Empire's fifty greatest animated characters
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Woody Allen's Ant from Ants?!?
WTF?!?
Fucking Horace Horsecollar should be in this before some lame CGI ant. Perhaps he WAS but who the hell has the time to click 50 damned links and I'm not even Gen Y? Those irritating little c***s will look at 50 links and exclaim, "Send it to my Iphone or I don't care!!!"
Why don't they just list them all?
WTF?!?
Fucking Horace Horsecollar should be in this before some lame CGI ant. Perhaps he WAS but who the hell has the time to click 50 damned links and I'm not even Gen Y? Those irritating little c***s will look at 50 links and exclaim, "Send it to my Iphone or I don't care!!!"
Why don't they just list them all?
I like shaun the sheep more than Gromit.
Lists like this are always disappointing as they're riddled with glaring omissions. I like Wallace & Gromit, but Gromit being number one is obviously just bias from Empire being a British magazine. No way in hell he's the greatest animated film character.
And if they're going to put Daffy Duck there for the two Looney Tunes movies, they need to have Bugs Bunny too. I actually like Daffy more, but Bugs is just as worthy. I'm sure Daffy would be overjoyed that he's there and Bugs isn't, though. He finally got the upper hand on that despicable rabbit.
And if they're going to put Daffy Duck there for the two Looney Tunes movies, they need to have Bugs Bunny too. I actually like Daffy more, but Bugs is just as worthy. I'm sure Daffy would be overjoyed that he's there and Bugs isn't, though. He finally got the upper hand on that despicable rabbit.
If Bender B. Rodriguez isn't #1, I'm not even going to bother to look at that list. 
He wouldn't be on that list because it focuses on animated film characters.
has to be said, any list which includes Daffy and ignores Bugs and puts in Mickey and ignores Donald is inherently flawed.
also, can't belive they didn't include Po, Mater, Scrat or anyone from The Incredibles.
also, can't belive they didn't include Po, Mater, Scrat or anyone from The Incredibles.
too many forgetable one-note cgi characters from crappy modern cgi films...Donkey? really?
Well, I don't think that the list is based on cultural significance.
I will say that Gromit is my favorite animated character. He's not as culturally significant as bugs, or Mickey or many others.
But in terms of why he is an interesting character, I agree with the list completely. There is so much to the character. And yet, they make him so fully developed, so fully emotional by often doing so little. You know exactly what he's thinking. They don't need to exaggerate with him. When he is nervous or apprehensive, they don't need to show him shake about or bite his nails, often in such moments, he can be perfectly still.
Yeah, Gromit is one of my favorite characters ever, not just animated.
I will say that Gromit is my favorite animated character. He's not as culturally significant as bugs, or Mickey or many others.
But in terms of why he is an interesting character, I agree with the list completely. There is so much to the character. And yet, they make him so fully developed, so fully emotional by often doing so little. You know exactly what he's thinking. They don't need to exaggerate with him. When he is nervous or apprehensive, they don't need to show him shake about or bite his nails, often in such moments, he can be perfectly still.
Yeah, Gromit is one of my favorite characters ever, not just animated.
my favourite's Rex.
Bender should be number 1 and does count because he was in 4 direct to DVD movies (i.e. films).
Bugs should be 2, the rest I don't know.
I haven't ever called a list like this a fail before because I can generally agree with them while disagreeing on some points, but this list really does seem like they randomly pulled some names out of a hat. Fail.
Bugs should be 2, the rest I don't know.
I haven't ever called a list like this a fail before because I can generally agree with them while disagreeing on some points, but this list really does seem like they randomly pulled some names out of a hat. Fail.
Dusty Ayres
Commodore
If you don't want to do what's required, then don't complain about the result.
To you, maybe not. But to millions around the world, Gromit is one of the great animated film characters. Not everybody's going to know or care about Bugs or daffy, especially since the cartoons aren't shown on TV all the time, and also not everybody's going to just vote for an American character, either.
And if they're going to put Daffy Duck there for the two Looney Tunes movies, they need to have Bugs Bunny too. I actually like Daffy more, but Bugs is just as worthy. I'm sure Daffy would be overjoyed that he's there and Bugs isn't, though. He finally got the upper hand on that despicable rabbit.
Please remember that this is the personal list of the person writing it, and not your list. To paraphrase:
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