I'm sorry but CG and hand-drawn animation is almost as hard. Stop motion figures need to exist in real life, sure, but it's still frame by frame and that's exactly what animation in general is.
Laika is amazing when it comes to stop motion. I mean they created Coraline, Paranorman, Boxtrolls, and now Kubo and the Two Strings. Like I have to agree with Chris Stuckmann when he says they're the next "Studio Ghibli"
Jackie Garcia aardman also is doing a pretty good job with, Wallace and Gromit, chicken run, Shaun the sheep and now early man. But yes, Laika is the best by far
Mary & Max is one of the most life-affirming movies I have ever watched. It extraordinarily tells the story of what kinds of people live in this world, how nobody is perfect, and what makes best friends, strangers or not. I am glad WatchMojo noticed it, but Mary & Max is personally my number 1 Stop-Motion film.
The Nightmare before Christmas was one of my favorite films as a kid, perfectly creepy and heartflilling, I'd have happily seen 8 Crazy Nights on the list too
Thanks so much for putting 'Mary & Max' on here, it really deserves more attention. I just stumbled upon it thanks to Netflix and just fell in love with it, while most stop-motion films seem to highlight the fantastical and absurd, it was more down to earth yet with elements in it that reflect all the more well known stop motion films. Great list though, I love all of these.
As well as being stunning and depressing and beautiful and original and everything else, it is honestly one of the only accurate representations of autism that I have ever seen! And this is coming from a real-life Aspie. Compare that to Atypical, or The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
My favorite is Mary And Max there's something so special in it that makes me wanna watch it again the soundtrack the voices the black and white in New York while in Australia with colors it shows how the characters deal with life and how they grow old and get married and other stuff as well. It just there's something deep in this stop-motion that beats in my opinion all of them.
It's really good I agree but I think it has a good spot on #3. Well, maybe it should have switched places with Coraline, but I love them both. I think Frankenweenie and Corpse Bride should have switch though.
+Saff.to.the.ron While I agree, I enjoyed Fantastic Mr Fox way more in terms of comedy, animation and directing, you have to admit... when you think of STOP MOTION, usually what comes to mind is the one that popularized it for modern audiences. That being Nightmare Before Christmas! Fantastic Mr. Fox would not be here without it's genius and brilliance which lit the way for more of it's movies. I think it deserved first, though IMO Fantastic Mr Fox deserves that spot just as much!
+Cookie Coraline is best, it's what got me into Stop-motion, and plus, she my crush, but now I got a real crush! But strangely she still has a safe place in my heart.
stop motion animation is most definitely in a league of it's own. i commend anyone embarking in it's arduous venture. it takes a whole new level of dedication to create and it's truly amazing how much talent and passion is put into these films.
Stop motion's the best. Along with traditional 2d animation it's a dying art, but unlike CGI it's actually not that expensive. It takes time and editing, yes, but you can pretty much do stop motion with whatever you have lying around your house. A cup suddenly becomes a lively container strutting his stuff along the countertop. Bits of clay come alive to create shapes and strange creatures. Wire when combined with bits of wood and maybe some clothing suddenly becomes a knight in shining armor. Seriously, more movies need to use this.
Yeah, it is so easy to get into stop motion. You can build wire frames alone using hardware store items. While ball-and-socket skeletons are more expensive they can last you for much longer than wireframes and are reusable. Literally the only difference between the two is time and space; it can take hours to make a scene that lasts half a minute, and if you need to reshoot you usually have to start over again from scratch. But digital can have that just as bad; I've had to sit for hours waiting for a scene to render only for it to get corrupted and literally have to start over at the beginning again. In any case, stop motion is probably the easiest form of animation to get started in if you're on a tight budget.
+Halcyon Industries (KerianH) As a child my brother and I would make stop motion movies with our toys, with the help of our father of course. It was heaps fun.
Miriama Yahalom Our family's first experience with stop motion was with a little webcam with some of our toys. I've been meaning to get back to doing it, haven't had much in the way of space to work with.
