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Lilo & Stitch (2025) - AniMat's Reviews

Lilo & Stitch (2025) - AniMat's Reviews

Experiment 626 is bringing his chaos to live-action in the 2025 remake of Lilo & Stitch. In this review, I’ll be looking into the alien’s next blockbuster and find out what is within this Disney live-action remake? Will this be another failure like what happened last time with Snow White, or will we discover something that we haven’t seen in years…an actual GOOD Disney live-action r...

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Ne Zha 2 - AniMat's Reviews

Ne Zha 2 - AniMat's Reviews

Step aside Inside Out 2, because the title for the highest grossing animated movie now belongs to Ne Zha 2. In this review, I’ll be looking into this record-breaking sequel to see what made this not just the biggest movie in China, but also climbed its way up to be among the top 5 highest grossing films in history. But when we watch the feature itself, is there more to Ne Zha than being a box...

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Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage - AniMat's Reviews

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage - AniMat's Reviews

I’m taking a break from talking about animation and turn up the music with the 2010 documentary, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage. In this review, I’ll be putting this movie to the test, as I’m coming in as a newcomer to the world of Rush and see what I can learn from the rock band and its trio, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. Will this documentary get closer to the heart of what m...

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The Little Mermaid (1989) - AniMat's Classic Reviews

The Little Mermaid (1989) - AniMat's Classic Reviews

There are very few animated films that became a real game changer like Disney’s 1989 classic, The Little Mermaid. In this review, I’ll be going into a deep dive into this movie discover what made this the timeless feature that started the legendary era known as the Disney Renaissance. How did Ariel revolution animation and have been a part of our world for generations?

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Disney Snow White (2025) - AniMat's Reviews

Disney Snow White (2025) - AniMat's Reviews

After going through many of the classics, Disney is taking the one that started it all and turn it into the 2025 live-action remake called Disney’s Snow White. In this review, I’ll be letting out a terrifying reaction to the new “dwarfs” and answer the question if this remake really is as bad as the controversy and the drama that often got Rachel Zegler into trouble make it out to be. View Post

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - AniMat's Reviews

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - AniMat's Reviews

Cartoon fans are getting their wish as hand drawn animation is coming back to the big screen with The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Review. In this review, I’ll be looking into the first ever fully animated Looney Tunes movie and see how Daffy Duck and Porky Pig are able to save the world in their own feature-length cartoon. Is the hype of bringing back classic 2D animation wort...

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Plankton: The Movie - AniMat's Reviews

Plankton: The Movie - AniMat's Reviews

Yes, we’re having another SpongeBob spin-off feature on Netflix starring Bikini Bottom’s smallest resident with Plankton the Movie. In this review, I’ll be cautiously looking into this new feature and how it compares to last year’s disaster that we know as Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. Can Plankton’s songs and love for Karen be enough to redeem SpongeBob’s time on Ne...

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Hoodwinked - AniMat's Classic Reviews

Hoodwinked - AniMat's Classic Reviews

Let’s investigate the case of one of the most fascinating animated films, Hoodwinked. In this review, I’ll be inspecting what made this fairy tale parody a fan favorite who many say can be considered on par with Shrek. However, with its great script, it also comes with some terrible animation. It’s a mystery if a great story can stand on its own while still having some of the worst animat...

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The Simpsons Characters Ranked by Who Would Say F***

The Simpsons Characters Ranked by Who Would Say F***

Among all the characters of The Simpsons, which ones are the most likely to say F***? Well, the best way to find out is if we ranked them on my biggest tier list yet. As we take a look at most of the people in Springfield, we’ll discover throughout the show’s 35-year history how likely they can hold themselves from swearing and which ones can let out the F-Bomb the say way Homer can take in...

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Pokémon the Movie 2000 - AniMat's Classic Reviews

Pokémon the Movie 2000 - AniMat's Classic Reviews

It’s time to go back to the world of Pokémon as we take a look at the second film, Pokémon the Movie 2000, or as they call it in Japan, Lugia’s Explosive Birth (Yes, that’s part of the original Japanese title). In this review, I’ll be looking into a personal blast from the past and see how the legendary birds and Lugia might be able to pull off a better feature than Mewtwo did in The ...

