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Quint orders a giant plate of RATATOUILLE and eats it up!!!

Sounds good by Vicenzo	Jun 9th, 2007 10:01:21 PM
Count me in
I was FIRST Vincenzo... by Hint of Smegma	Jun 9th, 2007 10:03:00 PM
....and don't you ever, EVER, forget it...
sounds bad by RedEyeDistrict	Jun 9th, 2007 10:03:04 PM
I fart in your general direction.
a rat that cooks. kk great by cyrent	Jun 9th, 2007 10:03:28 PM
Not sure if I want any of his food though
Critics... by seanny_d	Jun 9th, 2007 10:04:42 PM
I have a feeling it's going to be that critics want to make the products they're critiquing but can't do it so they want to see no one else succeed.
Oh, and by the way. by Hint of Smegma	Jun 9th, 2007 10:06:52 PM
The Incredibles was the weakest of the Pixar films. Could have been fantastic, it simply.....wasn't. Not wildly excited about this I have to say. However, if one of the rats gets abducted, hung upside down and it's throat slit in a sensuous way, I'm sure Harry will love it.
not too appealing... by Redfive!	Jun 9th, 2007 10:09:00 PM
But im gonna check it out anyway.WALL-E on the other hand sounds like a flick im gonna dig BIGTIME.Cant wait for that one.
didn't we trash lady in the water because by Holodigm	Jun 9th, 2007 10:19:45 PM
M took a dig at his critics? while i do agree with that sentiment (it was one of the couple things that hampered the otherwise-wonderful movie imo), i'm not sure what makes it okay for bird to do it. maybe it's just that i didn't dig iron giant and incredibles as much as everyone else. oh and seanny_d, i hope you're wrong. because if so, bird is acting like a 7 year old and just making a really complicated version of "oh yeah well you're just jealous!"
I dont know one person that wants to see this. by Cotton McKnight	Jun 9th, 2007 10:29:49 PM
I have asked several people who normally see pixar and disney movies and they ALL said it sounded "gross". That was my impression as well.. why the hell would I want to watch a rat making dinner? I mean really.
Cars was terrible by darrenspool	Jun 9th, 2007 10:32:14 PM
Who the hell thought that would be a story worth telling? More pointless than Madagascar.
you know what? Janeane Garafolo has never... by Cotton McKnight	Jun 9th, 2007 10:36:26 PM
been in a successful movie. Her track record is actually worse than Mandy Moore's. Heck, her whole CAREER is a failure. I mean think about it.. can you name one thing that she has ever done in any medium that had any measurable success? She's a fairly funny person but what else is there?
if by "giant plate of Ratatouille", Quint means... by Loosejerk	Jun 9th, 2007 10:39:06 PM
GIANT ROTH PECKER! I can see him eating that up....albeit not-NSFW.
Brad Bird and Jeff Smith on a cel animated "Bone" by Boondock Devil	Jun 9th, 2007 10:44:04 PM
That could be perfection as far as a movie. Considering I love both Iron Giant and the Incredibles I'm all ready set to lay down some money so my wife and I can go see Ratatouille.
wow all the hate by Halfbreedqueen	Jun 9th, 2007 10:46:03 PM
i know a lot of people looking forward to this. and the rat cooking food is gross? like, isn't that part of the comedy. and at least from the clips i've seen, he doesn't actually reallu cook. i don't know but really... this is a site that LOVES Hostel Part 2 and here you guys are saying how Pixar's next fucking movie looks gross. ah i love it.
I love ragging on bad movie ideas. by Dokkalvar	Jun 9th, 2007 10:46:34 PM
But it's nice to voice my support for something that looks fun and not insulting. I liked The Incredibles, and didn't even mind Cars. The way I saw it, Cars was pixar's worst film to date, but better then anything else out that summer or other studios animated features. But to reply where a reply wasn't asked, I know about five people who are interested in seeing this excluding myself. Pixar doesn't even have to ASK for my $20.00 bucks anymore.
How many pun-titled reviews will we get on this site? by Alonzo Mosely	Jun 9th, 2007 10:48:28 PM
I am going to go for 9. Anyone else want to place a bet?
Looking forward to this one by Thick McRunFast	Jun 9th, 2007 10:53:24 PM
And that's coming from someone who tends to think these computer animated things tend to look all the same. Given that the empty-headed critiques here are likely coming from the same morons who think HOSTEL totally rules, I think an original concept like this plus great animation plus Patton and Janeane will be a great time.