aaahhh i remeber watching it on dvd before Hollywood Video was shut down due to online streaming and netflix but yeah good old time ( i believe it was the last movie that my dad rented for me and my sister to watch before it was shut down )
Heh the first time i watched the simpsons movie and fantastic mr fox was from hollywood video....before it got shut down and replaced with a sherwim williams place
My List: 10. Chicken Run (Yes I would watch this movie including The Nightmare Before Christmas like EVERY SINGLE DAY when I was 6-7, now I'm 14 and I still love The Nightmare Before Christmas) 9.ParaNorman (It was ok, but could have used a little more plot to it :3) 8.Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer (It is very adorable, but I did have nightmares of that Yeti...) 7. Wallace And Gromit (Omfg I loved these series when I was little and would watch them a lot, then I would crave for Jelly On Toast xD) 6. Fantastic Mr. Fox ( The movie was great, but I really wasn't interested in it all that much, still a great movie!) 5. James And The Giant Peach(This movie creeped me out a bit too, but I loved it because it had Jack in it, and yes I was a big Jack Skellington fangirl when I was little, and I still am!) 4. Coraline ( When we bought the CD and brought home, me and my nephew were sitting in the dark getting ready for the movie. After the movie ended we were crying to our mothers to come with us in the rooms to turn on the lights because we were frightened!) 3. Frankenweenie (The emotions and stories and characters...and well just EVERYTHING was adorable) 2. Corpse Bride (The animation was perfect! Along with the voices and songs!) Ok everyone my number one... Drum roll please? 1. The Nightmare Before Christmas!!!!!!! The animation is quite clear And the music flings into your ear The characters have great personality And how Oogie Boogie had fatality Let me just convince you For the writers were too awesome They made a possum faint And covered the movie with musical paint This is by far the greatest Stop-Motion That your heart will be filled with The Nightmare Before Christmas fan potion (Idk I came up with this poem just now LOL) Anyways, this movie has been part of my childhood for over 7 years. The songs and characters were written well! I was such a young fan my mom got me a iPod with the songs and I would always walk around a Yarn Store singing Jack's Lament and What's This? so much. I would draw Jack and Zero on the Spiral Hill. In 4th Grade I got a 4 1/2 feet tall Jack Skellington doll for my birthday and I was so happy. Anytime we went to Disneyland, we HAD to go on The Haunted Mansion, because Jack and the gang would be there. I was once Sally for Halloween and I helped my mother sew the dress and design it. :3 My art is a lot greater now than what it used to be, that I am taking a animation class in Fullerton College right now. So I am kind of a Tim Burton fan. My favorite Tim Burton movies are of course The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, and Corpse Bride. Edward Scissorhands and Jack Skellington describe my personality a lot. I have a lot of Jack in me because of my curiosity, enthusiastic character, creative, and I am a leader of my friends (they take my advice and listen to me), while I am Edward Scissorhands, I am very quiet, and I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings, and I am still learning things that I have not felt yet. So that's my list, hope you agree with some of it! :3
+Jaime Brown oh hell no coralline is the scariest one ever first it was just a normal little girl unhappy that meets her other parents and then BOOM THE OTHER MOTHER TURNS INTO A SPIDER AND A HAND TRYING TO GET THE KEY and it turn all fine AND BOOM will you keep the story going..............
I was terrified of Chicken Run as a kid. The lighting, dark colours on top of the scary humans were too much for me. Also I was scared of their weird mouths(??)
Mis favoritos: 1. Corpse Bride. 2.Coraline. 3. Kubo. 4.Nightmare before Christmas. 5.Fantastic Mr. Fox. 6.Frankenweenie. 7.Walace & Gromit. 8.Paranorman. 9.Boxtrols. 10.Mary & Max. 11.Anomaliza. 12. James & the giant peach. * La planete sauvage (Tengo entendido que es un Stop Motion)
Coralline is LITERALLY my favorite film of all time. I absolutely adore stop motion of any kind. Wallace and Grommit, Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach... They would all be in my top 10 favorite film list. But Coralline takes the god dang cake. Beautiful animation, really awesome and memorable characters, colorful and dream-like environments, and such palpable senses of uneasiness in the beginning and a mix of utter terror and urgency towards the end, all brought together by a relatable protagonist and a meaningful underlying message really make Coralline one of the best films of all time in my opinion. Not to mention the fact that it's directed by my favorite director and the first time I saw it was at an actual cinema and not on DVD. P.S. Anyone remember the slug scene? I almost died laughing when I saw that when I was little and it still cracks me up to this day.
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This old list definitely needs a REDUX because Kubo and the Two Strings which just came out this year is easily one of the greatest animated movies of all time let alone one of the best stop motion movies!!!
Agreed, just watched it tonight, i thought it was cgi made to look like stop motion, so i looked up the making of on here....seeing how it's made just made me want to watch it again...great story line and one hell of a way to make a movie!
Jordan Brown I still can't believe that it was stop-motion, it was so smooth and intricate. I hope Laika continue to make films, they've breathed new life into stop-motion and I hope one day I can have the pleasure of working for them.
I’ve never gotten why James and the Giant Peach gets so much hate! I think that the movie is actually a real work of art, and deserves more credit than it gets
theres a bunch of white knights for the book saying that the movie makes no sense, even though the book makes just as much no sense. sad they can't be like the coraline fans who love the book and movie.
Totally agree with Number 1. The best thing about NBC is that you can watch it twice a year since it can serve as both a Halloween AND a Christmas movie! 2-for-1 deal!
I used to watch it literally EVERY DAY without getting sick of it for 2 months a year. I tell ya, it is my favorite movie ever. It mixes beautiful animation, great music ( I myself am a huge fan of the classic musical genre of movies) and the question that has always crossed our heads.... What happens when two holidays become one? Jack is such an adorable character too. He is a gentlemen, and is in good control, but in the same time he has the cute little glimmer of child like behavior and curiosity like a little puppy.
Pinkie CupcakePie Oh, Jack rocks on so many levels. Not to sound like a hipster, but I loved Jack BEFORE Hot Topic made him their poster boy. I'm glad to see he's gotten more of a fan base over the years. You go to Disney World and you can turn a corner without finding his face on something or other. I love how charming and debonaire he is. Best thing about him is that, despite his mistakes, he believes taking responsibility for his actions. I know this would've ruined the franchise, but I couldn't help but wonder if a sequel would be possible. Not necessarily with Jack taking over another holiday, but what if something like the Krampus were to discover Halloween? (Google him if you don't know what I'm talking about...)
