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Cats & Dogs (2001)
But the commercials made it look good for adults too...
I went to see this movie with a few friends, expecting it to be as entertaining for us as 20-somethings as it would be for the kids. Suffice it to say, I was wrong. Although there are some very clever lines (most of what comes out of the Russian's mouth comes to mind), and the voice actors do well with the material, the story becomes very childish, (read as: the interactions between the boy and Loser). Frankly, I would have liked to see more of the cats, as they were far more entertaining and amusing than the dogs. And 2 final notes: 1) Jeff Goldblum's use of the line "Bad talking cat" isn't as bad as I had feared. 2) Although the effects of making the animals talk and act like people are usually good, there are some parts that look very, VERY fake.
Jikû Tenshô Nasuka (1998)
Innovative, and worth a look.
Nazca presents an interesting tale of reincarnated Incan souls in modern day Japan. Accompanied by a very appropriate soundtrack of Incan-inspired music, the hand drawn animation is of excellent quality. The only problems lie in the rather cheesy computer graphics present in a few episodes, and the lack of emotion within most of the characters when they discover their "sleeping souls."