Computers Be Damned! Let me have Puppets and Clay

List creator: BrodiesGirl Created on: June 11, 2003 - 12:47 AM PDT Description: With so much CGI (some of it very cool, but most of it overused) there is something to be said about the ingenuity of claymation, puppetry, and animatronics, art forms that are dwindling fast.

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
The Mummy (1999) ripped off this infamous claymation skeleton battle.
	The Dark Crystal (1982)
The great Jim Henson Creature shop created a magical world of Gelflings, Landstriders, Mystics and Skeksis. A magical movie, even when watched today.
	The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
You can't have a category about puppets and not include the Muppets! Kermit and the gand take on Manhattan and crazy hijinks ensue.
	Gremlins (1984)
Don't feed those darn mowgwai after midnight....
	The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Who didn't want to take a ride on Falkor and ride with Atreyu after watching this?
	Return to Oz (1985)
Creepy, mysterious and scary, oh my! Much closer to the Frank L. Baum books than the 1939 Technicolor classic, this flick features a young Fairuza Balk as Dorothy.
	Labyrinth (1986)
Dance Magic Dance! A young Jennifer Connelly makes a deal with the Goblin King (David Bowie) and now must search for her infant brother in the winding labyrinth. Music numbers by Bowie are classic, but please change those tight purple spandex pants!
	Meet the Feebles (1989)
Wow. Puppets that do coke, have sex and swear. The brilliant imagination of Peter Jackson brings these crazy New Zealand puppets to life.
	The Witches (1990)
A classic book gets classy treatment in this dark tale. Still a great watch.
	The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit (1992)			Not Rated
Those crazy clay Brits and their crazy adventures....
	The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Fantastic song and dance puts a new spin on holiday movies from the dark mind of Tim Burton.
	E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
He just wants to get home, not be probed by the FBI....
	The Best of Thunderbirds (Disc 1 of 2) (1965)
	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)			Not Rated