Once upon a time there was an animated adventure that dared to take a traditional fairytale and give it that rare and wondrous thing: a sense of humour. And verily it was a ground-breaking treat, telling the story of a grumpy, green ogre (voiced by Mike Myers) who, together with a beautiful, butt-kicking princess (Cameron Diaz) and a motormouthed donkey (Eddie Murphy), stood up to a horrid little tyrant (John Lithgow). With gags coming from every direction (especially from the BAFTA-nominated Murphy) and a visual style all of its own, Shrek is truly a cause for celebration.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/3/Shrek-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"lg-Shrek"},{"captionHeading":"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT)","caption":"
CG-animated action with the half-shelled, adolescent heroes who first hit the big time in the 80s. A wandering ancient conqueror, his stone soldiers, 13 monsters and a star alignment that occurs every 3,000 years combine to bring the Turtles out of their slumber and return to their crime-fighting roots. Cowabunga!<\/p>","url":"2009/5/21/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-22-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 22"},{"captionHeading":"Happily N'Ever After","caption":"
Emerging from the shadow of Shrek, this animated Cinderella spoof finds Sarah Michelle Gellar's young heroine Ella trying to save Fairy Tale Land from her wicked stepmother (the hissably horrid Sigourney Weaver). Freddie Prinze Jr provides the voice of a lowly servant who ends up vying for Ella's affections with his boss, Prince Charming. A high-spirited yarn that draws in every storybook icon from the Rumpelstiltskin to the Seven Dwarfs.<\/p>","url":"2009/5/28/Happily-NEver-After-3.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Happily N'Ever After"},{"captionHeading":"Alvin And The Chipmunks","caption":"
The furry warblers - cocky Alvin, brainy Simon and goofy Theodore - get the CGI treatment in this familiar story of a pop sensation corrupted at the clutches of a cruel svengali (David Cross). The likeable Jason Lee plays the surrogate father who has to rescue the litte fellahs when they are put out on the road on a back-breaking global tour.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/24/Alvin-And-The-Chipmunks-09.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Alvin And The Chipmunks 09"},{"captionHeading":"Bee Movie","caption":"
Barry B. Benson strikes back at the humans for stealing the bees' honey in DreamWorks' latest animated effort, written by observational-comedy genius Jerry Seinfeld. A star voice cast including Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick and John Goodman ensures that this colourful caper is as sweet as honey while keeping its sting. Listen out too for cameos from Oprah Winfrey, Ray Liotta and - naturally - Sting.<\/p>","url":"2009/2/12/bee-movie-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"bee movie"},{"captionHeading":"Garfield Gets Real","caption":"
Cartoon strips simply aren't big enough to contain a fat cat like Garfield, so the tubby tabby heads into the real world for more excitement. But - hold the press! - fame and fortune will be no more unless he gets back to his comic realm before the newspaper goes to print. More animated adventures for lasagne lovers.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/24/Garfield-Gets-Real-07-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Garfield Gets Real 07"},{"captionHeading":"The Iron Giant","caption":"
First-class animated adventure from Pixar bigwig Brad Bird (director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille) telling the story of a lonely nine-year-old boy in 1950s New England who befriends a 50-foot robot that has fallen from the sky. Works on every level thanks to Bird's eye for atmosphere, a smart and unpatronising script and engaging voice work from Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr and Vin Diesel as the formidable yet scarily-human colossus.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/11/The-Iron-Giant-4-3.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Iron Giant 4"},{"captionHeading":"Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!","caption":"
Dr Seuss' tale of an elephant who protects the microscopic folk of Whoville from the perils of the jungle gets the cartoon treatment from the team that created Ice Age. Jim Carrey voices the pally pachyderm while Steve Carell is Ned, the ineffectual mayor of Whoville. A jobsworth kangaroo (voiced by Carol Burnett) and eagle assassin Vlad Vladikoff (Will Arnett) are determined not to allow Horton to carry his precious cargo to safety...but help comes from unexpected quarters.<\/p>","url":"2009/5/15/Dr-Seuss-Horton-Hears-A-Who-03-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who 03"},{"captionHeading":"Titan A.E.","caption":"
A thousand years from now, Earth is no more and the last surviving humans are hunted across the galaxy by evil alien racem the Drej. Knowing that the key to salvation lies with the legendary Titan spaceship, fearless teenager Cale (voiced by Matt Damon) embarks on a quest to end Drej tyranny and bring peace to the universe. Drew Barrymore, John Leguizamo and Nathan Lane add their voices to a spectacular space saga.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/24/Titan-AE-01-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Titan A.E. 01"},{"captionHeading":"Surf's Up","caption":"
The march of Hollywood’s penguins continues with the animated antics of Cody, a teenage Rockhopper with a surfing dream. With a film crew following his every cutback and tailslide, Cody aims to honour his idol by winning the Big Z Memorial Surf Off... aided by a pretty lifeguard, a brain-fried chicken and a tubby hermit whose belly belies his board skills. Shia LaBoeuf, Jeff Bridges and James Woods hang ten as the voice cast of a splashy caper with an amusing ‘mockumentary’ spin.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/14/Surfs-Up-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Surf's Up"},{"captionHeading":"The Simpsons Movie","caption":"
After 400 episodes and 18 years of small-screen supremacy, Matt Groening’s globally adored cartoon clan - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie - finally go large with their unique brand of broad slapstick, gentle subversion and wholesome(ish) family values. As ever, the good folk of Springfield are living in harmony until – d’oh! - some idiot turns the place into an ecological disaster area. Stupid toxic waste. Does Homer have what it takes to make amends and regain the respect of his loved ones? Ask a silly question...<\/p>","url":"2009/1/15/Simpsons-The-Movie-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Simpsons The Movie"},{"captionHeading":"Shrek The Third","caption":"
Shrek (Mike Myers) finds the idea of running a kingdom and impending fatherhood too much to contemplate in this third adventure of the world's favourite ogre. There's also complications in the form of vain pretender to the throne Prince Charming (Rupert Everett), who's hatched his own devious plot to seize power. New faces include Eric Idle's bumbling Merlin the Magician and Justin Timberlake's teenage regal heir Artie.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/20/Shrek-3.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Shrek 3"}];