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post #31 of 91
7/1/08 at 4:29am

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It would be nice to see the passage of time in TS3 and somehow the toys end up with Andy's own kids at the end.
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post #32 of 91
7/1/08 at 5:24am

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I'm not looking forward to most of the sequels (Toy Story 3 is the exception). I quite like the new and original ideas from the studio. Sure, RAt and Wall*E aren't up there with the likes of Toy Story, but what is? I'll mostly likely give most of them a pass.

Btw, Wall*E had the potental to be the studio's best film ever...too bad that sweet little robot wasn't allowed to keep his feet on the ground.
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post #33 of 91
7/1/08 at 7:50am

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Originally Posted by Ron-P
I cannot wait for TS3, everything Pixar has done since TS2 has been nothing but disappointment after disappointment.
Holy "you gotta be kiddin", Batman. I know that personal tastes differ and we all have our opinion of which is the best and least of the pixar movies. But every pixar film since TS2 is a disappointment? I think your are in a minority of 1 on this one. Is there another studio that has maintained such a high level of quality over all their films? There isn't a clunker in the bunch. If Pixar were a baseball batter, I'd say they've done no worse than a double and have several triples and home runs. Perhaps a grand slam too.

I think TS3 cries out for a plot about what happens to the toys after Andy grows up. After all
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A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.

I think it's a fertile direction for the film to go. A lot poignancy can be found there. BTW, there oughta be a law requiring mothers to save at least two precious toys or mementos to give to their sons as adults. I would love to have couple of my toys from childhood and have none. There was this tin can of marbles...sigh. BTW, the "there oughta be" is merely a rhetorical device.
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post #34 of 91
7/1/08 at 2:43pm

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Maybe I wasn't clear enough. None of the Pixar films could hold my attention, less the TS movies. Sure they look and sound fantastic but that's about it. Bugs was about the only decent one after the TS films. The Incredibles was a bore fest, I could hardly stay awake. Monsters, a decent one time see and the Ratatouille movie, terrible as was Finding Nemo.

Maybe I am in the minority of 1, that's ok, these films fail to impress and quite frankly I find boring. Actually, I fail to see what makes these Pixar films so great. Other then great A/V there's really not much too them.
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post #35 of 91
7/1/08 at 3:01pm

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To each there own. I thought "A Bug's Life" was by far the worst Pixar movie to date, by a far margin. I have no desire to see it ever again while I can watch any of the other Pixar films at anytime.
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post #36 of 91
7/1/08 at 6:07pm

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Originally Posted by Chris Will
To each there own. I thought "A Bug's Life" was by far the worst Pixar movie to date, by a far margin. I have no desire to see it ever again while I can watch any of the other Pixar films at anytime.

I'm with you: I find A Bug's Life the least interesting of all the Pixar films.

Ratatouille, on the other hand, was legitimately my favorite film of last year, and I rank it above absolute titans such as There Will Be Blood, The Assassination of Jesse James, and No Country for Old Men.
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post #37 of 91
7/1/08 at 7:50pm

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And that, folks, is why the ice cream shops still serve BOTH chocolate AND vanilla.
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post #38 of 91
7/2/08 at 1:15am

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Just getting back from Wall-E, I'd say Ratatoullie is still my favorite Pixar movie, but I've seen that one a few times. Wall-E is definitely near the top of the list though. I'll watch anything Pixar makes... really, the only one that doesn't hold my interest is A Bug's Life, and maybe Cars.

Looking forward to Up, though some of the other new titles threw me... where is Brad Bird's next, and what about the John Carter of Mars movie that Andrew Stanton is working on?
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post #39 of 91
7/2/08 at 4:35am

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Originally Posted by Ron-P
Maybe I wasn't clear enough. None of the Pixar films could hold my attention, less the TS movies. .....
There must be some sort of support group for your condition Ron. I'm kidding there. But hopefully it's not because you didn't have a good childhood. That would suck. Many of Pixar's films require the ability to remember your childhood....esp the TS flicks.
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post #40 of 91
7/2/08 at 7:07am

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I just watched the Pixar doc that was on cable last night. In it they said that in cooperation with Disney they would be doing some 2-D animation. Anyone think that Up and maybe just based on the title font The Bear and the Bow will be done in 2-D?
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post #41 of 91
7/2/08 at 7:56am

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Originally Posted by Radioman970
There must be some sort of support group for your condition Ron. I'm kidding there. But hopefully it's not because you didn't have a good childhood. That would suck. Many of Pixar's films require the ability to remember your childhood....esp the TS flicks.

