Nanner Split said:
Also The Iron Giant is one of the best animated movies ever made by anyone, ever.
I am SOOO glad you mentioned The Iron Giant, that is one of the best animated movies ever and it was REAL animation. I loved that one so much I recorded it in HD on my DVR and then locked it in. Need to show it my daughter (almost 3 years now) I'd bet she'll love it.
Here's my take on Pixar films:
Toy Story = I absolutely loved it. I was 16 when it came out and caught it later on home video, it was a great experience and memory. My daughter watches it incessantly, but I still like it. She calls this one "Andy's Room". 10/10
A Bug's Life = I'm not sure I even remember this movie, that's just how boring it was. I forgot it the moment I saw it. I actually liked it's rival better, Antz. 2/10
Toy Story 2 = By this point in my life, I was very nervous about the prospect of sequels to great movies, but I loved this one just as much as the first. This one is my daughters favorite because she loves Jessie. She calls this one "Woody Round-Up". 10/10
Monsters, Inc = I really enjoyed this one, I felt that John Goodman and Billy Crystal were superb in their parts and was even able to seemingly have "chemistry" in even animated form. I'd like to see those guys do a real movie together. Also, Jame Coburn was wonderful as well Steve Buscemi. I highly enjoyed the story line and the fun. 8/10
Finding Nemo = Was very very bored by this one. Fish floating around in water doesn't seem to much for me. 2/10
The Incredibles = Loved it! I loved the story, the idea of a family of supers, how the rejected kid ended up being the adult villain. 9/10
Cars = It was enjoyable, but not that engaging to me, I also hate Larry the Cable guy and his over the top idiotic hillbilly voice. 3/10
Ratatouille = I really enjoyed this one also, the story was engaging and the plot felt smooth and "natural". 9/10
WALL-E = I really enjoyed this movie as well, I liked the characters and the storyline. To me, this one had a heavy in your face political agenda, but then another underlying political aspect to it. The first being that corporations take over and we pretty much destroy our earth, the latter being that relying on "the machine" for everything in your life is not freedom and you have to break free from that and be self-reliant. By the end, it seemed more an ode against the nanny state and crony capitalism than an anti-consumerism/pro-environmentalism movie. Sorry to muck up the thread with political talk, but that's how I feel about this one. 8/10
UP = The beginning is the gem, then when they meet the talking dogs, I'm lose interest pretty quick that I turn the channel the moment they meet Charles Muntz. 3/10
Toy Story 3 = I loved this movie just as much as the prior Toy Stories. By this one, I was very concerned with the characters and their fate. The ending was very sweet and I felt extremely poignant. By this point, we had seen these characters develop over 15 years in many types of media. I was invested and felt very sad as well as happy when the credits rolled. My daughter calls this one "Sunnyside Daycare" and she dances like a raving mad fool when Spanish Buzz dances with Jessie at the end to the Spanish version of "You've Got a Friend In Me". Perhaps it is the Mexican in her that she inherited from my side of the family. 10/10