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2000 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy PG, 90 Minutes
Director: Des McAnuff More Info
Starring: Rene Russo, Jason Alexander, Piper Perabo, Randy Quaid, Robert De Niro, June Foray, Keith Scott, Janeane Garofalo, Carl Reiner, Jonathan Winters This film version of the TV show (canceled in 1964) mixes animation and live action. Rocky and Bullwinkle remain cartoon characters rescuing Earthlings from Natasha (Rene Russo) and Boris (Jason Alexander) who cross over into the human world where they join Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro) in an evil plot to take over the world. It seems like a good idea, but it goes nowhere. |
2000 Ah! My Goddess: The Movie Animation / Fantasy / Comedy N/R, 105 Minutes
Director: Hiroaki Goda More Info
Starring: Bridget Hoffman, Tony Oliver, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Sherry Lynn, Barbara Goodson, Tara Jayne, Steve Kramer, William Bassett, Steven Jay Blum, Richard Epcar The animation in great in this full-length version of a video series. It is a pleasant film that should hold your attention as the story unfolds of the goddess Belldandy and her mortal boyfriend, Keiichi. Things get sticky when her mentor wants Belldandy to help in his quest to overtake the universe. Actors represent the English-speaking version. |
2000 Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy G, 78 Minutes
Director: Kathi Castillo More Info
Starring: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Maurice LaMarche, Marion Flynn, Rob Paulson, April Winchell, Elizabeth Daily, Dody Goodman, Frank Welker, Debbie Rothstein When Alvin suffers from nightmares about werewolves and becomes convinced that his neighbor is really a werewolf disguised as a human being, his chipmunk friends form a spying mission to get to the bottom of things. |
2000 An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster Animation / Family / Adventure / Mystery G, 76 Minutes
Director: Larry Latham More Info
Starring: Thomas Dekker, Robert Hays, Susan Boyd, Pat Musick, Candi Milo, Nehemiah Persoff, Jane Singer, Lacey Chabert, Dom DeLuise, Jeff Bennett The once-great series is wearing a little thin, but still, there is some fun for the young ones. The mouse crowd, along with new buddy, reporter Nelly, is after the monster that has the Manhattan mice fearing for their furry lives. |
2000 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical G, 78 Minutes
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2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller N/R, 76 Minutes
Director: Curt Geda More Info
Starring: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Angie Harmon, Dean Stockwell, Teri Garr, Arleen Sorkin, Tara Strong, Melissa Joan Hart, Don Harvey Young Terry McGinnis (voice of Will Friedle), who discovered Batman's secret in the original "Batman Beyond," now receives aid from Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy) when the Joker (voice of Mark Hamill) returns to Gotham City. |
2000 Blood: The Last Vampire Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Horror N/R, 48 Minutes
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo More Info
Starring: Youki Kudoh, Saemi Nakamura, Joe Romersa, Rebecca Forstadt, Stuart Robinson, Tom Fahn, Akira Koteyama, Paul Carr, Fitz Houston, Steve Blum Another step forward in animation is made with this short film. Saya (voice of Youki Kudoh), with sword in hand, sets out to hunt down and rid us of powerful creatures that have infested an American Air Force base in Japan. |
2000 Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation Documentary / Animation N/R, 85 Minutes
Director: Margaret Selby More Info
The renowned Warner Brothers' animator Chuck Jones is honored in this tribute that includes clips from many of his cartoons; Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Road Runner, and others join in. |
2000 CyberWorld Animation / Documentary N/R, 48 Minutes
Director: Colin Davies More Info
Starring: Jenna Elfman, Dave Foley, Robert Smith, Matt Frewer, Woody Allen, Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Sylvester Stallone Phig (Jenna Elfman) takes viewers on a tour of CyberWorld, a museum of 3-D exhibits in this 48-minute offering on the giant I-Max screen. Amazing animation. |
2000 Dinosaur Animation / Family / Adventure PG, 84 Minutes
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2000 Dragonheart: A New Beginning Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy PG, 85 Minutes
Director: Doug Lefler More Info