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Persepolis - AniMat's Classic Reviews

Persepolis - AniMat's Classic Reviews

It’s one thing to learn about the revolution and the war that happened in Iran, but it’s another to live it, which is what Persepolis is all about. In this review, I’ll be looking into the Oscar-nominated indie animated feature that tells the young life of Marjane Satrapi and how she experienced some of the darkest moments in Iran’s history all in the pursuit for her own freedom, as she...

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Top 5 Best and Worst Animated Films of 2024

Top 5 Best and Worst Animated Films of 2024

As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time we look back at how the year was for animation with the Top 5 Best and Worst Animated Films of 2024. It wasn’t a great year, as some of the bad ones can also be some of the absolute worst movies in a long time, but there are some that are among the best that did get us emotional. Among all the sequels that made a splash or made us emotional, to the wild or...

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Dog Man - AniMat's Reviews

Dog Man - AniMat's Reviews

DreamWorks is back to turn another Dav Pilkey book into an animated movie with Dog Man. In this review, I’ll be looking into how this crime-fighting dog slightly missed his mark with his feature film when compared to the other DreamWorks movie based on a Dav Pilkey novel, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. What is missing in Dog Man that made Captain Underpants an underrated gem?

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - AniMat's Reviews

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - AniMat's Reviews

Rolling around at the speed of sound is the next video game-based movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 3. In this review, we’re going to live and learn how this film took parts of Sonic Adventure 2 like Shadow the Hedgehog to create what many fans are saying is the best Sonic movie yet. But will all of Jim Carrey’s doubled crazy acting and fast-paced action, does this have what it takes to turn Sonic ...

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Update Blog - 1/11/25

Just when I thought things could finally get back to normal after the holidays, I find myself facing a new problem that took over my week. I got sick. I caught a pretty bad cold and it drained a lot of my energy where I needed some time away that could've been for making more videos for myself and making sure that I can feel better. Safe to say that my 2025 is not starting off well. However, wi...

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - AniMat's Reviews

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - AniMat's Reviews

Wallace and Gromit, Aardman’s iconic stop motion animation duo, are back to invent their second movie, Vengeance Most Fowl. In this review, I’ll be looking into the sequel to The Wrong Trousers where Feathers McGraw also returns for revenge, and result in another masterpiece that is as cracking as The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

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Mufasa: The Lion King - AniMat's Reviews

Mufasa: The Lion King - AniMat's Reviews

Experience the origins of one of the greatest Disney dads in Mufasa: The Lion King. In this review, we will see the interesting twist of this being a prequel that tells the story of Mufasa’s rise to become the king of the Pride Lands. However, since this is a follow-up to the hated 2019 remake of The Lion King, can this succeed where its predecessor failed as one of Disney’s live-action rem...

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Christmas in New York - AniMat's Classic Reviews

Christmas in New York - AniMat's Classic Reviews

Among all the Christmas movies that are considered the worst, there is nothing like Christmas in New York. In this review, we’ll be seeing this insane film created by Mondo TV, the same studio behind the infamous animated Titanic films like The Legend of the Titanic and In Search of the Titanic (Tentacolino). This holiday movie will give you the gift of learning the true meaning of insanely b...

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - AniMat's Reviews

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - AniMat's Reviews

Long before the epic journey with the hobbits, there was an older tale, now told in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. In this review, we’ll be going back to Middle-Earth to learn about the origins of Helm’s Deep, and if that doesn’t sound interesting, then get ready for a long and boring anime that doesn’t feel like it has much to do with The Lord of the Rings.

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AniMat Watches Christmas in New York

AniMat Watches Christmas in New York

I’ve seen plenty of bad Christmas movies, but I’ve never watched anything like Christmas in New York. In this special “Let’s Watch” video, you’ll see my first reaction to the full movie where I watch how Mondo, the same studio that created the infamous disasters The Legend of the Titanic and Tentacolino, present their spin on a Christmas movie with lots of surprises that nothing cou...

