If we had to pick just one it would be Cuaron’s Prisoner Of Azkaban from 2004, the tipping point between childhood adventure and dark YA fantasy, with a cracking time-twisting adventure, Gary Oldman as escaped murderer (or is he? These changes were largely made as visual effects tests for the forthcoming prequel films, demonstrating the possibilities of computer-generated imagery (CGI). Hayden Christensen later played Anakin in the prequel trilogy films Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Toy Story was the first ever entirely computer-generated film, but that’s almost the least notable of its achievements: it took the well-honed Disney fairy tale template and placed it into a recognisably realistic modern world, complete with a fierce wit and a bulging heart.

years in the future, humanity has abandoned Earth, a planet now overwhelmed with pollution and rubbish. In 2023, when asked if he had the clout to influence Lucasfilm to release the original cuts of the original trilogy, The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau answered, "Do you think anybody but . Fans have coined the phrase " Han shot first" to protest the change, [51] which according to Polygon alters Han's moral ambiguity and his fundamental character. And he should know, because few filmmakers have a more intuitive grasp of what fires a child's imagination.As a workaround, Han was digitally moved to appear as if he steps on Jabba's tail, with the Hutt squealing as a result; [39] this has been poorly received, including by its original animator. The Mouse House’s first Polynesian princess is a hardy, headstrong hero, while Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson brings maximum charm as shape-shifting semi-demi-mini-god Maui. There are many important life lessons - about heart and smarts and the loyalty of little canines - in between all the glorious songs, kaleidoscopic sets and a lot of Munchkin mayhem. It was an epic picture that attempted to overwhelm viewers with sound and visuals, capturing a specific sense of confusion. Standing in her way are the brusque Mr and Mrs Tweedy, a brand new chicken pie-making machine, and her very dim fellow inmates.

ScreenCrush argues that this change is the worst to any Star Wars film, owing to the altered dialogue.It would have been remiss of us to leave Frozen, a film already permanently engraved in the minds of a generation of nippers, off this list. A generation shuffled their truffles for the love of Richard Donner’s caper, in which Cory Feldman, Josh Brolin and co. Some state that the changes were intended to modernize the films and create consistency with the prequel trilogy. Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the film is about the power of human connection during turbulent times.

I put a little wider shot in there that made it clear that Greedo is the one who shot first, but everyone wanted to think that Han shot first, because they wanted to think that he actually just gunned him down. The theatrical release had a diagonal wipe from Obi-Wan leaving Mustafar to Anakin using his hand to crawl from the lava. Its ten-year-old heroine is the perfect guide for youngsters into a realm of witches, dieties and monsters. All the elements come together in one joyous package: songs (from Sir Elton, no less) that will rattle around your memory long after the end credits; a voice cast ( James Earl Jones’s booming baritones, a highlight) that elevates the animals into something human; and animation as soaring as the savannah itself.For more than 100 years, and in 76 nations, the arbitrator of a work of art has been the creator or creators of that work.