If you recall Ray HarryHausen films you will recall the mythical creatures and beasts using stop-motion photography to create lifelike movement on the movie screen. Awesome.

The technology is still being used and I found a wee French bloke doing some fun stuff on DailyMotion (like Youtube,but edited better)

Patrick Boivin- Micheal Jackson vs Mr Bean

The catalog of his videos are here:

Catalog of Patrick Boivin