The Incredibles is fantastic by Lovecraftfan	Jun 9th, 2007 10:56:43 PM
Great action sequences, amazing animation, and more importantly real characters and substance. Both Incredibles and Iron Giant are not there simply for the easy pun or joke but rather to bring real characters to the screen.
I can't wait but all my friends expect to hate it. by Bungion Boy	Jun 9th, 2007 10:58:16 PM
I guess they feel that the story of a rat wanting to cook is too simple a concept for Pixar after epics like The Incredibles. But it's still Pixar. They have not made a bad film yet. And it's Brad Bird. And Patton Oswalt. And as beautful and detailed as the animation looks, it also looks refreshingly cartoony. Something that Pixar does so well. I just can't wait.
Pixar is making a Robot movie? by zillabeast	Jun 9th, 2007 11:02:57 PM
I dunno...that Robin Wiliams crapfest was enough CG roboanime for me...
Garaofolo isn;t fat now... by MCVamp	Jun 9th, 2007 11:04:21 PM
I saw her on a comedy triple bill and she's quite svelte...mainly because of the diet pills she freely admits to. And she hit on my best friend.
Reasons #4 and 37 why I'm glad I'll never be famous... by colematthews	Jun 9th, 2007 11:36:11 PM
A dude named HintofSmegma gets to come on and make a ridiculously unsupported statement like, "By the way, The Incredibles is the weakest of Pixar's films." Um, okay. You prefer Cars to The Incredibles? What a swell fellow you must be to hang out with. Then this ass clown Monkeybutt2000 posts with apparently no other agenda than to make himself feel cool, and possibly ruin Garafolo's day. Kudos, sirs, the world has truly become a better place for your having contributed!
We hated Lady in the Water because it sucked. by Larry of Arabia	Jun 9th, 2007 11:55:18 PM
The hit against critics in that movie was a mean spirited hissy-fit. Brad Bird has no reason to hate critics, they have resoundly enjoyed his work.
mmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm by Osmosis Jones	Jun 9th, 2007 11:57:51 PM
......Ariel.
Umm, Cotton... by Bass Bastardson	Jun 10th, 2007 12:02:08 AM
Garafolo was in Reality Bites, which like it or not - and I'm in the 'not' camp - was fairly successful. Also, as Bacci stated there was that whole run of Larry Sanders. Oh, plus she's been around for 15 years, she's still working, and everyone here knows who she is. Okay, so she's not A-List, but I don't quite see how that is a complete failure.
seanny_d by Bass Bastardson	Jun 10th, 2007 12:03:03 AM
I actually get that feeling about most talkbackers.
This movie sounds like a classic pixar by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jun 10th, 2007 12:13:59 AM
I keep forgetting about it only because I've had Transformers on the brain as of late and POTC3 sucked my soul dry. Should have waited for DVD on that one but anyway I am pretty stoked for this for a few reasons, 1. because it's a pixar film, 2. because I am a Patton Oswalt fan, and 3. because there really isn't much more I am looking forward to after Transformers until the fall/winter movie season kicks into gear. What would not surprise me at all is if Ratatouille becomes the 2nd biggest movie of the year right behind Transformers which will be the #1 box office smash of 2007. And for the record Cars sucked.
"WE" didn't hate "Lady In The Water"... by Playkins	Jun 10th, 2007 12:15:05 AM
I actually very much enjoyed it as an innocent story that didn't concern itself with the resoundingly pessimistic attitude of most moviegoers.
Interesting dichotomy out there... by Larry of Arabia	Jun 10th, 2007 12:15:19 AM
Movie about a guy that puts people in torture contraptions or a serial killer that eats people? Cool! A cartoon about a rat cooking, however, is like totally gross. I get the same heebie jeebie feeling when they put bugs bunny in a large soup pot without skinning him first.
I don't want to cry watching WALL-E!!!!! by ludmir88	Jun 10th, 2007 12:47:19 AM
Maybe would be the first Pixar drama ..I don't know. A robot alone in the earth (think I am Legend in robot mode)but with a lot of soul in it. No dialoge, all the emotional thing will be in the eyes,....mmmm i have to wait ....A YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOSTEL MOVIES ARE FOR RETARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by ludmir88	Jun 10th, 2007 01:00:02 AM
so if you liked this shit of films, you know now what kind of brain damage you are suffering now.
Hostel is a bomb by Johnny Storm	Jun 10th, 2007 01:23:00 AM
3 million last night and sixth place. That means they'll only do 8 for the weekend and be lucky to clear $25-30. Guess all the AICN hype didn't work. Again.
