Tag Archives: animated

Futurama: Bender’s Game (2008)

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Joel

I had a little free time while I folded laundry on Sunday afternoon, so I watched the 3rd in the Futurama direct-to-video movie series, Futurama: Bender’s Game, through Netflix streaming. is the third of the four direct-to-DVD Futurama films that make … Continue reading →

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Sintel: The incredibly sad tale of a woman and her dragon

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Joel

Oh, those Europeans and their uplifting stories. This short was created as a proof-of-concept for an open source 3D animation package called Blender.

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Planet Hulk (2010)

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Joel

Friday night, the kids and I stayed up to watch Planet Hulk on the Disney channel. Planet Hulk is a direct-to-video animated flick based on a 2006 crossover storyline in the Hulk comics. The premise of the story is that Hulk … Continue reading →

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Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths (2010)

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Joel

How did I forget about this? Last month, Josh and I watched Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths, a direct-to-video animated film release this February. This is a DCAU film, but not connected in any way to any of the … Continue reading →

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Superman: Doomsday (2007)

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Joel

When you fall behind on your updates, and you want to catch up, I guess there’s no time like the present. A few weeks ago, Josh and I watched Superman Doomsday, a 2007 animated DC Universe film. It’s a direct-to-video … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Joel

Recently visiting our local library, I was pleasantly surprised to find a large and varied collection of DVDs. Amontg them, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This is the CG-animated film that was released in 2008 and preceded The Clone Wars … Continue reading →

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How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Joel

I elected to take Thursday and Friday as vacation days this week. Historically, I’ve been terrible at taking vacation days timely, so I want to rectify that situation this year. I’ve realized that vacation time taken at the right times throughout the … Continue reading →

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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Joel

Lame. I’m a fan of Futurama, and wasn’t happy with Fox’s cancellation of the series. Although I didn’t like the 1st movie that Matt Groening’s team put out, Bender’s Big Score, I thought I should at least watch the rest … Continue reading →

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9 (2009)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Joel

After much anticipation, I finally remembered to rent 9, a film based on a story by Shane Acker. It’s an animated story that I first noted back early last year, that looked like a great story and cool animation. It … Continue reading →

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is funny

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Joel

Below is the first six minutes of 2009’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.  I haven’t seen this movie yet, but if the intro is any indication, this looks to be a damn funny movie.  Nice cast listing too.  Man … Continue reading →

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