HOLY SHIT!!!! Seriously, how didn't this trailer ever hit American market?! THAT'S JUST TOO AMAZING! Oh my God, I'm literally hyperventilating! I need this movie now
Am I the only one who thinks this looks awful? I watched the trailer this morning before venturing to school. It has all the hallmarks of a DreamWorks flick. Even the humor shown in the trailer is reminiscent their work. Yet people are eating it up as some grand Pixar movie. Remember the response to How to Train Your Dragon's trailer? Why is that not being replicated here? Oh. It's Pixar and the loyalty must abide.
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Am I the only one who thinks this looks awful? I watched the trailer this morning before venturing to school. It has all the hallmarks of a DreamWorks flick. Even the humor shown in the trailer is reminiscent their work. Yet people are eating it up as some grand Pixar movie. Remember the response to How to Train Your Dragon's trailer? Why is that not being replicated here? Oh. It's Pixar and the loyalty must abide.
Am I the only one who thinks this looks awful? I watched the trailer this morning before venturing to school. It has all the hallmarks of a DreamWorks flick. Even the humor shown in the trailer is reminiscent their work. Yet people are eating it up as some grand Pixar movie. Remember the response to How to Train Your Dragon's trailer? Why is that not being replicated here? Oh. It's Pixar and the loyalty must abide.
I agree, the humor in particular is not really "Pixar-ish", usually humor in Pixar movies is a little bit smarter than that. Perhaps they have chosen of focus on the wrong stuff in the trailer but what you said is my initial reaction to the trailer too.
I know it has nothing to do with Dragons, but the last time I saw an animated Scottish voiced epic, it turned out to be my 6th favorite film of all time.
Am I the only one who thinks this looks awful? I watched the trailer this morning before venturing to school. It has all the hallmarks of a DreamWorks flick. Even the humor shown in the trailer is reminiscent their work. Yet people are eating it up as some grand Pixar movie. Remember the response to How to Train Your Dragon's trailer? Why is that not being replicated here? Oh. It's Pixar and the loyalty must abide.
No. I think Pixar movies are well made but generally forgettable and incredibly pretentious.
It tried too hard. That's my problem with it. I love Giacchino but the little piano diddy that played during the hospital/balloon part was just sooooo in your face.
It was like... cry right here, okay? We worked really, really hard on making this scene as full-frontal depressing as we possibly could, just, could you please cry? Listen to that soft, quiet piano solo... and the floating balloon... get it? It represents the two of them wanting to go on their hot air balloon trip? Just... just... okay, what about ONE tear at least? Come on, it's like really sad!
I have this state of mind toward it because without the music and the wide shot of the floating balloon, I feel that the emotion wasn't earned, just forced. At that point I didn't feel quite connected enough to the characters to be really emotionally moved by it, so it seemed like they just used audiovisual elements to get the emotion out rather than on a legitimate basis-- that's why I call it pretentious and forced, because it wasn't earned in my opinion. Basically, the actual scenes pretended to be more emotional than they really were and I felt that people cried during it because they were reacting to the visuals and music.
And you might say, well film is an audiovisual medium so some of the power does come from that, and I would totally agree! However, that doesn't mean that those elements should always be used as window dressing.
The ending of Toy Story 3 was super overhyped. It was a good ending, but some of my friends said that they almost cried themselves into a coma, so when I saw the film I was prepared for waterworks but instead just felt lukewarm on it. Good, but it didn't emotionally devastate me, and I loved the other two films so... that's not it.
The ending of Toy Story 3 was super overhyped. It was a good ending, but some of my friends said that they almost cried themselves into a coma, so when I saw the film I was prepared for waterworks but instead just felt lukewarm on it. Good, but it didn't emotionally devastate me, and I loved the other two films so... that's not it.
That's probably one of the most overhyped endings ever.
