Thespeckledkiwi
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Monster Inc was absolutely...terrible for Pixar
Toy Story 3 trailer released
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Ratatouille was a wonderful movie, I think -setting aside the Toy Story movies- is their best one.
I was OK with Cars -although I agree with Timby's criticisms of it and would add a few of my own- and WALL-E was a good little film.
I didn't much like "Up." It was good, but it didn't blow me away on any level. I would've wanted a more "Around the World" type adventure than some stupid trek to save some stupid bird because some stupid fat boy-scout attributed human characteristics to it. Up was "good" -with Pixar it is hard for them to mess up- but I'd put it as the "worst" of the Pixar movies that I've seen. -I've never seen Bugs Life or Finding Nemo.
I was OK with Cars -although I agree with Timby's criticisms of it and would add a few of my own- and WALL-E was a good little film.
I didn't much like "Up." It was good, but it didn't blow me away on any level. I would've wanted a more "Around the World" type adventure than some stupid trek to save some stupid bird because some stupid fat boy-scout attributed human characteristics to it. Up was "good" -with Pixar it is hard for them to mess up- but I'd put it as the "worst" of the Pixar movies that I've seen. -I've never seen Bugs Life or Finding Nemo.
The only Pixar movie I've never seen in its entirety is The Incredibles, which, despite my usual enjoyment of things relating to superheroes, just never captured my interest. The only reason I've even seen the small portions of it that I have is due to the fact that I've gone to a couple of Special Olympics events where they had it playing in 'Olympic Town' (a sort of 'common area' where athletes and coaches can congregate before, in between, or after games).
I wasn't blown away by Up either, but a lot of that may have been due to distracting 3D I saw it in.
I want to give it another chance on a regular screen before I pass final judgement on it. But I agree, I was hoping for a much longer and more expansive trek than what we got. It seemed like they arrived at their enchanted paradise WAY too quickly.
As for Toy Story 3, I'm definitely going to watch it on a regular screen before I try the 3D, so I don't have the same problem.
Man, Monsters, Inc. was probably my favorite pixar film. I absolutely love it. Never seen cars, never had any desire, I cannot stand larry the cable guy.
Toy Story 3 looks very sweet. I look forward to it.
I went to a screening of the Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3-D double-feature earlier this evening, and I found it very enjoyable -- actually, I hadn't even seen the second film before, thus it was an especially pleasant new experience for me. So yeah, I'm definitely on-board for Toy Story 3.
As for Pixar films in general, I need to catch up on a few of them, but so far I've really liked the ones I've seen (which would be these two, obviously, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Wall-E, and Up). All very good films, IMO, so I definitely would not be averse to seeing some of Pixar's other efforts. The only one that doesn't really interest me, though, is Cars -- don't know why, but from the description, it just doesn't sound like it would appeal to me, but perhaps I'm wrong.
As for Pixar films in general, I need to catch up on a few of them, but so far I've really liked the ones I've seen (which would be these two, obviously, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Wall-E, and Up). All very good films, IMO, so I definitely would not be averse to seeing some of Pixar's other efforts. The only one that doesn't really interest me, though, is Cars -- don't know why, but from the description, it just doesn't sound like it would appeal to me, but perhaps I'm wrong.
Even if it doesn't interest you, just watch it because it's Pixar and their reputation deserves it.
The thing I love about Cars is that I really got into the story despite the fact I'm very much not a car person. Granted it probably helps that I've never seen Doc Hollywood, although I am reminded a bit of Northern Exposure, but really all three are the same concept (city guy forced to live in small backwater town with crazy, but interesting people).
I love all of the Pixar films and I have a hard time saying which one is my least favorite, but I probably lean towards either Toy Story or Finding Nemo.
I love all of the Pixar films and I have a hard time saying which one is my least favorite, but I probably lean towards either Toy Story or Finding Nemo.
The Toy Story 3 trailer is now on Apple.com in Quicktime.
The problem with Pixar is that they, along with Dreamworks, murdered the traditional Disney animated musical.
I find Pixar films to be hit or miss, but by and large they lack the vitality of the classic animated films of the past like Snow White and Pinocchio. I have little doubt which will be watched more a hundred years from now.
I find Pixar films to be hit or miss, but by and large they lack the vitality of the classic animated films of the past like Snow White and Pinocchio. I have little doubt which will be watched more a hundred years from now.
They didn't do it, Disney did by making shit for years. And sorry but that is a bit of a silly statement, just how many movies do you think will be watched when they're more than a hundred years old? People barely watch films that are 20 years old.
I just found out that Blake Clark is the actor in question who will be voicing Slinky Dog. I loved Clark in Home Improvement and Boy Meets World and he has a very distinct voice. I'm still a bit disappointed that Lasseter decided to recast the character, but I think Clark could work out. However, that being said, I really hope he doesn't do that in Cars 2 but then Paul Newman is a might bigger name than Jim Varney.
Nonsense. Disney murdered the 'traditional Disney animated musical', by running flat out of ideas and churning out endless sequels of increasingly dire quality. Disney kids' movies needed saving, and Pixar pretty much did just that.
Thespeckledkiwi
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And isn't Pixar helping to release a traditional 2-D, hand sketched, musical this December?
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