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Hi guys! I just got a quick quastion. I am a war\horror guy for the most.
But i'm looking to add a few good animated and good comedys to my
collection. And i dont have alot of animated\comedy's really. I have
Toy Story Saga, Madagascar and Shrek the series. So my quastion is.

Do you guys have any good recommendations for some really good
comedys and animated movies?


Its really appreciated!
Thanks
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No offence, but that is a really broad question.

For comedy, anything ranges from all-out slapstick to more like real drama but with a lighter side to it and anything inbetween. So, for instance, from what you've seen throughout the years on TV, were the things you liked? Obviously we could take it from there.

For animation, do realise this is about a design choice by the producers and director (like black&white or colour), and says nothing about the genre or topic of the movie. When it comes to technique, do you like the old hand-drawn animation from the likes of Snow White (Studio: Disney) or Nausicaa (studio: Ghibli), or do you prefer today's computer generated animation like Monsters&Aliens (studio: Dreamworks), Up (studio: Pixar), etc.?  Or movies with a different take on the animation style used: Les Triplettes de Belleville, Persepolis, Book of Kells, ... or animation technique: The pirates! (claymation), Team America (puppetry) and so on. The studio names and movie titles will give you a start for the range of pictures out there.

Topic-wise Madagascar and Shrek deliver you comedy with talking animals and talking fantasy beasts. Toy Story is comedy and melodrama with talking toys. Those you already have.

On the other end of the genre spectrum there is war drama ('Grave of the fireflies') and a lot of science fiction (Akira, Ghost in the Shell etc). Of course there is the familiar kid friendly stuff --with a lot based on fairy tales of old-- by Disney. But then there is also adult horror ("Blood') and serious stuff ('Watership Down'). So a bit of idea where you want to go might help us to make suggestions.

Anyways, for starters you might want to look ar what won prices recently, like at the Oscars for animated movies, likewise BAFTA and Golden globes.
Eric

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Thank you for a great answer! 
And when it comes to what i prefer when it comes to the animated stuff
i dont have a clear 100% favourite of anything. I do like both the old hand-drawn
and the more recent computer style. So i take both. And i dont have anything
specific that i'm looking for in the animated genre, just some good movie that
you guys maby liked etc. When it comes to animated i was kinda totally blank.
And thanks for the link you gave me
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Right. Now if you'll peruse my DVD collection (the button with the movie roll in the mail header) you'll find lots and lots of animation in there, about 400 titles in the 3500+ collection.

Whether you like a particular movie is very much a personal thing. But as a hint to what I really like, these are the movies that I keep rewatching from time to time:
[li]Nausicaa (Ghibli)
Whisper of the Heart (Ghibli)
My Neighbor Totoro (Ghibli)
Spirited Away (Ghibli)
Ratatouille (Pixar)
The Incredibles (Pixar)
Atlantis (Disney, especially because of the many beautiful sceneries in it)
Monsters&Aliens (Dreamworks/PDA)[/li]
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Forgot something. The quite distinct style of animation in Japanese animated movies is usually named 'anime'. But for me it's just a significant part of animation that you shouldn't overlook.

One other word for creating your animation selection: you could do worse than start with the best studio's out there: Ghibli and Pixar. Of course there are misfires in there (Cars 2, anyone? I keep falling asleep with that one), but it is rare.
Also look into the Disney catalogue, but as they are active for some 80-odd years now, there a bit more movies in their catalogue not everybody really likes.
Eric

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Thanks alot Sir! Really appreciate it! :D
I will check alot of this stuff out!
And for the regions yes, i can only watch
the region free and region 2/B.
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And for the regions yes, i can only watch
the region free and region 2/B.


All animation BluRay's in my collection are either region free or B. However, some DVD's are region 3 or 1, because those were the best costeffective editions available at the time of buying. So for DVD's, double check the region if you peruse my collection...
Especially on the Ghibli side of things, at the time the Hong Kong DVD editions were the thing to go for. But nowadays I think most, if not all, are published as DVD's at least in the UK so check amazon.co.uk or play.com or .... for availability. For BluRay's, it is a work in progress. Not all Ghibli's are yet available in BluRay.
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Thanks alot! Really appreciate it!
I'm checking your list as we speak 
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You got alot of great movies!
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I have just over 400 animation titles as well (and close to 700 anime).  So you can have a look at my collection as well.

Eommen is absolutely right in recommending Ghibli & Pixar as studios; everything Ghibli has put out is high quality and Pixar is also mostly full of win.  Wall-E is my favorite Pixar film, and Princess Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies are my favorites from Ghibli.  Fireflies is one fo my all-time top 5, across any genre.  Disney has a lot of good films, and a lot of mediocre films - IMO their best are Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King (even if it is a ripoff of Kimba).

For other studios, I might recommend

- 9 (Focus Features/Relativity Media, great stop motion work & atmosphere)
- Barefoot Gen (Mad House, powerful anti-war film)
- Despicable Me (Illumination, a really fun, modern piece)
- The Last Unicorn (Rankin Bass, beautiful piece of fantasy)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas  (Touchstone, I watch this every October)
- Perfect Blue (Rex Entertainment, great suspense/thriller for adults)
- The Secret of Kells (international co-production, based on art from The Book of Kells, great, different)
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Another great animated film, and often overlooked, is The Iron Giant.
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I have just over 400 animation titles as well (and close to 700 anime).  So you can have a look at my collection as well.

Eommen is absolutely right in recommending Ghibli & Pixar as studios; everything Ghibli has put out is high quality and Pixar is also mostly full of win.  Wall-E is my favorite Pixar film, and Princess Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies are my favorites from Ghibli.  Fireflies is one fo my all-time top 5, across any genre.  Disney has a lot of good films, and a lot of mediocre films - IMO their best are Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King (even if it is a ripoff of Kimba).

For other studios, I might recommend

- 9 (Focus Features/Relativity Media, great stop motion work & atmosphere)
- Barefoot Gen (Mad House, powerful anti-war film)
- Despicable Me (Illumination, a really fun, modern piece)
- The Last Unicorn (Rankin Bass, beautiful piece of fantasy)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas  (Touchstone, I watch this every October)
- Perfect Blue (Rex Entertainment, great suspense/thriller for adults)
- The Secret of Kells (international co-production, based on art from The Book of Kells, great, different)




Thanks alot! I've been checking out your list aswell! 
Looks like there are a few in your list that i might have to buy
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And thanks Eagle! I havent heard about "The Iron Giant"
before you said it now but it looks quite interesting.
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some animations to consider in my collection:
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Rock & Rule
- Yellow Submarine
- South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
- The Lorax
- The Secret of Nimh
- Titan A.E.

Comedy is very subjective, since there are so many levels and directions it can take.
One person's funny might offend or bore another person.
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I have to say I was so so with the Iron Giant. It wasn't bad, but not my favorite. I agree with Lion King and Beauty and the Beast along with most Pixar films. My favorite studio Ghibli film is Howl's Moving Castle.

I also really like Aladdin. Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorites! More modern ones-Ice Age, any of them, Puss n Boots.
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Thanks alot guys! Really appreciate it. Alot of great stuff :D
Going to put in a order hopefully a bit later on today.
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