One thing I have learned over the years is if it's got Tim Burton's name on it is probably going to scar you just a little bit not enough to show but enough to make you fear random shit.
My list: 1. Coraline 2. The Nightmare before Christmas 3. Chicken Run 4. Corpse Bride 5. Paranorman 6. James and the giant peach 7. Wallace and Gromit the curse of the Were-rabbit 8. Frankenweenie 9. Shaun the sheep movie 10. Boxtrolls/Kubo and the two strings. (p.s I haven't seen either of the last two)
If you haven’t seen boxtrolls yet, please do. It’s definitely one of the best stop-motion films of all time and it’s on par with Coraline and nightmare before Christmas.
I personally love ParaNorman the most because of it's technical advancements in stop motion and great message. It is so smoothly animated, and never jerky which is kind of an appeal to stop motion, but I prefer the smoother motions. It also has a very enthralling story. I also enjoy Coraline because of it's beautiful art direction, colorful cast, and terrifying atmosphere. I'm not really a fan of Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromet's art styles but I can see how they are enjoyable to some. Also the art direction and animation of Fantastic Mr.Fox put me off originally but it was an enjoyable movie. Overall, I just can't get over Coraline's opening scene, it's amazing! But I just really like Laika. I wonder where Boxtrolls and Kubo (when it comes out) would fall on this list?
+B-Dog Alexander It is an incredibly sinister and disturbing tale when you think about it. A faux world made to entice and trap you, pretend mothers and fathers who want to take your eyeballs out and sew buttons into your eyesockets in place, seemingly innocent looking dolls that act as the beldam's eyes into your world as she spies on you, very very creepy.
there needs to be more Stop Motion Animation films...instead of all these stupid, pointless, action/horror movies that don't even deserve the big screen.
Alysia Goldsberry i don't think it's about being lazy but more about how not enough people want it. People want over the top action or cheap scare horror movies...i want stop motion animation damn it!!!!
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Honestly, these videos aren't terrible quality, they're all perfectly watchable. Can people seriously stop complaining about this? I don't think everyone should live up to HD standard just because people like it better. These videos have all been great without it
The best one in my opinion is the criminally underrated Fool of the World and The Flying Ship, it's based on a Russian folk tale and just has the most magical atmosphere, perfect for watching on a snowy night.
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"Pinchcliffe Grand Prix" (1975) should have been on the list, although not originally in english. It has so much charm, humour and perfect drama it still stands the test of time.
coraline isn't just one of the best stopmotion movies but one of the best movies. It's voice acting, the plot, the visuals and it's gorgeous masterpiece of a soundtrack. The soundtrack is stunning, it's so dreamy! And I loved how creepy it is and that's probably why it beats the nightmare before christmas!!
I love this list. It's making me want to watch all these movies again, even the fantastic mr. fox (a movie I had gotten sick of because of my niece's obsession with watching it every day)
This is the real deal 10. James And The Giant Peach 9. Boxtrolls 8. Paranorman 7. Frankenwinnie 6. Fantastic Mr.Fox 5. Corpse Bride 4. Nightmare Before Christmas 3. Wallace And Gromit 2. Chicken Run 1. Coraline
Ever since I found The Nightmare Before Christmas I have been in love with stop motion animation. The beauty and the way it moves is so unique and the fact that its so hard and takes so long makes it just so breathtaking to see the final project.
stop motion needs more respect. They are so hard to do and their so underrated
Yes I think so
@Jake Fries they're
I'm sorry but CG and hand-drawn animation is almost as hard. Stop motion figures need to exist in real life, sure, but it's still frame by frame and that's exactly what animation in general is.
As a stop motion Animator I agree. Its very time consuming.
Yeah they take ages to do but they are so rewarding to see it complete
gosh...I really love Fantastic Mr. Fox
it's been years since the last I time I saw it
Yaa
2009
it was my favorite to wish I had it on DVD or blu-ra
you are not the only one
Golden Apple yeah it's good movie.
Laika is amazing when it comes to stop motion. I mean they created Coraline, Paranorman, Boxtrolls, and now Kubo and the Two Strings. Like I have to agree with Chris Stuckmann when he says they're the next "Studio Ghibli"
+Arta Flower well this did come out two years ago when we didn't know about Kubo. But I feel it would definitely deserve a spot now.
Jackie Garcia aardman also is doing a pretty good job with, Wallace and Gromit, chicken run, Shaun the sheep and now early man. But yes, Laika is the best by far
Jackie Garcia nice connection to CHRIS STICKMAN
They just need there own tim burton or Hayao Miyazaki. Someone with charm
Jackie Garcia and yet somehow the critics are a bunch of jerks that they refuse to honor Laika studios with an oscar.
Stop motion is a wonderful technique, and often creates an unique style and athmosphere no 3d computer animation could replace.
Mary and Max needs so much more recognition than it gets it really touches on important subjects without boring the audience
My favourite movie that makes me cry every single time 😢❤️
Mary & Max is one of the most life-affirming movies I have ever watched. It extraordinarily tells the story of what kinds of people live in this world, how nobody is perfect, and what makes best friends, strangers or not.