Hostel won't bomb. by Boondock Devil	Jun 10th, 2007 01:36:31 AM
Like the movie or not but it'll make money. It didn't cost very much to make and I can almost promise you that DVD sales will be more than enough to put it over the top.
colematthews by montessaurus	Jun 10th, 2007 01:52:20 AM
Winning post! Bitingly zingy yet shrouded in the god-awful truth. Yer alright in my book pal! I'm filing you under "Not Chickenshit".
Back in the late 90s I used to hate Garafolo... by Alonzo Mosely	Jun 10th, 2007 02:06:27 AM
and I never could work out why... Then in a stunning moment of self-realization it came to me that she looked and moved exactly like the chick I had a horrible break-up with in college back in the UK in the early 90s. After that realization, I stopped irrationally hating her, and have enjoyed much of her work. However if I ever stumble across the chick from University I will still hate her, even though it is like 15 years later almost, and I cheated on her anyway, and we were only together like 4 months. None of that matters, 'cause I am still emotionally stunted and lacking true purpose or direction in life... So anyway, yeah, animated rat, great stuff...
Any cg movie that's not about penguins.. by Boondock Devil	Jun 10th, 2007 02:06:44 AM
..is ok in my book right now.
PIXAR have never made a Bad movie yet! by CeejayNightwing	Jun 10th, 2007 02:10:59 AM
They've either made good or great movies in the past so I have no worries this will be anything but one of the two. The Incredibles simply was the greatest film out of their stable, from design to execution and even that amazing John Barry-esque soundtrack the film was simply a work of art. Even before he got to PIXAR Brad Bird made a stunningly great movie in The Iron Giant, its a same all the box office went to Phantom Menace that year as BB's movie was obviously the superior one. As long as he's at the helm, I have no worries a tale about a rat that can cook in a French kitchen will be anything but 110% entertaining!
If I have a son, I'm naming him Hogarth. by Boondock Devil	Jun 10th, 2007 02:13:31 AM
That's how big of a Brad Bird fan I am. Of course, my wife might have another say in the matter.
Regarding best or worst by Silverglade	Jun 10th, 2007 02:58:17 AM
To me, the one that was "not as good" was Finding Nemo. I was bothered by how the entire time the father fish was trying to find Nemo when... Nemo was not even in the ocean to possibly be found. Not sure why I could never get past that. Moving on, I am excited as HELL for RATATOUILLE. That early footage clip showing several minutes was fantastic. Looks like another great one from them. fingers crossed
One thing Pixar does great is casting by Doc_Strange	Jun 10th, 2007 03:17:41 AM
They don't seem to ever buy into that hollywood trend by casting the flavor of the month. I think the voice casting for The Incredibles was brilliant. I can't see Mr. Incredible being voiced by anyone except Craig T Nelson.
Aw hell no! Don't mention Hostel again... by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 10th, 2007 03:18:01 AM
please don't let this slip into another pointless Hostel talkback. Please.
HOSTEL HOSTEL HOSTEL by Halfbreedqueen	Jun 10th, 2007 03:19:37 AM
Part 2
Garfolo sounds French naturally... by lost.rules	Jun 10th, 2007 03:24:48 AM
Gee, I wonder why?
On another note..... by Doc_Strange	Jun 10th, 2007 03:27:36 AM
I think Pixar makes some great movies. But I wish they would allow more adult films into their studio. I mean who wouldn't want to see something like that with more realistic character models, kind of like Final Fantasy but not animeish, in terms of detail and facial expressions. Pixar should open an indy wing like Fox and allow filmmakers to create original films that don't necessarily have to appeal to children.
The 9 minute preview on Quicktime is alot better... by lost.rules	Jun 10th, 2007 03:32:58 AM
than the trailers they've put out. The trailers look kinda generic. But watching completed scenes really sold me on this movie. I'll definetly go see it. Oh, and FUCK HOSTEL!
Pixar is truly the Apple of CG animation by l0ne@email.it	Jun 10th, 2007 03:33:21 AM
It's all the little things they do, the drama, the fact that they can appeal to and talk to all of their audience, or that they take the time and pain to carefully choose the voice actors and rerender the movie one time for each of the languages they release in, localizing even the smallest onscreen details... You should really hear Amanda Lear do an awesome Italian Edna Mode that holds more than her own to Brad Bird :) maybe it's up on Youtube somewhere.