Starring: Christopher Masterson, Robby Benson, Harry Van Gorkum, Rona Figueroa, Matt Hickey, Henry O, Tom Burke, Ken Shorter, John Woodnutt, Lubomir Misak Young stableboy Geoffrey (Christopher Masterson) checks out the cellar and, low and behold, comes face to face with dragon Drake (voice of Robby Benson). Drake and Geoffrey bond, and by story's end, save the kingdom. |
2000 The Emperor's New Groove Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy G, 78 Minutes
Director: Mark Dindal More Info
Starring: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, Wendie Malick, Eli Russell Linnetz, Kellyann Kelso, John Fiedler, Tom Jones, Patti Deutsch In this good Disney comedy, scheming ex-administrator Yzma (voice of Eartha Kitt) turns the Emperor Kuzco (voice of David Spade) into a talking llama. Now, with the help of the llama herder, Pacha (voice of John Goodman), Kuzco tries to find his way back to the palace. |
2000 An Extremely Goofy Movie Animation / Family / Comedy / Drama G, 80 Minutes
Director: Ian Harrowell More Info
Starring: Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Pauly Shore, Bebe Neuwirth, Vicki Lewis, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Rob Paulsen, Brad Garrett, Kath Soucie Goofy and his son, Max, are back into more adventures as Max heads to college. So, Goofy also enrolls and the fun begins. Direct-to-video follow-on to "The Goofy Movie." |
2000 The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy G, 75 Minutes
Director: Charles Grosvenor More Info
Starring: Thomas Dekker, Michael York, Thomas Dekker, Michael York, Anndi McAfee When baby brontosaurus Littlefoot (voice of Thomas Dekker) tells about seeing a bright light in the sky that landed on a mountain, no one pays attention to him. Later, rumors spread that what Littlefoot saw was really a magic rock. That gets the attention of shifty Uncle Petrano who sets plans in action to steal the rock–but not without Littlefoot and his buddies in hot pursuit. |
2000 Pokemon: The Movie 2000 Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy G, 84 Minutes
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama More Info
Starring: Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Madeleine Blaustein, Ted Lewis, Ikue Ootani, Michelle Goguen, Eric Rath, Neil Stewart, Amy Birnbaum In this second "Pokemon," the plot revolves around Pokemon villain The Collector/Lawrence III (voice of Neil Stewart) whose efforts to change weather patterns are interrupted by Pikachu (voice of Ikue Ootani), Misty (voice of Rachael Lillis), and the rest of the Pokemon gang. |
2000 The Road to El Dorado Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy PG, 85 Minutes
Director: Bibo Bergeron More Info
Starring: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos, Elton John, Jim Cummings, Frank Welker, Tobin Bell, Duncan Marjoribanks In this animated DreamWorks production, two con men–Miguel (voice of Kenneth Branagh) and Tulio (voice of Kevin Kline)–cheat at dice and get their hands on a map to the legendary city of gold: El Dorado. When they finally reach the city (after getting locked in the brig of a ship and managing a perilous escape in a dinghy), residents mistake them for gods. They join forces with the sexy Chel (voice of Rosie Perez), and the adventure accelerates. Great fun! |
2000 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Animation / Family / Comedy G, 80 Minutes
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2000 Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy PG, 85 Minutes
Director: Evan Ricks More Info
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jennifer Hale, Mark Hamill, Leonard Nimoy, John Rhys-Davies, Robert Allen Mukes, Jeff Wolverton, K.W. Miller, Clint Carmichael Animation techniques keep getting better, and this one uses "3-D motion capture" (live actors' animation is transferred to the animated characters), which brings natural movement to new heights. As for the story, Sinbad (voice of Brendan Fraser) helps a princess (voice of Jennifer Hale) conquer evil wizard Baraka (voice of Leonard Nimoy). |
2000 The Tigger Movie Animation / Family / Comedy G, 76 Minutes
Director: Jun Falkenstein More Info
Starring: Jim Cummings, Nikita Hopkins, Ken Sansom, John Fiedler, Peter Cullen, Andre Stojka, Tom Attenborough, John Hurt, Kath Soucie, Frank Welker Tigger (voice of Jim Cummings) sets off through the woods to find his own family of "tiggers" but, in the process, learns that his real family is Winnie the Pooh, Roo, Rabbit, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, and, of course, Christopher Robin. |
