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UP got Harry incredibly UP!!!

First? by Portnoy	Apr 18th, 2009 09:39:44 PM
Looking forward to up like all Pixar films
But did you like it, Harry? by L.H.Puttgrass	Apr 18th, 2009 09:39:51 PM
Just kiddin'. Can't wait for this one.
twitter sent me by doodah	Apr 18th, 2009 09:41:20 PM

So does a twinkee dipped in fudge!! by Sonic Reducer	Apr 18th, 2009 09:41:25 PM
ZING!!!!
WHERE DOES IT STAND IN THE PIXAR LIBRARY by ARKHAM-MADNESS	Apr 18th, 2009 09:42:26 PM
Is it better than Toy Story 2 and The Incredibles or just above A Bugs Life?
That Ain't Right, I'm sorry Harry by Sonic Reducer	Apr 18th, 2009 09:42:54 PM
So does Christian Bale dipped in fudge... ZING!!!! Ok, I'll stop
Pixar films should no longer be compared to each other. by Nordling	Apr 18th, 2009 09:43:02 PM
They just are Pixar.
good review by Gobstopper	Apr 18th, 2009 09:44:28 PM
You liked it, I get why and doesn't give the key points away. Keep it up.
Can't F'ing Wait by jimmay	Apr 18th, 2009 09:45:42 PM
I love Pixar. Even the mediocre ones-Cars, Bug's Life and Monsters Inc. Are lightyears ahead of the best animation from rival studios. They had me at "Pixar presents."
How does it compare to "300?" by couchtrip105	Apr 18th, 2009 10:03:43 PM
There's a masterpiece!
The Pixar Story by BDT	Apr 18th, 2009 10:04:25 PM
I thought the Q & A was also one of the best, where every question I wanted to ask was asked by someone in the audience, and answered articulately. I was very happy to have seen the documentary "The Pixar Story" about a year or so before seeing this to understand how unique Pixar is in combining full force creative talent with scientific/engineering genius and what it produces for us to enjoy as entertainment. (It's like those old Reese's commercials hey...you got peanut butter in my chocolate!) UP is a beautiful movie through and through. Thanks to Harry and the Kids club and the Drafthouse for letting us see this early. And I LOVED Partly Cloudy, too.
I'm impressed, Harry... by Mutilator	Apr 18th, 2009 10:07:30 PM
...usually it takes a bulk-handling crane to accomplish that.
Hey Harry by jimmay	Apr 18th, 2009 10:13:40 PM
I've seen other talkbackers ask this in other talkbacks, and no one seems to know--what the hell is the current flash animation at the top about? All I can think of is the Ace Ventura sequel, where he shadow-puppets tweaking the villian's nipples.
One complaint against Pixar... by Snookeroo	Apr 18th, 2009 10:22:02 PM
I'm not wild about their human character designs; particularly how they caricature elderly people. They suffer from Jimmy Neutron Syndrome -- great personalities, perfect rendering, but the character designs look like they were executed by amateur cartoonists. Beautiful renderings, sorry designs. Toys, monsters, rats and bugs they can do -- but people...needs some work.
Here's my take... by Kid Idioteque	Apr 18th, 2009 10:24:05 PM
Toy Story > Ratatouille > The Incredibles > Toy Story 2 > Monsters Inc. > Cars > Wall-E > Finding Nemo > A Bug's Life (but none of them are bad films... The top 3 are all 9s whereas A Bug's Life is a 6. The rest are 7s and 8s.
speaking of "up", are you still in a wheelchair, Harry? by Cotton McKnight	Apr 18th, 2009 10:24:48 PM
I hope not. Has the lap band surgery been helping? We need you to stick around, you know.
Jimmay by DEZDOONZ	Apr 18th, 2009 10:25:27 PM
Could be a reference to Bram Stoker's Dracula:the scene where Keanu is writing the letter to Winona and Oldman is lurking in the shadows. Or I could be wrong.
Kid Idioteque. Really? You put Ratatouille that high? by Cotton McKnight	Apr 18th, 2009 10:27:29 PM
I don't see that at all. I would in fact say that it is far and away my least favorite. By a country mile. Like you said, none of them are bad, I just prefer some over others.
Thanks for the well written review, Harry by Frisco	Apr 18th, 2009 10:28:40 PM
It told me a lot about why you think Up is special, but without giving too much away. Since it sounds like the discovery of something novel will be a big part of this movie's appeal, that's considerate of you. I'm looking forward to this flick. Though again, I wish they'd had the balls to just call the kid a Boy Scout (a minor point I know, but a sore one with me, heh).
dezdoonz by jimmay	Apr 18th, 2009 10:31:33 PM
Could be, but the shadows in Dram Stoker's Dracula were all very fluid, while the one above looks like a finger based shadow-puppet. That could be part of the joke though, I suppose. I've been coming here at least six years and this one is one of only a couple that I haven't got.
I NEVER Doubted Pixar!!! by Redfive!	Apr 18th, 2009 10:53:58 PM
And I never will.UP WILL WIN THE OSCAR!
Harry got a woody in a kid's movie? by ErnestBorgNine	Apr 18th, 2009 10:56:50 PM
Uh...
Is it Wall E? by lockesbrokenleg	Apr 18th, 2009 11:12:18 PM
Cause Wall E kinda sucked.
And other are still doubting... cause it's cool to be negative by CENOBITE	Apr 18th, 2009 11:18:38 PM
I don't get it. It's PIXAR. sits back and waits for the typical angry 40 year old virgin teeth grinding in the talkbacks
Looks like a real good year.... by bandus	Apr 18th, 2009 11:27:54 PM
This is going to be one of those years that you are happy to a person that loves film.
Am sure your wife was happy Harry by Miyamoto_Musashi	Apr 18th, 2009 11:32:42 PM
A lot of blood supporting your waist, am sure it's amazing when little Harry stands tall and proud
Review Ghost Written? by bottombrick	Apr 18th, 2009 11:36:28 PM
That or Harry is on meds, seems like a different person. Movie looks great, but there is so much coming out right now - they keep it dry so long and then cram everything out at once.
