Eric Prime

Like...like...the biggest musical hit in ages, he did that. The biggest sci-fi hit since Star Wars, he did that. He's getting all the accolades, all the love. He did that. He's gonna win the Oscar this year for playing Bob Dylan. He's gonna do that. Like...all other actors? Dead in a ditch. It's over for Hollywood. This is the best day of my life guys. Holy shit. Holy shit.

This is one of my favorite YouTube channels, and they already had an amazing initial video on the first movie. But they put out a new one with the filmmakers in charge of the first movie, that I thought some would find enlightening.

Literally, this man, this beautiful hunk of a man, he cannot be stopped. He will never be stopped. He is the everything. He is the moment. He is the dream.

lol never mind they are actually gonna do all three seasons. I mean...I guess some people out there like it, so good for them.

Quorum Updates Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire T-23: 52.93% Awareness Abigail T-44: 22.76% Furiosa T-79: 26.84% Blink Twice T-170: 12.75% Speak No Evil T-191: 24.58% Cabrini T-2: 21.83% Awareness Final Awareness: 17% chance of 10M Low Awareness: 15% chance of 10M Imaginary T-2: 41.75% Awareness Final Awareness: 85% chance of 10M, 49% chance of 20M Horror Awareness: 100% chance of 10M, 55% chance of 20M Kung Fu Panda 4 T-2: 68.42% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 90% chance of 30M, 86% chance of 40M, 76% chance of 50M, 67% chance of 60M, 52% chance of 70M, 33% chance of 100M Animation/Family Awareness: 100% chance of 50M, 75% chance of 70M, 50% chance of 100M Monkey Man T-30: 27.27% Awareness T-30 Awareness: 54% chance of 10M, 17% chance of 20M Low Awareness: 34% chance of 10M, 7% chance of 20M Civil War T-37: 27.63% Awareness T-30 Awareness: 54% chance of 10M, 17% chance of 20M Low Awareness: 34% chance of 10M, 7% chance of 20M

Moderation @cooldude97 @Firepower please do not insult each other over this silly horror movie. Treat your fellow BOT members with respect, or get out. Also to Firepower, we’re not doing this “lol this is an epic failure confirmed” stuff. These types of proclamations, especially the condescending tone you’re having towards people who dare to have a different opinion than yours is uncool and unnecessary, especially when we haven’t seen a frame of this movie. If you’re not interested in this movie, then why bother posting in this thread? Now please everybody be nice, or threadbans or warning points will come your way. Thank you.

I mean I buy it. I rewatched the first two a couple days ago, and you can really tell from the trailer they cut corners in this compared to the artistry and scale and production values in the old movies. People love to proclaim "make movies cheaper", but there's often a downside when you do.

Looks good and animation still obviously looks impressive, but I think I've come to the point, now that every animated movie looks like Spider-Verse, that it's hard for me to really be wowed by this kind of painterly art style anymore. Guess it was bound to happen. 😕

Moderation Not the Legendary Pictures thread. I'm going to move some of these posts to a more appropriate place.

#13 Monsters, Inc. 1,949 points, 32 lists "Twenty-three nineteen! We have a Twenty-three nineteen!" Box Office: 579.7M Rotten Tomatoes: 96% Metacritic: 79 Awards: 1 Academy Award and 3 nominations, 3 Annie Awards and 5 nominations, 1 BAFTA Award, 1 Grammy Award and 1 nomination Roger Ebert's Review: ""Monsters, Inc.'' is cheerful, high-energy fun, and like the other Pixar movies, has a running supply of gags and references aimed at grownups (I liked the restaurant named Harryhausen's, after the animation pioneer)." Its Legacy: Pete Docter's directorial debut. Earned the biggest opening weekend ever for an animated film. Highest-selling DVD on its first day. Saw a Disney California Adventure ride. Earned a prequel in 2013. Earned a series in 2021. Gave Steve Buscemi a paycheck. Commentary: Pixar’s fourth entry was the first from director Pete Docter, who would soon become the main head of Pixar beginning in 2018. And man oh man, what an introduction. The premise is a simple, but fun one. What if the monsters in your closet only scared you because it was their job to do so? It’s a great concept that leads to tons of fun workplace dynamics and setpieces that lead to great laughs and inventive, creative designs. But that’s only part of why the film became such a hit. This is a movie about a scary monster bonding with a cute little girl. And from there, all the great creative ventures are utilized. From funny sequences involving scary monsters afraid of an innocent child, to a great storyline that involves discovering cover-ups, workplace fraud, and learning what really matters in life. John Goodman does incredible work as the lovable teddy bear Sully, and his chemistry with the little girl Boo is utterly adorable and sweet. It’s impossible not to smile watching these two interact. Then you have Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski. A character, I will fully admit, basically invented my own sense of humor. It’s funny, it’s clever, it’s sweet, it’s beautiful, and it only gets better with age. Monsters Inc. became a huge franchise for the Disney machine and people still can’t get enough of it, even after 20 plus years.

