worst animated film yet?

Idk man all I'm saying is that I hated it, despite what critics think. I don't think I hate any movie with as much passion as I hate Rango. I saw it with my entire family and that was the first movie we've ever been to that we were discussing walking out on (I dont actually remember why we didnt). I guess I just dont see what other people see in it. I thought it was a truly awful piece of storytelling that had very little to redeem it aside from the visual/technical artistry (not including the horrific character designs).

I dont mean to be rude or anything, I mean it doesnt bother me that other people really seem to like it. I don't understand it but I also dont care enough to get in to a debate about it.

We're supposed to like a movie just because it won an Oscar for lack of competition? It was competing with the amazing Dreamworks borefest that are Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots and two foreign movies that probably none of the voters saw. Rango , just like Lone Ranger was a Depp vehicle "comedy" that took itself too seriously. It was too long, trite, predictable and made no sense even within its own universe.

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco

"I can understand disliking certain aspects of Rango, but it did win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature so I don't understand why there is so much hate for the film when apparently a lot of people liked it enough to consider it an outstanding movie. "

This is flawed reasoning. You cannot assume that people should consider a movie an outstanding movie because it won an Academy Award. You seem to have a serious issue understanding that opinions vary greatly. The only thing you need to realize is that your tastes and the tastes of the Academy are not the end all and be all of opinions on movies. While I agree with you about "Rango" being such an excellent movie and deserving the Academy Award that year, no one is required to like or respect a movie based off the perceptions of others.

hey :) i loved your list! and i was very happy to see titan a.e. and the secret of nimh on them. i watched the secret of nimh when i was 6 or something and i saw titan a.e. when it was in the cinema and loved it right away!

do you by any chance know "the last unicorn"? just wondering since you didn't have it on your list and it's another one of my favourites. i think outside germany it's not very well known and i don't like the english version as much as the german one (the singing by the woman in the film in english is especially bad... i don't know why it's not the same recording as the on the soundtrack)... anyway, if you've never seen it, you might want to have a look :)

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Kung Fu Panda 2 and Shrek 2 may be good movies but they are on par with Despicable Me 2 in that they are desperately trying to find new aspects of our hero to explore. All of these movies are enjoyable but not better than the other.

The only sequel I have ever seen that is equal or better than the first movie in the series is Toy Story 2. It breaks the rules about sequels in a spectacular manner as woody finds out he is a toy icon.

Your list seems to start with movies that are the best in the genre. That is why I feel the loss of Miyazaki. The Jungle Book and the Iron Giant need to be there as well.

Not sure what you mean by "highest rated animated movies" since 7.7 is pretty far from the highest ones (which are at 8.2, 8.3 or more (see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245429/reference ^^). Antz was dumb and so was a bug's life, i'll grant you that.
A movie might have a good plot but poor execution, dialogues and animation. It does little if you have no humour, character alchemy and fitting universe.
Anyway, i stand by my word, despicable me 2 was, for me, better than most of your picks. And well, you're talking ratings, it's rated higher too. In fact, it's currently rated higher than coraline... ;)