a knack with snowmen; When their parents unexpectedly wind up trapped in a snow bank their children, led by rebellious te… text/html 2024-12-31T15:57:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/790 Review of 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' Wallace (voiced by Ben Whitehead, taking over the role folowing the death of Peter Sallis in 2017) continues his inventive ways with the creation of “Norbot” (voiced by Reece Shearsmith) a robotic garden gnome that he uses as a basis for a new business venture cleaning up gardens. Feathers McGraw, the cunning penguin that Wallace helped apprehend in text/html 2024-12-31T16:27:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/791 Review of 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' Puss in Boots (voiced by Antonio Banderas) is now down to the last of his nine lives. When attacked by a black-hooded wolf (voiced by Wagner Moura) Puss is scared for the first time in his life so makes the decision to become a housecat of cat lady Mama Luna (voiced by Da'Vine Joy Randolph), burying his costume in the garden. There Puss is bored from his life of leisure. Reluctantly, he befriends text/html 2025-01-12T13:47:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/792 Review of 'The Amazing Maurice' Talking cat Maurice (voiced by Hugh Laurie) with the help of a group of sentient rats and the rather dim-witted pied-piper Keith (voiced by Himesh Patel) have set up a racket of “ridding” Discworld towns of their own plague of rats text/html 2025-05-04T14:53:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/807 Review of 'Moana 2' Moana 2 picks up three years after Moana’s (voiced by Auli'i Cravalho) first adventure (see here for review), as she continues exploring islands near her home, Motunui. She receives a vision from her ancestor, Tautai Vasa (voiced by Gerald Faitala Ramsey), who warns her that the storm god Nalo (voiced by Tofiga Fepulea'i) has sunk the legendary island of Motufetu, severing the connection between people and the ocean. Determined to restore balance, Moana assembles a crew—i… text/html 2025-06-08T13:31:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/816 Review of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' In this new origin film for the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, rogue scientist Baxter Stockman (voiced by Giancarlo Esposito) has invented a Mutagenic “ooze” but is killed by a squad sent by Techno Cosmic Research Institute (TCRI) executive Cynthia Utrom (voiced by Maya Rudolph) to steal it. An explosion sends the ooze into the sewers where it transforms three baby turtle brothers: Michelangelo (voiced by Shamon Brown Jr.), Leonardo (… text/html 2025-07-26T13:14:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/817 Review of 'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' Set 200 years before the events of the “Lord of the Rings”, the animated “The War of the Rohirrim” is set in the kingdom of Rohan where King Helm Hammerhand (voiced by Brian Cox) rejects a marriage proposal from the Dunlending Lord Freca (voiced by Shaun Dooley). When Freca is killed in a one-on-one fight with Helm, Freca's son Wulf (voiced by Luca Pasqualino) seeks vengeance and power, building a massive army from various warrior g… text/html 2025-12-31T15:04:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/842 Review of 'Frozen II' This sequel, set three years after the first film (see Frozen), sees Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) hearing a mysterious voice calling out to her. Elsa and her sister Anna (Kristen Bell) recall a story told to them by their parents King Agnarr (voiced by Alfred Molina) of Arendelle and his Queen Iduna (voiced by Evan Rachel Wood) in which their grandfather, King Runeard (voiced by Jeremy Sisto), established a truce with the neighbouring tribe of Northuldra by building a… text/html 2026-01-25T16:54:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/852 Review of 'KPop Demon Hunters' A sensation on Netflix, I decided to give “KPop Demon Hunters” a try. I will watch pretty much anything and this was a lot of fun... Long ago demons preyed on humans, feeding their souls to their ruler Gwi-Ma (voiced by Lee Byung-hun) but these are kept at bay by subsequent generations of three women who use their singing to create a barrier to protect the humans - The text/html 2026-02-17T19:51:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/856 Review of 'Kung Fu Panda 4' 4th film in the 'Kung Fu Panda' series This forth instalment in the ever-popular “Kung Fu Panda” series sees Po (Jack Black) told by Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) that he must advance to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace and find a successor for his role as Dragon Warrior. Po is not so keen. After capturing a Corsac fox bandit named Zhen (Awkwafina) the bandit tells Po that the banished Tai Lung (Ian McShane) who has reappeared is actually a shap… text/html 2026-02-21T16:32:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/857 Review of 'Migration' Mack Mallard (voiced by Kumail Nanjiani) is a nervous duck. He discourages his children Dax (voiced by Caspar Jennings) and Gwen (voiced by Tresi Gazal) from venturing beyond the New England pond they call home, to the displeasure of his wife Pam (voiced by Elizabeth Banks). Scared of the wider world, he tells his children of the horrors that await them - Predators, terrible weather and poisonous mushrooms. When a group of migrating ducks visit the pond on their way … text/html 2026-05-17T11:37:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/866 Review of 'The Garfield Movie' Not to be confused with the live action 2004 film “Garfield: The Movie”, “The Garfield Movie” is a more recent animation-only story of the lasagne-loving comic sedentary orange tabby cat Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt) who lives with his long-suffering (silent) friend, beagle dog Odie ( text/html 2026-06-13T15:49:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/868 Review of 'Despicable Me 4' 4th film in the 'Despicable Me' series Now a member of the Anti-Villain League (AVL) former super-villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) attends a class reunion where he encounters Maxime Le Mal (voiced by Will Ferrell) who still holds a grudge with Gru for text/html 2026-06-13T15:49:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/introduction Animation I have always been fascinated by what animators can bring to the screen. 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