I am glad WatchMojo noticed it, but Mary & Max is personally my number 1 Stop-Motion film.
The Nightmare before Christmas was one of my favorite films as a kid, perfectly creepy and heartflilling, I'd have happily seen 8 Crazy Nights on the list too
8 crazy nights isn't stop motion
The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite movie of all time!
even in adulthood, Jack is my favorite character, and will always be
Chippy! What are you doing here. GANDHI, I FOUND YOU!
ChippyGaming
Coraline is my favorite
same
Bobby Huggins SAME!!!
same
Epix Animations Same
That movie still scares me half to death😰😰😰
Thanks so much for putting 'Mary & Max' on here, it really deserves more attention. I just stumbled upon it thanks to Netflix and just fell in love with it, while most stop-motion films seem to highlight the fantastical and absurd, it was more down to earth yet with elements in it that reflect all the more well known stop motion films. Great list though, I love all of these.
i have to agree, it's actually one of my all time favorites
totally agree with you
Makes me cry every time it’s beautiful 😢❤
I am so happy Mary and Max is on here!!
Me too! Haha.
As well as being stunning and depressing and beautiful and original and everything else, it is honestly one of the only accurate representations of autism that I have ever seen! And this is coming from a real-life Aspie.
Compare that to Atypical, or The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Yh same
Rest in peace FS Hoffman
Rubie Evergreen man I love atypical so much
@@applebee28 atypical is a good representation of higher functioning people with autism and mary and max represents a more less functioning person.
Paranorman is so underrated it's sad.
Ikr 😢
Its good but underrated:(
Kubo and the Two Strings for 2nd!
Zion Daily-Lee chicken run is just life for me lol
Paranorman always seemed like a child friendly version of Silent Hill, with a happy ending to me. =P Great film though.
My list
1. Caroline
2.paranorman
3. Fantastic mr fox
YESS
Bailey The Wizard what about box trolls?
Its co-raline not ca-roline
YASSS
Kubo
Paranorman
Coraline
I'm glad someone else appreciates Mary and Max
This list needs to be updated to include Kubo and the Two Strings, My Life as a Zucchini (Ma Vie de Courgette) and Isle of Dogs.
AnaxErik4ever I agree. I’d like to add Missing Link as well.
This was 6 years ago those movies weren’t made yet
@@adaliagonzalez4946 That's why they said UPDATED
And the Shaun the Sheep movies, those are masterpieces.
i loveeeeee isle of dogs!!
My favorite is Mary And Max there's something so special in it that makes me wanna watch it again the soundtrack the voices the black and white in New York while in Australia with colors it shows how the characters deal with life and how they grow old and get married and other stuff as well. It just there's something deep in this stop-motion that beats in my opinion all of them.
we need more stop motion films like literally
My personal faves are the Wallace and Gromit movies, James and the giant peach, and the Nightmare before Christmas.
BTW, The Nightmare before Christmas is a Disney movie for those unaware.
Can we all agree that every film in this list, regardless of rank and honorable mention, are all fantastic?
FANTASTIC Mister Fox sure was FANTASTIC! AHAHAGHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I'M SO FREAKIN' FUNNY!
Mary and Max are my favorite. Except the ending :'(
Fucking LOVE Coraline
Yassss same
ME TOO!!!
Who doesn't!?!? Lol it's AMAZING
Everyone I know hates it because they think it's creepy, I love it because I think it's creepy
IKR?!?!
1. Kubo and the 2 strings
2. Coraline
3. Nightmare before Christmas
In my opinion Fantastic Mr Fox should be #1
No offense but The Nightmare Before Christmas totally nailed it.
+Charles Thorpe Barbier I second that
It's really good I agree but I think it has a good spot on #3. Well, maybe it should have switched places with Coraline, but I love them both. I think Frankenweenie and Corpse Bride should have switch though.
+Saff.to.the.ron While I agree, I enjoyed Fantastic Mr Fox way more in terms of comedy, animation and directing, you have to admit... when you think of STOP MOTION, usually what comes to mind is the one that popularized it for modern audiences.
That being Nightmare Before Christmas!
Fantastic Mr. Fox would not be here without it's genius and brilliance which lit the way for more of it's movies. I think it deserved first, though IMO Fantastic Mr Fox deserves that spot just as much!
+Charles Thorpe Barbier your right
Fantastic Mr. Fox. That movie is hilarious and awesome one so many levels
Ikr
its 1 of my fav films
and it's a book by roald dahl
It's my favorite movie of all time!
Golden Ever After High it's like quentin tarantino makes a PG movie I love it
I love all the Coraline appreciation in these comments 😊
my safe haven
+Cookie Coraline is best, it's what got me into Stop-motion, and plus, she my crush, but now I got a real crush! But strangely she still has a safe place in my heart.
Pie in the Sky That movie just completes me.
Pixtol you know she’s 11 right?
Ali Brennan It’s fucked up but age doesn’t matter to anyone on the internet if they’re talking about a cartoon.
stop motion animation is most definitely in a league of it's own. i commend anyone embarking in it's arduous venture. it takes a whole new level of dedication to create and it's truly amazing how much talent and passion is put into these films.