So, what DID you like about DRAG ME TO HELL? by LoneGun	Apr 18th, 2009 11:37:33 PM
You never really said anything in particular about the movie in your "review". But you did say how the 1,200 people in the audience were "screaming, shrieking". You even quoted your fellow audience members: "I've never screamed in terror at a movie in my life until tonight!" (node/40453) How about some particulars? It's Raimi's first horror flick in like two decades. Surely, you must have some thoughts on it.
Do we have to kiss PIXAR's ass everytime a movie by lockesbrokenleg	Apr 18th, 2009 11:42:03 PM
comes out? I haven't really liked them since Monsters INC.
So does Land O' Lakes by GiveMeAnFinBreak	Apr 18th, 2009 11:58:24 PM
(big Ups to Sonic Reducer)
Never saw Cars by GiveMeAnFinBreak	Apr 19th, 2009 12:02:51 AM
Wasn't Larry the Cable Guy in that one? Maybe that's why.
Is Harry going to review the movie? by Flip63Hole	Apr 19th, 2009 12:07:54 AM
I read through the whole article thing and other than some shit about an island and an old man this is one of the most rambling articles Harry has written in days.
Cars didn't suck as much as Toy Story 2, Monsters. by Flip63Hole	Apr 19th, 2009 12:10:56 AM
Those are the only ones I walked out of/turned off.Toy Story 2 is easily one of my least favorite sequels in history. I swear monkey with typewriters wrote it... Forgot about Wally. That sucked, too.
Eric the midget should have been in this film by Professor_Monster	Apr 19th, 2009 12:20:53 AM
flying with balloons.
I skipped thru this column by Charlie_Allnut	Apr 19th, 2009 12:26:18 AM
I hate it when people recount the whole plot in reviews.
They should start showing us... by fivezero	Apr 19th, 2009 12:31:28 AM
why should we care about this movie?
MONSTERS INC. = FREAKING GENIUS by FeralAngel	Apr 19th, 2009 12:32:51 AM
Best Pixar movie evahhhhh. The Pix gang managed to create a viable believable world out of a child's night terrors. Ubercool. So, Harry, you liked UP? Well, maybe I'll go see it anyway.
My opinion of Pixar movies..... by GibsonUSA Returns	Apr 19th, 2009 12:35:32 AM
Awesome, watched a million times: TOY STORY TOY STORY 2 THE INCREDIBLES Great, watched a bunch of times: RATATOUILLE MONSTERS, INC. Average: A BUGS LIFE Sucked: CARS
Monsters vs. Aliens put me off McDonald's for good by FeralAngel	Apr 19th, 2009 12:37:00 AM
Those damn ads with those HORRIBLY DESIGNED CHARACTERS actually made me hate the clown's food even more than I normally do, which is to say, prodigiously. I have not gone to see MvA because it looked like total ass, like bargain-basement TV CGI, like Get Ed, like Back to the Barnyard, like Bizarro Jimmy Neutron. Ptoo! So I'm hepped up on UP, because it looks pretty cool. But I won't be seeing it because Harry liked it. Hey, Harry, how's that Obama presidency workin' out for ya?
I still don't understand CARS, they need DRIVERS, WTF by reflecto	Apr 19th, 2009 12:49:04 AM
HOW CAN THEY BE ALIVE AND DRIVING AND RACING BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE WHOLE POINT OF CARS IS THAT PEOPLE DRIVE THEM??? Family Guy actually stole this gag from me, of Pixar making any random object anthropomorphic and alive.
I shake my fist at you, Harry! by Shut the Fuck up Donny	Apr 19th, 2009 01:04:53 AM
And I quote: "You remember those. The dreams you had as a child that perhaps many of you followed for an indeterminate period of time, before realizing that you didn’t have the math and science to be an astronaut" THIS statement from a guy who's fucking running a very profitable business devoted to geekery; associating with people in Hollywood; is decked out in collectibles and nostalgia?..And before that I think I recall you said you were running a family oil operation?! Come on, Harry. Do you REALLY know what that feels like to have to "compromise"? Did you really have to have a harsh dose of reality? So you didn't become an astronaut--you're doing better than 99% of the population, and still living the average child's dream! I love you and your site Harry, but sometimes I REALLY wonder if you have perspective here. Then again, I'm an oversensitive bitch...And still very excited to see this movie.
Nah by Dkev00	Apr 19th, 2009 01:31:32 AM
This is the first Pixar movie I have no desire to see. I may rent it. But thats about it.
Monsters INC was cool. by lockesbrokenleg	Apr 19th, 2009 01:46:03 AM
The eyeball guy was brilliant. He just had me rolling on the floor. I loved him as one could love a cartoon character.
I fell asleep while watching CARS by Orionsangels	Apr 19th, 2009 01:58:34 AM
Seriously, snoring an all, until my friend next to me hit me to wake up. Why does CARS get included with all those great Pixar films? It's no where near as good as any of them, for me its the worst Pixar film.
our annual blowjob to Pixar (but they deserve it) by lavatory love machine	Apr 19th, 2009 02:17:21 AM
they haven't top toy store 2 yet, the best pure sequel of all time (not part of a saga but an independent story)
Harry, could you please.... by lazygarfield	Apr 19th, 2009 02:40:55 AM
Add a spoiler box to this article?? It needs one.
PIXAR is so overrated now by lockesbrokenleg	Apr 19th, 2009 02:45:27 AM
Every year it's another cute bug eyed monster or robot now or animal.
lockesbrokenleg... by jerseycajun	Apr 19th, 2009 02:55:35 AM
So, what would shake up that formula in your mind? What type of character/film would break that trend, huh? Because to me, it's impossible to pick out such a superficial trend out of their subject matter. They've animated inanimae objects, animals, and humans. It's like trying to play 20 questions with the restriction that whatever it is can't be animal, mineral or vegetable, because it's always animal, mineral, or vegetable, and dangit, it's time for something new! Every time I hear someone classify Pixar films as "all the same", it always falls back onto the most general of comparisons.
what i love by SpikedBuffy	Apr 19th, 2009 03:05:36 AM
pixar makes great films. what i love most about all of this talk back is how everyone has different favorites and different opinions. That's what makes thess films so great is that they can move different people, honestly i didn't really like cars, but i didn't think it was a bad film, just didnt move me. the brad bird films and monsters inc. to me, have been the best all around films. Can't wait to see this one, harry's review has pumped me up for sure.
