Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
Peter Pan 2 - Return to Neverland (2002)
- Dir. Robin Budd, Donovan Cook
- Bright and energetic sequel to Disney’s original animation from 1953, set around Jane’s (daughter of Wendy) journey to the enchanted…
Pinocchio (2002)
- Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni
- Pre–eminent Italian comic Roberto Benigni stages the greatest Italian fairytale as a prestige project, but belly–flops perhaps namely…
Powerpuff Girls Movie, The (2002)
- Dir. Craig McCracken
- The heroines of the small–screen get their own feature–length action–packed bustout which explains the origins of the three…
Rookie, The (2002)
- Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez…
- Disney sports drama based on the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief but famous Major League Baseball career in 1999–2000.
Santa Clause 2, The (2002)
- Dir. Michael Lembeck
Feat. Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Spencer Breslin…
- Creditable sequel has Allen well–esconced as the red–suited one after saving Christmas 8 years previously.
Here he invents a…
Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Sarah Michelle Geller, Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jnr.…
- The bumbling antics of pooch–detective ‘Scoob’ will continue to endear him to most youngsters in this big–screen version of the 1960s…
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (TV Series) (2002)
- Magical animation (modelled on a 1970s TV series) about a little boy called Simon whose drawings come to life! Simple and charming visuals contribute…
Simpsons, The - Season 14 (TV Series) (2002-2003)
- Further episodes from the iconic animated TV Series. Some of the gags hold up, although the sparks of the shows subversive conception are now long…
Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- Dir. Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook
Feat. Matt Damon, Daniel Studi
- Spirit, a wild mustang, sets out across 19th century America in this animation from Dreamworks. A not particularly spirited effort though, despite a…
Spirited Away (2002)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Feat. Miyu Hiragi, Miyu Irino
- Animation visionary Hayao Miyazaki gets to fully unlock his boundless imagination through the otherworldly adventures of an innocent young girl that…