I mean, what is the point of Toy Story 3? Growing Up? Lolll, nope, because if it is we got this theme for a whole smacking 3 minutes at the end. It's made for commercial reasons and to give the series an end, but there's no real plot behind it other than "oh lets throw them into this situation and see what happens!" I mean, the fact we have to believe the movie is centered around an 18 year old getting emotional over leaving his toys is too much, especially since the ENTIRE movie is riding on that until the end.
God that scene I did not enjoy watching. It was so fucking obvious something was going to happen from the second they got in there that I was just waiting to see what it would be, no focus on the emotion at all.
Actually i like Dragon better than a couple Pixar movies:
Cars Wall E Cars 2
Other than that I think Pixar definitely does a fantastic job but they aint perfect ofcourse.
Also Dreamworks is REALLY good.
Those you mentioned are among their finest Marty although I would definitely add Shrek 4 which is possibly my favorite Shrek regardless of the reviews.
Sure, and that's fine for most people. I might have liked these scenes a bit more if people didn't blow their loads over it. Still a good movie, arguably a very good to great movie, but I'm still bitter about it beating How to Train Your Dragon which I would argue is better in every conceivable way, from story, characters, music, literally everything.
Folks lol I think a lot of people are not considering these are movies intended for kids. kids. That is what this type of film is sold to, the family, the parent, the child. Pixar is now a massive brand that you cannot ignore, but these are movies intended for children. I think some people are overlooking this and trying to turn them into movies that are overrated and what have you. Yeah sure someone could whine Ohhhh they are created for families blah blah but when it comes down to it these are kids movies lol. Sometimes from some of the things I read on here I feel like some people just want to hate something just to hate it. To sound fresh, trendy or to act as if they are gods gift to film knowledge. I mean for christs sake these are movies that are supposed to be fun and enjoyable, not to be torn apart and seen as some of what I'm seeing. I can see where some of you are coming from, but overall I think bitterness rules over some just for the sake of being bitter. Just my two cents.
Anyways got to see the trailer, I'll end up seeing it more than likely with my cuzzos haha. She loves animated movies and its during the summer so might as well take the wee ones to the theater haha
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Seriously, how didn't this trailer ever hit American market?!
THAT'S JUST TOO AMAZING! Oh my God, I'm literally hyperventilating!
I need this movie now
OH SHIT. Look at the mist behind Merida...oh hai hidden RyBear.
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
We got another Brave trailer that isn't online...
I'm expecting good things
I don't know how someone thinks this is forgettable and pretentious :O
And this..
This...
It's beautiful!
This scene alone beats many other animated films. Hell many sad movies.
And you might say, well film is an audiovisual medium so some of the power does come from that, and I would totally agree! However, that doesn't mean that those elements should always be used as window dressing.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, Shrek, Shrek 2, Prince of Egypt, Kung Fu Panda.
I mean Pixar is great, but I agree with Brandon that some films are pretentious, though I wouldn't say Up is, I'd say Toy Story 3 is.
I mean, what is the point of Toy Story 3? Growing Up? Lolll, nope, because if it is we got this theme for a whole smacking 3 minutes at the end. It's made for commercial reasons and to give the series an end, but there's no real plot behind it other than "oh lets throw them into this situation and see what happens!" I mean, the fact we have to believe the movie is centered around an 18 year old getting emotional over leaving his toys is too much, especially since the ENTIRE movie is riding on that until the end.
What kind of a fucking moron honestly thought that the toys were going to "die" in that scene?
Ignorance is bliss I suppose with this.
Cars
Wall E
Cars 2
Other than that I think Pixar definitely does a fantastic job but they aint perfect ofcourse.
Also Dreamworks is REALLY good.
Those you mentioned are among their finest Marty although I would definitely add Shrek 4 which is possibly my favorite Shrek regardless of the reviews.
yeah.
and more emotional.
Anyways got to see the trailer, I'll end up seeing it more than likely with my cuzzos haha. She loves animated movies and its during the summer so might as well take the wee ones to the theater haha