By Simon Miraudo June 10, 2014 Dragons don’t kill people. Bad people with dragons kill people. So goes the lesson of How to Train Your Dragon 2, the sequel to DreamWorks Animation’s only great movie. Kids can do with that metaphor what they will, except, hopefully, apply it to drugs or guns. Written and directed […]
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Slug life – Epic review
June 25, 2013 
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By Jess Lomas June 25, 2013 While humans are obsessed with the global warming debate and to what extent we’ve impacted the environment, it turns out it has nothing to do with us at all. In Epic, the new animated feature from the creators of Ice Age, Mary Katherine a.k.a M.K. (Amanda Seyfried) returns to […]
Continue readingFamily circus – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted review
September 11, 2012 0 Comments
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – Featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, and David Schwimmer. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, and Conrad Vernon. Rated PG. By Jess Lomas. There’s a new expectation when it comes to animated pictures, thanks largely to Pixar’s cross-generational humour, that both an adult and child can enjoy […]
Continue readingMadagascar penguins to star in spinoff
March 31, 2011 0 Comments
I’m sure the children of the world will disagree with me, but I’ve never found the Madagascar films all that entertaining. They keep making money though, so they’ll be getting another sequel. This time however, the (admittedly, very funny) penguin sidekicks will be in the limelight. THR has the scoop that Megamind screenwriters Alan J. […]
Continue readingA new sheriff in town – Rango review
March 8, 2011 1 Comment
Rango – Starring Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher and Ned Beatty. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. I just don’t know if we’ll see a film as smart or fun or overwhelmingly rich as Rango for the rest of the year. That’s not meant to be a pre-emptive dis on the rest of […]
Continue readingDreamWorks prep Julian Assange biopic
March 8, 2011 0 Comments
There’s nothing more immediate these days than the mire of information available via the Internet and the poor old movies just can’t move fast enough to catch up. As reported on Vulture, the studios are rushing around to put out a biopic on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Already in the ring is an Alex Gibney–directed […]
Continue reading>How To Train Your Dragon trumps Toy Story 3 at Annie Awards
February 7, 2011 3 Comments
>DreamWorks’ hit film How to Train Your Dragon has won Best Animated Feature at the 38th International Animated Film Society’s Annie Awards. The film had 15 nominations overall and was clearly the favourite to beat out Toy Story 3, but not without controversy. Some might argue that How to Train Your Dragon IS the better […]
Continue readingToy Story 3 begins its (subtle) Oscar campaign
October 26, 2010 0 Comments
DreamWorks Animation may have entered the Oscar race first, but Disney Pixar isn’t going to let them steal all the thunder. Check out this Toy Story 3-themed cover of Variety – in which readers are reminded of the film’s modest accolades (courtesy of AwardsDaily). Now….fight! Discuss: How To Train Your Dragon vs. Toy Story 3. […]
Continue readingHow I met your dragon – How To Train Your Dragon review
October 19, 2010 0 Comments
How To Train Your Dragon – Starring Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler and America Ferrera. Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois. Rated PG. Originally published March 23, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. How To Train Your Dragon is the best film to come from the DreamWorks Animation studio. That’s not exactly saying much about the stable […]
Continue readingNew trailer for Megamind slightly better than old trailer for Megamind
September 10, 2010 0 Comments
A new trailer for DreamWorks Animation upcoming superherovillain flick Megamind has debuted online. It gives us a better glimpse of the plot than the (rather annoying) teaser did earlier in the year. Despite a rather disconcerting amount of DreamWorks’ typical smug comedy (I thought they finally got over that with Kung Fu Panda and How […]
Continue readingDreamWorks kick off the Oscar race!
September 2, 2010 0 Comments
DreamWorks have wasted no time in kicking off the latest Oscar season with a For Your Consideration ad and website for their hit animated film How To Train Your Dragon. (Thanks In Contention for bringing this to our attention.) We’re big fans of FYC ads here on the Quickflix blog. In the past we’ve documented […]
Continue readingNoah Baumbach worked on Madagascar 3 script
August 10, 2010 0 Comments
Film studios have been reaching out to unexpected screenwriters to work on their animated films lately, with solid results. Pixar recruited Thomas McCarthy (The Visitor) and Oscar-winner Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine) to work on Up and Toy Story 3 respectively. Dreamworks have hired writers even further out of the box, calling upon Charlie Kaufman […]
Continue readingOgrekill – Shrek Forever After review
June 15, 2010 0 Comments
Shrek Forever After – Starring Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy. Directed by Mike Mitchell. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Once upon a time, DreamWorks Animation released a film about a grumpy green ogre named Shrek and his cheeky, fast-talking sidekick Donkey. A massive box office hit (and recipient of the Best Animated Feature […]
Continue readingHow I met your dragon – How To Train Your Dragon review
March 23, 2010 4 Comments
How To Train Your Dragon – Starring Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler and America Ferrera. Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. How To Train Your Dragon is the best film to come from the DreamWorks Animation studio. That’s not exactly saying much about the stable that houses such mediocre properties […]
Continue readingThe 20 greatest animated films of all time!
April 6, 2009 11 Comments
You know, for kids! Well, not anymore. Animated pictures are no longer simply the realm of the young and young at heart. There are plenty of legitimate adult cartoons being made, as well as animated pictures that appeal to people of all ages. With the action comedy Monsters vs. Aliens hitting cinemas last week; the […]
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