Cool. But I'd love to see Pixar do a mature, LOTR style movie. by Mr Nicholas	Apr 19th, 2009 03:22:58 AM

The only good part of CARS was the beginning. by GibsonUSA Returns	Apr 19th, 2009 03:39:28 AM
When they were showing zoom-out views of the track, with all the spectacle and lights. Then it just went to sheer boredom. I found the whole time at that little town so dumb.
Pixar should do a movie called 'ALIENS vs MONSTERS.' by GibsonUSA Returns	Apr 19th, 2009 03:45:14 AM
It would be the first "head to head' contest on how two studios tackle basically the same subject matter.
Wait, there was Madagascar vs. Disney's The Wild. by GibsonUSA Returns	Apr 19th, 2009 03:47:35 AM

Although PIXAR is good at making movies... by AlmightyBong	Apr 19th, 2009 03:49:40 AM
I am not sure if I want them to make Live Action... Kinda makes them in the same pool as everyone else...
August 12 by AlmightyBong	Apr 19th, 2009 03:54:34 AM
That's when UP starts screening in the Philippines... Cheer up! 112 more days to go. It's just like you cracked your head on an accident, be on coma for 4 months and when you wake up... voila... UP glory awaits... If you're on the states and you are on coma... you'll miss it! We've got time to crack our heads!
So fucking excited for this!!! by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Apr 19th, 2009 04:01:29 AM
Oh PIXAR, you can do no wrong! And the roster goes......... Toy Story 2 Rattattouille (sp) lol WALL:E The INcredibles Toy Story Bugs Life Monster Inc Finding Nemo Cars. Cars is beautiful, but there;s just something creepy and wrong about it, unfortunately. I thought the shot of the main cars tongue was just wrong lol. God, I love me some PIXAR :)
Let's be honest please, CARS wasn't good! by Orionsangels	Apr 19th, 2009 04:17:31 AM
Pixar is awesome yes, but automatically liking every Pixar movie, just because it's made from Pixar is wrong. That's not to say Cars was God awful or anything, just lame.
I remember being disappointed with the CARS teaser. by GibsonUSA Returns	Apr 19th, 2009 04:22:24 AM
Cars was right after Incredibles right? I remember seeing the teaser for Cars and feeling nothing. And I felt upset because I felt like I had to look forward to whatever was AFTER Cars. Obviously I still watched Cars when it came out, but from the beginning it was ho-hum.
Toy Story will always be the best Pixar film. by Orionsangels	Apr 19th, 2009 04:48:46 AM
The sequel was good, but just that, a sequel that tries to recapture the magic of the first film and fails. Movies aren't just good story telling and characters. They have to evoke a certain feeling. Toy Story is a classic from beginning to end. It's a perfect arch, a complete circle. It's up there with Snow White. No other Pixar film will ever top it. To me it's like remembering your first kiss. It's the one you remember the most. Anyone putting any other Pixar film above it, is purely going on nostalgia. Because you were ten when you saw Toy Story 2 and it was your first Pixar film blah blah. No! Toy Story is the perfect film. The perfect Pixar film.
I really don't get this film at all...... by Praetor	Apr 19th, 2009 06:17:09 AM
And I suspect I'm not alone. A old guy feels alienated by modern society so he floats his house away with balloons?!? The only reason that anyone would give that concept 5 minutes of their time is the Pixar brand.
Heh, I am surprised nobody had made an erection joke by DoctorZoidberg	Apr 19th, 2009 06:24:44 AM

One day... by Lemure_v2	Apr 19th, 2009 06:57:39 AM
there will be no need to review Pixar movies. All the adverts need say is Pixar. Hey, they can stuff trailers as well, just say the title and when it's out. It's still likely to be brilliant and a deserved success.
Weirdly... by Ogmios_the_Eloquent	Apr 19th, 2009 06:59:45 AM
not interested in this one... a first for a pixar movie. Hope i'll be proved wrong
My list... by Ogmios_the_Eloquent	Apr 19th, 2009 07:00:31 AM

by Ogmios_the_Eloquent	Apr 19th, 2009 07:02:53 AM
Toy Story Toy Story 2 The Incredibles WALL:E - Finding Nemo (can't decide) Rattattouille Monster Inc Bugs Life Cars
Re: Mr. Nicholas & mature, LOTR style movie by Sequitur	Apr 19th, 2009 07:55:45 AM
You might get that wish in 2011. One of the Pixar releases in that year is The Bear and the Bow, an epic fantasy set in the middle ages.
Here I go again... by NotVeryFunny	Apr 19th, 2009 08:01:23 AM
...wasting precious time on a moronic review...
...and by the way, Harry... by NotVeryFunny	Apr 19th, 2009 08:02:35 AM
...are your so-called review always limited to comparisons to other films ? Yes, I guess they are.
Harry IS Edward Arnold. by NeilMcCauleysBrother	Apr 19th, 2009 08:34:54 AM
Isn't that flash animation a reference to THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (aka ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY)? Great film that came out the same time as CITIZEN KANE.
Cars was good by The Funketeer	Apr 19th, 2009 09:17:29 AM
It just wasn't great.
When is Pixar going to make a picture for adults? by Ironhelix	Apr 19th, 2009 09:42:34 AM
i enjoy most of the Pixar films for what they are, but they ARE just kids movies. yes, they have some deeper underlying themes, but why don't they just make a film that tackles those themes head-on? honestly, i am done praising Pixar until they make something more than a children's movie.
Pixar is great by kwisatzhaderach	Apr 19th, 2009 09:50:40 AM
They make brilliantly designed animations, so far superior to DreamWorks and other companies that it hurts. But the word 'masterpiece' is so overused these days. Give a film 10 years, then let's see if it's a masterpiece.