#14 Inside Out 1,911 points, 31 lists "Congratulations San Francisco, you've ruined pizza!" Box Office: 858.8M Rotten Tomatoes: 98% Metacritic: 94 Awards: 1 Academy Award and 1 nomination, 10 Annie Awards and 4 nominations, 1 BAFTA Award and 1 nomination, 1 Golden Globe Award Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: Considered one of Pixar's greatest works and one of the greatest animated movies ever made. Utilized by therapists and scientists to help explain patients' situations. The seventh-highest grossing film of 2015. #29 in WGA's Top 100 Screenplays of the 21st Century. Inspired numerous Internet memes. Will receive a sequel in 2024. Gave Richard Kind a paycheck. Commentary: You ever find yourself wishing that weird 90s sitcom Herman’s Head focused on existentialism and made you cry? Well, Disney and Pixar have your back on this modern classic. Personified emotions living in a person’s head have been depicted in media, especially animated media, for decades. But Inside Out perfected the formula into something purely inspirational and powerful that, at this point, you can’t even top it. Everything about the film was perfectly crafted to be full of creativity, ingenuity and wit. Not just through clever comedy setpieces, though there are plenty of those, but also in creating a message that is almost never seen in media, especially targeting children. It’s a film that tells everybody that, yes, it’s okay to feel sad. We all have this idea in our heads, even as we get older, that feeling remorse or sorrow or being sad about things is seen as a bad thing. It’s an annoyance to others, it’s a failing on you as a person, it’s selfish to feel sad in your current predicament. But director Pete Docter reminds us that being sad is one of the healthiest, happiest things you can ever do. All your emotions are important in fact. Trying to bottle them up won’t help you in the slightest and only make situations worse. So...let it out. Tell people. You gotta do this, or else you won’t grow up or evolve. This resulted in one of Pixar’s biggest hits and most loved features ever. So much so, it’s now being used by psychologists and scientists. Very few movies can claim such a thing. And sure enough, with its lovable cast and powerful themes, it has resonated for nearly a decade and is set to have a sequel that’s already predicted to be one of, if not the biggest film of the year. Can it reach the same creative and cerebral heights of its predecessor? Well, we only have a couple months to know that answer. And I can’t wait.

Thank you Rory. I have no clue what you crazy kids are doing, but I'm glad I helped somehow.

People already told you about Children of Men, but I'm willing to throw in not just Pan's Labyrinth, but even his Pinocchio movie, despite its Netflix status. It's already earned tons of acclaim and awards attention, and has garnered notoriety among animation fans and film buffs. Obviously it won't ever be as iconic as the Disney film, but I think it has garnered a fanbase, which is still enough to leave some "cultural impact", a very subjective term that can mean anything. There was a whole "what's your favorite non-Disney animated movie" trend on Twitter a few days ago, and it was a pretty common one.

Quorum Updates Love Lies Bleeding T-11: 18.43% Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire T-18: 58.44% I Saw the TV Glow T-60: 10.77% The Watchers T-102: 25.12% Flint Strong T-158: 10.94% Cabrini T-4: 20.71% Awareness Final Awareness: 17% chance of 10M Low Awareness: 15% chance of 10M Imaginary T-4: 41.14% Awareness Final Awareness: 85% chance of 10M, 49% chance of 20M Horror Awareness: 100% chance of 10M, 55% chance of 20M Kung Fu Panda 4 T-4: 68.25% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 90% chance of 30M, 86% chance of 40M, 76% chance of 50M, 67% chance of 60M, 52% chance of 70M, 33% chance of 100M Animation/Family Awareness: 100% chance of 50M, 75% chance of 70M, 50% chance of 100M Arthur the King T-11: 37.03% Awareness Final Awareness: 40% chance of 10M, 6% chance of 20M Low Awareness: 23% chance of 10M, 4% chance of 20M The First Omen T-32: 31.66% Awareness T-30 Awareness: 86% chance of 10M, 59% chance of 20M, 38% chance of 30M Horror Awareness: 100% chance of 10M, 71% chance of 20M, 43% chance of 30M

God, this whole "GRRR STREAMING BAD STREAMING MOVIES HAVE NO IMPACT NETFLIX IS EVIL GRRRRRR" schtick is just tiring. We go through this like every other month, and it's such an obnoxious circlejerk. We get it. It's not interesting or funny anymore. And by this point, you guys have already won this battle. So now you're just being sore winners. Who cares about this pathetic battle and "grr streaming bad" stuff anymore? Get over it.