The TS films did exactly that, reminded me of so many toys I played with as a kid, that was one of many reasons why those films are so great. The other Pixar films did nothing for me and were not entertaining enough to hold my interest.

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And that, folks, is why the ice cream shops still serve BOTH chocolate AND vanilla.
But Mike, I like Chunky Monkey.
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post #42 of 91
7/2/08 at 8:16am

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"Wall*E is definitely near the top of the list though."

I would place Wall*E along side The Incredibles and the 2 Toy Story films as the best from Pixar.

Just below would be Finding Nemo and Ratatouille.
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post #43 of 91
7/2/08 at 9:17am

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Originally Posted by Ron-P
The TS films did exactly that, reminded me of so many toys I played with as a kid, that was one of many reasons why those films are so great. The other Pixar films did nothing for me and were not entertaining enough to hold my interest.

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Oops. I misread.

I've found most of the other films lacking in comparison to the Toy Stories. Although I love Finding Nemo (blind bought it) and Wall*E was almost a classic in my book. The Incredibles wasn't as great as I was told but still darn fun. Monsters Inc was very good. A Bug's Life is just behind Antz for me...Woody Allen is just too good in that non-Pixar film. Cars was disappointing but I still liked it.
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post #44 of 91
7/2/08 at 11:01am

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Originally Posted by Ron-P
But Mike, I like Chunky Monkey.

I could tell you were a Chunky Monkey guy from a mile away!

How about something like this:




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post #45 of 91
7/26/08 at 3:59pm
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Small teaser

UP : The Official Website
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post #46 of 91
7/27/08 at 12:17pm

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I just had visions of this being filed in the video store next to Russ Meyer's UP! and the resulting consumer confusion. But who am I kidding? Nobody stocks Russ Meyer's movies any more...
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post #47 of 91
7/27/08 at 12:40pm

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Originally Posted by Don Solosan
I just had visions of this being filed in the video store next to Russ Meyer's UP! and the resulting consumer confusion.

Maybe that's why the trailer features all those big balloons...
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post #48 of 91
10/13/08 at 8:49pm
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Movie Poster Awards - All the Latest Movie Posters
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post #49 of 91
11/7/08 at 1:30pm
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Teaser



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post #50 of 91
11/7/08 at 2:13pm

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Wow, that's a great trailer. The lifting of the house reminded me of the 'Crimson Permanent Assurance' short in Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life. I just hope this isn't going to be the standard Pixar buddy movie we've already seen too much.
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post #51 of 91
11/7/08 at 5:20pm

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Love the score for the trailer. Hope it's used in the film.
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post #52 of 91
11/8/08 at 12:05pm

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I will admit, as time has went by, and I've watched more and more films, I'm surprised how high "Toy Story 2" has lept up my charts of "Greatest Films of All time". Really, it's easily in my top five. Yes, the animation is nice, but it may have one of the most adult, thoughtful, heartwrenching love stories that almost every child and adult can relate to.

The first time I watched "TS2" I basically left the theater in tears. It was a strange experience, very few films do that to me. I mean, films that should do that to you can get me - I cried bitterly at "Schindler's List" but love stories normally get my attention and that's it. But TS2 is maybe the only film that everytime I watch it, from the time it was released to now, I have completely different thoughts in my life I relate to.

I think that's what people forget about Pixar. Everyone of their stories so far has been fantastically animated, but for the most part, they have a depth of story that I can watch them repeatedly. I feel pretty assured "Up" will follow in that legacy.
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post #53 of 91
11/8/08 at 12:44pm

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Originally Posted by mattCR
I will admit, as time has went by, and I've watched more and more films, I'm surprised how high "Toy Story 2" has lept up my charts of "Greatest Films of All time". Really, it's easily in my top five. Yes, the animation is nice, but it may have one of the most adult, thoughtful, heartwrenching love stories that almost every child and adult can relate to.