Miyazaki-esque by OscarsBoss	Apr 19th, 2009 10:03:10 AM
I like that the Pixar folks (John Lassiter in particular) are such huge fans of Miyazaki. And, unless I'm mistaken, this is their first dip into his kind of world. I loooove the fact that this is about an old man on a personal quest. The strange floating house, the dog with the collar. The kid with issues. I haven't had the pleasure of seeing this yet. But just from the trailer I'm getting a Miyazaki ibe that really has me jazzed. Can't wait!
This has to be the worst article title in history by Bramton1	Apr 19th, 2009 10:04:05 AM
I have no interest in what gets you "up," Harry.
Miyazaki-esque (part 2) by OscarsBoss	Apr 19th, 2009 10:05:18 AM
Well....come to think of it the second half of Wall*E also had a bit of that Miyazaki feel...especially the blobby humans floating around in the spaceship.
Ironhelix by OscarsBoss	Apr 19th, 2009 10:06:21 AM
Pixar's films are made for me. Only me. And I'm 42. LOL.
"BOLT" was better than "WALL*E"! by FeralAngel	Apr 19th, 2009 10:12:21 AM
(spits tobacco, narrows eyes, fingers holster, walks into the O.K. Corral).
I have visions of that grumpy old guy as a Happy Meal toy by FeralAngel	Apr 19th, 2009 10:22:34 AM
Man, would long-suffering parents love that! Pixar should make the thing talk: "I'm not eatin' this slop!" or "This food gives me gas." Now THAT'S a toy I'd actually enter the dread demesne of McDonald'sLand for. But never for the "food".
sounds great by walrusholder	Apr 19th, 2009 10:45:29 AM
another Pixar gem, good to see them on a roll agian Cars really did stink, but I think that also was Pixar's attempt for a good corporate franchise, we'll probably see a couple Cars films and compared to the other schlock out there they will still be better the most. However to me Pixar is about great quality films I'm worried about Newt on the horizon it could be there first bomb.
This one is growing on me by KevinMuller	Apr 19th, 2009 10:46:45 AM
at first, I didn't like what I saw, but I am slowly warming up to it. As far as the Wall-E vs Bolt debate...wall-e all the way. Bolt though was a very big surprise for me because I expected Disney not to capture any of the magic PIXAR produces all the time, but it was actually a movie that made me feel that Disney has it in them to make something good if PIXAR decides one day to cut their their. Wall-E was not only a beautiful film to look at, but it was a brilliant social commentary on what technology is doing to the people in this world and it was movie. The person who compared TOY STORY's greatness to your first kiss...I loved that.
PIXAR=CINEMATIC GREATNESS by THE TRUE PINBACK	Apr 19th, 2009 11:08:11 AM
Pixar is pretty much the one sure thing wehen it comes to motion picture entertainment these days. Everything they've done has been good (A BUG'S LIFE) to great (THE INCREDIBLES) or somehwere in between. No one has a track record like this. I think many of the pessimistic talkbackers that perpetually lurk here are just waiting for the Pixar folks to fall flat on their asses. But I've got news for you. It ain't gonna happen with UP!
Pixar has always.... by DARKJEDI	Apr 19th, 2009 11:16:50 AM
Pixar has always hit it out of the park. With all of their films. With Bug's Life at bottom, and The Incredibles at the top. They do what the rest of Hollywood doesnt understand, what Bryan SInger, and Mc g have no clue about, what Michel Bay cant comprehend what every other 'I have no original idea' director/producer can understand.....they tell an original story in layers, and they do it in a way where the story and the characters always have first priority. Everyone can hat all they want on Pixar, but no one can make a movie as good, and interesting, and emotionally satisfying.
THE TRUE PINBACK by AlmightyBong	Apr 19th, 2009 11:20:43 AM
It ain't gonna happen with UP?! so wrong... Ir ain't gonna happen with Pixar. Period.
RIGHT ON BONG!!! by THE TRUE PINBACK	Apr 19th, 2009 11:31:04 AM
I agree with you. If Pixar was gonna fuck up, it would have already happened. These people have an eye for quality that is sorely lacking in the film industry right now. You can't say that about Dreamworks animation-although I have to admit I really enjoyed MONSTERS VS. ALIENS. But I think that their other films-SHREK included-are stinking piles that are instantly forgettable wastes of time.
Pixar by Davidia	Apr 19th, 2009 11:40:09 AM
The most overrated studio ever.
i really hate to be THAT guy... by yourvillainbobby	Apr 19th, 2009 11:40:56 AM
but Harry, did you really just call Kirk Douglas "Kurt"?? Bad form, sir.. As for Pixar "best of", The Incredibles wins. Up until last year, it was the best film ever made about superheroes. And its only 2nd if we can really call Nolan's Batman a superhero.
Ready to swallow the gravy by WerePlatypus	Apr 19th, 2009 11:47:03 AM
Pixar's genius deserves my best effort. . .
Damn Harry, way to waste a... by m_reporter	Apr 19th, 2009 12:32:27 PM
... perfect raunchy review title pun. When did Harry stop referring to his privates and the fluids that come out of them in his reviews? God this place changed so much... Not that this is a change I'd complain about...
Bug's Life and Wall-E their two worst movies by SnowDogs	Apr 19th, 2009 01:06:54 PM
So tired of everybody slobbering all over Wall-E's mentally challenged knob.
hehehe. Harry got UP. hehehehe by mrfan	Apr 19th, 2009 01:14:03 PM

HARRY LOVED IT, WHAT A SURPRISE.... by stefan2789	Apr 19th, 2009 01:31:05 PM
Harry, if you read this please respond, i do not write this to just be a dick, but to be serious, i love this site, this is where i get my reviews, this was the place to get the reviews without the bullshit, and usually not too biased, now i know what your verdict is going to be on movies as soon as they are announced. Star Trek, Drag me to hell for example, you loved them before they came out, maybe they are good, but i think you go in with too much of biased, negative/positive, xmen 3 was a movie you knew going in you were going to hate, you said it since you first started hearing about it, wolverine you are looking at mixed, and i bet the review will say the same, just a little better than x3, but you will still hate it because fox is doing it and they fucked up x3, im gonna call the future reviews for everyone to take notice and compare when they come up, terminator is gonna be pretty good, he will says its no t1 or t2 but way better than 3, avatar will be great, he will cum when he is writing the review, i would have called the same for up, drag me to hell, and star trek, gi joe will be a fun movie, a great summer movie, which i am sorry but you frequently judge others in a negative way about, only for those movies again you go in with a negative attitute, love harry potter, mostly love transformers but not the way you want to, love bruno, love public enemies, and thats all for now.......sorry about going on, this is first time posting, longtime reader, and i think you should try to go into movies as free as you can, at least let the idea that wolverine could be your favorite movie this summer for example, just wanted you to vent that out i guess, don't think im some asshole who only writes this to fuck with you, this is honestly how i feel, is you respond please give me your point of view on it, thanks harry....
