Pixar's Brave - In Theaters Summer 2012

[Project862006]

maybe stanton can revive pixar since his live action days are done

 

[Abudefduf]

I wonder what it would have happened if A Bug's Life was released today. I bet critics would have bashed it to no end.

Or heck, even Finding Nemo. They'd probably say it's too predictable and not enough deep for Pixar's standards.

 

[HighFivingMF]

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Have fun, Marvel.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Or heck, even Finding Nemo. They'd probably say it's too predictable and not enough deep for Pixar's standards.

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[ThePowerCosmic]

Or heck, even Finding Nemo. They'd probably say it's too predictable and not enough deep for Pixar's standards.

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I knew something was fishy about that sentence, but wasn't sure what. Seems like you can sea these things better than I can MF.

 

[Abudefduf]

Oh come on now, you're just fishing for laughs.

maybe stanton can revive pixar since his live action days are done

lol Poor Stanton. I hope he gets another chance.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Pixar is still on top form and consistantly beats Dreamworks every year at the Box Office (Shrek not included). They've only had ONE dud which was Cars 2. Other than How to Train Your Dragon, Dreamworks has yet to match Pixar in quality with any of their offerings.

This talk of Pixar losing its way is hilarious considering the quality of their films in the last five years (Ratatouille, Wall-e, Up, Toy Story 3 and Brave).

 

[Tony Stark]

Tangled was amazing and did remind me of a movie from their renaissance era, which got me to thinking. Could Disney soon be entering a second renaissance that started with Tangled (Didn't see Winnie the Pooh) and could potentially continue with Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen? I see bright futures for those two movies.



What was the short film about this time?

I don't want to give too much away, because it's just one of those you have to see. Let's just say it's about 3 generations of a family, grandpa, dad and son, with son taking the ropes of the family buisness. It's about finding your own place in the world and realizing you don't have to be exactly like someone else.

I know that's awful cryptic, but you really just have to see it for yourself.

 

[danoyse]

Where was John Ratzenberger in the film though? I didn't recognize him. Did he voice the mumbling fat son of one of the lords?

He was the mumbling son. There was also a fairly visible Pizza Planet truck in another scene.

I liked the movie. I really had no idea what it was about since the ad campaign has never been all that clear on the story, but I thought was a decent mother/daughter story. And I loved the dad.

I was worried that [Blackout]r the mother first turned into a bear that the father was going to accidentally shoot her[/Blackout] so I almost couldn't enjoy that scene with them trying to escape thinking it was going to end badly, but once it moved away from that, I like how they handled it from there.

I don't know if it was Pixar's best, but it was far from their worst.

 

[Tony Stark]

I'm frankly shocked at some people reviewing this movie. To me I catagorize Pixar films into three groups, Toy Story, Cars 1, Nemo and Incredibles, which would be the top tier, then you have tier 1B which may not have been financial successes, but they were top notch films, which I include Ratatouille, Up, Bug's Life, Wall-E. The lone film that doesn't stand up to Pixar's quality would be Cars 2, which is just like any other generic CGI animated film.

Brave not only fits in the second category, it's at the top of that category!

Brave is probably the first CGI animated film that I've seen besides Tangled to have a target audience of young girls. That's why this movie will do well. Mother's and daughters will be wanting to see this together for a long time. It's a story about relationships, and while there's magic and other things involved, it's really all about relationships.

I admire Pixar, because they take real risks in making these movies. They are more concerned about story than they are about some eye popping 3D effects, and while the 3D looks beautiful, don't expect the cheap gag gimmicks that other animation studios pull out, you just sit back and enjoy the beauty of these wide shots of a CGI rendered Scotland.

 

[Tony Stark]

Pixar is still on top form and consistantly beats Dreamworks every year at the Box Office (Shrek not included). They've only had ONE dud which was Cars 2. Other than How to Train Your Dragon, Dreamworks has yet to match Pixar in quality with any of their offerings.

This talk of Pixar losing its way is hilarious considering the quality of their films in the last five years (Ratatouille, Wall-e, Up, Toy Story 3 and Brave).

Absolutely, they haven't lost anything. Cars 2 was a bit of a disappointment but only because I thought the story that was waiting for them to tell was McQueen dealing with the death of Doc, and learning how to go on without him. It's sort of like how Rocky has to learn how to fight after Mick dying.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I'm frankly shocked at some people reviewing this movie. To me I catagorize Pixar films into three groups, Toy Story, Cars 1, Nemo and Incredibles, which would be the top tier, then you have tier 1B which may not have been financial successes, but they were top notch films, which I include Ratatouille, Up, Bug's Life, Wall-E. The lone film that doesn't stand up to Pixar's quality would be Cars 2, which is just like any other generic CGI animated film.

Brave not only fits in the second category, it's at the top of that category!

Brave is probably the first CGI animated film that I've seen besides Tangled to have a target audience of young girls. That's why this movie will do well. Mother's and daughters will be wanting to see this together for a long time. It's a story about relationships, and while there's magic and other things involved, it's really all about relationships.

