Animation Addicts Podcast - Animated Movie Reviews & Interviews For Disney, Dreamworks, Pixar & Everything In Between!

The Rotoscopers jump into the world of Charles Schulz for Blue Sky Studios' 2015 animated film The Peanuts Movie. Join along as we discuss howe we thought the characters translated to cGI, the episodic plot, the film's marketing, the Red Baron scenes, and more! Join RotoNation to get the podcast ad-free, bonus content, extra episodes & more! rotoscopers.com/patreon Full show notes and links: rotoscopers.com/108 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get your umbrellas out! The Rotoscopers review Sony Picture Animation's CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (2009)! Join along as we talk about the unique animation style, the protagonist Flint and the great cast of characters, the ending, and more! Join RotoNation to get the podcast ad-free, bonus content, extra episodes & more! rotoscopers.com/patreon Full show notes and links: rotoscopers.com/107 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the annual Halloween episode of the Animation Addicts podcast, and even though we're not reviewing a spooky film, the Rotoscopers still got dressed up in their costumes to review Disney's 2002 animated film Lilo & Stitch. Join along as we discuss "Stitch mania", the appealing character designs, Lilo and Nani's relationship, favorite moments and quotes, and more! Join RotoNation to get the podcast ad-free, bonus content, extra episodes & more! rotoscopers.com/patreon Full show notes and links: rotoscopers.com/106 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rotoscopers get together for episode 105 of the Animation Addicts Podcast, where we review Sony's 2015 animated film HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2. Join along as we discuss the animation, comedy styles, characters, plot, obligatory dance party and more! Join RotoNation to get the podcast ad-free, bonus content, extra episodes & more! rotoscopers.com/patreon Full show notes and links: rotoscopers.com/105 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rotoscopers put in their fangs to review Sony Picture Animation's HOTEL TRANSLYVANIA (2012)! Join along as we discuss Genndy Tartakovsky's career, Morgan's motion blur rant, voice actors, the obligatory dance party at the end, and more! Join RotoNation to get the podcast ad-free, bonus content, extra episodes & more! rotoscopers.com/patreon Full show notes and links: rotoscopers.com/104 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rotoscopers visit the fantastic world of Wes Anderson in the stop-motion animated film, FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009)! Join along as we discuss the film's charming "primitive" style, what characters we liked the most, why the "cuss", the wolf, and more! Join RotoNation to get the podcast ad-free, bonus content, extra episodes & more! rotoscopers.com/patreon Full show notes and links: rotoscopers.com/103 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our first episode picked out by one of the awesome Rotoscopers' patrons. RotoNation member Rachel Wagner selected the 2014 Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall! Join along as we discuss the voice cast, fairytale storyline, art style, themes and more! Join RotoNation to get the podcast ad-free, bonus content, extra episodes & more! rotoscopers.com/patreon Full show notes and links: rotoscopers.com/102 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rotoscopers are together for their very first live video show with a discussion and their reviews of the critically acclaimed Aardman Animations stop-motion film Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015). Join along as we discuss the film's poor US box office results, why it has no dialogue, if you need to watch the Shaun the Sheep TV show to enjoy it, what is a "classy fart joke" and more! Join RotoNation to get the podcast ad-free, bonus content, extra episodes & more! rotoscopers.com/patreon Full show notes and links: rotoscopers.com/101 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Morgan, Mason, and Chelsea are celebrating the 100th episode of the Animation Addicts Podcast by coming together for the first time ever! Join them as they reminisce on good times and great memories from the podcast over the years! Full show notes and links: rotoscopers.com/100 Join RotoNation to get the podcast ad-free, bonus content, extra episodes & more! rotoscopers.com/patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We go back to the dawn of time to the inception of everyone's favorite little yellow henchmen with a review of Illumination Entertainment's 2015 film Minions. http://rotoscopers.com/99 Highlights Nerdy Couch Discussion: Humor in animated films Potty humor. Is it necessary? Main Discussion: Minions (2015) Our first Illumination Entertainment film! A little history about the studio Illumination Entertainment. Minionese and their language. Is it the mother of all languages? Minions discussion at the physical therapy office. The awesome villain family and VillainCon! How do you like Scarlet Overkill as a villain? The music. The 60s offer a great treasure trove of songs for the soundtrack. Herb and his weapons. Which weapon was your favorite? Voicemail: Ryan Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts when talking about this episode on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rotoscopers review Pixar's newest and most imaginative animated film Inside Out. Full show notes: http://rotoscopers.com/98 Highlights Nerdy Couch Discussion: a Lava review and Pixar shorts What are our top 3 Pixar shorts? Main Discussion: Inside Out (2015) Inside Out is a movie that has sparked a lot of discussion. A dramatic reading on the Pixar Brain Trust from Creativity, Inc. by Mason Smith. Is Inside Out for kids? The five emotions + one deleted emotion. Bing Bong steals the show! The new surprise villain is no villain. Is this the best pixar film ever? (Poll) Voicemail: Matthew, Katie, Melissa, Ryan, Jack Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts98 when talking about this episode on Twitter! Runtime: 01:31:44, 45.8 MB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rotoscopers head to Neverland with special guest host Lou Mongello from WDW Radio as they review Disney's 1953 animated film Peter Pan. Full Show Notes: http://rotoscopers.com/97 Join the community on Patreon and get ad free episodes and bonus content!  Highlights Catch and Fire with Lou Mongello. Main Discussion: Peter Pan (1953) Lou wins the award for the best first recollection: he saw the play on Broadway with his mom. The meaning behind “This has all happened before and will all happen again…” Captain Hook, Tinker Bell, Lost Boys and more! Voicemails: Mason, Blake, Sarah, Kimber Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts97 when talking about this episode on Twitter! Runtime: 01:34:43, 45.1 MB Follow  Rotoscopers.com and on social media with Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a longtime coming: the Rotoscopers get together to talk about the 2007 hit The Simpsons Movie. Highlights We're so close to hitting our first milestone on our Patreon! Nerdy Couch Discussion: The Simpsons the phenomenon. What is the future for The Simpsons? A little history about the show and our history with The Simpsons. Main Discussion: The Simpsons Movie (2007) Initial thoughts about the seeing the film. Love the intro, Green Day cover of the theme song, and Itchy & Scratchy episode. They introduce a lot of familiar elements from the beginning, making it feel like just another episode. Spider Pig, one of the most memorable parts of the film. When the jokes/film get too current, is when it starts to date itself and the film goes downhill. Quality animation in this film. Some things don't work like the 3D mob. Listener Twitter Question: What is your favorite quote from The Simpsons Movie? We rate it! Voicemails: Sarah, Dylan, Billy Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts96 w