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That Christmas - AniMat's Reviews

That Christmas - AniMat's Reviews

I’ve reviewed Christmas films before, but this time, I’m looking into the movie that’s about That Christmas. In this review, I’ll be analyzing the next Holiday feature form Netflix as we see how the troubling town of Wellington on Sea handles a holiday season with a lot of problems. And yet, some of those problems even cause the movie itself to be not as merry as it hoped to be.

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Moana 2 - AniMat's Reviews

Moana 2 - AniMat's Reviews

Let’s see how far this review will go with talking about Moana 2. In this review, I’ll be looking into how Walt Disney Animation Studios made the unusual move of taking a planned Disney+ series and turning it into the Moana 2 we have today. Did this move go swimmingly, or did it make the sequel sink?

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Spellbound - AniMat's Reviews

Spellbound - AniMat's Reviews

If you did not like Disney’s Wish, you’re not ready for how Spellbound is so much worse. In this review, I’ll be looking into disgraced producer John Lasseter’s latest movie where he tries to make his own Disney movie, but even with a talented animation team and the music of Alan Menken, there’s nothing that can save this movie from the curse of being a disjointed Disney rip-off.

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Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - AniMat's Reviews

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - AniMat's Reviews

The long-awaited remake is finally real with Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed. In this review, I’ll be returning to the Wasteland once again, but now in modern consoles with a new coat of paint. And as one of the game’s biggest fans, I’ll be looking into everything to how the team at THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp updated the whole thing, from the upgrade to the graphics, to fixing the camera, t...

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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya - AniMat's Classic Reviews

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya - AniMat's Classic Reviews

We all know who Hayao Miyazaki is, but what about the other Studio Ghibli founder, Isao Takahata? In this review of his final film, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, I’ll be looking into what makes him stand out as a filmmaker and how his last movie capped off on a beautiful note with his adaptation of Japan’s oldest folk tale, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

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A Bug’s Life (PS1) - AniMat's Reviews

A Bug’s Life (PS1) - AniMat's Reviews

A Bug’s Life is not just a fan-favorite Pixar movie, but it also has a video game for the PlayStation, a.k.a. the PS1. In this review, I’ll be taking a look at the cult classic and how the game is almost good with all the materials to be great, but at the moment you start playing the game, A Bug’s Life becomes a nightmare.

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Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - AniMat's Classic Reviews

Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - AniMat's Classic Reviews

You’d never expect to see Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles together to fight crime, yet here we are. In this review, I’ll be taking a look at this movie, based on the 2016 comic mini-series, that may sound like an unusual crossover in concept, and as a DC direct-to-video animated film, you can predict what kind of quality is featured, but Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles s...

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Piece by Piece - AniMat's Reviews

Piece by Piece - AniMat's Reviews

Pharrell Williams, the man who brought us some of the biggest music hits in recent years like Happy and Drop It Like It’s Hot, has delivered the most unique animated film of the year with Piece by Piece. In this review, I’ll be looking into this documentary where Pharrell combined his life story with Lego animation to create a fun-filled movie that highlights his impact in the music career ...

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The Wild Robot - AniMat's Reviews

The Wild Robot - AniMat's Reviews

In an era of movie that is dominated by franchises and sequels, originality can still survive and create something beautiful, and The Wild Robot is great proof of this. In this review, I’ll be looking into what makes the Chris Sanders-directed movie so heartfelt with its painted-like animation, along with sharing my reaction to see if I’ll agree with what critics say by calling this the bes...

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The History of Playmobil: The Movie | More than a Lego Movie Rip-Off?

The History of Playmobil: The Movie | More than a Lego Movie Rip-Off?

Playmobil: The Movie is one of the biggest disasters in both animation and movie history. The only reputation that it has is being called a rip-off of The Lego Movie. But is there more to this than a failed attempt to copy a more successful film? If we look upon what went into the making of the movie and how director Lino DiSalvo and the team at ON animation created this, maybe we’ll find som...

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