What Has Pixar Been “Up” to?
This is the trailer for the latest Disney/Pixar movie, “Up.” It features cranky-ass Ed Asner as the voice of the main character, and all I know at this time, is it deals with a house being relocated by thousands of balloons.
I certainly hope this one is better than the last two Pixar features. I was disappointed with Ratatouille, and really didn’t like Wall-E much, either.
Pat, just curious — have you seen Ratatouille more than once? My wife and I (and our kids) are big Pixar fans. Wifey didn’t like Ratatouille when we saw it in the theater, and while I thought it was pretty good, I wasn’t terribly impressed, at least in comparison with other Pixar flicks.
Since it came out on DVD, however, it’s become one of our two favorites (the other is The Incredibles).
Compare that to Monsters, Inc. When I first saw it, I was disappointed — good, but not up to the standards set by the first three Pixar efforts. And after many viewings, it remains my least favorite of the Pixar library. So my changing attitude toward Ratatouille wasn’t preordained.
I’m not trying to convince you of anything, just curious whether multiple viewings might change your opinion.
Oh yeah, here’s the official synopsis of “Up”:
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You know, I have only seen Ratatouille once, and that was after I bought it on DVD. I didn’t get the chance to see it in the theater. And I fell asleep during the movie because it was so boring!
But you are right. I should give it another chance. And also, the Incredibles are the very best Pixar movie to date, mostly because of the maturity level of the material.
I have a 18-month old, however, and I usually have to watch Monsters Inc and Cars once per day. EACH.
Well, who knows — you still might not like it much, but it’s worth a a try.
Like you, I’d love to see more “mature” movies from Pixar, but given Pixar’s stated goal of making movies “for everyone,” chances aren’t real good that we’ll get many (or any). Oh well. At least I’ve got some decent movies to watch with my kids. These days most other stuff out of Disney, Hollywood and TV is junk (from my perspective).