We're heading back to the early 90s to review yet another film about saving the earth. This time it's the 1992 animated film FernGully: The Last Rainforest. Full Show Notes: http://rotoscopers.com/95 Highlights Nerdy Couch Discussion: Environmentalism in animated films. Why so many animated films about environmentalist/conservation messages? Main Discussion: FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) This movie isn't quite bad! It's actually all right! A little history, box office results and more fun facts! Gotta love the bodacious babe, the red-dress fairy herself Crysta! Gotta love the red-headed mullet guy fairy. Music is neither good nor memorable. Batty is a boring character. Not really even the amazing Robin Williams can save him. His dated 90s rap is horrible. Hexxus is a great villain. Definitely wins the award for creepiest villain. Talk about GREAT animation! Voicemail: Deon, Katie, Mason 2.0, Mark, Sarah Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts95 when talking about this episode o

The Rotoscopers take a look back at an interesting 1980s animated film, Disney's 1987 film The Brave Little Toaster. Full Show Notes: http://rotoscopers.com/94 Highlights Morgan give the update of the Disney's third multi-plane camera and Chelsea has big news! Main Discussion: The Brave Little Toaster (1987) A little production history and John Lasseter's actual involvement in production. Let the Toy Story comparisons begin! We had a hard time relating to...appliances. Talking about the voice actors: Jon Lovitz, Phil Hartman. Where did all these songs come from? They didn't quite work. The animal scene is just bizarre. Same with Toaster's dream. Yikes! Mason favorite movie trope: the characters searching for each other and JUST miss each other. The new electronics are fancy...but mean! The dump. Gotta love the 80s/90s making trash evil. Voicemail: Mark, Catherine, Chad, Mason, Ryan, Sarah Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts94 when talking about this episode on Twitter! Join the comm

