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[MarshallVaako]

I know theres practically a weekly anime recomendation thread, but my request is alittle different. I'm not interested in any series right now I only want movies. They can have sequels or maybe maybe be a mini series but no actual series, like no FMA, Avatar or Inuyasha for instance. Also it can be anime or western animated ( For instance I LOVED the Ultimate Avengers films and the just released Wonder Woman movie) but no disney stuff please.

No animated romance or comedy, looking for action or at least action centered.


Thanks in advance

 

[MisterHero]

I really don't like pimping DCAU as the only really worth-while US animation for some time, but Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is really good.

 

[StuBurns]

Tekkonkinkreet count? If so, that.

 

[Nander]

It's not action, but if you haven't seen "Les triplettes de Belleville" you really should.

 

[frey]

Iron Giant. Thank me later.

 

[UltimaPooh]

Paprika
Grave of the Fireflies

 

[Skiptastic]

Oh, uh, if no Disney stuff, then Return of the Joker and Mask of the Phantasm.

 

[Ceres]

Secret of NIMH
Iron Giant
The Last Unicorn

If you haven't seen Avatar, you're letting yourself miss out on a great show.

 

[jvalioli]

Akira?

I also second Batman.

 

[Littleberu]

You loved Ultimate Avengers? Well, it can only go up from there.

 

[GCX]

Well, it's impossible to go wrong with Hayao Miyazaki's movies; Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicaa, Laputa, Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo. All range from good to masterpiece and many have some great action too (since that's what you were looking for).

And yeah, Les Triplettes de Belleville is a great movie like someone already mentioned.

 

[ShinAmano]

Ninja Scroll.

Edit - Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke kick ass.

 

[CiSTM]

aachi & sspika. It is not generally good movie (well if you are in right mood it's FUCKING BRILLIANT !) but it does have some amazing animation. The style will probably seem bit odd at first but believe me you will get used to it.

Trailer

If the trailer didn't do it for you then watch the fight scene
Non stop crazy ass action !

 

[fallengorn]

aachi & sspika. It is not generally good movie (well if you are in right mood it's FUCKING BRILLIANT !) but it does have some amazing animation. The style will probably seem bit odd at first but believe me you will get used to it.

Seconded. It's a pretty fun film.

 

[ZeoVGM]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pixar_films

 

[Len Dontree]

Fantastic Planet and Nausicaa

 

[HUELEN10]

 

[CiSTM]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/huelen1/the-girl-who-leapt-through-time.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

this too. one of my favorite animation films of all time. really great and the animation is stunning.

 

[jonnybryce]

AMAZING. Even if you're not too familiar with Batman Beyond or didn't enjoy it, this is a great story about the future of the Batman universe. It's not kiddy, it's not safe, it's epic.

Really a must watch.

 

[Pringo]

It's been mentioned a couple of time already in this thread, but I'll third a recommendation for Princess Mononoke. It's the only animated film I can think of at the moment that really fits your description of what you're looking for to a tee. If you haven't seen it before make sure to watch it.

 

[Whimsical Phil]

It's been mentioned already, but it cannot be mentioned enough times in this thread:

Anything by Studio Ghibli is worth mentioning as well. I'll point out this one as it probably won't get recommended as much as some of the studio's other titles:

Oh, wait...you wanted action/adventure. Skip Whisper of the Heart, then. Check out this instead:

 

[Garryk]

No Disney stuff? You just eliminated Wall-E.

 

[ymmv]

The Girl Who Leapt through Time is great. Another favorite is 5 Centimeters per Second:

Then there are the obvious recommendations:

Princess Monnoke
Spirited Away
The Incredibles
Wall-E
Ratatouille
Pinochhio
Tarzan
The Hunchback of the Notre Dame

IMO this is one of the best Disney animated movies ever: the animation is equisite, the songs are wonderful and surprisingly adult (just listen to Hellfire, a song about the temptations of the flesh). Plus the hero doesn't get the girl at the end, so it even has a bittersweet ending.

