Mik 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Trailer: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/up/trailer Only a few months away... this is the first I've heard of it. Looks like it could be interesting. They still haven't let me down. Coming off Wall-E, which is one of my favorites. I think, as of now... my list is: 1. Wall-E 2. Monsters Inc. 3. Toy Story 4. Finding Nemo 5. The Incredibles 6. Toy Story 2 7. A Bug's Life 8. Ratatouille 9. Cars I like them all but the top 3 are pretty solidly my favorite. 4-7 are interchangeable and even though I still like Cars and Ratatouille, they're at the end. On the horizon: Toy Story 3 in 2010. The plot: Andy goes to college and Buzz and Woody end up in a day care center. That sounds like a winning plot. And then in 2011 there will be Cars 2. Eh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Saw the trailer already, looks like something new, and not bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Looks promising. If I had to make a favorite Pixar movie list right now, it'd probably be... 1. Ratatouille (Not many people's favorite, I know, but being that I'm fascinated by restaurant kitchens and cooking in general, this one struck a chord with me. Plus, "WITH THIS THUMB" is my favorite line of any Pixar movie.) 2. Finding Nemo 3. Wall-E 4. Toy Story 5. Monsters Inc. 6. The Incredibles 7. Toy Story 2 8. Cars 9. A Bug's Life Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Hey, this seems fun. I'm always up for a pointlessly biased and subjective list of apples and orange juice. 1. Wall-E 2. Finding Nemo 3. The Incredibles 4. Monster Inc. 5. Toy Story 2 6. A Bug's Life 7. Toy Story 8. Ratatouille 9. Cars Cars is the one I've always seen by far the least appeal in. It seems way less based on underlying human emotion that most Pixar movies rely on. In all the others, even though they're usually non-human characters involved in crazy shenanigans, the main characters always felt like they were real; they seemed like people you really knew, and you could identify with them. How does that work in Cars? That one seemed like it was built entirely out of cinematic cliches, with the Doc Hollywood plot and the generic small-town stereotypes. And maybe it's just me, but I thought the cars looked fairly soulless and creepy with their giant eyes and shit. Meanwhile, on the other end, Wall-E. I mean, motherFUCKING WALL-E. A movie so amazing that I have no problem coming right out and calling it the best film Pixar has ever produced, bar none, and think of what a fairly amazing statement that is considering many of the other masterpieces they've put out. That was damn near a perfect movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 A Bug's Life doesn't get enough love. But then I really dig anything that's a remake of Seven Samurai. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted November 10, 2008 My list: 1. Wall-E 2. Finding Nemo 3. Toy Story 4. The Incredibles 5. Ratatouille 6. Toy Story 7. A Bug's Life 8. Toy Story 2 8. Monsters Inc. 9. Cars Yeah, I hated Monsters Inc. so much. Cars was just stupid. I guess I'm on the other side of the spectrum here though, with loving Ratatouille and hating Monsters as much as I do. This one looks like it'll fall firmly in the middle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 The dad in me ranks Finding Nemo #1 followed by the comic book nerd in me ranking The Incredibles at #2. I haven't seen Wall-E yet, so we'll see what happens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricMM 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 In this case, you can believe everyone else. Also, GET ON THAT!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDH257 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 1.) Toy Story 2 2.) Finding Nemo 3.) Toy Story 4.) Ratatouille 5.) The Incredibles 6.) Monster's Inc. 7.) Wall-E 8.) A Bug's Life 9.) Cars Wall-E is decent, but may be the most overated movie of the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Most overrated of the year? Nuh-uh. Top Ten for me would likely be... 1. Wall E 2. Finding Nemo 3. Incredibles 4. Toy Story 5. A Bugs Life 6. Monsters Inc 7. Toy Story 2 8. Ratatouille 9. Cars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Ooh let me play. Love me some Pixar 1. Wall-E 2. Finding Nemo 3. Toy Story 2 4. Ratatouille 5. Toy Story 6. The Incredibles 7. Monsters Inc 8. A Bug's Life 9. Cars I absolutely love The Top 5. And I at least kind of like 6 through 9. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Most overrated of the year? Nuh-uh. First thing I thought of too. Anyway here's mine: 1. Ratatouille 2. Finding Nemo 3. Incredibles 4. Wall-E 5. Toy Story 6. Toy Story 2 7. A Bugs Life 8. Monsters Inc 9. Cars And I haven't seen Monsters Inc. Yeah, I just didn't like Cars at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Intestine 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 Didn't Disney and Pixar end their partnership years ago? Was Finding Nemo only Pixar and not Disney? What happened to that, did Disney realize they couldn't make any money without Pixar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted November 11, 2008 Wow Kamala and I have almost the same list. LOTC's is good, too. And by good I mean close to mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Th 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 Didn't Disney and Pixar end their partnership years ago? Was Finding Nemo only Pixar and not Disney? What happened to that, did Disney realize they couldn't make any money without Pixar? Disney bought Pixar. I can't remember the exact details (from what the Pixar Story told me), so let Wikipedia do it for me. Pixar and Disney had disagreements after the production of Toy Story 2. Originally intended as a straight-to-video release (and thus not part of Pixar's three-picture deal), the film was eventually upgraded to a theatrical release during production. Pixar demanded that the film then be counted toward the three-picture agreement, but Disney refused. Pixar's first five feature films have collectively grossed more than $2.5 billion, equivalent to the highest per-film average gross in the industry. Though profitable for both, Pixar later complained that the arrangement was not equitable. Pixar was responsible for creation and production, while Disney handled marketing and distribution. Profits and production costs were split 50-50, but Disney exclusively owned all story and sequel rights and also collected a distribution fee. The lack of story and sequel rights were perhaps the most onerous to Pixar and set the stage for a contentious relationship. The two companies attempted to reach a new agreement in early 2004. The new deal would be only for distribution, as Pixar intended to control