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C'mon man, you know he won't.

West Side Story was one of the hardest COVID casualties. In normal times, it would have done around La La Land numbers with a healthy awards/adult moviegoing market. If it came out in Christmas 2023, it would have still done a solid 70-90M, the typical modern Spielberg drama numbers, and people would have seen it as a solid hit. But it came out at the worst possible time, and hurt the talented cast big time (though hopefully Songbirds and Snakes can give Rachel Zegler some needed momentum). Just a pity.

#15 The Emperor's New Groove 1,907 points, 31 lists "Pull the lever, Kronk! Wrong lever!" Box Office: 169.7M Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Metacritic: 70 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination, 3 Annie Awards and 7 nominations, 1 Golden Globe Award nomination, 1 Grammy Award nomination Roger Ebert's Review: "In animation circles the word "cartoon" is frowned upon, because it makes people think of a film that is six minutes long and stars Bugs Bunny, rather than a film that is 100 minutes long and grosses $200 million. I've trained myself to refer to them as "animated features," but now here comes Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove," and the only word for it is "cartoon." I mean that as a compliment." Its Legacy: Considered one of the funniest Disney movies ever. Signified the end of Disney musicals quite literally. Has one of the most chaotic productions in animation history. Received a documentary, The Sweatbox, that you aren't allowed to watch. Has a devoted cult following. Has been memed to death on the Internet. Earned a direct-to-video sequel and television series. Sting's attempt at being Phil Collins that ultimately didn't happen. Gave Patrick Warburton a paycheck. Commentary: Frankly, it’s a miracle we got a movie as offbeat as this under the controlled, corporate Disney environment. For a while, the plan was to have this be Kingdom of the Sun, a typical Disney musical with a big, grand story, tons of songs written by Sting, and a dramatic Prince and the Pauper-style story. But then, in the eleventh hour, everything fell apart, it was reworked as a wacky comedy, and we got something so off the wall and out there that, within the Walt Disney Animation Studios canon, it still feels like an anomaly nearly 25 years later. In many ways, this was Disney trying to make a full-length Warner Bros. cartoon. It was full of offbeat, strange characters. It boasted insane slapstick sequences. It didn’t take itself remotely seriously. It broke the fourth wall, threw in gags every other second, and featured a huge grab bag of sitcom comedy talent and also Eartha Kitt. It was the most cartoony cartoon to ever come from Disney’s feature animation department. And it’s incredible. It’s a film that’s always hilarious, full of wit, and still depicting sharp animation that is reminiscent of the best of Chuck Jones and Tex Avery. While not a huge hit at the time, the film’s offbeat nature and quotability meant it was destined for cult classic status, and it actually became a solidly potent franchise for Disney, with a sequel, a TV series, and it still gets consistent merchandise. And while it’s no Little Mermaid or Lion King in popularity, that cult following is still keeping it alive through Internet memes and video essays and just spreading happy vibes. It’s a kooky and exceedingly enjoyable feature full of great laughs and great characters, and pulls off the impossible task of making David Spade funny. That takes serious talent.