Ironhelix- Pixar has done several adult films. by Lovecraftfan	Apr 19th, 2009 01:43:15 PM
The Incredibles had subtext that flew over most kids heads and Ratotouille was about French cooking for crying out loud. Ya thats really kid friendly. Unless you mean why don't they stop doing animation they have pushed what passes for kids entertainment constantly.
Let's be honest, this looks like crap by Stollentroll	Apr 19th, 2009 01:49:09 PM
I love Ratatouille and WALL-E as much as the next guy, but I'm not the least bit interested in this. Strange.
THE INCREDIBLES and now probably WALL-E... by FlickaPoo	Apr 19th, 2009 01:54:41 PM
...are the only Pixar films that blow me away every time. I enjoyed all the Pixar movies but have no real urge to ever see them again...but I could probably watch THE INCREDIBLES once a week. This looks like it could be just as good.
Best Lines from the Incredibles... by Bramton1	Apr 19th, 2009 02:05:41 PM
"Elasta-girl? You married Elasta-girl? ... (sees the two kids) AND GOT BUSY!!" From the Jack-Jack Attack short: "What’s does the 'S' stand for?" "For... sitter. Yeah, sitter. Originally I was gonna have initials for baby sitter, but then I would have been going around with a big BS. And you understand why I couldn’t go with that."
Pixar presents Teddy the Turd! Harry Loves it! by Orionsangels	Apr 19th, 2009 02:34:40 PM
I really fell for that little piece of shit. He's Pixar's most endearing character. But Harry he's a talking turd. It doesn't matter. It's Pixar. They implanted a chip in me that makes me like every Pixar film.
The TOY STORY 2 and MONSTERS INC finales ruled by Tacom	Apr 19th, 2009 03:01:53 PM
They were some of the funnest sequences I've ever seen. If UP has the same level I'm there.
It is Pixar. --Do I need to know any more than that? by JDanielP	Apr 19th, 2009 03:14:09 PM
Nope. Me and the family look forward to it.
The Pixar rankings by mooli_mooli	Apr 19th, 2009 04:25:49 PM
The Incredibles Wall-E Toy Story 2 Finding Nemo Toy Story Monsters Inc A Bugs Life Cars Ratatouille Of course, a bad film by pixar standards is better than 99% of the crap out there. Ratatouille is my least favourite, but its still a solid 8 to me. The Incredibles... goes up to 11.
Monsters Inc is my fave Pixar. by Sal_Bando	Apr 19th, 2009 04:31:02 PM
It's great. This-sounds and looks pretty good too. You gotta like Ed Asner.
Don't understand the Monsters, Inc dislike... by redtom	Apr 19th, 2009 04:42:49 PM
... it had a great story, wonderful characterization and the finest closing scene I've ever seen in a movie. But hey, that's just, like, my opinion, man...
Of course Harry liked it by Dkev00	Apr 19th, 2009 05:17:26 PM
But I take any review coming from this site with a grain of salt. I actually enjoyed cars and loved Wall E. Monsters Inc was ok, But Toy Story is still the best.
You All Have It Backwards... by Rebeck2	Apr 19th, 2009 05:24:42 PM
CARS is great (never got the hate, still dont) - it's FINDING NEMO and MONSTERS, INC that are overrated in my book. They're ALL good and beautifully done, but those two feel too "kiddie"-ish for me to really enjoy. I own everything else by Pixar and I'm sure I will own UP too, if it's as good as Harry says. In any case, however you rank them, Pixar has to be the most amazing creative company of modern times.
I liked Finding Nemo the most..... by TheWaqman	Apr 19th, 2009 05:47:52 PM
maybe it was the visuals and also it really got to me. I would probably put Wall E, Cars and Bug's Life near the bottom. Everything else was great though. And Ratatouille was fuckin amazing!
My ranking of PIXAR (not that anyone asked) by JackIsLost	Apr 19th, 2009 06:10:34 PM
1. Ratatoutille 2. The Incredibles 3. Toy Story 2 4. Finding Nemo 5. Toy Story 6. A Bug's Life 7. Monsters Inc. 8. Cars 9. Wall-E Love the first 30 minutes of WALL-E but the rest is lame and predictable. CARS is just weird...
All Pixar films by palpatinefuckedmydog	Apr 19th, 2009 06:51:42 PM
are entertaining! Not one dud. If you say otherwise,you are a sad pathetic douche bag.
"This film isn’t a specified fetish film like MONSTERS, INC, THE by henrydalton	Apr 19th, 2009 07:33:04 PM
Yeah. I have a thing for Sully.
Does Anyone Else? by symon	Apr 19th, 2009 07:41:15 PM
Not like Ratatoutille as much as most of the other Pixar movies? I put it on par with Cars, and I put both of them below all of the others. I thought it was a movie without an audience - I didn't much care for it and my kids were bored to death. Maybe it's just me. My top 3 are Monsters, Inc. Wall-E and Toy Story, but they're all good...
I Couldnt Even Finish Reading That Random Story... by Frodo T. Baggins	Apr 19th, 2009 09:49:30 PM
I thought I was going to hear about the movie. Instead I kept reading "The First 45 Mins" over and over and over.