Chicken Run & Fantastic Mr Fox are my favorites, they are very funny too
Mr fox was my childhood, and the most realistic stop motion, I say that should be number one ☝🏾
Agreed, best film on the list too
Stop motion's the best. Along with traditional 2d animation it's a dying art, but unlike CGI it's actually not that expensive. It takes time and editing, yes, but you can pretty much do stop motion with whatever you have lying around your house. A cup suddenly becomes a lively container strutting his stuff along the countertop. Bits of clay come alive to create shapes and strange creatures. Wire when combined with bits of wood and maybe some clothing suddenly becomes a knight in shining armor. Seriously, more movies need to use this.
I'm suprised stop motion is cheaper than cgi I thought the reason why stop motion is becoming a bit lost is because it's too expensive
Yeah, it is so easy to get into stop motion. You can build wire frames alone using hardware store items. While ball-and-socket skeletons are more expensive they can last you for much longer than wireframes and are reusable. Literally the only difference between the two is time and space; it can take hours to make a scene that lasts half a minute, and if you need to reshoot you usually have to start over again from scratch. But digital can have that just as bad; I've had to sit for hours waiting for a scene to render only for it to get corrupted and literally have to start over at the beginning again.
In any case, stop motion is probably the easiest form of animation to get started in if you're on a tight budget.
+Halcyon Industries (KerianH) yeah its amazing of what you can do with stop motion
+Halcyon Industries (KerianH) As a child my brother and I would make stop motion movies with our toys, with the help of our father of course. It was heaps fun.
Miriama Yahalom Our family's first experience with stop motion was with a little webcam with some of our toys. I've been meaning to get back to doing it, haven't had much in the way of space to work with.
Coraline is scary yet beautifully rendered that gives a sense of being in another world yet familiar at the same time. Love it so much
just finished watching fantastic mr.fox and it was awesome
aaahhh i remeber watching it on dvd before Hollywood Video was shut down due to online streaming and netflix but yeah good old time ( i believe it was the last movie that my dad rented for me and my sister to watch before it was shut down )
Heh the first time i watched the simpsons movie and fantastic mr fox was from hollywood video....before it got shut down and replaced with a sherwim williams place
Foxclaw 529 mines was Aron furniture store
We all saw number 1 coming from fifty miles away.
eeeyup.
Nope I didn't guess it
yep
I sure as fluff didn't.
I had a a feeling that it was either Corpse Bride Coraline or The Nightmare Before Christmas.
My List:
10. Chicken Run (Yes I would watch this movie including The Nightmare Before Christmas like EVERY SINGLE DAY when I was 6-7, now I'm 14 and I still love The Nightmare Before Christmas)
9.ParaNorman (It was ok, but could have used a little more plot to it :3)
8.Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer (It is very adorable, but I did have nightmares of that Yeti...)
7. Wallace And Gromit (Omfg I loved these series when I was little and would watch them a lot, then I would crave for Jelly On Toast xD)
6. Fantastic Mr. Fox ( The movie was great, but I really wasn't interested in it all that much, still a great movie!)
5. James And The Giant Peach(This movie creeped me out a bit too, but I loved it because it had Jack in it, and yes I was a big Jack Skellington fangirl when I was little, and I still am!)
4. Coraline ( When we bought the CD and brought home, me and my nephew were sitting in the dark getting ready for the movie. After the movie ended we were crying to our mothers to come with us in the rooms to turn on the lights because we were frightened!)
3. Frankenweenie (The emotions and stories and characters...and well just EVERYTHING was adorable)
2. Corpse Bride (The animation was perfect! Along with the voices and songs!)
Ok everyone my number one... Drum roll please?
1. The Nightmare Before Christmas!!!!!!!
The animation is quite clear
And the music flings into your ear
The characters have great personality
And how Oogie Boogie had fatality
Let me just convince you
For the writers were too awesome
They made a possum faint
And covered the movie with musical paint
This is by far the greatest Stop-Motion
That your heart will be filled with The Nightmare Before Christmas fan potion
(Idk I came up with this poem just now LOL)
Anyways, this movie has been part of my childhood for over 7 years. The songs and characters were written well! I was such a young fan my mom got me a iPod with the songs and I would always walk around a Yarn Store singing Jack's Lament and What's This? so much. I would draw Jack and Zero on the Spiral Hill. In 4th Grade I got a 4 1/2 feet tall Jack Skellington doll for my birthday and I was so happy. Anytime we went to Disneyland, we HAD to go on The Haunted Mansion, because Jack and the gang would be there. I was once Sally for Halloween and I helped my mother sew the dress and design it. :3 My art is a lot greater now than what it used to be, that I am taking a animation class in Fullerton College right now. So I am kind of a Tim Burton fan. My favorite Tim Burton movies are of course The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, and Corpse Bride. Edward Scissorhands and Jack Skellington describe my personality a lot. I have a lot of Jack in me because of my curiosity, enthusiastic character, creative, and I am a leader of my friends (they take my advice and listen to me), while I am Edward Scissorhands, I am very quiet, and I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings, and I am still learning things that I have not felt yet.
So that's my list, hope you agree with some of it! :3
Agreed.