How was Cars their least Pixar-ish movie? by PacmanFever	Jun 10th, 2007 04:10:43 AM
When it had exactly the same plot/theme all the others do! Anyway, this movie looks fun. And can I just say that "Reality Bites" is easily one of my least favourite films of all time. Risible whiney grunge-era shite!
Eli Roth has chosen Betamax and here's why by RokurGepta	Jun 10th, 2007 05:55:50 AM
because Hostel Part II effing sucks
Qunit was raised by hamsters? by Boba Fat	Jun 10th, 2007 06:27:52 AM
He's like Tarzan I bet he can run around in wheels and store food in his cheeks too. Maybe it was Harry who domesticated him? Quint we need to know.
"Quint" by Boba Fat	Jun 10th, 2007 06:31:34 AM
Tried to be funny but now feel like a tool....no! don't feel sorry for me I've brought this on myself...I'll get my coat....don't try to stop me.....I'm leaving now......
Did I leave my wallet? by Boba Fat	Jun 10th, 2007 06:32:56 AM
No?....ok I'll be going then.....here I go.....
Shrek 3 & the horse and the sea by darquelyte	Jun 10th, 2007 06:45:57 AM
The first time Prince Charming shows up on screen with the horse, the detail made that horse look real. At first, I thought it was a real horse. When Shrek and crew are out at sea, the water looked like real water and they were superimposed on it. Amazing graphics work, I must say. Shrek may get "people" wrong in many ways, but the detail work and some of the pieces (like the horse and the water) are nearly flawless. If this tops that, I'll be mightily impressed.
This will rule!! by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jun 10th, 2007 07:16:43 AM
Pixar can do no wrong. And its Toy Story 2 then ThebIncredibles for me. "No Buzz, I am your father!"
Seriously Don't Get... by Rebeck3	Jun 10th, 2007 07:46:32 AM
The hate for CARS. I enjoyed it much much more than the sacharine stories of FINDING NEMO and MONSTERS INC, which were both just too "Kiddie" for me to really get into. Well done, as is everything by Pixar, but not to my taste. CARS, however, surprised me in many ways - was funny, clever, touching, had a great message to it and was beautiful to watch. And this is from someone who really resisted the bizarre cars-world concept. For me the top Pixar movies are TOY STORY, THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, TOY STORY 2, A BUG'S LIFE. The last not getting the respect it deserves either. Oh well, to each his own.
Oh And... by Rebeck3	Jun 10th, 2007 07:47:03 AM
I can't wait for RATATOUILLE.
Thanks for no spoilers! - avoid Corliss/TIME story by Smilin'Jack Ruby	Jun 10th, 2007 08:39:18 AM
I'm looking forward to this movie more than anything else right now, so good to hear that it's great. Apparently, there's a big story in Time magazine by Richard Corliss about this, but it has a lot of big spoilers. Avoid.
Toy Story 2? Really? by corvette63	Jun 10th, 2007 09:15:55 AM
I loved the Incredibles and Monster's Inc. Toy Story 2 was just too sappy and really just a retread of the TS1 plot. And speaking of retreads...wasn't Iron Giant just an ET ripoff?
Cool by Cobbio	Jun 10th, 2007 09:27:22 AM
I'm looking forward to this film. Mos def.
I agree with him. Incredibles is #1, Toy Story 2 is #2 by Rupee88	Jun 10th, 2007 09:44:47 AM
Then maybe Toy Story 1...then it's a big gap to Monsters, Inc and the rest of the Pixar movies aren't that good, including Finding Nemo (lame) and Cars (harmless but boring).
peter o' toole is the main villian? by jig98	Jun 10th, 2007 09:48:51 AM
i thought it was ian holm's crazy chef guy. have you seen the previews?
I always loved A Bugs Life too by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jun 10th, 2007 09:51:16 AM
I thought the circus bugs, especially the German catapillar and David Hyde Pearces stick insect were hilarious.
supercowbell = Asshole by Rebeck3	Jun 10th, 2007 10:05:23 AM
Is that how it's done? Yeah, that works.
Sorry by Rebeck3	Jun 10th, 2007 10:07:25 AM
I'll give you credit for liking A Bug's Life.
Agree by Cobbio	Jun 10th, 2007 10:26:14 AM
I agree, Col. Tigh-Fighter and supercowbell: "A Bug's Life" was also a great Pixar film. The theme of overthrowing long-accepted oppression through active rebellion was beautifully, sometimes harrowingly brought to life in that story. I watched it a few months ago with my 6 and 7-year old nephews, and the film brought tears to my eyes watching the silly bug characters struggle and rally to fight their centuries of subservience. Quite a moving film, actually. Plus, my nephews loved Flik and his inventions.