The first time I watched "TS2" I basically left the theater in tears. It was a strange experience, very few films do that to me. I mean, films that should do that to you can get me - I cried bitterly at "Schindler's List" but love stories normally get my attention and that's it. But TS2 is maybe the only film that everytime I watch it, from the time it was released to now, I have completely different thoughts in my life I relate to.

I think that's what people forget about Pixar. Everyone of their stories so far has been fantastically animated, but for the most part, they have a depth of story that I can watch them repeatedly. I feel pretty assured "Up" will follow in that legacy.

Matt: I hope you saw my story in Post #15 of this thread...
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post #54 of 91
11/8/08 at 3:01pm

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Originally Posted by mattCR
I will admit, as time has went by, and I've watched more and more films, I'm surprised how high "Toy Story 2" has lept up my charts of "Greatest Films of All time". Really, it's easily in my top five. Yes, the animation is nice, but it may have one of the most adult, thoughtful, heartwrenching love stories that almost every child and adult can relate to.

The first time I watched "TS2" I basically left the theater in tears. It was a strange experience, very few films do that to me. I mean, films that should do that to you can get me - I cried bitterly at "Schindler's List" but love stories normally get my attention and that's it. But TS2 is maybe the only film that everytime I watch it, from the time it was released to now, I have completely different thoughts in my life I relate to.

I think that's what people forget about Pixar. Everyone of their stories so far has been fantastically animated, but for the most part, they have a depth of story that I can watch them repeatedly. I feel pretty assured "Up" will follow in that legacy.

This has nothing to do with 'Up' in any way, but since Toy Story 2 did so much to you, what's your opinion of the story synopsis of Toy Story 3? I don't know how it's going to work, but after Woody being so passionate about Andy to just being abandoned by him hurts a little, I must say.
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post #55 of 91
11/9/08 at 11:55am

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Originally Posted by Brian Borst
Wow, that's a great trailer. The lifting of the house reminded me of the 'Crimson Permanent Assurance' short in Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life. I just hope this isn't going to be the standard Pixar buddy movie we've already seen too much.

The buddy thing will be the 80yo guy and the 8yo kid.
We'll see where it goes. There are some screening reviews at AICN that give some insight to the story.
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post #56 of 91
11/9/08 at 2:20pm

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Originally Posted by Brian Borst
This has nothing to do with 'Up' in any way, but since Toy Story 2 did so much to you, what's your opinion of the story synopsis of Toy Story 3? I don't know how it's going to work, but after Woody being so passionate about Andy to just being abandoned by him hurts a little, I must say.

Brian: I've been thinking about this a lot (even since you first posed it earlier in this thread).

I guess I could see Woody being able to move on to another owner as long as he's got someone else who plays with and cares for him. Worked for Jessie (after all, Andy was a new owner for her). Plus, Woody had to deal with the addition of Buzz into his world and Andy's dog (successfully, I might add).

It might be a useful device to weave the universality of life-changes into the storyline. A good lesson for both kids and adults (and toys). Change is never easy...but it is inevitable. What's important is how we deal with it.

I hope the OP doesn't mind these side discussions on TS3...
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post #57 of 91
11/9/08 at 3:31pm

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
A good lesson for both kids and adults (and toys). Change is never easy...but it is inevitable. What's important is how we deal with it.
To me, that's part of the message of the last scene in Toy Story 2. Woody says that he doesn't know what will happen in the future but whatever happens, he's going to have Buzz there to help him with it. Everything changes except their friendship.
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post #58 of 91
11/9/08 at 3:49pm

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Originally Posted by TravisR
Everything changes except their friendship.

And, who knows?! THAT may change, too.

Although it would be doubtful in a Pixar universe.
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post #59 of 91
12/2/08 at 8:31am

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Just wanted to get back to talking about UP

I think the trailer looked great and the story seems a little different - an 80 year old man and a 10 year old kid (as opposed to Toys, Cars, Rats and Robots). But there's no doubt that Pixar is great at building character relationships, so I'm really looking forward to seeing how this one develops.
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post #60 of 91
1/21/09 at 8:25am

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Here's the clip shown at CES

Carl & russell in the jungle
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