I admire Pixar, because they take real risks in making these movies. They are more concerned about story than they are about some eye popping 3D effects, and while the 3D looks beautiful, don't expect the cheap gag gimmicks that other animation studios pull out, you just sit back and enjoy the beauty of these wide shots of a CGI rendered Scotland.

What? Wall-E, Ratatouille and Up made more money then Cars. I also never seen anyone put it amongst the best the studio has to offer.

Pixar tier list imho.

The Incredibles and WALL-E
.
.
Toy Story 1, Toy Story 2, Up, Finding Nemo
.
Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc., Ratatouille
.
.
.
A Bug's Life, Cars
.
.
.
.
Cars 2

Pixar is still on top form and consistantly beats Dreamworks every year at the Box Office (Shrek not included). They've only had ONE dud which was Cars 2. Other than How to Train Your Dragon, Dreamworks has yet to match Pixar in quality with any of their offerings.

This talk of Pixar losing its way is hilarious considering the quality of their films in the last five years (Ratatouille, Wall-e, Up, Toy Story 3 and Brave).

Kung Fu Panda and its sequel > How to Train Your Dragon.

 

[danoyse]

I have to say, the audience at my show this morning totally roared for that Monster University preview. Have a feeling that one is going to do really well.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I have to say, the audience at my show this morning totally roared for that Monster University preview. Have a feeling that one is going to do really well.

Not loving the trailer, but I still have hope. The original film holds a special place in our family's heart. I swear my niece is Boo.

 

[Angel_Faerie]

I really loved this movie. Pixar has fully recovered from the creative stumble that was Cars 2 (though Cars 2 wasn't an awful film, it just wasn't up to snuff). I loved the mother-daughter angle the story took, I loved the mischievous triplets, I adored Merida's hair and how determined she was, and as a person who comes from Scottish ancestry it was really nice to see the place my forefathers came from represented breathtakingly onscreen.

 

[danoyse]

I really loved this movie. Pixar has fully recovered from the creative stumble that was Cars 2 (though Cars 2 wasn't an awful film, it just wasn't up to snuff). I loved the mother-daughter angle the story took, I loved the mischievous triplets, I adored Merida's hair and how determined she was, and as a person who comes from Scottish ancestry it was really nice to see the place my forefathers came from represented breathtakingly onscreen.

I loved her hair too! It reminded me of my own. It's not red, but it's usually as out of control as Merida's no matter what I do to it.

 

[terry78]

Without the drunkenness. Though it was probably implied.

 

[danoyse]

Without the drunkenness. Though it was probably implied.

That's the idea.

 

[Tony Stark]

What? Wall-E, Ratatouille and Up made more money then Cars. I also never seen anyone put it amongst the best the studio has to offer.

Pixar tier list imho.

The Incredibles and WALL-E
.
.
Toy Story 1, Toy Story 2, Up, Finding Nemo
.
Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc., Ratatouille
.
.
.
A Bug's Life, Cars
.
.
.
.
Cars 2



Kung Fu Panda and its sequel > How to Train Your Dragon.

As a marketing vehicle (no pun intended) Cars is up at the top. Other than Toy Story, Cars has been the biggest marketing success Pixar had done to day.

I was trying to decouple the films that Pixar did that generated toy sales, from the ones that were not looking for any kind of commercial success but just wanted to tell a good story.

The first Cars was excellent, and was Paul Newman's last performance in a feature film, and that alone accelerates it to the top tier for me.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Having a female protagonist and the fact that the movie's theme essentially boils down to girl power, will probably hurt this movie.

Then again, it really wouldn't work with a male protagonist. Unless there was one who really hated arranged marriage.

 

[terry78]

^Do we ever really hate arranged marriage unless the chick is butt ugly?

 

[danoyse]

Having a female protagonist and the fact that the movie's theme essentially boils down to girl power, will probably hurt this movie.

Then again, it really wouldn't work with a male protagonist. Unless there was one who really hated arranged marriage.

Is that why it's expecting $60-$70 million this weekend?

Saw lots of boys at the show I saw this morning. Plenty of dads with daughters, too.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Better than I expected, though still below most of the other Pixar films (with inflation taken into account).

Then again, if enough girls go see it, I suppose it works out.

 

[Thundercrack85]

^Do we ever really hate arranged marriage unless the chick is butt ugly?

Nope. But if you get tired of her, you can always pull a Henry VIII.

 

[X Knight]

haven't seen the movie yet.....but a few questions for those who have seen it.

Spoiler

This morning when I saw a TV spot, it dawned on me that the 3 little bears are Merida's 3 brothers and the "good bear" is Merida's mom. A few posts above seemed to confirm that the mom does indeed turn into a bear. So, was I correct in guessing that the 3 bear cubs are the 3 brothers?

Also, does the witch have a crow/raven pet, and are the witch and crow/raven truly evil? I saw a clip of the witch and she seemed more comical than evil.......