When you wish upon a podcast, you get the Rotoscopers reviewing Walt Disney's 2nd masterpiece, the 1940 animated classic Pinocchio. Full Show Notes: http://rotoscopers.com/93 Highlights Main Discussion: Pinocchio (1940) Talking about the production history. Diving into the original 1883 book The Adventures of Pinocchio. What did they change from the original story? Jiminy Cricket is the perfect lovable Disney sidekick. Geppetto is a cute, relatable character. But what out! tobacco warning! Talk about the score by Paul Smith and the Pinocchio Legacy Collection. Stromboli is an excellent example of squash and stretch. We meet Honest John and Gideon again. Aw, Pleasure Island. The place of all vices: beer, smoking...and pool! Monstro is one of the main things Mason wants to see in the the live-action remake. Love love love the water effects during this scene. Voicemails: Mark, Sarah, Mark Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts93 when talking about this episode on Twitter! Join the communi

The Rotoscopers go across the pond to review a cult classic and highly requested 1978 British film Watership Down. Full Show Notes: http://rotoscopers.com/92 Highlights Main Discussion: Watership Down (1978) First thoughts of hearing about the film and ultimately seeing it. Mason breaks down the bonus features on the Watership Down Criterion Collection Blu-ray. Based on a popular and famous book of the same name. One of the highlights of this film is the sense of realism. Overview of bunny religion. Beautiful watercolor backgrounds juxtaposed with bad animation. This film can be broken down by the three different societies they encounter. Oops...we forgot the females. Chelsea breaks down the soundtrack. The last 10 minutes are insanely bloody and violent. CGI reboot news! We rate it! Voicemails: Jemma, Sarah, Chris Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts92 and #AnimAddicts when talking about this episode on Twitter! Runtime: 1:41:12, 47.5 MB Join the community on Patreon and get ad free episodes and bon

We just love kung fu! Last episode we reviewed Kung Fu Panda and we just couldn't get enough. This episode, we review the 2011 sequel Kung Fu Panda 2! Highlights Main Discussion: Kung Fu Panda 2 General info, box office results, and first thoughts and recollections. Morgan thought the intro was going to be a lot more epic. The score by Hans Zimmer and John Powell really does a great job of drawing you in. It's very lyrical and dictates what is happening on screen. Big plot problem: Po's "Who am I? Where did I come from?" dilemma comes out of no where. Needed more build up. Lord Shen is an amazing villain. This is one of the most emotional DreamWorks films. Did Shen survive? In frame by frame, you see him crushed by his canon. So that's where all the pandas went! Voicemail: Katie, Sarah Listen Twitter question: What is your favorite scene or quote from Kung Fu Panda 3? Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts91 when talking about this episode on Twitter! Runtime: 1:20:18, 39.9 MB Learn mo

It's back-to-back DreamWorks films for the Rotoscopers! This episode we tackle the 2008 CGI film Kung Fu Panda. Highlights Main Discussion: Kung Fu Panda Drama at the Annie Awards. Panda sweeps! First thoughts and recollections about the movie. Is it easier to do martial arts in animation? The 2D opening sequence is by the amazing James Baxter. The Furious 5 meet Po. Tai Lung and his epic escape out of the prison. Morgan has issues with how long it took Po to be a master. What we think about the message "there is no secret ingredient." Major theme of the movie: You need to be ok with you. Another theme: turning your weaknesses into strengths. We rate it! Voicemail: Mark Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts89 when talking about this episode on Twitter! Runtime: 1:08:57, 67.6 MB Links Watch Kung Fu Panda: Blu-ray | DVD | Digital | Rent | iTunes Buy Kung Fu Panda soundtrack: CD | Digital | iTunes Buy the Rotoscopers Shirt! Find The Rotoscopers Send us a voicemail at rotoscopers.com/voi

 Mason is flying solo as he interviews Christopher Knights, the voice of Private from Penguins of Madagascar. Highlights Chris talks about his job at DreamWorks Animation as an editor and how he got into voice acting. Mason asks about other DreamWorks films like Shrek, Trolls, Me and My Shadow, and Mumbai Musical.  Chris also answers a question we had on a previous episode, We're Back! A Dinosaurs Story. Tell us what you thought of the interview! Don't forget to use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #AnimAddicts89 when talking about this episode on Twitter! Runtime: 1:17:46, 37.3 MB Links Watch Penguins of Madagascar: Blu-ray | DVD | Digital | Rent | iTunes Find The Rotoscopers Send us a voicemail at rotoscopers.com/voicemail or call (406) 646-6575. Find us on the web: Rotoscopers.com, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram Visit our sponsors: Audible, Amazon. Rotoscopers Store Find The Hosts Mason Smith: Twitter, Portfolio Morgan Stradling: Twitter, Instagram Chelsea Robson: Twitter, Facebook Learn more a