Great stop motion movies

I would love to create a best of list but since its invention stop motion has been used to produce an almost endless supply of beautifully surreal depictions of reality. Instead of a best of list, then, I've created a short list of greats that will get you started on becoming a stop motion fan.

The Adventures of Prince Achmed - 1926

Hansel And Gretel: An Opera Fantasy - 1954

7th Voyage of Sinbad - 1958

Jason and the Argonauts - 1963

Mad Monster Party - 1967

Golden Voyage of Sinbad - 1974

Clash of the Titans - 1981

The Pied Piper - 1986

Alice - 1988

The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

Chicken Run - 1994

James And The Giant Peach - 1996

The Book Of The Dead - 2005

Corpse Bride - 2005

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - 2005

Mary & Max - 2009

Coraline - 2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox - 2009

Frankenweenie - 2012

Creepiest disfigured humans in the movies

The results can be from birth defects, torture, mutations and scientific experiments but I've chosen the below more for when the looks match the personality, lending that extra edge of creepiness to the character. For this reason, those like The Phantom of the Opera, The Elephant Man and Frankenstein's monster have been left off the list as they were romantics, innocents and victims. Unfortunately for The Elephant Man, many a deformed maniac has been modelled after him.

The Chuds from C.H.U.D.S

The Morlocks from The Time Machine

Jason Voorhees from the Friday The 13th series

Mason Verger from Hannibal

Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street

Matt Cordell from Maniac Cop 2

Tamami from Tamami: The Baby's Curse

The Brundlefly from The Fly

Kakihara from Ichi The Killer


The cave dwellers in Descent

Moonface from Masters of Horror: Incident on and off a Mountain Road

Victor Crowley from Hatchet

The mutants from The Hills Have Eyes

Best Australian movies to watch on Australia Day

It is the day before lamingtons, sausage rolls, BBQ chops and steaks and snags are eaten en masse. So here's some ideas for what to watch while doing so, if you're not out at the beach or park. I've chosen mostly light-hearted (some more adult and some more kiddy) movies as it is a day for family fun rather than scares. Obviously, some are for families with teens and up only.

Picnic At Hanging Rock

Mad Max

Crocodile Dundee

Young Einstein

The Castle

The Dish

Babe

Strictly Ballroom

Crackerjack

Kenny

The Craic

Dirty Deeds

Cosi

Storm Boy

They’re a Weird Mob

Died With A Felafel In His Hand

Pricilla Queen of the Desert

Muriel's Wedding