Heheh, Bug's Life is one of Isaac's faves. It's my absolute least favorite Pixar. I've promised to watch again, but my Netflix queue is already a mile long and not moving.

I'm also supposed to give Emperor's New Groove another shot.



On the current Pixar, to me at least, so much depends on the emotional hit that is never the same after the first time. Many films are like this ... and those that have bountiful other pleasures stand the test of my time. I don't think UP will do that. Aside from the emotional wallop it packed the first time, it's a rather enjoyable trifle. IMO.


BUT, I like it enought to buy it. So I'll be seeing it again. The same could not be said of Cars. Or Bugs Life. Or Toy Story II.



Oh, unlike the theater where we first saw UP, last night's treated us to a one-year-out teaser for Toy Story 3.


And speaking of 3, the best part of the 3-D on UP was the completely different PIXAR opening logo that was not in the 2-D at all.

I liked it a lot. There were some very touching moments, but none strong enough to make me cry. Except for the part where John Ratzenburger's voice pulled me out of the movie because it was so darn recognizeable. I'm just glad they put it in early......

I did notice that the 3D made it darker, but the effects were worth it for me.

I'll list the Pixar films in my order of preference:

1) Toy Story

2) Monsters, INC.

3) Toy Story 2

4) Ratatouille

5) UP

6) WALL-E

7) Cars

8) The Incredibles

9) Finding Nemo

10) Bug's Life

This is purely my preference and has nothing to do with the quality of the film. Oh, and we have to wait a year before Toy Story 3 comes out.

I thought Up was wonderful. The first fifteen minutes or so, were beautiful. I couldn't help but get weepy. And unlike, Wall-E the story didn't fall apart during the last third of the movie. I still think Toy Story II is the best Pixar film. Up may be third (after The Incredibles) but I will have to wait until I see it again.

Wow, I think Toy Story is the absolute WORST Pixar film. It screams poorly conceived sequel from beginning to end.

Mileage varies, wow.

What a wonderful film! I throughly enjoyed it. Near the top of the Pixar list in terms of which ones I love.

Love Toy Story I and II. Bottom of the Pixar barrel is Bugs Life, Wall-E, and Cars, IMO.

I saw it today. I enjoyed it.

We saw it last week. Loved it. It reminded me greatly of Wall-E: how we make our way through the world (and life) when our purpose (or what we believe to be our purpose) for existing is gone.

Loved Dug. Oddly one of the things I love most about him wasn't even in the movie...how he spells his name. Dug. Pure gold. :D

Our favorite line?

Russell: "Kevin's a girl???"

Yeah, if i ever have another dog, I want to name him Dug. Coolest film character name that's not in the film in it's cool form.



oh, and for the record, I mean Toy Story 2 up above where I referered to craptcular sequel-dom. I love me some original Toy Story. The first and still one of my very favorites.

I saw Up today. Absolutely wonderful. And it reminded me why I rarely go to movies: Pixar animation does character and emotion so well I don't want to see it in some mediocre form.

We saw it on Sunday. Loved it! What an emotional rollercoaster!