Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Disney/Pixar

June 29, 2007

Animation, Children's, Fantasy, Comedy
DVD
C

I enjoyed this movie at the time and have long thought of it, accurately or not, as "the one Pixar movie I like."  But watching the first quarter-hour today, it seemed kind of bleak and I kept wishing I was watching Flushed Away instead.  Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava co-directed, and co-wrote with a bunch of people.

Porco Rosso

Porco Rosso

Studio Ghibli

18 July 1992

Anime, Historical Comedy, Fantasy, Action

DVD
C-

Once again, I am baffled at what Studio G is trying to get at, but there was potential here.  Hayao Miyazaki wrote and directed.

Planes

Planes

Disney

August 9, 2013

Children's, Animation, Fantasy, Comedy
DVD
D+

Kind of dull, except for trying to spot the celebrity voices, and at that I only recognized two for sure.  Klay Hall directed and co-wrote.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

20th Century Fox etc.

May 22, 2009

Fantasy, Comedy

DVD
D+

I haven't seen any of the movies in the series before, but I found this pretty flat.  Robin Williams is of course the best thing about it, and he's playing an unrecognizable version of Teddy Roosevelt.  (I mean characterization, not appearance.)  Shawn Levy directed, and I tagged the people I recognized in the first quarter hour.