--

O wait, you don't want GREAT animated movies, you want animated ACTION movies... Hmm... In that case you can scrap all my suggestions and go for:

Appleseed
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
Final Fantasy: Spirits Within
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children

 

[pcostabel]

If you like european animation:

The Triplets of Belleville

Azur et Asmar

Dragon Hunters

Persepolis

 

[MarshallVaako]

Yes I saw Mask of the Phantasm years ago, it it was great.

I'm in the minority but I saw WALLE and I thought it was meh. It was entertaining for one watch through but nothing amazing.


Disney does respectable work, but I've seen most of their stuff, and I'm tired of musical numbers, poltical correctness and watching PG cartoons.


Also just because I prefer violence in my animation doesnt mean I dont appreacite a good thoughtful story. It's just that to me it seems that cartoon is the perfect medium for large action set pieces since its far cheaper then staging a real battle in film not to mention limited only by the creativity of the artists as opposed by technology.
Telling me to watch Sprits within is just cruel.

 

[SnakeswithLasers]

Just because you said no Disney doesn't mean I can't recommend Sleeping Beauty. So there.

 

[ymmv]

Telling me to watch Sprits within is just cruel.

That statement can only mean you've never seen the movie and are only damning it because popular opinion says it's a bad movie and you like to bleat just like the other sheep on the field. :lol :lol It's not a perfect movie, but it certainly isn't a bad movie. It has a lot of things going for it.

 

[Shins]

Watership Down

Fuck me that movie is grim

 

[totowhoa]

Edit: also recommended Persepolis but failed to notice you weren't interested in good comedy/drama type ones. I recommend looking into it one time--one of my favorites. This is a great action though:

Aachi and Ssipak

This is a great Korean film with stellar animation and insane story, that makes more sense than this Wikipedia synopsis lets on (don't feel like typing my own out):

Sometime in the future, mankind has depleted all energy and fuel sources, however they have somehow engineered a way to use human excrement as fuel. To reward production, the government hands out extremely addictive, popsicle-like "Juicybars", which in turn also act as a laxative. Aachi and Ssipak are street hoodlums who struggle to survive by trading black market Juicybars. Through a chain of events involving their porn-director acquaintance Jimmy the Freak, they meet wannabe-actress Beautiful, whose defecations are rewarded by exceptional quantities of Juicybars. For that reason, Beautiful is also wanted by the violent blue mutants known as the Diaper Gang (led by the Diaper King), the police (most notably the cyborg police officer Geko), and others.

See trailer the other poster provided above.

 

[MarshallVaako]

I have seen the spirits within. I saw it in theatres when it was first released as a matter of fact. It was terrible. The plot was competely nonsensical and the characters were all annoying. I will say it has great CGI and music and some pretty good set pieces. But as a film it was rubbish.


As an FYI to the Iron Giant lovers its apparently coming to watch now on July 3.


I've put pretty much everything recomended on my que. I'm surprised at how few films there were though. Are there really so few animated films from ANY country worth watching or did people just get bored of the thread.

 

[MadraptorMan]

I guess a lot of them have been mentioned already, but....I really think pretty much ALL Miyazaki Hayao films are worth seeing. My personal favorite is Princess Mononoke, but I don't think I can think of a bad one in the bunch.

Also, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. Has that not been mentioned yet?

 

[Xristot]

Do they have to be feature length? I'm just going to go ahead and mention some UK animation. Check out anything you can by studio Aka. I'll list a few.

Jojo in the stars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irm6E_UbaZA
Thats the full 13 minute film. Really awesome. It is romantic I guess but with a really odd twist.

Paintballing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKEOFVCqZZY
3 minutes of awesome action. Realy clever stuff.

I would advise anyone here to just go to the studio aka website and check out more of their work. Look at the trailers for Varmints and Lost and found. Both excellent films.