The folly of critics isn't knowing you can't do better by chiahead	Jun 10th, 2007 11:35:22 AM
The folly of critics isn't knowing you can't do better than what you're reviewing. It's thinking you can. I myself do not review art for a living but I find that when I sit through some of my contemporary's films/plays/musicals I get caught up in judging it not based on the context in which it was intended but on the basis of my aesthetic being better/more sound than anyone else's and ergo, based on how I would have done it differently. Different equalling better in this instance. That's the folly right there. The hubris. I don't think critics in general are out for blood because they know they can't compete- I think they are deluded into thinking that they can, and that's what justifies their ire.
Whats with the Cars hate? by Fernwick_	Jun 10th, 2007 11:40:27 AM
I truly enjoyed Cars. Personally I rate it way higher then A Bugs Life, and the FIRST Toy Story, and right below the Incredibles as the best Pixar film. Its just a very sweet film. Anyone ELSE like Cars?
Can't wait! by council estate scumbag	Jun 10th, 2007 11:40:45 AM
This will eradicate the horrific memory that was "Cars"...
A world running by cars sounds sinister dont you think? by ludmir88	Jun 10th, 2007 11:43:21 AM
the writers were high the day the idea of the movie came up. You bet.
Fernwick by Rebeck3	Jun 10th, 2007 11:58:22 AM
See above post, I'm with you brother. I honestly believe people were loaded for bear before they ever set foot in the theatre. And thing is, I was too! I thought it would suck and I ended up really loving it. FINDING NEMO left me feeling just sort of disappointed and like I spent the day with the kiddies. I'm interested their next film is about a robot-thing - I think Pixar seems to really excel with mechanical things come to life.
You Know What... by Rebeck3	Jun 10th, 2007 11:59:56 AM
Maybe you have to be old enough to remember that crappy Saturday morning show from the 70's where the whole town are HATS, to really appreciate how well they pulled off the car-world thing. LOL.
Bugs life by Rupee88	Jun 10th, 2007 12:14:52 PM
4gettable
Cars Hate by Fernwick_	Jun 10th, 2007 12:34:07 PM
I felt the same way too, I saw the trailer and thought, this is the first Pixar film that may actually fail. BUT they pulled it off. I guess I saw too much of a similarity to the Chevron Cars and thought it was going to be stupid. But man I was wrong. Car haters try and explain the hate if you could.
This looks good. by superninja	Jun 10th, 2007 12:40:39 PM
Yay, finally a movie worth looking forward to.
The Brave Little Toaster. by superninja	Jun 10th, 2007 12:43:25 PM
Now there is a good animated movie!
I will check out Cars. I avoided it also because by superninja	Jun 10th, 2007 12:49:02 PM
they looked like Chevron cars and the vibe was NASCAR-y.
Superninja by Fernwick_	Jun 10th, 2007 12:54:34 PM
Yeah, I am not a NASCAR fan, not remotely, but it overcomes this to me. I enjoyed the hell out of it... it really is good, especially the Radiator Springs at the end.. Hell I have all 54 die cast cars still in the package that have been made yet, just waiting on the last few to be released. I really did think it was good.
I love pixar... by TheGreenStyle	Jun 10th, 2007 01:08:28 PM
I found incredibles good but not re-watchable. And I have never understood all the hate Cars gets. (Though my pet theory is that people hate it on principle. Because Nascar is a "Red-State" thing, they immediately tune out.)
I would like to see Bird work with Satoshi Kon. by Bronx Cheer	Jun 10th, 2007 01:21:56 PM
The razor-sharp gift for storytelling married to the mind-bending gifts of Kon. Can't wait to see the "Ratatouille." I just hope it doesn't make me hungry.
I just think the NASCAR thing is usually a cheap by superninja	Jun 10th, 2007 01:34:03 PM
device to make fun of the Midwest while pretending to embrace it, kind of having it both ways. White trash and Southern stereotypes, etc.
And, I think NASCAR is boring. by superninja	Jun 10th, 2007 01:35:51 PM

Yeah, but Cars doesn't do that. by TheGreenStyle	Jun 10th, 2007 01:42:21 PM
Through incredibles, people kept saying how Pixar was perfect and unstoppable. Then, all of the sudden a movie about Cars comes out and nobody sees it? Where did all that Pixar faith go? FOUL, I cry!
