Robot Chicken on Adult Swim is a breakaway hit. If you're a fan of Robot Chicken, you'll like these comedies as well. They all feature stop-motion animation, the technique used in Robot Chicken's animation.
Celebrity Deathmatch has the same sense of humor of
Robot Chicken when it comes to pop culture. In this series from MTV, celebrities are put in the ring to duke it out. Most of the time, lots of bloodshed and laughs are involved. See celebs like
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
Chris Rock,
Adam Sandler,
Celine Dion,
Rob Zombie, the
Spice Girls and many more. You'll love the commentary and animated violence. The only drawback to this DVD is its availability and price.
Mr. Bill was an early clay character who met one violent end after another on
Saturday Night Live. Mr. Bill is a classic because the animation was cutting edge at the time, and the humor is completely irreverent, much like
Robot Chicken. This set includes "Mr. Bill Does Vegas," "Mr. Bill Goes Hollywood" and "Mr. Bill Christmas Special." Lots of guest stars show up, and the extras are lots of fun.
These are the first shorts created by Nick Park, the animator behind
Chicken Run. Three shorts are included in this set.
A Grand Day Out was nominated for an Oscar.
The Wrong Trousers and
A Close Shave both won Oscars in the years they were nominated. Though the humor isn't as off-the-wall as
Robot Chicken, the animation is amazing and the jokes are really funny. It helps if you appreciate British humor, too.
Chicken Run may be labeled a family film, but that doesn't mean it's a yawner. The clever animation and writing make this film funny and touching. The characters are endearing, and the villains are truely awful. All the voices, including
Mel Gibson as Rocky the Flying Rooster, are spot on. Because it's a family film, the humor can be appreciated by all ages. I especially love the
Indiana Jones kind of near-misses during every escape attempt.
I chose this film by Tim Burton for this list because the animation is so unique, so visionary and so fun. There are dark moments in this film, but there are a lot of wonderfully witty moments, too. I love that our beloved holidays, and all their trappings, are used as punchlines. Even if you usually shy away from musicals, the animation helps you suspend your disbelief when these characters break into morbid song.
Corpse Bride is a beautiful movie, mesmerizing to watch. The songs are well-written and the characters are clever and diverse. My only problem with the movie is how predictable it is. It lacks the originality of
Nightmare Before Christmas, but it's an amazing achievement in stop-motion animation.
Okay, don't start booing yet. Yes, the story doesn't quite succeed. Yes, you've begun to associate
Brendan Fraser (unfairly, I might add) with shlock. But this film can be appreciated for its zany and wonderfully crafted animation, and sometimes its wicked humor. It's a film that pokes fun at itself even when it's making a parody of the world we live in. Again, this is Tim Burton putting his
Beetlejuice kind of stamp on the differences between the sexes, using fun stop-motion animation.