tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1336461381177198874..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Coming Out of the ClosetSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-13409621326527007672015-04-15T21:01:28.573-05:002015-04-15T21:01:28.573-05:00It is a strong cast, but Pixar often tends to have...It is a strong cast, but Pixar often tends to have very strong casts. That might actually work against it in some respects. <i>Cars</i> has a hell of a strong cast as well--Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, George Carlin, Tony Shaloub, Michael Keaton, Edie McClurg, Richard Kind...but that doesn't make it a great movie.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-35888803331504536412015-04-14T20:17:09.337-05:002015-04-14T20:17:09.337-05:00Well, I'm no film-reviewy guy, but I think it&...Well, I'm no film-reviewy guy, but I think it's pretty good. And the cast is arguably Pixar's best: Dave Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Madeline Kahn, Phyllis Diller, Roddy McDowell, Jonathan Harris, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Ranft, Dennis Leary, Brad Garret, Richard Kind and Kevin Spacey! Holy crap.<br />Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-92024991035391333422015-04-12T21:43:37.685-05:002015-04-12T21:43:37.685-05:00It's been some time since I've seen it. Pe...It's been some time since I've seen it. Perhaps I should give it another chance.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84391624734213761482015-04-12T11:52:53.083-05:002015-04-12T11:52:53.083-05:00Interesting.
I really enjoy A Bug's Life. It...Interesting. <br /><br />I really enjoy A Bug's Life. It's not top tier Pixar, for sure, but I like many of the characters and have a real fondness for Dave Foley's Flick. And the two pill bugs are great. The story works for me and the villainous grasshoppers have some actual complexity. I especially like that Hopper has knowledge about their vulnerabilities the other grasshoppers lack.<br />Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-81538362588662173562015-04-11T23:31:57.849-05:002015-04-11T23:31:57.849-05:00It's a coin flip on what I put where on the bo...It's a coin flip on what I put where on the bottom three, really. There's not one of them I would go out of my way to see again.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-33691252567954272582015-04-11T22:09:05.230-05:002015-04-11T22:09:05.230-05:00You and I previously discussed how perfect the ver...You and I previously discussed how perfect the very last moment of Monsters, Inc. is.<br /><br />But what's with the dislike of A Bug's Life? Not my favorite Pixar film, but last?!? <br />Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-39752707226913425512015-04-07T11:13:53.517-05:002015-04-07T11:13:53.517-05:00We'd have some similarities in our lists, alth...We'd have some similarities in our lists, although I'm still missing two. For me it would go:<br />1. <i>The Incredibles</i><br />2. <i>Monsters, Inc.</i><br />3. <i>Toy Story 3</i><br />4. <i>Toy Story</i><br />5. <i>Up</i><br />6. <i>Ratatouille</i><br />7. <i>Toy Story 2</i><br />8. <i>WALL-E</i><br />9. <i>Finding Nemo</i><br />10. <i>Monsters University</i><br />11. <i>Cars</i><br />12. <i>A Bug's Life</i><br /><br />For what it's worth, though, I'd watch any of 1-9 on a moment's notice. There's very little space between a lot of those rankings and a very large gap from 9 to 10.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88813420451726135932015-04-07T10:12:51.518-05:002015-04-07T10:12:51.518-05:00I like this one quite a bit, too, although I would...I like this one quite a bit, too, although I would put some other Pixar movies ahead of it. I never really understood when Finding Nemo and WALL-E came out why people were gushing over those and forgetting about Monsters, Inc., which I felt was better than both of them. (For the record, I like those, too.)<br /><br />Heck, why not just go down thru them:<br /><br />1. Toy Story 3<br />2. Toy Story 2<br />3. Up<br />4. The Incredibles<br />5. Monsters, Inc.<br />6. Finding Nemo<br />7. Toy Story<br />8. Ratatouille<br />9. WALL-E<br />10. Monsters University<br />11. A Bug's Life<br />12. Brave<br />13. Cars<br />14. Cars 2Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17095423791290173262015-04-06T10:42:51.225-05:002015-04-06T10:42:51.225-05:00Verisimilitude is for me one of the most important...Verisimilitude is for me one of the most important things in any movie that does anything apart from the real world. If your world doesn't work logically, the film breaks down completely, at least for me. If I believe in the world, I'm willing to believe in the story within the context of the film. <i>Monsters, Inc.</i> doesn't have any breaks.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-12920637147302628402015-04-06T10:41:32.604-05:002015-04-06T10:41:32.604-05:00The Incredibles is still my favorite animated film...<i>The Incredibles</i> is still my favorite animated film, but <i>Monsters, Inc.</i> might be the best one ever made. I can't think of way it could be made better.<br /><br />And you're right--there's not a down moment in the whole film.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-32478897340576235912015-04-06T03:44:21.682-05:002015-04-06T03:44:21.682-05:00You are right about consistency. This is a critica...You are right about consistency. This is a critical element that is lost in too many children movies. Monstropolis actually works despite being a silly idea to begin with. <br />When I first showed this one for my son he was too small and he got terribly scared. Now he loves the movie and so do I.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-9366825090160034512015-04-06T01:33:15.770-05:002015-04-06T01:33:15.770-05:00Yep, the ending does that to me too. In fact, I ag...Yep, the ending does that to me too. In fact, I agree with every single thing you've written here. This is quintessential Pixar: it is clever, funny, perfect for the whole family, and most specifically, it is not afraid to get a little bit dark when it needs too. The moment when Boo sees Sully at his scariest is beautifully played. <br /><br />This and the Toy Story trilogy are the best Pixar for me. The quality just doesn't slip throughout the whole movie. Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.com