Well, I figured as much which is why it's on my by superninja	Jun 10th, 2007 01:43:19 PM
Netflix list now. :) I had just forgotten about it to be honest.
Re: Brave Little Toaster by webbigail	Jun 10th, 2007 01:49:46 PM
Actually, Brave Little Toaster was a GREAT short story ... and a lousy movie. I wish Pixar had made it. I wish they'd remake it.
Brave Little Toaster was the film of my childhood by DanDelion	Jun 10th, 2007 02:29:28 PM
That and Land Before Time. Fuck you.
Theory on why Cars wasn't up to par by SifoDyasJr.	Jun 10th, 2007 02:36:12 PM
One thing to keep in context in regards to Cars is that, when it was being made, it was the last movie Pixar owed Disney under a deal that had gone sour. I don't blame them for not giving it their best effort or best idea (saving better ideas for when they went solo). Even with all that, Cars is still quite good--just not up to the impossibly high bar of expectations they had set for themselves.
How is it that people think... by jerseycajun	Jun 10th, 2007 02:38:24 PM
all Pixar movies are the same? With the exception of maybe Toy Story being similar in story to "Finding Nemo" (learning to "let go" of your kids) every one of the Pixar stories makes a unique statement. The Incredibles was about loving your own individuality and integrating it with love of family. A Bugs Life was a classic story of rebellion in the face of oppression. "Cars" was about not focusing on ourselves to the exclusion of appreciating the world around us and especially the people in it. Toy Story II was about knowing and remembering what our place in the world is. From what I understand of "Ratatouille", it's about pursuing a vision in spite of obstacles and nay-sayers. The stories Pixar tells are often as unique and individual as the characters that populate them, so it baffles me how people think they're all alike. For one studio, they have made a great effort in diversity of storytelling.
My Pixar Ranking by Halfbreedqueen	Jun 10th, 2007 03:07:40 PM
I LOVE RANKING MOVIES! Not really, but here goes. 1. The Incredibles 2. Toy Story 3. Finding Nemo (I think it's underrated, at least on this site, but maybe it's just cause I love the ocean) 4. Monster's Inc 5. A Bug's Life 6. Toy Story 2 (most overrated) 7. Cars (i thought it was average) I may be forgetting one, I dunno.
Incredibles was Incredibly overrated by BigTuna	Jun 10th, 2007 03:47:50 PM
Way too long and very dull, and missing the fun and humour from other Pixar films. People on this board love it because it's a "Geek" movie about superheroes, but it was just so mediocre.
Doc Hollywood was better then Cars. by BigTuna	Jun 10th, 2007 03:48:39 PM
Enough said.
LOL by Fernwick_	Jun 10th, 2007 03:57:12 PM
Yeah, I love all these goofy comparisons. "Yeah man, Kelly Brook is hotter then Cars man" sheesh. :D
...."and eats it up" ...yeah sure by AllieJamison	Jun 10th, 2007 04:27:11 PM
I actually liked Balaban's critic character in Lady in the Water. Really. And I say: bring them on! I love film criticism. But I think that those who do it horribly wrong deserve some cinematic punishment. Can't wait for Ratatouille. Not only because of Mr. Ego.
Wasn't the Cars script bought for like 2 1/2 million... by Alonzo Mosely	Jun 10th, 2007 05:24:34 PM
Or did I dream that...
I liked The Simpsons trailer that made of these movies. by lost.rules	Jun 10th, 2007 05:44:00 PM
"Uh...I think the bunny is dead"-Moe Sizlac
So Was I, Gonzo by Rebeck3	Jun 10th, 2007 06:08:39 PM
Doesn't mean you can't enjoy animation as well. Motherfucker!
Why people hate CARS... by Darkman	Jun 10th, 2007 06:50:45 PM
Larry the Cable Guy was in it. Mystery solved. Personally, I liked it.
sorry...let me rephrase by Holodigm	Jun 10th, 2007 08:07:37 PM
by "we" i meant the editors of the site. not trying to place myself on par with Quint Harry Mori Massa et al, just poor word choice. i remember a lot of reviews pointing to the critic-bashing in Lady in the Water as one of the many reasons they hated it. i distinctly remember Massa saying "you don't hit back at your critics." so i'm just wondering why when it comes to M Night it's a big deal, but for Brad Bird it's a mere "oh critics might not like it."