As someone who enjoys creating art myself... by jerseycajun	Apr 19th, 2009 10:50:24 PM
Ratatouille always struck a personal chord with me, connected with me on another level, so to speak, so it's my personal, if biased favorite. I enjoyed the fact they played up the desire for artistic purity (or purity in pursuit of whatever vocation one chooses) as a theme for the film. Of course, the Incredibles is my next favorite. Cars is the the weakest entry in my opinion, but still good and above average in the animation field in general, when compared to the average of other studio's outputs.
BTW - the headline is very erectiony sounding. by JuanSanchez	Apr 19th, 2009 10:52:55 PM

Also, by jerseycajun	Apr 19th, 2009 11:04:53 PM
There are moments in Ratatouille which are especially moving, like where Linguini has to come clean knowing how absurd the truth is, and how the truth in the end, sets him free, and how that honesty sets in motion the reaction for Collette to return and believe in that truth. It wasn't a moment born out of a contrivance, but out of genuine character. If we didn't already understand how Collette felt like the perpetual outsider - always having to prove herself, we'd never believe that she would have a change of heart at the end. It's that kind of dedication to character and development that keeps me coming back to Pixar time after time. There are so many live action films that fail to maintain that level of commitment to character.
Up and ATOM! Up and AT THEM! by Johnno	Apr 19th, 2009 11:32:11 PM
I'm looking forward to this! A part of me thinks it's John Pixar's attempt to outdo Ghibli's Old Woman in Howl's Moving Castle... And it's all well and good but when can we expect Pixar's answer Princess Mononoke??? Once ixar does a mroe mature animated film, only then can we truly say Pixar can do it all! C'mon ya pansies!
^ Should be John Lasseter & Pixar by Johnno	Apr 19th, 2009 11:33:30 PM
ah I'm too tired to type correctly...
pointless to compare Pixar films to one another by loserguy3000	Apr 20th, 2009 01:38:20 AM
It's really pointless to compare Pixar's films to one another. They've got the best track-record in film history (yes, better than Walt's) and I've never seen a better definition to the term "to each his own". Didn't like Cars? Millions did. Some people were turned off by The Incredibles, but others loved it. My personal non-favorite is Bugs Life, but I even love that one, too. It's like having billions of dollars and worrying over which pile you're going to spend today. Their stuff is usually so far beyond anyone else, why ascribe the Bell Curve and grade one down just because you need to have a "first" and "last"? That doesn't fit the Pixar model. If they keep the good shit coming, it never will.
for me: Nemo, Wall-e, Incredibles, Toy Story 2, by BMacSmith	Apr 20th, 2009 01:46:49 AM
the only one that bored me was Ratatoullie. maybe i was just having a bad day or something, but it did nothing for me. Probably better than Cars.
and who in the fuck was wondering if they kill the old guy? by BMacSmith	Apr 20th, 2009 01:48:08 AM
what the hell? why is this the thought that popped into Harry's head for this movie, and why does it matter if the story is good? fucking weird.
even though Cars and Rat didnt do it for me, they were good by BMacSmith	Apr 20th, 2009 01:55:59 AM
pisses me of when people say Wall-E or any Pixar movie sucked. Even if you werent a big fan, you have to admit they were great art and lots of people who arent brain dead idiots like them. Pixar has yet to make a bad movie.
"The dreams you had as a child that perhaps by thegreatwhatzit	Apr 20th, 2009 02:37:43 AM
many of you followed for an indeterminate period of time..." Indeterminate period of time? Wow, is this dialogue some sort of homage to AMOS AND ANDY?
So you didn't show wrath of khan? by Crooooooow	Apr 20th, 2009 02:43:27 AM
Bullshit!
i hope the kid dies by Windowlicker74	Apr 20th, 2009 03:16:24 AM
what an annoying little monster!
i know that review was basically spolier-free .. by Gh0ulardi	Apr 20th, 2009 06:22:23 AM
..but i did feel it was teeming with emotional spoilers. damn you harry knowles!
"Spoiling the last act of the film would be a crime." by Gh0ulardi	Apr 20th, 2009 06:32:12 AM
that sentence in and of itself fundamentally spoils the fact that there is something to there spoil.. (also, harry, why did you have to tell us that the movie gets dark or takes a dark turn after 'the dinner scene') D'Oh! ..this was the most spoiler-rific review ever! (i'm exaggerating of coarse, but still!)
* * by Gh0ulardi	Apr 20th, 2009 06:36:37 AM
that sentence in and of itself fundamentally spoils the fact that there is something there to spoil.. also, Harry, why did you have to tell us that the movie gets dark or takes a dark turn after 'the dinner scene' ?? d'oh! ..this was the most spoiler-rific review ever! (i'm exaggerating of coarse, but still!)
by Gh0ulardi	Apr 20th, 2009 06:39:38 AM
and i wouldn't have even thought about the possibility of anyone dying until you mentioned it at all. ugh. Thanks, Harry!
Really looking forward to Up by ur-vile	Apr 20th, 2009 06:47:13 AM
I'm sure I'll love it
I SEE WHAT YOU DID AGAIN HARRY.. by JBouganim1	Apr 20th, 2009 08:36:08 AM
"With STAR TREK, UP and DRAG ME TO HELL – this May we have 3 completely different types of perfect BIG films. And I’ll be damned if I can figure out from a single viewing which I love most! And that is something I find incredibly fortunate to be afflicted with." NO WOLVERINE? HAHHAAHA
yeah, JBouganim1 is right! by Gh0ulardi	Apr 20th, 2009 09:14:12 AM
i thought Star Trek would far and away have been your easiest choice above all else as the superior film of this upcoming summer. which of these 3 you've mentioned will truly stand in your heart for the years to come? my guess would have been Trek, based on your review. you made it sound like one of the greatest experiences in your lifetime.
Cars sucked, Rat sucked, Wall-E overrated by FleshMachine	Apr 20th, 2009 10:49:24 AM
pixel has gone downhill since nemo and monsters inc....theyve become derivative of themselves...cars was sub-pixar on every level except visual...rat-a-too-ee was so contrived (the hair pulling puppet thing...really dumb)...and am i the only one who watched wall-e with high hopes only to be underwhelmed? WHY WOULD EVE HAVE A GUN AND FIRE AT EVERYTHING THAT MOVES IF SHES SUPPOSED TO BE SEARCHING FOR LIFE?????? and yeah the last act was not good. UP? yeah, we'll we'll see.
