James' Movie Blog

  Trying to make an animated film contain the subject of war, is very difficult. This is why war films are made in live action; they can be believable. Everything is recreated so that way, the people who survived can have some sort of memory of what happened. Plus, it gives out a good deal of entertainment value for everyone to enjoy. However, going back to animation, making a war film using the medium, can usually lead to some sort of misdirection. Just look at 2005's “Valiant”, an interesting movie, which is hindered greatly by a wide variety of factors. One of which is the presentation. It just doesn't bring out the entertainment value a lot of war films handle. While the film has good intentions, the end product is not pleasing to the eyes. And in the case of the acting, the ears as well. “Valiant” doesn't evoke or inspire, and instead, does not bring out the message of war to the fullest potential. The story is set in 1944 in England during the height of World War II....

  A perfect example on how to do a stop-motion animated film, “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” succeeds in every way possible. It has an interesting story, it's tremendously funny, the cast does an excellent job at lending their voices to this animated film, and this movie brings together a lot of genres into one whole production. This film is wonderful and full of great entertainment. Whenever an animated movie comes along, it tries to break the barriers on how to define a cartoon; this movie proves that point beyond all expectations. We have two of the most recognized characters in animation history making their feature film debut, and they triumph boldly. “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” is an ambitious project that brings two popular clay figures to the big screen. The plot is that England is holding its annual Giant Vegetable Competition and unfortunately there's a rabbit infestation in the area that's causing a real problem. ...