Posted on 07/02/2012 5:40:48 AM PDT by Kaslin
"And when Everyone is super, then No One will be!"
This is what I see the Libs quoting (of course, excluding themselves) and that I see this echoed in Pixar is just excellent! Love them!
Okay... I will admit that I saw Brother Bear, but only on DVD. Not a particularly good film.
However, if you want a really good laugh, get Brother Bear on DVD, and watch it with the actor/director commentary. It is absolutely hilarious! It has been a long time, but the running commentary of two of the minor characters (I think moose?) was worth the cost of the DVD rental. In fact I may do it again myself...
Disney owns Pixar now.
That was my experience, I went in expecting to look at the technical stuff, and came out with a good story and no memory of any technical stuff.
That’s the way it should be.
The whole point of naming Shrek's villain 'Farquaad' was to make it sound like 'f***wad' (which in turn was supposedly aimed at Michael Eisner). How more crass does a movie get than trying to trick young children into dropping the F-bomb?
There are suspicions that, for most practical purposes, it’s the other way ‘round.
There is a huge difference between visually stunning and a good movie.
Cars 2 was amazingly visually stunning, but a horribly average at best film overall.
I agree with you that Treasure Planet had some amazing visuals, but it wasn’t a great film, it was mostly forgettable, which is why you can find it in the discount rack and playing on disney jr for free 3 or 4 times a month.
The last non-Pixar Disney movie that I thought was really good is ‘The Emperor’s New Groove.’ Quirky, surreal humor.
IIRC, it was intended to include the usual baggage, but got so bogged down someone had the bright idea of dumping the weight and releasing the quirky surrealism therein.
If you’re talking about computer-animated films, I also enjoyed the Weinstein Group film “Hoodwinked”. It was another ‘mis-telling’ of a classic fairy tale, and the humor was quite modern without being rude.
My favorite scene was when the Big Bad Wolf gave his squirrel partner Twitchy his cup of coffee. The reaction of seeing an over-caffienated squirrel bouncing off trees at warp speed was hilarious. If you listen closely, as Twitchy speeds off into the distance as he runs to catch up with the good guys and get help, you can hear a muffled sonic boom.
The capper is when Big Bad (voiced hilariously by Patrick Warburton) ends the scene with “What...have I done?”
Never fails to make me bust a gut.
Wonder if Disney was heavily involved in WALL-E...we HATED that movie.
Me, too. I still sit through the DVD sometimes, when one of the kids gets it out. It has a believable annoying teenage boy, and I really like the steampunk aesthetic.
will not see brave in theaters, or dvd, or rent, will just wait for it eventually (see http://www.themoviespoiler.com ) Many of the people I know who have seen it were “ehh”. They had four writers on this and it was a weak story and the comment I kept hearing from Disney fans was “brother bear II”
Pixar also made cars 2 but apparently that “oil man is the bad guy” story did not fit the article.
So did I--and I was the only one still up. I don't know if I'll ever tire of watching Pixar movies.
I haven’t seen WALL-E, but I did not care for Brave. Brave is about a rebellious teenager. The men are protrayed as dumb and the women are smart.
That’s the real key to their success. Yeah good business decision are nice, but their building block is well realized characters in good stories. Their movies would be excellent and successful no matter their medium. Just look at their Rotten Tomato scores, outside of the Cars franchise they’re generally in the 90s.
When Disney acquired Pixar they put the Pixar people in charge of the animation department and basically walked away. So yeah they “own” it but they generally don’t interfere.
The goat stole the movie.
Good points.
That reminded me I want to see “Puss in Boots.” I put it on the Netflix list.
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