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When superheroes, dogs, and the return of familiar faces dominate animation, which ones raised to the top and which ones fell to the bottom?

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Stella Newman

I'm kind of surprised that you placed Incredibles 2 lower than Isle of Dogs. Still, great list, Mat.

Kenneth Stoddard

I really kind of disagree with the top five best films part. The worst ones, I get it even adding Hotel Transylvania 3 you think is the worst animated film of the year since you don’t like the franchise anyway (glad you didn’t mention Sony on this one since you are improving as a critic). I was surprise that you believe Isle of Dogs is the best animated film of the year, which I guess you’re going for more original stuff from what I think, which is fine by me, but that not the reason why I disagree. I only disagree with Isle of Dogs being a better film than Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse. You see to me, I find Isle of Dogs a bit more problems than Into the Spiderverse. Isle of Dogs has one subplot that involves Tracy conspiracies part that should’ve been cut out and the filmmakers could’ve give a better representation to the Japanese characters since this movie received controversial on the Japanese cultural. I like the movie but they could’ve fix these problems and that way it could’ve make the film a lot more stronger. Into the Spiderverse to me I find it a lot more emotional and it feels like the filmmakers in that one give more respect to Miles Morales and all the Spider-Man characters even more than what the other filmmakers give in Isle of Dogs since they were kind of too busy caring for the dogs and Atari. Sure Kingpin is the one villain they could’ve handled better, but the rest are great so little problems. If Isle of Dogs is the better animated film from your thoughts, that fine. I just find Into the Spiderverse a bit better than Isle of Dogs since I connected with this so much. But still Merry Christmas and I hope you have a good time with your family.

Kim Lechman

I kind of knew how the worst list was going to go, but the best list I was pleasantly surprised by the best list. Not only did TTG to the Movies made the list, but that Isles of Dogs was number one. I wasn’t surprised that it wasn’t Spider-Verse, but I was surprised that it wasn’t Incredibles 2, but overall, good list. 2019 will definitely be an interesting year, not to mention a HUGE year for Disney. Sure as animated films go, there’s only Toy Story 4 and Frozen 2, but there’s also the live action remakes of Dumbo, Aladdin, and The Lion King, and at least three Marvel movies, and of course one Star Wars movies. That’s a total of 9 movies!

Micah Mann

In case anyone’s wondering, I knew what #1 on both lists would be from the start.

Lady Helen Bio Rodriguez

I'm entirely down with number 1 best. God I love Wes Anderson and he deserved it. Aroooo! Now next year? Oh I dont know. I hope it turns out well. I'm iffy.

Pokematic

Why does it feel like you're calling me out with my defenses of number 1? It's like you took my rant on last weeks update blog and used it in this "the apologists are wrong" bit.

Pokematic (edited)

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2026-11-10 05:00 Regarding #5 "best," you are a major hypocrite. I'm not just saying in your criticisms across your videos, but within THE SAME VIDEO, you criticized not 1 but 2 movies for being "overly cartoony and trying to be a 90 minute cartoon," but then don't call out the 1 movie that is QUITE LITTERALLY a 90 minute version of the cartoon it's based on. If you want to say "I liked TTGTTM because I thought it was funny," I'm fine with that, everyone has opinions, but it is intellectually dishonest to say "animated movies being overly cartoony is bad and should aspire to be more than just 90 minute TV episodes" and then praise the one movie that is literally just that. Animat EXPOSED lol.
2018-12-26 23:17

Thomster

Yeah I agree with you dude especially the fact that I cringed in the video when he mentions stuff which I won't say on here. But it was an OK list this for this year. As well as the cartoony thing he always talks about one of the main principles of animation is squash and stretch one of the 12 important principles of animation. This is why I cringe when he says something is over cartoony so many times.

Anonymous

Uglydolls may not look all that great but damn is that a catchy song

Kenneth Stoddard

Do you still like Isle of Dogs than Spiderverse despite the fact it has a white savior element that many people hate now in days when it comes to white savior stories?