This comment deserves more likes
lol was i the only one that wasn't creeped out by Coraline? Because that's my most favorite xP
Gia Hasegawa
It was terrifying for me. I have an extremely low tolerance for scary things... and spiders.
spiders are creepy
I was so surprised when Mary and Max made it onto the list, it's such a great movie. Such a shame that so many people don't know it exists
when I was a kid I was always scared of James And The Giant Peach
That and Coraline was the scariest.
+Jaime Brown oh hell no coralline is the scariest one ever first it was just a normal little girl unhappy that meets her other parents and then BOOM THE OTHER MOTHER TURNS INTO A SPIDER AND A HAND TRYING TO GET THE KEY and it turn all fine AND BOOM will you keep the story going..............
I hate bugs but the bugs never scared me just the rhino
Me too! XD
Me yo even today
Coralline and The Nightmare Before Christmas is teh best
I was terrified of Chicken Run as a kid. The lighting, dark colours on top of the scary humans were too much for me. Also I was scared of their weird mouths(??)
Same
Maxine Wumbleguffin I thought I was the only one haha
+Betelgeuse i never saw chicken run. even after spamming my mom with I WANT TO SEE CHICKEN RUN
+Lia Reijntjens it's on Netflix I think
Did you see wallace and gromit? Tjey use the same clay-like stopmotion
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Was one of the best animated films I've ever seen. It was a great mix of action, drama, and comedy.
Yeah but stop motion and 3D don’t mix. I advised against watching the 3D version when it was in theatres
Mis favoritos:
1. Corpse Bride.
2.Coraline.
3. Kubo.
4.Nightmare before Christmas.
5.Fantastic Mr. Fox.
6.Frankenweenie.
7.Walace & Gromit.
8.Paranorman.
9.Boxtrols.
10.Mary & Max.
11.Anomaliza.
12. James & the giant peach.
* La planete sauvage (Tengo entendido que es un Stop Motion)
Nadie Nada Your list is literally the same or extremely close to the same as mine XD
Shaun The Sheep?
I feel like i am the only one that watches & remembers Pirates adventure with scientists.
i still remember it
Smashproplaya ! it was hilarious
Smashproplaya ! I saw it loved it and still remembered it
Smashproplaya ! I saw it in theaters,and I remembered absolutely loving it
i have got it on dvd so i remember
Coralline is LITERALLY my favorite film of all time. I absolutely adore stop motion of any kind. Wallace and Grommit, Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach... They would all be in my top 10 favorite film list. But Coralline takes the god dang cake. Beautiful animation, really awesome and memorable characters, colorful and dream-like environments, and such palpable senses of uneasiness in the beginning and a mix of utter terror and urgency towards the end, all brought together by a relatable protagonist and a meaningful underlying message really make Coralline one of the best films of all time in my opinion. Not to mention the fact that it's directed by my favorite director and the first time I saw it was at an actual cinema and not on DVD.
P.S. Anyone remember the slug scene? I almost died laughing when I saw that when I was little and it still cracks me up to this day.
I love how Mary and max is on this list, I love this movie it’s depressingly realistic but uplifting in the anticipation of hope in the near future.
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Awesome list. I love Tim burton films. How about a too ten list?
Top*
my favourite stop motion movie is the brilliant "flåklypa grand prix"!
***** they never made a movie
Do a list of the top 10 actors who always play the same roles
This old list definitely needs a REDUX because Kubo and the Two Strings which just came out this year is easily one of the greatest animated movies of all time let alone one of the best stop motion movies!!!
Agreed, just watched it tonight, i thought it was cgi made to look like stop motion, so i looked up the making of on here....seeing how it's made just made me want to watch it again...great story line and one hell of a way to make a movie!
Jordan Brown I still can't believe that it was stop-motion, it was so smooth and intricate. I hope Laika continue to make films, they've breathed new life into stop-motion and I hope one day I can have the pleasure of working for them.
I loved the ending of ParaNorman, especially when the dude says something about his boyfriend and totally crushes the girl.
XD
I’ve never gotten why James and the Giant Peach gets so much hate! I think that the movie is actually a real work of art, and deserves more credit than it gets
theres a bunch of white knights for the book saying that the movie makes no sense, even though the book makes just as much no sense. sad they can't be like the coraline fans who love the book and movie.
Totally agree with Number 1. The best thing about NBC is that you can watch it twice a year since it can serve as both a Halloween AND a Christmas movie! 2-for-1 deal!
Well said.
I thought you meant you could watch TNBC on the channel NBC 2 times a year.
the white wizard LOL. Serves me right for being too lazy to type out the whole title.
I used to watch it literally EVERY DAY without getting sick of it for 2 months a year. I tell ya, it is my favorite movie ever. It mixes beautiful animation, great music ( I myself am a huge fan of the classic musical genre of movies) and the question that has always crossed our heads.... What happens when two holidays become one? Jack is such an adorable character too. He is a gentlemen, and is in good control, but in the same time he has the cute little glimmer of child like behavior and curiosity like a little puppy.
Pinkie CupcakePie Oh, Jack rocks on so many levels. Not to sound like a hipster, but I loved Jack BEFORE Hot Topic made him their poster boy. I'm glad to see he's gotten more of a fan base over the years. You go to Disney World and you can turn a corner without finding his face on something or other. I love how charming and debonaire he is. Best thing about him is that, despite his mistakes, he believes taking responsibility for his actions. I know this would've ruined the franchise, but I couldn't help but wonder if a sequel would be possible. Not necessarily with Jack taking over another holiday, but what if something like the Krampus were to discover Halloween? (Google him if you don't know what I'm talking about...)