Wall-E .... yuck by Animation	Apr 20th, 2009 10:52:33 AM
I hated the robot voices. I was on pins and needles the whole time. I keep meaning to watch it like a silent film, volume off, and see if I like it more. I thought Cars was boring. It put me right to sleep. Otherwise, I love the Incredibles and Monsters INC the most. I never did see Ratatouille, but I need to.
i thought Cars was "bad", so was rat... by FleshMachine	Apr 20th, 2009 11:10:27 AM
the whole cars concept was inherently misguided....sure kids love it but so what...kids are stupid and wil eat anything they are fed....pixal film used to work on an adult level (as ALL film should..the idea of 'kids' movies is a dumb and relatively new concept). i love all the pixar film (even bugs) except CARS, RAT and WALLE..they all felt way to FORCED, they didnt have that organic je nes ces qoi that the ealier films had. no magic. felt like a disney product.
You're big, fat and red-headed... by HercsShowerRadio	Apr 20th, 2009 12:24:09 PM
you were NEVER gonna be an astronaut- GET OVER IT!
Flesh Machine by HercsShowerRadio	Apr 20th, 2009 01:48:58 PM
You're little fan-boy dismissal of the hard work of the fine folks at PIXAR (or pixal as you put it) might have a bit more weight if you actually took the time to look up the big words. Je ne sais quoi, son, you're sitting at a goddamn computer, look it up. Ratatouille was a brilliant look at the creative process so I'm sure that one went right over you.
Wall-E is their premiere masterpiece while Cars... by Pdorwick	Apr 20th, 2009 04:28:58 PM
...is their only film that could be considered "not good".
So CARS is the Sharks Tale of Pixar? by skimn	Apr 20th, 2009 04:57:04 PM
The only Pixar film to fall back on celebrity voices and puns on real names. May be why its not given the love of other Pixar. Me, I can't stand anything, I mean anything, that gives work and wages to Larry The Cable Guy, no matter how typecast the character was.
I by Crooooooow	Apr 20th, 2009 06:19:33 PM

I'm fucking sick of all this glurge by Crooooooow	Apr 20th, 2009 06:22:22 PM
Pixar shot it's load with Toy Story and Monsters Inc. TS2 was pure shit slapped together to make a dollar. The Incredibles was nothing more than a thinly veiled rip off of the Fantastic Four. Cars was some Acid Trip thrown up on film. Don't even get me started on Wall-E. No thanks Pixar I'm keeping my money.
I thought by Series7	Apr 20th, 2009 06:58:17 PM
Ed Asner was dead. He's old.
GibsonUSA Returns by Series7	Apr 20th, 2009 07:20:03 PM
If your still around. I think the first head to head was actually A Bugs Life and Antz. Or even through in Any Bully in there.
If everything after Monsters Inc... by jerseycajun	Apr 20th, 2009 10:58:47 PM
was shit, Crow, what kind of movies pass your quality test? I mean, damn, I cried with just about everyone else at Jessie's song, and was moved time after time in many other Pixar films. What films qualify as genuinely moving in your critic's handbook? Inc redibles a rip off? It has influences, but rip off implies you can't easily distinguish between the object of criticism and the point of comparison. I'm sick of people crying "rip off" whenever there's a passing resemblance to another work. I'm surprised you didn't say it was a Watchmen rip off as well, as that was the popular meme attack when it was released.
Yeah by Cobbio	Apr 20th, 2009 11:10:17 PM
Thanks, Harry! I can't wait to see this movie with my six and seven year old nephews.
entire concept stolen! by PixarSteals	Apr 21st, 2009 12:26:06 AM
check out this australian website where you can see all about the ORIGINAL flying house story, complete with eccentric old man and lovable children. http://www.createchart.com.au/ kookcreek.htm Pixar have never had an original idea in their lives.
The Aussie site stole that idea! by jerseycajun	Apr 21st, 2009 12:52:27 AM
from Lawnchair Larry! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L arry_Walters It's a conspiracy!
LOL by my liege	Apr 21st, 2009 07:15:26 AM
I hope when Mum's go to ask to Up at their local DVD store for their kid, they get given the Russ Meyer film.
Cars! by Joe Arrow	Apr 21st, 2009 08:59:11 PM
Cars rules! KA CHOW!
Pixar = fucking overrated by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 22nd, 2009 05:28:07 AM
you heard it here first
good review harry-thanks by heyscot	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:23:20 AM

STOP Balsting CARS by thedoctor28	Apr 22nd, 2009 01:01:53 PM
I Love NASCAR and CARS was FUKIN AWESOME!! Doc Hollywood PIXAR style. GREAT STUFF. - IDIOTS!!
STOP Blasting CARS by thedoctor28	Apr 22nd, 2009 01:02:11 PM
I Love NASCAR and CARS was FUKIN AWESOME!! Doc Hollywood PIXAR style. GREAT STUFF. - IDIOTS!!
Was Cars the one with the whole cowtipping thing? by GibsonUSA Returns	Apr 22nd, 2009 01:04:53 PM
-_-
funny how everyone loves Toy Story by MurderMostFowl	Apr 22nd, 2009 09:05:17 PM
Go back and watch that movie and count the number of times someone yells. It's a weird thing I noticed about the movie. It is almost constant yelling. Very weird. I did enjoy it, and the sequel, but I have to say my personal favorite is Finding Nemo.
Nope CARS sucks!!! It's boring!!! by Orionsangels	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:31:44 AM

surprisingly funny by pandaman	Apr 23rd, 2009 01:29:44 PM
I'm hoping this movie is as surprisingly funny as Finding Nemo my favorite of pixar. I like to laugh a lot and if a movie is funny, not just the cheap laughs but down to the bones funny which i think this will be then i hoping to like it. then again if you anticipate to much you do get disappointed much to quickly damn i guess i'm going to hate this movie
Uh....where's the love? by OscarsBoss	Apr 23rd, 2009 10:41:19 PM
Motoko and Crooooooow....methinks you post for the sake of posting. Your comments, even if you truly believe them (which I sincerely doubt) are bullshit.
