Jack Nevada Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Their movies aren't particularly well-animated, are they? DM and The Lorax are very bland-looking, visually uninspired movies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhorse Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Yet you think Despicable Me and all of Illumination's film are quote on quote... good? I'd say half of Pixar's films are better than Jaws - yeah I went there You think the last 20 minutes of TS3, the first 15 minutes of Up, the first 30-40 minutes of WALL-E, and Jessie's sad story in TS2 are horrible? You think the end of Monsters Inc is bad? How about the climax of The Incredibles (really the entire movie), or the humor in Nemo? A Bug's Life and Cars are both fun kids movies while Ratatouille is a cleverly hidden allegory for Disney and Pixar's merger/relationship - Anton Ego's review is also the highlight of the film. Only Cars 2 and Brave are what I'd call mediocre/bad films (and Cars 2 is entertaining for it is) Illumination has 1 original movie so far, Pixar had 7 straight original movies between TS2 and TS3 That's all of Pixar's movies. Yikes, I might have to agree with Baumer in that they are severely overrated, and really don't make great movies. Only movies I liked from them were Toy Story 1 and Cars 1, the rest are misses with me. I couldn't even watch past 30 minutes of Up, WALL-E, and Brave, and the others were yawns for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I hope TFR doesn't hurt the western too much. It seemed like they were in for somewhat of a comeback after True Grit and Django hit it big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Their movies aren't particularly well-animated, are they? DM and The Lorax are very bland-looking, visually uninspired movies. Their budgets are only 1/2 of DWA movies and 1/3 of Pixar's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 The Lorax was garbage. Hey, i remember you: Funny finnish poster with occasionnal crazy outbursts. *** Didn't see TheLorax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Their budgets are only 1/2 of DWA movies and 1/3 of Pixar's. I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I hope TFR doesn't hurt the western too much. It seemed like they were in for somewhat of a comeback after True Grit and Django hit it big. Still, TheLoneRanger could be another 100M western. History didn't see that very often, did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Still, TheLoneRanger could be another 100M western. History didn't see that very often, did it? When your movie costs over 400M, 100M means nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Still, TheLoneRanger could be another 100M western.History didn't see that very often, did it?Yeah that would be pretty impressive if it didn't cost way over twice as much as that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileECoyote Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 MU number is a little better than but its still took a whack. I was expecting a bigger Friday bump. Going to out my optimistic glasses on and hope for a good bump today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 (edited) Pixar isnt garbage, I grew up with Pixar, but they take themselves too seriously sometimes. Madagascar 3 and Hotel Transylvania both surpsised me last year. Theyre fun, colorful, hilarious, and quirky, Pixar impliments too much melodrama. Edited July 6, 2013 by jandrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Yet you think Despicable Me and all of Illumination's film are quote on quote... good? I'd say half of Pixar's films are better than Jaws - yeah I went there You think the last 20 minutes of TS3, the first 15 minutes of Up, the first 30-40 minutes of WALL-E, and Jessie's sad story in TS2 are horrible? You think the end of Monsters Inc is bad? How about the climax of The Incredibles (really the entire movie), or the humor in Nemo? A Bug's Life and Cars are both fun kids movies while Ratatouille is a cleverly hidden allegory for Disney and Pixar's merger/relationship - Anton Ego's review is also the highlight of the film. Only Cars 2 and Brave are what I'd call mediocre/bad films (and Cars 2 is entertaining for it is) Illumination has 1 original movie so far, Pixar had 7 straight original movies between TS2 and TS3I'm a Pixar loonie but no Pixar film has been better than Jaws. And Jaws is my 6th favorite movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhorse Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I thought it was also! Eh, I thought both of the POTC movies were the worst in the billionaire's cluc. If it was the first one, I would be OK (which was an enjoyable movie for me) but the rest, meh. I also really didn't care for Alice in Wonderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Madagascar 3 surprised me too. Didn't care much for the first two but it was really imaginative and hilarious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Madagascar 3 and Hotel Transylvania were both terrific fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Hotel Transylvania was pretty annoying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhorse Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I hope TFR doesn't hurt the western too much. It seemed like they were in for somewhat of a comeback after True Grit and Django hit it big. Maybe westerns should be made just for the adult crowd and not kiddified anymore. I'd say go R-rated for here on out for the next decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Hotel Transylvania was pretty annoying. I thought the obnoxiousness and hysterical pace worked in its advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Megamind was way better than Despicable Me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGossamer Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 (edited) I hope TFR doesn't hurt the western too much. It seemed like they were in for somewhat of a comeback after True Grit and Django hit it big. There have been some impressive Westerns over the past decade... - The Proposition (Australian Western) - Rango (Meta-Movie Animated Western) - The Good, The Bad, The Weird (Kimchi Western) - No Country For Old Men (Modern Existential Western) - History Of Violence (Modern Jungian Western) - Serenity (Space Western) I'd hoped Lone Ranger would the deliver the brand of bizarro fun Kim Jee-woon so effortlessly rendered through The Good, The Bad, The Weird. That flick's entertaining as hell. Ironically, while I admired the effort and many, many aspects in both of them, I didn't much care for either True Grit or Django. I recommend them both to any true cinema fan but not nearly as highly as any of the westerns or takes on the western genre I listed above. Edited July 6, 2013 by JohnnyGossamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