production and own the resulting film properties themselves. The company also wanted to finance their films on their own and collect 100 percent of the profits, paying Disney only the 10 to 15 percent distribution fee. More importantly, as part of any distribution agreement with Disney, Pixar demanded control over films already in production under their old agreement, including The Incredibles and Cars. These conditions were unacceptable to Disney, but Pixar would not concede. Disagreements between Steve Jobs and Disney Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner made the negotiations more difficult than they otherwise might have been. They broke down completely in mid-2004, with Jobs declaring that Pixar was actively seeking partners other than Disney. Pixar did not enter negotiations with other distributors, since other partners saw Pixar's terms as too demanding. After a lengthy hiatus, negotiations between the two companies resumed following the departure of Eisner from Disney in September 2005. In preparation for potential fallout between Pixar and Disney, Jobs announced in late 2004 that Pixar would no longer release movies at the Disney-dictated November time frame, but during the more lucrative early summer months. This would also allow Pixar to release DVDs for their major releases during the Christmas shopping season. An added benefit of delaying Cars was to extend the time frame remaining on the Pixar-Disney contract to see how things would play out between the two companies. Pending the Disney acquisition of Pixar, the two companies created a distribution deal for the intended 2007 release of Ratatouille, in case the acquisition fell through, to ensure that this one film would still be released through Disney's distribution channels. (In contrast to the earlier Disney/Pixar deal Ratatouille was to remain a Pixar property and Disney would have received only a distribution fee.) The completion of Disney's Pixar acquisition, however, nullified this distribution arrangement. Acquisition by Disney Disney announced on January 24, 2006 that it had agreed to buy Pixar for approximately $7.4 billion in an all-stock deal. Following Pixar shareholder approval, the acquisition was completed May 5, 2006. The transaction catapulted Steve Jobs, who was the majority shareholder of Pixar with 50.1%, to Disney's largest individual shareholder with 7% and a new seat on its board of directors. Jobs' new Disney holdings outpace holdings belonging to ex-CEO Michael Eisner, the previous top shareholder who still held 1.7%, and Disney Director Emeritus Roy Disney who held almost 1% of the corporation's shares. As part of the deal, Lasseter, Pixar Executive Vice President and co-founder, became Chief Creative Officer (reporting to President and CEO Robert Iger and consulting with Disney Director Roy Disney) of both Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, as well as the Principal Creative Adviser at Walt Disney Imagineering, which designs and builds the company's theme parks. Catmull retained his position as President of Pixar, while also becoming President of Disney Studios, reporting to Bob Iger and Dick Cook, chairman of Walt Disney Studio Entertainment. Steve Jobs' position as Pixar's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer was also removed, and instead he took a place on the Disney board of directors. Lasseter and Catmull's oversight of both the Disney and Pixar studios did not mean that the two studios were merging, however. In fact, additional conditions were laid out as part of the deal to ensure that Pixar remained a separate entity, a concern that analysts had about the Disney deal. Some of those conditions were that Pixar HR policies would remain intact, including the lack of employment contracts. Also, the Pixar name was guaranteed to continue, and the studio would remain in its current Emeryville, California location with the "Pixar" sign. Finally, branding of films made post-merger would be "Disney•Pixar" (beginning with Cars). Today, Edwin Catmull serves as president of the combined Disney-Pixar animation studios, and John Lasseter serves as the studios' Chief Creative Officer. Catmull reports to Robert Iger as well as Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook. Lasseter, who has greenlight authority on all new films, also reports to Iger as well as consulting with Roy Disney. Jim Morris, producer of WALL-E, has been named general manager of Pixar. In this new position, Morris is in charge of the day-to-day running of the studio facilities and products. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Th 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 1. Finding Nemo 2. Wall-E 3. Monsters Inc. 4. Toy Story 2 5. Ratatouille 6. Toy Story 7. Cars 8. Incredibles 9. Bugs Life (I've never seen it, so I can't really comment on it) Will they ever make a BAD movie? I mean, the Incredibles are last on my list, but it's still a good movie. They'll fuck up one of these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blade2kxx 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 1. The Incredibles 2. WALL-E 3. Toy Story 4. Ratatouille 5. Cars 6. Toy Story 2 7. Finding Nemo 8. Monsters Inc 9. A Bug's Life Though, if we're talking quality, swap 1 and 2. I think WALL-E is a better film than The Incredibles, but I have a super bias towards the latter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foleyfanforever88 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 1. Toy Story 2. Wall-E 3. Finding Nemo 4. Toy Story 2 5. A Bug's Life 6. The Incredibles 7. Cars Never seen: Ratatouille Monsters, Inc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 You know guys, not every thread about a Pixar movie has to involve ranking the cartoons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted November 11, 2008 It doesn't? Well shit why did you tell me sooner. I'll get right to remove those damn rankings. Thanks Ombudsman! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 Partly my fault... I start a lot of the Pixar threads and usually end up including my rankings completely forgetting that I already did that for the last movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Intestine 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 1. Toy Story 2. Finding Nemo 3. WALL-E 4. Ratatouille 5. The Incredibles 6. Monsters Inc 7. Toy Story 2 - Cars (never seen) - A Bug's Life (never seen) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foleyfanforever88 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2008 1. Toy Story 2. Wall-E 3. Finding Nemo 4. Toy Story 2 5. A Bug's Life 6. The Incredibles 7. Cars Never seen: Ratatouille Monsters, Inc. I watched Ratatouille last night. I'd probably have to put it at #4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