#16 Spirited Away 1,820 points, 28 lists "Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can't remember." Box Office: 395.8M Rotten Tomatoes: 96% Metacritic: 96 Awards: 1 Academy Award, 4 Annie Awards, 1 BAFTA Award nomination, 3 Manichi Film Awards, 2 Japan Academy Awards, 8 Tokyo Anime Awards Roger Ebert's Review: "Viewing Hiyao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" for the third time, I was struck by a quality between generosity and love. On earlier viewings I was caught up by the boundless imagination of the story. This time I began to focus on the elements in the picture that didn't need to be there. Animation is a painstaking process, and there is a tendency to simplify its visual elements. Miyazaki, in contrast, offers complexity. His backgrounds are rich in detail, his canvas embraces space liberally, and it is all drawn with meticulous attention. We may not pay much conscious attention to the corners of the frame, but we know they are there, and they reinforce the remarkable precision of his fantasy worlds." Its Legacy: Oft-considered Hayao Miyazaki's best work. Considered one of the greatest animated movies of all time, as well as movies in general. The highest-grossing film in Japan for 19 years. The first and only hand-drawn/anime/non-English-language film to win the Best Animated Feature Oscar. Helped make Studio Ghibli a household name in the West. Cited as an influence for many other animated films, including Coco and Turning Red. Earned a stage adaptation in 2022. Commentary: Arguably the most essential and important Ghibli film. Not just because this is considered their best, most iconic title, but also how this is the film that, for many, introduced them to one of the greatest animation studios of all time. Pixar’s John Lasseter, a Ghibli fanboy, convinced the Disney brass to pick up the US rights and create their own dub. And in turn, almost immediately, everything changed. The film was praised like mad for being a transcendent, gorgeous piece of cinema. An astonishing cacophony of creativity and ingenuity that showed how incredible the medium of animation can be. A heartfelt fantasy story that also served as a biting anti-capitalist piece. A film that could appeal to any and all ages, whether it be for its creativity, story, characters, or themes. It became a sensation in its home country of Japan, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in the region. It held onto that record for a whopping 19 years in fact. And in the West? Well, it was just as celebrated. So many critics and filmmakers said it was one of the greatest films, animated or otherwise, they had ever seen. Its Disney connections gave it the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, only further boosting its popularity with American viewers. And for many, it was a wakeup call on what animation could be. While still family-friendly, this was a film that made people realize animation wasn’t just kids stuff. It showed people that a movie can be from a different country and culture and still be emotionally and spiritually resonant. It’s a film that showed how Japanese animation can deliver incredible artistry and creativity that American animation typically moves away from in favor of crude humor and silly scenarios. And these days, anime is bigger than ever, celebrated by millions, and converts millions of adults into animation diehards. Whether it be East, West, or what have you. And while Spirited Away perhaps didn’t change things overnight on its own, it certainly caused ripples. Ripples we still feel. And as Miyazaki just released his (presumably) final film and earned box office success and numerous accolades, it’s still easy to say that this work will never be topped and will forever be his masterwork. Everything that makes him an amazing filmmaker is all right here. And it’s glorious.

#17 Up 1,674 points, 32 lists "Adventure is out there!" Box Office: 735.1M Rotten Tomatoes: 98% Metacritic: 88 Awards: 2 Academy Awards and 3 nominations, 2 Annie Awards and 7 nominations, 2 BAFTA Awards and 2 nominations, 2 Golden Globe Awards, 2 Grammy Awards and 1 nomination Roger Ebert's Review: ""Up" is a wonderful film, with characters who are as believable as any characters can be who spend much of their time floating above the rain forests of Venezuela. They have tempers, problems and obsessions. They are cute and goofy, but they aren't cute in the treacly way of little cartoon animals. They're cute in the human way of the animation master Hayao Miyazaki. Two of the three central characters are cranky old men, which is a wonder in this youth-obsessed era. "Up" doesn't think all heroes must be young or sweet, although the third important character is a nervy kid." Its Legacy: Pixar's first 3D movie. The first 3D film to open the Cannes Film Festival. Became the second animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture. Its opening sequence is considered one of the greatest film openings of all time. Referenced in The Simpsons and Once Upon a Time. Earned a spin-off series. Considered one of Pixar's absolute bests. The sixth-highest grossing film of 2009. Gave Christopher Plummer a paycheck. Commentary: Even compared to most animated features, Up is an odd, odd beast of a film. It’s a movie about an old geezer who ties a bunch of balloons to his house, finds himself in an adventure in South America, is paired up with a goofy boy scout, a weird bird, and a talking dog, and has to face off against another old geezer who has an army of dogs at his disposal. Oh, and the whole movie is about coming to terms with his dead wife. I don’t know how director Pete Docter and the Pixar crew pulled it off, but they did it. There’s a lot to love of course. It’s quite funny, it has very memorable and charming characters, rollicking adventure, and it has a fantastic introduction. If anything, the one thing everybody remembers this movie for best is its opening 15 minutes. There’s an adorable meet cute between the shy Carl and the adventurous Ellie as children, perfectly setting up the story and character dynamics and why the two had such a great relationship. And of course, we are then treated with a beautiful montage of a married couple going through all the trials, tribulations, excitement, sadness, and beauty of life. It’s a moment that could have succeeded as a short film all on its own, but it encapsulates one of the most powerful themes ever put in a Pixar movie. It’s a film for the people who feel they have accomplished nothing. Who feel they didn’t achieve the goals they wanted. Who felt as if they let others down or couldn’t find the happiness they wanted. Up tells us all that every life is an adventure. It has ups, downs, highs, lows. It has incredible people we meet, wonderful stories, and heartfelt moments, even if it isn’t as exciting as we may have hoped for. And to focus on one goal in life and ignoring the other great parts of life is damaging. Your life is an adventure, and it’s a great one. Try to remember that.

Not sure why this is. I didn’t see much an evolution or difference between movies. I love both movies, so that’s fine, but it just seems odd to dislike Part 1 and then love Part 2.

Honey, 36% of Morbius' OW was PLFs. People will see anything just for that big screen and loud sound.