On April 8th, Disney/Pixar officially announced the schedule for the animated films to be released in the next four years. Though the only solely Disney project that sounds of interest to me here is THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (because it representing a return to traditional animation), there’s an abundance of Pixar news to comment on.
First, Pixar’s 2009 film, UP, certainly sounds like a lot of fun, even if it sounds only slightly removed from Mr. Incredibles “the glory days have passed me by” storyline. But you can’t go wrong with some good old-fashioned globe-trotting and jungle adventures, or a seventy-eight year old teaming up with an eight year old.
Following the sheer excitement the recent WALL-E trailer generated in me, I found myself wondering what my favorite Pixar films are. So, I let my mind take me back to all eight of Pixar’s feature-length films and decided to order them in terms of my preference. It was no easy task, given that all of their films are excellent, leaving some choices really up to personal preference. Regardless, below you’ll find what I came up with.
More importantly though, be sure to post your own ranking of Pixar’s films below.
8. CARS
Something was just missing from this one. The story wasn’t very fresh or exciting, the characters (except for Mater) were just not quintessentially Pixar, and the film just seemed to be missing the big heart we’ve come to expect from Pixar. Personally, I think a big part of it was the fact that it’s hard to get much emotional expression of out of windshields functioning as eyes. The only thing I really adored about this film was this.
7. A BUG’S LIFE
I know this has always been an early favorite in Pixar’s canon, but it’s just never done much for me. Yes, it’s a great little underdog story, with a classic case of humorous mistaken identity (via the circus performers), but what was at stake just never seemed dramatic enough for me to become invested in the story and shed my indifference.
I’m pretty convinced WALL-E is not only going to be another massive Pixar hit, it might turn out to be my favorite of their films. Heck, I love this short trailer already more than I did TOY STORY, A BUG’S LIFE and CARS. It’s mostly because I’m pretty sure WALL-E is the most adorable creation Pixar has come up with yet, and he doesn’t even talk in conventional terms!
You know, if Pixar could bottle, package, and patent whatever it is that enables them to make such phenomenal films, they could make millions. Oh wait. They already do. If ever you need proof that good movies, i.e. excellent storytelling, can make money, Pixar is the place to look. After all, unlike a lot of Hollywood, they put their stories before all else, and that’s exactly why their films keep on doing so well at the box office.
If you want the trailer in better quality, you can head over here.
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