THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

Fun Stuff => ENJOY => Topic started by: Ally on 04 Mar 2007, 13:30

Title: Pixar
Post by: Ally on 04 Mar 2007, 13:30
I really like the things that Pixar has done in the past. My friends and I are little kids - if someone said "you can watch Monsters Inc or Risky Business tonight," we'd probably choose the former. I've seen all the Pixar movies, save Cars (how did it compare?) and I enjoyed them all. They're visually appealing and they make me laugh. Not too many movies do that.

Pixar shorts are also typically entertaining; well-animated, fast-paced and clever, for the most part.

Anyways, Pixar has a ton of stuff in the works. I think Ratatouille (http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/ratatouille/) looks awesome. And have you heard about Wall-E? They're being very secretive about it, but someone linked me to this (http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/02/27/toon-tuesday-again.aspx) article. It's a pretty interesting idea (I hope it isn't boring). Since the movie appears to be mostly silent (little to no dialogue?) I hope there is a good score.

So, what are your opinions? Do you guys think that there is too much hype about this animation studios? Or are you big fans?
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: Cartilage Head on 04 Mar 2007, 13:44
 A few Pixar films have stood out, but to me many of them are very mundane, even for children's films. I really like the short films they make, though!
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: Blue Kitty on 04 Mar 2007, 23:24
I have always seen the Pixar movies as the cream of the crop of 3D animation, especially in comparison to Dreamwork's 3D movies.  I know that there are really only a few Pixar movies that stand out, but I feel that most, if not all of them, are almost infinately better then any of Dreamworks


well except for Shrek
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: jolijn on 05 Mar 2007, 00:29
They are awesome, but until recently I guess, their movies almost always consisted of someone getting lost or traveling far away, finding themselves and coming home to great applause.
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: Will on 05 Mar 2007, 07:29
I absolutely love Monsters, Inc. I'm a big fan of pretty much every Pixar release I have seen, but Monsters Inc. was and still is my favorite. Hell, I'm almost 25 and I'd still pick that over Risky Business.

There's something about children's stories - the ones that are really well done, mind you, not the mindless crap that exists solely for the purpose of marketing a toy and a video game and a Happy Meal promotion, ad nauseum - that I've always found incredibly inspiring.

EDIT-
In case you haven't heard about it, there's a really good write-up here (http://www.mania.com/53776.html) regarding Pixar's upcoming movie. This looks really good, and also looks like it could be a good deviation from their usual story-telling dynamic.
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: Spinless on 05 Mar 2007, 08:43
I still love all the things I loved as a kid.
Except Disney.
Disney movies are downright insulting to watch.
They're stories made for children, but children could probably tell the story better themselves.
That said, Wall-E sounds absolutely amazing. I hope there's no singalong songs in it.
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: Johnny C on 05 Mar 2007, 08:45
You've never seen The Emperor's New Groove.
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: TheBoredOne on 05 Mar 2007, 10:52
I miss cartoons. :\

I mean, I like the stuff they can do with the computer animation.. but I still really liked cartoons.

On the topic of Pixar in particular. Yeah, I've never been disappointed by one of their movies.
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: Liz on 05 Mar 2007, 16:39
Toy Story is practically my favorite movie ever. And A Bug's Life. Basically I just love kids movies because they're always so perfect and entertaining.
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: Lines on 05 Mar 2007, 16:58
I love Pixar movies. Finding Nemo is probably my favorite, followed by A Bug's Life. Still haven't seen Cars yet though.
Title: Re: Pixar
Post by: Blue Kitty on 05 Mar 2007, 18:32
I don't really know about not being dissappointed, I was kidn of disappointed with Cars
it also left me with many questions about how that whole scenario worked