2000 Titan A.E. Animation / Action / Sci-Fi PG, 94 Minutes
Director: Don Bluth More Info
Starring: Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Janeane Garofalo, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Ron Perlman, Tone Loc, Jim Breuer, Jim Cummings In this animated sci-fi film, the year is 3028 A,D., and the alien Drej destroy Earth. Only young Cale (voice of Matt Damon) holds the key to survival–a genetically coded map pointing to the gigantic spaceship, "Titan"–but the Drej are in hot pursuit. |
2000 Tom Sawyer Animation / Family / Musical / Adventure G, 89 Minutes
Director: Phil Mendez More Info
Starring: Rhett Akins, Mark Wills, Lee Ann Womack, Alecia Elliott, Betty White, Richard Kind, Hank Williams Jr., Don Knotts, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Daniels In this animated adventure based on Mark Twain's classic novel, the characters are presented as animals. For example, Tom (voice of Rhett Akins) and Becky (voice of Lee Ann Womack) are cats, while Huck (voice of Mark Wills) is a fox. As in Twain's story, Tom falls in love with Becky; Tom and Huck step in and save the accused after witnessing a murder; and, of course, they find that buried treasure. The young ones should like this toe-tapping, western-music filled with songs by Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, and Lee Ann Womack. |
2000 The Trumpet of the Swan Animation / Family G, 75 Minutes
Director: Terry L. Noss More Info
Starring: Jason Alexander, Mary Steenburgen, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Green, Carol Burnett, Joe Mantegna, Dee Bradley Baker, Sam Gifaldi, Little Richard, Kath Soucie E.B. White's popular children's book comes to the screen in this lackluster version of a family of swans that includes a mute son (voice of Dee Bradley Baker) who learns to communicate–first through the written word and, finally, with a stolen trumpet. |
2000 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Animation / Action / Horror / Thriller R, 103 Minutes
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri More Info
Starring: Andrew Philpot, John Rafter Lee, Pamela Adlon, Wendee Lee, Michael McShane, Julia Fletcher, Matt McKenzie, John Di Maggio, Alex Fernandez, Jack(2) Fletcher Since the original film, the vampires have lost some of their control due to bounty hunters, including our human/vampire D (voice of Andrew Philpot), the vampire hunter. This time he is hired to recover a woman from a powerful vampire, and he is competing with a human family of males to save her. But wait, was she captured or did she go on her own volition? Violent and R-rated all the way. This is the English-dubbed version of the animated film. |
| 2001 |
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Animation / Adventure / Family / Fantasy PG, 95 Minutes
Director: Gary Trousdale More Info
Starring: Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Florence Stanley, David Ogden Stiers, John Mahoney Young Milo Thatch (Michael J. Fox) joins an expedition that is searching for the lost continent of Atlantis. While Milo is intent on scientific research, other members of the team–Commander Lyle T. Rourke (James Garner) and Helga Sinclair (Claudia Christian)–have plans for wealth gained from knowledge of Atlantis' mystical power source. Good animated Disney fare. |
2001 Cats & Dogs Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy PG, 90 Minutes
Director: Lawrence Guterman More Info
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alexander Pollock, Sean Hayes, Susan Sarandon, Michael Clarke Duncan, Tobey Maguire, Joe Pantoliano, Alec Baldwin, Charlton Heston This film–definitely for kids under the age of 10–examines the premise that there is a high-tech war being fought between cats and dogs. Unknown to humans, for years war has been raging between the animals for their places in the animal kingdom. Now, Prof. Brody (Jeff Goldblum) is working on a vaccine to erase human allergies to dogs, and a Persian cat, Mr. Tinkles (voice of Sean Hayes), is determined to stop him because Mr. Tinkles seeks world domination and realizes that the vaccine will give the edge to dogs. Mrs. Brody (Elizabeth Perkins) has found a Beagle puppy, Lou (voice of Tobey Maguire), for their son, Scott (Alexander Pollock). Now Lou is caught in the middle of the "dog vs. cat" war when Mr. Tinkles plots to kidnap the Brody family, reverse the formula, and make all humans allergic to dogs. Excellent special effects include animated faces on real animals. |
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