For at least a moment, you have to regret director Carlos Saldanha and screenwriter Don Rhymer did not assemble this all-star comedy cast for a live-action film. Imagine queen of irony Anne Hathaway starring with George Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Tracy Morgan, will.i.am, and Jamie Foxx in a satirical send-up of almost anything! For now, audiences must feel grateful the crew that brought you Ice Age has lined-up these headliners to add their voice talents to Rio. And, for the sake of straight-faced gravity, Jesse Eisenberg is the voice of Blu, a Minnesota Macaw with a fear of flying."Of course, Rio is a boy-meets-girl movie laced with proper doses of romance, suspense, and intrigue. As the movie opens, Blu lives with Linda, his owner, in Moose Lake, Minnesota, the two of them convinced Blu is the last of his kind. When they learn of Jewel, Blu's female counterpart, they take their walk on the wild side, heading for Rio de Janeiro to meet the bird of Blu's dreams. Of course, adventures and mis-adventures multiply as poachers kidnap Blu and Jewel and the birds-of-a-feather attempt their escape. Naturally, because love conquers all, Blu ultimately must face his fear of flying in order to win Jewel's love."

A Monsters, Inc prequel, Monsters University is the next Pixar's big thing in a world of animated movies. The story of Monsters University follows the footsteps of chummy Mike and Sulley (remember the adventures hairy blue monster and one-eyed Pokémon-like creature?) In the times when they both attended The University of Fear- they were not so friendly to each other. To say more – they can't stand each other, due to their impressive differences. Now we witness not only their misfortunate adventures, but the story of how they become best friends forever. The voices of Steve Buscemi, Rob Riggle, John Goodman, Jennifer Tilly, Ken Jeong, Kelsey Grammer, Joel Murray, John Ratzenberger and, of course, Billy Crystal are still unparalleled and perfectly match the appropriate monsters' personalities. Another thing we like in Monsters franchise is the unbeatable atmosphere of the monster's world pictured by superb Pixar's director Dan Scanlon. He depicts the world where monsters educate how to bring the fear to earthling children in unsurpassed laughable yet ridiculous manner that become a kind of his "brand" almost ten years before Monsters University release, when Monsters, Inc won the hearts of worldwide audience, leaving no one indifferent to Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan adventures and charming personalities.

There is nothing to judge in Astroboy. It is a colorful, light-footed and frivolous animated movie, which maintains the balance of the funny, childish, bright and exciting things. Plus, the director David Bowers, has a phenomenal talent for details. The second and the third plans of crowds showcase so much funny characters, ingenious vignettes and additional jokes that willy-nilly, you become distracted from the shortcomings of the plot. Bowers generally leads the viewer through the film, like all the time dancing. And this "dizzying ease" is very captivating. Maybe buzzwords like "brilliant", "phenomenal" and "stunning" will sound to loud for the Astroboy. But here's the epithet "good", which is no less worthy. And Astroboy has earned it."

"Rock Dog" is a 2016 animated film that tells the story of Bodi, a young Tibetan Mastiff who dreams of becoming a rock star. Bodi's father wants him to follow in his footsteps and become a guardian of their village, but Bodi's passion for music is too strong to ignore. When a famous musician comes to their village, Bodi sets out on a journey to pursue his dream and become a rock star.

Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones and features the voice talents of Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, and Billy Crystal. The film follows a young girl named Sophie who is transformed into an old woman by a witch's curse. She seeks out the mysterious wizard Howl and his moving castle for help in breaking the curse.