Gotta love The Nightmare Before Christmas
I LOVE fantastic mr fox!
Same
@Jorge Aviles Me too!
"Kubo and the Two Strings" is definitely the best stop-motion movie ever!!
It doesn’t even look like stop motion it looks like CGI!
The Nightmare Before Christmas is still the best one
My favourite is Coraline. I watched this movie when i was ten, I loved it back then and I still do. I'ts one of my favourite movie of all time.
Me too ^^ Its one of my favourite movies
One thing I have learned over the years is if it's got Tim Burton's name on it is probably going to scar you just a little bit not enough to show but enough to make you fear random shit.
Sounds about right.
Wes Anderson needs to do more stuff like Fantastic Mr. Fox, that movie was brilliant.
My list: 1. Coraline 2. The Nightmare before Christmas 3. Chicken Run 4. Corpse Bride 5. Paranorman 6. James and the giant peach 7. Wallace and Gromit the curse of the Were-rabbit 8. Frankenweenie 9. Shaun the sheep movie 10. Boxtrolls/Kubo and the two strings. (p.s I haven't seen either of the last two)
If you haven’t seen boxtrolls yet, please do. It’s definitely one of the best stop-motion films of all time and it’s on par with Coraline and nightmare before Christmas.
Omg! "Mary and Max" is number 9???? No way, it should be much higher. It's such a beautiful movie.
I saw the title and said, "I don't need to watch this, I know what number one is"
Sure enough, BAM! Proven right!
I personally love ParaNorman the most because of it's technical advancements in stop motion and great message. It is so smoothly animated, and never jerky which is kind of an appeal to stop motion, but I prefer the smoother motions. It also has a very enthralling story. I also enjoy Coraline because of it's beautiful art direction, colorful cast, and terrifying atmosphere. I'm not really a fan of Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromet's art styles but I can see how they are enjoyable to some. Also the art direction and animation of Fantastic Mr.Fox put me off originally but it was an enjoyable movie. Overall, I just can't get over Coraline's opening scene, it's amazing! But I just really like Laika. I wonder where Boxtrolls and Kubo (when it comes out) would fall on this list?
***** That also really made it amazing!
***** But I'M gay, and I do like being fucked.
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As a child: I love this film
As an adult: cheeky cheeky 😅
I always thought coralline was disturbing
I agree with this view.
...But then perhaps 9 or 11 year old me was freaked out about a lot of things..
its kinda fucked up
+TheGreatCabbageGoat 9/11 huh
+B-Dog Alexander It is an incredibly sinister and disturbing tale when you think about it. A faux world made to entice and trap you, pretend mothers and fathers who want to take your eyeballs out and sew buttons into your eyesockets in place, seemingly innocent looking dolls that act as the beldam's eyes into your world as she spies on you, very very creepy.
ya yet i love it
I loved Fantastic Mr. Fox :D
Yep same here.
Here, put this bandit hat on.
there needs to be more Stop Motion Animation films...instead of all these stupid, pointless, action/horror movies that don't even deserve the big screen.
There really should be but I guess some people get lazy since stop animation can take a really long time
Alysia Goldsberry i don't think it's about being lazy but more about how not enough people want it. People want over the top action or cheap scare horror movies...i want stop motion animation damn it!!!!
Joshua Kim it could be that too, stop animation is the best kind of animation!!! >_
Joshua Kim i applaud those who make stop motion movies! cuz that's not easy to do!
GDSK09 yeah, no shit lol
Though I really love Coraline and Corpse Bride, my absolute favourite is Mary & Max. It never fails to make me both cry and laugh uncontrollably.
Same it’s beautiful I love Mary and max 😢❤
Mary and Max is the best it should of been nominated for an Oscar.
"number one, The nightmare before Christmas"
I knew it.
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If it was HD then it'd take bloody forever and then there wouldn't be lots of videos!
Honestly, these videos aren't terrible quality, they're all perfectly watchable. Can people seriously stop complaining about this? I don't think everyone should live up to HD standard just because people like it better. These videos have all been great without it
How can they make a hd video when theyre using clips that were not made in hd?
top ten watch mojo top tens :)
The best one in my opinion is the criminally underrated Fool of the World and The Flying Ship, it's based on a Russian folk tale and just has the most magical atmosphere, perfect for watching on a snowy night.
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What .... No "Peter and The Wolf" ?
I beg to differ. It should've been in the top 5 at least.
+Pyre Sakura
***** i've seen that movie... It really exists in stop motion... Very good movie!
"Peter and the Wolf"
Published on Jan 26, 2014
● Directed by Suzie Templeton
● Produced by Alan Dewhurst, Hugh Welchman, and Zbigniew Zmudzki.
● Written by Suzie Templeton and Marianela Maldonado
● Music by Sergei Prokofiev, performed by the Philarmonia Orchestra, conducted by Mark Stephenson
● Cinematography by Hugh Gordon and Mikołaj Jaroszewicz
● Editing by Suzie Templeton and Tony Fish
● Studio: BreakThru Films / Se-ma-for Studios
● Distributed by BreakThru Films
● Release date: December 23, 2006
www.peterandthewolffilm.co.uk/
*****
You're in for a treat if you love stop motion! Juan Antartico's YT channel would be a good place to go...