The title of this article... by ecm	Apr 24th, 2009 11:54:05 AM
can be misinterpreted very badly. When I saw this I thought "Up made Harry horny?"
Would any critic have to balls to knock a Pixar film? by BigTuna	Apr 24th, 2009 06:40:34 PM
It's like a Scorcesse movie, no one wants to say a negative thing about it. Personally, I like most of Pixar's movies, but they aren't all the masterpieces critics claim. Wall-E had an amazing first 40 minutes and went terribly downhill after that.
Even when Pixar comes up with a Cars,,,, by crankyoldguy	Apr 24th, 2009 08:09:47 PM
it's still better than most other GI releases (like, uh, Madagascar 2,Into the Wild, Barnyard and all that).
And Motoko... by crankyoldguy	Apr 24th, 2009 08:12:17 PM
you're a moron. No children and still live in mom and dad's basement, huh? Anyone with kids knows even a 'B' animation movie is okay. Did I type GI up above....meant CGI
Masterpiece is not the word.. by emeraldboy	Apr 26th, 2009 10:39:00 AM
the shareholders are using to describe this movie.
All pixar films are beautiful... by emeraldboy	Apr 26th, 2009 12:18:10 PM
even cars had some of the most jaw droppingly beautifully back drops in a computer animated film. the opening to wall-e was dazzling. but i hated the movie by the time it ended. for reasons I have spoken of before. I remember loving Nemo when I saw it in the cinema in Dun laoghaire. I saw it again on tv recently. it really is the vibrant pixar film ever. Their films six films are the biggest computer animated films of all time. There are concerns, that the pixar people have become arrogant and complacent. they are not just geniuses. but they are super geniuses! go to irish times.com/the ticket and to read an article called hands off pixar.
here is said article by emeraldboy	Apr 26th, 2009 12:34:00 PM
its very funny. http://www.irishtimes.com/thet icket/articles/2009/0424/12242 45276988.html
All I know is . . . by ol' painless	Apr 28th, 2009 05:25:47 AM
. . . .that my young girls ALWAYS look excited when I put a Pixar DVD on. No movies produced by other companies seems to hit the same note with them. I've seen Toy Story 2 about 27 times (no joke), and it's still fun to watch. I think Wall-E gets a bad rap - its final act is excellent, and the whole movie holds together very well. John Lasseters wife said to him once that he shouldn't just make a movie for kids to enjoy once: he needs to make it for the adult who will be watching it for the 100th time. Amen to that.
Pixar people=balloon people by jonsnow	Jun 5th, 2009 05:34:11 PM
I loved Wall-E but the humans in the movie are rendered like giant ballon animals. I have used 3d programs before and I know how difficult people are to model and render. But there is capture technology with realtime voice and face, ect muscle reactions that look increadibly realistic. I rather have real actors and this new technology used to save hundreds of days of work that turns out silly looking "balloon people".
Finally saw it this afternoon. by Juggernaut125	Jun 7th, 2009 06:15:47 PM
The 3D element was fantastic. Like all Pixar movies, the human element of the story is truly engaging. I enjoyed the story of this movie from beginning to end. I laughed a lot. I felt sad at some parts, the way Pixar knows how to tug at those emotions like no other production company. Unfortunately, the poor physics qualities of the floating house throughout the second half of the movie kept taking me out of what I was watching. It felt too impossible to be plausible. Normally, I have no problem with bending reality a little, my imagination can usually handle it. Ths time, however, it just hindered the story more than aided it, so I didn't appreciate it so much for this film.
Damn fine movie by Orcus	Jun 8th, 2009 08:31:48 AM
If you didn't get teary eyed at least a few times then you have no soul
The montage near the beginning was the best by SK229	Jun 8th, 2009 03:20:08 PM
and most moving meditation on marriage, life, all the little and big disappointments, speed-bumps, loves found and lost, and just about every other layer in a life lived that one can imagine... that I've ever seen in ANY movie, let alone an animated one. It reminded me of my grandparents. That just blew me the fuck away as no other film this year has. Brilliant and achingly human... I'd go so far as to say that montage said more about REAL life in an honest and non-ironic way than some cloying wannabe indie bullshit like Away We Go.
KURT Douglas? Also, this thing scares little kids by Drath	Jun 13th, 2009 11:12:08 PM
Harry, I trust you didn't intend to turn Kirk into a Kurt, or that you'd also call a certain Escape from NY actor Kirk Russell (but what a great new name that'd be). Just giving you a hard time. Also, this movie, while wonderful, is really not for little kids, but I don't think that's clear to people. My theater was full of kids, and they were crying in that last act. It needs to be said that all Pixar movies aren't all alike, in fact a lot of them are down right adult in their seriousness for longer and longer stretches, and some, like this, are damned intense for kids under 10. The bad guy for example with his snarling monster dogs and homicidal tendencies was a lot to take. He clearly scared kids in the audience when he sets a certain fire, one had to be taken out as she bawled loudly. I don't think it's wrong to say that Disney has failed to make it clear this is not the movie to which parents can take the little kids who loved the villain and peril-free CARS. The danger and scares are simply not in the ads even if they are in the oh-so-ignored-MPAA's PG rating. There's so much to recommend about this movie, I loved it, and I loath that CARS is getting a sequel before the Incredibles, but I have to admit that Up does not fill the void of movies that are safe for little kids and watchable to adults. I doubt I'd care about that if it weren't being advertised as such though.
'Cars' was Lassiters folly... by Avon	Jun 24th, 2009 04:54:45 PM
To me it feels like every project since then has been back on track, and not the over-enthusiasm of one guy and a very bad idea... talking Cars are fine in 'Toy Story', but as a complete concept it was plain cruuud.
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Hmmm wahat? by Orcus	Jul 27th, 2009 01:39:04 PM

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