Fave Pixar Features

[Bryan]

I find Pixar movies pretty dull, overall. They seem like superior kids' movies - which is fine, except they're always treated as grown-up movies. I voted The Incredibles, just because I like superheroes.

I also find them visually dull. The amazing thing about animation is that you can do ANYTHING with it, and Pixar is mostly dedicated (like Disney) to recreating the real world as accurately as possible. I want animation to blow my mind!

[AaronC]

UP was just a long-form infomercial for the Balloon Manufacturers Association of America. Elegant Balloons.

[JonFromMaplewood]

I am a sucker for all of them with the exception of Cars.  Cars is loud and alienating.  But to Bryan's point about Pixar movies really being targeted at adults, Cars seemed the least directed at adults...not a "superior kids' movie" at all. My kids might choose that as their favorite for all I know.

But as for animation blowing your mind, Bryan, I think Wall-E is pretty far from real life.  The waltz scene in space between Wall-E and Eve was not something that could be done as beautifully without animation.

[Mark in Helsinki]

What I don't really understand about Pixar's "vision" is how the same company that made the hit-you-over-the-head "modern-day consumerism and over consumption is BAAAAD for Mother Earth" in Wall-E, while in Cars, gas-powered automobiles have taken over the world and it's apparently a really cool thing. 

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Sorry, JfM, but every time i think of the incredibles, i think of your family photo.











*i hope i'm remembering that correctly.

[Pidgeon]

The Toy Story films, because of Wallace Shawn and Don Rickles.

[slipperyslope]

UP was just a long-form infomercial for the Balloon Manufacturers Association of America. Elegant Balloons.

Midlake's "Baloon Maker" immediately came to mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdnKMSXgHaE

[DoodleJump!]

I am a big Pixar fan, mostly because they won my heart with Toy Story. Toy Story is one of my favorite movies of all time.

[JonFromMaplewood]

Sorry, JfM, but every time i think of the incredibles, i think of your family photo

*i hope i'm remembering that correctly.

Wow! Good memory. Yes, those were indeed our costumes at the Park Slope Halloween Parade about four years back.

That was impressive, IABVT!

[Gilly]

Up and Ratatouille. I haven't seen Wall-E or the Incredibles though. What is with grown-up friendly kid's movies and the stupid adolescent jokes they throw in that go just over a kids head but aren't funny enough to make an adult chuckle (except that one guy in the theater)? Can we get rid of those already? Especially the "almost swear". Did anybody ever think that was funny?

[erika]

What I don't really understand about Pixar's "vision" is how the same company that made the hit-you-over-the-head "modern-day consumerism and over consumption is BAAAAD for Mother Earth" in Wall-E, while in Cars, gas-powered automobiles have taken over the world and it's apparently a really cool thing. 

They have different writers who wrote those screenplays, right? Different writer, different message?

[Pidgeon]

I don't think the message in Wall-E is really emphasized enough to complain about it. Most American films with environmental messages are just completely condescending, and I thought Wall-E was a welcome change.

[DoodleJump!]

I don't think the message in Wall-E is really emphasized enough to complain about it. Most American films with environmental messages are just completely condescending, and I thought Wall-E was a welcome change.

Wall-E had robots. That's all I care about.

[masterofsparks]

I don't think the message in Wall-E is really emphasized enough to complain about it. Most American films with environmental messages are just completely condescending, and I thought Wall-E was a welcome change.

Wall-E had robouts. That's all I care about.