Mojoguy Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 75% would be decent final rating. It could have been MUCH worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Did you watch it already btw? What'd you think? If I were a reviewer, yes, I might put "not as good as other Pixar," but if I even thought that if another studio made it that I'd like it, there's no way I'm rating it rotten like quite a few of those rottens did. It's alright man, if you enjoy it that matters most. We already know Pixar is held to higher standards fair or unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 They shouldn't think about studio or director when writing about it? That's ridiculous. That's what you call pedigree. That's what gains you an audience. Pixar, through the sheer quality of their work, has raised expectations. We all judge Pixar more carefully because the standards have been so incredibly high for so long. I don't see what's wrong with critics saying this doesn't compare to their best work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) They shouldn't think about studio or director when writing about it? That's ridiculous. That's what you call pedigree. That's what gains you an audience. Pixar, through the sheer quality of their work, has raised expectations. We all judge Pixar more carefully because the standards have been so incredibly high for so long. I don't see what's wrong with critics saying this doesn't compare to their best work. Quite few of the negative reviews on RT are because it's not up to Pixar standard. Which is a shame because movie's review should solely be based on it's merits. Edited June 22, 2012 by druv10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoot Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I'm wondering if these kinds of reviews are less about unfairly putting down Brave and more about unfairly stereotyping these other studios, as if they're totally beneath them and whatever output they put out could not possibly be worth recommending, because some of the reviews where I'm seeing this comparison are still pretty brutal in their criticism of Brave. True, which makes their review garbage to me. If you don't like it, just say it and leave it at that without invoking "not as good as Ratatouille!" or bringing down DWA. Don't try and soften it because it just hurts credibility IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Quite few of the negative reviews on RT are because it's not up to Pixar standard. Which is a shame because movie's review should solely be based on it's merits. A lot of movies receive what people might see as "unfair" reviews. It happens. I also wanna add that critics have compared every Pixar movie to what came before it for years. This isn't new. Of course, when the reviews are raves, nobody has to say anything. When the film just might not be as good as what came before, it's not fair anymore? Edited June 22, 2012 by RichWS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoot Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 A lot of movies receive what people might see as "unfair" reviews. It happens. I also wanna add that critics have compared every Pixar movie to what came before it for years. This isn't new. Of course, when the reviews are raves, nobody has to say anything. When the film just might not be as good as what came before, it's not fair anymore? It's not fair if they explicitly state they'd like it if it wasn't a Pixar movie since they expected much more, then grade it a rotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iEye Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 There are lots of reviews that says that but there are plenty whose caption isn't complementary but still they rate it as fresh. I think the true rating will be in the average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Well after the insanely high rating for Toy Story 3 and the ridiculously low (for Pixar) rating for Cars 2, a middling reception for their next effort was to be expected. Anyway, glad it's still fresh though, too bad I have to wait for Aug.1 to see this movie here I gave Cars 2 the benefit of the doubt but when I saw it I had to agree with the reviews. Let's see with Brave, I really feel this is a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Those reviews sound so jaded. Pixar, blow me away, that s an order !!!! Pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letsuseournoggin Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Just finished up my Brave viewing. Seriously, those critics can suck it. That movie was magical and beautiful. Not sure where I'd rank it on the Pixar list, but it certainly met their standards IMO. Maybe the period piece with female princess protagonist put off critics because they aren't used to that, but this was not sub par. It was incredible. My entire theatre clapped for a solid 10 seconds when the credits started rolling. WOM with families is going to be awesome. Mark those words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I'm with Whoot on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 This lady I went to HS with put her pic on Facebook of her next to the poster. Oh my gosh she looks just like the girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoot Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Just finished up my Brave viewing. Seriously, those critics can suck it. That movie was magical and beautiful. Not sure where I'd rank it on the Pixar list, but it certainly met their standards IMO. Maybe the period piece with female princess protagonist put off critics because they aren't used to that, but this was not sub par. It was incredible. My entire theatre clapped for a solid 10 seconds when the credits started rolling. WOM with families is going to be awesome. Mark those words. Just saw this too, same here. Not going to review it on this, I put my review in the review forum's thread. But basically the critics can bite me on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I'm sure Brave will be another success but critics really can't expect Pixar to come up with a brilliant film year on year, even their not so good films like A Bug's Life and Cars 2 are still better than other animated films. The budget of Brave is apparently $185m, lower than Cars 2 and Toy Story 3 but it's higher than Madagascar 3's $145m budget and Ice Age 4's $95m budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I loved it too. I don't really know what to say now about all that supposed studio tension. Whatever it is, I hope it keeps leading to awesome films like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Whoot is difficult to please. Thankfully, he liked it. Edited June 23, 2012 by kayumanggi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Tentatively looking at a bigger opening day then Mad 3. 60M locked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Tentatively looking at a bigger opening day then Mad 3. 60M locked. Nice. It deserves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letsuseournoggin Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 On a terrible fucking sidenote, pieces of trash broke into my truck while I took my daughters to watch this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
