"My Neighbors the Yamadas" is a 1999 Japanese animated comedy film directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film is based on a newspaper comic strip by Hisaichi Ishii, and tells the story of the Yamada family and their humorous daily lives. The film is notable for its unique animation style, which resembles a watercolor painting brought to life.

The Pirates! Band of Misfits is yet another animated film with 3-D action and plenty of familiar voices from top notch actors that the kids will love. Around Christmas is always a favorite time of year for family oriented films and this year there are a lot of them! In "The Pirates" we see the Pirate Captain with a mission in mind to out do their rivals who are Black Bellamy and also Cutlass Liz. They are in the competition for an award for Pirate of the Year. Along the way the Captain hand crew travel from the shore on Blood Island deep into the fog bound streets of old Victorian London.his is stop motion buy still has plenty of computer graphics that do a lot for the visual elements such as rolling sea and spectacular scenery. The CG technology allows for more visual and expanded scenery plus adding that old wooden boat that could not possibly actually float in real time. But it's fun!oices include Hugh Grant as Pirate Captain, Cutlass Liza is voiced by Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven is the voice of Black Bellamy, and as Queen Victoria we hear Imelda Staunton. All come together to create a family fun movie for the holidays!

Painted in black and white, the story of Frankenweenie began in 1984 when Tim Burton co-produced with Disney short animated film Frankenweenie. It was a funny story about the adventures of beloved dog, revived from the dead by young scientist Victor Frankenstein. In 2012 it is the time for big adventure of Frankenweenie. This time it is a full length animated film harnessed with the latest technology and modern cinematic art.he creation plan of this film was born back in 2005, but Tim's timeline was totally filled up with the creation of the hilarious Alice in Wonderland, and Frankenweenie was postponed for an indefinite period of time. However, this did not prevent its creators to sharpen heart touching storyline, and even more: the modern CGI technology helped to create the Frankenweenie, as we saw him in 2012. Despite he is black and white - this dog is probably one of the most complex animated creatures in the history of animation. Tim Burton and his team had to bring the Swiss watchmakers to create sophisticated models of Frankenweenie: more than 200 animated dolls stuffed with tiny mechanisms. But as a result we have a cool animated storyline taking place in another one surreal universe created by Tim Burton.he film has turned to be exciting, touching and a bit naive. However, it is this naivety creates the special atmosphere, due to which even the idea of resurrection of the dog through the electricity with a needle and thread, seems to be completely normal and logical.

Computer animated comedies are usually visually stunning and often funny as well. These Madagascar movies, with this one being the third in the popular series, are especially entertaining and amusing. Familiar voices and some that you think you might recall fill this film with plenty of amusing dialog while you watch the antics of a Lion, Zebra, Hippo, and Giraffe that are attempting to return to New York after they escape from confinement in Africa. The group get sidetracked and soon wind up in Monte Carlo. But the Siberian tiger helps guide them back state side. Voices you may recognize include Ben Stiller as the Lion Alex, Chris Rock as the Zebra Marty, David Schwimmer does Melman a Giraffe, and as Gloria the Hippo you will hear the voice of Jada Pinkett Smith. Also Cedric the Entertainer does the voice for Maurice and Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) is King Julien XIII. Listen for a voice from the past to play a Norway Lemming named Freddie. Martin Milner starred in Adam-12 and Route 66 back in the 1960's. This may be the most fun and adventurous Madagascar movie yet so don't miss it!

Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action-comedy film directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne. The movie tells the story of Po, a clumsy and overweight panda who dreams of becoming a kung fu master. When he is unexpectedly chosen as the Dragon Warrior to fight against an evil villain, Po must train with the Furious Five, a group of skilled warriors, to save the Valley of Peace.