Lee Tockar Movies
One of the most fabled stories of the Old Testament gets a new interpretation in this CGI-animated feature. When the Pharaoh of Egypt sentences Hebrew children to their death, the mother of baby Moses floats the child down the River Nile in a basket, hoping he will be found by people who give him a chance at a better life. The baby is found by the Pharaoh's daughter, and is raised as an Egyptian prince. However, when the true heritage of Moses (voice of Christian Slater) is discovered, he is banished from Egypt. As Moses wanders through the desert, he encounters a burning bush, from which the voice of God (voice of Elliott Gould) can be heard. God tells Moses it is his destiny to lead the Hebrews from slavery to a new life in the Holy Land. With the power of God as his ally, Moses confronts the Pharaoh Ramses (voice of Alfred Molina) and demands freedom for his people. Ramses scoffs at Moses, and with the help of the Lord the Hebrew messenger brings a series of plagues down on the Egyptian people as he repeats his demand for freedom for the Jews. The first feature-length directorial credit for Bill Boyce and John Stronach, The Ten Commandments also features the voice talents of Ben Kingsley as the story's narrator. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Christian Slater, Alfred Molina, (more)
- 2007
This CGI series began life on Korea's KBS network as Iron Kid in early 2006. The eleven-year-old hero, known as Marty in the English-language version, was searching for scrap robot parts when he wandered where he shouldn't and was suddenly "fused" with the long-lost Fist of Eon. Though he now possessed magical powers and magnificent fighting skills, Marty was also reluctantly plunged into a centuries-old struggle for good and evil, festooned with bounty hunters and battlebots and presided over by the evil General. Fortunately, the newly-anointed "Eon Kid" had several strong allies in the form of his friends Gaff and Ally (the latter ironically the daughter of a crooked CEO in cahoots with The General), and Buttons the robot. After being distributed worldwide for over a year, Eon Kid joined America's CW network as a component of the Saturday-morning "Kid's WB" lineup on September 22, 2007. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
A British series that originally premiered September 3, 2001, on Cartoon Network Europe, the animated The Cramp Twins was based on the graphic novels of Brian Wood. The protagonists are a pair of ten-year-old twin brothers, Wayne and Lucien Cramp. The blue-skinned Wayne is the embodiment of evil and self-indulgence, while the peach-skinned Lucien is sweet-natured and a friend of the environment. Our heroes lived in Soap City with their obsessive-compulsive mother and frustrated cowboy dad, while Lucien's best friend, teeny-tiny Tony Parsons, resided in a nearby swamp. The American debut of The Cramp Twins occurred February 8, 2003, on the Fox network. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Kenny, Kath Soucie, (more)
