Toy Story 3 and animated films in general.

[Adrian3670]

I promise, no spoilers.

I just saw Toy Story 3 last night and I was deeply moved and impressed. Being nearly the same age as Andy(the boy who the entire series revolves around) when the original Toy Story was out, I am now convinced that Pixar and Disney planned this out. Like they deliberately waited like 14 years to release the final piece of the trilogy and make it so that it would appeal to those who grew up with Andy. What do you think?

Also, have you noticed how disgracefully juvenile the last handful of animated movies have been, except the ones released by Pixar. I tried to watch Planet 51 and I shut it off after about 45 minutes, awed at how idiotic the whole movie was. I wouldn't have even watched that had I been 5. What animated movie disappointed you with its cringe-worthyness?

 

[Matt_LRR]

I just saw Toy Story 3 last night and I was deeply moved and impressed. Being nearly the same age as Andy(the boy who the entire series revolves around) when the original Toy Story was out, I am now convinced that Pixar and Disney planned this out. Like they deliberately waited like 14 years to release the final piece of the trilogy and make it so that it would appeal to those who grew up with Andy. What do you think?

Also, have you noticed how disgracefully juvenile the last handful of animated movies have been, except the ones released by Pixar. I tried to watch Planet 51 and I shut it off after about 45 minutes, awed at how idiotic the whole movie was. I wouldn't have even watched that had I been 5. What animated movie disappointed you with its cringe-worthyness?

considering there was a straight to DVD production of a different Toy story 3 in production when Lasseter came back to disney, (and which he immediately canned as his first official act) I'd suggest that no, it wasn't planned.

I totally agree with you on the computer animate movie topic though. The odd one is pretty good (Shrek, how to train your dragon [apparently]), but the worst pixar film is still better than the best dreamworks animated film.

-m

 

[Baneat]

OK I didn't read the OP because there may be spoilers there, could you state at the start whether or not there are? It's fucking retarded, it comes out in the UK a full month after the US, meaning anyone with a link to the US - nowadays, that's anyone with a computer - is at severe risk of having the story spoiled beforehand.

 

[SPCF]

I think they may have planned it out...
I mean, I wanted to see Toy Story 3 when I heard about it because I knew that it would bring back some good old memories (though my sister was the one that was a HUGE fan of it ever since she was little)...
I grew out of watching animated movies a while back. Toy Story 3 is the only one that I would actually pay to watch :/

 

[nerd51075]

A lot of Dreamworks movies. Not all of them of course, but some of their movies really lack substance IMO.

I agree. IMO, the exceptions to this rule were the first 2 Shrek movies. I enjoyed the humor in those movies, though most other Dreamworks pictures aren't that great.

OK I didn't read the OP because there may be spoilers there, could you state at the start whether or not there are? It's fucking retarded, it comes out in the UK a full month after the US, meaning anyone with a link to the US - nowadays, that's anyone with a computer - is at severe risk of having the story spoiled beforehand.

There are no spoilers in the OP.

 

[Matt_LRR]

OK I didn't read the OP because there may be spoilers there, could you state at the start whether or not there are? It's fucking retarded, it comes out in the UK a full month after the US, meaning anyone with a link to the US - nowadays, that's anyone with a computer - is at severe risk of having the story spoiled beforehand.

No spoilers.

-m

 

[run_forrest_run]

Dreamworks is just terrible. Shrek is easily the only good thing they made and they've cheapened that with 2, 3 and 4, all dreadful films. Lets face it though, when compared to Pixar, you're going to sound shit. Those guys haven't made a bad film yet.

 

[Irridium]

Pretty much anything except Pixar movies and old Disney Animated films like Lion King.

Nowadays its complete crap. Before they actually had some thought and depth to them. Now... I just don't know.

Sure there are some genuinely good animated movies that come out every now and then, but those are few and far between.

 

[Baneat]

OK I didn't read the OP because there may be spoilers there, could you state at the start whether or not there are? It's fucking retarded, it comes out in the UK a full month after the US, meaning anyone with a link to the US - nowadays, that's anyone with a computer - is at severe risk of having the story spoiled beforehand.

