50 greatest animated films, "curated by" Terry Gilliam

Time Out's list of the 50 greatest animated movies of all time as "curated by" Terry Gilliam does make for some interesting reading. It's got a few additions and omissions I'd quibble with (I guess that's sort of the point), but it also has a much bigger problem: Gilliam has very little to do with it.

It's pretty obvious they interviewed Gilliam, got his quick opinions of a few animated movies on the list, and then just dropped in those opinions here and there on the list. It's nice way to pad a list out and give it a bit of celebrity heat, but it's also rather sleazy and dishonest. If you're looking for a list of great (and not-so-great) cartoons to argue about, this is that. But if you go in expecting Gilliam to explore these films in any depth at all, you'll be disappointed.

(I think calling My Neighbor Totoro the best animated movie ever is sort of nuts, but at least they didn't give top honors to Kung Fu Panda, like some lists I could name. Shame on you, Yahoo poll answerers! Shame!)

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