GiantCALBears Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) Not really. Of the past year Pirates and Sherlock Holmes are the only real "period pieces" that were big hits, and they take place in the 18th and 19th centuries respectively. And they started planning this back in 2007. They had no idea what the market was going to be like at the time of its release. in terms of animation, there are plenty of movies themed in the middle ages. this maybe a specific period piece but it still looks similar to Shrek and HTTYD Edited May 10, 2012 by GiantCALBears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) How to Train Your Dragon came out in 2010, three years after production on this began. And Brave doesn't have the jokey, self-aware tone that Shrek had. It's trying to tell a real, dramatic story of a mother/daughter relationship, granted the advertising may not have reflected that so far. Edited May 10, 2012 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanboy Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 in terms of animation, there are plenty of movies themed in the middle ages. this maybe a specific period piece but it still looks similar to Shrek and HTTYD And both of them shit all over Cars 2. They're Dreamworks best films too IMO, so what's so bad if this looks like them? There might have been other animated movies set in the middle ages, but the storyline is completely different to both of those movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantCALBears Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 How to Train Your Dragon came out in 2010, three years after production on this began. And Brave doesn't have the jokey, self-aware tone than Shrek had. It's trying to tell a real, dramatic story of a mother/daughter relationship, granted the advertising may not have reflected that so far. your last part is key, look I am a huge and I mean huge Pixar fan, but the ads are doing nothing for this so far but we'll see what happens as we get closer to release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) Well, I'll just direct you to the godawful Finding Nemo trailer I posted on page 41. Edited May 10, 2012 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 A Bug's Life is nowhere near the offender Cars 2 was. I seem to remember when it originally came out it was hailed as a masterpiece just like Toy Story was, and it's still got a 92%/7.9 on RT. It's only evolved as the "second-worst" because people got tired of always saying Cars. And als because it's wedged in between two Toy Story films that it's been largely forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantCALBears Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 And als because it's wedged in between two Toy Story films that it's been largely forgotten. A Bug's Life is a great flick (no pun intended), seriously its just good fun with hilarious characters and was ahead of its time in terms of scale for an animated feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I like it a lot too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Julie Fowlis' popularity is going to skyrocket when this film is released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Obviously a novelty spot desperately trying to appeal to males This one is so much better: That is really sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarpoint1111 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I'm starting to honestly believe Pixar has peaked, Cars 2 now this. I mean nothing even close to movies like WallE UP How do you know the movie won't be great like Wall-E or UP? From the ads and the trailers, it looks like Pixar has done it again. This looks like a timeless tale that both adults and children will adore and the only thing that separates it from other Pixar films is the female lead. I don't think Pixar has peaked at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 How do you know the movie won't be great like Wall-E or UP? From the ads and the trailers, it looks like Pixar has done it again. This looks like a timeless tale that both adults and children will adore and the only thing that separates it from other Pixar films is the female lead. I don't think Pixar has peaked at all. GiantCALBears is clearly having problems with liking a film with a female lead like many on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 i can't wait for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 If the Lorax could make $210m with shoddy WOM, why can't the newest original flick from Pixar with great WOM do $300m? My prediction is about $285m but yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 If the Lorax could make $210m with shoddy WOM, why can't the newest original flick from Pixar with great WOM do $300m? My prediction is about $285m but yeah. The young male audience could be a bit of a problem for it. Still not sure if this will appeal to them, and it won't be hitting $300m if it doesn't. Still I have it at $270m in the game so I'm confident it will have great WOM. Merida's tomboy-ish nature and the archery and adventure should hopefully combat the female lead stigma for boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I hate little boys. Hopefully all the pro-gay stuff Obama is doing will finally lead the country, so insecure about sexuality, to a more accepting and open landscape. I mean, girls go see boy movies all the time and yet all these twerps can't go see a Pixar movie? Well Tangled made $200m, so this should hopefully do better with Pixar, perhaps back to its best. I haven't seen any other trailers and such, so I'm speaking of blind faith and just stills and buzz, but yeah, they only made one blip and was probably forced on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I saw all Pixar Movies in theatre except Cars2. Brave seems very interesting with a honest/touching/quiet tone. Don't know why but reminded me a bit Spirit: stallion of Cimmaron (how beautiful this one was). 220-225M Are american people really bothered with "english" accent? I mean, despite the tone, the vocabulary is quite the same, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I love all english/scottish/irish accents. Love em'. Theyre so much more fun to listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75Live Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Are american people really bothered with "english" accent? I mean, despite the tone, the vocabulary is quite the same, isn't it? You mean the Scottish accent? I haven't heard that as a negative, but never know, people can be affected by little things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 What I find most amusing is when people complain about how "fake" they are, not realizing that just about every voice actor is really Scottish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