Doc Hollywood sucked... by Billyeveryteen	Jun 10th, 2007 08:54:25 PM
Hence, so did Cars.
CARS is Pixar's mandatory "misfire" is all by Drath	Jun 10th, 2007 09:12:36 PM
It wasn't awful, but it wasn't so great either. The only other Pixar movie that was like that maybe was A Bug's Life, but that followed Toy Story, a huge classic, and it was only their second film and besides all that it was also pretty darned funny even if it didn't pop in all the same places as Toy Story did. Since then they have always impressed, and that got to be very darned amazing after Monsters Inc. followed by Toy Story 2 (or was it the other way around), followed by Finding Nemo, followed by the Incredibles. That was just an incredible run for any studio, as incredible as Steven Spielberg from Jaws to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (if you don't count 1941). They HAD to stumble sometime, and it got to be where even the movie that was just good would be seen as their big let down. That's CARS. Also, people who come to this site aren't huge NASCAR fans, nor are a lot of us old enough to have that 50s nostalgia for the automobile which CARS was trying to evoke--so the movie didn't hit any of our buzz buttons either, and that's why talkbackers are so hard on it. Plus, some people are trolls.
cars that talk are not believeble. thats why. by pipergates	Jun 10th, 2007 09:49:43 PM
I've never seen talking cars or talking boats or planes look good. I was really surprised Pixar could make a movie with a concept that just don't work. I suspect some fool at Disney made up that story and forced them to do it. With Pixar now in charge and Brad bird minding them, they wont make mistakes like that. Peter O'Toole is fantastic, i love that Brad Bird dares criticize the critics and make one of them the villain, hee hee..Brad Bird and Jeff Smith on a cel animated "Bone", thats a great idea!
about to commit sebuku... by occula	Jun 10th, 2007 11:17:06 PM
...just THINKING about the toolbags who think incredibles is mediocre and boring. i mean, seriously. if that's not 'failed animator' or 'wishful game tester' or the like talking, i don't know what is. i'm in full agreement that cars was a misfire, but give the pixar gang a break, they've been slaving over pixel counts for 10 years without a break. sooner or later they gotta slip. and yet everything about it was STILL superior to the innumerable badly animated films out there about some animal that farts and then thinks it's funny.
forgive me. by occula	Jun 10th, 2007 11:18:50 PM
i believe there was an oblique 'animal farting joke' in 'finding nemo'. i stand corrected.
YET AGAIN by supercowbell 4 cant stop the cowbell	Jun 11th, 2007 01:10:58 AM
i was banned because i spoke foul of eli roth. lol what the hell aicn? any way as i said in my many deleted posts probably every pixar movie except cars is a classic. and over the hedge was pretty damn funny to.
re: Garofalo II by codymr	Jun 11th, 2007 01:23:36 AM
Garofalo is not exactly my fav... but, she has been in some some impressive things: The Larry Sanders Show & the West Wing to name a couple. Her stand up can be clever at times too... For some, perhaps small doses of her are best, but she is only voicing a character this time around. The real comedic magic comes from those dudes at Pixar.
One thing that I love from the trailer is the art styl by estacado	Jun 11th, 2007 02:53:51 AM
It plays a lot with shadows and lighting. The whole scene where the kid had the mouse in a jar on the dark-lit street was beautiful.
Occula- by colematthews	Jun 11th, 2007 02:56:02 AM
Incredibles Haters commentary dead on! Someone above wrote that it was good but not rewatchable. Christ. To paraphrase Paul Rudd, I've watched that movie twice while reading this talkback. Plus, even Pixar's fart jokes are funnier than most, that Finding Nemo one being pretty darn clever.
Drath- by colematthews	Jun 11th, 2007 02:59:56 AM
Most on-the-nose explanation of anti-Cars sentiment ever. People also forget, it still made over 200 mill, so it didn't exactly flop. I appreciated Jeremy Piven's Ari Gold-like agent character.
The Chinese tumbling bugs fromA Bugs Life by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jun 11th, 2007 08:46:52 AM
had some of the best fart and belch jokes going. I've just remembered them. Class!
Brad Byrd by Lang The Cat	Jun 11th, 2007 09:44:21 AM
Even though the synopsis of the film did nothing for me, even though I have seen the trailer and only been mildly interested, I will see this film. Why? Because Brad Byrd! Right now, this is the guy I am willing to send my $10 directly to Brad Byrd just because Iron Giant and Incredibles were both perfect films. People listen to me crab about things they feel are minor imperfections in movies and ask "are there any films you do like?". Both of these are on my list of films I cannot complain about at all. I found Iron Giant for sale at Costco for $7 and I bought extra copies for people at work, just because it is a film people should own!! So, even though it is a story about a rat and french cooking (does this sound good?), I am damn well going to see it. It will probably be brilliant.