Their website is http://www.studioaka.com/

 

[ElectricBlue187]

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I just watched this last week. Fucking amazing

 

[Mudo]

After going through this thread, I ordered The Iron Giant, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Ratatouille - Haven't watched them yet but I'm really excited.

On a similar note, my favorite anime (in the small amount I have seen) is Chrono Crusade. Does anyone have a recommendation for anything like that? Action mixed with lots of emotional junk = win.

 

[gimz]

After going through this thread, I ordered The Iron Giant, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Ratatouille - Haven't watched them yet but I'm really excited.

On a similar note, my favorite anime (in the small amount I have seen) is Chrono Crusade. Does anyone have a recommendation for anything like that? Action mixed with lots of emotional junk = win.

good, iron giant was amazing. just so if anyone dont know, The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille are all directed by Brad Bird

and i recommend Mind Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU4EfF85u60

and also paprika!

 

[JPB 1973]

Princess Mononoke can't be mentioned enough

 

[madara]

Hmm, quite few listed already.
Add:
Great Mouse Detective
Love the first two Fievel films.
Spirited Away is a must.


Cant believe Advent Children is in here. Its the complete symbol of what I find wrong with modern Square and reflection of gaming/movie industry as whole too since this is direction they are going.

 

[Veidt]

Not released yet. But seems promising;

Watch out for FirstSquad
Set during the opening days of World War II on the Eastern Front. Its main cast are a group of Soviet teenagers with extraordinary abilities; the teenagers have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the invading German army.

They are opposed by a Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who is attempting to raise from the dead a supernatural army of crusaders from the 12th-century Order of the Sacred Cross and enlist them in the Nazi cause.

I personally can't wait to see it. It's gonna be the first Anime I have watched in years. And I recommend it to anyone interested.
Youtube Trailer

 

[Mudo]

now THAT looks interesting Jibril, I will keep my eye on it.

 

[GCX]

On a similar note, my favorite anime (in the small amount I have seen) is Chrono Crusade. Does anyone have a recommendation for anything like that? Action mixed with lots of emotional junk = win.

Well, Laputa: Castle in the Sky for instance is a great mix of crazy old-school Miyazaki action sequences and more quiet and emotional moments here and there.

It may be over 20 years old but the chase on the railway bridge is still one of the best action scenes ever.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

and i recommend Mind Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU4EfF85u60

Seconding Mind Game.
Amazing, "blow your mind"-crazy movie.

 

[GMB]

Persepolis

I came here to post this.

Jibril,
yeah that one sounded awesome, except the whole thing about supernatural/unrealistic stuff. I mean, come on!
Give me some good realistic anime mang.

 

[Brobzoid]

If you like european animation:

The Triplets of Belleville

Azur et Asmar

Dragon Hunters

Persepolis

This is what I would say (except Dragon Hunters, as I haven't seen it myself). The Triplets of Belleville is amazing and very topical with Tour de France running right now

 

[Sanjuro]

I will vouch for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.

and/or watch all of the Batman: TAS or Justice League Unlimited for maximum value.

 

[JGS]

Secret of NIMH
Iron Giant
The Last Unicorn

If you haven't seen Avatar, you're letting yourself miss out on a great show.

Good lord, that's my exact list (out of order though & no Avatar. On second, thought it's not axact:lol )

I will add Princess Mononoke & Sinbad.

 

[DieNgamers]

You really must see the Ghibli movies:

Princess Mononoke

Nausicaa

Laputa

Spirited Away

Kiki's Delivery Service

All awesome animated films.

 

[agrajag]

This is a cool thread.

 

[GCX]

As far as Miyazaki movies go, Castle of Cagliostro is probably his most underrated film since it's not a Ghibli production.

It's his directorial debut but it still has all the typical Miyazaki elemets like the flying vehicles, great action scenes, light-hearted humor and the nice little reveal at the end.

 

[CiSTM]

Just watched two more Korean animation movies and both were awesome.

Selma's Protein Coffee and Yobi The Five Tailed Fox

 

[ombz]

The Incredibles