With its mix of live - action and hyper -
real animal animation, Peter Rabbit plays like a country cousin to Paul King's Paddington films, similarly balancing slapstick, absurdism, and a touch of gross - out humor, though without King's transcendently oddball sensibility.
Not exact matches
Indeed, the
real reason to watch The Secret Life of Pets is for the
animation, with the beautifully sprawling vistas of Manhattan a wonderful reflection of the
animals» idealised version of the city as their home and centre of their universe.
The Velveteen Rabbit (G) Screen adaptation of Margery Williams» children's classic features a mix of live - action and
animation in a modern fairytale about a lonely little boy being who comes to grips about being raised by his strict grandfather with the help of a stuffed
animal magically transformed into a
real rabbit.
All of his
animations, the sounds he makes, even his weepy eyes, adds to the illusion that this is a
real beast you're trying to tame — a wild
animal that could eat you at any moment.
Nearby, in five flash -
animation videos on small flat - screens,
animals both
real and imaginary — deer, fish, unicorn — likewise cavort through similarly gestural fields.