No spoilers.

-m

Great thanks,

As a general rule, Pixar can appeal to an impressively broad age demographic. Wall-E, Toy story and UP show this. They do on occasion make crap, but on the whole not so bad. The film with the food falling out the sky, not quite on par with the former films, but not THAT bad.

 

[Irridium]

I just saw Toy Story 3 last night and I was deeply moved and impressed. Being nearly the same age as Andy(the boy who the entire series revolves around) when the original Toy Story was out, I am now convinced that Pixar and Disney planned this out. Like they deliberately waited like 14 years to release the final piece of the trilogy and make it so that it would appeal to those who grew up with Andy. What do you think?

Also, have you noticed how disgracefully juvenile the last handful of animated movies have been, except the ones released by Pixar. I tried to watch Planet 51 and I shut it off after about 45 minutes, awed at how idiotic the whole movie was. I wouldn't have even watched that had I been 5. What animated movie disappointed you with its cringe-worthyness?

considering there was a straight to DVD production of a different Toy story 3 in production when Lasseter came back to disney, (and which he immediately canned as his first official act) I'd suggest that no, it wasn't planned.

I totally agree with you on the computer animate movie topic though. The odd one is pretty good (Shrek, how to train your dragon [apparently]), but the worst pixar film is still better than the best dreamworks animated film.

-m

Yeah, agreed. I believe Cars was their weakest movie, and yet it was still very good.

 

[Giantcain]

Pretty much anything except Pixar movies and old Disney Animated films like Lion King.

Nowadays its complete crap. Before they actually had some thought and depth to them. Now... I just don't know.

Sure there are some genuinely good animated movies that come out every now and then, but those are few and far between.

may i add studio ghibli to the list of people who do it well?

 

[tomtom94]

Pixar translate "family" as "family". Hence Up being fantastic.
Pretty much every other animation studio translate "family" as "slapstick for five year-olds". Hence Shrek the Third (got nothing against the first two movies mind - great funny films) being dire.

I found Planet 51 pretty funny, actually, though my pet peeve - cringe humour - made another pointless appearence.

 

[nick n stuff]

some of the best movies are animated in this way. Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs has Neil Patrick Harris as a monkey

 

[Irridium]

Pretty much anything except Pixar movies and old Disney Animated films like Lion King.

Nowadays its complete crap. Before they actually had some thought and depth to them. Now... I just don't know.

Sure there are some genuinely good animated movies that come out every now and then, but those are few and far between.

may i add studio ghibli to the list of people who do it well?

If memory serves, they did Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

In which case hell yes.

 

[Kif]

The difference between Pixar and most others is Pixar put a lot of thought and effort into their characters and story and write it over and over until its right whereas other studios watch Pixar films take a stab in the dark at what works for Pixar films and try to amp it up 20 times then get an A list cast of people not really into it to play the parts.

Anywho, you could have a good theory, though I get the feeling Pixar were taking little digs at Disney in this one cause Toy Story 3 was in the working when Disney ditched them all those years ago and they lost the rights to make another. So little lines like 'We haven't been played with for years' came across to me like a small dig.

 

[WiMoTj]

The film with the food falling out the sky

... Is made by Dreamworks.

Also, this: http://www.eatliver.com/img/2009/4175.jpg

 

[WINDOWCLEAN2]

I just saw Toy Story 3 last night and I was deeply moved and impressed. Being nearly the same age as Andy(the boy who the entire series revolves around) when the original Toy Story was out, I am now convinced that Pixar and Disney planned this out. Like they deliberately waited like 14 years to release the final piece of the trilogy and make it so that it would appeal to those who grew up with Andy. What do you think?

Also, have you noticed how disgracefully juvenile the last handful of animated movies have been, except the ones released by Pixar. I tried to watch Planet 51 and I shut it off after about 45 minutes, awed at how idiotic the whole movie was. I wouldn't have even watched that had I been 5. What animated movie disappointed you with its cringe-worthyness?

Well done for quoting the vews of Movie-Bob.


OT: Its just been good timing on the part of Pixar, Well done them.

and for the cringe-worthy animated film, look no further than 'Shrek Forever after'