You guys, Wall-E... by Hyphin	Jun 11th, 2007 10:11:14 AM
...might just be the best animated film ever made. I actually have a lot of confidence in that statment. Search Wall-E on google, there was a total synopsis of what the movie is about by some blogger who works at Pixar or something. It was up a little while ago anyway. I swear I got goosebumps just READING what it was about. If done properly (not the 'IF done properly), this drama could even compete with live-action films of a similar nature. I am whole-heartedly looking forward to it and it is easily my most anticipated film of 2008, at this point. Sure this may change, when I find out more about 2008, but it is right now.
Here, I got a link for you guys. by Hyphin	Jun 11th, 2007 10:14:26 AM
Check it out. http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/ jim_hill/archive/2007/02/27/to on-tuesday-again.aspx
Garafalo with a FRENCH accent?! by Borgnine JR	Jun 11th, 2007 10:48:21 AM
She's very sexy to those of us with low self-esteem. She probably has cigarette breath.And she looked better chubby. I thought she was against going "Hollywood".
I'll go see this movie. by SkeletonParty	Jun 11th, 2007 10:57:27 AM
It looks beautiful and clever.
Thanks for the link, Hyphin by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jun 11th, 2007 11:25:02 AM
WALL:E sounds great. But I knew it would be. Its Pixar!!
THE TRYANNY AND THE BULLSHITS GONE ON TOO LONG by TheUltraHumanite	Jun 11th, 2007 12:18:17 PM
TALKBACKERS, esp the haters, join me, /join #DeathToAICN lets talk freely without getting banned for hurting some touchy rich sell outs feelings and getting banned, from the fucking internet, c'mon
I simply can't believe... by SamAceRothstein	Jun 11th, 2007 01:18:50 PM
...that nobody has pounced on the fact that Quint admitted to being in love with Ariel from The Little Mermaid. Anyhoo, Rat-atat-tat looks like a typically fun Pixar movie. I'll prolly check it out his Xmas on Blu-ray.
Garafalo = This year's Rosie by Kamala	Jun 11th, 2007 10:02:07 PM
Both are fat, ugly, and unfunny, and their voices will almost kill an otherwise fine animated film. For Rosie, it was Tarzan. For frump queen Garafalo, it will be that Rat Movie. Plus both have a hard for President Tom of Iran and Hugo "Prick Face" Chavez.
With French eyes on this: by Subovon	Jun 11th, 2007 11:22:48 PM
I haven't seen it, but I'm going, because I want to hear my favorite line of the year again. It's in the trailer. The hero just goofed, the smart girl says "I hate to be rude, but... I'm French." Those Pixar people, they're so funny. I love them so much.... (Thank you for giving us another smart female character, amen.) Two off subjects: anyone who loves making fun of the French MUST check out ROBIN WILLIAMS LIVE ON BROADWAY. It features two of the funniest, and truest rants on French people I've ever heard! And Quint: you rock for championing THE IRON GIANT, one of the best movies of the 90's, featuring one of the coolest opening sequences I've seen in a sci-fi movie. I'm gonna go watch it again, just because I can.
Garafalo by mcavity	Jun 11th, 2007 11:34:32 PM
have just seen her in person not more than 1 hour ago.. Garafalo is not fat, was actualy looking hot..
Garafalo not fat, and looking hot? by Kamala	Jun 12th, 2007 05:43:16 AM
I supposed, compare to Terrazzaa Heinz Kerry and Rolly Poll Rosie, I still wouldn't fuck her. I leave that to Michael Stipe, oh wait, he's gay, never mind.
hell no.. by mcavity	Jun 12th, 2007 09:12:00 AM
dont worry about it kamala, dont think its a moral delema you will ever have to solve.
Shouldn't Harry be Reviewing This? by SakeDickens2006	Jun 13th, 2007 07:21:12 PM
It is about food after all... I came up with that comment even before I read the review.
Sneak preview by majortom25	Jun 15th, 2007 06:38:47 PM
I could be at a sneak preview right now but NOOOOOO i had to work. I just saw the 9 min clip and i want to see this movie soo bad. If the whole movie is like that 9 min I think it could be one of pixars best work. Disney was right to purchase pixar.

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