“Cowboy Bebop” was one of my first Adult Swim cartoon addictions. I’ve seen every episode and love watching them when AS shows them every now and again. Seeing how it’s one of my favorites, I’m not exactly thrilled that Fox may be developing a live action remake.

I understand that other anime remakes are in production and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (cartoon version that is) did well, so I suppose it sounds like a viable proposition. But maybe we should wait to see if Leonardo DiCaprio’s Akira goes over well first? Though even then, I still rather them just put out another anime movie.

Source: Firstshowing.net

My dvd pick for this week is Batman: Gotham Knight, the animated movie that connects the dots between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. It’s sorta like what they did with the Animatrix, where different anime directors collaborate. David Goyer, one of the TDK screenwriters, also worked with various writers.

There is a no frills single disc and a 2-disc version, which contains extras about “Batman: The Animated Series”. I’m a big fan of the cartoon, so I’m definitely gonna go for the special edition.

Not like we need more hype, but I really do think these anime setup movies are a really cool idea. I know there are graphic novels and comics that I can look to for extra info. But I’m lazy and prefer to have everything summed up in a nice cartoon movie bow.

See a preview of the Batman:Gothic Knight here.

Moviefone has a top 25 list of the best animated movies. Toy Story ranked number one while The Simpsons Movie rounded out the list at number 25. I agree with most of their choices. My only problem is their blatant omission of Sleeping Beauty, which I think is a masterpiece.

What’s your favorite from their list?

My favorite from the list was Spirited Away.

Leave your answer in the comments.

25. The Simpsons Movie
24. Dumbo
23. The Triplets of Belleville
22. Lady & the Tramp
21. Nightmare Before Christmas
20. Jungle Book
19. Princess Mononoke
18. Pinocchio
17. Toy Story 2
16. Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
15. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
14. The Iron Giant
13. Beauty & the Beast
12. Ratatouille
11. Finding Nemo
10. Fantasia
9. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
8. Spirited Away
7. Cinderella
6. Little Mermaid
5. Bambi
4. The Incredibles
3. Shrek
2. The Lion King
1. Toy Story

Source: Slashfilm via Moviefone

Summer blockbuster season has begun and this week we have the Wachowski Brothers’ Speed Racer.

Trailer Check:

Emile Hirsch stars as Speed, the wholesome racing hero from the 1960s cartoon “Speed Racer”. Speed races against his arch enemy, Racer X, played by Matthew Fox. And Christina Ricci is Trixie, Speed’s girlfriend. I dunno, it’s not really impressing me. The trailer just makes everything seem too campy. I’ll probably see it eventually, since the I do own all the Matrix films.

Learn more about the Speed Racer with the behind the scenes interview in this week’s SciFi Weekly.