Animated Movies Throughout the Years: 2005

Animated Movies Throughout the Years: 2005

Note: Pixar did not release a single film this year.

The year began with Pooh's Heffalump Movie in February, in which Roo befriends a Heffalump, which the other characters are afraid of. This was the last Winnie the Pooh movie for voice actor John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet. He passed away in June 2005.

March saw the release of Blue Sky's follow-up to the hugely successful Ice Age, the rather underrated Robots. While it was almost forgotten a few years after it premiered, it has become a cult favorite thanks to the Internet. In fact, Rachel compared it favorably to Zootopia.

In May, PDI/DreamWorks released their fourth collaboration, Madagascar. While it got mixed reviews, it was very successful at the box-office. Madagascar also spanned two sequels, two holiday specials, and even a TV series starring the Penguins.

June saw the US release of Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle. While declared their worst among Ghibli fans, the film did get the Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.

In August, the short-lived Vanguard Animation Studios released their first feature-film, Valiant. It has only 32% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I personally think it should be higher.

September saw Tim Burton's return to stop-motion animation with Corpse Bride. It did well at the box-office, got great reviews, and even got the Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. However, it lost to Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

October saw the release of England's favorite dog and man duo in their first feature film, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. While it got great reviews, the film only did modestly in America. However, it did win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

In November, Disney released their first CGI movie WITHOUT Pixar, Chicken Little. While it got mainly negative reviews, it did earn enough money to pay off its budget.

And finally, in December, the tale of Little Red Riding Hood got turned upside-down and inside-out with the CG adventure Hoodwinked! It had horrible animation, but managed to have clever writing and some likable characters. That's all I have to say for this week's Animated Movies Throughout the Years! Tune in next
week when we talk about animated movies from 2006, in which Pixar made automobiles talk with Cars, Manny, Sid, and Diego returned for a new adventure in Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, DreamWorks released their final film with Aardman, and a film about a dancing penguin managed to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.