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...HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas Directed by Arlene Sanford Walt Disney Pictures...
...Walt Disney knew, animation is more than sublime trickery; the word means giving life. With a different kind of mouse, Lasseter does just that as his film finds its heat and heart. The plot matures handsomely; the characters neatly converge and combust; the gags pay off with emotional resonance. And at the end, the movie tops itself with comic outtakes, undoubtedly the funniest finale of any cartoon feature. Antz may have amused viewers with its sidewise wit, but as a comprehensive vision of computerized moviemaking, Pixar's dream works. And when A Bug's Life hits its stride...
...featuring an ogre who pines for a beauty (some things never change). Universal is working on a Frankenstein project with CGI pioneer Industrial Light & Magic. Warner Bros. is readying The Iron Giant, about a machine that befriends a boy in 1950s Maine. And although both of Disney's '99 releases, Tarzan and Fantasia 2000, use traditional animation, each will contain elements created largely by computer...
That might be an appropriate warning to all the other movies contending for children's movie money in this kid-glutted holiday season: with a brand loyalty earned every day for years on Nickelodeon, The Rugrats Movie has a chance to torpedo the competition. Will Disney-Pixar's entomological epic A Bug's Life run for cover under the nearest anthill? Will Babe: Pig in the City, the squeal--sorry, sequel--to the 1995 surprise hit, turn out to be so much baloney? In December, will The Prince of Egypt prove to be a hit of less than biblical proportions...
Whatever the quality, the quantity is certainly up this year. Disney virtually created, and for a decade has owned, the kidophilic Thanksgiving period with its animated films (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) and live-action retreads (101 Dalmatians, Flubber). But this year turkey time looks like a family free-for-all, and The Rugrats Movie could grab the golden drumstick...