Coco (2017)

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Title: Coco (2017)

Tagline: The celebration of a lifetime

Genre: Animation

Director: Lee Unkrich

Cast: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, Antonio Sol, Alfonso Aráu, Selene Luna, Dyana Ortelli, Herbert Siguenza, Jaime Camil, Sofía Espinosa, Luis Valdez, Polo Rojas, Montse Hernandez, Lombardo Boyar, Octavio Solis, Gabriel Iglesias, Cheech Marin, Carla Medina, Blanca Araceli, Natalia Córdova-Buckley, Salvador Reyes, John Ratzenberger, Memo Aponte, Liliana Barba Meinecke, Emmanuel Bernal, David Berón, Denise Blasor, Wilma Bonet, Alex Castillo, Vicki Davis, Daniel Diaz, Roberto Donati, Efrain Figueroa, Deb Fink, Libertad García Fonzi, Emilio Fuentes, Daniella Garcia-Lorido, Mike Gomez, Lillian Groag, Joshua Guerrero, Montse Hernandez, Marabina Jaimes, Jossara Jinaro, Christian Lanz, Constanza Lechuga, Luisa Leschin, Ruth Livier, Maria Dominique Lopez, Valeria Maldonado, Richard Miro, Adrian Molina, Daniel Edward Mora, Vivianne Nacif, Adriana Sevahn Nichols, Jonathan Nichols, Arthur Ortiz, Jessica Pacheco, Juan Pacheco, Jacqueline Pinol, James Ponce, Al Rodrigo, J. Francisco Rodriguez, Polo Rojas, Eduardo Roman, Eddie Santiago, Melissa Santos, Luis Solís, Rosalba Sotelo, Chris Triana, Trujo, Lee Unkrich, Ruth Zalduondo, James Zavaleta, Bernardo Cubria, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Johnny A. Sanchez, Levi Nunez, Óscar Bonfiglio, Lalo Alcaraz, Marcela Davison Aviles, Carolina Ángel

Release: 2017-10-27

Runtime: 105

Plot: Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

Looks pretty good. And hey, it's not another remake!

 

[Tim Glover]

WOW ... that truly looks amazing. I love music. This has my attention. That last shot screams for a 3D release. Thx for posting this.

 

[Edwin-S]

It looks promising. It will be interesting to see how it compares to "The Book of Life" in depicting the underworld.

I'm also looking forward to CARS 3. There. That should get people going. ☺

 

[Alf S]

I'm sure we'll go see Cars 3 but after that GIANT turd they laid with C2, I have my hesitations.

 

[Edwin-S]

I never get the hatred for the second one. It was an homage to the James Bond movies of old and, frankly, it was a better "Bond" style flick than any of the real Bond movies in the last twenty years.

 

[Alf S]

It was IMO a horrible hack of a movie that was nothing more than a quick money grab. A low point for Pixar in my opinion.

Seems RT sees it the same way.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cars_2/

 

[Aaron Silverman]

People are nuts. Cars 2 was an homage to Hitchcock and Bond thrillers, John Lassetter publicly stated as much, and yet nobody seemed to get it. Except for Edwin and me, that is.

 

[TonyD]

I still havent watched C2.

One of these days.

 

[Ryanlion]

Looking forward to that.

 

[Malcolm R]

Coco also seems to be their only non-sequel release until at least 2020.

The original Cars is also not a universally beloved film. It has the lowest RT score (74) of any Pixar film except, naturally, Cars 2 (39).

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Cars appealed mainly to little kids and older men. Probably the narrowest target audience of any Pixar film.

 

[Chris Will]

Surprised nobody posted this:



My kids got a kick out of this little short.

 

[Johnny Angell]

I'm getting a little Ratatouille vibe from the trailer.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Surprised nobody posted this:



My kids got a kick out of this little short.

A little more "Looney Tunes" than I'm used to from Pixar...but fun!

 

[Jeff Cooper]

Surprised nobody posted this:



My kids got a kick out of this little short.

The Dog looks exactly like the crazy hyena from Lion King. Even down to his mannerisms.

 

[Scott-S]

I really like Pixar, but this really looks like a remake of the movie "Book of Life".

 

[Edwin-S]

They would superficially share some similarities since they both use the Mexican "Day of The Dead" celebration as a theme. However, from watching the CoCo trailer that is where the similarity ends. CoCo appears to be about trying to find out about an absent father, while "The Book of Life" was about a love triangle and an unusual relationship between the two Underworld "Gods".

 

[Walter C]

Coco looks like the more interesting one of the 2 Pixar films of 2017. Still plan to check out Cars 3.

Captain Underpants, on the other hand... not so much! But knows, if it ends up giving Cars 3 a run for its money.

 

[Alf S]

My 9 year old boy is already gearing up for both movies.

 

[Richard Gallagher]

Coco looks like the more interesting one of the 2 Pixar films of 2017. Still plan to check out Cars 3.

Captain Underpants, on the other hand... not so much! But knows, if it ends up giving Cars 3 a run for its money.

Captain Underpants may surprise you. I had no idea what to expect and I found it to be very entertaining for both kids and adults. 85% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes.