A film from Wolfgang Petersen that everyone can enjoy watching. It’s about Bastian (Barett Oliver) who’s having a hard time getting over his mother’s death and spends most of his time in dreamland. His teachers and father of course want him to get serious. He’s being tormented by school bullies, and one day escapes into a book shop from them, where he meets Carl Conrad Coreander (Thomas Hill), the reclusive owner who piques his curiosity about the book he’s reading, but warns it’s not “safe”. Shortly after he borrows the book, he begins to read it in the school attic where Bastian is drawn into the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction. (There is also a famous OST by singer Limahl.)

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3DcWtkKeIY

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I hope most of you have seen this already, if not, give it a try. At New York’s Central Park Zoo four animals, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe and a hippo are best friends and stars of the show. But when one of the animals goes missing from their cage, the other three break free to look for him, only to find themselves reunited - on a ship en route to Africa. And there they learn first-hand what life can be like in the wild. Hilarious animated comedy film, that’s not only fun for kids. I liked all the different characters, the penguins are funny sidekicks, but King Julien is one of my personal favorites in this film. A wonderful thing about it is the references to other movies like “The Planet of the Apes” and “American Beauty”. Very obvious references I might add. This also means that the filmmakers are aware that a growing number of gross comes from adult audiences as well, and you then have to assume that the story is written for them as well. With the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer and Andy Richter.

Trailer:

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2392260889/

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The full movie in screen caps

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Also known as “Arrietty”, 14-year-old and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items that they borrow from the house’s human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty. With the voices of Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, David Henrie and Mirai Shida. A “smaller-scale” Ghibli movie than what we’re used to, but a good one.

Trailer:

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1087741465/

My favorite Shrek character gets his own movie. With the voices of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. I like the trailer, the style and the humor of the last Shrek movies stayed.

Plot:

A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat’s meeting with Shrek and his friends.

Trailer:

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1536465945/