It's not Christmas for me without watching classics like Rudolph and Charlie Brown. I'm 19.
"number 1, the Nightmare Before Christmas--"
YES!!!!! YEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Pinchcliffe Grand Prix" (1975) should have been on the list, although not originally in english. It has so much charm, humour and perfect drama it still stands the test of time.
I didn't expect the nightmare before Christmas to be any lower than number one. Although I was surprised to see Corpse bride so low on the list.
Corpse bride is my favorite
LPS Graceful Kitten saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame!!!!! 👰🏼💀
LPS Graceful Kitten Same 😍
Fantastic mr. Fox
Me too.👍👍
Sorry, haven't seen it, but I'm sure it's really good
One of the few Top 10 I have no complaints. Nightmare is on my personal top 10 all movies. Good Job Mojo!
coraline isn't just one of the best stopmotion movies but one of the best movies. It's voice acting, the plot, the visuals and it's gorgeous masterpiece of a soundtrack. The soundtrack is stunning, it's so dreamy! And I loved how creepy it is and that's probably why it beats the nightmare before christmas!!
I love this list. It's making me want to watch all these movies again, even the fantastic mr. fox (a movie I had gotten sick of because of my niece's obsession with watching it every day)
I loved Chicken Run, but personally, I would have put Pirates in there instead. Also, so glad to see Mary and Max on this list. Great movie.
This is the real deal
10. James And The Giant Peach
9. Boxtrolls
8. Paranorman
7. Frankenwinnie
6. Fantastic Mr.Fox
5. Corpse Bride
4. Nightmare Before Christmas
3. Wallace And Gromit
2. Chicken Run
1. Coraline
put Pirates In Adventure with Scientists over Boxtrolls
Frankenweenie should be lower and Paranorman should be higher. It was the more original and inventive of the two.
+LOLFlyingPotatoes
Frankenweenie was an honorable mention.
Can't go much lower than that and still be mentioned.
Fantastic mr fox imo should be higher up, but yes I love Coraline.
Not WatchMojo's list, Gani Ibraimi's list.
No one here after 'Isle of Dogs' apparently. Well, if you see this comment, go watch it: it's just perfect (both stop motion and story)
Number 1 is Nightmare Before Christmas...well played WatchMojo.
If this video was made now Kubo and the Two Strings would be #1.
It is actually CGI designed to look like stop motion.
***** Really , I've heard otherwise but okay thx for correcting :)
yeah if you watch 107 facts about kubo and the 2 strings it tells you about almost evrey thing bout the movie
Definitely not. Maybe 2 or 3, but TNBC will always be the number 1. It's a classic.
Brian Vance Kubo would probably be high on the list, but the nightmare before Christmas should stay at one
Fantastic Mr. Fox is my favorite but geez Coraline looks way to good
Fantastic Mr. Fox is a masterpiece! best stop motion movie
I love Fantastic Mr. Fox. It's one of my favorite films.
Fantastic Mr Fox should have been #2 and I completely love your #1 pick with nightmare before chrismas
coraline has ALWAYS been my fav movie since ever
The thumbnail is fantastic mr fox. Ya know the one based on the children's book by Roald Dahl.
The thumbnail is the best
YES CORALINE HAS BEEN MY FAVOURITE MOVIE SINCE 2009
Is it weird that I was watching "Fantastic Mr. Fox" last night, and this video is just shown to me now?
Scarykid22 right that happened to me
Ikr, pretty creepy. Must be having a resurgence like the Bee Movie.
Duuuuuude Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit were my childhood man
I DIDNT KNOW CHICKEN RUN WAS A STOP MOTION MOVIE!
What about Shaun (or Sean) the sheep? Anyone remember that?
Ikr? Shaun even has his own movie now.
Amanda Panda My sister loves that show. I like it too.
Amanda Panda This RUclips video was made in April 2014 so....yeah.
Amanda Panda It's not a movie yet but it should be good when it does come out.
kyle whitehead Yes it is.
Nightmare, and Coraline are on the my Top 5 Favorite Flims Ever
I'm not even done with the video and I can already guess that The Nightmare Before Christmas is first.
And I was right.
Coraline and Corpse Bride are my all time favorite movies and what has gotten me in to falling in love with making stop motion animation myself
This list is FREAKING PERFECT and I'm adding it to my favorites.
Please do one for Goth/Vampy women like Morticia Addams!!!!!
I love Coraline so much ;-; Definitely one of my favorite movies!
“James and the Giant Peach” was my favorite movie when I was in Elementary school
Ever since I found The Nightmare Before Christmas I have been in love with stop motion animation. The beauty and the way it moves is so unique and the fact that its so hard and takes so long makes it just so breathtaking to see the final project.
Fantastic mr.fox is my favorite movie anyone agree
I agree with you mate
the cuss it is! lol!
+Cadence Maxwell The cuss am I?
Mr fox and isle of dogs are my all time favorites
Tim Burton dominated my list.
Coraline has been my favorite for ever! It’s so great!!!