Your Favourite Pixar Animation Movie
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Now there's a jinx if i ever heard one
And oh no! It's Toy Story 3 next!
Does anyone know why they are making one? I understand they made the 2nd because it may have been part of an agreement with Disney before the merger, but why a third? This is what ruined(IMO) the Shrek movies-1st was great, 2nd was decent to good, but 3rd was disappointing to me.
Unless they are using the film to maybe "wrap up" the story?
I agree it is hard to find a bad Pixar film(though Ratatoullie was underwhelming for me personally, but not "bad" by any stretch). I think this is why I was a little disappointed in Princess and The Frog-it was techinically Disney, though it is post Pixar/Disney merger, and thought that influence would carry over.
I also find that Pixar alternates between a more serious story and a more "playful" story each film.
Sorry for the double post.
I liked Shrek the Third actually. The climax song and fight scene was pretty good imho.
I think Toy Story 3 will be pretty cool as well after checking out the teaser trailer.
@ROC: Oh and i checked imdb. Tim Allen is back as well.
I have to say Toy Story is what made the genre and studio get where they are now and even to this day the animation is amazing. Toy Story 2 is also very good. I am not a big fan of fully cgi movies I prefer the old Disney drawn animated movies but I love Toy Story and it's sequel very much.
IDK, I can think of some great movies that didn't have 'bad guys' (Love Actually being one of my favorites in that set). Maybe it's harder to write but I don't think having or not having a 'bad guy' alone makes a movie good or bad.
As for the OP's question. Gotta go with WALL-E, it was so captivating, well done, it just pulled you in. In the beginning when (s)he's still on Earth and it just all seems to real the vastness and the loneliness and the complete lack of organic anything. Not to mention the obvious achievement of having essentially a silent film that modern audiences ate up. Wow, just wow.
Second place goes to Finding Nemo. Gotta love Ellen DeGeneres.
I want to know where I can find the lamp they rubbed and the genie they slept with over at Pixar in order to be able to be so consistently great.
It's not a magic lamp, it is a total mindset; the culture is one of total collaboration. It is also a culture of growing talent and expanding horizons. Pixar University encourages everyone to experience something new - even the cafeteria staff can take classes in almost every aspect of (animation) filmmaking. Almost all of the department heads took gourmet cooking classes and a trip to Paris to prepare for "Ratatouille". I have some contact with sound designer Randy Thom* (Ratatouille, The Incredibles) and he has nothing but raves about the inclusive, collaborative atmosphere. He has often mentioned that he especially loves the fact that he is included in the preproduction.
I have already mentioned the documentaries on Pixar, and the DVD commentaries for many of the films are definitely worth a listen.
* Randy is one of my heroes. He is a very active participant on a sound design forum of which I am a member, and I've even traded emails with him; he has been an enormous help to me - a true gentleman who is passionate about his work, the craft of sound for picture and sharing his knowledge & experience. Check out his IMDB page; definitely worth a look.
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i didnt know there was gonna be a cars 2. what could they do in it?? they should have just left it. because it was rounded off nicely as a happily ever after. but its coming from pixar so it cant be that bad. Is toy story 3 gonna be in 3D??
Yes I think Toy Story 3 is in 3D. I have to say, I am not a big fan of the whole 3D phase. In fact, I dislike 3D very much, it seems too gimmicky to me.
Alright:
3D... Here we go...
Whatever 3D I saw of Alice and Wonderland and Avatar was too dull for me. The glasses dulled down the picture too much, I think it was more detrimental compared to what was gained by having it 3D. The glasses also closed in my peripheral vision. If the glasses had a wider view and didn't dull down the brightness I think it would be better.
I must say the mix for the Alice and Wonderland was great for 3D - they did a separate mix for 3D and 2D and the 3D had more wacky panning etc.
3D... Here we go...
Whatever 3D I saw of Alice and Wonderland and Avatar was too dull for me. The glasses dulled down the picture too much, I think it was more detrimental compared to what was gained by having it 3D. The glasses also closed in my peripheral vision. If the glasses had a wider view and didn't dull down the brightness I think it would be better.
I must say the mix for the Alice and Wonderland was great for 3D - they did a separate mix for 3D and 2D and the 3D had more wacky panning etc.
Well, Avatar, was simply jaw droppingly, pants shittingly visually stunning to me. The Audio as well. in imax 3d it did not darken at all and did certainly not seem gimmiky.
alice in wonderland however was made 3D in post: it wasnt shot in 3D - so james cameron was sayin that it didnt deserve all the credit for being 3D when his avatar had spent 10 years creating shooting and editing in 3D. The Blue and red glasses - gone, of course. but the new disney and imax ones are wonders of the technology world.
alice in wonderland however was made 3D in post: it wasnt shot in 3D - so james cameron was sayin that it didnt deserve all the credit for being 3D when his avatar had spent 10 years creating shooting and editing in 3D. The Blue and red glasses - gone, of course. but the new disney and imax ones are wonders of the technology world.
Monsters Inc. and The Incredibles for favorites. Like Wall-E, Ratatouille and UP a lot as well.
